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by sellam＠vintagetech.com

Somewhere, I have a kit that someone made for connecting a Speak & Spell to a computer to act as a voice synthesizer. I can't remember if it was for the TRS-80 or S-100 bus systems. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

17 years, 8 months

Bernoulli Box controller?

by sellam＠vintagetech.com

I've successfully connected a 20MB Bernoulli Box to a PC using drivers found off the web. The configuration is an active part of my main data conversion system, so I'd be happy to pass along the configuration to anyone who e-mails me directly. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

17 years, 8 months

Speak and Swear

by jzg22＠drexel.edu

Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:04 -0700 From: "Scanning" <steven.alan.canning at verizon.net> Subject: Re: Speak and Swear To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only" <cctech at classiccmp.org> Message-ID: <001101c90036$e0942910$0301a8c0 at hal9000> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Little known ( I think... ) Speak & Spell trivia fact; The very first original S & Ss ( circa 1978 ?? ) with the hard molded buttons had swear words that the programmers had sneaked into the voice code ROMs. On mine you could access these by selecting the module ( with no ROM module plugged in ) and select level D. It would then say " Spell .... a bunch of garbage words, and then swear words" at the end . I have a .wav and an MP3 example of this little S & S Easter Egg... TI found out ( of course ) and recalled as many units as they could. If you can find one now they are quite rare and very entertaining. A special ed teacher I know used S & Ss to help her kids and was wondering why they kept laughing uncontrollably. They had figured out how to access the "special" words .... Best regards, Steven I have a 1978 (raised button) speak & spell here, and I tried what you said. While it does glitch out randomly (the speech rom is apparently accessing open bus instead of the module, and is saying gibberish which occasionally points to the valid internal rom), I'm not hearing anything that could be considered swear words. yet. Also, afaik the US speak&spell only had two rom revisions: CD2300/TMC0351 plus CD2301/TMC0352 in the 1978 one with the raised buttons (32KiB of total rom, 16KiB per chip) and CD2350 in the 1980 one with the membrane/flat keypad (16KiB total rom, probably a cost-cutting measure, only has half as many words I think) Which version was supposedly recalled? the earlier one? See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lord_Nightmare (scroll down) to see all the CDxxxx chips I know of, and which ones have had their contents read out. (if you have any I'm missing, such as the UK speak&spell 78, or the italian grillo parlante, or the german 'buddy', email me off list) -- Jonathan Gevaryahu jgevaryahu(@t)hotmail(d0t)com jzg22(@t)drexel(d0t)edu

17 years, 8 months

HP64000 System, Books, Software available

by snhirsch＠gmail.com

With a heavy heart and ever-diminishing storage space, I'm going to part with my HP64000 development system. This is a soup-to-nuts setup including: - HP64000 desktop unit (all-in-one w/ keyboard and floppy drives) - External HPIB hard disk (from an HP9000, i.e. physically small) - CPU Pods for 68000, 68010, Z80, 8085, 8088 and 8051. I do not have the interface boards for everything and have never used them. Some look to be brand new. - More interface and emulation boards (for internal card frame) than I know what to do with. Spares for just about everything. - Several EPROM programmer adapters (mount in main system unit). - Tape drive mechanism (internal mount, was replaced by diskette drives) - Two 4ft. shelves full of manuals - hardware and software - Complete cross-assembler and cross-compiler software for every 1978-1982 CPU you have ever heard of and perhaps some you haven't. Probably 2-3 linear feet of 5-1/4" diskettes, most the original distribution media. The last time I fired it up, the main unit worked fine. It boots from the attached HPIB drive and was able to access the floppy drives without error. I won't even consider shipping it, you will need to pick it up in Burlington, VT and must take everything with you. Note that I haven't mentioned price. That's because there isn't any. Terms are simple: Free to the first person who makes arrangements with me for pickup and appears at my door. Steve --

17 years, 8 months

IBM 4702

by dbetz＠xlisper.com

Anyone know what an IBM 4702 is? I found one in the trash at my local dump. It's a cube shaped box with a couple of 5.25" floppy drives on the front. Would this be of interest to anyone? If so, I'll pick it up (free) but you'll have to come by and get it at my home in Bedford, NH.

