test-drb May 2003

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by mmcfadden＠cmh.edu

If anyone is looking for a LA36 there is one at the surplus exchange at 1107 Hickory Kansas City Missouri. Not-for-profit office equipment/computer equipmnent recycling. mike

21 years, 7 months

Leaving the hobby

by brian.roth＠fnfg.com

Not with a dehumidifier and insulation. Also radiant heat helps. Brian Roth Network Administrator A+ N+ CNA CCNA Network Services First Niagara Bank (716) 625-7500 X2186 Brian.Roth(a)FirstNiagaraBank.com >>> teoz(a)neo.rr.com 05/16/03 04:25PM >>> >I keep alot of my collection in the basement also, any long term problems >with computer parts and slightly higher then average humidity? >----- Original Message ----- From: "brian roth" <brian.roth(a)fnfg.com> To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 4:07 PM Subject: Re: Leaving the hobby ***************************************************************************** ********************* The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. It is intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager or the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any one or make copies. ** eSafe scanned this email for viruses, vandals and malicious content ** ***************************************************************************** ********************* BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 X-GWTYPE:USER FN:roth, brian TEL;WORK:2186 ORG:;Network Services TEL;PREF;FAX:716-625-0012 EMAIL;WORK;PREF;NGW:brian.roth@fnfg.com N:roth;brian X-GWUSERID:1372 END:VCARD

21 years, 7 months

Request for additional developers and testers (HPEMU)

by jwest＠classiccmp.org

Greetings folks! As many know, I have been working on an emulator (hpemu) for the HP 2100 type computer systems for some time. An incredible amount of progress has been made, however, I only have so much time I can dedicate to this project. More importantly, I've wanted to find other people to "join the team" and help work on it, but I needed to first get the API's and structure well defined, coded, and tested first. That is certainly now done. In addition, I finally decided the project will be released "open source". Actually, it will be "dual licensed", with individual use being free and under the GPL (just like the mysql license). Complete source code is available (as of the pending alpha release) and free. As a result, I wanted to query the folks here to see if anyone was interested in helping with the development. People wanting to help work on the code should have a working knowledge of programming in C on unix platforms. The emulator makes heavy use of SYSV style message queues, and BSD style pipes and sockets - so familiarity with these is pretty essential. All of the code is non-blocking, so familiarity with that type of programming environment is a big help. Of course, knowledge of the 2100 machine language would make things a lot easier for you. The cpu module is tested and running, as are several devices/interfaces. Most of the work needing to be done now involves adding functionality to the configuration options processing, optimizing existing code, error reporting and logging, and most of all coding additional devices that use the API to tie to the cpu. Of course, ideas/code for new/better features is welcome. Perhaps someone would like to take the 2100 module and enhance it to make a 21MX module? If anyone is interested, please contact me off-list. Regards, Jay West

21 years, 7 months

BBS (was: In search of . . .)

by acme＠ao.net

From: Thompson Family <mthomps5(a)columbus.rr.com> Date: 05/15/2003 6:32 PM > What is a BBS? ROFLMAO! You're serious, aren't you? May I ask how old you are? Glen 0/0

21 years, 7 months

Leaving the hobby

by classiccmp＠vintage-computer.com

> Go out and buy all sorts of old computer crap. Fill every inch of your > living space with it. Go broke dragging the stuff around with you every > move and trying to find a place to put it. I just signed on with a mover yesterday and it's going to cost me a ton to move my butt and my family to a new house, much of it because of the thousands of pounds of computers and related items I've got stashed. Hell, the reason we're moving is that we're out of space! :) Erik

