test-drb July 2009

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Do not call them PCMCIA Cards (was "An interesting eBay find ....)

by tpeters＠mixcom.com

At 05:20 PM 7/15/2009 -0400, you wrote: >On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Dave McGuire<mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote: > > On Jul 15, 2009, at 4:51 PM, Jules Richardson wrote: > >>> > >>> Lots of acronymitis back then. Still a lot now, but users have had > >>> more time to absorb some of it. > >> > >> At least folk don't try to turn it back into a word, like they insist on > >> doing with some acronyms (e.g. "sequel", ugh). > > > > *BARF* If I hear that ONE MORE TIME.. > >Perhaps the successor to SQL should be something like Advanced >Relational Structured Expressions. > >... so at least you could ask "who knows anything about MyARSE?" or >say "we need to hire an expert on MyARSE!" etc. That should take care >of pronunciation-of-acronym problems. Unfortunate, isn't it, that FLA is a TLA. ----- 806. [Peace] It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war. --John F. Kennedy --... ...-- -.. . -. ----. --.- --.- -... tpeters at nospam.mixcom.com (remove "nospam") N9QQB (amateur radio) "HEY YOU" (loud shouting) WEB: http://www.mixweb.com/tpeters 43? 7' 17.2" N by 88? 6' 28.9" W, Elevation 815', Grid Square EN53wc WAN/LAN/Telcom Analyst, Tech Writer, MCP, CCNA, Registered Linux User 385531

15 years, 2 months

Anyone have some "spare" IBM SP frame badging?

by jplist2008＠kiwigeek.com

Hey all; Trying to locate the "IBM" and "RS6000 SP" badges for my SP frame, anyone out there think they can help out? I also need the "cover" that sits behind the front skirt immediately ahead of the power supplies as mine did not come with it. I'm in Central USA, obviously happy to pay shipping, let me know off-list. Thanks all! - JP

15 years, 2 months

IBM 5150 PC

by sethm＠loomcom.com

I just picked up my first 5150. It's a later 1983 model, in pretty stellar condition, with a single top/bottom half-height 5 1/4" occupying the left full-height bay. I'd love to add a Winchester disk, but I understand that the early PCs did not have a power supply capable of driving a Winchester. How can I tell which power supply I have? My Google-fu has failed me on this query. Unfortunately it's not sitting in front of me at the moment, so I can't read any part numbers off of it; I'll have a look later tonight, but I recall it being a 65W power supply. -Seth

15 years, 2 months

Anyone have a valid address for Jim Willing?

by ethan.dicks＠gmail.com

Hi, all, I was searching Google Images for pictures of the blank filler panel brackets (the discussion earlier this week) and ran across an image on Jim's site of a "CompuServe Node Board". I know a little bit about them (perhaps not as much as some on this list) and wanted to pass some info to him from my own experiences (I happen to have a tri-node chassis, but no CompuServe-made boards). My attempts to write him directly bounced. Basically, I wanted to tell him, yes, they are Qbus boards, yes, they are longer than standard DEC boards (longer than "extended length"), and at some point prior to 2003, they made 486-based Qbus boards and must have ported their PDP-11-based network transport software to Intel. Does anyone know what types of boards CompuServe might have made for the "newer" nodes (besides serial boards and Intel CPU boards)? Thanks, -ethan

15 years, 2 months

OT: (but could be related) Jay Leno’s 3D Printer Makes Old Car Parts - NextEngine 3D scanner and Dimension 3D printer - Popular Mechanics

by woyciesjes＠sbcglobal.net

Yeah, I know, it's about cars, but it would be great for replacing switches & such on our babies.... http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/jay_leno_garage/4320759.html -- --- Dave Woyciesjes --- ICQ# 905818 --- AIM - woyciesjes --- CompTIA A+ Certified IT Tech - http://certification.comptia.org/ --- HDI Certified Support Center Analyst - http://www.ThinkHDI.com/ "From there to here, From here to there, Funny things are everywhere." --- Dr. Seuss

15 years, 2 months

To be thrown away unless..

by hofmanwb＠hccnet.nl

The following equipment is heading for the skip unless somebody wants to save some of it. Location Arnhem, The Netherlands: 1 Compaq SLT/286 luggable, in bag. Faded screen 2 Philips P200T 3 Philips NMS 8245 MSX2 computer. 256K Ram, 720k diskette drive 4 Goldstar FC-200 MSX computer 5 monitor, to be used with 3 or 4 Answers please before Saturday Regards Wim

15 years, 2 months

VaxStation 2000 as an MFM formatter (was RE: TCP/IP for VMS 5.4)

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009, Robert Jarratt wrote: >> Wasn't there discussion some time back regarding a difference in >> interleave between the VS2000 and an RQDX3 ? Was that ever determined >> to be the case ? >> >> -- Curt > > I used a MicroVAX 2000 to format an RD53 just the other day and then put the > RD53 into a MicroVAX II with an M7555 controller and it worked fine. I can't > say whether that worked by accident or by design, but I got the result I > wanted. It definitely works. I suspect Curt's question is with regards to performance. Zane

15 years, 2 months

Micropolis 1015-2 floppy drive

by chrise＠pobox.com

Does anyone have specs or even better original documents for a Micropolis 1015-2 (aka mod II) 5.25" floppy drive? I have two connected to a Micropolis designed floppy controller in an old S-100 system. My memory tells me these were single sided, double density, 77 track, 100 tpi drives. But I may be confusing them with other Micropolis models that were used in this particular S-100 system around the same time. The S-100 system was built by Multi-Tech Systems Inc (the modem guys) here in St. Paul, MN around 1980,81. It is a model MT-500 and is a clone of an R2E design that came to market around the same time. I wrote portions of the PROM and CP/M BIOS for this thing when I was in highschool. I, of course, saved many pieces of the things and am preparing to bring one of them back online soon. Chris -- Chris Elmquist

15 years, 2 months

OT: (but could be related) Jay Leno?s 3D Printer Makes Old Car Parts - NextEngine 3D scanner and Dimension 3D printer - Popular Mechanics

by roger.holmes＠microspot.co.uk

Didn't there used to be a problem with 3D printed parts going brittle and breaking when subjected to UV light, like sunlight or fluorescent lamp light? What the world really wants is a 3D printer to print 3D integrated circuits, including cooling ducts -either for cooling fluid or alternatively for (heat) conductive material like copper, or both. Can silicon and other constituents of ICs be accurately sprayed under computer control?

15 years, 2 months

Oddball RP02 / Memorex 660 question - sticky paint

by mross666＠hotmail.com

On cleaning up my RP02, I find that the 'basin' - the sheet metal which lines the cavity in which the disk pack spins - is painted with a dark grey paint which is positively sticky - tacky to the touch. I've never encountered this on a disk drive before. Do people think this is just old, deteriorated paint? Or is it possible that it's intended to be sticky - to trap any particulates which elude the HEPA filter? If so, would that have been factory applied, or a customer 'modification' done in the field? Anyone ever found sticky paint on a removable-pack disk drive before? Thanks Mike http://www.corestore.org _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail?. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutor…

15 years, 2 months

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test-drb July 2009