test-drb October 2010

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274 discussions

by wdonzelli＠gmail.com

> I just sold 30# of aluminum heatsink approx 8" wide x 4" high x 5' long for > $40.00. 9 other identical pieces were scrapped out for about $15.00 each. My > understanding is that they were in the $100.00 + catagory when new. And that sounds like it was for stock extrusions. If you add all sorts of machining so the heatsink actually touches the processor, you can add a bunch more on to the price. Fans are cheap and effective. And the last place *anyone* wants to go is liquid cooling. -- Will

13 years, 7 months

They don't make them like they used to

by brianlanning＠gmail.com

:-) http://cgi.ebay.com/Synertek-1978-SYM-Model-1-vintage-computer-ktm-2-/11059…

13 years, 7 months

Need Help Finding Docs

by jthecman＠netscape.net

Hello Does anyone have any information on a VTEK Braille Display Processor computer? I have one but can not find anything of help using google, bing, or yahoo to search. The one I have is a model BDP-ACT II. Any help would be great. Thanks JK

13 years, 7 months

FS: Assembler Language Programming, Systems/360 and 370

by charlesmorris800＠centurytel.net

More old stuff I don't need but you might :) Large paperback textbook, "Assembler Language Programming Systems/360 and 370" by Sharon K. Tuggle, 1975, 511 pages. $5 plus actual Media Mail shipping. thanks Charles

13 years, 7 months

WTD: Copy of CD from "Programming Psion Computers"

by classiccmp＠philpem.me.uk

Hi guys, Does anyone happen to have a copy of "Programming Psion Computers" by Leigh Edwards (published by EMCC Software) sitting on the bookshelf? I've just bought a copy, complete with CD.... but the good ol' Royal Mail have managed to snap the CD clean in two. An ISO image or CD-R copy would be most useful... The publisher has gone bust, and I haven't managed to find any trace of the author either :( Thanks, -- Phil. classiccmp at philpem.me.uk http://www.philpem.me.uk/

13 years, 7 months

WTD: Copy of CD from "Programming Psion Computers"

by philpem＠philpem.me.uk

13 years, 7 months

Amish Software?

by charlesmorris800＠centurytel.net

Found in the junkbox: An unused 5.25" floppy from Amish Software "Bonus Disk: Amish Bundling includes Amish Launch and Amish Desk Utilities for Windows" (1991). Another with Creative Labs' "Game Blaster Demo & Intelligent Organ" (1989). Price - Almost free (for postage) ;) thanks Charles

13 years, 7 months

Dumping an Intel D8749?

by derschjo＠mail.msu.edu

Short story: Anyone have the ability to dump an Intel D8749 microcontroller's internal EEPROM for me? Long story: I picked up a neat-o keen display unit. (See http://yahozna.dyndns.org/scratch/avtron/IMG_0477.JPG for a picture) It uses two *huge* Panaplex displays (Babcock SP-431's) showing 4 7-segment digits (with 2" digit height) each. It's made by Avtron, an industrial automation hardware company -- I got in touch with their support department and they helped me identify the display (it's a "K885 Extrabrite display" designed to be used with their K885 "Speed / Draw" systems). Alas, they can't provide any interface specifications (which is about what I expected), so all I know is that it uses some sort of two-pin serial interface (with connectors labeled "High" and "Low") I was thinking that if I could get a dump of the microcontroller ROM, I might be able to either (a) decipher the protocol enough to allow another microcontroller/PC to control the display, or (b) decipher the hardware enough to figure out how to write a replacement EEPROM for the onboard microcontroller... I think this thing would make a *really* cool clock... - Josh

13 years, 7 months

Missed an auction... most annoying...

by wh.sudbrink＠verizon.net

In case anyone on the list won this ebay auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360303684042&ssPageName=… and doesn't know what that little thin rectangular board with the caps, resistors and coax on it is, it is an original Software Tech Music System board. The docs and software for it are on Jim Battle's Sol website. Not much to it electronically, but I really wanted an original. Rats!

13 years, 7 months

$6000 for an Altair 8800b with drives, terminals and DEC printer

by christian_liendo＠yahoo.com

I just posted a link about this to my blog. http://8bitaficionado.com/?p=378 The direct sale is here http://cgi.ebay.com/ALTAIR-8800B-MITS-COMPUTER-W-DISK-DRIVE-COMPLETE-8800-/… I guess if I could burn $6000.00 I would get it.

13 years, 7 months

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test-drb October 2010