I have two boot format QIC-24 tapes with SunOS 4.1.1 Sun-4c SUNBIN and
OpenWindows version 2 on them per the tape labels. They are dated Jan 15,
1991 and I wanted to know what machines can I load and run this software on?
Thanks John
Hello list. I signed up and did the confirmation but did not yet receive
a join msg. I presume the moderator will have to approve this msg.
My first exposure to computers was using an HP TSB system. I'm
interested in at least trying to get this going in an emulator. I
started a wiki page on my progress:
http://rikers.org/wiki/FirstComputer
Seems most folks used 2000A on a dual cpu 2100S setup with dial in
terminals.
Our setup was not like this. The computer room had a 3 terminals hooked
up to an HP-2114 series machine. I'm not sure about which model, but the
front panel looked just like what I see in online pictures like:
http://d116.com/vcf/east/1.0/hp2114a.jpg
There were 2 crt terminals that each had 5k of working space. I seem to
recall that the card reader and teletype had 2k or 3k each. I'm not sure
if that was bytes or words.
Perhaps it could have been an hp-2114c running ACCESS 2000E?
I saw a post about the manual being available:
http://www.classiccmp.org/mailman/htdig/cctech/2004-July/032447.html
and the the E series system works:
http://www.classiccmp.org/mailman/htdig/cctech/2003-November/022100.html
Can someone hook me up with the pieces I need? I'm currently running
SIMH with the hpbasic (basic1.abs) image. There are things that are
missing like "DIM A$[100]" does not work on that version.
On our setup with the single 2114 box, we did not have to login.
Everyone shared the same disk storage area. I don't recall anyone having
a username at all. there were just the 4 (2 crt, tty, and card reader)
terminals. I recall folks kept forgetting to clear the current program
before typing in a new one and then getting a mix of two programs. I
don't recall the commands, but it seems to me you could be on a crt and
tell the system to read from the card reader, then run a stack of cards
and the program would be loaded into your memory intead of just being
run and output to the printer.
I do recall that stored files that started with an "!" were hidden from
listings. I think there were 2 disks. One that was removeable and one
that was not. They were locked in the cabinet and never removed.
On another topic, since BZFlag is now over 10 years old, Does that make
it Vintage? ;-) Are all you SGI folks using it? I have an old Indy here
(IP22, 8bit) which I've been meaning to get it running on, but I'm
missing OS CDs, compilers and such. If anyone can help out, that would
be nice. ;-)
--
Tim Riker - http://rikers.org/ - TimR at Debian.org
Embedded Linux Technologist
BZFlag maintainer - http://BZFlag.org/ - for fun!
Hi
I just saw someone auctioning a motorola
MC4004. I suspect that some will think it is
an Intel 4004 but I guess they'll soon
find out that it is just a simple cmos part.
Dwight
In a message dated 3/28/2005 3:49:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,
classiccmp at ultra-gonzos.de writes:
I recently aquired a Bell and Howell IDB 2000 system with three
workstations.
Sounds interesting. I work at B+H (now Bowe Bell + Howell) and never heard of
it. I'll ask around.
--
I am not willing to give up my liberties for the false promise of 'security'
or, in other words, go check out www.bordc.org
> >I've got photos of the board at
> >http://decodesystems.com/help-wanted/bubble-memory-board.html
> >
> >Does anyone have any documentation and/or drivers for this board?
In your help wanted section, the Executone cards. Are you aware that
these are a part of a phone system?
Hi folks,
I recently aquired a Bell and Howell IDB 2000 system with three
workstations. The boot/data CDROMs (9) came with it. It seems that it is
an early network computing system. The computing power is in the
workstations, but they do not have any drives. They have to boot from
the fileserver. The fileserver starts up but the workstations won't
boot. I hooked up a laptop with a sniffer software into the Bell and
Howell network (standard Ethernet). The workstation sends a kind of
request (propietary, not even TCP/IP) but does not get a reply. I hooked
up a serial terminal to the console of the server and got a menu system.
The interesting menus (system administration, configuration etc.) are
protected with a password. The password has to be standard because the
server boots from a pressed cdrom.
Does anybody have expieriences with these computers?
p.s. One of the worksations has the label Siemens EPC 2000, but looks
the same as the Bell + Howell.
best regards
Flori
sounds great. Let me know.
Thanks.
best regards, Steve Thatcher
-----Original Message-----
From: quapla at xs4all.nl
Sent: Mar 28, 2005 11:53 AM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Votrax 'Type 'N Talk' PSU
Available for $5 + shipping, a Votrax 'Type 'N Talk' PSU (120V/60Hz/50W).
PSU has a DIN style 5 prong audio plug for the unit, and is in good shape.
If interested, contact me directly
Ed
Available for $5 + shipping, a Votrax 'Type 'N Talk' PSU (120V/60Hz/50W).
PSU has a DIN style 5 prong audio plug for the unit, and is in good shape.
If interested, contact me directly
Ed
