This looks like exactly what I'm looking for! Thanks for the pointer.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Teo Zenios
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 2:52 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Search engines for networks?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cini, Richard" <RCini(a)congressfinancial.com>
To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'"
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 3:10 PM
Subject: RE: Search engines for networks?
> Alex:
>
> I actually thought of this but since the price is quoted as "contact
> a sales representative" I felt it would cost more than "free".
>
> This is a home network where I collect all of my stuff. 650
> directories and about 9,000 files in 17gb, not including my MP3 archive
> which is another 13gb. I know this only because I just moved it to another
> server (ProLiant 1600, dual P-III/550 and 91gb RAID5 running NT Server and
> sitting in an old DEC 42U rack). Probably overkill but the price was
right.
>
> Don't laugh...I collect a lot of crap. There's also some good stuff
> in there, too. I've imaged my entire collection of PC floppy disks and I'm
> working on system ROMs. Anyone need PC Tools 7?? How about the True Type
> Font Pack for Windows 3.1? QEMM? How about Windows 1.0?
>
> I also have tons of utilities, MAME stuff, instruction manuals, a
> mirror of my Web site, the SourceSafe database for my projects.
>
> Problem is that I can't find certain things when I need to.
>
> Rich
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of meltie
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 2:05 PM
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts; Paul Berger
> Subject: Re: Search engines for networks?
There is a nice little program call whereisit that does the following:
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
==================
Suitable for beginners and advanced users
-----------------------------------------
Very adjustable program with many options for power users, as well as easy
to use with default settings and Quick-Setup Wizard for all those who don't
want to get their hands dirty.
Explorer-like interface
-----------------------
Easy to use, familiar Explorer-like user interface with adjustable toolbar,
columns to choose between, and extensive use of object menus (right mouse
click). Full multi-language support is included for international users.
Wide media and file system support
----------------------------------
Where is it? supports any media type Windows can use, including diskettes,
CD-ROMs, removable disks like iomega Zip and Jaz, hard disks, network drives
etc. It will recognize by name and collect useful data for most of them,
too.
Also, it is compatible with all Windows-supported file systems, including
FAT,
FAT32, and NTFS.
Manageable catalog files
------------------------
Logical organization of databases, based on one or more catalogs. Each
catalog can easily be transferred as a single file to another computer, a
friend, a public forum... Small catalog-file size with optional
compression,
with approximate usage of 1 MB for 40.000 files and folders (that's about 6
fully filed CD-ROMs). Internal database structure optimized for very
efficient
access and small total size. Single-file, transferable catalog storage makes
sharing your data easy.
Fast access to item's properties
--------------------------------
Fast and easy access to every item's detailed properties, from wherever you
are. Want to get item's description? Just leave mouse pointer on it for a
moment, description will popup as a tool-tip!.
Detailed info with descriptions
-------------------------------
Detailed info on every object in the database (files, folders, disks,
catalogs...) each capable of accepting up to 32 KB characters of description
text, and a thumbnail image. Each file, folder, or disk can have assigned
one
or more user-defined, tree-ordered categories, up to 128 user flags, custom-
defined icon... Disks in catalogs can be grouped into disk groups, forming
a hierarchicaly organized, easy to browse and find collection.
Auto-importing descriptions and thumbnails
------------------------------------------
WhereIsIt offers a plugin system for importing descriptions and thumbnails
during media scan, allowing you to develop your own description plugins and
extend WhereIsIt's description importing capabilities. Included with the
program is a comprehensive collection of plugins, covering all widely used
description file formats, such as 4DOS/NDOS, FILE_ID.DIZ, FILES.BBS,
00INDEX.TXT... description files, and importing details about audio CDs,
WAV and MP3 audio files, Office documents, EXE files and system libraries,
fonts, HTML files, Adobe Acrobat PDF files, most graphic files etc. Also
included are thumbnail plugins, importing small, downsized images from most
graphic files in use today.
Internal support for many compressed file formats
-------------------------------------------------
Handling of most compressed file formats on media scan, including ZIP, ARJ,
RAR, CAB, LHA/LZH, TAR, ARC, ACE, ZOO, GZ, SFX... Compressed archive files
can be presented as folders, showing their content. Archive files can be
extracted right out from WhereIsIt? to any folder, and a file compressed
inside archive file can be viewed or launched with associated program with
one click!
Powerful searching finds what you need
--------------------------------------
Powerful multi-threaded searching, with detailed settings on what to search
for, where to search and how to search. Use either Quick Search to quickly
find your items by name or description, or start up the Advanced Search with
Search Expression Editor, allowing you to write complex search queries using
full set of available search criteria and Boolean logic operators.
Searching for duplicate items is there, too, as well as analyzing how data
has changed since last cataloging, or checking if older or newer versions of
files are present somewhere in the catalog.
Report generator with print preview for summarizing your catalogs
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Adjustable and powerful report generator adds a final professional touch to
your catalog collection. Export your data to ASCII file, Excel table, rich-
text document, HTML document, print on your printer, or send by fax using
the Microsoft Fax, after previewing it on full-screen, with adjustable zoom.
Script language for automated tasks
-----------------------------------
Professional version of WhereIsIt includes internal script language that
can help you automate tasks like unattended catalog updates.
... and many, many more!
If you have an idea on your own how to further improve this program, feel
free to send in your suggestions at "support(a)whereisit-soft.com".
It sounds like you want to catalog files you already have archived and want
to know what they are and where to find them, this should work for that.
Since the locations probably will not change allot its quite a bit faster to
search a database then have windows scan your complete network every time
you want to find one file.
