Scored this from the local "cleanup week", sans monitor, keyboard and mouse.
Has the DayStar Digital 100 MHz PPC upgrade board installed. Now, what do I
do with it? I have a keyboard and mouse on the way.
I have plenty of "standard" PC VGA monitors. Will these probably work? What
OS would suit this machine the "best". I am primarily a Xenix/Linux/Solaris
man, with a smattering of Microsoft products. Which OS will be the most
"usefull" I know the machine has at least 48 Meg of RAM. Not sure exactly
until I get it connected to a monitor.
What are the Pros and Cons of each OS?
Thanks for any suggestions,
Kelly
>* If indeed this is an S100 machine then don't do it!
Having never seen an S100 machine I can't say for sure, but I did open
the case today and there are no slots of any kind. Just a bunch of ICs
soldered to a single board (actually, two boards, but one appears to be
just for controlling the keypad and display).
My guess is, it is just a custom unit, and I really don't think it has
any value.
I have to dig thru my slide projectors, some of the info I found leads me
to believe some of the Kodak ones I have should support the remote
connector. I've never noticed a 7 pin connector before, but the way the
extra two pins are placed, I may have simply not paid attention when
plugging in a standard 5 pin remote. Baring finding a usable slide
projector, I'll be returning it to where I got it, curbside garbage.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
Howdy,
I'm doing some archilogy in a local garage and finding some interesting
things. I've only just begun but I thought I'd ask if anyone would like
to see these scanned:
- tek 611 storage scope manual
- PDP-6 schematics
It looks like pdp-6 prints may already be in bitsavers - I'm not a pdp-6 person
Didn't see any 611 info.
-brad
>You also didn't say what the connector is installed in!
This one in particular doesn't fit in the 10 year rule. Its from an
original iMac. Its the power connector. It looks similar to an ATX
connector, but it is smaller and has more pins.
> I
>assume you have one half of a connector pair, and want the
>other.
Yup, I have one side, and I want the other so I can splice in a new power
supply.
>If you can get the connector out, with a magnifier look for
>molded-in letters IDing the manu or brand, often << 1mm or .010"
>or so.
I was able to find on it "FoxConn". It was almost completely rubbed off
(or just poorly molded in), so I missed that on the first pass. I did
check FoxConn's web site, and they do seem to have pics of most of their
stuff. It is going to be a royal PITA, but I suspect I will just have to
click thru their online list and hope I find the right one. (On a first
try, I wasn't able to find something that looked right AND had the right
number of pins AND right pitch for the pins).
>If you can't, do the classic hold-a-ruler-up-to-it and take a
>300dpi photo and post it and ak the list to look at it.
If I don't have luck on FoxConn's web site tonight, I'll probably upload
a pic and see if anyone recognizes it.
Otherwise, I may just have to find pins that fit and put them all in
place, then use silicone caulk or hot glue to make my own shell to hold
them in the right alignment.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
Is there any reliable place to check what the name of a connector style
is? I have one I am trying to track down so I can purchase a replacement.
But most of the catalogs that sell large assortments of connectors don't
have pictures of each style. That makes it tough to buy the right thing
when you don't know what it is called.
In this case, the connector looks rather like an ATX power plug. Only
physically smaller (but has more pins). I'm sure Mouser will have what I
want, as soon as I find what it is called so I can look it up.
I go thru this on a regular basis, so I didn't know if someone knew of a
web site, or of some dealer who's catalog actually showed pictures of
each style.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
I can't find a date on this thing, so it might be off topic, but visually
it sure looks older then 10 years.
I got this from the "it isn't selling so it is now garbage, help
yourself" pile at a garage sale over the weekend. It is labeled as an AVL
Coyote Memory Programmer. Near as I can find, it is a slide projector
dissolve controller. It has 3 wires hanging from it that I'd guess plug
into slide projector remote ports. However, all the slide projectors I
have seen have 5 pin jacks. These cables have the standard 5 pin plug,
but there are an additional 2 pins below it that will prevent them from
being used with any slide projects I have.
It also has two RCA style jacks labeled Play In and Record Out. I'm
taking a guess they are saving and loading any programming you have done.
(There are Memory Save and Memory Load buttons on the keyboard that helps
me draw this conclusion).
Without knowing how to use it, I can't say if it works or not. It powers
on, and in just pressing the buttons, I think some of the keys may not
work. They are pressure pad like keys, and it feels like the top of the
pads is lifting up, so the keys that don't seem to do anything could just
be failing to make contact (or could only work in some combination or
under certain times).
