test-drb March 2005

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Free SS1000 for Boston-area pickup, needs new fan/sensor

by classiccmp＠crash.com

Free to a good home: Sun SPARCserver 1000 (not E) with one disk tray and one processor board. Includes two SM51 50MHz SuperSPARC CPUs I believe, 96MB of RAM (one bad DIMM in last bank), and 4 x 500MB SCA drives in "spud" brackets in the disk tray. PROM monitor reports a fan failure, though there are several working - might just be the sensor or cable, but Solaris 7 wouldn't load as long as this failure is being sensed. Chassis/case itself is in decent shape, some sticker residue, and it's heavy. I'll consider delivering it if you're 15 minutes away from Arlington, MA, but otherwise you'll need to pick this thing up or pay for the UPS Store to pack it - I'm not packing it for shipping. And of course you'd then have to pay shipping... First come, first serve... Thanks for the bandwidth, --Steve. smj (a) crash (d) com

19 years, 9 months

OT: picking locks

by cb＠mythtech.net

>But >> why on earth should center punches be illegal? I don't carry one >> routinely, but if I'm going somewhere that I expect to need one, >> I carry it. > >Yeah, what's the thinking behind that? Because they can be used to break car windows quickly, cleanly, and quietly. They are popular with car thieves. (much as dent pullers can be used to yank out the ignition switch). If you have just a center punch on you (or one with a bunch of other tools), you likely won't have an issue... on the other hand, if you are walking around the streets at night, have a center punch, dent puller, screw driver, and pliers... you best be on your way to hot wire your OWN car, of you will probably find yourself with a bunch of explaining to do. >Centre punch, cordless drill, >Citroen Special tool BFH-14 (Big, um, *Friendly* Hammer, 14lb), >boltcutters, hacksaws, sockets, spanners, screwdrivers, that kind of >stuff. If I was insane enough to move to New Jersey, I suspect the >police would have a field day. Nope, they would ignore it all. Unless when asked why you had it, you started to stammer for a reason, and they thought you were only on your way to steal a bunch of cars. (Probably just about every contractor van in the state has a similar set of tools in it, along with all the people that use their personal cars to transport their tools from job site to job site). (I was asked about a small crossbow gun in my back seat once... I explained that I use it to run wires extended distances thru drop ceilings... the cop looked at the two tool bags, spool of string, and spools of phone cable also on my back seat, and went back to yelling at me for doing 65 in a 25 zone... btw: the crossbow worked like crap to run cable, I don't recommend it for others, it was a failed experiment). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

19 years, 9 months

Needed: LK401 Keyboard

by kyrrin＠bluefeathertech.com

Hi, gang, I got rid of the keyboard for my VT420 terminal by mistake. Does anyone happen to have a spare LK401 that they'd be willing to part with? Let me know. Thanks much. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Bruce Lane, Owner & Head Hardware Heavy, Blue Feather Technologies -- http://www.bluefeathertech.com kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech do/t c=o=m "If Salvador Dali had owned a computer, would it have been equipped with surreal ports?"

19 years, 9 months

MS Network Client under DOS 3.3 working

by vcf＠siconic.com

For what it's worth: I got Microsoft Network Client working under DOS 3.3 on a 386/33. It works very well. I was able to connect to my WinXP system and copy over just under 500 files. I also got it to work reliably with a 3Com Etherlink III. Before, I whined that it kept crashing. Well, this time when I was setting up, I realized that the MSNC setup program advises that it will use more memory to optimize network performance but gives you the option to forgo optimization. I had it forgo optimization, and I think that made all the difference. At some point, if it becomes necessary, I'll also test on an 80286 and even an old XT system. Once again, if you want to download MSNC, I have it all bundled up in a zip file here: http://www.siconic.com/download/network/ (Note: I changed the location from where it was before.) This directory also contains the 3Com 3C5x9 configuration utility, but it's also included in the ZIP file, so no need to download it separately. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

