test-drb June 2005

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by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

Randy McLaughlin <cctalk at randy482.com> wrote: > We should make a list of what users are unable to view PDF's, starting with > Tony how many others have no practical method of viewing a PDF or a friend > with a compatible system? /me raises hand The only thing I can do with a PDF file is to convert it to PostScript. I then send PS to my printer over a 19200 baud serial line. There are very few things in the Universe that enrage me more than PDF files that have been produced from PostScript with the original PS being unavailable to me. PS reconstructed from PDF is never as good as the original PS from which the PDF was made. The difference between PostScript and PDF is very much like that between the source and binary forms of a program. Publishing PDF files while withholding or discarding PS from which they were made is a crime against humanity just like closed source software and should be subject to the same penalty ("rasstrel na meste bez suda i sledstviya" in Russian). MS

19 years, 2 months

Altos 486 power supply

by KParker＠workcover.com

Please excuse my ignorance but what makes it different from a normal AT or XT supply - I have lots of junk if you can give me some idea I'll have a rummage. ++++++++++ Kevin Parker Web Services Consultant WorkCover Corporation p: 08 8233 2548 m: 0418 806 166 e: kparker at workcover.com w: www.workcover.com ++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of SP Sent: Sunday, 5 June 2005 10:41 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Altos 486 power supply This is a request: Someone has or know of some place where I could locate and obtain one PS for one Altos 486 (not an Intel machine, is >from the beginning of the eighties) that I own ? I need it complete. Thanks Sergio ************************************************************************ This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee only. It may contain information that is protected by legislated confidentiality and/or is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you are prohibited from disseminating, distributing or copying this e-mail. Any opinion expressed in this e-mail may not necessarily be that of the WorkCover Corporation of South Australia. Although precautions have been taken, the sender cannot warrant that this e-mail or any files transmitted with it are free of viruses or any other defect. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and destroy the original e-mail and any copies. ************************************************************************

19 years, 2 months

programming station offer

by trestivo＠tarinc.com

To all members, before I post this item on ebay I thought I would offer it here first. For those of you who don't know me I'm Thom from TARINC (vcf east) and I've been selling DEC and VAX items for almost 10 years. I have a programming station that contains 3 RK05 drives, a PDP8/a, a Decitek paper tape reader, and a Remix unit which I think is a paper tape punch. They're housed in cabinet 5 feet high on the right with a desk high extension off to the left. Email me if you want a picture. It's on wheels and would be shipped by freight unless you want to pick it up. This whole unit was working fine when turned off a couple of months ago. I could probably include a bootable pack and possibly a CE alignment pack for the RK05's. The first $3500 takes it all; you are responsible for shipping charges. If no one is interested it'll post on ebay with a reserve set at $3750. You are welcome to visit the shop and check it out along with all the other DEC stuff. Email me at trestivo at tarinc.com or call me at 321-537-2384. I promise I won't make a habit of posting stuff here but I thought you guys might want first crack at this unit. Thom

19 years, 2 months

punches

by charlesmorris＠direcway.com

On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 12:00:52 -0500 (CDT), you wrote: >[1] The first 3 I ever bought, over 25 years ago, were 5/8", 3/4" and >1+1/8". Why? > >-tony seven-pin, nine-pin and octal tube sockets? -Charles

