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by emu＠ecubics.com

Hi Zane, ---------- > From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh(a)ix.netcom.com> > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> > Subject: DEC RRD-40 CD-ROM > Date: Wednesday, April 08, 1998 12:53 AM > > OK, I'm stumped. What are the switch setting for the 4-switch DIP switch > on the back of a RRD-40 drive? I managed to come up with a working > configuration, but how safe is SCSI address 0 under VMS? I know the > Hobbyist CD at least boots through the hardware search in Standalone backup > (didn't have time to install tonite). Also what's the 4th switch for? if you have only four of them, should be parity. on the RRD-42 you have five of them, the fifth switching the 512/2048 bytes mode. I'm not sure about the rrd40, but hope it helps... cheers, emanuel

28 years, 4 months

Mindset PC & Fortune 32:16

by dlw＠trailingedge.com

First the Mindset PC... I just received 2 Mindset PCs, one in the original boxes. I plan on testing the one in the original boxes and then storing it away. The other I plan on using. Here is what I know about these so far. They were 80186 based. Base unit came with 64K RAM, 32K for programs and 32K for video and 32K of ROM. It included 2 ROM/NVRAM cartridge ports up front. The expansion unit plugged into the top of the base unit and raised the RAM to 256K and added 2 360K floppy drives. In place of slots, the system has 6 cartridge ports in the back, 3 in the base and 3 in the expansion unit. Things like RS-232 ports, parallel ports, etc came in cartridges which slid into these ports. It also included a mouse. It had enhanced graphic features (for the time) driven by some special chips I believe. Connections in the back provide for RGB, Composite and TV hook-ups as well as Audio connections. And a cool graphics program called Lumena which included some animation capabilities. I understand there was some sort of genlocking capability as well. It almost appears that this was the "Amiga" of the Intel world. I'll know more after I've had a chance to do more than unpack and power up the system. I would like to know if anyone else here has one of these or any info for them. I have the Disk Operating System Manual and the Mindset Operation Guide but no real hardware refs. I'd be interested in any info on the hardware itself or software, carts, etc. Now for the Fortune 32:16... I've had two different models of these for a while now but without the Fortune terminal. These are 68000 Unix based systems and it appears that you need special keys on the terminal to cleanly startup and shutdown the system. I have been travelling and need to look into this a little better. Anyway, if anyone has one of these terminals they would like to pass on or could find out what code sequence the special keys send so I could re-program my terminals I'd really appreciate it. Thanks. ----- David Williams - Computer Packrat dlw(a)trailingedge.com http://www.trailingedge.com

28 years, 4 months

Diamond D5 Wordprocessor

by JRichardson＠softwright.co.uk

Hi, >>> One was donated to me a while ago after standing unused in a garage for >>> a few years - apparently it was working when it went into store. >>> However, nowadays if I put the system disk into the drive it seeks the >>> heads, spins a couple of times, then all goes silent. >> >>Start out by opening the case and reseating all the boards in the >>cardcage. I seem to recall that there's quite a few boards in there, >>using 43 way edge connectors. Then check the PSU outputs - a good place >>to do that is at the 8" drive DC connectors, as at least that pinout is >>standard. I seem to remember that the PSU outputs were good - at least everything was as it should be at the drive connectors. The machine's in storage about 200 miles away from me at the moment, so unfortunately I can't check (one day I will get a place with a bit of space!!!) I never stripped the machine down and rebuilt it though. >>BTW, if you don't have the key needed to open the back of the machine, >>either pick the lock (it's a trivial wafer tumbler one) or flip the >>machine sideways and unscrew the plates on the bottom. That will release >>the back cover. The rest of the case then comes off. Heh heh, yup - I remember doing exactly that... >>> There's no cursor or anything on the monitor, but having never seen the >>> machine working myself I don't know if it should display anything at all >>> before a successful boot completes. >> >>Have you got the monitor cabled up correctly? There's a 10 way (?) ribbon >>cable _and_ a mains lead to connect. The monitor is getting HT power to the tube OK, and from what I remember the ribbon cable would only plug in the back of the system unit one way round, so that should be ok. It bothers me that there's no cursor or anything on the screen, but I don't know if there should be - chances are good that what little ROM this machine has would contain just enough to boot from disk and nothing else. It's a shame that the disks I have aren't known to be good - I have 2 or 3 system disks but all of them give the same results - disk seeks and spins on power up and then all goes quiet. let me know when you get your Diamond running! :) cheers Jules

28 years, 4 months

TRS-80 Model 4 (128k) for sale

by photze＠batelco.com.bh

>And more importantly, personal e-mail should stay between individuals that >the e-mail is communicated to, and not made public without consent. This >posting of private messages to the mailing list that some people have >taken to doing is <snip>, and I swear the next time someone >does this I will go medieval on their <snip>. On this issue, I have to agree with Sam. I mean, personal issues are not what we're talking about here. This is the ClassicCmp mailing list, there's an entire alt.psychology section of Usenet. Use it for personal issues/problems. Also, private messages are PRIVATE. If they were meant for the group to read, then they should have been sent there in the first place. Only publisize messages when it's ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. >Have some fucken integrity. This is what I disagree with. We're all reasonable. Now, you're going to complain about all of us being toddlers, but before you do, think of this. There are impressionalbe children on this list, myself being one of them. If you have a problem, treat it like a gentleman. We're all civilized enough to let people have their say. Make opinions pleasant for everyone to read. There's no reason to resort to profanity to expres emotions, or, more often then not, not expressing them. Tim D. Hotze

