>I've got the Torx tool, I need the gadget that's used to split the case
>without destroying it in the process.
A spring wood clamp without the protective rubber tips works very well.
(the kind that looks like a giant metal clothes pin).
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
>Personaly I suggests the swiss army knife with the extended toolste.
>beats every leatherman, has exchangeable bits and fits still in (my)
>pocket :)
>
>http://www.victorinox.de/newsite/de/produkte/produktdetails//1-7725-T/funk
>tionen.htm
>
>(tons of Java and whatever included :( )
Wow COOL!
I might have to finally upgrade my current Victorinox (the one I have is
very similar to the one pictured, it just doesn't have the extra socketed
tips)
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
hi,
i hv an old 8088 comp, of i guess a hitachi make. the
monochrome monitor that came with it isn't workin. but
the power supply is in good condition.
how do i check if the system is in working order.
anyways where can i find info on manual bootstrapping.
urs,
subs
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>Apple still has system 6 and 7 on their website if
>you need it but getting system software from the net onto 400k floppies is
>not easy if you don't have an old Mac already.
Apple has 6.0.8 and 7.5.3 and the 7.5.5 updater available as free
downloads. They do not have previous versions of System 6 or 7, nor later
versions of any OS revision.
That's actually OK, as performance wise, there is little difference on an
SE between System 7.5.5 and System 7.0 or 7.1. And .5.5 is more stable
and has better networking support, so there is really no reason to run a
previous version of System 7.
Same can be said for System 6.0.8 and previous versions. There is really
no reason NOT to run .8 so there should be no worries about lacking
earlier versions.
And although your comment about getting them onto floppies still holds
true, it is worth correcting that the SE uses 800K drives at the minimum.
Some of the SEs uses 1.44 drives. The best way to know is to look at the
front of the case. If it says either SuperDrive or FDHD, it is using 1.44
drives. If it just says SE, it is probably an 800k drive (also the back
label will likely tell you).
Hopefully this persons is a 1.44 drive, so they at least have a half a
shot at creating the disks on another computer. If they are in fact 800k
drives, that could prove a challenge almost as much as 400k. Later Macs
can't read/write 800k disks as well as the 400k, and PCs I don't think
can do 400 or 800 at all. (I think there are ways to get PCs to write the
1.44 disks however, and at least those are readily doable by any newer
Mac with a floppy drive).
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
On Jul 28, 12:11, Joe R. wrote:
> The problem is that AFIK no one has found ANY CD disks that are
> reliable. Several people that have been interviewed in national
> publications explictly pointed out that they bought top quality disks
but
> they were still unreliable. In fact, it didn't appear that there was
much
> difference between the cheap ones and the expensive ones.
The other day I came across a table from a report showing the relative
longevity of data on various media (DLT, CD-R, etc) at a variety of
temperatures and humidities. I'll try and find it again and post some
of the results. Some of you might be shocked. For example, a CD-R
with an expected lifetime of something like 25 years (if I'm not
misremembering the highest figure) under ideal conditions has a
lifetime of only several *months* at higher temperatures (upper 20s C,
that would be 80s F) and humidity. DLTs fared much much better.
I have some CDs that were bought about 8 years ago because they were
supposedly good quality, and burned in a highly-rated burner. Out of
the first batch of ten, 4 are now unreadable or give multiple errors.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
I found two HP Pen Plotters in a closet at work. One is a 2 pen 7470, the
other is a 6 pen 7475.
There is also a bunch of pens (50) that still work..
I powered up the 7470 and it works from the front panel. The self test
prints an *.
I haven't tried the RS232 interface yet.
I don't have the manuals for these plotters. I do have a summary of the
switch setting and RS-232 pinout.
Does anyone want them? Does anyone have access to the manuals?
Michael Holley
www.swtpc.com/mholley
Does anyone have the "Application Selector" software
for the IBM 5140 Convertible computer?
It used to be on the IBM website for download, but no
longer.
Thanks-
Steve.
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I'm cleaning out my basement, and I have a few semiconductor
books I would like to dispose of:
Analog Devices, Data Converter Reference Manual, Vol I & II, 1992
Motorola Silicon Rectifier Manual, 1980
Hitachi ECL logic and Memory Data Book, Year Unknown
Precision Monolithics Linear and Conversion Products, 1984
Intersil Semiconductor databook, mid-1980's (has a section for the
IM6100)
Analog Devices, Special Linear Reference Manual, 1992
Harris, Analog and Telecomm Product Data book, 1984
Motorola Power Mosfet Transistor Data, 1984
Motorola Semiconductor, Master Selection Guide and Catalog. 1984
I will favor offers for the entire lot; plus book rate postage.
Thank you for your attention . . . ..
Jeff
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On Aug 19 2004, 11:10, Jules Richardson wrote:
>
> Hmm, my first ever floptical drive just landed on the doorstep
amongst a
> pile of hardware. Never seen one before now, and it seems there's
very
> little info on the web about the technology.
>
> I assume that although it'll (probably) read/write normal 3.5" floppy
> disks, it needs special media to reach the 21MB that I keep on seeing
> quoted in various places? (i.e. it can't reach that figure combining
the
> optical tracking technology that it uses with standard magnetic
media)
>
> (the drive's an Insite I 325VM, likely culled from an SGI I think)
Yes, it will read normal 3.5" floppies (at least HD and possibly DD),
and yes it needs special floptical media to do 20MB. Good luck finding
the media. I have some but I'm keeping it for my flopticals.
Do keep the drive clean. My experience is that they're vey prone to
dying (and trashing disks) if they get too dusty.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Hello ClassicCmp friends,
Right now as I type this an interview is in progress on the
Coast to Coast AM late night radio talk show about a supposed
time traveler who went back from 2036 to 1975 to obtain a
classic computer, specifically IBM 5100. Needless to say,
this story got me highly intrigued.
Since I don't really know anything about the machine in question,
I thought I would ask the collective list wisdom. There must have
been something really special about IBM 5100 for them to go back
for it from 2036. Does anyone know anything about that machine?
MS
