On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
> The A3000 has a VGA out. ?Or if you're lucky you can find a video card that
> goes in the A2000, A3000, or A4000.
I forgot about the vga adapter on the 3000.
> For the A500, the best bet is to find a A520, but you might need to feed it
> through a VCR or something depending on the TV you want to hook it to. ?I
> know that is the case with your one TV and things like the TurboGrafix 16,
> or our SuperGun. ?I assume a A520 is still easy to find, I know they were 10
> years ago.
They show up on ebay all the time, but you might have to wait a couple weeks.
> Personally in this day and age, I think the A500 is one of the best Amiga's
> to have, as it plays all the old games. ?For AGA games though you need a
> A1200 or A4000.
The 2000 is supposed to be the same design as the 500, just with slots
added. It plays the same games and has many more upgrade options.
Still, the 500 was the one I had and I'd like to have one again. I
have a 600, two 2000s, and parts of a 1200. I'd still like to get the
1200 working, and end up with a lot of upgrades for the 2000 and 1200.
The upgrades are getting expensive these days though. Look at this:
http://www.softhut.com/cgi-bin/test/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=catalog/ha…
I just can't bring myself to spend $500 on an amiga. Many fine
woodworking machines can be had for that. Still, the 68060 boards are
awesome.
> Zane (who is hoping to revive my A500 and/or A3000 this winter)
I'd like to have a 500 and 3000. Care to trade a working 2000 for both? :-D
brian
Dave,
Do you have any Intel ISIS-II OS diskettes available? I have a Series II
MDS-225.
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I though that this post on alt.sys.pdp11 would be of interest.
From: Alan Frisbie <Usenet02 at Flying-Disk.com>
Newsgroup: alt.sys.dpd11
It is my sad duty to report the passing of long-time RT-11
and PDP-11 fan, and my friend, Robert C. Peckham.
Bob was one of the driving forces behind the last release
(v5.7 -- Y2K-compliant) of RT-11. He continued to use it
long after most other people had moved on to other platforms.
Bob died peacefully in his sleep at home on September 9, 2009.
He had suffered from a variety of ailments over the years, and
they gradually forced him to give up the work and activities he
loved so much. His friends and family hope that he finds a
racetrack and fast cars in heaven so he can once again enjoy the
sport he excelled at.
Of immediate concern to the family is what to do with Bob's
collection of PDP-11 systems and supplies. An inventory has not
yet been made, but they want it to go to "a good home", someone
who would appreciate it. Besides the PDP-11 equipment, there
are also several Wright Line media cabinets, DEC manuals,
handbooks, and related supplies. There is at least one 9-track
tape drive, one or two Diablo 630 printers, and an LA120
DECwriter. Everything is located in Glendale, California.
Because Bob left his family with a mountain of debts, they cannot
afford to ship anything and would appreciate at least a nominal
payment for some of the items. I will post an inventory to these
groups in the next few weeks as we dig our way through the
collection.
Feel free to contact me at the above address if there is anything
in particular you would like me to keep my eyes open for.
Sincerely,
Alan E. Frisbie
-- Flying Disk Systems, Inc. 323-256-2575
-- 4759 Round Top Drive
-- Los Angeles, CA 90065
On 9/16/09, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
> Wouldn't we all, I hate to think about what I've spent on my A3000,
> and I don't have half the system you do.
I bought an A3000 new (that and my A1000, the rest was used/free)...
between "simple" memory upgrades and HD floppies/larger SCSI disks and
an A2065, I've got well over $3K in it, possibly over $4K (not
counting the GG2 Bus+ I made myself). The A1000 was upgraded
incrementally with a mix of new and used parts, so it's tough to add
it all up, but when I was populating the Spirit InBoard in the late
1980s, it was during the DRAM Dumping tariff war with Japan, and I
remember individual 41256 chips soared from $3.50 each to $17.50 each
essentially overnight (fortunately, I was able to scavenge some 50256
chips from a discarded engineering prototype at work, so I _didn't_
personally pay $560.00/MB).
Stuff today is so cheap it's not funny; of course much of it is less
interesting, thus the reason for still playing with the old stuff.
