test-drb November 2003

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by jwest＠classiccmp.org

I'm having some odd problems with a 7906 drive. I have the service manuals, and it passes all the tests contained therein. However, none of those tests involve writing, and reads done offline with the DSU are not verified. The read/write testing relies on the diagnostics running on the cpu. I have the diagnostic software for the 7905/06 drives and it does find problems (sporadically). However, the dump it gives when it finds a problem is somewhat less than succinct - looks like you have to have the manual for the diagnostics to decode the dump, which according to the service manual can point you to a specific circuit in the drive electronics. Sooo does anyone possibly have the documentation/manual for the HP 7905/06 diagnostic program? Hoping for electronic format so I can look at it quickly. I'm itching to get to the bottom of this.

21 years, 1 month

Free to a good home....

by geneb＠deltasoft.com

I've got a single 486DX-33 CPU chip and a single 128K (64k?)static RAM chip (IS61C64A-25b - ISSI mark). You don't even have to pay postage, just claim it so I don't have to toss it. Comes in a nice little box with anti-stat foam on the bottom. g.

21 years, 1 month

Speaking of 1802's....

by tomj＠wps.com

There's a big pile of RCA COSMAC development boards, mounted in rack chassis, with "many" options (ROMs, memory, LED displays, power supplies, etc) at the Black Hole in Los Alamos. Aka Los Alamos Sales Co. I neglected to say some months ago, and it just popped into my head now. I have the big fat RCA manual. I just have too much stuff ("just one thin leetle mint sir!").

21 years, 1 month

Can anyone identify this IBM magnetic tape cartridge?

by uban＠ubanproductions.com

While I don't usually search eBay for this sort of item, a friend mentioned something to me which prompted me to search for something magtape related and I ended up bidding on this item and winning it (eBay will be my death): http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2762437052&ssPageName=AD… Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what vintage it is and what equipment it was used in? Pictures or URLs would be a bonus... --tnx --tom

21 years, 1 month

Lot of 6 Z-89s, 2 VT100s, VT180, other terminals, DECfloppy drives availa...

by Innfogra＠aol.com

Intel used Bubble memory to drive their speech processing stuff. Look for Intel bubble memory among the cards. Nice find. Paxton Astoria, OR

21 years, 1 month

Pinging Mike Haas. was Warning: could not send message for past 4 hours

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

Mike, The last three or four messages that I send to you have all bounced. Joe >Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:18:16 -0500 (EST) >From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON(a)ms-smtp-02.tampabay.rr.com> >Subject: Warning: could not send message for past 4 hours >To: rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com >Auto-submitted: auto-generated (warning-timeout) >Original-recipient: rfc822;rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com > > ********************************************** > ** THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY ** > ** YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE ** > ********************************************** > >The original message was received at Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:16:15 -0500 (EST) >from 73.151.202.68.cfl.rr.com [68.202.151.73] > > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- ><dogas(a)bellsouth.net>... Deferred: Bad file number >Warning: message still undelivered after 4 hours >Will keep trying until message is 2 days old >Reporting-MTA: dns; ms-smtp-02.tampabay.rr.com >Arrival-Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:16:15 -0500 (EST) > >Final-Recipient: RFC822; dogas(a)bellsouth.net >Action: delayed >Status: 4.2.0 >Remote-MTA: DNS; mx00.mail.bellsouth.net >Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:18:16 -0500 (EST) >Will-Retry-Until: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:16:15 -0500 (EST) >Received: from afdldashlas (73.151.202.68.cfl.rr.com [68.202.151.73]) > by ms-smtp-02.tampabay.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id hAJFG9KO021157 > for <dogas(a)bellsouth.net>; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:16:15 -0500 (EST) >Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20031119095938.007e7c70(a)pop-server.cfl.rr.com> >X-Sender: rigdonj(a)pop-server.cfl.rr.com >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) >Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 09:59:38 -0500 >To: Mike <dogas(a)bellsouth.net> >From: Joe <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com> >Subject: Re: looking for EXORcisor board >In-Reply-To: <062501c3ae2f$fec16910$7162d6d1@DOMAIN> >References: <B57137A8-18AC-11D8-9072-000393C5A0B6(a)cnonline.net> > <3.0.6.32.20031116232848.007f4a70(a)pop-server.cfl.rr.com> >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >

21 years, 1 month

Overland Data OD3201

by aek＠spies.com

"Pertec Interface . . . The unit hooks up to any computer with a standard parallel port for EZ data migration between system platforms; from PC Networks, mid-ranges. . ." -- The seller doesn't know what he's talking about..

