test-drb December 2003

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need some info on some sort of pocket terminal

by quapla＠xs4all.nl

Hello All, I found an unusual handhel pocket terminal. It's housing is the same as the older LED pocket calculators used by Texas Intruments, but is is not the TM990/xxx terminal as used for Texas own PLC's or TMS9900 based computers. This one is apparently made by Gr Electronics, who were based in the UK and in the US. This is based on the fact that is says 'GR 185-2' on the board. I searched Google, but I couldn't find any info. As the housing was loose, I opened it, and it uses an Intel 8048 microcontroller, has 8 character and has a curled cable which has a DB25 connector at the end. The cable has 7 wires, and when the battery door is opened (this device get's it power via the cable), a 6 position dip switch is revealed. There is also a little plastic block which does do some power conversion (i.e. +5V into + and - 12V)? and a little buzzer. The crystal on the board has a value of 6.144 (Mhz?). What I would like to find out is some kind of information/usage/whatever of this device. It would be great if this device just acts like a plain RS-232 terminal. Thanks, Ed --

20 years, 2 months

Need Computer room flooring

by mark＠vzn.com

Jorge. I'm looking for about 120 sq ft of Computer room flooring at a low cost.. shipping address is Sioux City, Iowa 51106 Please respond ASAP... Thank you, Mark

20 years, 2 months

8 inch drives

by bitwisejones＠yahoo.com

Do you have any more 8 inch drives or know where I can get some? Thanks

20 years, 2 months

Model 43 Teletype (ASR43) info needed

by mross666＠hotmail.com

>>I've recently aquired a model 43 Teletype with a paper tape reader/punch, >>which makes the unit an ASR43. It looks very much like the one described >>here: http://www.vauxelectronics.com/gil/tty/M43.htm > >Say, I've got one of these, but without the tasty looking reader/punch. > >>I'm interested in finding a manual and/or any documentation that might >>still exist for it. Scans and/or copies would be fine. > >I am pretty sure I have the manual...somewhere :( > >Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer >Festival Think this is part of what you're looking for: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2535770466 As soon as I get 'em, I'll scan 'em, in my Copious Free Time. (Proud owner of a 43 with the tasty reader/punch :-) Mike http://www.corestore.org _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

20 years, 3 months

H960 rear doors

by lemay＠mail.cs.umn.edu

I'm pretty sure that I know where a bunch of rear doors for the DEC H960 racks MIGHT be available here in Minneapolis. In fact, they've been sitting in the hallway here for months. If someone is interested in picking them up in person, I can ask if they are available. If I recall correctly, there are 4 rear doors. And no, there are no sides or racks available, i've been keeping my eye open for that myself. -Lawrence LeMay

20 years, 3 months

Another Year Gone By...

by vcf＠siconic.com

..and you find yourself with even less space :( It's a good time of year to resolve to save yourself from this all consuming hobby and dump all your gear on the Vintage Computer Marketplace! I swear I will before I ever have to endure one more move :) Happy New Year! PEACE ON EARTH AND GOOD WILL TO ALL GOOD PEOPLE! -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

20 years, 3 months

E11 files question

by jpl15＠panix.com

Okay - pseudo-newbie question - I know this has been answered multiple times - but damned if I can remember it and double-damned of I can find an answer... Where does one obtain the various .dsk, .tap, etc., files for E11? FTP from somewheres? Toggle them in bit-by-bit using the "F" keys as console switches? And while I understand the 'hobby use' version does not speak "SCSI Tape" - does this also hold true for SCSI 9trk emulating a TU77, or similar? Thanks all, and best of the Season! John

20 years, 3 months

Best wishes for 2004

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

50 minutes late 'cuz I was responsible for the pyro *and* the champagne (the bad weather may have cancelled the party in my home town of Edinburgh, but we don't give up in York)... Happy New Year to everyone on ClassicCmp, and very best wishes for 2004! -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

20 years, 3 months

Lot of 6 Z-89s, 2 VT100s, VT180, other terminals, DEC floppy drives available in LA (ebay)

by wmaddox＠pacbell.net

Saw this on Ebay. With about seven hours to go the bidding is ridiculously low. The guy wants a local pickup in Los Angeles. If I lived in LA, I'd put in a decent bid on this stuff, planning to sell off most of it individually. If any enterprising soul who does live in the LA area gets the same idea, I bet he'd have a customer already for a VT100 and a Z-89. :) --Bill OLD COMPUTER LOT, DEC, ZENITH, TELERAY++ - NR Item number: 2764800262 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2764800262&category=4017…

20 years, 3 months

Iomec disc drive ?

by uban＠ubanproductions.com

Hello, Is there any chance that someone has an Iomec removable platter disk drive? The type that I am looking for uses an IBM 2315 style 2.5Mb cartridge, similar to an RK05. I know that this is a pretty futile request, but it never hurts to ask... --tom

20 years, 3 months

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test-drb December 2003