Can a few people check out my site for rendering problems and report
back to me. I'm not anywhere near finished but I need to know if
everything appears to be working. It looks ok to me with Mozilla but I
haven't installed Opera and don't use IE. My one box with Safari
installed is still in the storage facility.
Thanks,,
James
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www.blackcube.org The Texas State Home for Wayward and Orphaned Computers
I don't bother with many hamfests any more, as most seem to be
turning into intel x86 clone shows. However, one hamfest that
has never disappointed me is the CARA (Columbia (Maryland) Amateur
Radio Association) hamfest held each October. This year's fest
was no exception. It was pretty small this year due (probably)
to the threatening rain, but I was still able to score the
following for under $15 total (including $6 to get in):
Bugtrap Model 2074 Logic comparator with manual and clips/probes.
_Logic_Circuits_and_Microcomputer_Systems_ copyright 1980
by Wiatrawski and House
intel 8-Bit Embedded Controller Handbook (1989)
and (best for last)
ADM-3A interactive display terminal operator's handbook
(first printing, copyright 1975)
ADM-3A Maintenance Manual in an LSI Data Products vinyl 3-ring binder.
Full schematics, troubleshooting section, keyswitch repair/maintenance,
etc.
A good Saturday morning's haul, I think.
Bill
Hi
Have stumbled over the messages about HP5245, I have one, its
been working for years but now its developed some faults some
of the digits are stuck on a number.Like to have some basic diagrams
before I start fault finding, diagram of the two display boards
decade counter boards would be nice.
Kind Regards Carlo Kowcun (Italy)
Anyone know of any solid state drive replacements for MFM hard drives?
I know Wilson is making MFM->SCSI drive.
And other companies make SMD and RK05 SSD plug ins.
Anyone heard of a MFM SSD?
If not, might be a fun project.
Thanks,
Ed K.
I've got a couple Aries Research Marix SS tower boxes that I'm getting
real close to scrapping out for lack of any reason to keep them. These
are Sparc servers basically. One's got 512MB RAM. The other has some
unknown amount across 16 30-pin SIMMs (perhaps 4MB to 16MB each?)
I've then got two similarly-styled tower chasses from the same
manufacturer that have 5 Micropolis 1926 (2GB) drives each.
See photos here:
http://www.siconic.com/computers/Aries/
I'm hoping there's someone that would want the parts out of
these...perhaps the memory or drives or CPU. Or maybe you're interested
in the entire box. Who knows. I'd just hate to scrap them before I
offered the stuff up to the list.
I would like a nominal bit of cash to make it worth my time to pack and
ship. It's all available, in whole or in part. First come first served.
If there are no takers within a couple days, these will be ripped apart
and everything will go off to the vultures.
Act fast!
Contact me off-list of course.
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Anyone know what this is? I bought two of them today. They're aluminium
boxes about 9" tall, 4" wide and 1 1/2" thick. They have a four digit LED
display and a hex keypad on the front. On the LH side is a rotory switch to
set the BAUD rate (110 to 9600). Also a pushbutton labeled INS and a jack
labeled "remote INS". (Any guesses what INS means?) On the RH side is a
reset switch and a DB-25F connector. On the bottom of the front panel are
four rocker switches labeled "Diag" and "1", "2" and "3" with "TEST" above
the 1, 2 and 3 switches. On the back is a label that says "Western Union
Information Systems", "TWX V Diagnostic Control Panel", "Type Number
900012/IDP 01 995922", the unit serial number and "Made in USA". There's a
place for the date but, unfortunately, it's blank. On the top is a 50 pin
ribbon cable header. When I got these they had a ribbon cable connecting
both units together but I doubt that they're supposed to be used that way.
Note that there's no OFF/ON switch or power connector on thse. They must
get their power from the unit under test. BTW TWX means teletypewriter
exchange service but no idea what TWX V means. Based on this and the
Western Union logo I'm guessing/hoping that these are made for testing
teletypes.
Joe
Looking for about 10 5.25" blank Apple II or Atari 800 compatible
diskettes...just need something to play around with...
Pete
pbmain(a)wideopenwest.com
Dave,
I saw your note on some forum asking about Heathkit H8 software.
I, too, have an old H8. I built it in the mid 70s. Unfortunately I didn't keep any of the old software on cassette.
Did you find someone that would get you copies of any of the apps?
I'd be interested in paying for copies as I am trying to get mine back up and running.
I am especially interested in Basic.
Please reply to me personal email randy(a)randyray.com
Thanks,
Randy
I am so close to having my Morrow Decision I working again, but....
I have 3 MPZ80 CPU cards, and I can boot up a 1 drive floppy based CP/M
system but I really want to get a HD system working (BTW, thank you Allison
for the ST-506's). However all three monitor ROMs are version 4.47 which is
set up for the Micronix OS they also sold. Apparently there is some code in
there which sets a different sector size for Micronix rather than for CP/M,
and possibly has other differences as well. I am not interersted in running
Micronix (even though I seem to have the complete (?) C source code for it).
When I boot from a CP/M floppy, I can use the Morrow HD format program to
format the HD, but it always gives me sector time out errors for each head
during the verify phase (presumably because of whatever is in the 4.47 ROM).
What I need is a copy of version 3.7 (it's on a 2732).
Anyone out there with ROM I can copy or can copy one for me?
Thanks.
Bob Stek
Saver of Lost Sols
