test-drb August 2010

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by dbetz＠xlisper.com

I have an Atari 800xl and a couple of 1050 disk drives. I also have two copies of the M.U.L.E. game on disk. Unfortunately, I can't get either to boot on the 800xl. I suspect that these are older games that were written for the 400/800 and may need the "translator disk" that allowed the 800xl to run games written for the older machines. Does anyone know where I could obtain a copy of this translator disk? Thanks! David Betz

13 years, 8 months

Stag PPZ EPROM programmer

by coredump＠gifford.co.uk

I have a fine old Stag PPZ modular EPROM programmer: http://www.gifford.co.uk/~coredump/inst.htm#PPZ It takes plug-in EPROM (model Zm2000) and PAL (Zm2200) modules, called Z-modules by Stag. I've recently acquired a new module, Zm3000, which looks like a more recent EPROM module. The chips in the Zm3000 are date coded in 1993, whereas the Zm2000 is nearer 1988. The PPZ main unit contains a 6809 CPU and a small CRT display. Does anyone know anything about this system? What about other Z-module types? In particular, should the Zm3000 work with the PPZ, because I currently get an error message "Incorrect Mainframe"? Thanks in advance for any clues! (Virtually all I get from Google is a link back to my own web page!) -- John Honniball coredump(a)gifford.co.uk

13 years, 8 months

IBM PC Convertible Speech Module.

by netsurfer_x1＠fastmailbox.net

Anyone here have the speech module for an IBM PC Convertible they want to get rid of? I just got one of these laptops & was hoping to score one. David M. Vohs Digital Archaeologist & Computer Historian Computer Collection: "Triumph": Commodore 64, 1802, 1541, Indus GT, FDD-1, GeoRAM 512, MPS-801. "Leela": Original Apple Macintosh, Imagewriter II. "Delorean": TI-99/4A, TI Speech Synthesizer. "Spectrum": Tandy Color Computer III. "Monolith": Apple Macintosh Portable. "Boombox": Sharp PC-7000. "Butterfly": Tandy 200, PDD-2. "Shapeshifter": Epson QX-10, Comrex HDD, Titan graphics/MS-DOS board. "Scout": Otrona Attache. (prospective) "Pioneer": Apple LISA II. "TMA-1": Atari Portfolio, Memory Expander + "Centaur": Commodore Amiga 2000. "Neon": Zenith Minisport.

13 years, 9 months

Iomega Bernoulli Box 20+20 (A220H)

by mbbrutman-cctalk＠brutman.com

I rescued one of these ancient Bernoulli boxes today. It uses the large (8") cartridges at 20MB each, and it has two slots for the cartridges. Other than for hearing some of the folklore about the drives, I don't know much about it. I'd like to see it run and be usable, but I need some help. - Is it SCSI? If so, what's the pinout on the back? It has a 37 pin female connector that I'm not familiar with if it is SCSI. - Where is the head mechanism? Is it fairly robust and protected if there are no cartridges inserted? This one has no major dents, but it has not been babied either. I don't want to waste time on it if it's just going to be a heartache. (I have enough of that already.) - Cartridges look like they are on eBay. They are cheap enough for me to experiment with. - Is there anything I should know about these beasts before I attempt powering on and working with it? Thanks, Mike

13 years, 10 months

Anyone off to VCF-UK

by dm561＠torfree.net

Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 19:50:02 -0400 From: William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> Subject: Re: Anyone off to VCF-UK >> And I'm telling you that in all my VCF experience, including as the * >> organizer * of four very successful editions, I've found that people >> (attendees and exhibitors alike) go because they relish the community >> aspects. ?Sure it's fun to show off your exhibit, but most people get the >> most kicks from meeting their fellow collectors, etc. >Like any show - computers, cars, dogs, model trains, stamps, sex toys >- always far more social than stuff-oriented. >Sure, the "stuff" is important, but I would bet you could hold a very >good VCF with *nobody* bringing *any* machines. >Just make sure you get enough pizzas and beer. -- >Will ------------------- Of course many people go to this sort of thing for the social aspect and hang out on here for the same reason, but why are some people on here so deeply offended when someone like Tony says that he wouldn't care to spend time and money just to have some pizza and beer, especially considering the way he's been treated here by some of the folks he'd be eating and drinking with. Frankly, although I'm sure that most people on here are nice folks, there's only a handful with whom I think I'd have much in common and would spend time and money to hang out with and listen to if there weren't something else that interested me (especially since I don't drink beer or eat pizza). Having read some of these comments and especially the sentiment that unless you're a "celebrity" who cares what you have to contribute, I'm thinking the same as Tony, namely why am I wasting my time here? I've got friends who share my interests and there aren't any ignorant jerks like Evan among them nor do they tell me to fuck off; maybe it really is time to rent a dumpster and just toss in those Cromemcos, Vector Graphics, PETs, AIM65s and the 25-odd boxes of manuals and documentation that are taking up space just in case someone might want or need something one day; with a couple of exceptions they certainly aren't any use to me. Something to think about for sure; I may end up actually thanking Evan one day for finally showing me the light.

13 years, 10 months

Onyx2 cube

by legalize＠xmission.com

Picked up an Onyx 2 cube from university surplus today for a lowball bid of $50. Yay! -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>

13 years, 10 months

H960 rack available

by quapla＠xs4all.nl

Available for one who wants it, a Dec H960 rack. No sidepanels, nor a masthead. Note, the rack is in the Netherlands. Will go to the scrappers at the end of June. -- Dit is een HTML vrije email / This is an HTML free email.

13 years, 11 months

1970s TTL specs and prices

by thomas.gardner＠sbcglobal.net

For some Computer History Museum work I need information on 7400 series Flip Flops (S and Normal, DIPs) circa 1973 (anything 1970-75). Anyone have any maximum clock speed and OEM volume pricing information on parts such as 7473 thru 79 or 74106-116? I must be getting old because I remember the 7474 well but I thru out my Yellow books years ago :-) Thanks Tom

14 years

seeking DEC digital mps - microprocessor series monitor/control panel

by nigel.d.williams＠gmail.com

http://www.dvq.com/oldcomp/photos2/1k/dec_micro_panel.JPG I find this device quite fascinating (Intel 8008 plugged into a PDP-8 host), if anyone has one surplus I would be interested in negotiating. thanks. www.retroComputingTasmania.com

14 years, 1 month

OT: Worth exhibiting at Maker Faire?

by evan＠snarc.net

Hi all -- My club (MARCH) is scheduled to exhibit at the inaugural Maker Faire NYC. I'm starting to have second thoughts because we don't "make" anything, we just make old things work again. Who here has been to a Maker Faire event, and if so, would a vintage computers exhibit be well received by the audience?

14 years, 2 months

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