Mark Firestone <pdp11_70(a)retrobbs.org> wrote:
> Using the Internet should require a license. You should have to be able to
> log into a Unix (or any other non PC-DOS/MS-DOS text based OS shell) and be
> able to check your email with a text based email program, and view a website
> with a text based browser, and log out again, or write a simple DCL script
> without the manual.
>
> This would eliminate all Internet congestion over night, and us geeks could
> have our toy back.
YES!!! Full agreement!
-MS, who is typing this on a VT320 logged into UNIX on a VAX and sending it with
the original Berkeley Mail program, and who does NOT own or have a PeeCee, has
NO graphics capability at all at the present, and has NO web access except with
Lynx.
And guess what, my Spartan setup is perfectly sufficient for my current project
of designing a new VAX chip! Nothing beats writing Verilog for a VAX CPU in vi
on a VT320.
To make room for other things I'm disposing of some Sinclair stuff - a
couple of running machines, and several that can be fixed easily enough.
Possibly good for someone who wants to start a collection?
Boxed ZX81 (issue 3 IIRC) - no PSU though and keyboard membrane needs
work.
Boxed 48K Spectrum, PSU, leads, manuals etc.
Boxed Spectrum+ - no PSU though and unresponsive keyboard.
Spectrum +2 (grey case) currently in pieces and rather unwell :)
Spectrum +2A (black case) and PSU
Spectrum +2A (black case) and PSU - keyboard unresponsive.
2 light guns
3 joysticks
Note the boxes aren't anything special... but they're there ;-)
I have a ton or two of tapes I can pass on, and I think there are
manuals for the +2 in the loft still. Possibly some other documentation
too. Oh, and I expect I can throw in a WHSmith tape recorder too ;)
Hopefully someone will just take everything on...
cheers
Jules
Hi guys,
I really want to experience using a real live PDP-11. Does anyone have
one for a reasonable(?) cost? I'd prefer a model that is shippable, and if
not, one that is close to me (Virginia).
Thanks!
--------
Thanks,
Torquil MacCorkle, III
Lexington, Virginia
You might try asking on comp.sys.tandy as well - they're big Z80 guys from
way back
KP
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Donoghue [mailto:jim@smithy.com]
Sent: Thursday, 8 April 2004 5:38 AM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Z80 disassembler for Linux
I'm trying to find a Z80 disassembler for Linux. There are a bunch of
DOS ones out there, doesn't do me any good. A long time ago I had
downloaded one that was source and compiled it, but I can't remember
what it was. Anybody know of one?
Jim
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Alex:
I actually thought of this but since the price is quoted as "contact
a sales representative" I felt it would cost more than "free".
This is a home network where I collect all of my stuff. 650
directories and about 9,000 files in 17gb, not including my MP3 archive
which is another 13gb. I know this only because I just moved it to another
server (ProLiant 1600, dual P-III/550 and 91gb RAID5 running NT Server and
sitting in an old DEC 42U rack). Probably overkill but the price was right.
Don't laugh...I collect a lot of crap. There's also some good stuff
in there, too. I've imaged my entire collection of PC floppy disks and I'm
working on system ROMs. Anyone need PC Tools 7?? How about the True Type
Font Pack for Windows 3.1? QEMM? How about Windows 1.0?
I also have tons of utilities, MAME stuff, instruction manuals, a
mirror of my Web site, the SourceSafe database for my projects.
Problem is that I can't find certain things when I need to.
Rich
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of meltie
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 2:05 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts; Paul Berger
Subject: Re: Search engines for networks?
On Wednesday 07 April 2004 18:21, Paul Berger wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-04-06 at 08:41, Cini, Richard wrote:
I'm quite surprised no-one's suggested Google's Search Appliance yet.
Google's indexing technology - in a rackmount box, for your intranet.
http://www.google.com/appliance/
alex/melt
Read an article in the local paper, Ottawa Citizen, about the
IBM 360 turning 40 today. Interesting read, they claim that
in today's dollars, the total effort cost something like
$30 BILLION :-)
The picture in the paper was interesting, because the front panel
is the exact same one that I have in the basement...
Cheers,
-RK
--
Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316.
Realtime Systems Architecture, Consulting, Books and Training at www.parse.com
Looking for Digital Equipment Corp. PDP-1 through PDP-15 minicomputers!
There's also an article in today's Durham (NC) Herald-Sun about the IBM/360 and the role of Fred Brooks, Jr., who is also credited with founding the Computer Science dept. at UNC-Chapel Hill.
The article is at: http://www.heraldsun.com/business/21-467479.html
Enjoy!
Alex K.
The Calculator Museum Web Page
http://www.calcmuseum.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Krten <root(a)parse.com>
Sent: Apr 7, 2004 10:07 AM
To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: IBM 360 turns 40 today
Read an article in the local paper, Ottawa Citizen, about the
IBM 360 turning 40 today. Interesting read, they claim that
in today's dollars, the total effort cost something like
$30 BILLION :-)
The picture in the paper was interesting, because the front panel
is the exact same one that I have in the basement...
Cheers,
-RK
--
Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316.
Realtime Systems Architecture, Consulting, Books and Training at www.parse.com
Looking for Digital Equipment Corp. PDP-1 through PDP-15 minicomputers!
Hello,
I've got a lead on a VAX 11/730 in Utah. Since I'm in
Maryland and am more interested in PDPs than VAXen
(unless you've got a MicroVAX you want to get rid of),
I'd like to have a DEC devotee closer to Utah save this
machine. Contact me off-list for the details if you can
get to northern Utah to pick this up.
Bonus points if someone has documentation on the
MINC-11, specifically the Dual Mux, A/D, D/A,
Digital Out, Digital In, and Clock cards. The owner of
the 11/730 is looking for this information.
Cheers,
Dan
www.decodesystems.com/wanted.html
