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by drido＠optushome.com.au

At 12:17 PM 6/20/03 -0600, you wrote: >AARGGH! > >Read Ethan's posts. He can NOT use ANY ISA sound cards, because the computer does not have any ISA slots. Period. > >So, can anyone answer Ethan's question about how to get a PCI sound card to work with a ca. 1994 MS-DOS game? What about using a PC emulator? I run DOS inside Windows using Virtual PC and sound works, though it does skip in some games. There are other PC emulators that I haven't tried yet. Bochs and DOSbox comes to mind. DOSbox may be the better one to try as it's freeware (as far as I know) and is designed specifically to run DOS games on Windows PCs. A known limitation is that it currently does not support 32 bit protected mode, but for wolf 3d and other pre DOS4GW games this shouldn't be a problem. I'll get around to trying it one of these days. If the 2 cards will coexist or he's willing to replace his current card it may be worth looking for a SB PCI64. I use one and compatibility with older software is usually pretty good.

22 years, 12 months

Using the PCI Catweasel in a Mac

by aek＠spies.com

> Here are the challenges I see: > You need to scan the PCI bus for the card. > You need to persuade the OS to let you access the hardware directly. I was going to do this under OS9, since I already have code to do the device tree scanning, and there isn't a problem touching hardware directly :-)

22 years, 12 months

Flamingo Wont Boot

by classiccmp＠crash.com

>> Flamingo DEC 3000 Model 500 Home...won't boot. ... had DEC UNIX . > OK. I *think* Ultrix was the only OS commercially available (not sure > about the later product named "Digital Unix" that was formerly OSF/1) Ultrix was never commercially available on Alpha hardware, AFAIK. As Eric Dittman pointed out, VMS was available in addition to Digital Unix. Ultrix was based on 4BSD; Digital Unix was based on OSF/1, one of the less successful offerings from the very misleadingly named (in today's context) Open Software Foundation. While their Motif GUI was widespread, OSF/1 was not - in fact it's a good trivia question to ask who aside from DEC ever shipped it. (Intel Paragon. AIX/ESA? Encore?) Anyway, I checked and I don't have docs for this model. But just yesterday I dragged out my 3000/300LX and had to reseat the memory before the machine would behave... Good luck, --Steve. smj(at)spamfree.crash.com (lose spamfree to get through, m'kay?)

22 years, 12 months

Casio CFX-400 watch case??

by stantstk＠pacbell.net

Hi, Fred -- Searching all over the place, used Google, and came up with your name!! I have a Casio CFX-400 that has gone through 4 watch cases -- it started out with the silver case and was replaced 2 times, then about a year and half ago I tried the same source as the other 2 times and they were sold out with no place to go. I don't remember how I did it, but I DID find a source in the mid-West that had ONE more case left and it was the less expensive looking black plastic case -- I'LL TAKE IT, I screamed into the phone!!! Doesn't matter how much it costs!!! Well, now that black case has finally given up the ghost where the pins of the band attach to the case itself -- in fact, from stress, it has cracked and broken three times already in the same corner, and I've managed to fix it with superglue and once with epoxy (luckily I was able to find the small black plastic piece that broke off) -- but today it broke again, in a NEW spot, and the small piece that broke off is GONE, KAPUT, LOST, never to be seen again -- in a forest of dirt, rocks, pine leaves, pine cones, and just plain STUFF -- the piece that came off is probably less than an 1/8 inch in size, but IT was what was holding the pin into the hole!! I was wondering if you have ANY idea where I might find another case -- I've searched before with very little luck -- seems like this watch is definitely a dying breed, and it was one of their BEST!!! Thanks in advance for any info you might have :-) Stan Glaser stantstk(a)pacbell.net

