On 24 May 2017 08:28:42 -0700 Chuck Guzis via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Mine are for specific-purpose applications, so they're not likely to be
> of use to anyone else. Note that I'm not interested in archiving disks,
> but rather getting at their content and saving that.
>
> But golly, it isn't that difficult--most MCUs have several timers, and a
> "capture" facility so reading should be easy. Writing is again, mostly
> feeding a PWM output to the drive. The floppy interface itself is very
> much brain-dead.
This is indeed very easy to implement, I did it in less than a day,
including some doc: https://fjkraan.home.xs4all.nl/digaud/arduino/FDDExer/.
>
> This isn't news--the HxC emulator basically does the work and runs on an
> STM32F1 platform--which is weak tea compared to the ARM CPUs currently
> available.
I'm not sure this will work on my Teensy, but it will be fun to try. Or
else I could upgrade.
>
> My .02 cents.
> Chuck
Fred Jan
I have an Atari 1040ST that I picked up some time back. It is very clean
and for the most part appears to work. It has what appears to be some kind
of generic SCSI hard drive (no markings except a serial number on the back)
as well as a DMA/SCSI adapter. The computer will boot to GEM/TOS with or
without a floppy, but I can't seem to get the HD to do much. The HD powers
up and spins/clicks like you'd expect, but after that, I get nothing on the
desktop. I tried different SCSI device number settings as well as moving
the SCSI plug to each of the two plugs on the drive. It did not have a
SCSI terminator with it, but I picked one up...made no difference.
I know very little about STs, so am learning as I go. I'm guessing that
maybe there should be a driver for the HD? The machine came with software,
but I don't see anything that looks like an HD driver disk. It has two
slightly different language disks and will boot each of them successfully,
but the HD does not show up. Is anyone familiar with this particular drive
and can possibly point me in the right direction?
https://imgur.com/a/pxMxl
The adapter on top is a male to female adapter. Not sure what that was
for. The SCSI terminator is plugged in the back below the DMA/SCSI adapter.
Thanks...Win
wheagy at gmail.com
On Wed, 24 May 2017, Pete Lancashire wrote:
> Displaying that Motif session on a 'real' CRT that takes 1/3 of your desk,
> weights 50+ lbs and takes around 150W.
I had a lovely 21" trinitron CRT here that I sent to the dump last year,
it had sat idle in the storage room for ten years and I needed the space.
That is shameful.
On the other hand, I feel no guilt about sending a few white box pentiums
to the dump along with a couple ghetto blasters. No jury would ever
convict me!
Oh! Wait! I have a VAXstation 3100 and its associated 50lb monochrome
CRT still in the storage room. I will have to dig it out some time...
--
Richard Loken VE6BSV : "...underneath those tuques we wear,
Athabasca, Alberta Canada : our heads are naked!"
** rlloken at telus.net ** : - Arthur Black
Hi Jim,
Anybody that is paranoid about telling their location and the computer dinosaurs running in their basement needs a head alignment.
Another case of some guy over-estimating the worth of the junk we hold on to. It is zero, of value to only us that play with it.
And our numbers are diminishing every day.
Randy
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From: jim stephens <jwsmail at jwsss.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 11:26 PM
To: Randy Dawson; steven stengel
Subject: Fwd: Re: Directory of old computer collectors
Randy,
I'm sort of running interference for STeve on the list. Since his email is cc'd here and he's a subscriber I suspect has seen this.
the tosteve at yahoo.com<mailto:tosteve at yahoo.com> is his email for these computer matters.
People are getting a bit torqued out over non issues, I think, thanks for chiming in. Hopefully we can all help each others collecting efforts with a bit of visibility.
thanks
jim
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Subject: Re: Directory of old computer collectors
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 05:19:41 +0000
From: Randy Dawson <rdawson16 at hotmail.com><mailto:rdawson16 at hotmail.com>
To: jim stephens <jwsmail at jwsss.com><mailto:jwsmail at jwsss.com>, steven stengel <tosteve at yahoo.com><mailto:tosteve at yahoo.com>, General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org><mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Hi Jim,
add me to your list.
I am in Thousand Oaks, CA (Los Angeles area).
I have a Tektronix 4051 vector graphics computer running, just BASIC games at the moment. I have a Compaq Model 1 with the PC-IDE flash setup, running Autocad, Versacad, Dr. Halo, Turbo-C, MS-Fortran.
