test-drb June 2010

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Lightbulb police? (was RE: Anyone off to VCF-UK)

by marvin＠west.net

I am impressed. This thread has managed to go on and on without any classic computer related information. And it has also gone through a number of topic changes in the process. I think this one sets a new (unfortunate) record for OT discussions :(.

13 years, 11 months

OT Postings

by marvin＠west.net

The problem with the delete key being a "solution" is that a number of people who can and have contributed to the list appear to have left. Having been through this more than once, the problem comes with people who actually want to discuss and read about classic computers. Remember the cctech (I think that is right) list that was created in an attempt to only contain ontopic posts? Hijacking a listserver is not a good thing ... unless the object is to drive away these people who are actually interested in classic computers! Marvin > Good thing it's on the "op-topic and off-topic posts" list then, huh? > I've just been exercising the "delete" key a bit more quickly than > usual, works great. > > -Dave

13 years, 11 months

3270 Personal Computer?

by brianlanning＠gmail.com

What's up with the badge? Wasn't the 3270 a mainframe terminal? http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-PC-Personal-Computer-3270-Vintage-NO-RESERVE-/28051…

13 years, 11 months

looking for a small front cover (DEC rack)

by henk.gooijen＠hotmail.com

Hi, I know it's a long shot, but you never know ... Browsing the eBay auctions, I saw the 11/03 DataSystem 11/03 auction 390194753263. I have been looking for some time for the small front cover with the text "DECDatasystem" on it, like the one in the picture between the processor box and the top RL02. The cover is 2 pieces, the plastic part that you see and a metal bracket which mounts on the rack with 2 screws. Does somebody have this small cover (what's the correct word?) and is willing to sell it? Shipping costs (to The Netherlands) is not a problem. Contact me off-list ! BTW, such a cover without the text print on it is also fine. thanks, - Henk.

13 years, 11 months

old Sun SCSI chips

by rescue＠hawkmountain.net

I'm trying to nail down the differences between FAS101 and 53C96 SCSI chips used in Sun systems/boards. I believe the 53C96 is 5MB/sec SCSI and the FAS101 if 10MB/sec. (I found specs for Macs with the 53c96 that say 5MB/sec which is where I got that # from). A Sun infodoc article lumps up the FAS101 and MACIO, doesn't indicate the speed of the FAS101, but indicates the MACIO is 10MB/sec. This obviously if correct would make the FAS101 the better SCSI chip if one had a choice between the two (unless there were some other performance drawbacks to the 'faster' chip). I think this is correct, but looking for confirmation. -- Curt

13 years, 11 months

Classilla 9.2

by spectre＠floodgap.com

For the Classic Mac cctalkers not on 68KMLA or the Mac OS 9 list, I booted out Classilla 9.2 for Mac OS 8.6 through 9.2.2, a Mozilla-based web browser for classic Mac systems (thus darn near almost on topic [2002]). This version has a rewritten JavaScript interpreter and a lot of omnibus fixes. Enjoy :) http://www.classilla.org/ -- ------------------------------------ personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckaiser at floodgap.com -- Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. -- Oscar Wilde

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Lightbulb police? (was RE: Anyone off to VCF-UK)

by woyciesjes＠sbcglobal.net

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Cameron Kaiser <spectre at floodgap.com> wrote: > > Meanwhile, the California State Ass'y voted to ban plastic bags, so that > > we can all either cut down trees and pay a nickel each, or pay the store > > a couple bucks for cheapo 'reusable' bags that tear at the slightest glance. > > I'll just be making more frequent trips for smaller shopping lists to avoid > > using bags at all. Environmental conservation is fun! > > Huh? Why? I never use plastic or paper bags. I just take a backpack or > a set of bike panniers (or in extremis both) to the store. Much easier > and comfier to carry, too, and they get used hundreds or thousands of > times. I've got a couple of plastic crates, built liek milk crates, same width, but 1.5 times wider. Perfect for when the wife sends me grocery shopping at BJ's Warehouse. > Disposable bags are just plain evil, nasty and stupid... And great for the evil nastines that you get cleaning the cat's litter box. I've got a bucket that just the right size for holding the plastic grocery bags open for dumping the shit in. Tie it up and done... -- --- Dave Woyciesjes --- ICQ# 905818 --- AIM - woyciesjes --- CompTIA A+ Certified IT Tech - http://certification.comptia.org/ --- HDI Certified Support Center Analyst - http://www.ThinkHDI.com/ Registered Linux user number 464583 "From there to here, From here to there, Funny things are everywhere." --- Dr. Seuss

13 years, 11 months

Semi-OT: Apple iPad

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

Okay, I know the iPad is totally OT, but here is my question, does anyone on this list have one, and have you tried using it for reading PDF's off of Bitsavers? How practical is this? I'm finally making real progress at getting my computer "lab" setup with the systems I plan to keep, and don't have a way to read manuals out there. Currently the only computer that doesn't have a VT420 attached is the Commodore 64. Guess I should get the SGI o2 or Sunblade 1000 hooked up... Zane -- | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator | | healyzh at aracnet.com | OpenVMS Enthusiast | | | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | PDP-10 Emulation and Zane's Computer Museum. | | http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |

13 years, 11 months

VAX 4xxx DSSI drive sleds, drive covers and DSSI node plugs available, UK.

by binarydinosaurs＠gmail.com

Folks, Found a few of these whilst tidying up our surplus stock room, there's 3 or 4 plug-in drive sleds for RFxx ISEs, quite a few device cover/node plug combos and a couple of TLZxx/RRDxx removeable device covers. We don't want any cash for them but you'd have to pay shipping from Cambridge UK, pick up obviously welcome. Oh, there's a metric buttload of the QBUS slot covers too, though I suspect they'll end up in the recycling. Cheers! -- adrian/witchy Owner of Binary Dinosaurs, the UK's biggest home computer collection? www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk

13 years, 11 months

C64: Chameleon 64

by brianlanning＠gmail.com

I'm waiting for it too. It's ridiculous. Basically, you don't even need the c64 anymore. iirc, you can run a c64 emulator just inside the cartridge. But anyway, it acts like the CMD type accelerators, with three different speeds: normal, CMD supercpu which I think is 20x, and full blast. There's 16megs of memory, SD card slot for 1541 emulation, there's also vga and ps/2 mouse and keyboard connectors. I think it has ethernet also (or accepts that module). It's expensive, but I'm getting one anyway. I'm sure there will be a limited production run and I'm sure it will go for insane amounts of money on ebay later, so it's not lost money. I wish they'd make something like this for the amiga also. brian On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote: > I was just looking to see if there was any updated software for my "MMC > Replay" cartridge, and I ran across information that the "MMC Replay" has > been discontinued (http://www.vesalia.de/e_mmcreplay.htm), and is being > replaced by the "Chameleon 64". > > Does anyone have any info on this? ?It looks like it will be expensive > (about 200 Euro), but I want one! > http://www.vesalia.de/e_chameleon.htm > > Zane > > > -- > | Zane H. Healy ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?| UNIX Systems Administrator | > | healyzh at aracnet.com ? ? ? ? ? ? ?| OpenVMS Enthusiast ? ? ? ? | > | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?| Classic Computer Collector | > +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ > | ? ? Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, ? ?| > | ? ? ? ? ?PDP-10 Emulation and Zane's Computer Museum. ? ? ? ? | > | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? | >

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