For anyone interested I have a few telephone line simulators for sale
or trade....
-Mike
>I do see that there are multitudinous hits on 'Telephone Line
>Simulator' on Yahoo. You could connect two machines in your
>home without a real phonecall.
>
>John A.
Hi,
I've had a couple of request for pictures of the video phones. I
snapped a quick one. Take a look at:
http://idisk.mac.com/colourfull_creations/Public/ads/video.jpg
They work over a standard phone line. The have a built in address book
that you program on the screen. Pretty cool for 1986. Oh, the exact
model # is VM-100
Rob
Robert Borsuk - rborsuk(a)colourfull.com
President
Colourfull Creations
http://www.colourfull.com
>I tried installing a driver package from Farallon (for
>Ethernet Comm Slot LC? I know this isn't an LC but it was the only
>thing I could find that was even close to sounding like the right
>thing).
>Anyone have any ideas? I wrote down some cryptic info off the card
>itself, nothing obvious to me about the manufacturer or model
>("SONIC-T"..."BD-059 Rev A"...?)
You've got the wrong drivers.
Sonic cards need their own driver, and don't work with the Apple drivers.
Obviously, Farallon drivers aren't going to work either.
try this download
ftp://ftp.sonicwall.com/pub/software/Unsupported/Ethernet/Ethernet_7.8.imag
e.sea.hqx
Also, uninstall or disable the Farallon drivers. The Sonic will also
install as "Alternate Ethernet" which will probably cause issues with the
Farallon Drivers (you can disable the Apple Drivers too if you want since
they won't be used either).
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
With all this talk of sniping and auctions, I have some more eclectic stuff
available for best offer or trade. I prefer Paypal.
item 1.
I have a bunch (30?) of unused ACTEL PLCC FPGA ICs:
A1010A-PLC86C
A1020A-PLC86C
A1280A-PQ160C
I have the data book on these too.
item 2.
Hewlett-Packard, HP-15C owner handbook, excellent shape
item 3.
EV80C196CA evaluation board from the Dearborn Group Inc, with manual.
Please contact me directly,
Thanks for your time
Norm
Ok, I guess it's time to begin the launch of the Vintage Computer Festival
Marketplace.
This has been in the works between Patrick Rigney and I for several weeks
now, and it's just about ready for prime time. However, there is still
some tweaking and debugging, and we'll want to enlist the help of 5-10
alpha/beta testers.
But first, let me explain some of the features of the VCF Marketplace
that, we believe, makes it a preferred venue to buy/sell/trade vintage
computers.
The site is based on the premise that we are all one community, and that
we generally all want to trade old computers for hobby or business
purposes. Some of us may want to make money. Others may just be
interested in trading some of their good stuff for someone else's good
stuff. Some may just want to give stuff away. Whatever the motive,
our service caters to everyone.
The basic services offered include:
- Buy (search for what you want and buy/bid)
- Sell (list your items)
- Trade (ads can be posted as "for trade" or even "for sale or trade")
- Request ("I'm looking for <?>")
We also feature:
- Discussion boards
- A more sensible feedback/rating system
We will in the future feature:
- Inventory management (keep your own personal collection inventory
complete with descriptions, serial numbers, photos, etc., and use the
pre-entered data to sell/trade off items as you like)
- Store fronts (use the inventory manager to input all your items for
sale, then have people "enter" your store and shop around)
The most important feature (from a buyer perspective) is searching. Our
service has a search capability well beyond what eBay offers. I think
everyone pretty much knows that putting a search term in eBay does not
always guarantee you'll get what you want. In a lot of cases you have to
wade through dozens, sometimes hundreds or even thousands of (irrelevant)
results.
We solve this in two ways. First, our service is targeted to the vintage
computer enthusiast, so only items that are or are related to vintage
computers will be listed. Second, we allow you to search by type, make,
model and keyword. There are other search criteria that can be added to
further refine your search (e.g. condition, keywords, etc.) The results
will always be relevant to what you are looking for. And in case you're
wondering, yes, there is a free-form entry in case the make or model is
not in our database. When anything free-form is entered, we'll research
it and add it to our permanent database.
We also offer convenient and useful features such as the ability to save a
search and e-mail notification. You can save a search and reference it
whenever you want (so you don't have to keep entering in search terms over
and over). You can also have the service notify you when something new
comes up in your search criteria. You can even be notified the instant a
new item gets listed that meets your criteria (but it costs...more on this
later).
Our navigation system is also laid out in a format that we feel is more
organized and logical than other auction sites. The information is
presented in a much more orderly and readable fashion. You will not
experience the gawdiness of some eBay auctions. Clean, uniform listings
is what you'll get.
Listing an item is easy and more structured. If you're selling, you first
decide how you want to sell it. Is it a sale or an auction? If it's a
sale, you can put in the amount you want, or solicit a best offer by a
certain date, or you can use the Max Eskin method (1.x * cost of shipping
where x = some factor) if you're really just interested in giving it away.
You can also specify a trade value, i.e. if you're listing a Sol-20, you
can specify a dollar amount or "Trade for IMSAI 8080".
If it's an auction, you decide what type of auction. You can have the
(by now) traditional timed-auction (highest bid by a fixed time/date),
timed-auction plus automatic extensions (to thwart sniping), sealed bid
(basically the same thing as the best-offer-by-date sale), etc.