17 years, 8 months

Digital Select Info Sys 5 1/4 floppies

by trebor72＠execpc.com

I have 3 Digital Select Info Sys 5 1/4 floppies and two working copies. In a package can be shipped Media Mail "Select /V2.30 Master Bin RX18" "Select /V2.30 Install/Tch Bin RX18" "Select /V2.30 Superspl Bin RX18" Make Me an Offer Bob in Wisconsin

17 years, 8 months

WANTED: IBM drivers for LPFK (P/N 39F8224/39F8225)

by classiccmp＠philpem.me.uk

Hi guys, My LPFK reverse engineering attempts have drawn a blank -- does anyone happen to have a copy of the PC drivers for this thing? IBM part numbers were 39F8224 and 39F8225, for 3.5" and 5.25" format respectively. These discs contained diagnostic software and drivers used to connect the LPFK to a PS/2, PC-XT or PC-AT. Rumour has it there was also a connection pack, #4025, which consisted of the diagnostic disc, serial cable and power supply. There's also a document referenced in the RS/6000 Graphics Handbook -- "IBM 6094-020 LPFK Options Instructions, GA23-2403". Does anyone have a copy of this, and is there any useful information in it? At this point, I don't think there's anything else I can really do without either some software that can talk to the LPFK (and maybe a disassembler...), or some actual protocol documentation. Thanks, -- Phil. classiccmp at philpem.me.uk http://www.philpem.me.uk/

17 years, 8 months

Speak and Spell

by alhartman＠yahoo.com

Back in the early 80's, I remember that something I wanted very badly was a product someone was selling that you could mod a Speak and Spell with, and use it as a voice synthesiser for a computer. I know it was out for the TRS-80. But, I don't remember if it worked on other platforms. It must, I would think. Anyone else remember this? Al Phila, PA

17 years, 8 months

FS: data books, Franklin Ace 1000 w/floppy drive, Seagate drive/PC controller card

by charlesmorris800＠centurytel.net

More junk coming to light in the barn. Another lot of data books from the 80's and early 90's. See picture. $6 plus actual (Media Mail) shipping from 65775. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2cqcz7s&s=4 The Franklin Ace 1000 (Apple II clone, but you probably already know that if you're interested :) has a "Microtek" parallel printer card and a single floppy drive, but no disk drive card or monitor so I can't test it. The power supply voltages are all good, it's clean inside, and the "ON" and keyboard "LOCK" LEDs are lit, but that's all I can tell. I did take the missing parts from my IIe over 20 years ago and booted it up (there's a DOS disk copy I made in the drive), but no guarantees after sitting in storage for that length of time! Manual included. No reasonable offer refused. (You pay shipping or can pick up in St. Louis). http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=4ruw7p&s=4 http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2uducsn&s=4 Also a Seagate ST-277R drive (a whopping 65 MB), complete ST21R/22R controller card with instructions and cables. Again, this worked a very long time ago with a 386SX-40 system, IIRC. Probably has Win 3.1 on it, but I don't remember. Make an offer, it's just taking up space here and I hate to throw it out! http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2ypdn45&s=4 Please email me off-list if interested. thanks Charles

17 years, 8 months

DEC Robin - a belated thanks and anyone interested?

by jfk＠kuenzigbooks.com

A belated thanks to all who responded with their ideas about whether or not it is safe to power up these old machines. Since I just don't have the time to do it properly and make sure the machine is preserved as well as it could be, I'll entertain offers on it. I have a few photographs I can forward to anyone interested. If I don't get a reasonable offer (I'm selling for a friend) I'll just list it on the infernal ebay. I'd rather do something with someone here. I can ship (it's in the 2 original boxes) or pickup can be made here (Topsfield, MA). Please contact me offlist. Best, John Kuenzig (and nope, no Corvus interface or drive, sorry!)

17 years, 8 months

IBM displaywriter manuals with software and program disks

by jfk＠kuenzigbooks.com

Hi all - I received this message from one of our customers. Nancy has original manuals for the IBM Displaywriter (see her message below). If you are interested please contact Nancy directly at NKParadise at aol.com. If you do succeed in obtaining them, please let the list know its gone so she isn't bombarded. Best, John Kuenzig Bookseller That would be wonderful, John. Please do forward the info. Thanx, Nancy === Nancy - If you're ok with it, I'll forward your message to a classic computer list I belong to, and it is likely that someone there might need them. They would contact you directly in that case. Best, John NKParadise at aol.com wrote: > > *I have a complete/original set of manuals (10-12 of them) for the IBM > Displaywriter sold in the early 1980's -- before the Personal > Computer. I also have all the program disks (Textpack IV and > Reportpack) and some 8" floppies. Everything is in excellent > condition. Do you have a need for any of this? ... or an idea of > anyone who may?* > > *Nancy Paradise* > *561-744-8133* > *561-746-4848 X307* > *NKParadise at aol.com* <mailto:NKParadise at aol.com>