19 years, 9 months

Web forums vs mailing list (was Re: minor list changes)

by dave04a＠dunfield.com

>Given the task at hand, given the needs of the users, given the >recently described hassles, is mailing-list technology the best >design and solution for this task? I prefer the mailing list for several reasons: 1- I am on dial-up. I can just "let it download", and then come back to read the messages as quickly as I like - web based clients are SLOW on dial-up, and you have to be there to click on every item you want to read, so you have to wait for it. This by itself would probably be a show stopper for me. 2- The list comes as nice plain text. If I want to save something, I simply save it - Saving text from the web is usually (not always, but usually) much more a pain in the butt. 3- Many sites nowadays use "extensions" and other goodies (and I use the term loosly) which make them unreadable on my anicent browser... It's fine to say "you just have to upgrade your browser", however there ARE no newer browsers for the particular platform that I use - If staying connected to this list means that I have to change to a "modern" OS, then I would simply wave goodbye and bow out. I expect there are a few others who would do the same... 4- Another point relating to #3 - this system I am using does not EVER download a "plug in" or applet and run it - attachments that I do accept NEVER automatically launch themselves (and if they did, they wouldn't know how to run here) ... so this machine has no "anti virus" software, doesn't need it, and never gets "infected" (because it never auto-runs anything). I have no doubt that a web based interface would have all kinds of neat-cool java applets, plug-ins and other things which compromise security - Even though the "list" site might be safe, forcing people to turn these things on will cause trouble for those of us who choose to avoid them. 5- The mailing list has an element of privacy - Since you have to both know about it and manually subscribe to it, there's a good chance that by the time someone shows up here they really are more than casually interested in classic computers. Once we get links from non-classic sites (hey, here's a place where I've seen XP installs discussed), and indexed by the search engines, you can bet that non-topic material will rise. Regards, Dave -- dave04a (at) Dave Dunfield dunfield (dot) Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com com Collector of vintage computing equipment: http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/index.html

19 years, 9 months

picking locks

by Saquinn624＠aol.com

I haven't had very good luck with paper clips. A better tool is a used dental pick, because this is tempered and holds up when you put stress on the lock with a tool (screwdrivers are not the best tools to use, as they can dent/flatten the lock noticeably, but in absence of a better tool they work.) Put the screwdriver in, apply pressure, stroke the lock pins with the pick. If you're really into it, you grind and temper a thin tool with a bump at the end. The computer locks I've seen (excl. IBM Medeco) don't need this, though.' -Scott Quinn

19 years, 9 months

picking locks

by cb＠mythtech.net

>I've yet to find anyone who can make (or even duplicate from original) a >tubular key though. (Which is annoying as it'd be nice to have a backup >for the steering wheel lock on my car! :) By Tubular key, do you mean the round style often found on vending machines? The locksmith near me cuts them. I've had him duplicate the key for my soda machine at work. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

19 years, 9 months

8-bit low profile ethernet card?

by nemesis-lists＠icequake.net

I'm looking for a 1/2 to 2/3 height 8-bit ISA Ethernet card. It's for an embedded type application. I can find "short" cards in terms of length, but not in terms of height. Anyone have any leads for me here? :) -- Ryan Underwood, <nemesis at icequake.net>

19 years, 9 months

minor list changes

by James＠jdfogg.com

> Actually, I can't think of the last time I've seen ANY domain > that didn't have more than one MX record. Except for someone > trying to run a service out of their house. To do so, is... well... > > Jay Well what? I'm on dynamic IP space with cable service and I have great uptime. I could use a secondary MX, I have the resources to do so. Perhaps I will. But it doesn't change the fact I have a good performance record. Also consider that a large number of small businesses are now on dynamic IP space and running mail servers.

19 years, 9 months

Big list of floppy disk formats?

by julesrichardsonuk＠yahoo.co.uk

Does such a thing exist? It'd be nice to have an online resource of all the different floppy disk formats used by different machines. Yes, that's one huge list, and would likely never be complete - but as I haven't come across an attempt at all so far, it'd be better than hunting around for the data when needed. I'd be happy to collate stuff if it's thought to be a good idea - I could make it available online too (although maybe one of the recognised repositories such as bitsavers would bea better place) Data can be fed into the futurekeep project as and when necessary, as it's something that'll be needed there too one day. thoughts? J.

19 years, 9 months

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test-drb March 2005