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by tulsamike3434＠gmail.com

Is there ever any Vintage Computer Festivals in Oklahoma? If not How would I go about setting one up in Tulsa? I can have use of any of the buildings at the fairgrounds...? -- * *

10 years

ISO: Fujitsu M228x power supply (Josh Dersch)

by earl＠baugh.org

> > Another weekend acquisition is a Fujitsu M2284 SMD drive (14" platters > under a transparent cover, what's not to love?). It's in good shape and > was properly locked down for shipping so there's a good chance it'll > still work with some coaxing. I'm missing the power supply, however. I > believe this is the Fujitsu Denso B14L-0300-0018A. Anyone have one > going spare, in any condition? If this is the same drive as the Sun 1's, I actually have 2 spares right this min. (I am waiting to find out about someone locally who has some Fujitsu drives, which I haven't gotten model #'s from, but from description sound similar... so was keeping them for those drives... ) Mine are NOS, were spares from someone who used to do field engineering repairs on early Sun equipment. I might be persuaded to part with one, contact me off line.. Earl

10 years

Vintage computer ads...

by geneb＠deltasoft.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T1IYdjOpYE The video is an hour long, but you can skip around. It includes ads for machines like the ITT Xtra, IBM PC Jr, etc. The Hayes Smartmodem ad is just atrocious. :) There's even ads for IOMega drives and the Promethus Pro Modem... g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home. Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies. ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes. http://scarlet.deltasoft.com - Get it _today_!

10 years

H960 leveling feet

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> I also need some of the larger main leveling feet, but I haven't been > able (yet) to find any. The threaded part is 7/16"-14 So I goofed. They are actually 1/2"-13. (I have no idea how I blew that one. I _thought_ I tried them with a known nut, but clearly something went wrong.) Anyway, Vlier makes them, too - FSE306S. Like the smaller ones for the extensions, the pad on the bottom is somewhat wider than on the DEC originals, but they still work fine. As before, if anyone Europe/etc needs some, and they aren't available locally, let me know. Noel

10 years

Microscience HH-1090 MFM hard disk manuals

by classiccmp＠philpem.me.uk

Hi there, Does anyone happen to have any manuals kicking around for Microscience MFM hard disk drives? One for the HH-1090 would be very nice -- especially if it includes service information (read: schematics). I have, as the gentleman said, a cunning plan... however, a little more information would save me a lot of effort. Thanks, -- Phil. classiccmp at philpem.me.uk http://www.philpem.me.uk/

10 years

Imlac PDS-1 source code

by lists＠loomcom.com

While arranging some shelves, I came across an Imlac PDS-1 printset that I rescued from somewhere (I don't remember where) What I didn't realize was that in the back of the printset was some assembler source code for David Bloodgood's "Imlac terminal emulator program". Photos here: http://imgur.com/a/QrV4T I haven't found this online. Is it interesting to anyone? Would anyone like a scan of it? -Seth -- Seth Morabito seth at loomcom.com

10 years

Bulletin Repeat - Not sure previous version went OK

by rodsmallwood52＠btinternet.com

Hi Guys With all of my PDP-8 range (8/e A + B, /f /m /i and /L either in or about to be in production. Its time to turn to that other collectors favorite the PDP-11. As in the past I like to let the list know how its going. Its just the same as somebody restoring a system and sharing the progress. Being a visual product some of what I would like to share is pictorial. The list does not (and should not ) allow attachments. Therefore I have to interact with individual members and often get help in the form of scans and pictures. Sometimes there are items that are general and anybody who was interested in panels of any sort might want. I hate scatter gun mail so I'm going to invite people to email me and ask to join the mailing list for panels to get mail that needs attachments but still do the usual bulletins via the list. I might even email to ask people if they would like to join. Evan is going to fix my screwed up registration on the VCF Site and I'll put bulletins there as well. So email me with which PDP-11 front panels you want to see produced and I'll try and do a priority list. Rod (Panelman) Smallwood

10 years

ROM Cartridges. Lifespan, and other tidbits

by barythrin＠gmail.com

I heard someone comment that there is some issue with game boy cartridges now and was recommending not buying those anymore. I'm not sure of what the details were.. maybe a battery issue? I think if they're bad they won't boot. ?Anyone know the real details??

10 years

Fan bearing lubricant was Re: WD-40 (again)

by grif615＠mindspring.com

Did not read the whole thread, ?ill chime in with a vote for a tiny drill, an insulin syringe and ATF. ?done it since the 70s on muffin fans, 10 previous years on bronze bushed blower motors. -------- Original message -------- From: Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> Date: 04/18/2016 22:22 (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: Fan bearing lubricant was Re: WD-40 (again) On 04/18/2016 09:15 PM, drlegendre . wrote: > "What's the going price per gallon of sperm whale oil?" > > Unless the Braycote products are directly interchangeable with Sperm > Whale oil, how is your comparison even remotely relevant? > > They are rendered from entirely different sources. Whale oil is a > natural, animal-derived product that pretty much went out with the > depletion of the resources (and finally, international treaties). > P/TFE and MoS2 were formulated in industrial laboratories, and to > this day, are turned out by industrial processes. > > Am I incorrect? No, just pointing out that there *are* other oils with very high price tags--and in years past, could be purchased by the gallon. ISTR that the antique clock folks still hoard whale oil. --Chuck ???

10 years

ROM Cartridges. Lifespan, and other tidbits

by swiftgriggs＠gmail.com

Well, after discussing all things that can go wrong with a floppy disk to corrupt or destroy it, it makes me wonder about another vintage media format: the cart. How long will they last? Why does blowing on them help? (mosture? cleaning action?) Are some better than others in terms of longevity? Can they be refurbished ? Remember when folks would publish apps on carts to enhance the copy protection ? Remember the ones like Starfox for the SNES that had coprocessors embedded on them? Those were neat. Seen the crazy prices for rare Neo Geo carts? $400 bucks for "Twinkle Star Sprites" ? Sure! I have some 90's consoles in my collection and I fondly remember a few systems that took carts that family and friends owned back in the 80's and 90's. I thought the Colecovision Adam was awesome. My cousin had one and I was so jealous. The C64, 80's 8bit Atari PCs, the IBM PC Jr, and others all had cartridge ports, too. -Swift

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