19 years, 2 months

S100 Buss extender boards

by cctalk＠randy482.com

From: "Randy McLaughlin" <cctalk at randy482.com> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 3:06 PM > From: "Richard A. Cini" <rcini at optonline.net> > Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 2:46 PM > >> All: >> >> Part of the goodies that came with my IMSAI was a buss extender >> board which has a logic probe on it, which I definitely use for >> troubleshooting this stuck bit problem. One of the transistors on the >> board >> has a lead that's broken at the case. >> >> The designation on the transistor is "F444". There's a second >> transistor marked "F137" which also seems to have shakey leads. The >> board >> is manufactured by Mullen Computer Boards, model TB-1. >> >> Can anyone cross these numbers to a current replacement? Googling >> has come up with a possibility for the F444 but nothing for the F137. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Rich >> >> Rich Cini >> Collector of classic computers >> Build Master for the Altair32 Emulation Project >> Web site: http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/ >> /************************************************************/ > > I have a couple, I'll see if they use different transistors. It's a > simple probe and just saturates the transistors. I would guess that they > can be replaced with any general purpose switching transistors as long as > you match up PNP or NPN (2n2222 & 2n2907 ar my favorites). > > If either of mine use different transistors I'll follow up. > > I like the fact that the power lines can be isolated so it's easy to test > for voltage/amperage etc. > > > Randy > www.s100-manuals.com I just checked and mine are TB-2's with no transistors (four IC's instead). I just use them as straight extenders with easy to access bus pins & power separation. I have an HP logic probe that I like. You might post on comp.os.cpm to see if anyone else has any TB-1's. Randy www.s100-manuals.com

19 years, 2 months

S100 Buss extender boards

by rcini＠optonline.net

All: Part of the goodies that came with my IMSAI was a buss extender board which has a logic probe on it, which I definitely use for troubleshooting this stuck bit problem. One of the transistors on the board has a lead that's broken at the case. The designation on the transistor is "F444". There's a second transistor marked "F137" which also seems to have shakey leads. The board is manufactured by Mullen Computer Boards, model TB-1. Can anyone cross these numbers to a current replacement? Googling has come up with a possibility for the F444 but nothing for the F137. Thanks. Rich Rich Cini Collector of classic computers Build Master for the Altair32 Emulation Project Web site: http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/ /************************************************************/

19 years, 2 months

9900 CPU was:Re: Rescued Items

by dave04a＠dunfield.com

>> Just imagine what would happen to your scope if it was dropped on a >> corner of the face from a height of 6 feet or so. That's entirely >> typical of the handling I see. > >I've said it here before, and I'll say it again - don't ship UPS >unless your packaging job can withstand the parcel being hurled from a >car at 30mph because they have a conveyer that's 4 feet off the >ground, moving at that speed, and *stuff falls off the belt every >day*. Airlines aren't much better ... I once drove to visit my Parents on the east coast, and on the way back, I hit a spot of ice and rolled by car - complete write-off. I had an Apple][ clone with me in a suitcase, and it sailed past me and assisted in the rapid removal of my windscreen. But it survived just fine... It did NOT survive Air Canada getting me the rest of the way home. It arrived with damage to the case and a broken crystal. I'm pretty sure I know exactly how it happened - being a small airport, I was able to watch as they loaded the plane. I saw the handler grab my suitcase from the top luggage trolly, and swing it up over his head to smack down HARD on a conveyor going into the plane... Cheers, -- 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, 2 months

For Sale: Computer collection: CPM, Amiga, Sun, lots of DEC (including VAX11-750) Chicago area

