>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>
>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>
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.
>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
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
> 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
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
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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
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
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