Does anyone know anything about this thing? Any idea where I can locate a
manual? Is there anyone that has been hunting for one of these and would
like it? I'd be interested in playing with it if I can figure out how to
use it and can find slide projectors that work with it, but it isn't
anything that I'd do more than play with, so if there is someone that
would love to have it, I can probably be persuaded to give it away.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
Well Tektronix stuff is still finding it's way to me! I went out this
morning and found a Tektronix 7D15 Counter Timer plug-in and a Tektronix
Microlab I in the bottom on a basket of scrap. Does anyone know anything
about the Microlab? I thought it was some kind of digital trainer but found
a referenece on the net,
<http://www.spies.com/~dd/TE/Tillman/Tek7000-Tillman.html>, about it being
used with a special interface board to test Tek 7854 o'scopes (presumably
the digital sections). It's mounted in a blue case similar to those used
for the Tek 83x Communications Analyzers. Once you open the cover there is
a hinged clear plastic cover on the LH side inside. The clear cover has a
square opening that leads to a card slot in the main unit. On the RH side
is a panel with an 8 digit LED display. The left four digits are labeled
"address" and the right four are labeled "data". Below that is a hex
kexpad. There are also four more keys along the RH edge. They are labeled
"reset", "load address", "load data", "inc" and "dec". The sixteen hex keys
also have shifted functions that look like something that would be found on
a digital trainer. One the left side of the case near the rear are two 1/8"
jacks that are labeled "cassette in" and "cassette out". One the right side
of the case near the back are two DB-25 connectors, one labeled "RS-232
terminal" and the other labeled "RS-232 MODEM". I opened the case to check
inside and found that it only has sone circuit board in it. It has a lot of
TTL ICs, some 2114 RAMs, three 6850 UARTs but no CPU! I suppose the CPU is
on the plug-in card (that I don't have :-(
Anybody know anything about these? I couldn't find anything in my '86
Tektronix catalog and only one mention on the net.
Joe
Thanks Antonio. My manual is a bit older: TC1251002 Rev E, June, 1983.
I am going to scan it anyway; a request gives me a good reason to pick up
some scanning work after a long idle time. As I said, I will scan in what
the manuals calles "Sections". You/Guy/etc. can download what is relevant
before I remove it from my site (URL follows when it's up).
Now it's time to fill that 8th CD-ROM with FMPS and manuals ...
- Henk, PA8PDP.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
Sent: 11-10-2004 21:49
Subject: RE: Emulex TC12 controller
> If this manual seems to be what you are looking for I can scan it
> at 600 dpi. Big file, but when printed gives very good copies!
> The contents (briefly): Introduction - General Description -
> Functional
> Description - Packet Processing - Installation - TC12 Option
> Switches -
> Address Selection - Autoconfigure and VMS, RSTS/E and RSX-11M.
> See mainecoon for an impression of the scan quality -- they
> are my work.
There are already a few TC02 and TC12 things online (see
vt100.net/manx).
In addition there are some on bitsavers in pdf/emulex.
I also have "TC12/FS (TS11 Compatible) Tape Coupler Technical Manual",
part number "TC1251002 Rev H". I picked this up from somewhere on
the net but I do not remember where (and it does not seem to be
on bitsavers). If it is not still around somewhere, I could
make it available for long enough to get it online somewhere.
Hopefully this might save you some scanning work!
Antonio
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Antonio Carlini arcarlini(a)iee.org
LINC Tape Control
Hi,
I found your message below while googling around for Plato information.
You probabley already know, but there's an emulated Cyber running PLATO
online now at http://www.cyber1.org
Greetings,
Jan.
From: Claude.W cctech(a)classiccmp.org
Date: Fri Aug 2 14:14:31 2002
Subject: Plato terminal
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Id love to see the old Plato running again.
Does anyone here know anyone that worked or was involved in Plato
closely
and might be able to get some kinda "emulator" project going off the
ground?
Writing up a terminal emulator might not be dramatic but emulating the
cybers that ran plato might be more of a challenge...
This would be totaly wild and while I dont have a lotta time for stuff
like
this...this one would probably get some attention from me...
And if I could find listing of some games I had written, Id go totaly
wild...SPACE ATTACK was one of them.
Seems TELUQ (Tele-Universitee here in Quebec) was very involved in
Plato.
But I have yet to find some people from "back then"....
Claude
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Jan Dujardin | http://www.jandujardin.com