17 years, 8 months

manufacturer catalogues DEC and other tech reference

by jfk＠kuenzigbooks.com

Hi all - We've been accumulating various manufacturer catalogues for components, etc as we've bought large lots of engineering books out of houses. I've compiled a list of about 50 various items (DEC, TI, Sams, GE, RCA, Allied Radio, etc etc) with prices, etc. - if interested please send me a note offlist. Most are nominal (under $20, many less). Just want to move them to a good home and clear up some space without taking the time to list them online. Along those same lines, we were able to purchase some DEC manuals (about 10 boxes worth), most original DEC stuff, most of it Ultrix and VAX/VMS stuff, which I can also send to interested parties offlist. Best, John Kuenzig Bookseller jfk at kuenzigbooks.com Topsfield MA

17 years, 8 months

looking for Motorola PowerStack manuals, info, Any model

by jeff.kaneko＠juno.com

You'd probably have better luck locating an 88k AViiON. Many more were produced, with similar (VME) architecture. Documentation is scarce, but if you get the right model, there's some good info available. -- Steven M Jones <classiccmp at crash.com> wrote: Just to pile-on, a reminder that I'm interested in providing a home for an 88k-based Powerstack. With or without manuals. ;^) Thanks, --Steve. Berkeley, CA, USA ____________________________________________________________ Click here for great computer networking solutions! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3oHgMTIypdPVr76Uh5kJh7zjG…

17 years, 8 months

Ferguson Bigboard I - MK-82 (italian version)

by elazzerini＠interfree.it

Hi at all, i write to evidence my website about the computer board in object. The evidence is ONLY for to have more contacts and to exchange info to rebuild all possible especially around the italian version of the board. http://elazzerini.interfree.it/index.htm Regards Enrico Lazzerini - Pisa (Italy)

17 years, 8 months

Paper Tape Reader

by iamvirtual＠gmail.com

Does anyone know of a source for a [relatively] cheap paper tape reader suitable for reading standard DEC paper tapes? I have several paper tapes from a PDP-11/20 that I would like to read, and of course, share :-). Something like the OP-80 from Oliver Engineering would be suitable. Thanks. --barrym

17 years, 8 months

Bernoulli Box controller?

by derschjo＠msu.edu

I picked up a very old Iomega Bernoulli Box (labeled on the rear as "The Bernoulli Box," on the front as "Iomega Cartridge Disk Subsystem"), model CDS-PC/20. The chassis basically looks like a knockoff of the original IBM PC, even down to the red on/off switch on the rear right. Got a few 10mb cartridges with it, but no controller. Anyone have a PC controller for this thing they don't need? Any advice for cleaning it out before I try to load any cartridges? Thanks, Josh

17 years, 8 months

Dauphin DTR-1 (Near Tacoma)

by michaelgreen42＠comcast.net

I've got a Dauphin DTR-1 PDA type device. It includes all original stuff (as far as I can tell). Original boxes all in excellent shape. It even has the original display box the other 3 boxes sit in. Even has install floppies for windows 3.x and Dos. Must go soon, email if interested.

17 years, 8 months

Where to find memory ICs?

by trag＠io.com

Message: 3 Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:28:19 -0500 From: Jim Leonard <trixter at oldskool.org> Subject: Re: Where to find memory ICs? To: General at mail.mobygames.com, "Discussion at mail.mobygames.com":On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Message-ID: <489B7703.7050009 at oldskool.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Glen Slick wrote: >> I just want a few tubes of these to populate the board, I'm not looking >> for a box of 'em :-) Any pointers? > > www.unicornelectronics.com > 511000-100 $1.89 quanity 25-99 I want to use these to populate an Above Board from 2MB to 8MB, and that would require 6*9*1.89 = $102.06 for just 6MB of RAM. Does anyone know of a cheaper way to get DRAM? $100 just so I can add 6MB of RAM to a card doesn't seem right... I came to this discussion late, so apologies if I missed the point. However, in answer to your last question, I have found desoldering memory chips from old SIMMs to be a workable method. I wanted a bunch of 16M X 4 FPM DRAM and the cheapest way to get it was off of 128 MB 72 pin SIMMs which were selling for about $10 each when carefully shopped for on Ebay. Each SIMM holds 16 chips so the price was well under $1 per chip. Plus there were a handful on 16M X 1 chips on boards as well for parity. Anyway, your target memory chips might be cheaply available on old 30 pin or 72 pin SIMMs. The biggest obstacle would be a requirement for DIPs. Most SIMMs have SOJ chips on board, rather than DIPs. Jeff Walther

17 years, 8 months

Upgrading early BIOS (micro firmware ATA pro flash)

by brad＠heeltoe.com

In this discussion I kept waiting for someone to talk about the "Micro Firmware ATA Pro Flash" Did someone mention it and I missed it? They were http://www.firmware.com but they seem to be gone, sadly. It's a little ISA bus card which has code on it; The code seems to run as part of the bios bring up and it has allowed me to run newer, modern drives in old machines, "fixing" the bios problem. Or at least I thought it did. Maybe I'm on the wrong track. Every time I've used one I've been happy. I've bought 3-4 of them now. Perhaps they are not available anymore. -brad

