Having fond memories of using VAXen (specifically, an 8800) back in my
'stoodent' days, and in more recent times too (unknown type @ JP Morgan),
and further having seen numerous references to OpenVMS & VAXen on this
list, I got to thinking...
I'd actually quite like a VAX.
Unfortunately, this is probably impossible in the short term - unless I
want to buy the MicroVAX 3100 currently on eBay @ a fiver. But that's not a
*real* VAX, it's just not big enough... And besides, it hasn't got a
CD-ROM, which I will need to load OpenVMS.
Anyway, following yet another link posted on this list revealed the PDP-11
(and, coincidentally, VAX) simulator. Nice. So I downloads it, along with
MinGW (anyone else think of "minging[1] Windows" immediately, or is it just
me?), compile it, and eventually figure out roughly how to get to the basic
VAX ">>>" prompt. And here, I'm rather stuck.
So, does anyone have any nice'n'easy instructions on how to get the SIMH
VAX simulator ready for OpenVMS? I've read both the simulator document &
the VAX document, and I'm still well in the dark WRT how to get it up &
running... Basically, I've no idea what devices to ATTACH, what or how to
configure it, and so forth.
Obviously, I'll have to sort out an OpenVMS kit before I can do anything
remotely useful, and I'll probably need an extra HDD in the PC (<1gig free
now), blah blah. (oh yes, and Hans has found several faults in my websites
which I /really/ ought to fix first... - but, well, you know how it goes :)
So, can anyone help?
TIA!
[1] "minging" {v}: "really ugly" (he/she's minging) or quite smelly and
rotten (that bin's minging). UK expression (poss. Northern UK only).
--
Cheers, Ade.
Be where it's at, B-Racing!
http://b-racing.com
Hello,
We purchased the domain names AdamComputer.com & AdamComputers.com for a project that we are no longer able to develop.
Domains for sale are:
www.AdamComputer.comwww.AdamComputers.com
I wanted to see if you have an interest or know of someone who could make use of these domains. We are just looking to recoup what we paid for these domains, as they no longer fall into our business plans.
Let me know if you are interested or if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Dusty
dusty(a)rumcakerecipe.com
Hello all,
Just broke my old Atari out of jail (closet). The setup is an Atari 800
with 2-810 disk drives, one of them with the Happy Enhancement. I can't for
the life of me fine the manual for the Happy drive. Can anyone help.
Thanks,
Dennis
Online staff -- Electronic News, 3/25/2003
Portable computer pioneer Adam Osborne died Monday at age 64 after a long
illness, Reuters reported.
The British immigrant and Berkeley, Calif., resident was famed for his
introduction of the 23-pound luggable computer in 1981. The technology and
his gutsy attempt to challenge then PC kings Apple Computer and IBM made his
start-up, Osborne Computer Corp., the fastest-growing company up to that
time.
But the success ended in bankruptcy two years later, making Osborne's trials
a forgotten example of the dangers of undisciplined growth that was recently
repeated by various dot-commers.
Career challenges were not new to Osborne, however. Originally a chemical
engineering with Shell Oil, he gambled on a career in technical writing and
publishing during the formative years of the PC industry.
With an opportunity to go head-to-head with Apple in his sights, Osborne
turned to developing the first commercially viable portable computer and was
backed by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Jack Melchor.
In Osborne Computer's first year, 1981, it had sold $5.8 million worth of
the Osborne-1. By the end of 1982, the company had sold $68.8 million. But
then Osborne boasted his second-generation product before it was ready to
ship, pushing sales of his first model down. As the tech industry's seen
happen many time since, an inventory build up occurred, forcing Osborne
Computer to close in 1983.
"His enthusiasm for the next big thing meant Adam couldn't keep a secret,"
Lee Felsenstein, co-founder of Osborne Computer, told Reuters.
Compaq Computer Corp. snatched up the opportunity and introduced its first
product, a portable computer, in 1983.
Osborne was buried today in a local cemetery near his sister's home, in
Kodiakanal, India, Reuters reported.
Jon Titus
Milford, MA
jontitus(a)attbi.com
[demime 1.01a removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat]
Gents, I have in my posession an Industrial VAX 630.
Seen here...
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/dwoyciesjes
I was curious, can anyone give more info on it?
--
---Dave Woyciesjes
---ICQ# 905818
Coleco Adam, two digital cassette drives, think it had a Z80, could run CP/M. Was also an add-on to the Coleco game console at the time, to turn it into an Adam as well. Don't remember time frame, mid eighties?
"Jay West" <jwest(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
>Question....
>
>Was there a vintage computer called an "Adam"? I *THINK* I recall hearing
>something about that name. If so, then the below email MAY be of interest to
>someone. If there wasn't such a computer, then this email is SPAM and I
>apologize for posting it here.
>
>Jay West
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dusty Fohs" <dusty(a)rumcakerecipe.com>
>To: <jwest(a)classiccmp.org>
>Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 11:01 AM
>Subject: AdamComputer.com domains
>
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> We purchased the domain names AdamComputer.com & AdamComputers.com for a
>project that we are no longer able to develop.
>>
>> Domains for sale are:
>>
>> www.AdamComputer.com
>> www.AdamComputers.com
>>
>> I wanted to see if you have an interest or know of someone who could make
>use of these domains. We are just looking to recoup what we paid for these
>domains, as they no longer fall into our business plans.
>>
>> Let me know if you are interested or if you have any questions.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dusty
>> dusty(a)rumcakerecipe.com
>
--
Bob Mason
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Gateway Performance 500 Piece 'o Crap, 'ME, 384meg, 20Gig & 40Gig, flatbed.
Heathkit H-89A, 64K RAM, hard and soft-sectored floppies, SigmaSoft and Systems 256K RAM Drive/Print Spooler/Graphics board HDOS 2 & CP/M 2.2.03/2.2.04
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> From: Jay West [mailto:jwest@classiccmp.org]
>
> Question....
>
> Was there a vintage computer called an "Adam"? I *THINK* I
> recall hearing
Indeed there was: The Coleco Adam. A Google search throws up a number of
links & pix.
Hans wrote:
> Now, does anyone of you know about a similar machine
> (especialy about the desktop part) produced in series
> before 1963?
All of the following are electronic desktop
personal computers used by engineers and mass
produced before 1963.
I have copies of magazine ads for these computers:
Electronic Associates Inc. Model TR-48 April 1962
Electronic Associates Inc. Model TR-10 June 1960
Donner Scientific Co. Model 3500 April 1960
Donner Scientific Co. Model 3400 February 1960
Of course there is also the Heath EC-1 introduced
in 1960 and the Heath ES-400 introduced in 1956.
--Doug
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Doug Coward
@ home in Poulsbo, WA
Analog Computer Online Museum and History Center
http://dcoward.best.vwh.net/analog
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