22 years, 12 months

Converting .tap files to real tapes

by cmcnabb＠4mcnabb.net

I've hacked together a 2.11 BSD C program (nothing special, should work on other *nixen) that takes a .tap tape file and spits it onto a real tape. I've tested it with both a TK50 and a TS05 tape drive. It even successfully wrote a bootable TK50 format XXDP 2.5 tape. I'm going to be cleaning up the code and posting it on the web, but for those who can't wait, here is the raw code. It is left as an exercise to the reader to figure out where my MUA breaks the source code lines. ------------ Cut Here -------------------- /* detap.c - 2003 by Christopher L McNabb */ #include <stdio.h> #include <strings.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <fcntl.h> #include <sys/file.h> #include <sys/inode.h> #include <sys/ioctl.h> #include <sys/mtio.h> main(argc, argv) int argc; char *argv[]; { int infile,outfile,ctr; long int offset; long int records=1; long int filecnt=1; long int reclen; long int reclen2; void* buffer; struct mtop tapeeof,taperew; ctr = 0; taperew.mt_op = MTREW; taperew.mt_count = 1; tapeeof.mt_op = MTWEOF; tapeeof.mt_count = 1; if(argc < 3) { printf("Usage: %s infile outdev\n",argv[0]); exit(-1); } infile=open(argv[1],O_RDONLY); if(infile < 0) { printf("Could not open %s\n",argv[1]); exit(-1); } outfile=open(argv[2],O_CREAT | O_RDWR | O_TRUNC,IREAD | IWRITE); if(outfile < 0) { printf("Could not open %s\n",argv[2]); exit(-1); } printf("Rewinding Tape\n"); if( 0 > ioctl(outfile,MTIOCTOP,&taperew)) { printf("\nMTIOCOP REW ERROR\n"); exit(-1); } offset = 0; read(infile,&reclen,4); while(1) { ctr ++; if(reclen == 0) { filecnt++; if(0 > ioctl(outfile,MTIOCTOP,&tapeeof)) { printf("\nMTIOCTOP EOF ERR\n"); exit(-1); } read(infile,&reclen,4); if(reclen == 0) { printf("\nEnd of Tape\n"); close(outfile); ioctl(outfile,MTIOCTOP,&taperew); break; } records=1; continue; } buffer = malloc(reclen); read(infile,buffer,reclen); read(infile,&reclen2,4); if(reclen != reclen2) { lseek(infile,-3,L_INCR); read(infile,&reclen2,4); if(reclen != reclen2) { printf("\nHdr1 and Hdr2 do not match\n"); exit(-1); } } write(outfile,buffer,reclen); fprintf(stdout,"Total Records: %6d File: %6ld Record: %6ld Record Length: %6u\r",ctr,filecnt,records,reclen); fflush(stdout); free(buffer); records++; read(infile,&reclen,4); } close(infile); close(outfile); } ------------------- SNIP -------------------------- -- Christopher L McNabb Operating Systems Analyst Email: cmcnabb(a)4mcnabb.net Virginia Tech ICBM: 37.1356N 80.4272N GMRS: WPSR255 ARS: N2UX Grid Sq: EM97SD

22 years, 12 months

test - please ignore

by jwest＠classiccmp.org

test

22 years, 12 months

IBM Series/1

by James.Storc＠offutt.af.mil

Ethan: Regarding your message posted on classiccmp.org from last May, did you ever find a taker for the Series/1 (or any parts thereof)? I've been trying to find a copy of RPS (Realtime Programming System) from such a beast, but to no avail (so far). Any info that you could provide would be appreciated. Thanks, Jim Storc ITT A/CD

22 years, 12 months

Sound for DOS games on modern hardware?

by Robert_Feldman＠jdedwards.com

AARGGH! Read Ethan's posts. He can NOT use ANY ISA sound cards, because the computer does not have any ISA slots. Period. So, can anyone answer Ethan's question about how to get a PCI sound card to work with a ca. 1994 MS-DOS game? -----Original Message----- From: Paul Berger [mailto:sanepsycho@globaldialog.com] Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 12:45 PM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: RE: Sound for DOS games on modern hardware? On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 03:05, Ethan Dicks wrote: > --- G Manuel <gmanuel(a)gmconsulting.net> wrote: > > Have you considered just running 2 sound cards in the system. > > Two PCI sound cards? How does that help? Actually an ISA sound card and PCI one will usually co-exist. The trick is to get a non-pnp ISA one that you can set to the classic settings. Easiest solution is to do what has been suggested, setup a separate system just designed to play classic DOS sutff. I have a 486DX-2 with a good ET-4000 based video card and a SoundBlaster 2 for the sound. I have a couple non-PnP SoundBlaster 16's that I'm holding onto for a higer end system I'm planning on building for later games. Paul > > -ethan

22 years, 12 months

What a crime

by jingber＠ix.netcom.com

This type of stuff drives me nuts and seems to be a growing fad. Both of these systems had their internals intact before they were 'stripped' and discarded for this 'mod' http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3419834906&category=3669 and another here. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3419835704&category=3669 -- Jeffrey H. Ingber <jingber(a)ix.netcom.com>

