>>Their QA person needs to be reamed with a rusty iron poker.
>I'm from germany and so please tell me what is a rusty iron poker?
>Greetings from
>Fritz Chwolka
That would be one of two things, either a person who pokes rusty iron
<grin> or a tool used to poke a fire in a stove or fireplace
Rich Stephenson
> > Can anyone ID a Digital PC based on this Model?
> > VENTURIS S100 MODEL FR-A711AZ-00
> > I *think* it's really a Venturis 5100 but I can't seem to get
> > anything anywhere to find anything on the model number
> > quoted. The owner is trying to get some ram for it, if it's a
> > 5100 then it looks to be common or garden 16mb 72pin non parity.
> > Anyone able to confirm?
>
> I'm reasonably sure you have a Venturis 5100 (five not ess).
>
The model number comes up in the range of products referred to as "Venturis FX". My laptop QRL doesn't show that particular variant - it jumps from FR-A70AW to FR-A75AW - but it should be a 100MHz Pentium, using 70ns 32bit SIMM modules. The "inside the firewall" library (updated just this morning, 8/27/03!) also shows a listing for 60ns EDO, but that may only work on the higher-end machines (as I recall they went up to 200MHz).
Dale
I went to Titusville today and rescued the NEC APC that Bill Yakowenko
posted a message about earlier this week. It's a model APC-H03P and the box
says that it has a color CRT. Can anyone tell me what it has in it based on
the model number? Can anyone send me disks or docs for it? Looks like this
one <http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=333>.
While I was there I found a DEC DECstaation 3100 with external tape
drive, external hard drive and a BIG box of Ultrix/32 manuals. I grabbed it
to. Anyone have any info on this one?
Joe
Hi Marvin
Have you had any respond to mail you sent? I've sent
to two of these so far and had no replies.
Dwight
>From: "Marvin Johnston" <marvin(a)rain.org>
>
>I disagree; there just aren't enough of this type of postings to be
>concerned about ... except for those people with an excess of time on
>their hands :). And they are on topic!
>
>Jay West wrote:
>>
>> I agree totally.
>>
>> However, the only way to deal with it is close the list from public posting,
>> or have me read each post in detail and make a judgement call. I'm open to
>> suggestions.
>>
>> Jay West
>>
>> From: Vintage Computer Festival
>> These kinds of messages are almost getting as bad as the spam.
>>
>> On Fri, 22 Aug 2003, Will Davis wrote:
>>
>> > I am interested in it if you do. Please drop me a line back. Thanks. Will
>> I
>> > have a workslate, workslate pen plotter, Several bits of software on
>> > the minicassettes the workslated uses.
>> >
>> > Who wants it?
>> >
>> > Whatcha got to trade?
>> >
>> > Anybody got a Poly 88 5 board working S100 bus computer?
>> >
>> > Atari Portfolio?
>> >
>> > Any HP handheld (hp 35, hp 67, hp 97, hp41, hp 71, hp 75)
>> >
>> > just because it's not on the list doesn't mean I am not interested in
>> > it.
>> >
>> > Wanna trade?
>> >
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>> >
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>> >
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>>
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I wrote:
> I sent this reply a couple of days ago but it never
>appeared in the digest so I can only assume that
>it went into the univeral bit bucket. Here it is again.
OK it didn't get lost, the digest I received yesterday
covered August 16-20.
ed sharpe wrote:
>Doug, Kudos on the Korn complements, could not
>think of a better source of congrats.
Dr. Korn's web site is at http://members.aol.com/gatmkorn
For those that are not familar with Dr. Korn's books -
Books authored or co-authored by Dr Granino Korn:
1952 - Electronic Analog Computers
1956 - Electronic Analog Computers (second edition)
1961 - Mathematical Handbook for Scientists and Engineers
1964 - Electronic Analog and Hybrid Computers
1965 - Basic Tables in Electrical Engineering
1965 - Random-process Simulation and Measurements
1968 - Manual of Mathematics
1968 - Mathematical Handbook for Scientists and Engineers (second edition)
1972 - Electronic Analog and Hybrid Computers (second edition)
1973 - Minicomputers for Engineers and Scientists
1975 - Operational Amplifier Theory and Applications
1978 - Microprocessors and Small Digital Computer Systems
1989 - Interactive Dynamic-system Simulation
1991 - Neural-network Experiments on Personal Computers and Workstations
1991 - Operational Amplifier Theory and Applications (second edition)
1995 - Neural Networks and Fuzzy-logic Control on Personal Computers and
Workstations
1998 - Interactive Dynamic-system Simulation under Microsoft Windows
co-editor-in chief of the McGraw-Hill Computer Handbook (1962) and
the Digital Computer User's Handbook (1967).
ed sharpe wrote:
> tried to find the manual online, do you have any plans to PDF any of
this
>material?
Not right now. I have just about everything I own packed up and in storage
in anticipation of an up coming move, but as soon as I get a chance I'll
send you a copy.
I sent a link to your picture of the 3500 to the person at Brookhaven
National Laboratory that was in charge of the 1997 recreation of the
Higinbotham "Tennis For Two" demonstration. He is anxious to find
a rack mounted Donner model 30 to be a part of a permanent display.
The problem is that the model 3500 are much more common and
easier to find.
--Doug
=========================================
Doug Coward
@ home in Poulsbo, WA
Analog Computer Online Museum and History Center
http://dcoward.best.vwh.net/analog
=========================================
I am trying to get that thing to send the current time to an HP-87
but so far it is refusing to work.
I have succeded in sending commands TO the clock (e.g. OUTPUT 717;"P" stops
the clock while OUTPUT 717;"T" restarts it). After both commands the
"ADDRESSED" LED comes on, but if I do a ENTER 717;A$ the HP-87 freezes.
I do not have the manual, so I am bit lost.
I also have a couple of questions regarding this machine:
a) What does the INT/EXT switch do? My machine appears to work only when the
switch is in the INT position.
b) Both data and time digits have their decimal points lit. Is this normal?
Can I turn them off?
Thanks
**vp
Hi Tony
Would you be able to let me have copies of the manuals for the 4070?
I have one and don't know how to interface it to my PC so that I can print
tapes to run my old tape controlled CNC's.
I was using a Data Dynamics Zip which uses an Epson Punch but that has now
expired and so I want to utilize the Facit.
I believe you are in Cambridge?
I live in Whittlesford and have my workshop in Meldreth.
Look forward to hearing from you,
Best regards
Paul
I saw a message from you on some messageboard, A year ago I got an ASR33 and
it worked, but unbeknowns to me the rubber? cover over the hammer had fallen
off/disintegrated/wasn't there, it wasn't until the print started to degrade I
realized what was going on. So now I need a new printball and some advice on
what to do about the missing rubber? hammer cover.
I've been scouring the web for a while now and no luck,
sorry for the email in the blind, feel free to ignore, but any help welcome,
thanks
Tim Corrie
http://tim.sherri.ugate.net
While changing channels I came across a movie, "The Honeymoon Machine" staring Steve McQueen from 1961. They were using onboard ship mainframe computer to compute odds for roulette wheel and using signaling lantern to send messages to/from ship to casino. Computer named Max. Interesting use of military computer system.
Mike
> And they are on topic!
The problem is, people are posting from old messages from google
searches and may not even know enough to look at the current msgs
for replies (they don't know they're sending to a mailing list)
Would it be possible to change the reply address on messages older
than a few months to something other than the cctalk address? At
least you could auto send a reply to them saying that you aren't
sending a message to the person that posted the message.
