test-drb May 2005

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by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

> >Subject: Moore's Law/Byte magazine > From: lee davison <leeedavison at yahoo.co.uk> > Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 13:52:02 +0100 (BST) > To: cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> > >> Do you know which issues the BCC180 articals are in? > >September and October 1985 Nope that is the SB180 I have those. I'm also looking for the BCC180 info and the BCC is not the SB. Allison

19 years, 7 months

Moore's Law/Byte magazine

by leeedavison＠yahoo.co.uk

> Do you know which issues the BCC180 articals are in? September and October 1985 Lee. . ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - want a free and easy way to contact your friends online? http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

19 years, 7 months

ebay encryption?

by brad＠heeltoe.com

I hate to ask an ebay question *here*, but I know some people here use ebay. Two different browsers in the past 24 hours have complained about ebay's server and being unable to match the security protocol (I'm guessing the SSL negotiation failed to converge) Has anyone else seen this? Just curious. Any idea what it is? -brad

19 years, 7 months

stamps!

by tomj＠wps.com

Way OT! So sue me. Apparently the U.S.P.S. has issued some nerd stamps; von Neumann, Feynman and McClintock (biology) maybe more. Released 4 May I think.

19 years, 7 months

Making Fontpanel Labels

by leeedavison＠yahoo.co.uk

> There is a mail order company here is Seattle, Rippedsheets.com, > that sells satin finished aluminum sheet you can run through an > inkjet printer. Another method is to print the artwork for the panel out using a laser printer, not inkjet, and then iron it on. You don't even need to cover the finished artwork with a clear coat afterwards as it is quite a tough finish by itself. See this page .. http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg/gooteepc.htm .. about half way down, the component layout for a board has been done using this method. I've used draughting film, like tracing paper but heavier, as that doesn't leave fibers embedded in the toner. It's an easy method to try out if you have a laser printer and an iron, best bit is if you do screw it up you can clean it off and try again, though without solvent cleaning it off can be hard work. Lee. . ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

19 years, 7 months

Grinnell GMR270 Image Processing System

by hardware＠ees1s0.engr.ccny.cuny.edu

I took some pictures of the Grinnell GMR270 and put them here: http://134.74.16.64/wwwa/web/hardware/grinnell/ It comes with documentation and the card to interface with a PDP-11 Qbus. It also comes with an RGB monitor. -kurt

19 years, 7 months

Slightly OT - looking for power adapter info for Palm III GPS

by ethan.dicks＠gmail.com

The Palm isn't quite 10 years old yet, but at least this is cool hand-held tech... I have this Rand McNally Navman/Streetfinder GPS that wraps around a Palm III, and I have lost track of which wall wart charges it up. There is, of course, no power information molded into the case, and as of yet, I have been unable to google any specs. Does anyone on the list happen to have one of these, or even just know what the input voltage is? I suspect it might be 12V, so that a simple lead can charge it in the car, but even an examination of the innards hasn't been revealing. I did run across a variable voltage car adapter with the right tip set to 9V. Since I don't have many devices with that particular tip (it's the smallest female coax connector in the standard Radio Shack kit), I have reason to suspect that I may have rigged this up some years ago, but I have no direct proof. I realize I should have scrawled the power info on the back with a Sharpie, something I will now do, once I put this thing back in service. Thanks for any tips, -ethan

19 years, 7 months

Drill Press Project (was: Today's garage sale findings)

by technobug＠comcast.net

On Sat, 14 May 2005 17:11:52 -0400, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote: [...] > The first project on the drill press is entirely on-topic - > manufacturing an ABS front panel for my Elf2K > (http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Hardware/Elf2K.htm). Speaking of > which, does anyone know if they manufacture an adhesive-backed > _plastic_ sheet that's meant to go through printers? I know I can > pick up an 8.5"x11" paper label from any office supply place. I am > hoping to find something that will resist water and abrasion (from > raspy palms) better than paper. I'm also hoping to print some new > keytops for the switches from an MSI 88/e keyboard (square, flush > pushbuttons, with a lip and stick-on key labels). I am constructing a > hex keypad for my Micro/Elf, and potentially for the Elf2K, and I > don't have A-F to pick from. > > Thanks, > > -ethan For prototypes I've had good luck printing on label paper and then using plastic laminate over the label. You can buy the laminate at any stationary store. The drawback, in my mind, is the glossy finish which detracts esthetically. For a more professional job I've begged and scrounged laminate from the local graphics companies. It comes in various levels of matte and is quite a bit thicker than the stationary store product. Good luck, CRC

19 years, 7 months

Anyone playing with the 8x300

by dwight.elvey＠AMD.com

Hi I'm looking at an application of the 8X300 by Signetics. This is for a hard disk controller. Is anyone fiddling with simmulators for this processor. It seems like someone was a while back. My current application is on an Olivetti M20 not a TRS80. Dwight

19 years, 7 months

Altair 8800 for sale

by classiccmp＠vintage-computer.com

I've been contacted by someone who is looking to sell an Altair 8800. >From the pictures the machine looks pretty nice with a very clean front panel and no major dings on the chassis. The seller was able to power it up, deposit values into memory and recover (examine) those same values back. The machine comes with the processor card, a RAM card and what appears to be an IO card installed in what looks like a MITS 18 slot motherboard. Pictures are available at http://www.vintage-computer.com/KGAltair.shtml Nothing else is being offered with the computer. He is asking for "market value" for the machine. It will be shipped from Memphis TN. Contact me (webmaster at vintage-NOSPAMcomputer.com - removing the obvious) for his email address, etc. This is not my machine, I am only passing on the word for the seller. The usual disclaimers apply. -- Erik Klein www.vintage-computer.com www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum The Vintage Computer Forum

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