test-drb July 2004

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259 participants
518 discussions

by aek＠spies.com

Bob, Bill VonHagen has a Lambda and would be interested in those boards, and I can use the NuMachine ones in a computer that I have.

20 years, 5 months

Free stuff (UK) again

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

I had a more careful look at the pile of terminal servers and hubs today, and found some more "stuff". I'm surprised I've had so little response, but if anyone definitely wants any of this, please let me know before the end of next week or it will be gone (crushed/landfill). However, if I know for sure that someone wants particular things, I can hold some of them for a little longer. qty.1 VT220, amber screen, working, in resonable condition, with keyboard qty.1 VT510, green (I think) screen, decent condition, with keyboard (There may be a few more VT510s or VT420s. Apparently someone found four in a storeroom this morning, but I've not inspected them yet.) qty.15 Emulex P4000 terminal servers, 32-port, network booting (DECnet or TCP/IP), with parallel port, BNC connector, AUI connector, and 32 MMJ ports. I'll throw in 32 short MMJ-to-RJ45 cables and an Allied Telesyn 10baseT microtransceiver with each. 1 is working (well, it powers up and passes the self-test); 5 are "faulty" (power light comes on but not much else happens -- probably faulty PSU), 3 are "dead" (almost certainly blown PSU), 4 have no PSU board, and there are two that I've not properly tested yet. qty.6 32-port 19" rackmount panels, 2U high, to take clip-in jacks (eg RJ45 couplers). Sorry, no spare RJ45 couplers. These were used with the terminal servers, we used short MMJ-RJ45 cables to connect the TS to the back of the panel, and connected normal patch leads to the front. You can buy couplers (but be warned, I've never yet seen one that met the Cat5 spec, despite some claims), or individual clip-in RJ45 sockets with Krone/110 punchdown connectors (which do meet Cat5/5e/6 specs) in various colours, BNC connectors, ST fibre connectors, etc. qty.?? several (a dozen or so) 3Com Linkbuilder FMS II 24-port hubs, 1U high 19" rackmount, mostly with management units. Good for the PSUs if you don't need a 10Mb/s hub :-) qty.?? several (a dozen or so) 3Com SuperStack II PS 40 24-port hubs, 1U high 19" rackmount, with on-board management. Neater than the FMS II hubs. Various expansion modules that plug into the back of 3Com hubs. You can fit two to a PS 40, or one to an FMS II: qty.10 AUI port, 10base5 module qty.1 BNC 10base2 module qty.5 Fanout module, like an AUI in reverse qty.1 AUI bridge -- looks like an AUI port but has a lot of electronics too qty.6 (or maybe more) fibre optic adaptor with 2 x ST connectors Also a box of Allied Telesyn AUI-to-10baseT microtransceivers, and several older (mostly 12-port) hubs that are good for the PSUs (and not much else IMHO). I'll be away from tomorrow night until Wednesday, but if you want any of this stuff, please email me. It seems a shame to scrap it completely. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

20 years, 5 months

Old IBM

by classiccmp.org＠irrelevant.fsnet.co.uk

An old IBM, XT? Ends midnight tonight (UK time) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5107012017&ssPageName=… As it's not got any bids yet, and is right around the corner from me (so can collect easily) and I haven't seen one in the flesh since they were brand new, I'll put in a bid for the minimum just to save it! :-) Should I actually win it at that price, then it'll be up for grabs for anybody on here who wants it - I don't have a lot of room to keep it for too long after I've had a nosey. (and have a pile of other stuff to go through and find homes for - watch this space) Rob

20 years, 5 months

Large-capacity 5.25" SCSI disks (Cambridge again)

by julesrichardsonuk＠yahoo.co.uk

I think I closed my email client without sending this yesterday - oops. Sorry if I'm repeating myself :) I've got the following 5.25" FH SCSI drives going spare: One Fujitsu M2266SA (1.2GB I think) Three Fujitsu M2652SA (around 2 GB) One Seagate PA4G1B (4.1GB I'm guessing??) Three Seagate ST410800 (9GB) Shout if interested, I'll see what I can hook them up to and test that they seem to work. Oh, anyone seen my post about SCSI cabinets to go with them yet? I've not seen that on the list even though I sent it yesterday. If it's lost in the ether I'll re-send tonight... cheers, Jules

20 years, 5 months

VCF East helpers

by vcf＠siconic.com

Who was volunteering for VCF East duty? Please e-mail me, and soon because I'm printing the name badges. All exhibitors/vendors will get an update/instructions on Sunday. Everyone (on the VCF mailing list) will get a general update on Sunday. Everyone else to whom I owe a favor or a response or whatever, I'm very sorry that I haven't gotten back to you, and you'll be a doll and continue to be patient possibly all the way through VCF East. I'll be out of town all next week and tomorrow is my only day to finish up preparations for VCF East. If you're going to be in Burlington at the end of the week then I'll see you there! Please e-mail me if there's anything urgent that needs to be addressed (with regards to VCF East...everything else will have to wait I'm afraid). -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

20 years, 5 months

HP Software License Update.

