Would someone please give me the e-mail address of dkdkk? I need to have
it out with him. I'm tired of him sucking up everything on eBay like a
fucking black hole.
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Hi
For those in Italy, there is an Olivetti M30 L1
up on the Italian ebay. This is one of the machines
that Olivetti put a Z8001 into. The problem is that
he states, " No Shipping ". It is one of the rarer
machines since it was designed to handle business
projects. It is suppose to be a multi user machine
as well. I'd love to have it but I don't think
I can justify a trip to Italy to pick it up.
Dwight
I once had a chance to walk through my neighbor's basement in an old log
cabin summer house where he had lots of knob and tube wiring right about
head height. He was in the process of figuring out which circuits were
connected to it and how to replace it. The nails were set into the edge
of the 2 X 6 floor joists. It was scary since the floor joists were
only 6 feet off of the concrete floor that had been added over the
original dirt and rock. I've got poor peripheral vision and I was
afraid of sticking my head up against the wires. I think it's gone now.
Mike
I've just discovered that my MD-11 system won't boot due to some kind of
corruption, and I don't have boot diskettes or the distro.
CP/M V3.0 Loader
Copyright (C) 1982, Digital Research
CPMLDR error: failed to read CPM3.SYS
I had just completed a backup (or so I thought) using fullback, but when
powered down and started up again today the above message is the result.
Does anyone have the distribution diskettes for the MD-11 that I could arrange
to get copies of or teledisk images of? Or possibly even just a boot
diskette/image for the MD-11? Tried my MD3 and MD2 diskettes already, but
as expected they don't boot the MD-11.
I'd love to chat with others who have MD-11's as well. :)
Please CC me directly, as I don't subscribe--only read the list via the web.
Regards,
-scott
>From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf at siconic.com>
>
>On Tue, 19 Jul 2005, 'Computer Collector Newsletter' wrote:
>
>> Before we say the reporter was wrong, consider this: of course the main SAGE
>> computers in the 1950s used vacuum tubes, but isn't it likely that the
>> later, remote facilities (like the one in this story) used transistors?
>
>No.
>
>;)
>
>Plain and simple, this reporter did not do their homework.
>
Hi
You forget, they write stories. You can say anything
that you like in a story.
Dwight
>From: ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk
>
>>
>> On Mon, 2005-07-18 at 17:28 -0700, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
>> > On Mon, 18 Jul 2005, Jules Richardson wrote:
>
>Having now managed to see said pictures, I wonder if the CPU is on the
>daughterboard. In particular, could the PGA package be something like a
>32032? The other 2 'intersting' chips on said board might be an MMU and
>FPU or something.
>
>> Hmm, the vinegar trick should probably go in the FAQ (along with the
>> fact that it tends to remove ink on ceramic chips - found that one out
>> the hard way once!)
>
>I find citric acid more pleasant to use than vinegar, and just as effective.
>
>-tony
>
Hi Tony
The vinegar has the advantage that it will evaporate
over time while the citric acid requires good cleaning.
Of course, even with the vinegar, the salts created
by neutralizing the alkali from the battery needs to
be removed so citric acid may not have any an issues.
Dwight
Does anyone have a manual for a Dilog DQ656?
It's a QBUS disk controller, and I believe it's ESDI and does MSCP. I
just discovered I have one, but I have no manual and can't find anything
on the web.
Also, I think I found a small cache of Emulex UC07's for $75 each. I
think there are 3 left. I ordered one. If anyone else finds that an
attractive price let me know. I'm happy to be the fool who rushes in.
-brad
Here's an oddity:
Epson EX-1 accounting computer circa 1977. They make a lot of rather lame
claims (first this, first that, etc.) but interesting none the less.
http://www.epson.co.jp/e/company/milestones_09_EX_1.htm
Check out the PDF for a larger photo.
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My 16500B has a connector on the front for an optional keyboard
and it looks like the pigtail on that box would plug into it.
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If you look closely, the connector on the front is a "two dot"
HPIL connector, which would plug into the "HIL" connector on
the adapter, not onto the pigtail.
All I can imagine is this plugs onto some later style HP keyboard
with a 10 pin RJ connector (Frank and I saw a kb like this at
a flea market a week ago) then you plug an HIL cable into that.
