test-drb March 2006

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by pete＠dunnington.plus.com

On Mar 19 2006, 14:33, C Fernandez wrote: > This afternoon I'm cleaning up a Sony GDM-1602 monitor. [ ... ] > What kind of grease should I use to re-lube this? I want to provide > adequate lubrication between the plastic and steel, but I don't want > something that will hurt the plastic. I was thinking about using > dielectric grease, since it shouldn't harm plastic, won't melt out, and > isn't too messy. However, it's designed as a moisture barrier, not > really as a lubricant, I believe. Thoughts anyone? It should be OK. I've used silicon grease, even very thick types. You can get special safe-for-plastic greases; they're used in the automotive industry to prevent plastic trim from squeaking, for example. However, although I'm sure it's not what Sony et al had in mind, I've successfully used silicon-based furniture polish with great success. I have monitors which have been cleaned and then lubricated with that a decade ago, and are still perfectly happy. My advice would be not to buy anything specially, if you already have something that seems like it will do. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

20 years

Thunderscan

by aek＠bitsavers.org

> This is the first I've heard of the Thunderscan. http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py? project=Macintosh&story=Thunderscan.txt developed by Andy Hertzfeld

20 years

grease advice needed

by chrism3667＠yahoo.com

WHAT ABOUT CRISCO??? ;) ;) ;) --- cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > > Hey Guys, > > > > This afternoon I'm cleaning up a Sony GDM-1602 monitor. I have the case > > disassembled, and have washed all but the largest pieces. The base is a > > very nice rotating and tilting design. The rotation taken place because > > the plastic tilting assembly rides on a flat sheet metal base. The > > contact area is a circular plastic ridge that was lubed with an > > clear-ish amber grease. > > > > What kind of grease should I use to re-lube this? I want to provide > > adequate lubrication between the plastic and steel, but I don't want > > something that will hurt the plastic. I was thinking about using > > many years ago I got a tube of something that claimed to be 'Electrolube > Special Plastic Greast' (Electrolube being a well-known brand of cleaning > solvents, etc over here). It seems to be safe on all plastics I've tried > it on so far, and it should have suitable lubriacting properties for this > sort of thing (it's not exactly a high-speed mechanism!). > > Where you get it from is another matter, but surely plastic-safe greases > still exist. > > -tony > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

20 years

HP "Computer News" Magazine

by jondjohnston＠hotmail.com

We are looking for old copies of Hewlett-Packard "Computer News" magazine. This magazine was printed from about 1983 through the end of the 1990s. It usually contained about 30 or 40 pages and was for HP field sales people. It was printed bi-weekly. We currently have only 3 editions. Please let me know if you know anyone who might have copies. Cheers, Jon Johnston HP Computer Museum http://www.hpmuseum.net

20 years

QNX, Useful applications

by mtapley＠swri.edu

At 9:05 -0600 3/19/06, John Foust wrote: >I think it comes down to the cost of electricity. ... >... Still, more than once I've shocked myself by >examining the performance graph and wondering what's sucking 100% of the >CPU. Even today's hardware will run consume extra power and run >hotter if you're pushing the CPU. Which is of course right on the button. I have to say, there's very little way I could justify the use of kWh on either of the two projects, if the alternative is having the machine off. But for people wanting to do something with their classics, I assume the electricity has proven not to be a major consideration. And certainly for any already-running and on-line VAXen, that must be the case. Something I hadn't considered, though, is whether classic hardware burns less current "idle". I knew about sleep mode on my G4 laptop using less power; at what generation did that become prevalent? At 9:05 -0600 3/19/06, Dan wrote: >I don't know if it's for the same reason but seti never had a Vax >client because of a lack of iee floating point (from the faq). The cryptography and Optimal Golomb Ruler projects *should* be integer, but I don't know how the algorithms are implemented. -- - Mark Cell Phone: 210-379-4635 office: 210-522-6025

20 years

Qume terminal available

by jwest＠classiccmp.org

Qume QVT102 available... it doesn't power up. It's getting skipped if no one wants it. Jay

20 years

To give away: Complete Intel UNIX System V Rel 3.2 package

by joachim.thiemann＠gmail.com

Hello, (wow, the last time I posted here was in 1998...) I'm cleaning up a little, and figured someone here might be willing to take this off my hands (before I put this in the recycling bin, that is) This is a box from Intel Corp, around 1998, contains Bell Technologies UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2. The box contains 11 books (Introduction to System V/368, Using UNIX Vol I-IV, Software Development Vol. I-IV, Networking, and Integrated Software Development Guide (ISDG)) as well as install media: 28 5-1/4 floppies and what looks like a DC-600 tape. I have no way of testing the media. The original box says product code: UNX40PLATMNR1.0, Revision 01, build date 10/19/90. I picked this up when it was tossed out from McGill's EE department, I'm not sure if they ever used it. Contact me if you want it, but I would not ship it - it's a box o'books, effectively, quite heavy. I live in Montreal, Canada. Again, it's free for the taking, but if someone really wants to give me a C= 1571 for it, I won't say no ;-) Joe. BTW anyone heading to VCF East from Montreal? I'm tempted to go if I can hitch a ride (and contribute gas money, of course).

20 years

KM11 replica

by ggs＠shiresoft.com

I just wanted to let folks know that in addition to the KM11 replica, I now have several accessories available for it. They are a "light mask" and a set of 8 overlays. More information is available on my web site at http://www.shiresoft.com/products. For anyone who has previously purchased a KM11 from me and wants to "upgrade" to the "Delux" version, please contact me about pricing. -- TTFN - Guy

20 years

NEC APC boot disks CP/M-86 and DOS

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com> > >On 3/17/2006 at 12:27 PM Fred Cisin wrote: > >>A 5.25" 1.2M would be the easiest, and should be almost entirely an issue >>of cabling. >>A 3.5" 1.4M would be tempting, but the drive would have tobe >>modified/jumpered for 360RPM. > >...and IIRC, either drive would need to provide "Drive Ready" signals. >Many 5.25" 1.2M drives could do that with a jumper, but 1.44M 3.5" drives >rarely have that capability, so you'd need to add it. > >Cheers, >Chuck > Hi Unless the software had a problem with the final gap, I see no reason why one couldn't just leave it run at 300 RPM. We are not talking about the need to fill the entire disk surface, just putting an image on the disk. A long final gap shouldn't be an issue?? Dwight

20 years

Thunderscan

by James＠jdfogg.com

> Has anyone else seen a thunderscan? Yeah, when they were new. The college newspaper I published on a Mac owned one. They were very popular as an inexpensive scanner solution. Back in the day anything that was "Mac compatible" was more expensive than the PC model, and scanners were horribly expensive to begin with. The Imagewriter provided all the transport mechanics needed and allowed for a less expensive scanning option when paired with the Thunderscan. The image quality wasn't as good as a real desktop scanner, as I recall.

20 years

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