It's over 10 years old, and it's microprocessor-compatible, but it's an
analogue to digital converter chip, not a computer. It's also not in
my spares box, and I need one. Does anyone have a spare? Or a data
sheet?
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
First most of the ROMs for the 85 are available from my site
http://www.series80.org/Images
You will need, however, the 82929A Programmable ROM drawer
(check http://www.series80.org/Manuals/HP82929A.pdf to see how
it looks like), to be able to use the ROM image on your 85.
BTW if you have the 82929A, then you can also download the EMS
ROM which allows a far greater selection of drives to be used
with your 85.
Come to think of it, the EMS ROM code is quite small, so I wonder
if some person who understands 85 assembly can turn this into a
binary utility so that it can work elsewhere in memory.
Anyway, you may also get the Mass Storage ROM (manual at
http://www.series80.org/Manuals/HP85-MassStorage.pdf)
on eBay. This will allow the 85 to talk to 9121 3.5 inch drives which if I
am not mistaken will work with your 1631D analyzer.
Some day I may finally produce the HP 85 ROM emulator, but the way things
are going, don't hold your breath :-(
BTW I have finally managed to get a 98155A keyboard for my 9915's
(the embedded version of the the 85, brochure at
http://www.series80.org/Manuals/HP9915A.pdf)
I am also expecting a bunch of manuals for the 9915s. I hope to have them
up on my site by the end of the month.
Joe <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> The 85 is a fine machine, it's too bad that they saddled it with a tape
> drive! It would have been a great machine if they would have replaced the
> tape drive with a 3.5" floppy drive.
But they did! Its called the HP Integral PC. Its faster, more compact,
has an ergonomic keyboard, and even has Unix when you want to go around
the back and fiddle with things.
Too bad its not as cute as the 85.
**vp
On the section on the 9825 it says:
> [The 9825T] also has a large warning label on outside top warning the
> user not to install any ROMs other than the 98211 Matrix ROM or the
> 98217A Flexible Disk Drive ROM. It says that installing any plug-in ROM
> that is already built into the calculator may damage the machine. I
> have never seen this warning on ANY other HP machine.
Actually the HP Series 80 computers also have a similar message (to the
effect that installing multiple copies of the same ROM could damage
the machine).
**vp
If this is a 125 inch/sec unit with 2 large vacuum columns I might have this
manual somewhere in a box deep in the cellar.
After all these years I am no longer sure about the numbers of this units.
A little confirmation please before I start digging...
Luc Vande Velde
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Van: cctech-admin(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctech-admin@classiccmp.org]Namens emanuel stiebler
Verzonden: zondag 24 augustus 2003 23:52
Aan: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Onderwerp: kennedy 9300 tape drive
Anybody out here has a manual for this one ?
cheers & thanks
I suppose they can't sell it because nobody coming around knows what it is -
i am not exactly living in a high tek area and most of their customers look
for old machinery, not for electronic stuff.
I had a little talk with the guy who runs the place this afternoon - they
bought all the electro stuff from our ex-national air company Sabena who
went to heaven after a "succesfull" joint-venture with air-suisse.
They had tons of pc stuff they could sell pretty easy (who the hell bought
all this old 486 Compaq's)
The radio equipment is only good for scrap - mostly old Pye transceivers on
very un-usual frequency bands (70MHz range) and some air-band stuff
What's left is scrapped for aluminium, copper, gold and so on... among them
this 9825A - I think I'll buy it tomorrow if they give it away for let's say
10-20 Euro
I've seen also a few dozen Ampex 16 track recorders - nice technology but
what to do with it?
Besides they are standing outside in the rain, stacked 10 high... poor
devils...
I 'll let you know what options it has...
Luc
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Van: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]Namens Joe
Verzonden: woensdag 27 augustus 2003 12:50
Aan: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Onderwerp: Re: HP 9825A rescue?
At 01:36 PM 8/28/03 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi Folks,
>
>I am not familiar with the old HP calculators.
>The local junkyard has a HP 9825A desktop calculator they can't sell
>They intend to demolish it next week - is it worth saving it? or is the
>world full of it?
Why can't they sell it?
>- is it worth saving it?
Yes but it sounds like you don't have any choice.
>or is the
>world full of it?
They're relatively common in this area but I'm close to several large
military contractors and Kennedy Space Center and they use a lot of them.
But they are neat machines and seem to run forever. It's probably one of
the best machines that HP ever built IMO. They run a OS/language called
HPL. It's a cross between APL and BASIC. Lots more details on my website at
<http://www.classiccmp.org/hp/hpdcalc.htm>.