22 years, 12 months

LIST OWNER/ADMIN - stuff happening

by jwest＠classiccmp.org

Several things happening on the classiccmp server front.... 1) I'm looking into cleaning up the old mohnarc list archives, and integrating them into the current mailman archives. This would also include filling in the couple of missing months as well as scrubbing the email addresses from the old archives. The old archives are currently offline, pending me completing this task. I am going to try and put in a search function as well, and MAYBE a thread view. 2) I'm also looking into upgrading the mailman list software to the latest stable version. This has a whole bunch of new features - most for list admins, but a decent amount of new user features as well. See list.org and the 2.1 release for specifics. 3) One of the features in the new mailman is the introduction of the isolated list moderator role. Right now there is just the list owner, and the subscribers. To approve posts on a moderated list (cctech), or posts >from non members to a private list (cctalk), the list owner has to go in and do this on each individual post (web based). The screens that come up for this also include list configuration items that a list moderator only shouldn't be able to change. With the new software, since there is a list moderator type user, that means I can solicit responsible people from the list to help moderate posts, without giving them access to system wide list configuration. If anyone would like to volunteer to be a list moderator, I'd like to get a few people to help after I get the new software installed. You don't need to know anything about unix or mailman, you just have to be able to use a web browser and look at each post and click "accept, discard, etc.". Ideally I'd like to get a few people that are spread across different time zones who are willing to do this once a day. If several people do this, the flow of posts requiring moderation should be a lot quicker. I am guessing that if we have maybe 3 moderators, it wouldn't take each person more than 5-10 minutes a day, or every other day. If interested, contact me off-list. The new version of mailman has some new spam filters. Spam is already caught for moderation, so these spam features would just make it less work for the moderator as to the number of posts to discard. If this works really well, I may not need additional moderators. 4) The server hosting the list has become... ermmm "cluttered". I want to reinstall the OS from scratch and everything along with it. This is partially to get current on all the packages used on the server (read: security reasons), and partly because the machine is just cluttered up. Yes, all the current archives and such will be maintained across the install of course. This DOES mean that the list would be totally down when I swap the drives, perhaps for 20 minutes. Of course I'll let the list know in advance when this is to be done. 5) The server is starting to swap (not enough memory), and the main data disk is about 60% full. When the server was purchased, going from memory here... various listmembers contributed around $220 bucks, and I paid about $200 out of my own pocket to cover the box. I would like to definitely upgrade the memory to 512mb, this will cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $120 (maybe $20, researching). I'm also thinking about upgrading the data drive from 20gb to 170gb. This would cost about $99 bucks. Would anyone be interested in helping out with donations towards these? Either cash or the requisite hardware. Let me know off-list if so. Don't just go straight to paypal, I need to research a little further if the drive is required. I'll let the list know my findings then. Part of the reason for considering more disk is that the one there is a bit over half full, but most of it is because I want to mirror a large number of classic computer related files >from other locations. And yes, the server that hosts the list is completely dedicated to classiccmp stuff, nothing else is on it. 6) Finally, I've got some ideas for things I want to do to the classiccmp website. I'm an admin, not a web developer, so I'm curious if there is anyone on the list who is willing to do specific changes to the classiccmp.org website. Most of the things I want to put there need to be done in PHP and possibly mySQL so being familiar with those is important. And finally, (putting on some body armor first), I'm in the mode of taking requests - so if anyone has suggestions for things they'd like to see on the website or changes to the list, please contact me OFF LIST. I'd love to hear any ideas you all may have for improvements. Depending on the suggestion, I may just implement it or reject it, or I may bring it to the list for discussion/decision as to if it should be done. Regards, Jay West

22 years, 12 months

Still seeking OSI Challenger (any model)

by vcf＠siconic.com

I'm still in the market for any model of Ohio Scientific Challenger computer. If you've got one to sell or trade, please contact me directly. Thanks! -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *

22 years, 12 months

cassette

by Milos.Bubenicek＠renaultvi.com

--- Received from RVIKAR.BUBENIMI +420465451457 20/06/03 09.43 Dear David Ward, I found on internet pages this msg. about data mini cassette PHILIPS LDB4401.I am very interesting to buy it (about 20 pieces).Please send me price for 1 unit and if is possible send it to our company to the Czech republic, if is valid your message >from january 2003 (bellow). http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctech/2003-January/007538.htm l Thank you for help - have a nice day Milos Bubenicek ---- 20/06/03 09.43 ---- Sent to --------------------------- -> cctech(a)classiccmp.org