I am in conversation with some Tek guys to add a modern RAM flash drive to the 4051 to replace the DC300 tape. We are about to build some PCBs for it, let me know if you have a 4051.
Randy
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From: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org><mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> on behalf of steven stengel via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org><mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 12:05 PM
To: jim stephens; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Directory of old computer collectors
I will post anything you want me to, just tell me.
email is not necessary, a link or website will do fine as well.The map is intended to be a method to see who's where for assistance, trading, meet-ups, etc.There's hundreds of people here, but few know where each other live, I suppose.
From: jim stephens via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org><mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org>
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org<mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: Directory of old computer collectors
On 5/22/2017 11:06 PM, Lyle Bickley via cctalk wrote:
> On Mon, 22 May 2017 16:29:22 -0400
> william degnan via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org><mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>> can you send a link to the people who are on the list so they can see
>> their listing? I personally don't mind as long as any record that
>> includes me personally does not include my email address or phone
>> number. I much prefer to send people to my web page contact form.
> Folks who are on the list should have the opportunity to approve what
> will and will not be posted about them. That's not only a legal
> requirement in many States, but also common courtesy.
>
> Regards,
> Lyle
You do get that this isn't cctalk, but one that people had already sent
contact info for. I sent him revised publishable contact info for the
list. I realize he probably made the request w/o 40 pages of consent
forms to read, but he seems to just be asking to allow him to publish
>from that list, and a note here for anyone who didn't see it in their
email, since the respondents came from here.
thanks
jim
>> On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 4:19 PM, steven stengel via cctalk <
>> cctalk at classiccmp.org<mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> In the past, I requested the email address and home city of old
>>> computer collectors to a compile a list for my own purposes.
>>> Over 120 people had responded, which is great! Now I want to make
>>> this list PUBLIC with a Google map showing everyones location,
>>> email, and collecting preferences.
>>> Since I don't have anyone's explicit permission to publish their
>>> information, I am now asking.
>>> Please let me know if I may, or may not, place your information on
>>> the public webpage.
>>> Thanks-
>>> Steven Stengelhttp://oldcomputers.net/
>>>
>>>
>
>
Is this a thing? There's an archive of vintage physical computer keys? This would be very cool. Heck one could potentially even 3d print a key for short term usage.
-------- Original message --------From: Dennis Boone via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Date: 5/10/17 4:13 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: Key for Intel MDS-800
If someone has one, let's get it added to the ccmp keys list: blank
type, cut info, etc.
De
On Wed, 24 May 2017, cctalk-request at classiccmp.org wrote:
> Message: 51
> From: Anders Nelson <anders.k.nelson at gmail.com>
> To: "Peter C. Wallace" <pcw at mesanet.com>, "General Discussion:
> On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
> To whomever wants that DECTalk, I live in San Francisco and could pick it
> up and ship it for you!
I believe there was a gentleman in Italy that wanted it.
If that falls through, I would like right of next refusal, shipping to
Ohio. :)
Fred
Greetings,
I have three flakey floppies. I wonder if they are worth fixing. Two are
TEAC FD-55FRs. One appears to not report the INDEX mark, the other works
well until around track 35 or so then fails... The third floppy is a 1.2 MB
YD-380. It won't reliably move the head...
I've tried cleaning the heads (which rehabbed a forth drive: a TEAC
FD-55GFR) on these drives a few times. I'm thinking that it's too much
hassle and I should just trash them, at least the YD-380. I have 3 1.2MB
drives that work. The 55FRs are desirable to have working since I can put
them in a Rainbow, but even at ebay prices it isn't worth more than an hour
of my time to rehab.
Before I do that I thought I'd see if there was something simple I can do.
I did all my testing with the kryoflux board on a known-good disk (720k
5.25" drive so it tests both sides at the normal density and tests all 80
tracks w/o using the high density mode so the FRs can read it).
Warner
I have both a pdp 11/34 and 11/23 and am trying to find some bbs software
to run. Preferably something that will run under an os and not monopolize
the whole machine.
Any suggestions? i have not had much luck finding anything.
--Devin
Hi,
In the past, I requested the email address and home city of old computer collectors to a compile a list for my own purposes.
Over 120 people had responded, which is great! Now I want to make this list PUBLIC with a Google map showing everyones location, email, and collecting preferences.
Since I don't have anyone's explicit permission to publish their information, I am now asking.
Please let me know if I may, or may not, place your information on the public webpage.
Thanks-
Steven Stengelhttp://oldcomputers.net/
