test-drb August 2007

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by turankuzan＠tesbilisim.com

Hello, I need some help about the board Model 5400, ASSY00060-13 REV T urgently. Can you send me some technical documents(if you have any) about this board. Do you have any information about that if I can get an extra board from the producer or not ?

18 years, 1 month

Need ROM for AP-64e Apple ][ EPROM writer card

by sellam＠vintagetech.com

Does anyone else have an AP-64e EPROM writer card for the Apple ][? If so, is there any way I can get you to dump the ROM and send me the file? I have two of these: one is missing the ROM and the other has the ROM (a 2716 EPROM) but it has been erased apparently. Also, can you write a tutorial on how to use it? The manual is available online as a PDF: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/fichiers/ap64eprom.pdf ...but the Engrish in which it is written is so mangled it's hard to make out what it's saying. Plus, it excludes certain key documentation, such as which side is "on" for the programming switch, and the DIP switch setting chart doesn't define what 'x' and 'o' mean in the context of the switch settings. Thanks! -- 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 ]

18 years, 1 month

British Computers.

by robert＠irrelevant.com

On 31/08/2007, Richard Smith <richard.smith at mewgull.com> wrote: > > > >I also used some "microfive" 8088 based multi-user systems - not sure > >where they originated from, though knowing my bos, they were possibly > >British.. > > Wasn't that the ICL "One-per-desk" machine? > No, the OPL was a Sinclair QL.. The microfile 1000's I used were about the size and shape of an original IBM XT, but with multple serial ports on the back rather than pc style screen/keyboar: You connected up dumb terminals to use. We ran BOS on them, but think they were intended for ConcurrentDOS. Rob

18 years, 1 month

Docs on panel meters?

by ethan.dicks＠gmail.com

>From time to time, I run across panel meters, at hamfests, in the dustbin, whereever. I'm sure, in most cases, they still work, but without pinouts, it's a bit tough to put them back into service. The latest one I have is marked with the following... Fairchild Panel Meter Model Number 300555 5VDC Powered: 2V F.S. Range 7825 (in paint, presumably a date code) It has an 11-pin connector on the back, and inside, under the red plastic cover, is 4 7-segment LEDs, som resistors and caps, plus 4 black, unmarked epoxy blocks I can't identify. There are a number of traces going under each one, so I'm presuming they are bare dice that were glued to the board, then encapsulated, but unlike modern examples of that practice, these are in square-sided epoxy blocks. I don't need to know the entire circuit. Mostly, I just need to know where to attach Vcc, GND, and the sensed voltage. Obviously, googling for "fairchild 300555" turns up nothing. Not at all unusual for something of this vintage. Thanks for any pointers. -ethan

18 years, 1 month

Manuals on-line

by rcini＠optonline.net

All: I?ve been on a scanning frenzy lately, scanning tons of manuals I have on my shelf. Right now, I?m working on Tandy stuff ? Model 2000 and Model 100 right now. Check out http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/systems.htm Rich -- Rich Cini Collector of Classic Computers Build Master and lead engineer, Altair32 Emulator http://www.altair32.com http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp

18 years, 1 month

DEC Rainbow Hard drive.

by jba＠sdf.lonestar.org

> Is the only difference between the -A and -B the firmware ROM? If you got > the later firmware and put it into a -A mainboard would the machine (a) > still work and (b) let you boot from a hard drive (asuming you'd also >fitted the controller card)? I would be surprised if that did work. There are some hardware differences in the 100A and 100B. The graphics hardware is slightly different, and the quantity of memory on the motherboard is different. I'm sure there are also more subtle differences which I didn't mention. Anyway, it proably wouldn't work, but then again, I've never tried. There are also other differnces that have nothing to do with the firmware. The 100A used an AC fan, while the 100B used a quieter DC fan. The 100A power supply was not quite beefy enough to run the big hard drives, although it would unreliably work. The power connector on the 100A for the second drive was also excessively short so it wouldn't reach the standard DEC hard drives alone anyway. Usually, 100As have the block letter logo on the front, while 100Bs have the script Rainbow logo. -Jeff jba at sdf.lonestar.org SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org

18 years, 1 month

Any Microchannel collectors around here?

by lproven＠gmail.com

I ask 'cos amongst much other junk, I have a largish box full of MCA cards that I'd like to get rid of. If this isn't the place, I welcome recommendations of elsewhere to ask! Most are some kind of audio/video thing - lots of BNC connectors. A couple of elderly NICs and things, too, I think some 8514/a adaptors, maybe some SCSI cards... -- Liam Proven ? Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: lproven at cix.co.uk ? GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lproven at gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 ? Cell: +44 7939-087884 ? Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat: liamproven at aol.com ? MSN/Messenger: lproven at hotmail.com Yahoo: liamproven at yahoo.co.uk ? Skype: liamproven ? ICQ: 73187508

18 years, 1 month

VAXstation 3100 FB problem

by Peter.Coghlan＠EUROKOM.IE

Hi Tore, I am only catching up on my email now after a weeks absence. > >Hello, I've got a VAXstation 3100 (Thanks, Peter Coghlan!) that I You're welcome. I Hope you didn't have any problems transporting the machine home. If you have any friends / family / colleagues etc coming to Ireland that would be willing to transport the X.25 stuff - send them my way. >recently acquired while on holiday in Ireland. There is a problem I'm >having with it - the 8-plane colour display controller is giving me an >error message on startup: > >?? 4 00D0 0016.0052 > >When I run test 4 on the Chevron prompt I get: > >>>> test 4 > >4?.. > 84 FAIL > >and when I try test 50 I get > >(...) >?? 8PLN 0016.0052 >(...) > I have never come across any documentation for the 3100 that goes into enough detail to explain these codes. However, the card can also be used in a Vaxstation 2000 and the firmware in a VS2000 appears to be very similar to that in a VS3100, so I had a look in my Vaxstation 2000 and Microvax 2000 Maintenance guide which does have some details. It suggestes that 0016 is the status from the test and says that this can be ignored! It goes on to say that 005 means "ID data bus" and 2 means an error (as opposed to "no error" or "informational"). Unfortunately, I don't know what "ID data bus" could mean. > >Does anyone know what could be ailing my new toy? The machine will run >perfectly using the mono adapter, though VMS 7.3 will crash hard when >trying to access the device (starting the X server). > When I tried it last, it produced an error during the power up self tests (probably the same error you are getting) but it was possible to ignore the error and boot VMS and use Decwindows without any apparant problems. Its possible that the version of VMS/Decwindows you are using is more sensitive that the one I had. I will see if I can find out what version it worked ok with. I suspect it was V6.something. Regards, Peter.

18 years, 1 month

Personality modules for Heathkit 4801 EPROM Programmer?

by sellam＠vintagetech.com

I don't suppose anyone knows where one can get a set of personality modules for the Heathkit 4801 EPROM Programmer? A manual would be nice also ;) -- 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 ]

18 years, 1 month

wtd: Tandy 3000 *any version* and a 6000

by chrism3667＠yahoo.com

preferably the *real* 3000. I'll dig as much change as there is in my pocket or trade for something. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/

18 years, 1 month

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test-drb August 2007