At 01:04 AM 7/30/98 -0500, you wrote:
>On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, Joe wrote:
>
>> I tried holding down the R key and a bunch of others with no effect. The
>> error message that I'm getting says "No System file". I'm afraid the hard
>> drive has been erased. I don't have an external drive, is there anyway to
>> restore the system files without the external drive?
>
>Hmm, 'R' right after power-up should let you boot from whatever's in ROM.
>If that doesn't work, you might try either taking the hard disk out and
>accessing it from another box, or put a SCSI or floppy controller in your
>expansion box and try booting from another device ('F' would force a
>floppy boot, but I don't know if that works from the expansion tray).
>
OK I'll try that. Probably be a while before I have a chance though.
>> I didn't notice a ring. They were cigarette size boxs and marked "Grid
>> 120" and had a connector at one end.
>
>Those sound like the removable hard drives from my GRiD 1810, one of the
>made-in-Japan plastic GRiDs.
OK, Do you need some more?
Joe
>
>-- Doug
>
>
A buddy of mine just got a Mac SE Superdrive computer that he says has
a hardware pasword. Any ideas on how to disable it - jumpers, key
combos, pull the battery, software, what?
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In a message dated 98-07-29 12:49:59 EDT, you write:
<< I'm trying to setup the HPscanjet on my ps/2 and of course the startup
is complaining about the new interface. I have the refdisk for the ps/2
but not the required setup disk for the scanject interface. Any
suggestions?
Until I crack this the system will not boot with the card in place
unless, is there is a bypass procedure? >>
what you are missing is the .adf file for the option you installed. you need
to copy the .adf file to the reference disk and then run auto config. you
might want to post on comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware and see if anyone knows what
the filename is for the option you installed.
david
At 02:34 PM 7/28/98 -0600, you wrote:
>MacOS 7.0, and I THINK owning a mac gives you a license to an operating
system
>- although I'd have to check.
MacOS through 7.0 is freely available from apple, and can be copied
legally. 7.1 and above are still commercial products (not available for
free or legally copiable.)
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For Commodore 64 repairs, see Ray Carlsen's repair page at:
http://www.prismnet.com/~bo/commie/repair.html
Your specific problem may not be addressed here, but at the top of the
page, there are e-mail links to Ray. He is very knowledgable and helpful
on Commodore repairs. I consulted him via e-mail once for a broken SX-64
I picked up. He helped me get it working again. You can also get
schematics of the C64 at:
ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/cbm/schematics/computers/c64/
Jeff Salzman
> Problem: I just noticed the C64 seems to have these dead keys '5, 7, 9,
>and 0'. Looks to me like a dead bit on the keyboard controller, but I must
>confess to ignorance on the internal details of how the C64 accepts key
>presses. Can anyone give an overview, and would anyone know of a fix?
>
I'll forward this to my girlfriend and let her answer it, she's the one
trying to get the thing to go :)
Tony
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Shoppa [mailto:shoppa@alph02.triumf.ca]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 1998 8:31 PM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Re: PDP Boot Loader
>
>
> > It dont work.
>
> You know, if you gave us more detailed information about how
> exactly it doesn't work (does it hang? Does it trap out?
> Do you get an error message?) we might be able to help you.
>
> > It might be something else but I wanted to check the boot
> > loader first.
>
> More details about the rest of your system might very well be
> in order!
>
> Tim.
>
Anyone heard of, or know any information about a Cromemco Model HD-11
7710 Hard Disk Memory System. I believe the hard disk was made by Disk
Sys Internation Inc. Someone recentley offered me one.
Any insight appreciated.
- Nick
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Happened to see on Ebay someone selling twenty 8" diskettes
of software for the Imsai 8080. Last I looked the bid was
only $10. Thought someone would want to know. If so here
is the link to it...
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=23296702
By the way. I see where Ebay is going public with an IPO.
Does anyone know how to buy this at the IPO price? The
underwriters are Goldman Sachs and Donaldson, Lufkin and
Jenrette. I have tried to find a broker who can deal with them
but have not any luck
BW
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> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 12:48:30 -0400
> From: allisonp(a)world.std.com (Allison J Parent)
> To: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
> Subject: RE: ps/2 m50z setup
> Message-ID: <199807291648.AA02050(a)world.std.com>
>
> Please reply offlist as this is not a true classic. Well maybe as the
> scanjet is!
>
> I'm trying to setup the HPscanjet on my ps/2 and of course the startup
> is complaining about the new interface. I have the refdisk for the ps/2
> but not the required setup disk for the scanject interface. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Until I crack this the system will not boot with the card in place
> unless, is there is a bypass procedure?
>
> Allison
Allison,
It sounds like you need the .adf file for that particular piece of
hardware. Once the adapter definition is installed on your system
(think of it as a bios extension). Things should boot okay then.
Try NCRs site:
http://www3.ncr.com/support/pc/pcdesc/library/adfs.shtml
They have .adf files for all kinds of stuff.
Another decent PS/2 site with all sorts of general info is:
http://www.computercraft.com
--
Dan Rector
email: rector at usa.net
At 08:20 PM 7/29/98 -0500, you wrote:
>On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, Joe wrote:
>
>> supply yesterday and fired it up today. It has a plasma display but I need
>> to find out how to get into the setup.
>
>There is no BIOS-level setup in ROM. You probably have DOS in ROM. Try
>holding down the 'R' key during the boot. If you get into DOS, look for a
>program named CONFIG or something similar. Things like drive geometry are
>hard-coded in the BIOS.
I tried holding down the R key and a bunch of others with no effect. The
error message that I'm getting says "No System file". I'm afraid the hard
drive has been erased. I don't have an external drive, is there anyway to
restore the system files without the external drive?
>
>> I also found a some GRID 120 plug in hard drives. I don't think they fit
>> the 1535 though or if they do I don't know how to install them.
>
>The number doesn't ring a bell. They're defintely not for the 1535,
>though. If they have a sort-of key ring thing on the end, they may be for
>the 1537 (TEMPEST model).
I didn't notice a ring. They were cigarette size boxs and marked "Grid
120" and had a connector at one end.
Joe
>
>-- Doug
>
>