21 years, 7 months

Running PCs on 12v

by dwightk.elvey＠amd.com

Hi Another solution would be to buy a 12 to 120V converter and rewind the transformer to have the needed output voltages for the PC. I've rewound one to create voltages for my 20's battery powered radio. It isn't all that hard to do. This way you only have to one stage of conversion. The units for $200 are only that way because of the small demand. Combining a PC power supply with an inverter by rewinding the transformer is relatively simple. Dwight >From: "David Woyciesjes" <dwoyciesjes(a)comcast.net> > >"Cini, Richard" wrote: >> >> Hello, all: >> >> This is a bit OT (because of the PC being used) but I believe that >> the application of the solution is timeless :-) >> >> Anyway, I want to run a "book" PC on 12v while I'm outside using the >> telescope (the PC will run the CCD camera setup). I gave some thought to >> simply using an AC inverter, but converting 12v to 120v AC and then back to >> PC power supply voltages seemed horribly inefficient. >> >> The power supply is rated 12v/5.5a and 5v/1a. It's an NLX-type >> motherboard, so the 12v is converted to 5v for various peripherals at the >> point of need. The 5v from the power supply is to support system standby >> mode only. >> >> I went hunting for DC-input PC-form-factor supplies but they're >> upwards of $200. I thought about directly connecting the battery to the PC >> and using a small DC-DC converter for the 5v, but the battery voltage isn't >> really 12v (it's more like 13.8v) so a regulator would be necessary. >> >> Any thoughts as to a simple, low-cost yet efficient solution? >> >> Rich > > Have you looked around http://www.mp3car.com? A site for putting PCs in >your car, as a music source. Here's some DC-DC converters you could >buy... >http://www.mp3car.com/hardwarecats.asp?Type=H&Cat=P > I vaguely remember seeing somewhere on that site a couple different >plans for building your own supply... > >-- >--- Dave Woyciesjes >--- ICQ# 905818

21 years, 7 months

Running PCs on 12v

by RCini＠congressfinancial.com

Hello, all: This is a bit OT (because of the PC being used) but I believe that the application of the solution is timeless :-) Anyway, I want to run a "book" PC on 12v while I'm outside using the telescope (the PC will run the CCD camera setup). I gave some thought to simply using an AC inverter, but converting 12v to 120v AC and then back to PC power supply voltages seemed horribly inefficient. The power supply is rated 12v/5.5a and 5v/1a. It's an NLX-type motherboard, so the 12v is converted to 5v for various peripherals at the point of need. The 5v from the power supply is to support system standby mode only. I went hunting for DC-input PC-form-factor supplies but they're upwards of $200. I thought about directly connecting the battery to the PC and using a small DC-DC converter for the 5v, but the battery voltage isn't really 12v (it's more like 13.8v) so a regulator would be necessary. Any thoughts as to a simple, low-cost yet efficient solution? Rich

21 years, 7 months

Leaving the hobby

by cb＠mythtech.net

>Aww - what fun is that? How about this: > >Bill's Top 10 Reasons to Leave the Classic Computer Hobby OMFG!!! That is the funniest s* I have read in a while. You should think about sticking it on a shirt and selling them at the next VCF! Humm... mind if I make myself a shirt? -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

21 years, 7 months

An Invitation

by classiccmp＠vintage-computer.com

Hello fellow vintage computer fans, A few weeks ago I announced the creation of the Vintage Computer Forum (http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum) and since then the response has been excellent! In just a few weeks we?ve had thousands of visits and hundreds of messages posted by dozens of new members with many more people coming by to have a look around. I promise that I won?t be posting my invitation repeatedly (I don?t want to spam the list), but I would once again like to encourage anyone interested in vintage computing topics to swing by the VC Forum to see what it?s all about and, hopefully, to sign up and participate in our discussions. Topical areas have been created for a wide variety of interests including Apple, Atari, Commodore, DEC, CP/M, S-100, Vintage Programming and many more; including some off-topic areas for those so inclined. Additional topics will be added as they are requested by the VC Forum community. Best regards, Erik Klein www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum

21 years, 7 months

5362 computer and similar

by dwightk.elvey＠amd.com

Subject: 5362 computer Subject: IBM 5362 Subject: Re: Intellec 8 Etc. Hi These really look like address miner queries. I wonder if the people sending these queries even know what they are asking about? I don't recall cctalk(a)classiccmp.org as posting adds. Dwight

21 years, 7 months

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test-drb May 2003