KANSAS CITY, MO -- March 30, 2011 -- KansasFest, the 22nd annual convention dedicated to the Apple II computer, is now open for registration. Users, programmers, hobbyists, and retrocomputing enthusiasts are invited to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 19, 2011, through Sunday, July 24, for six days and five nights of sessions, demos, announcements, contests, and camaraderie.
The week kicks off with keynote speaker Bob Bishop, co-founder of Apple's R&D lab alongside Steve Wozniak and creator of many popular Apple II programs and articles. Several sessions and workshops are scheduled throughout the rest of the week, including but not limited to:
* Ivan Drucker's tutorial for putting your Apple II on a LAN
* Build your own Apple II MP3 expansion card workshop by Vince Briel
* A look at the Apple III's technical aspects and modern accessories, by Mike Maginnis
* A live-action text adventure, hosted by Ken Gagne
* A behind-the-scenes look at the Open Apple podcast
* The latest on Apple's iOS mobile devices by Rob Walch of the Today in iPhone podcast
* A vendor fair that includes an exhibit hall for attendees to show off and play with new or unusual hardware and software
* HackFest, an annual programming challenge open to coders of all skill levels
What the schedule can't predict is the variety of surprises that are a hallmark of KansasFest. Recent years have seen the debut of a new, boxed Apple II game; the reclassification of Resource Central's catalog; a "lunch and learn" session on Apple IIc disassembly; and many other announcements and demonstrations. Attendees are encouraged to share their knowledge by presenting their own hardware and software sessions, especially of the Apple II but also including Macintosh, Windows, Linux, iOS, and others.
Register before June 1 to guarantee a price of $365 for a double room or $435 for a single, which includes admission to all sessions as well as most meals. Official KansasFest shirts and Vince Briel's MP3 workshop are extra and optional and must be ordered by May 31; registration for staying on-site closes July 10. Veterans of the event are invited to bring a first-time attendee; if each indicates the other's name on the registration form, both will receive a $25 referral rebate at the event. To register, please visit the official Web site at http://www.kansasfest.org/
KansasFest sponsor 16 Sector invites any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends to attend the world's only annual Apple II conference. For photos, schedules, presentations from past year's events, and inquiries, please visit the event's Web site.
CONTACT:
Email: http://www.kansasfest.org/contact/
Register: http://www.kansasfest.org/register/
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This looks interesting. As collector of DEC systems my need is slightly
different insofar as due to the rapid disappearance of ST506 (MFM) drives I
need to make say an IDE drive look like a an ST506 drive to a DEC MFM
controller.
I concur. I have a CompuPro 816 System with a Q540 MFM 40 Meg HD that is
getting shaky. Sure would like to be able to use an IDE of which I have
several that would work. Lets hope others will pick up the thread and
maybe Andrews Group will consider creating a MFM to IDE adapter Board
that would insert between the MFM Cables and the IDE Drive. I'm sure
there is a lot of Older CP/M machines out there that would benefit.
Bob in Wisconsin
On 3/29/11 4:58 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
>
> On 3/29/11 1:50 PM, Jochen Kunz wrote:
>> > On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:50:01 -0400
>> > Dave McGuire<mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
>> >
>>> >> Can the 53C90B be coaxed into doing DSSI?
>> > The PCI DSSI adapters (KFPSA?), that I got with an AlphaServer once
>> > uppon a time long gone, contained NCR 53C825 SCSI processors. AFAIK
>> > those chips include a complete RISC microcontroler and can be tought
>> > to talk neary any "language".
> Sweet machine. I know the later chips are programmable, but the
> 53C90B is a very old design, and I didn't think the built-in processor
> was introduced that early.
>
Correct. The 53c9xy chips had a fixed-function, state-machine based
architecture. The SCRIPTS processor was, as I recall, introduced with
the 53c700 and improved in the 53c810 line. Nifty stuff, if you're into
that sort of thing.
KJ
> From: Shawn Rutledge <shawn.t.rutledge at gmail.com>
> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
> Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:57:41 -0700
> Subject: masscomp stuff still available
> I already scrapped most of it, so what is left is the set of boards,
> manuals, floppies and a mag tape, and one 8" hard drive. The boards
> can fit in a medium flat rate box (I think, unless I missed something,
> but it's a tight fit, depends how much bubble wrap I use) and the
> manuals and disks etc. can go media mail, which will be quite cheap
> considering the bulk. Anybody want it or should I just finally throw
> it all in the recycling bin?
