Thanks all for the explanation.
I have put some new pictures on my website (www.pdp-11.nl)
Goto [Homebrew 'PDP-11'] -> [spin off]. To get the LED's on the photo
the colors of the artwork are not correct; the smal picture above it
is more like it. The latest source code is available in the ZIP file
(and with and without RealConsole in the two S19 record files).
The S19 without RealConsole will run stand-alone on the Core Board
(no I/O Board needed) if the 32k RAM chip is installed.
I will certainly check out David's PDP-8 online. Cool!
greetz,
- Henk, PA8PDP.
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From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Sent: 11-11-2004 18:32
Subject: Re: one more question about pdp8/e console switches behaviour
I think people have answered your questions but if not my online PDP-8
interface should work like the real front panel. It is a real 8/E but
the web interface is a custom board I made. I copied the front panel
logic
so it should act the same and it seemed to in my testing.
http://www.pdp8.net/run.shtml
David Gesswein
http://www.pdp8.net/ -- Run an old computer with blinkenlights.
Have any PDP-8 stuff you're willing to part
with?
> [...Norsk Data NORD-10/S...]
> Oh man, det er kjempe, KJEMPEkult!
Hehe. visst faen :)
>Now I _really_ need to find a way to move back to Norway! You wouldn't
>happen to know of a job in the area looking for a mouse? :-)
Bring a PDP-11 and I'll stash you in the basement ;)
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pdfs of the fiche scans are trickling onto
www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/fiche/200dpi
I'm doing the diagnostic listings first, then any other
documents that are readable and don't already appear from
paper scans. I'll have a list of the full contents later
tonight on bitsavers.
At 19:13 10/11/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>At "Au Vieux PC" (where shopping is always an Adventure) I spotted a T4400
>with docking station and parallele port to SCSI addapter and other bits.
>All for 15 CAD.
>
>However, the T4400 has a BIOS password.
>http://www.bitlink.ca/Library/toshiba.shtml Says that it's impossible to
>remove the password. Anyone here have any other ideas?
>
>Also, anyone want this beast?
>
>-Philip
Philip,
If you have a parallel port, you should be able to do it. I have never done
this myself, however it is reported by many to work on Toshiba laptops:
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This method works on all older (ancient) models.
This is what you need:
1. Your notebook
2. An empty formatted diskette (720 kb or 1,44 mb)
3. A second computer (e.g. a DOS desktop PC)
4. A hex-editor (e.g. Norton DiskEdit or HexWorks)
This is what you have to do:
1. Start the desktop PC and start the hex-editor
2. Put the disk in drive A:
3. Change the first five bytes of sector 2 (boot sector is sector 1)
to: 4B 45 59 00 00
4. Save it! Now you have a KEYDISK
5. Remove the disk from drive A:
6. Put the disk in the notebook drive
7. Start the notebook in Boot Mode (push the reset button)
8. Press Enter when asked for Password:
9. You will be asked to Set Password again. Press Y and Enter.
10. You now see the BIOS configuration where you can set a new password.
Of course this will only work if you can still boot the machine.
Newer models try:
Toshiba notebook BIOS password removal via Parallel Port
If you make a simple device that you connect to your parallel port, a
lot of Toshiba computers remove the password when you boot it up. The
device, named "loopback" by some, could be made out of any parallel
wire with 25pins connectors. You should connect these pins:
1-5-10,
2-11,
3-17,
4-12,
6-16,
7-13,
8-14,
9-15
For those who care, what is connect to what
1-5-10, 1=Strob, 5 =data bit 3, 10 = ack
2-11, 2=data bit 0, 11=Busy
3-17, 3=data bit 1, 17=SLCT IN
4-12, 4=data bit 2, 12=Paper End
6-16, 6=data bit 4, 16=reset
7-13, 7=data bit 5, 13=SLCT (out)
8-14, 8=data bit 6, 14=Auto feed
9-15 9=data bit 7, n/c sometimes +5v
If you have a newer laptop again, one without a parallel port you will
need a special USB password removal tool, and they cost much more.
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If you give up on it or otherwise decide to unload it, I have some interest
(located in Ottawa).
Regards,
Dave
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dunfield (dot) Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com
com Vintage computing equipment collector.
http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/index.html
Re: "Obviously the value would be greatly enhanced if we could knock up an
index (document title or part number, where it starts, where it ends) and
better yet if individual docs could be pulled out into separate pdfs."
All of this is fairly easy if you have full-version Adobe Acrobat. I'm not
saying it's not time consuming, but it's far less difficult than many people
(who have never used full-version Acrobat, but have only used the reader)
would suspect.
I MIGHT do it if I get access to the files. Downloading 1,000 jpegs will
probably take a lot more time than consolidating them into a PDF file, which
can then be fairly indexed.
I'm aware of someone that is looking to get some of the books they
publish into a modern format. Curently the data exists in such
formats as IBM Mag Cards and Scenicwriter, as well as other formats.
Does anyone know of anyway of converting these two formats into
something like RTF?
Zane
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I have been ready for 20 years to dump "Uncle Bill" but every time I
try to switch to Linux I run into problems that seem insurmountable.
Recently I have been looking at the Linspire line of products...Lindows
in particular. It looks like what I need, BUT....just as always, when I
ask about compatibility with the various applications that I now run
under XP I get the same run-around. "Get it and try with Wine and see
if it works." If I have to get drunk first, I am not interested...#8-)
I can't do that. There are programs I need and I cannot just take a
chance that "maybe it will work" My main concerns are Adobe PDF
creator, Adobe Photo Shop, Netscape, and particularly Easy Office 2001
which contains all my data in Easy Spreadsheet files that are not
compatible with Excel (even though they are supposed to be).
I don't want to have to go out and buy an all new set of apps. That
makes the relatively low price of Lindows immaterial. And besides, all
my files would likely be incompatible so I lose all my old data unless I
keep two machines. Also, I use Netscape for browser and E Mail and I
have tons of mail files and bookmarks that I would have to figure out
how to get over to Lindows...Unless Netscape will run under Lindows. ????
I know there are free apps that can do word processing and spreadsheets
and photo processing, but they appear to be "stripped down" versions.
I can network the old and new computers ( I already have the LAN in
operation with two MS OS computers on it) then I could download all my
files and programs into the new computer....IF I COULD BE SURE that they
would work with the Lindows OS. Spending $49 to try what might be a
failure is NOT an option.
Does anyone have any suggestions other than buy it and hope it works?
Equipment just saw outside at a surplus dealer:
2 Xerox 820's of some type,
1 DEC Minc-11,
1 DEC PDP-11/73,
1 Osborne-1,
1 DEC Gi-Gi,
4 Wang MVPs with Terminals and Peripherals.
No connection to dealer.
Contact:
Pembelton Electronics, Inc.
Ft Wayne, IN 46808
(260) 484-1812
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So VCF 7.0 was pretty damn awesome. Thanks to all who came, especially to
those who exhibited.
Attendance was lower than last year, but the turnout was still really
good. I won't have an absolute number for a few more days yet.
I'll try to get the photo gallery up a lot quicker this time. Look for
that in the next two weeks.
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Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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