I have a Slt 286 that powers up fine and was working fine. it has lotus, and
word on it and when i turned it on today it says insert setup disk into a: and
there is no way for me to get around it. i can't get to c:, please help
tim_goober(a)hotmail.com
I have a Wyse 386 PC available if anyone wants it. Its a WY3116SX-01. It
has 3.5 and 5.25 drives in it, and had an IDE hard drive, but I pulled
that a while ago (I will be happy to supply a replacement, I think it was
a 40 MB drive). I'm not sure how much RAM it has in it (probably 2, 4, or
8 MB, but I doubt any more than 8 MB). Also has a VGA video card it in.
I might have the config software as well, but I'll have to dig. I do have
the RJ-12 to Din-5 keyboard adaptor to enable you to connect a standard
AT keyboard to it.
If anyone wants it, just come pick it up, or cover shipping costs (from
Ridgewood NJ 07450).
It gets stripped and tossed if I don't hear from someone before the end
of the week.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
>It
>helps bunches if you actually speak (or, at least, understand)
>English, unlike several people from apparently Korea who demanded
>their gramma was given a drivers license. Sadly, she didnt speak
>a word of English, couldnt read it either (so much for the YIELD
>sign..) and got into frantic-rage mode when made clear that she
>could not get a license, as she could not even be asked her
>name.
Here in NJ, the DMV drivers manuals are printed in English as well as
Spanish, and I think Arabic (possibly others as well). The exam is also
given in English or Spanish written, and with special reasons, English or
Spanish oral for people with reading problems (I wonder if that's a valid
excuse for ignoring speed limit signs? Sorry officer, I can't read, if
you would read the sign to me I'll be happy to obey it).
Of course, currently, almost all street signs of any kind are only
printed in English, so I guess once you pass the oral Spanish exam, you
are on your own for knowing what a sign says. (There are some parts of
some cities that post signs in Spanish, but they are not the norm).
And of course, when you NEED a drivers manual, the only ones the DMV ever
seems to have in stock are the Spanish ones.
Oh, and nothing beats the speedyness of the Trenton No-Fee DMV (a special
office for No-Fee registrations and plates). They had my reg and plates
ready before I could finish writing out the check. Yes, this is NJ DMV...
the only place you have to PAY for No-Fee registrations!!!
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
I just posted some new bounties of stuff I am seeking for a client. If
you've got these and are willing to part with them (at least for a
temporary amount of time) let me know.
Laboratory and Industrial Data Acquisition and Control (Strawberry Tree
Computers)
Lotus Measure: Data Direct to Lotus Spreadsheet
Lotus Comprehensive Developer Tools for 123 and Symphony
These and other bounties can be reviewed here:
http://www.vintagetech.com/index.html?section=bounty
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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> May I suggest that you check Zebra's web site? Mr.
> Newfeld has these kits priced at *$99.95*
>
> A few years back he was listing them at $29.95. I
> bought a couple, and so
> did some friends. He immediately raised the price
> to $39.95, then $49.95, and
> finally the ridiculous price of $99.95. He's been
> sitting on these damn kits
> since the early eighties, and the only explanation
> for the price increase is
> plain and simple greed.
>
> Glen Goodwin
> Orlando, FL USA
> 0/0
Could be...
Being he is the last source of them.
Don't buy one, if you don't want one...
They were $50.00 last time I checked. Which was 2
years ago when I did a Trenton Computer Festival with
him, and helped him sell them from his booth.
Thanks for the update. I didn't know he raised the
price.
They ship from a warehouse in State College, PA. And
I'd guess he has to pay someone to fulfill the
orders...
He used to ship them from his offices in NYC, but no
more.
He does consulting now.
So, his costs have gone up (as far as storage, and
paying someone to pack and ship them...).
People who bought the kits at $29.95 got a deal. I
paid $100.00 for mine, and it was a good deal. (at the
time)
Knowing how much money Stewart lost in the Timex
Market when Timex quit, and in the Coco Market for
products we developed and then couldn't release (for
both platforms)...
I wouldn't call it greed. He could easily dumpster the
remaining kits and make MUCH more money doing other
things.