For describing the item, we have a more powerful entry form. You have
the choice of either listing an item in the traditional fashion (i.e. one
description of a complete system), or you can list each item individually
in a collective lot. So for instance, for a complete computer system,
you first start with the general lot description, then you can
individually enter the computer (you select its make and model, then
enter pertinent information such as it's physical and operating
condition) and then the display or terminal (same information) and then
perhaps a peripheral of some sort (same info), and you can attach a photo
to each.
This helps you organize your listing and makes it easier for others to
find your items. Of course, if you don't want to take the time to list
the item in that manner (it really doesn't take much more time than a
general overall description) you can, but it will be harder for people to
find your items.
Anyway, for buyers, you can browse the items that are listed in the
database for sale/auction/trade/whatever by transaction type, or item
type, or some combination thereof.
For instance, say you want to peruse all S-100 adaptor boards. You can
select "Adaptor Boards", "S-100" (or "ISA" or "PCI" or "Apple ][", etc.).
You can then further specify you want to only see boards manufactured by
"MITS", or "IMSAI", or "IMSAI" and "MITS", or any combination. Hit the
submit button and you now have exactly what you are looking for. The
listing shows all the items of the type you specified and at a glance
shows you what type of listing it is (sale, trade, auction, freebie, etc.)
Here's the best part: the site will be free to use for most people. As a
buyer/browser, you of course pay nothing (unless you want to utilize the
advance search features, discussed below). As a seller, once you
establish an account, you can list up to 5 items every month free of
charge. Once you go over the 5 item limit, you pay a flat fee of $20 for
the month to list up to 15 more items. After that, you pay a flat fee of
$50 a month to list an unlimited number of items. Also, you don't pay a
sales commission. You just pay the flat listing fee.
For buyers, you have access to all the advance search features. However,
if you want the privelege of instant notification (you want to know the
very moment someone lists an Altair for free) you'll have to pay a flat
fee per month for that (a small fee per notification; yes you'll have to
set-up an account to do this, and yes you'll have to, in effect, buy
credits).
Our service will be international in scope. We recognize the world-wide
nature of computer collecting. In a next phase, we will implement
multiple currencies and multiple languages. To start, however, everything
will be in English and the Almighty Dollar.
As mentioned, we are ready to begin some testing. We want to list the aid
of 5-10 volunteer testers. You will be rewarded with free use of the paid
features of the site for your help. If you're interested, please contact
me directly at <sellam(a)vintage.org>.
If all goes well, we hope to open the site up in a beta mode in about 2-4
weeks. We'll then go into full live mode. We will be actively
advertising the site to raise its profile among the community and make
sure that it always has an abundance of listings so that it doesn't just
become an also-ran.
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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In cctalk digest, Vol 1 #569,
Mail List <mail.list(a)analog-and-digital-solutions.com> wrote:
> > Doc Shipley <doc(a)mdrconsult.com> wrote:
> > MS was charged with exerting undue influence - active coercion - on
> > their customers, using that market share as leverage.
>
> No one ever had to buy Microsoft products. They always could have
> gone with the Macintosh platform, or a Unix system.
This is your personal opinion and I respect it. It does not, however,
change the *fact* that Micro$oft was found guilty of breaking the
anti-trust law. No logical argument can dispute that, since it is a
fact; Micro$oft exhausted the appeal process, so unless the law is
changed, or Micro$oft is pardoned, they remain guilty. Maybe the
anti-trust laws are wrong, or unfair, however Micro$oft is now legally
considered to have been a monopoly and to have leveraged their status
to gain unfair advantage over their competitors.
**vp
Hi folks,
I've got a friend with a Macintosh Performa 6200CD, and we can't get
the network card to function. We've upgraded to OS 9.1 (though we may
back it down to 8.5/8.6, it's really really slow now) and when that
didn't work, I tried installing a driver package from Farallon (for
Ethernet Comm Slot LC? I know this isn't an LC but it was the only
thing I could find that was even close to sounding like the right
thing). The end result of that was, in the TCP/IP control panel, there
are options for "Ethernet slot 1" and "Alternate Ethernet" but neither
one accepts an IP address (when we select DHCP, on a known-good DHCP
network, it thinks for a few seconds and then says "no valid network
address available" or something, and AppleTalk refuses to switch to
that interface, and a manually-assigned, known-valid IP also fails).
When I hit the Info button in that same control panel, it says Hardware
Address Not Available. That seems bad. If it recognizes the card at
all, it ought to see the "hardware" (MAC) address in any situation,
right?
There is a green LED lit up on the card itself, and the LED on the hub
lights up too...we tried re-seating the card, no change...tried
reinstalling OS 9.1...tried disabling the "Apple Built-in Ethernet"
extension...no dice.
Anyone have any ideas? I wrote down some cryptic info off the card
itself, nothing obvious to me about the manufacturer or model
("SONIC-T"..."BD-059 Rev A"...?)
Thanks in advance,
-- MB
In a message dated 4/25/2003 10:38:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
mbates(a)whoopis.com writes:
>
> I've got a friend with a Macintosh Performa 6200CD, and we can't get
> the network card to function. We've upgraded to OS 9.1 (though we may
> back it down to 8.5/8.6, it's really really slow now) and when that
> didn't work, I tried installing a driver package from Farallon (for
> Ethernet Comm Slot LC? I know this isn't an LC but it was the only
>
One problem I had with an Asante NIC was that it would not work if connected
to my 10/100 router. If I plugged it into a 10mb hub and then chained that to
the router, it would work.
--
Antique Computer Virtual Museum
www.nothingtodo.org
> Full-height racks rock.
Not if you bolt them down properly.
Lee
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