21 years, 1 month

VCF East in 2004?

by RCini＠congressfinancial.com

I agree. Which is why I suggested Trinity College or somewhere in Stamford. Anything else closer to NYC proper would be too expensive. -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Curt vendel Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 2:04 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: VCF East in 2004? Boston is all well and good and if MIT were to allow something, that would be great, but I think it should be moved down 100-150 miles to allow a lot of the collectors in NJ/PA/OH to come, this is why, I think CT is a very good locale. Curt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hans Franke" <Hans.Franke(a)mch20.sbs.de> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 1:13 PM Subject: Re: VCF East in 2004? > Am 17 Nov 2003 16:35 meinte Curt vendel: > > > > Hey, as a newbie to the group, I need to ask: is the VCF customarily held > > > at a particular time of year? I'll likely be around New York/New England > > > in late June or early July, and it'd be a happy coincidence if it just > > > happened to take place right about then. :) > > > > (There. I've announced a timetable. Now the RCS has time to hide before I > > > get there. <g!> ) > > > Well VCF (west coast and the original, 6 shows to date?) has always been > > held in the fall (Sept - Oct timeframe usually as I've seen it, I've only > > had a chance to exhibit at one of them so far) > > > The 1st VCF East was in late spring (was it May??? I can't remember, it was > > a while ago...) I like the May/June timeframe myself... > > And then there's of course VCFe (5th issue coming up), always held > on the weekend closest to 1st of May (next time May 1st/2nd). It's > not to desirable to have both to close - next year it's already too > close (less than 4 weeks). > > Also, Sallam, Boston in April migh still hold _snow_, something > not seen in your area of CA for a long time - no, I'm not talking > about a little bit of white stuff, but rather enugh and over more > than just a few hours - but beeing the well educated young man as > I know you are, you may have herared of. > > Am 17 Nov 2003 14:42 meinte Jay West: > > > c'mon... what about VCF central Sellam?? > > I suggest Yates Center, Kansas, maybe not world's smaltest MoN-town, > but with probably the one with highest classic computer to citizen > ratio in the world :) > > Am 17 Nov 2003 16:23 meinte John Lawson: > > Hey! Howsabout VCF-Not-So-West, here in Carson City?? Or Reno.... > > Cool, we even don't need any artificial light, this place is known > to be lit up by iridium flares :) > > > OR - buy a couple of semi-trucks - VCF Portable!! > > John, you're realy advancing on your way to become a real Hick/Geek > crossover :) But yeah, come to think of it, the VCF Tour might > be a real interesting idea. > > Am 17 Nov 2003 16:27 meinte Bryan Pope: > > > Well, how about VCF, eh? (in Canada!) ;-) > > Vintage Canadian Festival? > > > > OR - shutup! > > Err... I guess I better do so :) > > Gruss > H. > -- > VCF Europa 5.0 am 01./02. Mai 2004 in Muenchen > http://www.vcfe.org/ >

21 years, 1 month

cctalk Digest, Vol 3, Issue 45

by keith＠saracom.com

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:41:39 -0600 (CST), cctalk-request(a)classiccmp.org wrote: > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 08:31:49 -0800 > From: bob(a)jfcl.com (Bob Armstrong) > Subject: Telnet to RS232 Gizmo? > To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org > Message-ID: <03111908314964(a)jfcl.com> > > > I want a little gizmo with an RS-232/DB25 on one side > and a RJ45/10baseT > on the other. It should speak TCP/IP, specifically > telnet, and convert it > to RS-232. Kind of like a print server, except for > telnet/RS232 instead of > lpd/Centronics. > > The idea is to use it to put some of my old computers > on the network > by plugging it into their console serial ports. > > There are enough microprocessors around today with > embedded TCP/IP > stacks that such a thing would not be that hard to > build, but it > sounds like the kind of thing that somebody else must > have already > done. > > Can anybody give me any pointers to such a gizmo? > Bob, There are several single port terminal servers available. I have used the PicoWeb and the HelloDevice. The PicoWeb server is cheaper and available from www.picoweb.net, but he did not reply to my last emails. Instead we bought the single port hellodevice model ls100 from www.sena.com. the PicoWeb site has complete schematics etc. The HelloDevice LS100 is more of production device. Its also easier to setup and use. >From memory, the PicWeb Server was about $90 and the LS100 was about $130. If you need lots of serial ports, perhaps a standard terminal server would be better. Speaking of which, does anyone know of a MOPD server for Windows 98? Max

21 years, 1 month

Telnet to RS232 Gizmo?

by bob＠jfcl.com

>It's called a "terminal server." >Use a cheap terminal server. I suppose, if you want 16-32-48 ports and a big honkin' box. I was hoping for 1 port and a tiny box. Bob

21 years, 1 month

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test-drb November 2003