I guess you don't know Stewarts history as I do, so
you call it "greed".
Remember ORCH-80? It was a rip-off of Stewarts MUCH
BETTER Music Box. He got stuck with THOUSANDS of
Dollars of product that became unsellable, since the
Orch-80 was so much cheaper (a less sophisticated
design, and the sound wasn't at nice...), that it sold
BELOW the Music Boxes cost, AND with one SuperZap to
the Music Box Software, could use all the MB songs.
Not to mention all the S-100 Product he got stuck
with, AND the companion pieces, the Rhythym Box, which
now wouldn't sell because he wasn't selling Music
Boxes.....
I could tell you stories.
Stewart isn't quite greedy... But, definitely
interested in making a living, as we all are. No?
Al
trying find out exactly which part number can replace u6049b,which offered by
Atmel applicated in radiator fan control timer for car.
any one have any idea.
jackie
[demime 1.01a removed an attachment of type application/pdf which had a name of U6049B.pdf]
Greetings!
When I got home yesterday, waiting on my doorstep was a package I had
totally forgotten about. Someone sent me an original HP2000F Users Guide in
an HP binder :) WooHoo!
Also, I am on vacation this week, (a working vacation sort of, so no big
joy), but I will be a little harder to reach and slower to respond than
usual (yes, I can hear you all laughing now). Should be back to normal
monday.
Jay West
There is a _new_ type of memory being developed called MRAM, which uses
magnetic fields to store data.
An interesting quote from the article (to bring it on-topic):
"Magnetic fields have been used to store data since time immemorial,"
he joked. "We were using it in the early 1960s and 1950s."
The article can be found at:
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-1014865.html
Cheers,
Bryan
On the "Turner Classic Movie" cable channel, at 3AM EST
tomorrow morning, _Hot_Millions_ will be shown. Made
in 1968, it's one of the first, if not the first, depection
of computer crime in a movie. I haven't seen it in many
years, but I seem to remember it being pretty amusing. I'm
going to try to record it. Here's the IMDB link:
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0063094
With Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith and Karl Malden.
Bill
Hi all,
Been doing some more scrounging from the curbside, found an NEC APC
III. I thought at first it was just an XT style computer, but closer
inspection showed it was at least a little more unusual than that. The whole
inside of the system is filled up with descrete component boards pluged into a
coman bus system. I asume this is memory expansion, HDD and FDD drive. It was
significantly diferant from the standard XT hardware that I considered it was
at least worth a second look. If some one could give me some more info or
direct me to some long forgoten site with details of this machine I would
apreciate it. Otherwise I'll just "throw it on the pile" and keep it around
for good looks......
Peter T.
The old building of the Sunnyvale store (their first) was
a giant chip :)
==
That was their SECOND location in Sunnyvale. The first was two blocks
east, on the other side of Laurence Expr. MUCH smaller, but a larger
selection of useful stuff (like ICs).
I don't think I've been there more than three times since they moved
>from there.. It is such a hateful experience I'll go anywhere else
first.
I have one each parallel port and SCSI 100 mb zip drives (Iomega) with power
supplies and cables. $10 each + shipping or trade for older CPU processors.
Thanks Norm
I have a Sinclair ZX81 with the power supply and the 16K RAM module. Not
sure how to get working, but appears in good shape. Best order + shipping
or trade for old CPU processors.
Thanks Norm
I finally got my teletype pages in a reasonable condition. With
the recent discussions I thought people might be interested. Have
pictures, videos, and my stilted prose. Let me know if you have any
comments.
http://www.pdp8.net/asr33/asr33.shtml
Does anybody know what a ASR 33 cost around 1970?
Here's my fix for the gooey rubber print hammer
http://www.pdp8.net/asr33/pics/ph_top.shtml
And the resistors browning the power supply card.
http://www.pdp8.net/asr33/pics/ccu_left.shtml
David Gesswein
http://www.pdp8.net/ -- Run an old computer with blinkenlights.
Have any PDP-8 stuff you're willing to part with?
