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PDP-11 Freeware CDs for RSX-11 and RT-11 (Originally

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

> I think I am interested in these CDs. I have a few questions though. I > apologize in advance for any "newbie" questions. Can I use these CDs with > E-11 or simh? Also how many different CDs are you creating? (If you order 3 > are they all the same?) Also, can you paypal? (I would be willing to add a > service charge if you can.) Thanks for any answers you can provide. I'm not sure about E11, but with SIMH, you should be able to 'dd' them to a disk image, and access the RT-11 formated portion of the RT-11 CD from RT-11 and the ODS-1 formated RSX-11M/M+ CD from RSX-11M/M+. I got copies of these when Tim first put them together, and I was able to read both the RT-11 formated and ODS-1 formated one on my PDP-11/73 (under the appropriate OS's). Zane

23 years

Depressing realization...

by mike＠shawnuff.net

For anyone interested I have a few telephone line simulators for sale or trade.... -Mike >I do see that there are multitudinous hits on 'Telephone Line >Simulator' on Yahoo. You could connect two machines in your >home without a real phonecall. > >John A.

23 years

Video Phones

by rborsuk＠colourfull.com

Hi, I've had a couple of request for pictures of the video phones. I snapped a quick one. Take a look at: http://idisk.mac.com/colourfull_creations/Public/ads/video.jpg They work over a standard phone line. The have a built in address book that you program on the screen. Pretty cool for 1986. Oh, the exact model # is VM-100 Rob Robert Borsuk - rborsuk(a)colourfull.com President Colourfull Creations http://www.colourfull.com

23 years

maybe OT: Performa 6200CD needs network help

by cb＠mythtech.net

>I tried installing a driver package from Farallon (for >Ethernet Comm Slot LC? I know this isn't an LC but it was the only >thing I could find that was even close to sounding like the right >thing). >Anyone have any ideas? I wrote down some cryptic info off the card >itself, nothing obvious to me about the manufacturer or model >("SONIC-T"..."BD-059 Rev A"...?) You've got the wrong drivers. Sonic cards need their own driver, and don't work with the Apple drivers. Obviously, Farallon drivers aren't going to work either. try this download ftp://ftp.sonicwall.com/pub/software/Unsupported/Ethernet/Ethernet_7.8.imag e.sea.hqx Also, uninstall or disable the Farallon drivers. The Sonic will also install as "Alternate Ethernet" which will probably cause issues with the Farallon Drivers (you can disable the Apple Drivers too if you want since they won't be used either). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years

Misc. Stuff Available

by anheier＠owt.com

With all this talk of sniping and auctions, I have some more eclectic stuff available for best offer or trade. I prefer Paypal. item 1. I have a bunch (30?) of unused ACTEL PLCC FPGA ICs: A1010A-PLC86C A1020A-PLC86C A1280A-PQ160C I have the data book on these too. item 2. Hewlett-Packard, HP-15C owner handbook, excellent shape item 3. EV80C196CA evaluation board from the Dearborn Group Inc, with manual. Please contact me directly, Thanks for your time Norm

