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something's missing from my kit

by hpjimbondoris123＠dorisland.net

You may try taking a look here http://www.emulation.com Jim

17 years, 8 months

stuff for free/donation/trade -> cheap

by curtis＠hawkmountain.net

Following up on my own post.... Local is local to Sharon, MA Sorry for omitting that, -- Curt

17 years, 8 months

stuff for free/donation/trade -> cheap

by rescue＠hawkmountain.net

I'm having some roofing work done... and a dumpster is coming in.... I'm going to use the opportunity to unload (with great reluctance). I have SS10, SS20 stuff, Mac stuff, PC stuff (some systems, some 'bases' (i.e. SS10 nds cpu, graphics, ram), lots of parts). Way too much to list. Most stuff will be free (donations or trades appreciated but not necessary). If there is anything Sun (ss1 through SS20 era), Mac (68K era with some pre G3 PPC stuff too), SGI (Indy, I2 stuff), PC (286->P3 era including CPUs, mobos, cases, power supplies, ISA cards, VLB cards, early PCI stuff, smaller drives, controllers, etc).... that people are looking for... let me know... I'd hate to throw something out that someone would want... but I'm buried in too much stuff. The dumpster may be here as soon as next weekend. Local pickup is free (with donations/trades appreciated). If I have something you want and I have to ship it, I'm going to want $5 to $10 (to cover materials/time/gas) + actual ship cost. I can't even begin to cover adequately what I have here.... if ppl don't come up with enough 'do you have any XYZZYs ?' I'll try to make a list of the stuff (but it will be far from complete). -- Curt

17 years, 8 months

S-100 Cards for Sale

by trebor72＠execpc.com

I found a S-100 Sound Effects card in the box with my Clock Calendar card ca 1980 by QT Computer Systems inc. It is marked Copyright DRC/ BEC. has anyone seen anything on this card. I will be offering these cards to the Best Bidder. Excepting only Money Orders and Cashier Checks. Don't yet have a PAYPAL Account Bob in Wisconsin

17 years, 8 months

Apple Lisa-1 for sale

by sellam＠vintagetech.com

I have an Apple Lisa-1 for sale on consignment if anyone is interested. If so, please contact me directly for details. Point of origin will be Livermore, California. Will ship worldwide. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

17 years, 8 months

SCSI to IDE bridges... (and useful info for PDP-11 users)

by tiggerlasv＠aim.com

I have used the Acard AEC-7720U SCSI <> IDE bridges. Thusfar, I have tested them with a few different brands of IDE drives; a Caviar 2100, a Fujitsu MPA3026AT, and a Samsung SV04232A. I have also used various sized CF cards, hung off the appropriate adapter. During my testing, these?were attached to a PDP-11, via a number of different Q-bus SCSI?controllers: CMD CQD-200/M CMD CQD-220/M Dilog SQ706A Emulex UC07 All performed similarly, and I had no trouble?formatting and using the attached IDE disks and compact flash cards. I don't pretend to understand the internal workings of the bridge card, but it appears that the bridge auto-detects the capacity of the IDE drive, and?translates that information to the SCSI side. I don't know if there is any limitations to the size of the IDE drive used; my testing was under RSTS/E, hence I couldn't use anything over 2.1 gig. (Some older IDE drives support a 2.1-gig clip, which works well.) Your mileage may vary. If you don't need alot of storage, they do have these available on-line: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360087484205 That at least eliminates the additional?IDE <> CF interface, and makes for a smaller form-factor.? There are less expensive models floating around on e-bay, if you look carefully. For those with deep pockets wanting a one-piece solution to SCSI <> CF, there is also this little puppy: http://www.reactivedata.com/3-SCSIBridgeEmulators/legacy_scsi.htm As info. . . . T

17 years, 8 months

DEC 5' cabinets for sale cheap!

by james＠jdfogg.com

> I have about 7 complete 5' standard 19" cabinets for sale. > I'm not sure if they are genuine DEC (they are branded > Helgeson Nuclear Services) but they used to hold DEC > equipment. Location?

17 years, 8 months

HP 5036A microprocessor lab - searching for copy of

by gerhard.kreuzer＠liftoff.at

Hi, dont boot Ubuntu, for what, use the Win-version of GIMP instead!!! With best regards Gerhard

17 years, 8 months

That ubiquitous black foam

by shoppa＠trailing-edge.com

Ian wrote: > DEC loved that black filter foam that falls apart after fifteen > or so years. In the ozone of LA in the 80's, a more typical life for that foam was 2 years or so before it fell apart. After 4 years, it was nothing but a gooey yucky mess. And that was the time in the shade; Ozone+sunlight was far far worse to all sorts of stuff. Bike tires made out of synthetic rubber would last for a few months; real rubber had a chance of lasting a year or two. Good that you found a source for small quantities; I always got the equivalent from the HVAC suppliers and they sold it by the truckload only! Tim.

17 years, 8 months

That ubiquitous black foam

by IanK＠vulcan.com

I haven't seen anyone discuss this (nor is Google showing anything), so for all of you doing DEC restorations out there, I thought I'd pass along something I learned. DEC loved that black filter foam that falls apart after fifteen or so years. I'm restoring a couple of VAX-11/785s and they were liberally dusted with black foam detritus. So I took a piece that wasn't beyond recognition to a local shop here in Seattle called Friendly Foam (www.friendlyfoam.com). They identified it as "40ppi (pores per [square] inch) reticulated foam." They were also kind enough to sell me several square feet of it. They warned me that yes, it will still fall apart after a couple of decades, but for now it looks sooo nice. The machines I'm restoring have good paint, so with the new foam in place they look like they just left Maynard. It's funny how the little touches make such a difference. BTW, they also found adhesive-backed foam that is an exact match for the stuff DEC used on the cardcage cover panels. I hope this helps everyone who's trying to keep their Olde Beastes healthy and happy. - Ian UNIX is user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are. Ian S. King, Vintage Systems Engineer Vulcan, Inc. http://www.pdpplanet.org

17 years, 8 months

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