22 years, 12 months

Using the PCI Catweasel in a Mac

by tim＠tim-mann.org

Al Kossow wrote: > > Can the PCI version of the Catweasel be used in a Mac? > > I'll be working on this in the next couple of weeks, starting > from Tim's code. Cool, let me know how it goes. Be sure to start with the latest version; I just released v3.2 yesterday. Here are the challenges I see: - You need to scan the PCI bus for the card. I have two sets of routines in the code for that, one that uses an interface provided by Linux, one that calls into the PCI BIOS for use in the MS-DOS version of the tools. You'll probably need a third set for the BSD-based MacOS X. Hopefully it provides such routines. - You need to persuade the OS to let you access the hardware directly. If you can't do that, you'll need to restructure things so that the code that accesses the hardware is properly isolated in a device driver. - If there's too much else running on the machine, a couple of places where I spin waiting for something to happen may miss the event. This probably won't be a problem, especially if you use the default index hole to index hole reading mode, which waits for the index hole in hardware. Once you're done I'd like to look at folding your changes into my version. -- Tim Mann tim(a)tim-mann.org http://www.tim-mann.org/

22 years, 12 months

MicroVAX4000/5050A drive sledsMicroVAX4000/5050A drive sleds

by skidmore＠worldvenue.org

-----Forwarded Message----- > From: JOHN MCCANCE <john.mccance(a)verizon.net> > just took a look at the classiccmp site and found the attached on cctech. > since i am not a member yet, could i prevail upon you to e-mail this > guy and tell him that i have one kit of what he is looking for. > complete with rails, backplane edge connecter, front panel and lun > plug cable, and a lun plug. free to a friend. would prefer the us or > canada. it is for a single drive such as the rf-70 series. > > thanks > > john > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > MicroVAX4000/5050A drive sledsMicroVAX4000/5050A drive sleds > Greg Elkin mailto:cctech@classiccmp.org > Sun May 4 01:29:24 2003 > Previous message: VCF Europa 4.0 > Next message: TRS-80 / System 80 > Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] > > Just acquired a VAX 4000/505A (thanks Paul!) with no disks installed - > anyone got the details for adding a raw DSSI disk to one of these > things ; the chasis has a drive drive backplane at the top with 4 > edge connectors, into which a drive sled of some form slots in. > I need to knock up whatever is on the sleds, drive LEDs & switches. > Unless anyone has some excess sleds that I could liberate?... > > Ohhh, wonder if the MDS pils of docs has any details on this - off to > look now :) > > ta > greg > > Previous message: VCF Europa 4.0 > Next message: TRS-80 / System 80 > Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] > > -- Barry Skidmore <skidmore(a)worldvenue.org>

22 years, 12 months

Strange problem with HP 9100A

by swperk＠earthlink.net

Hello, I just acquired an HP 9100A in great condition with no signs of abuse but it has a strange problem: although the numeric input keys and four functions work fine, the transcendentals and other keys on the leftmost pad do unexpected things. When in the radian mode, many of the keys (like sin x, cos x, tan x, e^x) perform an x<>y, but even more strangely, in the degree mode pressing these same keys blanks the display and hangs the machine. After such a hang, when I cycle power the display lights up with 9.999999999 99 in the x register. Also, storage registers a, c, e, and f seem to work fine, but registers b and d return bizarre values. I've examined the machine thoroughly and find nothing obviously wrong or missing. I've reseated all of the cards, but to no avail. When I enter the program mode, pressing each key seems (on cursory inspection) to produce the correct key code. Any ideas? TIA, Stan

22 years, 12 months

Technoid Mutant

by TeddTAce34＠netzero.net

Mr. Sharp, I'm sorry I hadn't had a chance to do more research before my last E-Mail, I found his full handle just tonight. I don't know if you know what happened, but I'll let you know that you can look up his last name @ www.click10.com <http://www.click10.com/> and get part of the story if you don't already know. Ted Hubbart

22 years, 12 months

Electron Microscopy Interface Boards

by mail.list＠analog-and-digital-solutions.com

Hello, re: Electron Microscopy Interface Boards If anyone has the following parts and wants to sell, I have someone inquiring. Matrox PG-640A R Bernstein Digital Instruments Digital Interface for Nanoscope II R Benrstein Digital Insturments SKY320-P-04 Best Regards

22 years, 12 months

New Finds this week

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Well things have slowed down somewhat and my only finds this week were the following at $2.50 each. Kaypro 1 Kaypro 2 (not the II) Kaypro 4 Several mousepads for that collection and some new old stock commodore buttons.