17 years, 8 months

free - two large 9 track tape units; boston area

by brad＠heeltoe.com

Hi I have two (2x) 9-track tape units I no longer need. These are rack mounted units, not currently in racks. One is brand new. I'm pretty sure both have pertec interfaces and could be driven from most any pertec interface. I believe both will read 800 bpi & 1600 tapes. Not sure if they will go beyond that. The are physically clean and in good shape. Anyone want them? If you do, these need to be picked up. They are way too heavy for shipping. ps: if someone take them *both* I will offer to throw in a 19" rack on wheels. it's clean and in good shape with a dec power module on the bottom. -brad Brad Parker Heeltoe Consulting +1-781-483-3101 http://www.heeltoe.com

17 years, 8 months

Xerox 820-II

by snhirsch＠gmail.com

Does anyone in the northeast have a working Xerox 820-II system they'd like to part with? I have a line on one out West, but the shipping is going to be murderous. Steve --

17 years, 8 months

IBM 6094-020 LPFK (Lighted Program Function Keyboard)

by classiccmp＠philpem.me.uk

Hi, I've just got my two LPFKs -- one of which is now sitting out on the bench. The stuff on the codeninja page about the LPFK protocol seems to be inaccurate; my LPFK is completely mute. I can set the switch on the back to Loopback, which makes the light for whatever keys I press light up, but in "live" mode nothing happens at all. I've got a scope probe on the TX output of the MAX232 (pin 14), which connects straight to the serial connector, but all I've got is a steady -10V (negative ten volts) level. The crystal is oscillating and the 8051 appears to be running code. If I ground the RXD line (serial break?) and then release it, the LPFK resets and does its startup dance. Still no output after this, though. I suspect it's expecting some form of init sequence. Does anyone have an LPFK, the PC connection kit and the relevant software to hand? A serial trace would be tremendously useful. Has anyone managed to get one of these things working? I did spot a thread in the archive started by Michael Brutman -- <http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctech/2007-July/082612.html>. Nothing after that until Paxton Hoag's LPFK bulk-order earlier this year though. Thanks, -- Phil. classiccmp at philpem.me.uk http://www.philpem.me.uk/

17 years, 8 months

PERQemu v0.2 and a Request for Software

by aek＠bitsavers.org

> Just in case anyone's interested, a new and significantly improved > PERQemu v0.2 is available Would you be willing to make the sources available at some point to help document the hardware, and make it possible to put it on something other than Windows?

17 years, 8 months

PERQemu v0.2 and a Request for Software

by derschjo＠msu.edu

Just in case anyone's interested, a new and significantly improved PERQemu v0.2 is available at: http://yahozna.dyndns.org/computers/perq/emulator/v0.2/ I would consider this a fairly usable release (v0.1 was very buggy). Improvements include: - A 25% or so speed increase (yay!) - A more or less complete and accurate Z80 simulation, which makes many, many more things work correctly. - Kriz Tablet support - now you can actually USE those graphical applications! - RS232 support (yes, now YOU can use a VT100 emulator running inside of a PERQ emulator to talk to your VAX!) - (Nearly) complete Floppy and Hard Disk support. Enough works to allow bringing up a completely fresh installation of POS on a new hard disk, from floppy. Next up on the list of things to do: Real RasterOp emulation, followed by 16K CPU support. Can't wait to run Accent on this thing... If any of you get a chance to try this out, I'd love to hear some feedback. If anyone out there has any PERQ1/1A compatible software that hasn't already been archived on Bitsavers (I know, it's unlikely...), please drop me a line. Much of the software that's been archived is for the PERQ2, which is incompatible in tiny (but annoying) ways. In particular, versions of POS G.x or any release of Accent that can run on the PERQ1A would be wonderful to have. (As an aside: Al Kossow - thank you so much for Bitsavers...) Additionally, if any of you have working PERQ1's and are willing to run it for a few hours to dump an image of your hard disk, let me know. It would be nice to have some other "real" hard disk images to work with. Thanks, Josh

17 years, 8 months

Terak 8510 system on eBay

by jeff.kaneko＠juno.com

Yep. price > $1,000 == investment grade AT this point I would usually remark about how rare machines didn't used to be about big bucks, but that horse died long, long ago. I'll return to my coffin now . . . . -- Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote: Got it! Actually I got it for less than I expected -- $1275. Still, its the single most expensive item I've bought to date. However, I'd say this is going to be one of the most important items in my collection of graphics gear. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/download/index.html> Legalize Adulthood! <http://blogs.xmission.com/legalize/> ____________________________________________________________ Fast Computer Training. Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3mAUC2eSzWdxFOW3XKWiahm67…

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