test-drb January 2013

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by lynchaj＠yahoo.com

Hi We've made some real progress on the SCSI to IDE/SD project (aka S2I). It is a completely free/open source project entirely volunteer community project. By hobbyists for hobbyists! There have been many improvements and fixes found in the build and test that I've incorporated into a second version of the hardware board. Many thanks to our friends at SEBHC project. I estimate it will cost about $200 for another batch of prototype/pre-production boards. So far we've raised about $50 thanks to help from 68kMLA friends. We are constantly looking for additional developers. If you would like to help develop the S2I project to support your particular application please contact me. In particular, I would like to see development to support the very oldest SASI and/or SCSI-1 systems with unique requirements. That would demonstrate the benefits of customization of a free/open source project a commercial product never could/would support. Also if you would be interested in sponsoring our next batch of boards please contact me. Even small contributions would be greatly appreciated and help us toward a new set of boards. I would really like to reduce the cost burden to the builders who are already contributing their time and skills to help make this project available to everyone. Even if you disagree with this particular implementation of a S2I bridge board, the project is useful to the larger hobbyist community because it is creating valuable design information and source code which can be used in subsequent follow on projects. I have ideas for additional improvements and other applications but we have to get past this initial board hurdle first. Like all the N8VEM projects, all the information hardware, software, parts list, BOM, build instructions, photos, etc will be publicly posted and freely available to anyone. S2I is the only free/open source SCSI to IDE/SD project I am know of that's gotten to this stage. Please consider supporting this project. If you would like additional information you can reach me at LYNCHAJ at YAHOO.COM There is additional information on the S2I project at the N8VEM wiki http://n8vem-sbc.pbworks.com/w/browse/#view=ViewFolder&param=SCSI%20to%20ID… Discussion on the S2I project is on the N8VEM mailing list http://groups.google.com/group/n8vem Thank you in advance for your consideration. Have a nice day! Andrew Lynch

11 years, 11 months

FS/FT: Two Xerox 6085 computers

by greg.casamento＠gmail.com

Do you, by chance, still have one of these? If not, do you know the email of the person who ended up getting them? Thanks, GC -- Gregory Casamento Open Logic Corporation, Principal Consultant yahoo/skype: greg_casamento, aol: gjcasa (240)274-9630 (Cell) http://www.gnustep.org http://heronsperch.blogspot.com

11 years, 11 months

server migration

by jwest＠huey.classiccmp.org

Ok, all the data for the classiccmp.org subdirectories has been moved. I will be switching the A record for classiccmp.org to the new server sometime today. I'll announce after it is done, and at that point people can again start modifying content of their sites whenever they wish. Important to note... I have not migrated the mailman/email stuff for classiccmp.org yet. That means several things... Once the website is moved, it will appear that the archives are not being updated or unavailable. Fear not, nothing is being lost. All the mail goes to the 'old' server and thus won't show up in the list archives. Whenever I move the mail, then the archives will automatically re-appear with all the traffic. Our front-end mail systems are not yet proven, so classiccmp will be the first test of that new infrastructure. Given the complexity of the new environment, this will be "target rich" for "issues". I will do the best I can as quickly as possible to resolve any issues. Best, J

11 years, 11 months

Retr0Bright: Does re-yellowing occur even in the absence of UV light?

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

I don't know or want to know what a bromide is even (sounds like something mum or dad were taking for gas or constipation back in the dawn of time, circa 1972). All I know is if you put warm coffee in a ceramic mug on top of a yellow computer, it erases the yellow, for a few seconds. There's real creepy going on with this stuff, that's all I know.