-ethan
I'm hosting an open house for the Chicago Classic Computer group at my home
on Saturday, September 19. One of the agenda items will be the kickoff for
VCF 5.0, to be held in Chicago in 2010.
If you are in the area, please feel free to join us on Saturday. RSVP
directly to me (offlist) for time and directions.
More importantly, if you'd like to work with us to make VCF Chicago a
reality, please respond and let's get this thing started!
best,
Jack
jack DOT rubin AT ameritech DOT net
Found this site, lots of vintage computers for sale, as well as everything else.
I talked to the guy on the phone, sounds good, but I haven't bought anything. I have no connection with owner or site in any way.
Located in New jersey.
http://earth.prohosting.com/vinstuff/
Examples:
Northstar Advantage
Apple II plus (listed as Apple II)
TI, Tandy, Radio Shack, Comnmodore,
EAI TR10 Analog Computer (!)
Lear Siegler
Model 33, 35 TTY
He's an old guy, good prices, shipping may cost extra.
http://earth.prohosting.com/vinstuff/
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
> That was why I went with an Amiga 3000 and an Atari TT030 in the late 90's.
> ?I'm hoping to revive both machines this winter, both spent way to many
> years in storage while we lived in an apartment. ?Now that we have a house
> they're at home with us, and I have some room to work on them.
I'm the same. Too many hobbies, not enough time. These days, classic
computing has taken a back seat to getting the wood shop done. Still
need to finish the basement also. :-/
> I didn't realize Software Hut was still around. ?Guess I just had bad timing
> last time I tried to go to their website. ?That's not that bad of a price, I
> think they were slightly more 10 years ago.
They're legendary for not updating their web page. Better to ignore
what their page says and call them. I swear they update their website
every other year whether they need to or not.
The price is great considering it's a *new* board. It's still more
than I can spend on an old computer though.
> I got rid of 3 A2000's a couple years ago to another list member. ?At the
> time I needed the space more than 3 A2000's. ?I still have 1.5 A500's, 1
> A600, 2 A3000's, and 2 A1200's (I might be able to build 1 working from the
> two, but it need's surface mount work).
The caps like to go from what I hear.
>The A3000 I got from someone who
> got it from Magni (I also have a pair of Magni Genlock's), and I fully
> upgraded it with the latest chips, full 16MB+2MB RAM, ethernet, a Picasso IV
> video card, and Amiga OS 3.9. ?I never could bring myself to spend the $$$'s
> on a CPU accelerator card. ?The 2nd A3000 is basically pristine in the
> boxes. ?Though I think the keyboard is in an A2000 box, not an A3000 box.
I have most of what I need to put my 1200 motherboard into a custom
case. I just need the lyra keyboard adapter to get a ps2 keyboard
hooked up. That should be a fun project. It's high on the list once
the wood shop is back together this weekend.
brian
Hi Richard,
Looks like you got a nice computer from that auction. There are a few
different possible configurations when it comes to floppy disk drives.
I probably will be telling you things you already know, since you used
these systems in the past. Strictly speaking, if you have a 225, that
implies an 8085-based cpu board with 64k bytes of RAM on that board. It
also implies that the boot drive is the internal drive being controlled
by the IOC (Input/output controller) back panel board. That board has
imbedded on it a single-density controller. To use that configuration
there would be a 50-pin wide ribbon cable from the IOC to the Shugart
SA801 drive. In this standard configuration the internal drive is
single-density single-sided.
There was an option Intel sold that upgraded the internal 801 drive to
work in a double-density mode. That included a two-board multibus set
that could control up to four drives. Normally that two-board set
controlled up to two external two-drive packages. So up to four
double-density single-sided drives total. They also sold a special
cable that allowed that internal two-board-set to control the one
internal drive. That cable went from the interface board of the
two-board set to two connectors. One connector is the 50-pin edge to
the 801 drive directly. The other connector is a 37-pin D-type
connector that attaches to the back panel of the MDS and is for
controlling a two-drive external box. There are other permutations, but
that is the most common way to get the internal drive to be double-density.
It sounds, from your e-mail, that you may have that optional
configuration. So I have a question. What is set up in your system to
control the internal drive? The difference is whether it is
single-density or double-density.
