Got this off the Web site this morning, it's an interesting question. Reply
to poster with a copy, please.
>name=guy brutel
>addr=brutel(a)wxs.nl
>I am looking for a program that reads /writes on a
DOS-PC the 5 1/4 diskettes of my old Osborne 1.
Where to find such conversion programmes? Program sources that could be
adapted?
>Thanks!
TIA,
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Kip Crosby engine(a)chac.org
http://www.chac.org/index.html
Computer History Association of California
Rerun of what I posted earlier. I really need to find a home for this!
Sanders and Associates 101 Modem Tester
Smaller sized benchtop case (11x4x10 approx that sits on handle) with 25
pin sub-d male and female connectors (RS-232??) as well as individual
test points for each signal on back. Nixie 3 digit error display, over
run/count gate/sync lost lamps, test pattern/test length switch,
BPS/sync/self test switch, 1 error 10(3) bits button and start button on
the front. The unit was made by Sanders & Associates Inc, Digital Comm
Dept, Nashua, New Hamster. It appears to be of middle/late 80's vintage
and is probably a worthwhile instrument yet for telecomm or network use.
I can just imaine what something like this went for new.
Asking $35 plus shipping (10 lbs maybe) for the unit. I'd really like to
find someone that can use this as I've been considering pulling the guts
and using the case for a homebuilt freq. counter, which I really don't
want to do.
Contact me by direct email if interested as soon as possible.
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Phone: (502) 756-1749 Data/Fax:(502) 756-6991
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ICQ # 1714857
* Parts/Service/Upgrades and more for MOST Computers*
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Televideo TS 803 plus, $10/OBO, Used
GIVEAWAY: Mint condition "Televideo" (old CPM system,
like Kaypros) from 1983. More than a word
processor--many functions. Reliable workhorse, beautiful
ergonomic design, never sick one day. Complete original
manuals, Wordstar disk & manual, other system disks, and
compatible Fortis printer in excellent condition. Worth much
more than price--$10.
For sale by private party
Los Angeles, California - L.A. Area 91030
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roger(a)sinasohn.com that none but madmen know."
Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates
San Francisco, California http://www.sinasohn.com/
Doug Spence <ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca> wrote:
[8,349,320 lines of Sidecar wondering deleted]
I'll bet a doughnut there are at least two Sidecar sites on the net,
given the known rabidity of Amiga enthusiasts. I'll also bet that
by posting on the relevant Amiga news groups, you'll be in e-mail
contact with an engineer who worked on it. I've got most of the
Amiga dev con notes in the basement, along with some rare Janus
programming docs and disks, but I'm not sure they'd be relevant
to your ROM version.
A year or so ago, I saw a very interesting Amiga collection go up
for auction: a pristine, still-in-the-unopened-boxes Amiga 1000,
complete with RAM sidecar, parallel-port hard disk, etc. It was
something left over from Commodore that someone rescued in the
last days.
I'm still hoarding my collection of never-shipped aluminium "boing"
logos that fit in the little square on the corner of the A1000. :-)
- John
Jefferson Computer Museum <http://www.threedee.com/jcm>
Hello, all:
I received today a Diamond Computer Systems Trackstar e
pple ][ emulator board for my PC. Does anyone have any instructions for this
thing??
Thanks again.
Rich Cini/WUGNET
<nospam_rcini(a)msn.com> (remove nospam_ to use)
ClubWin! Charter Member (6)
MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
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At 02:34 PM 3/28/98 -0600, you wrote:
>The M15 works
>great and has a prototype sticker on it (S/N 00075) - I know this model
>made it into production, but I can't find much info on it. Does anybody
>have a production date and numbers for it? Circa 1985 is my guess.
Olivetti
M15 (donated by Monique Pellaton)
Microprocessor - Intel i80C88
Memory - 512 Kb RAM
Video (Text) - 80/25 or 40/25 chars
Video (Graphics) - 640/200 dots
Disk drives - 2 x 3 1/2" 720 Kb
Bill Yakowenko <yakowenk(a)cs.unc.edu> wrote:
>>From very nearly the first day I bumped into a computer, I've
>>been finding sporadic references to MIKBUG, an early monitor
>>ROM for 6800 machines. For instance, most of the older 6800
>>monitor ROMs (SWTBUG, SMARTBUG, others?) claim preserve MIKBUG
>>entry points. And a lot of the programs in Motorola's ancient
>>6800 freeware archive refer to it. (That archive can be found
>>at this URL: http://www.mcu.motsps.com/freeweb/pub/usergroup)
>>But I've never seen one, or any any real documentation for
>>one. Can anybody out there help me find any of this stuff?
>>Of course I'd be happiest to find a binary image, source code,
>>and whatever docs originally came with it. But I'll take
>>whatever I can get. As it is now, the best I can do is to
>>extract some of its defined entry points from definitions
>>in those freeware programs.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Bill.
allisonp(a)world.std.com (Allison J Parent) wrote:
>Same here. I have a M6800D1 and MIKBUG but no source listing. The
>function is a very simple program loader/debugger. What was interesting
>is the code was written so that routines like TTYin, TTYout, PRINTCHR
>and PRINTnum could be called from external programs. Saving some coding
>effort.