11 years, 11 months

FW: [N8VEM: 15283] Re: SCSI2IDE Progress

by LYNCHAJ＠YAHOO.COM

Hi! I think this is of general interest to the vintage/classic/hobbyist computer community. We are getting very close to a fully functional free and open source SCSI-1 to IDE (including CF adapters) and SD bridge board. There have been several discoveries during the build and test phase and we will be getting a second set of prototype boards soon that include all the fixes (including optional terminating resistors, various fixes and improvements, etc). Please see the photos of the test harness and the board responding to a PC SCSI-1 controller identify command. This board is being targeted to the most oldest SASI and/or SCSI-1 equipped machines. Generally speaking newer SCSI drives are still available and/or commercial SCSI to IDE bridges exist already so this board would not be necessary. It is primarily intended for the most ancient SASI/SCSI-1 machines such as early Mac, Atari, Amiga, Apple II, DEC, Sun, Apollo, various CP/M single board computers, sewing machines, synthesizers, lab and/or test equipment, etc with specialized SASI and/or SCSI-1 requirements. Occasionally these older machines require specific SASI and/or SCSI-1 drives to operate which may no longer be available. Since the bridge board is free/open source the identification strings and/or firmware can be modified to emulate these older devices. Thanks and have a nice day! Andrew Lynch From: n8vem at googlegroups.com [mailto:n8vem at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Warthen Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 11:20 PM To: n8vem at googlegroups.com Subject: [N8VEM: 15283] Re: SCSI2IDE Progress More progress this weekend. Still a long way to go, but this is good stuff. I have been able to exchange data with a host initiator to the point where the host knows the target is there and basic information like it's name and capacity. Here are links to some pictures I just posted on the Wiki. I can see the host asking for a "READ DATA" command now, but have not had time to implement it, but very close. S2I Test Harness <http://n8vem-sbc.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/62651425/2013-01-13%20S2I%20Test% 20Harness.jpg> shows my SCSI2IDE board connected to my Xi 8088 (thanks Sergey!) via a Future Domain SCSI Controller. S2I LUN Discovery <http://n8vem-sbc.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/62651421/2013-01-13%20S2I%20LUN%2 0Discovery.jpg> shows a boot screen demonstrating the Future Domain Controller BIOS finding the SCSI2IDE board and successfully determining it's sector size. SCSI2IDE Board <http://n8vem-sbc.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/62651429/2013-01-13%20SCSI2IDE%20 Board.jpg> just shows the board itself. Thanks, Wayne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "N8VEM" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/n8vem/-/yoF3FPjgBX4J. To post to this group, send email to n8vem at googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to n8vem+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/n8vem?hl=en.

11 years, 11 months

More eBay users selling my stolen property and affidavit exhibits uploaded

by sellam＠vintagetech.com

Thanks to the watchful eyes of various folks, I have discovered two more eBay sellers selling my stolen property: kaekae_b2011 http://www.ebay.com/sch/kaekae_b2011/m.html?item=121051068738&ssPageName=ST… martinezana http://www.ebay.com/csc/martinezana/m.html?LH_Complete=1&rt=nc I am going to be contacting eBay legal tomorrow to let them know I'll be adding them to the lawsuit unless they shut down these auctions. Their response should be interesting. Also, for those interested, I uploaded the exhibits to my affidavit: http://vintagetech.com/download/lawsuit/ I also uploaded an Opposition declaration that gives some background on what occurred between the two hearings held for the second Temporary Restraining Order application. -- Sellam Ismail VintageTech ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintagetech.com Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap...The truth is always simple.

11 years, 11 months

Quatech WSB-100-20 Arbitrary Waveorm Generator

by technobug＠comcast.net

> Going through the attic and found an old industrial PC with four Quatech boards (lower board in <http://www.iowaind.com/Manufacturing-Equipment-/Drills-/No-Warranty-/Quatec…>). These are 16-bit, ISA cards. They've been had ->CRC

11 years, 11 months

More eBay users selling my stolen property and affidavit exhibits uploaded

by js＠cimmeri.com

First, what a horrible, horrible thing to be going through, Sellam. I can't imagine the stress and shock you must be enduring right now. Like several people have said, despite your preferences on the matter, you really do need a pit-bull "good old boy" lawyer to go out and get this matter under control asap. You need to do this pronto. Only a good ole boy can work things out with good ole boys. You need a lawyer well connected, who golfs with the judges, etc. The more expensive, the better (unfortunately but true). Next, did you have insurance on your facility? If so, I presume you've contacted them? Ideally, if you had insurance, they'd fight the entire battle for you. If you did not, this will stand as an extremely painful lesson in the risks of not carrying it. I don't know you at all, but I feel for you. Things like this don't happen because we want them to or really through negligence.. they just sometimes are forced upon us by circumstance. Sell, sell, sell. Get money. Get a lawyer. You will not win this by yourself.. and if you are in a highly conservative area, even just your name (sadly) is going to hinder you. Best of luck. John S.

11 years, 11 months

Quatech WSB-100-20 Arbitrary Waveorm Generator

by technobug＠comcast.net

Going through the attic and found an old industrial PC with four Quatech boards (lower board in <http://www.iowaind.com/Manufacturing-Equipment-/Drills-/No-Warranty-/Quatec…>). These are 16-bit, ISA cards. If anyone is interested, they are available for $20 plus shipping from 85704. I will include a 60MB IDE drive with software that was used to display data along with control the cards. ->CRC

11 years, 11 months

Retr0Bright: Does re-yellowing occur even in the absence of UV light?

by terry＠webweavers.co.nz

I've Retr0Brighted a handful of my computers in the past but now they seem to be regressing back to their original mellow yellow. This despite being kept in dark boxes. While UV seems to be essential for yellowing in the first place, perhaps it's not required for reyellowing/regression after a Retr0Bright treatment. Anyway I thought it was an interesting phenomenon worth sharing so I wrote an article on my experiences http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2013-01-15-retr0bright-only-tempor… Has anyone else observed this? Terry (Tez)

11 years, 11 months

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test-drb January 2013