23 years

Announcing the Vintage Computer Festival Marketplace

by vcf＠siconic.com

Ok, I guess it's time to begin the launch of the Vintage Computer Festival Marketplace. This has been in the works between Patrick Rigney and I for several weeks now, and it's just about ready for prime time. However, there is still some tweaking and debugging, and we'll want to enlist the help of 5-10 alpha/beta testers. But first, let me explain some of the features of the VCF Marketplace that, we believe, makes it a preferred venue to buy/sell/trade vintage computers. The site is based on the premise that we are all one community, and that we generally all want to trade old computers for hobby or business purposes. Some of us may want to make money. Others may just be interested in trading some of their good stuff for someone else's good stuff. Some may just want to give stuff away. Whatever the motive, our service caters to everyone. The basic services offered include: - Buy (search for what you want and buy/bid) - Sell (list your items) - Trade (ads can be posted as "for trade" or even "for sale or trade") - Request ("I'm looking for <?>") We also feature: - Discussion boards - A more sensible feedback/rating system We will in the future feature: - Inventory management (keep your own personal collection inventory complete with descriptions, serial numbers, photos, etc., and use the pre-entered data to sell/trade off items as you like) - Store fronts (use the inventory manager to input all your items for sale, then have people "enter" your store and shop around) The most important feature (from a buyer perspective) is searching. Our service has a search capability well beyond what eBay offers. I think everyone pretty much knows that putting a search term in eBay does not always guarantee you'll get what you want. In a lot of cases you have to wade through dozens, sometimes hundreds or even thousands of (irrelevant) results. We solve this in two ways. First, our service is targeted to the vintage computer enthusiast, so only items that are or are related to vintage computers will be listed. Second, we allow you to search by type, make, model and keyword. There are other search criteria that can be added to further refine your search (e.g. condition, keywords, etc.) The results will always be relevant to what you are looking for. And in case you're wondering, yes, there is a free-form entry in case the make or model is not in our database. When anything free-form is entered, we'll research it and add it to our permanent database. We also offer convenient and useful features such as the ability to save a search and e-mail notification. You can save a search and reference it whenever you want (so you don't have to keep entering in search terms over and over). You can also have the service notify you when something new comes up in your search criteria. You can even be notified the instant a new item gets listed that meets your criteria (but it costs...more on this later). Our navigation system is also laid out in a format that we feel is more organized and logical than other auction sites. The information is presented in a much more orderly and readable fashion. You will not experience the gawdiness of some eBay auctions. Clean, uniform listings is what you'll get. Listing an item is easy and more structured. If you're selling, you first decide how you want to sell it. Is it a sale or an auction? If it's a sale, you can put in the amount you want, or solicit a best offer by a certain date, or you can use the Max Eskin method (1.x * cost of shipping where x = some factor) if you're really just interested in giving it away. You can also specify a trade value, i.e. if you're listing a Sol-20, you can specify a dollar amount or "Trade for IMSAI 8080". If it's an auction, you decide what type of auction. You can have the (by now) traditional timed-auction (highest bid by a fixed time/date), timed-auction plus automatic extensions (to thwart sniping), sealed bid (basically the same thing as the best-offer-by-date sale), etc. For describing the item, we have a more powerful entry form. You have the choice of either listing an item in the traditional fashion (i.e. one description of a complete system), or you can list each item individually in a collective lot. So for instance, for a complete computer system, you first start with the general lot description, then you can individually enter the computer (you select its make and model, then enter pertinent information such as it's physical and operating condition) and then the display or terminal (same information) and then perhaps a peripheral of some sort (same info), and you can attach a photo to each. This helps you organize your listing and makes it easier for others to find your items. Of course, if you don't want to take the time to list the item in that manner (it really doesn't take much more time than a general overall description) you can, but it will be harder for people to find your items. Anyway, for buyers, you can browse the items that are listed in the database for sale/auction/trade/whatever by transaction type, or item type, or some combination thereof. For instance, say you want to peruse all S-100 adaptor boards. You can select "Adaptor Boards", "S-100" (or "ISA" or "PCI" or "Apple ][", etc.). You can then further specify you want to only see boards manufactured by "MITS", or "IMSAI", or "IMSAI" and "MITS", or any combination. Hit the submit button and you now have exactly what you are looking for. The listing shows all the items of the type you specified and at a glance shows you what type of listing it is (sale, trade, auction, freebie, etc.) Here's the best part: the site will be free to use for most people. As a buyer/browser, you of course pay nothing (unless you want to utilize the advance search features, discussed below). As a seller, once you establish an account, you can list up to 5 items every month free of charge. Once you go over the 5 item limit, you pay a flat fee of $20 for the month to list up to 15 more items. After that, you pay a flat fee of $50 a month to list an unlimited number of items. Also, you don't pay a sales commission. You just pay the flat listing fee. For buyers, you have access to all the advance search features. However, if you want the privelege of instant notification (you want to know the very moment someone lists an Altair for free) you'll have to pay a flat fee per month for that (a small fee per notification; yes you'll have to set-up an account to do this, and yes you'll have to, in effect, buy credits). Our service will be international in scope. We recognize the world-wide nature of computer collecting. In a next phase, we will implement multiple currencies and multiple languages. To start, however, everything will be in English and the Almighty Dollar. As mentioned, we are ready to begin some testing. We want to list the aid of 5-10 volunteer testers. You will be rewarded with free use of the paid features of the site for your help. If you're interested, please contact me directly at <sellam(a)vintage.org>. If all goes well, we hope to open the site up in a beta mode in about 2-4 weeks. We'll then go into full live mode. We will be actively advertising the site to raise its profile among the community and make sure that it always has an abundance of listings so that it doesn't just become an also-ran. -- 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 *

23 years

sharp pc-7000a manual scans

by paulm064＠icqmail.com

i am seeking scans of any and all manuals for sharp pc-7000a portable computer. can any one help? thanks paul

23 years

eBay being sued over patent infringement

by vp＠mcs.drexel.edu

In cctalk digest, Vol 1 #569, Mail List <mail.list(a)analog-and-digital-solutions.com> wrote: > > Doc Shipley <doc(a)mdrconsult.com> wrote: > > MS was charged with exerting undue influence - active coercion - on > > their customers, using that market share as leverage. > > No one ever had to buy Microsoft products. They always could have > gone with the Macintosh platform, or a Unix system. This is your personal opinion and I respect it. It does not, however, change the *fact* that Micro$oft was found guilty of breaking the anti-trust law. No logical argument can dispute that, since it is a fact; Micro$oft exhausted the appeal process, so unless the law is changed, or Micro$oft is pardoned, they remain guilty. Maybe the anti-trust laws are wrong, or unfair, however Micro$oft is now legally considered to have been a monopoly and to have leveraged their status to gain unfair advantage over their competitors. **vp

23 years

maybe OT: Performa 6200CD needs network help

by mbates＠whoopis.com

Hi folks, I've got a friend with a Macintosh Performa 6200CD, and we can't get the network card to function. We've upgraded to OS 9.1 (though we may back it down to 8.5/8.6, it's really really slow now) and when that didn't work, I tried installing a driver package from Farallon (for Ethernet Comm Slot LC? I know this isn't an LC but it was the only thing I could find that was even close to sounding like the right thing). The end result of that was, in the TCP/IP control panel, there are options for "Ethernet slot 1" and "Alternate Ethernet" but neither one accepts an IP address (when we select DHCP, on a known-good DHCP network, it thinks for a few seconds and then says "no valid network address available" or something, and AppleTalk refuses to switch to that interface, and a manually-assigned, known-valid IP also fails). When I hit the Info button in that same control panel, it says Hardware Address Not Available. That seems bad. If it recognizes the card at all, it ought to see the "hardware" (MAC) address in any situation, right? There is a green LED lit up on the card itself, and the LED on the hub lights up too...we tried re-seating the card, no change...tried reinstalling OS 9.1...tried disabling the "Apple Built-in Ethernet" extension...no dice. Anyone have any ideas? I wrote down some cryptic info off the card itself, nothing obvious to me about the manufacturer or model ("SONIC-T"..."BD-059 Rev A"...?) Thanks in advance, -- MB

23 years

maybe OT: Performa 6200CD needs network help

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

In a message dated 4/25/2003 10:38:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mbates(a)whoopis.com writes: > > I've got a friend with a Macintosh Performa 6200CD, and we can't get > the network card to function. We've upgraded to OS 9.1 (though we may > back it down to 8.5/8.6, it's really really slow now) and when that > didn't work, I tried installing a driver package from Farallon (for > Ethernet Comm Slot LC? I know this isn't an LC but it was the only > One problem I had with an Asante NIC was that it would not work if connected to my 10/100 router. If I plugged it into a 10mb hub and then chained that to the router, it would work. -- Antique Computer Virtual Museum www.nothingtodo.org

23 years

More DEC Stuff Coming

by Lee.Davison＠merlincommunications.com

> Full-height racks rock. Not if you bolt them down properly. Lee ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________

