test-drb June 2007

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PixelCraft Pro Imager large format scanners CHEAP

by sellam＠vintagetech.com

This goes out to all the people scanning documents and maintaining archives. I just got in a large lot of PixelCraft Pro Imager 8100 and 8200 large format (11x17) scanners. These are refurbished units in their original crate, ready for shipping. The only downside: no software. At least none that I've been able to find so far, though I've been told by a former developer of driver and application software for them that the programs QuickScan or ColorAccess should work with these scanners, with (he believes) ColorAccess being bundled with the driver. I found a Japanese download site that seems to have ColorAccess v1.2, but damned if I can figure out what's going on: http://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/win95/net/se292407.html If someone knows where to find these programs then please let me know. Here's a quick review: http://www.macuser.co.uk/macuser/labs/17369/pixelcraft-pro-imager-8200.html… Here is a "shoot-out" that a manufacturer did to compare color scanning performance of various scanners, including an 8200 model: http://www.spectralmasters.com/Yellow%20Slide%20Shootout%20-%20Web.pdf Here are photos I took: http://www.siconic.com/crap/PixelCraft-PI-1.JPG http://www.siconic.com/crap/PixelCraft-PI-2.JPG http://www.siconic.com/crap/PixelCraft-PI-3.JPG Note: these were about $12,000 new. I'd like $50 each. Shipping will probably be about $100. They are already on crates, so shipping will be by freight. Please contact me directly if you can use one. Soon. ;) P.S. I'll be at VCF East 4.0 next week! http://www.vintage.org/2007/east/ -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

17 years, 6 months

Apple /// Power Supply

by roger.holmes＠microspot.co.uk

On 31 May, 2007, at 17:22, cctalk-request at classiccmp.org wrote: > Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 06:00:46 -0500 > From: Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk at yahoo.co.uk> > Subject: > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > <cctalk at classiccmp.org> > Message-ID: <465EAADE.6030809 at yahoo.co.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed >> >> I would hope that somebody here could look inside their machine >> and tell >> you the markings on the capacitor if the original one is so badly >> damaged >> as to be unreadable. > > If it was the mains suppression cap then I believe it's a standard > X2 class > 250V part* in the UK (but then presumably a different part gets > used here in > the US version) > > * I think they only sell X2's rated for 275V these days. Farnell > and RS do > them I belive, but I'm not sure that Maplin do any more. > > I might haul mine back home tomorrow (it's at Bletchley, but as we > now have an > A/// there it doesn't need to stay) in which case I can take a look > - I need > to replace that cap in mine anyway. There may be a difference between US and European power supplies. My spare one is in its original box, marked AP III Euro, EM WR SUP, 669-9050. The PCB is marked ASTEC AA11190 and the back panel is marked 220VAC 50-60Hz, so NOT 110 volt compatible. If it is one of the four black upright ones at the rear of the PCB, they are all marked 250v 100microFarad +105 degrees C. There is also a rectangular yellow one marked 0.22 microFarad at X 250v~MP whatever that means. There's another 20 capacitors on the board, so if yours is a european one and its one of the other 20 capacitors, you had better let me know which one. Roger Holmes Technical Director, Microspot Ltd. Developers of 2D and 3D graphic software for the Apple Macintosh.

17 years, 6 months

Power plug for a VAX 4000-300

by RodSmallwood＠mail.ediconsulting.co.uk

Hi I managed to find a slim one that fits and the door shuts!!! Rod Smallwood DecCollector -----Original Message----- From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of arcarlini at iee.org Sent: 31 May 2007 22:11 To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'; 'General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only' Subject: RE: Power plug for a VAX 4000-300 Rod Smallwood wrote: > So whilst what I have will probably run, its not the correct cable. > It should be a right angled IEC type with a groove or slot opposite > the middle pin. The right angle is needed only if you want to shut the front door. If you don't have a right angle one, you either leave the door open or remove it (it comes off very easily ... it becomes lost very easily too :-)) Antonio

17 years, 6 months

Anyone know anything about old TEC Terminals?

