Today, I picked-up a Houston Instruments DMP2 plotter.
The plotter looks like a really old 8-1/2x11" X-Y plotter with manual pen
selection and what I think is an RS232 interface (internally, it's hooked to
an AY3-1014). Does anyone have any info
on this beastie?
Thanks.
Rich Cini/WUGNET
- ClubWin!/CW7
- MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
- Collector of "classic" computers
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Ismail <dastar(a)ncal.verio.com>
> <snip> Did you at least get the plastic cover that fit in its place?
Hi Sam,
Yes, Its apparently, a (stock) dummy cartridge in the spot....
- Mike: dogas(a)leading.net
Doug,
Thanks for the info. I'd heard some rumors of some one cutting a CD ROM
of HP docs but I didn't know who was doing it.
Have you gotten the HP 110 stuff yet? I haven't. I E-mailed the guy and
he said that he'd send the stuff to you but hasn't sent mine yet.
OOPs! Forgget that. I just read your second message and I see you got the
stuff. How does it look?
Joe
At 05:25 PM 11/7/98 -0600, you wrote:
>It seems that HP recently granted documentation duplication rights to a
>couple of collectors. One of them is Dave Hicks, Mr. HP Museum. Dave
>plans to cut a CD-ROM with lots-o-docs, and he's looking for volunteers to
>help scan docs. I don't know how broad his reprint rights are, so you
>might want to check with him before you start scanning. He primarily
>collects calcs, but HP positioned several bona fide computers as calcs in
>the 1968-1980 timeframe, so I know he'll be interested in docs for those.
>
>You can contact him at:
> Dave Hicks <dgh(a)hpmuseum.org>
> http://www.hpmuseum.org
>
>-- Doug
>
>
I've also got one of these things (IBM 3274).If anyone wants it they can
have it for a VERY reasonable price. It's located in Florida.
Joe
At 01:03 AM 11/7/98 -0500, you wrote:
>As Jay Jaeger pointed out to me, this thing is a terminal controller. I
>was thinking it was a small server. Makes sense given the label on the
>disk that came with it. I should have guessed from the number as well.
> Is this of use to anyone on the list? I'm in Toronto. I'm not
>going to store it as its out of my league for collectables. If nobody
>wants it I'll grab the 8" drive out of it and hook it up to my PC. Of
>course as soon as I do that the mainframe will show up. Probably sitting
>in the garbage of the man around the corner who works for IBM.
> Let me know soon.
>
>Colan
>
>
>
>
>
>There was another encoding scheme for program distribution on paper. I
>can't remember where it originated or when, late 80's seem about right...
>But it looked like a (tv) screenshot of static on 8.5x11 or whatever and the
>data density was pretty good..
>Again, I'm not sure but I think 5-20k/pg. was advertised. Another still
>born of the info age....
Not still born at all - "2D barcodes" are coming into common use, and
can be found on many recent package tracking labels.
Tim.
>technical reference (the HX-20 Answer store is now open...)) The odd thing
>is that it *doesn't* have a built in microcassette. It did however come
>with the a cassette interface cord ala ear/mic/aux for which the machine is
>jacked. All refs (including aforementioned tech ref) to this machine I've
>seen show the integrated microcassette... Any info? anybody?
Not that unusual, mine doesn't have one either.
I mentioned that all Apple computers have debuggers/monitors. NeXT is
a workstation as far as I am concernced. The IBM PC is a good example
of how things should be, though if it had a monitor too, it would be
nice. Not like i'd ever use it, just nice to know it's there.
>>Sorry, I meant home personal computers. PDPs, IMSAIs, various
>>development systems don't count. Satisfied?
>
>Ah, but on this list, and most definitly in my home, PDP's, IMSAI's,
etc.
>are home personal computers :^)
>
>Besides Allison mentioned the IBM PC with ROM BASIC, and I've used a
Zenith
>Z248 (a 286) with a ROM Monitor that you can drop into, both of these
are
>definitly not developement machines. My NeXT slab had a ROM based
monitor,
>and the PowerMac I'm typing this on can be dropped into the debugger at
any
>time by hitting the proper key sequence.
>
> Zane
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike <dogas(a)leading.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, November 07, 1998 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: "Softstrip" (Was: Kilobaud Magazine
>There was another encoding scheme for program distribution on paper. I
>can't remember where it originated or when, late 80's seem about right...
>But it looked like a (tv) screenshot of static on 8.5x11 or whatever and
the
>data density was pretty good..
>Again, I'm not sure but I think 5-20k/pg. was advertised. Another still
>born of the info age....
>
>Mike: dogas(a)leading.net
>
>
Kilobaud, when it first came out, provided the option to obtain a
"Lifetime Subscription"
which I recall cost $150.00US. Given that Kilobaud was so short
lived, I do not think that those who purchased this subscription
got their money's worth.
Anybody recall things differently?
William R. Buckley
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger(a)widomaker.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, November 06, 1998 12:34 PM
Subject: Short Intro
>Hello everybody
>
>Have just subscribed to the list but want to say hi to the members.
>
>My projects involve bringing an Altair back to life and trying to save
>some of the software, migrating from cassette to audio CD and adding
>to documentation.
>
>Just curious if anyone remembers a magazine called "Kilobaud" - Seems
>like it had a short life.
>
>
> Chuck
> cswiger(a)widomaker.com
>
A while back I believe someone posted an address for a site that provided
the schematic for hooking up an 8" drive to a pc. IF so, please pass it
on to me again. Sorry for losing it.
TIA
Colan
