test-drb July 2004

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Buying in the States was Re: HP analyzer probes( Actually shipping overseas)

by mmcfadden＠cmh.edu

About 10 years ago I attempted to ship some donated medical equipment >from Kansas City to China for one of our visiting Chinese doctors. There were brand new but expired medical supplies, needles and catheters, no chemicals. I used a very sturdy computer monitor box and packed the entire box full. There was no extra packing just the packaging the supplies were enclosed in. Well taped and sent express mail. First attempt hit US customs in California and was returned because I shouldn't ship "medical waste" via mail. I made the mistake of declaring the stuff to be medical scrap, since we were going to trash it. I then declared the items to be sterile, stainless steel and plastic, unused and resent them. They returned in about a week because I hadn't declared an itemized list of all items enclosed. I then opened the box and counted every one of the sterile needles, syringes, catheters and made a total list which was attached to the paperwork. There were over 1,000 items in the box. I still left the value at $0. The box came back again from California since who would pay over $100 shipping on worthless items. I was mad then. I called up UPS and sent it airfreight express and it went through without a hitch. The doctor on the other end ended up paying over $200 in duty since there were so many items and they must each be worth a least $1. I think the transport brokers have a lock on the "inside track" which makes shipping easier. I was also going to send a complete set of medical journals but I was tired of the hassle. Mike

22 years, 1 month

HP LaserJet IIP parts

by paulrsm＠buckeye-express.com

I am about to toss a couple of non-working HP LaserJet IIP printers. Does anyone need IIP parts like the paper tray, fusor, memory card, etc? -- Paul Monroe, Michigan USA

22 years, 1 month

Intriguing stuff on eBay

by Watzman＠neo.rr.com

The manual for the OP-80 paper tape reader is available for download on the internet at no cost, and has been for some time (years), from multiple sources. It's on Howard's site, however, which may be the quickest and easiest way to get it. These are surprisingly valuable, on a few occasions they have gone for over $100 on E-Bay, although $40-$70 is probably more common (that's for the reader itself, of course, not simply the manual).

22 years, 1 month

DEC Rainbow 100 manuals?

by squidster＠techie.com

Hello list, Anybody has the manuals (tif/pdf) or software (RX50 images) for the DEC Rainbow 100? Al(a)bitsavers.org doesn't seem to have anything on the Rainbow... Thanks. /wai-sun -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm

22 years, 1 month

I'm on my way to VCF/East!

by zmerch＠30below.com

Well, I guess I'm committed! [[ Or... I should be committed! ;-) ]] I just made the reservations for Boston - I'll be there from Thursday the 15th thru Monday morning, so I plan on taking a long weekend to do some sightseeing... ... I reserved at the Mariott, and the $69/nite "pay in advance" rate is for anytime - that's not the VCF Special Rate, so if you're like me & want to make it a longer weekend, I'd recommend taking advantage of that rate. The wife wants to spend a day in Salem, and I wanna tour the Sam Adams brewery... hehehe ;-) Just thought I'd give y'all the newz... Laterz, Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger | JC: "Like those people in Celeronville!" sysadmin, Iceberg Computers | Me: "Don't you mean Silicon Valley???" zmerch(a)30below.com | JC: "Yea, that's the place!" | JC == Jeremy Christian

22 years, 1 month

CXA16 cable pinout?

by pat＠computer-refuge.org

So, I'm acquiring some DECserver 550's, and as I'd actually like to use them as terminal/console servers, I need the pinout for the harmonica block that would normally go on the end of the cable for these. I don't seem to be able to find any documentation on pinout for them using Google. Any help is appreciated. :) Pat -- Purdue University ITAP/RCS --- http://www.itap.purdue.edu/rcs/ The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org

22 years, 1 month

VCFe (trades)

by jwest＠classiccmp.org

You poor folks, I'm definitely going to VCFe; I feel so sorry for those that will have to put up with me :) My vehicle/trailer arrangements are all made, and it turns out I'll have a bit more room than I was expecting. So... if anyone wants to arrange any trades in advance and is also going to VCFe, nows the time to let me know. I'm already getting all the stuff together that I'm taking so let me know asap if I may have something someone would want me to bring. Also, I'm getting into burlington late thursday and probably leaving right after VCF saturday. But is a group going out to dinner/bar/whatever friday night? If anyone wants, drop me a line. Regards, Jay West

22 years, 1 month

Question about PDP8/a fans

by cheri-post＠web.de

Hello all, Yesterday, I brought my PDP8/a (with core memory) back to life, I got from our institute. It works, although the fans and the console panel (the plastic part, not the electronics) are missing. Now, what are the voltages of the fans ? I suppose that they're working with alternating current. They've to be replaced (somebody apparently "needed" them...). On the power supply, there is a dead thyristor/SCR in the 5 volt regulator circuit. As the machine works fine without it, I suppose that its function is to prevent high voltages, am I right ? So far, thanks alot for any help in advance ! Pierre ____________________________________________________ Aufnehmen, abschicken, nah sein - So einfach ist WEB.DE Video-Mail: http://freemail.web.de/?mc=021200

22 years, 1 month

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test-drb July 2004