by technobug＠comcast.net

On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:56:37 -0700, "Rick Bensene" <rickb at bensene.com> wrote: > I have an old glass TTY-type terminal made by a company called TEC. [...] > but figured I'd ask here first to see if anyone has > any information on the company or their terminals. > > Thanks in advance. > > Rick Bensene > The Old Calculator Web Museum > http://oldcalculatorm TEC was a Tucson, AZ based company that IIRC started out producing the logic-controlled, neon indicator lights that populated the fronts of IBM 360s and the like. Seeing the writing on the wall they branched into terminals and keyboards. The first terminals were upper case only. I was at the UofAZ computer center in the mid '70s visiting friends when one of TEC's folks brought in a new prototype upper/lower case terminals that we immediately hooked up to the local DEC10. We soon discovered that they used lower case for control codes... They really never got thing right. In the late 70's they spent a pile developing a mini which I, along with a group from the UofA were invited to evaluate. Seems that they invented the PDP8 right after the Nova 1200 and PDP11 had been released with a selling price higher than either of the competition. The indicator business died and they went under in the early '80s IIRC. Their legacy was a Superfund cleanup site... CRC

17 years, 6 months

digital camera capabilities / was Re: 1000+ old computer in

by classiccmp＠memory-alpha.org.uk

Hi, > But as I poitned out, it's not _just_ the cost of the camera. >What do you suggest I connect it to? Can you get digital cameras >that connect to PERQs or PDP11s? Actually, my first two cameras both connected to the host computer via RS232 (just data lines and ground) so in theory.... ;-) Newer cameras tend to have USB, but I've never used mine this way as I always remove the memory card and plug it into a card reader anyway. I've not seen any about recently, but before multi-format USB card readers became popular I remember there being numerous RS232, single format card readers on the market - I'm pretty sure Jessops used to sell them. Might be a solution. TTFN - Pete.

17 years, 6 months

Bringing the VAX 4000-300 back to life.

by RodSmallwood＠mail.ediconsulting.co.uk

It looks like the consensus is to get the -300 to do a network boot and then restore from the -200 to the -300. I have a few points relating to this. 1. The -200 runs TCPWARE and not DECNET. 2. I now understand what needs to be done but I need a bit more (step by step) detail on how to do it. 3. Is producing a bootable tape on the -200 and restoring it on the -300 too difficult? Rod Smallwood -----Original Message----- From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of arcarlini at iee.org Sent: 31 May 2007 18:51 To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' Subject: RE: Bringing the VAX 4000-300 back to life. Rod Smallwood wrote: > Firstly a big thanks (THANKS) to all those who responded to the power > plug question. > I bought the VAX 4000-300 system on UK Ebay and did the 250 mile trip > to Cambridge to collect it early on Saturday. These things are not > that big but weigh a ton!! The guy selling it was lot larger than I > (thank heavans!) I did not know the suspension in may car went that > low! Wait till you move a DECarray 900 full of RZ drives and a couple of TZ877s :-) > The -300 also has a KZQSA (SCSI) controller and whilst they are no > good with hard drives I think they work with CD ROM's I also have a > stand alone SCSI CD drive (Yamaha CRW4416SX) it has the really small > SCSI plugs (inch and a bit long) on the back and the KZQSA has the > really big ones. There are cables that go from the Amphenol 50-way (on the KZQSA) to whatever might be on the Yamaha. There are also various adapters that might help. > Comments on which is best way to proceed welcomed. Here's the abridged version: Given that you have another VAX, the easiest way is to configure the existing VAX as a cluster, configure the existing VAX to accept the VAX 4000-300 as a satellite and then boot it as a satellite. Now initialise the disks on the VAX 4000-300, if required. Restore the .B saveset onto whichever VAX 4000-300 disk you want to use as your system disk. Copy across all the installation savesets (VMS062.* and DECW062.*) onto that disks [000000] directory. Shutdown the VAX 4000-300 and reboot from the new system disk. Answer the questions. Enjoy your new VMS system. Antonio

17 years, 6 months

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