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Wolfgang Eichberger <oe5ewl at gmail.com>
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:05:01 +0200
> Subject: Re: masscomp stuff still available
> Rhode Island Computer Museum seems to have one of this systems. (see
> https://sites.google.com/site/ricmwarehouse/Home/equipment/masscomp).
> maybe they need your stuff?
>
> --
> Wolfgang Eichberger - OE5EWL
> Operating System Collector
> Blog: 5ewl.blogspot.com
> Homepage: www.eichberger.org
Since we have no spares or documentation for the MASSCOMP, the RICM
would gratefully accept a donation.
If you are from the US you can even claim a tax deduction for a
charitable donation.
--
Michael Thompson
To anyone who might be considering bidding on this lot:
http://cgi.ebay.com/OSI-Ohio-Scientific-Challenger-1P-/160565653395?pt=LH_De
faultDomain_0&hash=item2562756f93
I would suggest that you look closely at the enlarged version
of the third photograph. The case does not appear to contain
a full "Superboard" OSI 600 board. I'm not sure what this thing
is, but it is not a normal C1P. In the fifth photo, I think you
can see the cable header for the video and cassette I/O hanging
loose inside the case.
Bill Sudbrink
Newest addition to the MARCH Computer Museum library is the first several years of the People's Computer Company newsletters. :-)
Come to VCF East to see 'em.
So, in a recent pile-o-stuff, I acquired this SCSI box. The box itself is a generic two bay SCSI enclosure, but inside is mounted some kind of bus interface devices. It's a single circuit board, on a frame that mounts in a half height 5 1/4" bay. The face has a little two line LCD, and some buttons and lights. The board itself is made by CMD. Seems to be model CSB-2200/SDS.
The board has what appears to be a SCSI input, and two SCSI outputs. The board contains three NCR 53C90B SCSI chips. Powering the device up, it announces itself as SCEA/S on the LCD.
Now, from fiddling with the thing, and looking at what it contains, it *appears* to be some sort of SCSI-SCSI bridge, communicating with two separate busses, and allowing one external bus to use them. But I don't know. Searching on the model number have failed to turn up a manual. Searches for SCEA/S invariably turns up articles about various lawsuits that Sony Computer Entertainment of America have filed against their customers for using devices they purchased in ways that Sony doesn't like.
So. Any ideas? I took some pictures:
http://i.imgur.com/o9X6s.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/TzV67.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/SQN0b.jpg
-Ian
Thread on Jupiter ACE has been updated with pictures of working home brew
computer.
Very nice and fits in a 3U rack. Testing continues but appears to be fully
operational.
Good job Sergio!
Thanks and have a nice day!
Andrew Lynch
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From:?Shawn Rutledge <shawn.t.rutledge at gmail.com>
> To:?cctalk at classiccmp.org
> Date:?Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:57:41 -0700
> Subject:?masscomp stuff still available
> I already scrapped most of it, so what is left is the set of boards,
> manuals, floppies and a mag tape, and one 8" hard drive. ?The boards
> can fit in a medium flat rate box (I think, unless I missed something,
> but it's a tight fit, depends how much bubble wrap I use) and the
> manuals and disks etc. can go media mail, which will be quite cheap
> considering the bulk. ?Anybody want it or should I just finally throw
> it all in the recycling bin?
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From:?Wolfgang Eichberger <oe5ewl at gmail.com>
> To:?"General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Date:?Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:05:01 +0200
> Subject:?Re: masscomp stuff still available
> Rhode Island Computer Museum seems to have one of this systems. (see
> https://sites.google.com/site/ricmwarehouse/Home/equipment/masscomp).
> maybe they need your stuff?
>
> --
> Wolfgang Eichberger - OE5EWL
> Operating System Collector
> Blog: 5ewl.blogspot.com
> Homepage: www.eichberger.org
Since we have no spares or documentation for the MASSCOMP, the RICM
would gratefully accept a donation.
If you are from the US you can even claim a tax deduction for a
charitable donation.
--
Michael Thompson
