test-drb November 2004

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458 discussions

by cb＠mythtech.net

>Mines a A9M106, and seems to be compatible with my Mac Classic, That is >if my >mac classic can grok an 800K drive. Yes, the classic can handle an 800k drive. Support for the 800k disks was dropped I believe in software, not hardware sometime around OS 8.?? Any Mac that has a floppy port should be able to work with an 800k drive, with the exception of possibly the 128k (the 512 needs the "Init 20" init to use an 800k drive, that same init may work with the 128. I have a feeling I've used it to add an HD20 to the 128 in the past, but I can't be sure, and I've seen reports that the HD20 does NOT work with the 128... if the reports are right, and I'm wrong, then the 128 should also fail to use an 800k drive for the same lack of HFS support reason) The Classic will work just fine with an 800k drive. The harder part will be finding 800k disks! (you can't reliably use HD disks as 800k. It will work, but not for long) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

20 years, 1 month

Classic Mac Gurus! - Tell me please

by cb＠mythtech.net

>Can an Apple II 3 1/2 drive be attached to the floppy port >of a Mac Classic II? > >Can this damage my Mac Classic II? > >I am currently running system 7.1 > > > >I think it's an 800K drive. It depends on the drive. Some were compatible between the two lines, others would fry the drive controller. If you do a search on the actual drive part number, that should give you the answers you seek. This web site may be all you need to find your drive and if it will work with both <http://www.mandrake.demon.co.uk/Apple/drives.html> -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

20 years, 1 month

Classic Mac Gurus! - Tell me please

by ron.hudson＠sbcglobal.net

Can an Apple II 3 1/2 drive be attached to the floppy port of a Mac Classic II? Can this damage my Mac Classic II? I am currently running system 7.1 I think it's an 800K drive.

20 years, 1 month

Xerox GUI on a PC???

by mross666＠hotmail.com

>Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 02:58:10 +0000 >From: cvendel(a)att.net >Subject: Xerox GUI on a PC??? >Is there a PD program that can be downloaded to run a PC to give it the >look & >feel of the original Xerox Altos or Star 8010 ??? Yes. GVWin. It's not entirely PD - mostly obsolete abandonware as far as I understand. Get it here: http://www.corestore.org/gvwin21.zip There's another implementation - GVX - which does the same job under X on SunOS and (I think) AIX. But it's a bugger to configure! Mike http://www.corestore.org

20 years, 1 month

PDP-11/73 questions

by drb＠msu.edu

I found an OEM 11/73 at Salvage this morning. It was built by Netcom. I'm trying to identify a few boards that are in it. Wonder if anyone can help? There's a pair of double-width boards marked KHV1, one says "COMMS CHIPCARD", the other says "DMA CARD". The boards are connected by a wide ribbon cable. The latter has a handwritten tape label which says "Modified 422 / DTR tied active / provides xmit clks". I take this to mean this is some type of RS-422 interface, but can't find any notes about it online. The other item (two of them, actually, identical) has virtually no identifying markings. It's a quad width board, marked "(C) Orange, CA 92665". The reverse has a small icon of a whale, and says "MOEBI QUICK". There may be text under then handles, but they're essentially riveted onto the board. In the center of the back edge of the board, there's a wide ribbon cable connector. Multiport serial boards perhaps? I believe this was probably a Merit SCP machine (node CES1), for anyone who was around educational networking in Michigan over 15 years ago. There's a board in the machine which is definitely a custom item, marked "MFV (C) 1984 UMNET", which I'm sure was developed by the U of Michigan/Merit folks. The latter appears to have its own processor, EPROMs, etc. The other boards in the machine are the CPU, and a DEC 128k RAM board. Images (warning: LARGE, about 3 MB each) are at: http://yagi.h-net.msu.edu/img_1282.jpg (quad board) http://yagi.h-net.msu.edu/img_1284.jpg (double board, COMMS) http://yagi.h-net.msu.edu/img_1286.jpg (double board, DMA) Any assistance would be much appreciated. Dennis Boone

20 years, 1 month

HP2100/HP1000

by aek＠spies.com

> Same goes for (HP) Apollo Domain/OS ... 10.4 is taken care of. Hopefully someone is taking care of the earlier cart and floppy versions. I've been bugging the person who was working on the NetBSD port to the DN3/4xxx series for the hardware info he was able to find but he's stopped replying to emails. Finding hardware info would be a good thing to archive as well. I'm still trying to find a Tek 8550 or DOS/50 software, or the distrib/diag floppies for the 856x

