test-drb January 2004

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TE16 capstan roller is very sticky -- what to do?

by GOOI＠oce.nl

Hi all, I saw on eBay an auction for one TE16 tape drive capstan wheel. I have two TE16's in my collection (www.pdp-11.nl) and when I moved them to my new museum (check "The making of ..." link), I noticed that one capstan is orange colored and has white mold stips on it, and the other capstan is black colored and is very sticky ... :-( I have read about went-goo capstans of the TU58 recently. Should I go for the auction? The problem is that this is a short term solution, and just for *one* of my tape drives. Is there an other option, preferably a better one to solve the capstan problems? tnx, - Henk, PA8PDP

22 years, 1 month

ot: adf scanners

by classiccmp.org＠irrelevant.fsnet.co.uk

A bit ago there was some chat about ADF scanners, and cheap sources. Just spotted a raft of second user HP ADF scanners at one of my occasional suppliers. At prices from ?35 (+ Carriage + VAT, min order ?70 so you could get a couple of PCs to go with it..) they seem fairly reasonable. I've had good experiences with their after sales service too. They mostly do ex-corporate stuff, so have lots of older PeeCee and similar server kit available should you want anything along that line. http://161.58.154.50/cgi-bin/osa/ViewPage.cgi?templateName=category.htx&cat… (or if that's too long, www.concordeuk.com click "online auction" then "online store") no affiliation, just a customer. Rob

22 years, 1 month

Cromemco SCC Eproms

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jan 20, 14:23, Joe Abbott wrote: > Does anyone have images of Rom 0 and Rom 1 for > Cromemco SCC S100 single board Z80 computer? My > manual states first half of Rom 0 contains monitor > progrom and remaining Rom 0 and Rom 1 contain 3k Basic > Interpreter. Source code or hex listing would be OK > too. I believe Eproms were part no. MCB-416 and they > are 2716s. I have a Cromemco SCC, but I'm afraid mine only has the first EPROM (yes, it's an NEC 2716). I can dump the data from that. It seems I also want the second half. Anyone else got it? -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 1 month

the museum was just given a nice IBM PC that is a luggable need ads and info!

by esharpe＠uswest.net

the museum was just given a nice IBM PC that is a luggable... sort of like a compact! have not seen many of these... are they scarce? would like to find any advertising material or manuals etc that would complement it in the IBM display... had not really planned on having each and every model on display but this is kinda cute... let us know if you have any related or scans of related stuff! Thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC Please check our web site at http://www.smecc.org to see other engineering fields, communications and computation stuff we buy, and by all means when in Arizona drop in and see us. address: coury house / smecc 5802 w palmaire ave glendale az 85301

22 years, 1 month

In Memoriam...James M. Early

by esharpe＠uswest.net

see more at the home page www.smecc.org In Memoriam...James M. Early Jim was a friend of the museum and a mentor to me during the formation of it back in the days it occupied some shared space with Computer Exchange Inc. in the old industrial part on Desert Cove in Phoenix Arizona. Jim wrote several articles and spent extensive time editing on Volume #2 and #3 of "VINTAGE ELECTRICS. His background at Bell Laboratories proved invaluable when we cataloged some of the more obscure artifacts in the K. D. Smith Collection. K. D. Was his first supervisor at Bell Laboratories. His words always possessed wisdom and humor, Jim we will miss hearing you... -Ed Sharpe, Archivist for SMECC Thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC Please check our web site at http://www.smecc.org to see other engineering fields, communications and computation stuff we buy, and by all means when in Arizona drop in and see us. address: coury house / smecc 5802 w palmaire ave glendale az 85301

22 years, 1 month

Aquarius II on eBay didn't sell at over $400

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Check it out http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2779174663

22 years, 1 month

Switch specs for Compupro/Godbout Econoram XIII

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

Hi Anyone have the switch specs for this board? Thanks Dwight

22 years, 1 month

Foothill College ham swap on TV

by vcf＠siconic.com

I'm watching this program called Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel where they examine various contemporary myths or urban legends and either debunk or confirm them. The first was various myths about microwave ovens. They actually perform the various myths (putting in a spoon, fork, aluminum/aluminium foil) on camera in a sort of scientific way. The second myth is Lucille Ball recounting how the fillings in her teeth caused her to pick up radio signals from a local radio studio. So to test this, they needed to build a radio transmitter. They showed the team heading over to Foothill College (local Silicon Valley college) for the famous 2nd Saturday of the month ham swap. They even described it as "legendary" (it is). They showed various scenes of scrounging and some of the nerds there and one was even someone I know(!) (It was Barry Tuttleman for you locals) Kinda cool. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

22 years, 1 month

Free To a good home.

by cvisors＠carnagevisors.net

Hi, I have an Commodore 128D that I have had for about 5 years or so, that I have done absolutly nothing with, and I would love if there was some one, who would like it. the only issue is that it would be pickup only, and I am in Melbourne, Australia. Benjamin

22 years, 1 month

"ON-TV"......

by erich＠langrafix.net

Dear Dan Veeneman, Do you have any old "ONTV" boxes (descramblers/receivers) that you'd like to sell -- I'm a young collector of odd media from my youth and I'd really love to get a hold of one of these things to put on top of my TV. Thanks in advance! Eric www.langrafix.com 773.486.9673 I found you here from an "ONTV" search on google: http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2002-June/002738.html

22 years, 1 month

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