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FW: MicroVAXen up for sale

by kyrrin2＠wizards.net

28 years, 5 months

NeXT Cube

by mtapley＠swri.edu

>It's perfect cube shaped CPU all done in black.. My apologies in advance, for NeXTs are not yet classic, depending on how far one is willing to bend the 10-year limit...but soon, and this is a reasonably good time to collect them... NeXT's first (68030) computer had a processor box which was basically cube-shaped. The front had an opening for an optical drive (or two), there were vertical slots two on each side on the back, and there was a sort of small radiator-fin pattern around the sides and top. Also small feet on the bottom. The exterior finish was black except for connectors and markings (serial number, etc.) on the back and plain metal on the bottom. The processor box,display, keyboard, and mouse were finished in matching black. Very unique. Sounds sinister, but it actually is very nice to work in front of. Of the four slots on the back, one was full of the processor board, and the other three were generally empty. A NeXTDimension Card (color display driver and other stuff) could occupy one of the other three slots. It was possible to put seperate 030 or 040 cards into the empty slots with some modifications. These became standalone computers - the only communications to them were through the ethernet or serial ports on the back, and in fact they had to be set up to net-boot through the ethernet port. I'm not aware of any other boards designed to fit in the empty slots. Later NeXTs using 68040's at 25 MHz and at 33 MHz (Turbo) came in two styles: the Cube case, virtually undistinguishable from the older cube case, and a "Pizza box" case which went under the monitor. The "Pizza Boxes" were referred to as "NeXT Stations" (possibly with modifiers "Color" and/or "Turbo") rather than "NeXT Cubes" or "NeXT Computers". - Mark

28 years, 5 months

Timex Sinclair

by thedm＠sunflower.com

Well, im biased as to tell you its value, since I want one :) There is a company that sells the new kits also has brand new alphacon printers for 30.00, these are similiar to yours. Id like to have that original one though. Id pay 15.00 for it without a problem. + shipping of course. ---------- > From: Marc Pearce <marc(a)hoknik.com> > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> > Subject: Timex Sinclair > Date: Friday, October 10, 1997 1:10 AM > > Hello there, > > I have the Timex Sinclair 2040 personal printer. Its still like new and in > the box. I lost my Timex Sinclair ZX81, or maybe its back at the folks > house still. What would my 2040 printer be worth. I'm debating hooking it > up to my Pentium, but I'm sensing sparks. > > > Yours, > Marc Pearce, director > H?k Nik Creative > ph: (403) 944-9951 fx: (403) 944-9952 > ----------------------------------------------------- > mailto:marc@hoknik.com > > http://www.hoknik.com http://www.webmonton.com

28 years, 5 months

I picked up an apple//e MIDI

by thedm＠sunflower.com

Picked up an Apple //e Midi interface, of course now that I'm at work I can't remember the manufactuer. The logo was like a SUN and TWO seagulls on it. ANyone have any software for this thing? It's got MIDI , IN, OUT, and DRUM standard DIN ports On the top of the card it had two rca jacks IN and OUT.

28 years, 5 months

Atari 1450XLD/1400XLD - schematics / plans / rom dumps / anything

by krap＠zwieracz.psych.uw.edu.pl

i'm looking for any infomation about the Atari 1450XLD (or 1400XLD) prototype. schematics, manuals, technical references, rom dumps, or custom chips plans, serial numbers, vendors, companies that would know anything... thanks in advance... 516 -- = wasza KrAp = krap(a)psych.uw.edu.pl = http://www.psych.uw.edu.pl/~krap = = phone 602-339173 = PGP 50D98803B12327E7 216A787AB7EFD5FA * in arp we trust *

28 years, 5 months

Atari 1450XLD/1400XLD - schematics / plans / rom dumps / anything

by krap＠zwieracz.psych.uw.edu.pl

i'm looking for any infomation about the Atari 1450XLD (or 1400XLD) prototype. schematics, manuals, technical references, rom dumps, or custom chips plans, serial numbers, vendors, companies that would know anything... thanks in advance... 515 -- = wasza KrAp = krap(a)psych.uw.edu.pl = http://www.psych.uw.edu.pl/~krap = = phone 602-339173 = PGP 50D98803B12327E7 216A787AB7EFD5FA * in arp we trust *

28 years, 5 months

Timex Sinclair

by marc＠hoknik.com

Hello there, I have the Timex Sinclair 2040 personal printer. Its still like new and in the box. I lost my Timex Sinclair ZX81, or maybe its back at the folks house still. What would my 2040 printer be worth. I'm debating hooking it up to my Pentium, but I'm sensing sparks. Yours, Marc Pearce, director H?k Nik Creative ph: (403) 944-9951 fx: (403) 944-9952 ----------------------------------------------------- mailto:marc@hoknik.com http://www.hoknik.com http://www.webmonton.com

28 years, 5 months

Those pesky db15 ports

by fmc＠reanimators.org

CharlesII(a)nwohio.nwohio.com wrote: > I found out from a person in the area that low density DB15 > ports if not used for Ethernet are used for a VGA terminal. On NCR gear? News to me, but what do I know? Should you happen to run across NCR Tower serial ports on DA15 connectors, the adapter cable that brings this out to a male DB25 connector looks like this. Both hoods have the following molded into them: One side: TERMINAL 1308-C036-0152 The other side: 006-0089359 U.L. E40323 Ohming it out yields: DA15 DB25 1 - frame ground 1 ------ 3 2 ------ 5 3,12 ------ 4 4 ------ 6,8 9 ------ 2 10 ------ 20 11 ------ 7 I used to use this cable to hook up an HP 700/22 to an NCR Tower's console port. I can't remember whether I had it plugged into a null-modem-like thing or just a gender bender at the 700/22 end, but there must have been something there because both the cable and the terminal have male connectors. Hope this helps someone. -Frank McConnell

28 years, 5 months

Somewhat trivial question

by wpe＠interserv.com

Anyone recall the "default date" that VMS does (or did) think it was, when the system clock wasn't set? Seems to me, it was somewhere in 1888, and there was a story behind the selection of the date.... Thanks! Will

28 years, 5 months

Those pesky db15 ports

by CharlesII＠nwohio.nwohio.com

Yes I think that might be the answer. Do you have a spare that I could buy? CL>At 01:52 AM 10/8/97 -0500, you wrote: CL>>DB15's are used by Mac II's (and related models) for video out. With an CL>>adapter, they can use VGA monitors. Perhaps that is what you have? CL> CL>I just noticed (quite by coincidence) that the monitor/keyboard combination CL>for the DEC Rainbow 100 is a DB15. Perchance that's the answer. CL>--------------------------------------------------------------------- O- CL>Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad CL>sinasohn(a)crl.com that none but madmen know." CL>Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates CL>San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/

28 years, 5 months

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