test-drb November 2005

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by dogas＠bellsouth.net

From: "Joe R." <rigdonj at cfl.rr.com> > Are you still lurking here! I haven't seen or heard anything out of you hell yeah I'm still around. I love this place. Been classic computing. ;) - Mike: dogas at bellsouth.net

19 years, 1 month

Masscomp OS floppies / tape dump

by andy.piercy＠gmail.com

All, Is there anyone on this alias who has access to Masscomp OS floppy disks for a 5400 series, including graphics and dat acc etc? Thanks.

19 years, 1 month

OS9 login / shutdown

by James＠jdfogg.com

> > I've just come across my first OS9 system, and know > absolutely nothing > > about OS9 other than that it's vaguely UNIX-like. Before I > try hooking > > the hard disk up and seeing if it actually works, obvious > questions follow: For some reason I missed the original post - I used to support high volume page scanners manufactured by Terminal Data Corp (now owned by Banctec). They had a Motorola based VME system that ran OS9, and I remember a little about it. To begin to understand it, consider it to be a CP/M clone with multi-user extensions. List the files in the system directory and most of them will be vaguely familiar utilities. I believe "DIR" was the command. If not, use commands from other common OS's as it was the same as one of them (LIST maybe?).

19 years, 1 month

CP/M 2 - what's its legal status? (Vector box cards)

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

> >Subject: CP/M 2 - what's its legal status? (Vector box cards) > From: M H Stein <dm561 at torfree.net> > Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 02:21:28 -0500 > To: "'cctalk at classiccmp.org'" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> > >Well, from my limited knowledge of Vector systems, AFAIK the >multi-user systems did actually use a standard 48K CP/M and >not MP/M; each terminal loaded it into its own memory card >and the supervisor ROM looked after time-slicing among the cards. A lot of the multiuser S100 systems used CPU/memory/IO per user running CP/M and a additional CPU/mem/IO/disks running MPM as server to provide inter-cpu communication, file services and spooled printing. Some ran Multiple IO subsystems and one cpu to time slice task swap. >But the question still remains whether the FDD is soft or hard >sectored; it does indeed look like a Tandon and not the usual >Micropolis and if the model number can't be relied on, how >could one tell (other than by trial & error)? > >mike This is the crush question. Board names/model numbers may help. Then those specifically familar with Vector can say whats what. Allison

19 years, 1 month

Kevin Stumpf info

by dogas＠bellsouth.net

Original Message ----- From: "Keys" <jrkeys at concentric.net> > WOW a used copy going for $184.49!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad I got my copy from Kevin > after it first came out. wow again, though the publishing numbers couldn't be big . Kevin nicely signed my copy of that great book too I seem to recall chapters maybe like "how the PDP-10 made me fix the roof"... Fun. But, because my book was delivered along also with Kevin's Imsai 8080 and VDP-80, my review might be jaded... Joe's reading it now. ;) - Mike: dogas at bellsouth.net

19 years, 1 month

Masscomp help please!

by andy.piercy＠gmail.com

Folks, I'm searching for info and parts for Masscomp computers. I have a MC5420 (68020) system less data acc and some parts of an MC5000 (68000) system and am looking for to a set of RTU distribution floppies or tapes for each system, manuals, and general Masscomp parts... Can anyone help? Thanks, Andy.

19 years, 1 month

CP/M 2 - what's its legal status? (Vector box cards)

by dm561＠torfree.net

Well, from my limited knowledge of Vector systems, AFAIK the multi-user systems did actually use a standard 48K CP/M and not MP/M; each terminal loaded it into its own memory card and the supervisor ROM looked after time-slicing among the cards. Not sure what MDM7 has to do with the Flashwriter, which is essentially just a video display and parallel keyboard interface. But the question still remains whether the FDD is soft or hard sectored; it does indeed look like a Tandon and not the usual Micropolis and if the model number can't be relied on, how could one tell (other than by trial & error)? mike ------------Original Message--------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 18:24:43 -0800 From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com> Subject: Re: CP/M 2 - what's its legal status? (Vector box cards) On 11/23/2005 at 2:21 PM JP Hindin wrote: >The thing is a pretty nifty set up, to be honest, I didn't know it was >nearly so cool ;) Isn't this whole thing deja vu all over again--only 6 years later? http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/1999-May/127508.html This was almost certainly an MP/M II system. FWIW, if you're wondering about the Flashwriter cards, there's a MDM7 overlay for them wandering around on the web. Cheers, Chuck

19 years, 1 month

Kevin Stumpf info

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

Mike, Are you still lurking here! I haven't seen or heard anything out of you in months. Joe At 08:33 AM 11/24/05 -0500, you wrote: >Original Message ----- >From: "Keys" <jrkeys at concentric.net> >> WOW a used copy going for $184.49!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad I got my copy from >Kevin >> after it first came out. > >wow again, though the publishing numbers couldn't be big . Kevin nicely signed my copy of that great book too I seem to recall chapters maybe like "how the PDP-10 made me fix the roof"... Fun. > >But, because my book was delivered along also with Kevin's Imsai 8080 and VDP-80, my review might be jaded... Joe's reading it now. > >;) >- Mike: dogas at bellsouth.net > > >

19 years, 1 month

Appraisal and donating a collection

by Useddec＠aol.com

Hi, I can give you "fair market value" for most DEC and some other equipment. Thanks, Paul

19 years, 1 month

Quick intro and requests

by crites＠ktc.com

Hi, Somewhere I picked up a message sent by you requesting a manual for the NEC ProSpeed 286. I have such a machine with manuals, nice carrying case and the only thing wrong with it is the battery is dead. It does not enough juice to boot up. If you are interested in it I would send it to for the cost of the shipping. Let me know. Regards, N.R. Crites

19 years, 1 month

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test-drb November 2005