by stan.johnson＠gmail.com

Hello I find myself having to do something I don't want to do, but currently I have no choice. I must downsize my living arrangements, which means the computer collection has to go ASAP. I don't have time to ship unless there is a large bribe included, so local pickup/delivery is needed. I'm in Aurora IL, (~40miles west of Chicago), and at least one item will need a truck (VAX11-750). I'll take 20 to 40 dollars for each machine (with three exceptions), the price per machine goes down if you take multiples. First reply gets an item unless someone will show up to take everything. Reply directly to me by email to keep the extra traffic off the list. I'll try to start getting back to people by the middle of next week. (I'll wait a few days to see if by chance someone will take everything - best case.) -------- exceptions (will also consider offers on these): Amiga 100 - mint condition $100 with extras Dec Alpha AS4000 server - $100 VAX11-750 very complete - $500 if you take any of these three machines I'll include other stuff at a much reduced price... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Heathkit/Zenth H89 one with 8 inch floppies Both H89 have 68k memory and worked when last powered up have software (both HDOS and CPM) and COMPLETE docs lots of CPM software One of these was my first home computer IMSAI chassis only (no front panel/no boards) NorthStar CPM system (S100 bus) no software so don't know if it works 2 Kaypro 10 - at least one works and was used extensively lots of misc S100 boards ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Next Cube Next Slab with monitors, keyboards, and mice, and software with docs SGI Indigo doesn't boot due to the battery backed clock being dead I have docs and IRIX install CDs (and a large heavy monitor) produces a beautiful work env. but slow by todays standards. TI99/4A with expansion chassis (2X) Sun 3/60 with Drive chassis, tape and monitors Sun Sparc 5 (have run with Solarios and NetBSD) ---------------------------------------------------------- Amiga 500 (x2) Amiga 1200 Amiga 2500 (not working, bad chip memory, has ethernet card) Amiga 1000 monitors and drives lots and lots of amiga software and docs including most versions of AmigaOS These were my main systems for most of the 90's C128 (2x) with drives and lots of extras and lots of software ------------------------------------------------------ lots of DEC hardware PDP11 - 23 base system in a Qbus chassis (no drive) VaxStation 4000/mdl 60 (40 megs memory) nice VMS or netbsd machine have run both on this machine have drives for the machine MicroVax 3100 with tape drive 2 DecStations 5000/125 2 DecStations 5000/150 (has extra TurboChannel cards for scsi and network) Dec monitors (heavy) and keyboards/hockey puck mice Dec Drive SCSI expansion box Alpha 4000 (no skins, no drive shelf, 1 CPU and memory I was booting it over the network and clustering it with my other VMS nodes and using it as a compute node.) VAX11-750 including ......Full Set of spares, front panel down to the power supplies, ......Print Set, . ......Emulex MASSBUS <-> SMD ......2 Fujitsu Eagles ~430 MB each (SMD) (with boot prom) ......2 CDC Sabre ~ 1BG each (SMD) (with boot prom) . ......TU81 (Unibus interface) ......Unibus Ethernet ......Unibus SCSI ......RS232 Multiplexers . ......Many TU58 Diagnostic Tapes ......Installation Manuals, Hardware Manuals .. and more. . ......The whole machine currently will run on a 120V/20A ......circuit. (CPU, TU81, 1 Eagle, and both Sabres) ------------------------------------------------------------- various other intel machines for parts and some compete machines including at least x286, x386, X486 and slow pentium machines some SCSI drive cases and SCSI drives I'll throw in with other machines lots of computer books that will go with the machines associated with that machine/topic. almost a complete set of BYTE including most of the early issues. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- will consider trades for a newer DEC alpha desktop to replace the DEC 3000/mdl 600 I'm keeping. If I get a replacment alpha the DEC 3000 will also have to go. Thanks Stan Johnson srj at pobox.com

19 years, 2 months

VT-180 disks

by dbetz＠xlisper.mv.com

I have three 5 1/4 inch disks for the DEC VT-180 that I don't need as I have given away my VT-180. These disks are marked: DEC VT-180 CP/M-2.2 System SSDD DEC VT-180 Kermit SSDD DEC VT-180 Diagnostics SSDD They are original disks that come in sleeves marked: NEWTAP - NAVEDTRANSUPPCENPAC, San Diego, CA On the back they say: Commanding Officer Naval Education and Training Support Center, Pacific Attn: NAVSTAD N64 San Diego, CA 92132-5105 Anyone have any interest in these? I don't know if they are readable but the look to be in good condition.

19 years, 2 months

IBM S/36 5363 Maintenance Information Manual

by birs23＠zeelandnet.nl

Anybody interested in : IBM System/36 5363 System Unit Maintenance Information Manual. Partnumber SY31-9054-4. Fifth edition March 1989. Also includes the System Reference Codes and some original floppies like support and diagnostic Stefan. ------------------------------------------------------- http://www.oldcomputercollection.com

19 years, 2 months

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test-drb June 2005