What model is it? Open the paper cover and see what options it has.
Joe
>It looks complete and has only some minor estetic damage.
>
>gr.
>
>Luc Vande Velde
>
>
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>Van: cctech-admin(a)classiccmp.org
>[mailto:cctech-admin@classiccmp.org]Namens Fritz Chwolka
>Verzonden: donderdag 21 augustus 2003 17:05
>Aan: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
>Onderwerp: Re: Anyone have copy of old BBS software
>
>
>On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 10:05:25 -0400, Cini, Richard wrote:
>
>>Hello, all:
>>
>> Does anyone have a copy of some old BBS software for the PC
>>platform, like WildCat, that I could get a copy of? I'd like to do some
>file
>>transfer testing among my classic platforms and thought an internal BBS
>>would be a clean way to do it.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>Rich Cini
>
>Why don't use telemate, procomm or zock and use their internal host
>like personal bbs ?
>
>BBSen even here
>
>http://www.eunet.bg/simtel.net/msdos/bbs.html
>
>and here look for telix or telemate
>
>http://www.vectorbd.com/bfd/telecomm/
>
>
>
>Greetings from
>Fritz Chwolka
>
><collecting old computers just for fun>
>> www.alterechner.de <
Good point. I generally look at prominent display of BBB membership as
akin to a warning label. But complaining does have the potential to do
some good--you might help save the next guy from getting stung if he
happens to check.
IMHO, the BBB is (as has been pointed out) a protection racket for the
more shady businesses and a means of avoiding stricter regulation by
providing the appearance of a self-policing regime.
I've run into a problem with a software company called IPSWITCH that I
thought the rest of you might like to know about before you have any
dealings with them.
As some of you already know the hard drive in my PC crashed a couple of
weeks ago. One of the programs that I lost was fully licensed and
registered copy WS-FTP that I had purchased on-line only a week before from
IPSWITCH. I did manage to recover the registration information along with
the Proof of Purchase message from IPSWITCH. On the 20th, I contacted
IPSWITCH's customer support via their website and asked for replacement
copy of the program and gave them all of the required information. That was
almost a week ago and I never heard back from them. This morning I called
them and asked about the replacement program. They said that my program had
been de-activated for FRAUD and that I would have to buy a replacement
copy! Their policy clearly says that they will provide support and a
replacement program for up to one year and since I only bought this program
on the 13th of this month, I told them that there was no way that I was
going to pay for a replacement copy and was entitled to a free replacement.
They said that because I'd failed to provide my street address FOR THE
ON-LINE PURCHASE that they had revoked my registration! As you all
realize, there's absolutely no reason for them to require me to provide my
street address for an electronic purchase. The only possible reason that
they would need that would be in they intend to sell my address to the
junk-mail services. I asked about this and the representative got evasive.
I asked to talk to their manager and was given the run around. I left a
message for the manager to call me and none ever did. I've also called them
again this afternoon and again the manager "was not available". Again I
left a message for the customer service manager to call me but I still
haven't recieved a call and I doubt that I will.
I would strongly advise anyone NOT to do business with this company! Not
only do they fail to deliver the support that they say they will but they
also don't bother to reply to e-mails or phone calls. In addition, it
appears that they WILL re-sell their customer's personal information to the
junk-mail services and I would have to assume to any others such as
SPAMMERS and telephone silicitors as well. As for me, I'm going to contact
my credit card service and have them retract my payment to IPSWITCH and I
will never do business with them again!
Joe
Grab it Jay!
Joe
At 09:52 PM 8/27/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Seeing the HP-85 thread on the list, I remembered that I had one of these
>I wanted to get rid of. I'm asking $20 + shipping for it. I'm in West
>Lafayette, IN.
>
>Pat
>--
>Purdue University ITAP/RCS
>Information Technology at Purdue
>Research Computing and Storage
>http://www.itap.purdue.edu/rcs/
I have a source willing to get me 4 RL02 drives, a bunch of cartridges for
same, and a bunch of RK05 packs - all located in Rochester, NY. He's not sure
he wants to ship. Any chance a listmember could pick up for me and ship for a
fee?
>From same source I might also get a microvax, RSX distros and manuals, etc.
I now have an RK05 drive, so I am hoping to get my 8E up and running in a real
fashion. Still need 16 sector packs for the RK05 though. Oh, and I also
recently acquired an HP-85, man that thing is cute! Anyone have an assembler
rom module they will part with, and an advanced programming rom? Or better
yet, has anyone managed to reproduce the ... whatsit called... rom programming
pack, so you can copy the roms and use them that way?
Jay West
