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Okidata 120 (Commodore printer) for free

by max82＠surfree.com

Does anyone in the Boston, MA area want an Okidata 120 printer w/manual? It uses the C-64 serial bus. It worked last time I checked. Thanks. --Max Eskin (max82(a)surfree.com)

27 years, 7 months

OT: Interesting article on predicting the dominance of Linux

by jfoust＠threedee.com

At 11:29 PM 2/15/99 -0800, you wrote: > >Here's an interesting article that makes some very compelling arguments of >why Linux will unseat Windows as the dominant PC-based operating system: Poor imitation, weak logic, even "nexisms" (the neologism I'm inventing for the supposed intellectual validity of AltaVista and Nexis counts) ... sheesh, everybody's trying to be Eric S. Raymond. Check out <http://www.vmware.com/> for software that'll supposedly let you run several OSes at once, including Windows and Linux. As I've often ranted, it's more probable that apps from one OS will be emulated as necessary to various degrees, ranging from CDs of Microsoft- branded Linux, to even better Win32 APIs for Linux, and species in-between. - John

27 years, 7 months

OT: Interesting article on predicting the dominance of Linux

by dastar＠ncal.verio.com

Here's an interesting article that makes some very compelling arguments of why Linux will unseat Windows as the dominant PC-based operating system: http://x14.dejanews.com/[ST_rn=qs]/getdoc.xp?AN=432897831&CONTEXT=919146928… (This is a DejaNews URL) Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Always hasslin' the man. Coming in 1999: Vintage Computer Festival 3.0 See http://www.vintage.org/vcf for details! [Last web site update: 02/15/99]

27 years, 7 months

Floppy/Parallel Ports

by edick＠idcomm.com

This may well have been the case. It happens that Microcmputer Systems Corp. which later became XEBEC (remember them???) put out their first microwinchester disk interface for a 5 mbps drive with up to 16 heads interfaced via HPIB. It was purported to be compatible with HP machines. It happens I've got one of these early controllers, which has never been used, if anyone's interested. Dick ---------- > From: Philip.Belben(a)pgen.com > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> > Subject: Re: Floppy/Parallel Ports > Date: Monday, February 15, 1999 10:17 PM > > > > > > Does anyone know of any early (pre-1990) computers, other than the early > > Toshibas, that used the parallel port to access an external floppy drive > > (or other external storage device)? Thanks! > > > (-: Roger, that's a very foolish thing to say on Classiccmp. For startres: > > An "Early" computer does _not_ mean "pre-1990". More like "pre-1960". > > Lots of pre-1990 machines used a parallel port to talk to floppy disk > drives. HP and Commodore machines used HPIB/GPIB for example. And yes, > that was the printer port on those machines too. > > Need I go on? > > Philip. :-) > > (I think someone else has already given a sensible answer, so I have no > qualms about posting the above) > > > >

27 years, 7 months

Adam parts

by manney＠hmcltd.net

Does anyone have any ADAM joysticks and/or software? ...or any commercial source for them? What to you suppose would happen if I called up Coleco? manney

27 years, 7 months

Hi, my current projects

by mikeford＠netwiz.net

I found this list just a few days ago, I hope it is fairly active since I have a handfull of classic systems I am working on. Unisys 386sx microtower, this is a tiny computer (about 2/3 the size of a small desktop) and too cute to leave in the scrap heap I found it in. It is the former property of United California Bank, and has some motherboard memory stripped and I think the hard drive. Three IBM PS/2 model 30's, that wish to have parts comingled so that they might live on as one complete functioning computer. 386 and 387 chips and even memory are intact on one, but for reasons I don't know that unit has the power supply disconnected from the motherboard. I plan to apply some AC soon to see whats what. HP Vectra 466 / 66M, missing drives, some cables, but boots to diagnostic screen fine. Various Apple and Mac items that I generally understand. (Apple IIc, IIc+, IIgs, etc.)

