> It's listed for $199 plus shipping for the main unit
It's being watched.
Thanks to sniping, and eBay hiding of the bidder name, there
is no incentive to 'tag' anything with a bid any more.
> http://www.4004.com/
I forgot to point out that they are still requesting volunteers at the project web page linked to above (under the "How can I contact you?" heading).
I'm surprised that I can't find anywhere on-line a project to create an entire MCS4 system on a single, low-end FPGA. Am I just missing it?
>From http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1132588.html concerning the
California budget crisis:
The state payroll system is based on the COBOL, or Common Business
Oriented Language, programming language - a code first introduced in
1959 and popularized in the 1960s and 1970s.
"COBOL programmers are hard to come by these days," said Fred Forrer,
the Sacramento-based CEO of MGT of America, a public-sector
consulting firm. "It's certainly not a language that is taught.
Oftentimes, you have to rely on retired annuitants to come back and
help maintain the system until you're able to find a replacement."
What does California's DMV use?
Cheers,
Chuck
I have a copy of it (original IBM EGA manual), apparently I made it back in
the 1980's, it's definitely a copy but it's exactly like the original (e.g.
double sided in the original 5.5 x 8.5 format). It's 168 pages ... it would
be a hell of a job to scan or copy, and since it's an odd page size, I can't
run it through an ADF "automatically".
Barry Watzman
Watzman at neo.rr.com
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:39:12 -0400
From: Jonathan Gevaryahu <jzg22 at drexel.edu>
Subject: IBM EGA Programming manual: anyone have a copy?
To: cctech at classiccmp.org
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I'm searching for a copy of the official IBM EGA programming
manual/reference manual.
If I recall correctly, in order to actually GET that manual you needed
to have bought the $150? CGA/MDA programming/reference manual (or
something like that) and have sent in the little registration card, and
IBM sent you the EGA one in the mail.
Does anyone have a copy of it?
(a copy of the cga/mda one would be nice too, but isn't nearly as important)
Contact me off-list (or on-list if you'd like) if you do, I'm quite
willing to pay for photocopying/scanning/time/etc.
--
Jonathan Gevaryahu
jgevaryahu(@t)hotmail(d0t)com
jzg22(@t)drexel(d0t)edu
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I'm searching for a copy of the official IBM EGA programming
manual/reference manual.
If I recall correctly, in order to actually GET that manual you needed
to have bought the $150? CGA/MDA programming/reference manual (or
something like that) and have sent in the little registration card, and
IBM sent you the EGA one in the mail.
Does anyone have a copy of it?
(a copy of the cga/mda one would be nice too, but isn't nearly as important)
Contact me off-list (or on-list if you'd like) if you do, I'm quite
willing to pay for photocopying/scanning/time/etc.
--
Jonathan Gevaryahu
jgevaryahu(@t)hotmail(d0t)com
jzg22(@t)drexel(d0t)edu
The part number on the front is "H74 a" and it's the big part of the power
supply in the back. In front (looking from the side) are 5 "h754"
modules. The modules and the console power are attached to the "H74
a" Other H74x supplies should work.
Here is the wording on the unit:
Dec Power Supply
H74 a
Caution
AC & DC OUTPUTS ARE PRESENT
WHEN LIGHT IS ON
POWER ON
(( ))
------------
where (( )) = the light bulb.
System was working recently.....The supply's red indicator light no longer
comes on, nor do the console lights, though the fans still run. In the
meantime I will test with a volt meter and so on, maybe there's a bad
connection.
Thanks in advance
Bill