Yesterday I drove about 250 miles (round trip) to get a small truckload
of old computers and parts. The partial list is below:
Various manuals including, but not limited to:
Teletek FDC-1, SBC-1, System Master, SBC 86/87 guides and others
Digital Research Assembler and Tools manual, Macro Assembler Manual and
Link-80 manual
Turbodos (various manuals)
Lync Telecom (Manuals, disk, etc.)
Peak 68K S-100 card docs
Soroc IQ130 Operators Guide
MPM OS Guide, Users Guide, Programmers Guide.
Western Digital FDC 1771m 1791 datasheets
CP-Net Network OS guide
Jameco JE664 EPROM Programmer Manual
Solid State Music PBI and IO4 Manuals
Heathkit H-88 Operators Manual
Godbout/Compupro Product User Manuals 1975-1980 (bound)
A variety of N* manuals including MDS-A and MDS-A-D, DOS, System SW and
others
Zilog 82/83 data book
ST506 OEM and Service manuals
Books including:
TV Typewriter Cookbook (from Radio Shack)
Intro to Microcomputers (1976 - Osborne)
Z-80 How To Program - Zaks
8088/8086 programming - Cofferton
Tons of disks (at least 100 each of 5.25" and 8" and a hand full of
3.5") including:
Minix on 5.25
Turbodos Boot, etc.
Basic/C-basic versions
Sourcer 5.25
Modula-II 5.25
Turbo-Pascal 5.25 and 8"
OS-88 5.25 (about 15-20 disks)
CP/M (8")
3 S-100 computers
1 tall rackmount chassis with 2 8" drives and 1 Hard Drive
1 shorter rackmount chassis with 2 8" drives but no cards
1 shorter rackmount with 1 N* 5.25" and several cards
About 6-10 loose S-100 cards including IMS 8K and 4K RAM, a partial
populated 86/87 card and a few others.
Other machines
1 Heathkit H-19 terminal in good condition
1 Zenith H-88 or H-89 equivalent, beat to piss but maybe reparable.
2 AT class (I think) clones.
Misc:
Some DC300XL tapes
A pile of MM5257N-3 parts (I have no idea what they are)
Lantastic-Z package with cables, software, docs, etc.
A really neat National Semiconductor Series 32000 kit including docs,
spec sheets, data sheets and some chips.
I even got a nearly full box of Greenbar
I haven't had a chance to clean or power up any of the machines, nor
have I really looked at all of the disk labels to see what software
there is. All that will take some time.
Once I do that I'll just have to figure out what to do with everything!
:)
Erik Klein
www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum
The Vintage Computer Forum
>From: "Tore Sinding Bekkedal" <toresbe(a)ifi.uio.no>
>
>I have recently bought colour tape for the 33.
>
>The printer has a black substance that pushes the printhead towards the
>paper. This has dissolved into an oily-like thing, and there is zero
>pressure for the head against the paper. I will try to put a licorice
>candy (L?kerol) in its place as a kludge, but it very likely won't last.
>Do you know what causes it? Where to get a new one? Is that SUPPOSED to
>happen?'
>
>Confused Regards
>
>-Tore
>
Hi
I've seen this happen to others but mine did just
the opposite. The rubber turned to brittle stuff and
crumbled.
I guess the issues is that like some plastics, rubber
just doesn't last.
I think the stick on feet idea is the best home remedy.
Dwight
From a local SIG list.
I am not affiliated yadda yadda
Doc
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [Siglinux] Symbolics Lisp machine to a good home
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 17:21:44 -0500 (CDT)
From: Mark <mindfunk(a)mindfunk.net>
Reply-To: SIGLinux GNU/Linux Users Group <siglinux(a)utacm.org>
To: siglinux(a)utacm.org
Anyone want a symbolics lisp machine. It worked as of 6 months ago. I
don't have any time to invest at the moment to it, So, I'm looking for a
good home for it.
It's free, but you have to come get it. I live in ft. worth. Bring many
people with you.
namaste,
Mark
_______________________________________________
Siglinux mailing list
Siglinux(a)utacm.org
http://www.utacm.org/mailman/listinfo/siglinux
Well the Commodore CD-1000 CDTV box came today and now the search starts for
the mouse, 3.5 FD, remote control, keyboard, and monitor for it. Also the
manuals for it. There is a good write-up and pic's of it at
www.cdtv.org.uk/1254.html.
