test-drb February 2006

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by tshoppa＠wmata.com

On Wed, 8 Feb 2006, Doug Salot wrote: > A lawyer asked me if I had any devices made before 1997 that used RGB > LEDs. I know that RGB LEDs have been around since at least 1991, but I > don't have anything to offer them. If you have a device that uses a mux > and PWM with the LEDs, that would apparently please them very much. > > I'm sure there will be a bounty involved, but I haven't been given > specifics. Just as a backgrounder, there's a company called Color Kinetics that owns the patent for mixing R, G, and B light from LED's. I was briefly targeted by the company in the 90's for suggesting on Usenet that the same could be done without paying them royalties. I know that most legal action is heavy-handed, but these guys are big hitters and will come down hard on anyone who suggests that mixing these colors can be done without paying them royalties. Tim.

18 years, 10 months

VCF East 3.0 -- prices and times are now final

by news＠computercollector.com

Our club, MARCH (Mid-Atlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists), is now announcing the prices and times for VCF East 3.0: General public admission: Adults -- $10 13 and under -- $7 Hours: Sat. 9:30AM-6:00PM ------------------- Consignment area: - $1 to be included / First-come, first-served (limited space) - 20% of sale goes to MARCH / 80% goes to seller - Anything unclaimed becomes a MARCH donation ------------------- Exhibitor fees: Standard booth (approx. 6x8 ft.): MARCH members -- $20 Non-members -- $25 Extra-large booth (limited availability) MARCH members - $30 Non-members -- $35 Included for all exhibitor booths: basic 110V power, one t-shirt, a 2x6-ft. table, and dinner (pizza etc.) Friday set-up -- 3PM - 8PM / Saturday set-up -- 7AM-9AM Exhibitor / VIP dinner -- Sat. 7PM ------------------ Lectures will run all day long. Questions / Special requests: please email me at evank at marchclub.org (NOT at my newsletter address) ----------------------------------------- Evan Koblentz's personal homepage: http://www.snarc.net Computer Collector Newsletter: >> http://news.computercollector.com Mid-Atlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists & Museum: >> http://www.marchclub.org >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/midatlanticretro/

18 years, 10 months

archiving hard drives, Televideo PM/4T and AT&T7300

by chrism3667＠yahoo.com

I have 2 systems in particular for which I'd like to create images of the hard drives (well it would be nice anyway). The first is an AT & T 7300 "UNIX PC" (68010 based). The other is a Televideo "Personal Mini" PM/4T or something (80186 based). What's the best way to go about it? It's not unlikely I'd find an archive of 7300 software out there on the net (I have MANY of the original disks, and my attempts at imaging them have failed), but the Televid uses Infoshare, which I believe is OEM Netware 1.0 or something. So what would be the best way to go about it? This is assuming the Televideo's hard drive works at all (it spins). I have it's original disks also, but they're flakey. I'll get more info on the type of drives used in the coming days. It would be nice if I could plug them into a peecee, but this is assuming the file systems are compatible - somewhat of a long shot. Grassyass. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

18 years, 10 months

GPIB-to-USB

by cclist＠sydex.com

I know that there are a number of HP enthusiasts here. This item was in the current EDN online and I thought it might interest someone: http://www.edn.com/article/CA6290453.html?spacedesc=designideas Cheers, Chuck

18 years, 10 months

Gordon Bell tours of CHM

by jfoust＠threedee.com

Microsoft has "Channel 9", a place for their videos and podcasts. There are almost 700 videos there. Among them, two related to classic computers, as tours of the Computer History Museum. http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=123333 http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=123765 Yes, you'll need a contemporary Windows machine to view these videos. They will not run on your glass TTY at 300 baud. Both are about one hour or 220 meg downloads (you can right-click Save Target As to download if you like). There's another "What Did Gordon Miss?" at: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=51156 (80 meg) and another : http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=47043 - John

18 years, 10 months

cctech Digest, Vol 30, Issue 12

by terry＠terryking.us

At 06:53 AM 2/10/2006 -0600, you wrote: >I am wondering how you get it to Europe without going overseas ;-) By driving thru the tunnel, or taking the train UNDER the English Channel... Regards, Terry King ...On The Mediterranean in Carthage, Tunisia terry at terryking.us

18 years, 10 months

Anybody have devices using RGB LEDs?

by roosmcd＠dds.nl

Hello, Not sure if this link was already mentioned in the LED thread: http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/1990.htm Lots of other led information on the site about new and old leds. And I take it you've already contacted the manufacturers of RGB leds? They could have know where there products were used or developed a product demo display. greetings, Michiel

18 years, 10 months

Old Apple computer magazines, books for you

by tosteve＠yahoo.com

Do not contact me (Steven), please contact: Addison Phillips <addison at addisonphillips.com> wrote: I have a may 1987 byte magazine, vol 12 no 5 here that I want to get rid of . I also have quite a few issues of incider, and nibble, not to mention tons of appleII programming books. In Tampa Florida. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

18 years, 10 months

Anybody have devices using RGB LEDs?

by Watzman＠neo.rr.com

Wrong. Blue (and White) LEDs are a relatively recent invention. I'm not sure when they first came into existence, but it was WAY after 1991; it was closer to or even after 2000, although it might have been in the very late 1990's. White LEDs were even later. There were 3 color LEDs in 1991, but not RGB. > >A lawyer asked me if I had any devices made before 1997 that used RGB >LEDs. I know that RGB LEDs have been around since at least 1991 >

18 years, 10 months

pro-350 dumpster dive

by Arno_1983＠gmx.de

"Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com> wrote: > On 2/9/2006 at 8:11 AM Arno Kletzander wrote: > > >Note on dumpsters on private property: > >Over here in Europe you often only have to ring the bell and ask and > >you get invited to help yourself to whatever you want from there - > >that's how it usually works for me. > > Many of the larger firms (read: the ones with really good stuff > to throw out) employ a hydraulic compactor to reduce the volume of > trash. They're already throwing out *organic* computers?! ;-) (I've never seen such a device used over here for trash containing anything harder than maybe plastic in big chunks. Mainly just for paper, cardboard packing boxes and styrofoam.) Come to think of it, I don't remember ever seeing one "in the wild" anywhere. They only have them at the communal recycling centers. Therefore, my above comment was only targeting plain old metal dumpsters without any "life of their own", and I thought clearly so. > I cannot imagine for one second any facilities person allowing you > near such a device. That's damn sure, and not such a bad idea in itself, unless one believes in Darwin's Law above all else. Then again, what's in there is not very likely to be of use any more. > Most of the really good equipment that I've seen people get was > done by arrangement with the facilities staff to have the > aforementioned goodie mysteriously disappear off the loading dock > before hitting the dumpster. A little cash can sometimes result > in great favors. That may be the better way (saving some damage to the equipment), but how often does stuff get hauled out before the dumpster arrives? Not very often in the places I frequent. Cheers, Chuck -- Arno Kletzander Stud. Hilfskraft Informatik Sammlung Erlangen www.iser.uni-erlangen.de Telefonieren Sie schon oder sparen Sie noch? NEU: GMX Phone_Flat http://www.gmx.net/de/go/telefonie

18 years, 10 months

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test-drb February 2006