28 years, 4 months

TRS-80 Model 4 (128k) for sale

by peacock＠simconv.com

> > I am afraid most of it is based (obviously) on British and > European computers. > > Why 'obviously'? I'm also a UK collector, but I think I've > got more US > machines than UK/european ones. In fact, when you move towards bigger > iron (minis/workstations/mainframes) you almost certainly end > up with mainly > US machines. > I learn something new almost every day on this list...Today I learned that computers were actually made in Europe and not just in the U.S. Now if someone would just explain why anyone would want to collect a euro-computer? Jack "tongue planted firmly in his US-centric cheek" Peacock

28 years, 4 months

atari parts needed

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

I'm in need of a functioning power supply and a copy of ataridos 2.5 on 5.25 disk for a 65xe. private email with price, please. david

28 years, 4 months

my objection to recent postings

by adavie＠mad.scientist.com

I object to the use of the Classic Computer mailing list for advertising for-sale items on an ongoing basis for profit. I consider the use of this list in this way akin to dropping advertising leaflets in my mailbox, or ringing me up and asking if I want to buy insurance. Surely, the newsgroups and eBay, etc., are an appropriate place for regular sales? A mailing list dealing with the preservation of classic computers is not. Cheers A

28 years, 4 months

TRS-80 Model 4 (128k) for sale

by chemif＠mbox.queen.it

At 17:23 08/04/98 -0700, Jack wrote: >I learn something new almost every day on this list...Today I learned >that computers were actually made in Europe and not just in the U.S. >Now if someone would just explain why anyone would want to collect a >euro-computer? > Jack "tongue planted firmly in his US-centric cheek" Peacock Hmm,"The tongue goes where the tooth hurts" Riccardo ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? Riccardo Romagnoli,collector of:CLASSIC COMPUTERS,TELETYPE UNITS,PHONES ? ? AND PHONECARDS I-47100 Forli'/Emilia-Romagna/Food Valley/ITALY ? ? Pager(DTMF PHONES)=+39/16888(hear msg.and BEEP then 5130274*YOUR TEL.No.* ? ? where*=asterisk key |4 help visit http://www.tim.it/tldrin_eg/tlde03.html ? ? e-mail=chemif(a)mbox.queen.it ? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

28 years, 4 months

Modifications (was Re: my objection to recent postings)

by fmc＠reanimators.org

Van Burnham <van(a)wired.com> wrote: > ps...Upon reading the thread regarding the justification in > maintaining "modifications" made to a 128K Mac, I was reminded of a > nightmare I witnessed at a vids auction. It appears someone had > decided that it would be considerably more "state-of-the-art" to play > something new instead of a slow-ass game called Computer Space...and > proceeded to destroy the original board and monitor casing in order to > convert the sleek fiberglass metalflake cabinet to play Pac-Man > instead. I don't see why defacing a classic Mac (or "Frankentosh" as > they say) should be regarded as any less horriffic. Am I totally off > here? Anyone? No, you're just mostly off. The 128K Mac in question was one that had been upgraded with contemporary modifications during its useful service life, with the intention of making it do its thing, only better. It wasn't defaced, it was enhanced, with things that were designed for just that purpose, by someone using it for its intended purpose. And at its core it's the same 128K Mac. Gutting a 128K Mac to fit an SE/30's works inside would be stretching this notion of "enhancement" a bit more than I'm comfortable with, because so far as I know Mac users didn't do that sort of thing and that sure isn't what SE/30 works were designed for. (But I'm not a Mac guy and maybe someone did do this back then.) And if I knew of someone planning to do something like what you describe to a Computer Space machine today, well...I think that stretches this notion past the point of fatigue. I'd certainly encourage him away from such a course of action. What would I have done in, say, 1982 though? I don't know, I might have even helped do it, though I really don't think I'd have seen any point to it even then. Now, that said, the goals of collectors don't necessarily have much to do with the goals of the computer's contemporary users. Original unmodified 128K Macs will probably be of more interest to some, because they were The First Macintoshes (available for public sale, anyway), and being first does have a certain cachet. And the fact that many of their original users felt the need for such upgrades has made unmodified 128K Macs that much rarer today. -Frank McConnell

28 years, 4 months

TRS-80 Model 4 (128k) for sale

by e.tedeschi＠ndirect.co.uk

A real gentle-man! enrico Sam Ismail wrote: > > On Tue, 7 Apr 1998, Enrico Tedeschi wrote: > > > You are demontrating AGAIN that you don't care about other people feelings and > > problems. You are NOT in charge of policing this mailgroup. If you don't want > > to see this sort messages anymore help me to fix my problem. > > I'm not going to help you do shit. This is YOUR problem. This is NOT the > problem of classiccmp! Therefore, DON'T POST YOUR PROBLEMS ON CLASSICCMP! > I don't post how much of an ass I think you are, so don't post your > personal crap either! And you'd better bet that when I do take over the > list, I'll make sure YOU are on the list of moderated members since you > have proven time and time again that you can't police yourself. So show > some restraint and respect and KEEP YOUR GARBAGE IN PRIVATE E-MAIL PLEASE! > > Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Don't blame me...I voted for Satan. > > Coming Soon...Vintage Computer Festival 2.0 > See http://www.siconic.com/vcf for details! -- ======================================================== Enrico Tedeschi, 54 Easthill Drive, Brighton BN41 2FD, UK Tel/fax(+01273) 701650 (24 hours) and 0498 692465 (mobile) please visit my website at: <http://www.brighton-uk.com> ========================================================

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