I'm going to cc this to the classic computer list as it may be
interesting to some others there.
I should be able to help you with software, but whether you need
single-density or double-density is significant.
Dave
Richard Main said the following on 9/13/2009 11:59 AM:
> Dave,
>
> I was an engineer for Ford Aerospace in 1976 and I got my department to buy
> an Intel Series II MDS-225 with an MDS-DDS and UPP-101. I used it to
> develop code for Intel SBC-80/20 boards we used in some satellite downlink
> equipment. I got pretty good with ASM-80/85 and even microFORTH. I bought
> serial #6 from FORTH, Inc.
>
> Last week one came up on eBay and I was the high bidder at $235.50 (item
> 200377495743). When it arrived, I opened the covers and found a few cables
> unplugged on the I/O board and a switch in the wrong position. Fixing that,
> the unit signed on with the monitor. Seems to be completely functional. It
> is equipped with one built in SA801 DD disk drive, a two board disk
> controller, and a three board plus pod ICE-86A.
>
> I contacted you because I have zero software. At a minimum, I need the
> ISIS-II OS. Be nice to get the ASM-80/85, ICE-86, and UPP software. A copy
> of microFORTH for the MDS would be especially cool.
>
> Best regards,
> Richard
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Mabry [mailto:dmabry at mich.com]
> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 4:51 AM
> To: mainpatents at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: Intellec MDS questions
>
> Hello Richard,
>
> I have most of what was ever available for the Intel MDS computers.
> What is it that you would like?
>
> Tell me a little about your MDS please. I'm always interested in those
> beasts.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
> Richard Main said the following on 9/10/2009 2:23 PM:
>
>> Dave,
>>
>>
>>
>> Do you have any Intel ISIS-II OS diskettes available? I have a Series II
>> MDS-225.
>>
>>
>>
>> Richard Brewster Main, Esq.
>>
>> Patent Attorney
>>
>> 9832 Lois Stiltner Ct.
>>
>> Elk Grove, CA 95624
>>
>>
>>
>> mainpatents at gmail.com
>>
>> http://mainpatents.com/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> cell: 650-575-4624
>>
>> FAX: 650-641-3126
>>
>>
>>
>> home: 916-494-2571
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:22:44 -0700
Groups: comp.sys.dec,alt.sys.pdp11,vmsnet.pdp-11
From: Alan Frisbie <Usenet02_REMOVE at Flying-Disk.com>
Subject: Robert C. Peckham -- RIP
Id: <dr-dnUiDEtp2ajLXnZ2dnUVZ_gKdnZ2d at supernews.com>
========
It is my sad duty to report the passing of long-time RT-11
and PDP-11 fan, and my friend, Robert C. Peckham.
Bob was one of the driving forces behind the last release
(v5.7 -- Y2K-compliant) of RT-11. He continued to use it
long after most other people had moved on to other platforms.
Bob died peacefully in his sleep at home on September 9, 2009.
He had suffered from a variety of ailments over the years, and
they gradually forced him to give up the work and activities he
loved so much. His friends and family hope that he finds a
racetrack and fast cars in heaven so he can once again enjoy the
sport he excelled at.
Of immediate concern to the family is what to do with Bob's
collection of PDP-11 systems and supplies. An inventory has not
yet been made, but they want it to go to "a good home", someone
who would appreciate it. Besides the PDP-11 equipment, there
are also several Wright Line media cabinets, DEC manuals,
handbooks, and related supplies. There is at least one 9-track
tape drive, one or two Diablo 630 printers, and an LA120
DECwriter. Everything is located in Glendale, California.
Because Bob left his family with a mountain of debts, they cannot
afford to ship anything and would appreciate at least a nominal
payment for some of the items. I will post an inventory to these
groups in the next few weeks as we dig our way through the
collection.
Feel free to contact me at the above address (after removing
"_REMOVE") if there is anything in particular you would like
me to keep my eyes open for.
Sincerely,
Alan E. Frisbie
-- Flying Disk Systems, Inc. 323-256-2575
-- 4759 Round Top Drive
-- Los Angeles, CA 90065
