>What about putting an old 486 running DOS onto the network to run this
>application?
There are currently 5 machines running it, and 5 new machines are going
in to replace them. I don't think there will be room to leave the old
machines in place. But it is one possible solution (and because it should
only be needed for a few months, it is a reasonable solution)
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
I want to re-pay someone for some help they've given me and they've said
they're looking for a Qbus hard disk controller. Sounds like too generic
a description but at any rate, if someone has one they want to sell or
trade then please let me know.
Thanks!
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>> So does anyone have any other recommended solutions? I'd like this to be
>> as transparent to the users as possible (they currently run the software
>> in a DOS session under Win95, so the closest I can come to that
>> functionality, the better).
> Have you tried DOSbox? --> http://dosbox.sourceforge.net .
I have not, I didn't know about it. But it does look promising.
Thanks!
(anyone else have any other ideas? I'd like to hit the site with a pack
of options so I can increase my odds of having one of them work correctly)
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
My HP 7908 (kindly donated last year by Steven Hirsch)
failed this weekend. Investigation reveals that it has
blown the 10A fuse in the +12V section of the power
supply and when I replaced the fuse it blew again -
but stayed up long enough for me to see that the
on-board diagnostics do at least begin to run and that
the disk itself begins to spin up. Rather than
continue to stuff fuses in it I need to identify the
root cause of the failure.
Recognizing that there could be 1000 reasons why that
12V line is being overtaxed, has anyone encountered a
similar issue ? Clutching at straws at this point, but
any pointers would be helpful. The service manual that
I have does not give any specific guidance on how to
deal with this.
What's irritating about this is that I had only
powered it up to boot an HP64000 to copy some disks.
Failing that, does anyone have a comparable CS/80 unit
they might be willing to part with ? Or parts from
another 7908 ?
Thanks,
Dave
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Hi All
For more stuff on the 6502, check:
http://www.ping.be/kim-1__6502/http://www.6502.org/
Later
Dwight
>From: "Dwight K. Elvey" <dwight.elvey(a)amd.com>
>
>Hi Walter and ClassicCmp
> I just checked Tom's web page and he has the 6502
>tape dump there. It is for the KIM so it may need
>a little fiddling for some other computer. The
>code at 0100h is the terminal interface. Also,
>down load the manuals he has there. As I recall
>these explain how to match your console I/O to
>his TB.
> The tape form is similar to Intel hex. The first
>byte is the number of bytes of data. Next is the 16 bit
>address. The bytes follow. At the end of the line
>is a 16 bit checksum. I don't think this matches
>one of the more standard dump types.
> If you absolutely need it in Intel Hex, I can send
>you what I converted from the tape dumps.
>
>See:
>http://www.ittybittycomputers.com/IttyBitty/TinyBasic/index.htm
>
>Later
>Dwight
>
>>From: walterpark <walterpark(a)sbcglobal.net>
>>To: dwight.elvey(a)amd.com
>>Subject: Tiny BASIC
>>Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 14:48:14 -0700
>>
>>I'm also interested. If you're emailing this out, please add my address to
>>your cc: list.
>>
>>I have one old hex print-out of TB for the 6502 on yellow TTY paper.
>>It sounds like you already have that in electronic form.
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Walter Park
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
evan <evan947(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> Some of those interface details are over my head, in terms of technical
> knowledge. I have it connected to my PC with a standard printer cable.
Well, that won't work for me since I don't use pee seas. (This is ClassisCmp,
remember, people use Classic computers here.) But I've read the manual
and see that it speaks PostScript and that there are serial and Ethernet
options available, while the base unit only has the damn parallel interface.
Does yours have either of the serial or Ethernet options?
Also the manual is conspicously silent about whether or not it supports
duplex printing, so I suspect that it doesn't. Does it? If it doesn't,
I'm unlikely to be interested in it, as in that case I would rather buy
an LN06R (DEClaser 2250) or LN08R (DEClaser 3250) from a DEC dealer,
both of which are PostScript printers with duplex capability and with
EIA-232 serial interfaces in addition to the damn pee sea parallel.
MS
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Hi Walter and ClassicCmp
I just checked Tom's web page and he has the 6502
tape dump there. It is for the KIM so it may need
a little fiddling for some other computer. The
code at 0100h is the terminal interface. Also,
down load the manuals he has there. As I recall
these explain how to match your console I/O to
his TB.
The tape form is similar to Intel hex. The first
byte is the number of bytes of data. Next is the 16 bit
address. The bytes follow. At the end of the line
is a 16 bit checksum. I don't think this matches
one of the more standard dump types.
If you absolutely need it in Intel Hex, I can send
you what I converted from the tape dumps.
See:
http://www.ittybittycomputers.com/IttyBitty/TinyBasic/index.htm
Later
Dwight
>From: walterpark <walterpark(a)sbcglobal.net>
>To: dwight.elvey(a)amd.com
>Subject: Tiny BASIC
>Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 14:48:14 -0700
>
>I'm also interested. If you're emailing this out, please add my address to
>your cc: list.
>
>I have one old hex print-out of TB for the 6502 on yellow TTY paper.
>It sounds like you already have that in electronic form.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Walter Park
>
>
>
I have an old legacy DOS application that I need to run on new Win XP
hardware for the next few months. The problem is, I've been told it won't
run under XP's DOS Shell.
I'm curious what others have used as solutions to run non NT kernel
friendly DOS applications in such an environment. I'm thinking about
something like Virtual PC to run a regular DOS 6.2.2 install inside it,
but I have no idea if that will actually work. Plus I need to do this on
up to 5 machines and buying 5 copies of VPC at the new Microsoft pricing
may break the bank (Connectix used to have an OS free version for
something like $50... MS now charges $130 for the base price).
It looks like VMWare is going to be the same problem with pricing.
So does anyone have any other recommended solutions? I'd like this to be
as transparent to the users as possible (they currently run the software
in a DOS session under Win95, so the closest I can come to that
functionality, the better).
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
>Find out why it's not working? [Tony's standard rant here, but replace
>'hardware' with 'software' ;-)]
I tried that. The support department at the developing company was vague,
and I got the impression deliberately so. They want to sell their
upgrade, not help someone run an outdated version for longer. All they
were really willing to share was "XP like the rest of the NT line, isn't
really running DOS. Its a kind of DOS emulator and it isn't fully
compatible". Yeah, I knew that already, thanks for being helpful.
So I really don't know for sure what happens when it tries to run. I will
know better when I am on site and can try it myself, but I have a very
limited amount of time that I can be on site, and a lot of work to
accomplish, so I don't want to go in without some ideas of solutions. I'd
rather be prepared then blind.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