by MGemeny＠pgcps.org

Some people at Hewlett Packard are willing to explore an updated "Non-Commercial Technology Enthusiast Software License" for older software products. As a part of this process your input is encouraged. (By posting to the list HP would be able to read your comments directly from the list archive, should they choose.) Information on existing licenses is encouraged. (Existing DEC licenses, etc.) This license is intended to add to existing Licenses and not to replace them. Although, your input in this regard is also encouraged. (If you have problems this would be a good time to get them out on the table.) Just as HP is willing to look at this issue from our prospective, we would ask that you also try to look at this issue from HP's prospective. (Don't just ask for the moon.) We would also like to ask if anyone knows the date of release of the last version of HP1000 RTE and also if anyone may know the date of the End-Of-Life of the HP1000 product line. (Yes it would seem that HP was threatening to end-of-life the HP1000 as early as the late 70's or early 80's but we're looking for the final end-of-life date.) Some people at HP are considering a recomendation for a license to software that is older than some age, and/or products that were at end-of-life more than some number of years ago. (The desire seems to be to exclude newer software such as HP3000 MPE from the license. The license would include software such as HP2000 Access. Inclusion of software such as HP1000 RTE is to-be-determined) Thanks in advance for all of the thoughtful input that this thread is sure to attract. Mike Gemeny

20 years, 5 months

Available: RS/6000 & PS/2 parts

by pat＠computer-refuge.org

I'm moving soon, and need to get rid of some things. Everything is priced to move. ;) I've got a set of 4x 64MB ram boards for an RS/6000 7012-3xx or 7013-5xx series machine, they came out of a 580. $5 + shipping for the lot The next lot of stuff came out of a PS/2 model 80: 1) 2x 92F0669 memory cards (1M or 2M, daughter board for model 80) 2) Token Ring card with DE9S connector, 16bit MCA, 25F7540 3) 32bit MCA memory expansion card (EMS?) with 4 SIMMs of unknown size 4) XGA card with 4 socketed ZIP memory chips (8 total) 5) 32bit MCA SCSI card, with internal cable, 15F6561 I'd like $5 + shipping for that as well. Next, 2x1.44MB PS/2-style floppy drives, with cover plates. $5 + shipping total for both. Finally, two AMD LabPro PLD programmers. Handles a bunch of older PALs/GALs, but I've got no documentation or software for them. I've heard that PALASM (the DOS program) works with them; PALASM is freely downloadable from somewhere, I don't remember where, but google found it before. $5 + shipping for both. That's all for now, I may post more stuff in the next few days as I sort through and move things. I'll randomly pick someone if more than one person wants one lot. I really don't want to split up lots, as that means I've got more boxes to ship. Anything not claimed gets trashed Tuesday evening. Don't bother asking on/after Wednesday, 7/15/04, as it'll be gone. Shipping will be from 47906. If you're going to be at VCF East, I can bring the stuff to you there, as I'll be going. Pat -- Purdue University ITAP/RCS --- http://www.itap.purdue.edu/rcs/ The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org

20 years, 5 months

FW: Pimping VCF East...

by vcf＠siconic.com

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004, Bill Sudbrink wrote: > > Since I'm going to be exhibiting, I'm interested in having a > > lot of people show up for VCF East... general (or at least > > technically inclined) public as well as the "usual suspects". > > I noted that last fall's VCF West didn't show up on Slashdot > > until Saturday at 2 PM. A number of people complained that > > they would have attended with a little more notice. It did > > show up on Wired on Thursday. Should we try to talk it up? > > Is there a reason not to? Everyone should talk about it where ever they go, mentioning it at the oddest moments and to include in completely inappropriate settings :) That being said, a few submissions to Slashdot ought to get it /.'d. Brief mentions to your favoriate (appropriate) (or not) mailing lists and newsgroups would be cool. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

20 years, 5 months

Commodore PET & 64 floppies (Cambridge UK.. again :)

by julesrichardsonuk＠yahoo.co.uk

Saved from the tip again... I have beside me 15 boxes of 5.25" floppies which *appear* to be for the PET and '64 (mainly '64). Lots are unlabelled (just Commodore floppy jackets), Lots just marked as 'games', and some other assortments - serious applications etc. Any Commodore enthusiasts want to take this? At the very least hopefully someone can catalogue them for distribution to others if they're useful - I haven't got a Commodore PET or 64 on which to look at them... cheers Jules

20 years, 5 months

New Finds

by marvin＠rain.org

I finally have a couple of TI Silent 700 data terminals (looks like the TRS Model 100 ... kind of), 50 - 100 pounds of old databooks, and other books, docs, etc. for the classic computer era. The earliest docs were 1971/1972 Signetics and Fairchild logic databooks. I didn't take complete C-64 system in the hopes someone else would want it (they did), but I did get a box of C-64 docs and software. The best find (at least for me) was an HP Model 46 calculator that badly needs cleaning, but seems in pretty good shape otherwise. I just wish the carrying case and manual had come with it. The duplicates and stuff I don't want for my collection will be posted on VCF as I get time.

20 years, 5 months

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test-drb July 2004