It's based on the Amiga with a 68000 @ 7.14Mhz chip. Anyone having extra
parts for this computer that they do not need contact me off list.
> Focus Systems makes scan converters to go from VGA or RGB to an
> assortment of things. IIRC, one of their products was a translucent LCD
> panel that you put on an overhead projector for showing the image of your
> computer screen.
>
> This sounds very much like the scan converter box for that LCD panel. I
> would not at all be surprised if it is really just a fancy RGB to VGA
> converter and can probably be plugged into any VGA monitor.
Thanks - I wondered whether that was actually VGA output too. I don't know what
frequencies the Mac II outputs - but I was hoping the box might buffer each
line of video and do something intelligent with it before spitting it out to
the LCD connector, but it doesn't look like it given the chips that are in
there.
Still, I do have a Mac II somewhere so might hang onto it as-is, or failing
that the metal case might come in handy and as interface box for something!
cheers
Jules
>From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf(a)siconic.com>
>
>On Sat, 7 Jun 2003, Jim Davis wrote:
>
>> You will be treated like crap at all levels of any transaction at fry's.
>> Expect, No, assume that
>> any advertised product will be out of stock, that the pepsi machine
>> will of be of more help
>> then the sailsdroids. Don't even think about using a check, unless you
>> have about an hour or
>> two to wait ( I AM NOT KIDDING ), Check all the packages, as frys simply
>> returns
>> defective and returned products to the shelves. Returns? Plan on
>> spending the day.
>> Need I say more?
>
>And that's on a GOOD day!!!
>
Hi
First, one needs to realize that Fry's is a discount store.
They do everything as cheap as they can. They do not hire
sales people with computer knowledge. I don't expect them
to answer any question more complicated than "where is
such-an-such?". They are require, now, by law to mark items
that have been returned as such. Most items that have been
returned are working and have nothing wrong with them. They
do not have in store personal that can test everything in
the store.
I often buy return items when on sale. I expect to test them
when I get them. I have only had one bad item that was re-wrapped.
They replaced it without question( they may have put it back
on the shelf ). It did take time standing in line.
I guess it is mostly expectations. One can often find most
any of their items cheaper, someplace else. Unless you happen
to be at that someplace else, it isn't worth the gas to look
for it.
As for people ripping them off, their biggest problem has
and always will be with the store personal.
Dwight
Hi,
Just came across a little 5x5x1" high metal box with the following connectors
on it:
15-pin connector labelled "to computer"
15-pin connector labelled "to monitor"
15-pin high-density connector labelled "to LCD panel"
connectors for "power in" and "power out"
It's badged as being made by In Focus Systems, "For Macintosh II" and model
"A-35C".
Before I just trace it inside to see what it does I thought I'd ask here about
it - maybe someone knows exactly what it is. Presumably some sort of frequency
convertor unit; any ideas what LCD panel connected to it and the specs of it? I
was hoping it would actually contain some sort of buffer memory inside (and
might come in handy for something else with a bit of hacking), but it seems
not. Chips inside are standard logic / timers, a couple of 8-pin "7660CPA"
chips (whatever those do), and analogue sections for R, G and B. Chip dates are
all within 1990.
May still prove useful for something one day anyway!
cheers
Jules
>Just came across a little 5x5x1" high metal box with the following connectors
>on it:
>
> 15-pin connector labelled "to computer"
> 15-pin connector labelled "to monitor"
> 15-pin high-density connector labelled "to LCD panel"
> connectors for "power in" and "power out"
>
>It's badged as being made by In Focus Systems, "For Macintosh II" and model
>"A-35C".
Focus Systems makes scan converters to go from VGA or RGB to an
assortment of things. IIRC, one of their products was a translucent LCD
panel that you put on an overhead projector for showing the image of your
computer screen.
This sounds very much like the scan converter box for that LCD panel. I
would not at all be surprised if it is really just a fancy RGB to VGA
converter and can probably be plugged into any VGA monitor.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
