test-drb September 2004

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Yahoo! News Story - Floppy Disk Becoming Relic of the Past (fwd)

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Sep 21 2004, 7:57, John Foust wrote: > At 05:42 AM 9/21/2004, you wrote: > >Lots of 'em out there, John- not very expensive either. > > Late-night brain block. I own several, but I always > thought of them as "read the CF cards from my camera" devices. > They require special drivers. But USB thumb-memories don't, right? Readers I've seen use the standard drivers -- W2K and WinXP recognise them. The little cheap 6-in-one/7-in-one/8-in-one card readers just appear as multiple USB storage devices, like DOS disks (as do USB "pens"). I got mine here for about five quid. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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international order........... (fwd)

by cb＠mythtech.net

>By the way, for proper context, here's the original message thread from my >"customer". I have no idea where he saw that I have Commodore or Okidata >printers. But you do realize this does make it on topic, since those are >very vintage! :) I assume you will fill us in on how this plays out? Or at least point us to a web page where you post it? Oh, and how is your price on just dwibbles? I'm a little shy on them myself :-) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

21 years, 1 month

computer flooring (fwd)

by mmcfadden＠cmh.edu

This topic is very timely my wife just asked me about a pile of computer flooring in the corner of the garage. I have some of the non carpet computer flooring tiles, they came out of a CT scanner room. I think there are about 32 tiles, and some of the rails and feet to support them. Best offer plus you pay shipping... Located near Kansas City, Missouri. Offering a bribe; I'll throw in some of my wife's homemade chocolate chip cookies for the right deal. She will be glad to make them if the tiles disappear. Mike

21 years, 1 month

computer flooring (fwd)

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Sep 21 2004, 9:45, Al Kossow wrote: > > > this stuff is HARD to come by > > yup. > > I'm interested as well. > Where is it located? > > Would suspect the other Big Iron people (Donzelli, Ross) may be interested > as well. Makes me feel pleased I got mine a few years ago (about 200 sq ft). $4 a tile is a good price but do check what condition it's in -- some types are quite prone to warping if badly stored (unevenly stacked) and they're worthless if they're warped. Also check the height of the stanchions, and whether they can be cut down if they're too tall. I got a local engineering company to cut 70 for me. Lastly, check if they're vinyl-clad or carpeted. Lifters for carpeted ones are relatively uncommon and expensive (I discovered this when we lost one recently and I had quite a task finding a decent replacement), plus carpeted ones tend to make for more dust and static, to say nothing of the problems of solder splashes, oily dirt, etc. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

21 years, 1 month

Yahoo! News Story - Floppy Disk Becoming Relic of the Past (fwd)

by AppleTO＠gmail.com

If the floppy disk disappeared, I would notice (I use them) but would not care. It is also unfair to say the floppy disk is disappearing when CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs are serving similar purposes: to distribute and install software, to exchange data between machines or people, and to backup data. The main difference is the technology. Besides, floppy diskettes are not as uniform as the article implies. They seem to suggest that there are two sizes, then leave it at that. Well, there were different densities and encodings too. Oh, and there were more than two physical sizes. (IIRC, 8" and 12" was common. Then there is all of the similar-but-failed technologies.) I couldn't care less if they disappeared, because all of those different formats make it next to impossible to transfer data between different computers. Now if you were to say that the serial port is disappearing ... well then I would be concerned.

21 years, 1 month

Big IBM vacuum-column tapes drives on Ebay

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Sep 21 2004, 9:53, Paul Koning wrote: > >>>>> "Brad" == Brad Parker <brad(a)heeltoe.com> writes: > > Brad> Paul Koning wrote: > >> With the controller included, it would presumably hook up to > >> anything that knows an IBM channel interface. So if you have a > >> DX11 you could hook it up to your Unibus PDP11; > > Brad> wow - bus & tag? I've never seen a dx11. I assume VMS had > Brad> support for that. > > No VMS support that I know of. The DX11 was a rather uncommon beast. > I believe it was a 6 foot rack full of little M series modules (and > perhaps even older modules). Built by the CSS group, I believe. When > I heard of it, it was definitely used with a PDP11 at one end, not a > VAX. Not a 6' rack, about 4', but it was full of M-series modules. And lamps. Lots and lots of lamps on the front. I've seen two, one converted to use LEDs (or possibly supplied like that), and both hanging off 11/34s, running a modified version of RT-11, IIRC (but I could be wrong about the OS). -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

21 years, 1 month

Taxan 630U monitor question

by rich_bramante＠yahoo.com

I dug up a Taxan 630U RGB monitor with an 8-pin DIN connector that I'm trying to test. Apparently this was originally connected to an AT&T 6300, so the cable I currently have is 8pin DIN <--> DB-25. Is there anyway to connect this to a standard DB-9 CGA port. I've looked around a little for an adapter or cable but no immediate hits. Can I build my own if I get the pinouts? Thanks for any help. _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com

21 years, 1 month

Atari 2600 s-video mod

by bpope＠wordstock.com

All, I am working on a Atari 2600 S-video mod and am trying to follow instructions for a 4 switch 2600.... But of course the 2600 _they_ picture is totally different then the one I am trying to mod.. Does anyone have some pinouts for the TIA or for different 4-switch 2600's? Is there any way I could find out the locations of the Lumas / Sync / Chroma myself? Thanks!, Bryan Pope

21 years, 1 month

Yahoo! News Story - Floppy Disk Becoming Relic of the Past (fwd)

by cb＠mythtech.net

>Hmm. Come to think of it, does anyone make a CompactFlash >to USB adapter that would let us use all these cheap CF cards >as USB disks? Yes, just don't ask me who, because I don't remember off the top of my head. But I know when I bought my first MemoryStick reader, the same company offered a reader for CF along with other types. It was about the same size as a USB FlashDrive, and could be plugged directly into a USB port (although it also came with a 3 foot extension cable). I can't give a review of how well it worked, as the package said my MemoryStick reader didn't need drivers for Mac OS 9, upon opening the package, I found that it in fact did need drivers. So I returned it and bought a different brand that really didn't need drivers. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

21 years, 1 month

computer flooring (fwd)

by aek＠spies.com

Check if they have the jacks as well. Tiles by themselves would be a pita to install without the support jacks, which are normally glued to the subfloor

21 years, 1 month

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