27 years, 7 months

Books

by Philip.Belben＠PowerTech.co.uk

This is posted to two lists, apologies to those (Tony) who get it twice. The library here at Power Tech is throwing out some old books. I got a few, including the odd duplicate of things I'm often asked about, but there are many more, all to go in the skip by the end of the week unless rescued. I intend to keep the Mech. eng. handbook, but the others I will send to anyone who can demonstrate a need (such as "I have a box full of TRAM boards but no programming info") for the cost of shipping (I am in Coalville, England). Oh yes. Raeto West's book (I already have it) is about the best book on the PET you could hope to get. Here's the list: Baumeister, Marks, "Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers", 7th edn, McGraw Hill 1967 Dunn S, Morgan V, "The PET Personal Computer for Beginners", Prentice Hall, 1981 Osborne A, Donahue C S, "PET/CBM Personal Computer Guide" 2nd edn., McGraw Hill, 1980 West R C, "Programming the PET/CBM", Level, 1982 Eggebrecht L C, "Interfacing to the IBM Personal Computer", H W Sams, 1983 Brodie L, "Starting FORTH", Prentice Hall, 1981 Brodie L, "Thinking FORTH", Prentice Hall, 1984 Jones G, Goldsmith M, "Programming in Occam 2", Prentice Hall, 1988 Berry P, "Sharp APL Reference Manual", I P Sharp, 1979 Gilman L, Rose A J, "APL - an Interactive Approach", 2nd edn, 1976 Philip.

27 years, 7 months

Tek 4050 series (was:Re: Questions on the days finds)

by Philip.Belben＠pgen.com

>>And also that the command for direct access to machine code level was NOT >>proffered to the customers. Some of the field guys would provide it to >>customers that they liked, but it was not policy to do so. Certainly, >>also, some of the more knowledgeable users hacked it. >> >>Unfortunately, I have long since forgotten it :{ > > Arrggg! I can't believe you forgot that! That's like saying you found > the holy grail, then lost it! > > Joe >> >> - don Don, I'd almost rather you hadn't said that. Were you deliberately trying to raise false hopes? I am going to have a long look through the documentation I have - including several years' back issues of Tekniques, the 4050 series newsletter, and see what I can find out. Meanwhile, if you remember _anything_, PLEASE TELL US! Philip.

27 years, 7 months

AS/400 tape (5763) available

by nerdware＠laidbak.com

Hello, group. Especially you big iron folks..... Going through several piles of surplus stuff at the shop where I keep my workbench, I came across a couple of AS/400 things. One is a tape, still sealed, labeled "System Program V3. 5763 -- PT1 and other programs." The other is a book, still sealed, titled "IBM AS/400 Redbooks Collection Kit, April 1997" If interested, email me off-list. Thank you for your time. We now return you to the classic comp list, already in progress. Paul Braun NerdWare -- The History of the PC and the Nerds who brought it to you. nerdware(a)laidbak.com www.laidbak.com/nerdware

27 years, 7 months

Latest find: Apple ][c+ w/no disks

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

In a message dated 99-02-15 22:08:05 EST, you write: > I just picked up an Apple ][c+ (enhanced ][c, w/3.5" internal floppy > and 4.0Mhz 65C02) with monitor, stand, mouse and two Imagewriter I printers > for the princely sum of $15, but lack modern software. All I have is a > couple of 5.25" DOS 3.3 floppies from my ][+ days. I know this thing works: > it boots and runs DOS 3.3; what I need is something a little newer. > > Did Apple ever post ProDOS to the 'net like they have made older versions > of MacOS available? Does DOS 3.3 support 3.5" 800K floppies (probably not). > Is there a good repository for Apple ][ software on ftp somewhere? > lucky dog! the //c+ is a nice machine and is the only // series model i am missing now. you'll only be able to run prodos on 3.5 although you can always plug in an external 5.25 and use that. nibble magazine used to sell dos 3.3 that was patched to run on 3.5 drives. it split each 800k disk into 2 400k volumes. i dont remember what they called it; have to look in my old magazines. there are two places on the net that are called 'ground' and 'asimov' that i've been told are some pretty good repositories of just about any apple // program. someone will be able to post the URLs, i'm sure. david

27 years, 7 months

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