test-drb June 2003

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by cb＠mythtech.net

I came across this plastic base thing for an IBM something. It looks like a clip on PC base, maybe to stand a desktop case upright, or maybe just a larger foot to a tower unit. Its IBM part number 91F7591, FRU 92F0000. On the underside is a picture of what looks like maybe a PS/2 desktop computer. You can see a picture of this thing at <http://www.mythtech.net/stand.jpg>. (Its not the greatest pic, the Apple QuickTake 100 doesn't do such a hot job of taking closeup pics). A: does anyone know what it is for B: does anyone want it as I am likely to toss it in the trash. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

21 years, 1 month

HP1350 Graphics Translators

by peterbrown10＠hotmail.com

Hi All, Thanks for the info on programming the 1350. I picked up another one of these HP vector displays, a type 1347 (I think), at a surplus store. It sounds pretty similar to the 1350 except that the display tube is built in to the device. I think that HP used these displays in quite a few of their spectrum analyser instruments to generate the fancy displays that are required for frequency domain analysis. The 1347 was available in either free-standing cased form or as an open cage that could be integreted into third party instruments. 3 BNC connections on the rear panel allow you to drive an external XYZ display if you need to. I'll have a try drawing some pictures using the programming information that has been posted and let you all know if the commands are the same. Cheers Peter _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail on your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile

21 years, 1 month

HP1350 Graphics Translators

by aek＠spies.com

I've uploaded scans of the service and programming manuals for the 1351A to www.spies.com/aek/pdf/hp/graphics

21 years, 1 month

Wang Computer Systems

by luc＠e2t.be

Hi, I ve been working at Wang in a previous life. Should be (or was) an OIS specialist... I might have all schematics - software and so on somewhere. If you need them give al yell back and I 'll look for it Luc Vande Velde Belgium -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: cctech-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-admin@classiccmp.org]Namens Jim Donoghue Verzonden: donderdag 12 juni 2003 21:38 Aan: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org; dtillson(a)xmission.com Onderwerp: Re: Wang Computer Systems Do you have model numbers for the OIS systems? I may be interested. Are any of the manuals/disks for the OIS? On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 14:59, David Tillson wrote: > I have a number of Wang computers, printers, circuit boards, manuals, > software, disks, training manuals etc. that are taking up needed > space. The computers include a portable with a built in printer; a desktop > system with a color monitor, and several OIS systems. The printers include > 2 daisy wheels, a dot matrix and 2 laser systems (HP's with a Wang > label). Available for the cost of shipping from Salt Lake, Utah. > > David Tillson > dtillson(a)xmission.com > -- Jim Donoghue Smithy Co. (734) 913-6700

21 years, 1 month

Restoration: how far should it go??

by swtpc6800＠attbi.com

> How much do people think is too much restoration??? I try to get my machines running as they would have been in their prime. This includes making the common upgrades that most users would have done. Since I am restoring kits, there was wide variation in assemble quality. If I have or can find the correct parts I am just finishing the assemble 25 years later. (I am talking about adding a capacitor or a minor cut and jumper. Not increasing the memory by tacking RAM chips on top of the original ones.) I want the machine to work, even if I have to replace parts. I restored a SWTPC TV Typewriter that had been very poorly assembled in the 1970s by stripping the boards bare. (This is not the first choice procedure.) I was able to find accurate replacements for almost all of the parts. http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/CT_1024/Restore/CT1024_Restore.htm I also build new upgrade boards for SWTPC 6800 computers. Some of these use current production parts and some use historical parts. These can added to a system and removed without damage. (I sell copies of some of my upgrades but I make them for my own use. Which is a good thing because I will never recover my cost.) http://home.attbi.com/~swtpc6800/new_stuff.htm Sometimes a hand wired board is a accurate example of what the original owners would have used. http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/QRC_Proto/32kMemoryIndex.htm These upgrades allow the base level product to be upgraded to a full featured version so you can run the vintage software. Another area of restoration is documentation. I have been scanning documents, converting them to text, then creating PDF files for the web. I correct the typographical errors in the originals and add corrections. I don't try to maintain the exact format or pagination. I do identify major changes that I make. I have been taken to task of not preserving the original documents with all of the errors! Michael Holley www.swtpc.com/mholley

21 years, 1 month

CAMERICA - what is it?

by gene＠ehrich.com

I have a small box that came with a box of odds and ends and I would like to know what it is. It is gray 3-1/2 x 3 x 1 box with a recessed 25 pin female connection point on one end. The only markings on the box is CAMERICA, Patent Pending, Made in China. Does anybody have any idea what it might be?

21 years, 1 month

reading HP disk drives with HP LIF Util and HP-IB card in a PC?

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

I was playing around with the HP LIF Utilities and found that it's supposed to be able to read a HP disk drive via a HP-IB card installed in a PC. I tried it but can't get it to work. The buss number is strange (bus 0) and it says that the drive is incompatible. Has anyone here had any experience using it that way? JOe

21 years, 1 month

MemoryWriter 620

by jedun＠pandora.be

Hello, I am looking for a manuel (pdf?) Can You help me? Thanks Jef

21 years, 1 month

IBM 3101 terminals

by elmar.schmitz＠smail.emt.fh-rhein-sieg.de

Hi, I just got 2 IBM 3101-Terminals. The display unit and the documentation is missing. The only written stuff I have is the "Customer Problem Analysis and Resolution Guide" which stuck under the Keyboard. Can anyone send me a mail with documentation? Fortunately I have lots of spare Monitors, but I need the pin outs of the video connector to solder a new cable. Does anyone has an schematics for the devices? elmar.b.schmitz(a)batronix.com I want to plug the terminal in my Linux-Server. I pulled an additional RS232 along the cat5 cables for administrative work. It is a bad idea to change network settings over telnet if the devices won't restart. And why have I to use a PC with 200W power consumption if I just want to type in some Stuff? And an ASCII - Terminal is cool, too. Thank you, Elmar

21 years, 1 month

paper for HP 9876A

by martin.dummermuth＠ngc.com

Kelly, I noticed your posting on the classiccmp.org page. Have you identified a source for thermal paper for the HP 9876A printer? -Martin

21 years, 1 month

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test-drb June 2003