>Allison
The first computer I built was a 6800 SS50 bus machine. Of course I wanted
to maintain compatiblity with MIKBUG. So I requested from Motorola their
Engineering Note 100 titled:
MCM6830L7 MIKBUG/MINIBUG ROM
And the good news is that I still have the Engineering Note.
The first 10 pages describes a little hardware, address decoding and address
spaces used. The next 8 pages is a full assembly source listing for MIKBUG.
The next 4 pages is the listing for MINIBUG.
MIKBUG occupied 512 bytes starting at address E000,
it used 128 bytes of ram starting at A000 for scratchpad and the stack,
and a PIA at address 8000 for serial interface to a terminal.
I rewrote the code to move the I/O bus from 8000 to F400,
and the ram from A000 to F000. With the original addressing scheme there was
only room for 32K on contigous memory, AND WHO WOULD EVER NEED MORE THAN 32K
:)
I recoded so that I could have 48K of ram and 12K of Eprom.
I also recoded it to use a parallel keyboard interface and to drive a Percom
video board. Terminals were not cheap then.
I later obtained a hex dump listing of a disassembler. Given the custom of
always using the standard MIKBUG entry points, I was able to figure enough
about the disassembler to have it disassemble itself and later to
disassemble an assembler. Given that info I rewrote both the disassembler
and the assembler and then later assembled a disk operating system from a
source listing published by some company that had one copy of the book left
when I called and ordered it. The DOS was called CP/68, not to be confused
with CPM/68, although CP/68 appears to have had its roots in CPM.
And now here it is years later and I don't even know how many computers
I've got, but I always look back at the time and effort that I put into
that first machine. I sometimes feel I put more into it than I got back
in terms of doing some productive, but then again what I learned from
that has proved worthwhile time and time again. I know that there are
those on this list that are barely out of their teens, and quite frankly
I wonder sometimes what their fascination is for these old machines. Then
again what they will learn from resurrecting some old beast will be worth
a lot more than what they learn in some course somewhere. The graduates
>from the 'school of hard knocks' always seem to be better.
Enough of my ramblings. I looked around the above mentioned web site and
did not find Eng Note 100. I would suspect that it may be out there
somewhere.
If not, and you're unable to get a copy from Motorola, I may be willing to
copy
the Eng Note and send it out. I just hope I am not deluged with requests.
Mike Thompson
Does anyone know where I can find a picture and/or specifications on
Ithaca Intersystems products? Specifically, a circa 1980
microcomputer? I've searched the web a lot, and have come up empty.
-Bill Richman
bill_r(a)inetnebr.com
http://incolor.inetnebr.com/bill_r
(Home of the COSMAC Elf Simulator!)
For them in the Bay area, I want to reiterate that HMR USA is worth a
visit. And good news -- They're going to be open on Saturdays. They're
going to be open M-Th for businesses only, and Friday and Saturday for
individuals. They've got a new web site as well: <http://www.hmrusa.com/>
(with no hyphen.)
Anyway, I was there, and picked up:
AST PenExec (aka GRiD 2260/2270) *
Zenith ZFL-181-93 *
Toshiba T1100Plus
Toshiba T3100e/40
Toshiba T5200/100 (2)
Toshiba T5200
NEC MultiSpeed
NEC MultiSpeed EL
NEC MultiSpeed HD
Tandy 1400LT *
Halikan LA5040 *
IBM PS/2 L40SX *
Epson Equity LT
Generic "Portable PCIII" Lunchbox
Generic (different) "Portable 286" Lunchbox
Those marked with a * are ones I need info on the power supply
requirements, especially the PenExec, which uses the same kind of connector
as a Mac Serial cable, the IBM L40SX, and the Halikan which has a male
5-pin DIN connector.
Also, one of the front hinges/supports on the PenExec is broken. Do y'all
think it's okay to just super-glue or epoxy it?
Thanks!
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roger(a)sinasohn.com that none but madmen know."
Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates
San Francisco, California http://www.sinasohn.com/
If anyone can help this fellow out, please reply directly. Besides
looking for a VAXStation or similar, he also has some MVII boards
available.
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From: mrbill(a)texas.net (Bill Bradford)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: WTB: Older VAXstation or entry-level Alpha
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If you've got an old VAX system (VAXstation, etc) sitting around in
your closet, I'm interested - I want to get a VMS box up and running
here at home. Alternatively, I'm looking for an AXPpci33 motherboard
and CPU to run AlphaLinux on.
I was given a MicroVAX II about a year ago, but the system arrived in
beat-up-and-unusable condition without drives. I ended up giving the
chassis away, after stripping out all the cards, adapters, and various
serial ports, etc. I still have all of that stuff in a box if anyone
is interested. In fact, I'll give them free to anyone in the Austin
or San Antonio area if you want to come pick them up.
I can be reached at mrbill(a)texas.net.
Bill
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