> although I don't know if that's new news, and it was
> mentioned in Evan's newsletter, but perhaps list members
> would enjoy seeing other well-known list members in the photo album:
>
> http://bbsdocumentary.dreamhost.com/photos/interviews.html
>
> Boy, those guys are getting old! :-)
I met Jason when he worked for Digital Island (or Digex or one of those
players). The facility was going to close and he was trying to find a
home for a Sun SC2000E. We got to talking and found our common BBS
roots. I agreed to interview, but it never happened because of events on
my end. Considering the level of material he eventually collected I'm
sure I'd have ended up in the digital dustbin.
The SC2000E never happened either :-(
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There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand
binary and those who don't.
Pat said...
>You mean the stuff in this zip file?
>http://computer-refuge.org/classiccmp/neon_lamp_logic/lamp.zip
>
>Judging by the date on the file, it was 2 years ago, not last month, that
>we were talking about it...
Thanks - that was it. Now I remember, I was looking at the VCF Midwest info
when I stumbled on it by accident.
Thanks also for the other comments/links! More to read...
-Frank
I am purchasing a MicroVAX Model 655QS-B2.
Can anyone point me to a good source of documentation? I am new to all
this and have no idea how to even get it running. I am told that the
only thing about it is there is no power cord. I don?t even know what
kind of power cord it uses?
Anyone able to help? Please email starmaster(at)gmail.com
Thanks
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Anybody know if there exist adapters for old disk drives (e.g.- MFM, RLL
etc.) to USB?
Preferably USB 2.0. I may need to read the contents of a bunch of old
hard
drives. I can probably cobble together some old ISA systems with the
right
controllers if I really must, but maybe someone's created a simple
solution.
Chris
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This same subject came up a month or so ago.
You have to use the same controller as the drive was formatted with,
since there is no
way to tell what the actual on-disk sector format was for a random MFM
or RLL disk.
Adaptec, for example, used their own ECC scheme on the sector.
There is (currently) nothing available like the Catweazel for capturing
bit level data
for hard drives.
Ah, but you could try to find out just how high the other person is
bidding by small increments.
eBay used to (and might still) tell you if you are tied with the current
winner's highest bid.
This is a technique merchants use (or used to) to drive up prices.
-Wes
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Barry Watzman
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 12:00 PM
To: cctech at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Is it just me ...
> In all fairness, the prices he pays are only
> marginally more than the runner-up bidder
You don't understand how E-Bay works. If you bid $5 and I bid $100, I
win
the item .... for $6. And the fact that I had bid $100 is never even
seen,
by anyone.
If you are going to play the E-Bay game, it is very important to
understand
the intricate details of the bidding system completely.
Says it weights about 150 pounds and it shippable.
- Evan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: KJones at acsltd.com [mailto:KJones at acsltd.com]
>
> Tan, 2 drawer file cabinet size, now serving as door stop,
> Will ask client to donate if you want it
>
> Works as far as I know, I will fire it up
>
> Thank you, Keith Jones
> Senior iSeries Consultant
>
> Associated Computer Systems, Ltd.
> 11201 Aurora Avenue
> Des Moines, IA 50322 USA
>
> Tel: 515-223-0078 Fax: 515-223-7219
> An IBM Premier Business Partner
>
> Visit ACS at http://www.acsltd.com for all your iSeries
> (AS/400), PC Network and Telephony needs.
>
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Anybody know if there exist adapters for old disk drives (e.g.- MFM, RLL
etc.) to USB?
Preferably USB 2.0. I may need to read the contents of a bunch of old hard
drives. I can probably cobble together some old ISA systems with the right
controllers if I really must, but maybe someone's created a simple solution.
Chris
> In all fairness, the prices he pays are only
> marginally more than the runner-up bidder
You don't understand how E-Bay works. If you bid $5 and I bid $100, I win
the item .... for $6. And the fact that I had bid $100 is never even seen,
by anyone.
If you are going to play the E-Bay game, it is very important to understand
the intricate details of the bidding system completely.
Haha, it does that when the cable gets disconnected from the CGA card, try
hooking it back up :D
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Jules Richardson
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:57 AM
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: IBM 5155 analogue display fault
>
>
> Just picked up an IBM 5155 luggable which was working up
> until the point the chap switched it on to show me it
> working, when it promptly broke :-)
>
> On switch on it gives a narrow horizontal band of amber about
> 1.5" high; after a couple of seconds the whole screen changes
> to flickering amber with brighter zig-zag flyback lines visible.
>
> Just thought I'd quickly ask in case there's component foo
> that's a common failure in these machines (I haven't even
> pulled the case to look for an obvious failure yet, let alone
> do anything else)
>
> ta
>
> Jules
>