20 years, 1 month

"Eagle" CPM machine, all-in-one, w/manuals needs a home

by I.Savvidis＠cmc.ase.gr

Hi Bill. I'd be interested if it's still available. Kind regards, John -----Original Message----- From: Bill Pileggi [mailto:wpileggi@juno.com] Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 5:58 AM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: "Eagle" CPM machine, all-in-one, w/manuals needs a home A friend has an Eagle all-in-one machine that runs CPM. 8080 or Z-80, 64K RAM, 2 floppy disk drives. 1 original, 1 copy of manual. Software? Sort of resembles Radio Shack model 3 - monitor, keyboard and drives all in one case. Working status unknown - I only read through the manual - it's in his storage room. Located in PA. 19001 weight ~30 pounds? Bill ________________________________________________________________ Speed up your surfing with Juno SpeedBand. Now includes pop-up blocker! Only $14.95/ month - visit http://www.juno.com/surf to sign up today!

20 years, 1 month

looking for Print set for a DEC TE-16 tape drive

by GOOI＠oce.nl

Check here: http://www.mainecoon.com/classiccmp/TE16/ These files are multi-page TIF format. You can read these TIF files with the "Kodak Imaging" viewer available in Windows 9x .... Click Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Imaging (IIRC). I have scanned these TIFs, but have sent CD-ROMs to a few people on this list. They said that they would convert them into PDF files. *If* that is done, you might get an other link to the PDF versions. - Henk, PA8PDP. > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org > [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of g-wright(a)att.net > Sent: woensdag 10 november 2004 2:04 > To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org > Subject: looking for Print set for a DEC TE-16 tape drive > > Hi all > > Does anyone have one of these or know a web source. > any version. > > I'm still looking for PDP 11/60 Processor manuals also. > > Thanks, Jerry

20 years, 1 month

VCF weekend in the Midwest

by dan＠ekoan.com

While many of you were enjoying the sights and sounds at VCF this weekend, I was driving a cargo van to pick up equipment from various places in the Midwest. First was a rescue in Indiana that Jack Rubin mentioned on the list. The owner reported some DEC equipment in his warehouse that needed to be hauled away before the building was demolished. It turns out that the warehouse is a huge condemned building that has a leaky and collapsing roof, is without heat or electric power, and is located in an, um, "socio-economically challenged" neighborhood. From there I pulled out two racks: one with a DEC 11/34 and another with some distribution panels. The third rack, with a tape drive, was too heavy for just the warehouse owner and me to load into the van. From that setup I also left behind two RP06 disk drives. In another part of the warehouse was another set of three racks -- a PDP 8/e and three RK05 drives. We pulled the CPU and left the rest. I also pulled out two VT52s and two VT100s, along with some RSTS manuals and magtapes. I left behind half a dozen DECwriter printing terminals. Before anyone gets too excited about what's left, be aware that this stuff is not in very good condition. The warehouse roof is in poor condition and the building is very drafty. Everything was dirty, damp to the touch and rusting. None of the equipment is anywhere near working condition -- it's been sitting there for at least 10 years, suffering the ravages of weather, temperature extremes and rodents. Second rescue was from an electronics surplus place about two hours drive from the first warehouse. From there I pulled a MicroPDP-11, an RX02, a MINC-23 on a rolling cart, a DEC GIGI, an Osborne luggable and a TI Silent 700. I know the last two items got wet, but the others look in much better shape than the equipment from the first warehouse. Photos upon request. Third rescue, to me, was the best: I now have a working Hewlett-Packard 9831A desktop computer. This machine uses the BASIC language, has a single-line LED display and accepts most of the 9825 interfaces. I know Tony has one of these, but I'm not sure if anyone else does. They only appeared in the HP catalog for one year and are extremely uncommon. I wrote a bunch of software on these computers for an HP VAR in 1981 or so, but I haven't seen a 9831 since then. The machine I have now even has the floppy drive ROM cartridge, so I can hook up eight-inch disc drives (9885M plus up to three 9885S) to it as well. So, while hunting mainly for HP gear, in the last few months I've ended up with the following DEC CPUs: PDP 8/A PDP 8/e MicroPDP-11 (two) PDP 11/34 GIGI The earliest DEC machine I ever used was an 11/70, so I may be looking for help in the future to try and restore these machines to operation. Cheers, Dan

20 years, 1 month

HP2100/HP1000

by gksloane＠hotmail.com

I'm looking for an HP2100/A, 2100/S, or 2100/MX. I have HP 1000/F (aka the 2117) to trade - know anyone interested? There's a picture of one of my 2117s attached; I also have one listed on eBay right now... Gary

20 years, 1 month

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test-drb November 2004