22 years, 12 months

ASSISTANCE NEEDED (fwd) ?JUNK MAIL?

by dwightk.elvey＠amd.com

Hi The older archives can be found with a web search. Once found, it is simple to harvest email addresses. I don't think I got this one yet but then, they all look the same. For a while, you could just look for $20.5M but over time they have varied the amount. Dwight >From: "Fred N. van Kempen" <waltje(a)pdp11.nl> > >This email address is ONLY used for cctalk. SO, someone is >getting addresses from this list. > >Jay? > >--fred > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 07:29:42 -0700 >From: BASHER MOBUTU <bashermobutu(a)lycos.com> >Reply-To: bashermobutu1(a)latinmail.com >To: waltje(a)pdp11.nl >Subject: ASSISTANCE NEEDED > >Good Day, > >You may be surprise to receive this email since you do not know me. >I am the son of the late president of Democratic Republic Of Zaire, President Mobutu Sese Seko, ( now The Republic of Congo, under the leadership of the son of Mr. Laurent Kabila). I presume you are aware there is a financial dispute between my family ( THEMOBUTUS ) and the present civilian Government. This is based on what they believe as bad and corrupt governance on my late father's part. May his soul rest in perfect peace. As you might have heard how a lot of my father's bank account in Switzerland and North America have been frozen. Following the above named reasons, I am soliciting for your humble and confidential assistance to take custody of THIRTY Million United States Dollars ( US$30,000,000.00 ), also to front for me in the areas of business you desire profitable. > ><blah deleted, the usual crap>

22 years, 12 months

Sound for DOS games on modern hardware?

by rhahm＠nycap.rr.com

Here is what I did: Built a pure DOS rig that shares mouse, keyboard, and monitor with my P4 sytem via a KVM switch and patches into my Creative amp. Believe it or not it took a long time to build the perfect DOS machine (for me). My requirements were a system running Dos 6.2 with Dosshell and Win 3.1 that had sound and could let me play Red Storm Rising, the best game I have ever played on the PC. That machine is currently a Gateway 486DX66 with a SB32 AWE non plug and play ISA sound card, 12xCDROM, 5.25 and 3.5" floppies, and HD. Gateway has specs for the MB jumpers on all their older systems on their web site which was a great help. This MB has PS2 connectors for the mouse and keyboard which makes it simple to connect to the KVM switch. I also am using an ISA Promise HD controller that allows the systems bios to use a HD greater then 1G. Built it for cheap from parts found on eBay. The first system I built was a Pentium 233mmx with ISA and PCI slots but RSR and some other older Dos games would not run and the plug and play stuff was a nightmare for sound with DOS and Win3.1.

22 years, 12 months

Teac FD-55GFR 5 1/4" Drive

by Jeffrey.Hoke＠rrb.gov

Hi - I am trying to install a Teac FD-55GFR 5 1/4" drive into a Pentium 200 mhz computer. Upon trying to read the drive I get a "General Failure Trying To Read Drive A" error message. I have the drive connected to the end of the ribbon cable, and the drive is designated as drive A. Also, I noticed that there are some switches (I forgot what they are called - upright posts where you couple a pair together using a U-shaped something or another) on the bottom of the drive. How should these switches be set? Also, could my problem be that I am not using a correct BIOS? Thanks for all of your help.

22 years, 12 months

replacement

by Bernard.Simoens＠pandora.be

I am looking for a replacement for the LA 4495 >from Yamaha. This is a part from the amplifier of the CLP 360 piano Regards

22 years, 12 months

RA92 & HSC70 available in Germany/Belgium/NL

by lothar.felten＠gmx.net

Hi, If someone is interrested in RA92 (DEC SDI disk drive, 1.5 or 2 Gb) HSC70 (Hierarchical Storage Controller based on a PDP 11/73 in 19" cabinet, 1m high) please contact me off list. I'm located near Aachen (=Aken = Aix la chapelle) Lothar

22 years, 12 months

Reading various format 5.25" floppies on a PC

by tim＠tim-mann.org

Fred Cisin wrote: > I haven't heard from Mike Gingel > in almost ten years; is anybody still in touch with him? I'm not personally in touch with Mike Gingell, but he has a web page at http://users.vnet.net/gingell/trs80/trs80.html with his email address on it. You can also download Hypercross and some of Mike's other software >from the page. -- Tim Mann tim(a)tim-mann.org http://www.tim-mann.org/

22 years, 12 months

Any help for the Bridge Challenger ???

by raico＠fibertel.com.ar

Need to know voltage and current supplies. I lost the AC transformer

22 years, 12 months

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