test-drb June 2006

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by evan＠snarc.net

Sorry about this gross OT-ness, but maybe someone here is interested. I ordered the new Treo 700p today, so my 650 is for sale. It's currently on the Sprint network. There is one very, very, very tiny scratch on the screen which doesn't interfere with its usage at all. The phone speaker is broken (callers can hear you, you can't hear them) which I'm told by Sprint will cost less than $50 to fix. I'm asking for $100 as-is (charger and original manual included) and whatever the shipping cost is from U.S. postal code 07081. Please reply off-list to avoid further ticking off the purists. :) - Evan evan at snarc.net

20 years, 1 month

Free Apple IIe in So Cal

by tosteve＠yahoo.com

Step right up, first come first serve! For your pleasure, an absolutely free computer, with all of the latest upgrades (for ~1983). Apple IIe Duo-disk drive Apple monitor Apple printer dozens of manuals hundreds of floppies (few originals) All in good condition, operational status unknown. Just come and get it, the sooner the better. Not really worth the cost of shipping. I am in south Orange County. Thanks- Steve. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

20 years, 1 month

Any former Philips/Magnavox VideoWriter users/owners/hackers?

by fischerrrf＠verizon.net

I have a Videowriter which manufacture date is stamped on the back of same as 03/86, and which I've had since about that date. As a former marketing director for Dataquest, San Jose, CA, I often consulted with fledgling electronic typewriter companies regarding the features, etc. of their planned systems. They gave me this system for my efforts. I used to use it full-time and assume it's running just fine. Want me to check? Julie (Voss) Fischer Kennewick, WA Collection: Voss Typewriter Canon Cat Magnavox Videowriter (ancient) Smith Corona typewriter

20 years, 1 month

Honeywell 4500

by pspan＠amerytel.net

Hello all, Recently a freind and mentor died unexpectedly. He was instrumental in the design and manufacture of a "Ram Disk" for the Honeywell process control computer. His widow is currently trying to dispose of the business assets, one of which is the Honeywell 4500. I also noticed a pdp 11/34 bucket of the shop floor, but it was very dirty. His last project, which is in the process of being completed, was a memory replacement for a pdp 8a. There isn't very much in the way of DEC equipment i his shop. If anyone would be interested in the honeywell please let me know off list. Thanks and hope everyone has a great 4th. Phil

20 years, 1 month

Sol-20 (Processor Tech) utility...

by wh.sudbrink＠verizon.net

I've been fooling around with this for the last month, so now I'll let the rest of you fool with it as well. I've written a CP/M program that lets you store ".ent" files (like on Jim Battle's web site) in the CP/M file system and then load and run them from there. See it here: http://wsudbrink.dyndns.org:8080/ Comments, conversation and/or suggestions welcome. Bill Sudbrink

20 years, 1 month

Root password on solaris 5.7?

by witchy＠binarydinosaurs.co.uk

Evening folks, Today I was given a Sun Enterprise Ultra 2 but the machine's been out of use for so long nobody can remember anything about it, which is handy. Googling tells me I need a Solaris install CD to change the root password....bummer since I don't have one. I'm a VAX/Alpha guy, if I want to break a system it's relatively easy but I know nothing about Suns...... It's running SunOS 5.7 if that's any help.... TIA! -- Adrian/Witchy Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer collection?

20 years, 1 month

Free/cheap original IBM PC in Omaha

by tosteve＠yahoo.com

This is from "Chris Foreman" <chris at proaudioweb.com> You pick-up, or pay shipping. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I have an IBM PC vintage 1983 that I would gladly donate to a goodcause. It has 640k memory, a double-sided floppy, an add-on 10mB harddrive and a non-IBM monochrome CGA display. I have not turned it on in several years but I have no reason to believe there is anything wrong with it. I also have the original 2nd floppy drive, the original DOS discs and manuals and a copy of Lotus 123 with a 3rd-party unprotect application. Some other software and books as well. Chris. chris at proaudioweb.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

20 years, 1 month

SBC6120 (a build-it-yourself PDP-8 clone) Last Buy and End of

by ard＠p850ug1.demon.co.uk

> OK, the question running through my mind is how this affects resale of our > old gear. Is that grandfathered in somehow, or is that no longer allowed > either? What about board level replacement parts, etc.? I beleive (at least in the UK), what matters is the date the machine (etc) was first sold in the EU. In other words you can sell second-hand stuff that contains leaded solder. I am not sure if it's illegal, though, for me to buy an old machine from somebody in the States and have it sent to me. -tony

20 years, 1 month

PCWs 25 worst tech products of all time

by chrism3667＠yahoo.com

yeah, got the techie manuals for the T2K...alot of good itll do me if a weirdo chip goes bad. I even checked the manual today to see if there was any resemblence between this SMC 9007? and/or 9212? to a 6845 maybe...no dice. Yep, custom components sure do bite, but Ive had to come to the acknowledgement that to some degree theyre unavoidable...could I possibly ban a 2000 from my collection...or a Mindset...? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

20 years, 1 month

Looking for a paper tape reader/writer

by sdc695＠yahoo.com

---ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) says: > For the punch, I'd recommend a Facit 4070. They're relatively common I > think, easy to maintain, and fairly simple. The basic interface is an 8 > bit parallel one which can be linked to a PC with a little logic, there > was also an internal RS232/current loop card [1] and I believe I read > about an IEEE-488 card, but I've never seen one. I got one of the Facit punches off of Ebay. It works quite well. I built up an interface "adapter" that fits in a wire jumper box that has a couple of DB-25's (make & female). The circuit needed a single 7400 NAND gate, and a couple of zener diodes, but now my printer port drives the punch with NO software modifications. The interface wasn't that complicated, and I had to mush the parts together inside the adapter box, but it is just fine. I connected it up to my Linux box and 'cat /dev/lp' does the trick. Be aware: The Facit 4070 comes in two versions the 'DTL' version and the 'TTL' version. The signal levels are a bit different. The TTL version is the later one, and has easier level signals. Mine was the DTL one and needs some clamping zener diodes to make it all work. If you do get one with a serial option, note that it will probably cost a bit more (I've seen $100). Without is much cheaper. The schematics are on bitsavers. You might want to print them out on large (11x17 inch) paper they look nicer that way. As for the reader, that is another story. I got some off of eBay as well, but I have yet to get them all interfaced up. The PeeCee really has no general input port (with controls and the like). -- Tom Watson tsw at johana.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

20 years, 1 month

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test-drb June 2006