test-drb October 2011

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by tshoppa＠wmata.com

Tom and the other Caltechies spoke many times of his 300SL but I had never seen it until now. I had however seen and helped move Tom's -11's many many times back and forth and around Pasadena :-). Somehow I knew, just seeing the subject line, that this would be about Tom's 300SL. Tim.

12 years, 7 months

Trackballs (was Re: Web as generic UI, remote computing service )

by feldman.r＠comcast.net

>Message: 5 >Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:00:02 -0700 (PDT) >From: Gene Buckle <geneb at deltasoft.com> >On Wed, 12 Oct 2011, Doc Shipley wrote: > >> On 10/11/11 4:24 PM, Gene Buckle wrote: >>> On Tue, 11 Oct 2011, Dave McGuire wrote: >> >>>> -- >>>> Dave McGuire >>>> New Kensington, PA >>> ^^^^^^^^^^ >>> >>> Is that where those awesome trackballs are born? :) >> >> >> ?No, I believe Logitech is based in Washington State. >> >*snort* ?I've YET to see a trackball from Logitech that wouldn't be better >used as sling-shot ammo. :) ?They do make great mice though. :) > >g. > Get one of these: 2-1/4" Trackball with USB and PS/2 Interface, from Suzo-Happ ( http://na.suzohapp.com/trackballs/565600xx.htm ) and a couple of pushbuttons ( http://na.suzohapp.com/pushbuttons/539200xx.htm ) and build a case for the parts. These trackballs and pushbuttons are made for arcade game consoles and are super-rugged. I used them in exhibits at the Field Museum in Chicago and used one at work for 10+ years without any problems. The track balls are not cheap ($183), but are rock-solid. Bob

12 years, 7 months

HP 7980 tape drive in WA

by shumaker＠att.net

HP 7980 Tape drive in a cabinet Looks to be in good shape. Desc: "Turns on. cabinet locked" Located in Tumwater WA currently with 1 bidder at *$9.99* PublicSurplus.com item no: 624353

12 years, 7 months

Sending documents to bitsavers?

by bdwheele＠indiana.edu

Hey all! I recently followed up on a 4 year old comp.os.vms posting about the DEC InfoServer Local Area Disks protocol and in the process I managed to get a copy of the spec as well as a couple of other related ones. How would I submit these pdfs to bitsavers so they don't get lost to time? Thanks! Brian

12 years, 7 months

Dennis Ritchie has died

by evan＠snarc.net

https://plus.google.com/u/0/101960720994009339267/posts/ENuEDDYfvKP?hl=en Bad week for computer visionaries. :(

12 years, 7 months

I feel stupid here lj 4000tn

by halarewich＠gmail.com

hey Im getting a used lj 4000tn off a friend of mine soon and i want to be ready is the parallel port on the back a standard ieee 1284 or a hpcn36 mini centronics gotta make sure i have the right adaper cable to usb because my newer amd xp comp does not have a pp port thanx chris

12 years, 7 months

X11

by technobug＠comcast.net

<http://xkcd.com/963>

12 years, 7 months

looking for Seagate ST-1096N

by aek＠bitsavers.org

Trying to recover some data, and it looks like the logic board is dead. 80meg 3.5" SCSI Hoping not to have to buy the one on ebay for $128

12 years, 7 months

OT(?) : HP1630D Logic Analyser

by jonas＠otter.se

On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:37:49 -0700, Eric Smith <eric at brouhaha.com> wrote: > Tony Duell wrote about the HP 1630 logic analyzer: > > the fact that the pods can only be > > disconnected after rmeoving a cover plate means that the pods are > unlikely > > to get spearated from the unit and lost, for example. > > Nope. You underestimate how determined resellers are to destroy the > value of what they're reselling. I don't know why they do it. These do > in fact show up routinely without pods. Because they think they can make more money by selling the pods separately? It happens with old cameras as well, the camera is sold without its special take-up spool, which is sold separately for as much as the camera itself. And with cars, sell an old car in parts and you will get much more for it than if you sell it intact. /Jonas

12 years, 7 months

Steve Jobs -2011

by tshoppa＠wmata.com

>> The Mac Plus _did_ have an Apple-designed interface: The ADB port. >> However, as usual, this was thoroughly documented on the hardware and >> software side, and many third party peripherals were built. Ditto >> Appletalk serial - fully documented and specified, many third party >> peripherals. > where are they now? Kinda like asking "where is 20 mA current loop now?" They were proprietary in their origins but with open documentation and set a very good standard for how to implement desktop interfaces "right". ADB's concepts are strong and alive in USB. Appletalk's concepts are strong and alive in Ethernet. (I know, Ethernet predates Appletalk.) Tim.

12 years, 7 months

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test-drb October 2011