Hello,
I'm scrapping a Printronix P-300 printer and thought
I'd check to see if anyone needed any parts before
it hits the scrapper.
Contact me off-list if you need any parts.
Cheers,
Dan
www.decodesystems.com/wanted.html
I was involved in a trial of resistivity surveying in Peru in 1979, but it
was not very successful -- the desert sands were too dry for there to be
much conductivity! We had better luck with a simple seismic unit (womp the
ground with a sledge hammer and pick up the waves on a pair of geophones).
I have a copy of AutoCad 1.4 (that's one point four, not fourteen) that was
customized by John Walker for use on the Otrona Attache at the request of
University of Chicago archaeologists working in the Middle East. It was
successfully used for mapping and architectural drawings at Nippur, in Iraq
(see http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/AGS/About_AGS.html).
After using the Osborne 1 in Peru, I got an Otrona 8:16 that I also used in
Peru. I wrote a simple program for it to take raw theodolite data and
generate a graphic of the architecture`we were mapping. I also used a
commercial graphing program (Golden Graphics Plotware) to create a contour
map based on pottery sherd frequencies that nicely revealed house patterns
on a wind-deflated site (where all evidence of the cane-walled houses had
been blown away by the wind). We used the computers mainly for writing and
data base applications, though. Just having a portable computer for that was
a great help, though. We owe a lot to Adam Osborne for opening up that
market.
BTW, the acquaintance that I got the AutoCAD 1.4 from, McGuire Gibson, and a
Grad school classmate, Elizabeth Stone, have been lobbying/advising the US
on where _not_ to bomb in Iraq in an attempt to minimize damage to
historical and archaeological sites there.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ethan Dicks [mailto:erd_6502@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 9:05 AM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Computing "in the field" (was RE: Osborne)
--- "Feldman, Robert" <Robert_Feldman(a)jdedwards.com> wrote:
> Ah, yes, I got my start in computers on with an Osborne 1...
> I even took it to Peru for the archaeological projects I worked
> on.
Interesting. We took Kaypros (one 2, and later, a 10, IIRC) to
the dig I worked on in College (1985, 1987, 1989). One of our
guys tried to write a program to graph our results on-site, but
those efforts didn't appear to be rewarding (we were using non-
invasive survey techniques with a soil resistivity box that I
had to keep repairing, and a proton magnetometer)
-ethan
Ah, yes, I got my start in computers on with an Osborne 1. $1795 _with_
software was such a deal at the time. The screen was small and the ~90KB the
floppies held made for some interesting disk juggling (I wrote a MailMerge
program so I could print my papers that were longer than ~15 pages -- 30KB
-- with continuous page numbering), but it was a computer that I could
afford. I even took it to Peru for the archaeological projects I worked on.
The computers today may be faster and the programs can do more (often _too
much_, IMHO), but the Osborne 1 met my needs quite well, thank you.
Bob
One obit: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/29921.html
-----Original Message-----
From: David Vohs [mailto:netsurfer_x1@fastmailbox.net]
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 11:37 PM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Osborne
Indeed, the man was quite a genius in his time.
Sometimes it makes me wonder what the computer world (especially the
portables market!) would be like if he had never joined the business.
That's some food for thought, huh?
> Sorry to hear that. Seems like quite a guy.
> <bows head>
>
> Eric
>
> "Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)" wrote:
> >
> > Adam Osborne is dead.
> >
> > Osborne Books (sold, became Osborne McGraw Hill)
> > Osborne Computer (when you brag too much about your NEXT product, you
kill
> > sales of the current one)
> > Paperback Software (killed by Lotus for being a Visi-clone too similar
to
> > their Visi-clone)
>
--
David Vohs
netsurfer_x1(a)fastmailbox.net
--
http://www.fastmail.fm - And now for something completely different...
Adam Osborne is dead.
Osborne Books (sold, became Osborne McGraw Hill)
Osborne Computer (when you brag too much about your NEXT product, you kill
sales of the current one)
Paperback Software (killed by Lotus for being a Visi-clone too similar to
their Visi-clone)
Somewhat ontopic:
Anyone else here planning on going to Hamvention 2003 in Dayton, OH? It's
looking like I'm going to be able to go this year, and was wondering what's
the best way for a coupla newbies to get around to best experience this,
without spending all day running in circles...
[[ And altho I won't have my truck, I'll have my wife's van -- which has
big mirrors, in addition to a 1/2 ton truck frame, so 3 other adults & I
will still have *lots* of storage for goodies... ;-) ]]
Thanks,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
Hi,
I have hooked up 2 VAX6k and 1 HSC90 and one MTI StingRay CI-SCSI
adapter to my two star couplers all properly. Still I could never
get any of my CI stuff to work. I tried under ULTRIX 4.5 just to
ping through the SCS (?) IP physical/data-link layer but to no
avail. Don't get any errors configuring the interface and pinging,
just no host reachable. I may not have the CI nodes configured
right, I may need to figure out how to plug the jumpers on the VAXBI
backplane.
Two additional observations: my HSC90 reports K.ci status 111 and the
CI LINK module tells me it is not happy. Also, when I try to boot
any of the VAXen from media that I don't think is really bootable,
I get some funny error on the console: "Insufficient memory for CI"
(even though I have full boat of memory 0.5 GB in each VAX.) Could
everyone be unhappy about something strange in the CI system?
Otherwise:
- who knows how the CIBCA is configured with the jumpers?
- who knows how best to debug CIBCA under Ultrix or VMS?
- who knows how to set up (and debug!) IP over CI on Ultrix?
(I do not dare ask about IP over CI on VMS, but appreciate if
there are answers.)
I also have a VAX6000 Diagnostics tape (TK50) which I should be
using. I tried booting from it but I get this "insufficient memory
for CI" error soon after the first few blocks are read from tape.
I also didn't see much in the way of VMB.EXE on that tape. Anyone
know what to do with a VAX6k diagnostics tape? Do I need to use it
under VMS? (PS: if someone needs VAX6k diagnostics, I could help :-)
regards,
-Gunther
"RHahm" <rhahm(a)nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> I have acquired an HP-86B. Will this work with any older composite
> monochrome monitor with an RCA video in jack or only the HP monitors which
> seem to be hard to find?
I haven't had my 86A out in a while, but when I did I was using an
Amdek monitor with it, and I believe it was standard horizontal scan
rate.
-Frank McConnell
What is DEC AUI Cable? ie: What is it used for, and what kind of wire is
inside?
I have 3 lengths of the stuff, and its stiff as hell. Feels like maybe
multiple strands of co-ax or something. The jacket is labeled 4PR so that
might make sense. It has 15 pin D-shell right angle connectors on it.
I'm just curious about it.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
In my never ending attempts to find more space, I've started sorting thru
the book vaults and culling out the duplicates. Following is this week's
sortings.
In general, any book listed will go for $7.50 delivered in CONUS unless
otherwise noted. Where there are multiples this will be noted. If you
are outside of 'states', please drop me a note to sort out postage.
Available volumes:
Digital Microcomputer Handbook 1977-78 (5 available)
Digital PDP-11 Peripherals Handbook 1976 (3 available)
Digital Microcomputer Products Handbook 1985
Digital Logic Handbook 1970
Digital Programming Languages 1970 V2
Digital Labratory Computer Handbook 1971
First Called, First Served! As-Is, where is! All are readable and
appear complete, but remember they are old.
More later;
-jim
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jimw(a)agora.rdrop.com
The Computer Garage - http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw
