test-drb December 2003

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by jpdavis＠gorge.net

Hi, I've been on my back with the flu and didn't make it to the shed, Which is only 50 Ft away, but requires me to get dressed and put my snowboots on. I'll scan it Sat morning. Jim Davis.

20 years, 7 months

New finds, RFI

by pat＠computer-refuge.org

I managed to finally open up and look at the Westinghouse/Unimation roboto controller that's been sitting out at Purdue Salvage for the last few weeks, next to a robotic arm that probably weighs >1000lbs and has been stripped of some of its parts. To my suprise, I saw a bunch of what looked like QBUS boards in it... pulled one out and said 'this looks like an 11/23 CPU board. cool!' After getting it home, and seeing exactly what board it was, I discovered it was an M8192-YB... an LSI-11/73 CPU. Along with that was a 64kW SRAM board, a pair of DLV11-J 'clone' boards, and some robot controller hardware... This is a nice topping for the past week... so far in addition to this I've managed to get (for next to nothing): - A pair of Texas Instruments Business-Pro machines - 286-based DOS/ XENIX machines that looked complete (minus kb, monitor, cables) - A SPARC IPX and a few Type 4 keyboards - (OT) A Sun SparcServer 1000 with 3 boards and 5 cpus in it. - (OT) An HP C200 workstation with a high-end 3d accelerated video card - (OT) An IBM C20 workstation, maxed out with RAM Now the real question: Does anyone know anything about the TI Business-Pro machines? Specifically, what kind of monitor and keyboard do I need for it? The keyboard connector is an 8-pin DIN, and I don't see anything that looks especially like a video connector on it. Or can I use a serial terminal with it? I'm doubting it since it's a DOS machine, but not ruled it out yet... Pat -- Purdue University ITAP/RCS Information Technology at Purdue Research Computing and Storage http://www.itap.purdue.edu/rcs/

20 years, 7 months

OT: Email header question

by julesrichardsonuk＠yahoo.co.uk

Hi all, In light of the recent thread about email headers, somebody may be able to help with this one. I don't normally have any problems with the emails that I send out; however one particular person who I send mail to complains that anything I send to him appears in a much larger (unbearably so) font than mail that he receives from anyone else. Maybe someone can have a look at the header on this message and see if there's anything obviously missing (it looks fine to me) FYI, a reply from him showed the following info about his client: X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 I suspect I send email to a good many people using the same client / version, so there's nothing odd about that. I'm using Evolution as a client on a linux box, with sendmail doing the address munging so that my reply address appears correctly, so that's a little atypical but not *that* odd. Anyone shed any light on what's going on? I would have said it was a problem with his client, if he'd been getting the same font problem elsewhere, but it seems like his version of Outlook doesn't like mail sent by Evolution for some reason... cheers Jules

20 years, 7 months

DEC stuff available (old, but probably not old enough)

by jack.rubin＠ameritech.net

I have the following: - 3 Personal DECstation 5000/25 (1 w/ 2.88 floppy) + manuals - 1 keyboard and mouse for the above - 3 DEC Storage Expansion units (2 with CD, BA46A, 1 without, BA42A); each has a 95MB CompacTape unit - ULTRIX v4.2 on CD, plus DEC Fortran for ULTRIX, v3.2 - 1 DECpc Lpv+ 405d2 1 DELNI 8 port hub Used to work, no idea about present state of operation or completeness. No monitors or other keyboards, mice or cables. DECstations have gooey feet. Located in Evanston, IL - northern suburb of Chicago. I'm interested in H8-H/Z89 stuff, Godbout/CompuPro docs, 8-bit single board computers, if you feel like trading something, but mostly I want to keep this stuff from the crusher, which is where it will go otherwise, come January. Best is if you come pick it all up, second best if you come pick some of it up. If I have to ship things, you will need to pay postage + a few bucks for packing materials and entropy reversal. FIFO distribution process, though local pickup trumps shipping. Jack

20 years, 7 months

AIX and DEC Fortran gone

by jack.rubin＠ameritech.net

but I still have a stack of Decstations and the unforgettable DELNI hub. Jack

20 years, 7 months

Looking for HP 10342B Bus Preprocessor software

by ian.douglas＠nec.com.au

Hi Glen, My apologies for emailing directly, but I got your address from the email you replied/posted last year about having the files needed for a hp16500A and given the timeframe thought it might be better to email direct. If possible could I trouble you to obtain them if you still have them? kind regards, Ian I have them. I can send you a .zip file with them. -Glen >From: "Charles Ader" <charles(a)socketcom.com> >Reply-To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org >To: <cctech(a)classiccmp.org> >Subject: Looking for HP 10342B Bus Preprocessor software >Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2002 21:42:30 -0800 > >I am trying to find the software that is needed >for an HP 16500A logic analyzer to operate the >HP 10342B Bus Preprocessor. > >The HP16500A I am using has an 16510A analyzer >module. I just need the analyzer setup files and >inverse assembler. > >Thanks, >Charles Ader.

20 years, 7 months

Databook Thincard

by aw288＠osfn.org

I suppose I have one of these things, and really want to make it go away. This is apparently a late 1980s precursor of the PCMCIA card - about the same size, but the connections are different. Anyway, this little "drive" (officially a TCD/1-E from Databook) is mounted in a cradle, so it fits into a 5 1/4 half height bay. I have no idea what the interface is. Tagged "Not for Life Support or Nuclear Use". So, anyone want this thing for a buck and postage? William Donzelli aw288(a)osfn.org

20 years, 7 months

AIX PS/2 v1.2 - four sets of 3.5" floppies in binders

by jack.rubin＠ameritech.net

The subject says it all - available for the cost of shipping + $5 hassle charge or else come get them for free. Buy me breakfast and I'll drive 50 miles in any direction (except due east) to meet you some weekend morning. Breakfast deal for the DEC stuff in previous message as well. Jack Evanston, IL - just north of Chicago.

20 years, 7 months

FA: Collection of Apple, Radio Shack, Commodore

by patrick＠evocative.com

Someone just posted a good-sized collection of stuff for auction on the Vintage Computer Marketplace. --Patrick http://marketplace.vintage.org/view.cfm?ad=309

20 years, 7 months

FAT file system now licensed by MS ?

by RCini＠congressfinancial.com

You know, I just re-read this post after a few days and I noticed that the project within Microsoft was "Project Commodore". I haven't read "Hard Drive" or the other Microsoft history books in a few years, but I don't recall ever seeing a reference to that project name. Any background on that? -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Fred Cisin Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 3:46 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: RE: FAT file system now licensed by MS ? On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Cini, Richard wrote: > So, who invented the FAT filesystem we know today? Microsoft > (through Stand-Alone Disk BASIC)? Seattle Computer (through 86-DOS)? Microsoft. The "Stand Alone Disk BASIC" was used in Z80 machines. It used a seek-center DIR (track 17 or 20 of a 35 or 40 track disk, with a single sector "Granule Allocation Table", usually with 1/2 track for each allocation unit (8 bit entries)) THEN SCP wrote an 8086 system patterned after CP/M, but with a DIR structure BASED on that idea, but with a track 0 DIR, more sectors for the "FAT", and smaller allocation units (12 bit entries). (QDOS, later 86-DOS) I don't know what became of the 8086 Stand-Alone BASIC. THEN Microsoft bought rights to that OS for "Project Commodore" (their IBM contract). (PC-DOS, MS-DOS) LATER, DRI added FAT support to some of their products, and Apple based the original Mac DIR structure directly on FAT (MAJOR shortage of system programmers at the time??) > To paraphrase Artie Johnson..."Very interesting". I think so BTW, Cringely's version is COMPLETELY bogus. The Kildall eulogy is "accurate", but way too biased (delivery of some manuals to Oakland required Kildall stand up IBM, and couldn't be delegated?) -- Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com

20 years, 7 months

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test-drb December 2003