23 years

[Slightly OT]

by cb＠mythtech.net

Ugh. Sorry to ask this here, but I know many of you will know the answer. I'm looking for a 15 pin High Density, PC Mount, D-Sub, Right Angle, Female socket. In other words, I have a VGA socket that I need to replace on a board. I'm have a surprisingly difficult time tracking one down. I can find 9 and 25 pin all I want, I can even find 15 pin, but not in the high density format (just the regular 2 rows like used in ethernet AUI or Mac RGB connectors). Anyone know of a place to get one. On the same thought, who do people recommend as a source for parts like this. I used to use MCM Electronics, but they seem to be moving more towards the flashy side of things and are carrying less and less variety of small parts. This would normally probably be on topic, but its for a repair of non-classic item, so its slightly off topic. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years

eBay sniping

by ipscone＠msdsite.com

>>Specified end time with extended provision. You don't have any such >>"NORMAL" auction like this. > > Of course you do. "Normal" auctions are held on a specific day, which in > real-world terms is much the same thing as an eBay end time. Hell, you > even > have "buy-it-now" (sold prior, in a normal auction format), withdrawn & > changed lots. At best, that is a stretch. A specified end time, is just what it means. eBay is exactly what a sealed bid auction is. A "normal" auction can theoretically go for days. An ebay auction ends at X:YY period. Those that bid early are just people that make a bid and announce what they bid. But those that place their sealed bids at the end are unknown until the end of the auction. Any auction, where there is any real interest, is ALMOST NEVER won by an early bid; making them essentially non-bids. >>This is like a >>sealed bid auction because the auction ends at a specified time and the >>winners will be those that place last second bids (i.e. not seen by >>others). > > Absolute bullshit. A sealed bid auction does not allow you to bid more > than > once, nor do you know if your bid has been exceeded. Nor is there any > advantage/disadvantage in bidding early or late, as no-one knows what the > bids are until the auction finishes. Sure they do. Maybe some don't but many sealed bid auctions allow you to get your bid back and make a change. Until the end of the auction, you can do as you like. The auction you propose is: 1) one with a fixed end time that is published 2) has an extension period for x amount of minutes. There exists NO such auction in the real world. Only in your imagination for a format that you think will give you a better chance of winning. But the bottom line is, you don't win, unless you have the high bid. That is what ebay does; that is what any real world auction does. What you want is one that you can change your mind, essentially, after the auction should have ended. You want an auction where they auctioneer says, "Sold!" and you stand up and say, "I was sleeping. Give me one more minute."

23 years

eBay sniping

by dwightk.elvey＠amd.com

>From: Mike <ipscone(a)msdsite.com> > >> > a much preferred model for me. It is where the sale is extended by a >> minute or two >> > when each bid comes in at the end of the auction. >> > >This hurts the seller and should make no difference to the bidder. > >NO ONE should ever bid more than they are willing to pay. But with >sniping, people often bid a little higher just to protect their bid. If >there is an extention bids will still not rise higher than anyone is >willing to bid. > >I have seen auctions go for $400 on items that normally wouldn't sell for >$300. One bidder contacted me because two people bid that $400 and he >said, "I guess I got stuck. I was just trying to protect my bid." He >paid the auction but clearly bid more than he ever expected or wanted to >pay. > >The people that whine the most about sniping, NEVER win auctions, unless >they are the first to see a "low" buy-it-now, on popular items. They just >NEVER bid high enough and would lose anyway. > Hi I'd once sniped a bid with a value of $145 for an item I wanted. Knowing the current going rate for the item, $120 was about the highest I'd seen. The winning bid, also a last minute bid, went for something over my highest. A couple of days latter, I got a note from the seller. The asked if I was still interested. They didn't specify a price so I told them that I thought a fair price would be 1/2 between the my high price and the next lowest below me( it was $90 ). They said that I should pay the full $145. I told them that that was a proxy bid that wouldn't have been exposed if the other bidder hadn't backed out and that if I'd won the bid at that price, I'd have honored it but since I didn't, I was not obligated to pay that amount and that it was inappropriate for them to demand that I did, considering that it was not a completed auction. They claimed that I was wrong and that I was obligated to pay my high bid. Anyway, later, I found that the same buyer had purchased a number of different items from this seller. What was strange was the variety of the types of items they bought. To be honest, it really looked like it was a shill bid. Now I tell sellers that I will only purchase through eBay and not after bidding when the other seller backs out. There is more to the story but this gives you the idea. Dwight

23 years

eBay being sued over patent infringement

by geoffr＠zipcon.net

Protected area? At 04:20 AM 4/25/03 +0100, you wrote: > > It's very professional looking. My compliments. > > >>http://www.lordandlady.net > >>it's sci-fi, Fantasy ,Ren/Mediaeval and goth stuff > >Shame about the 'Protected area' > >(Anyone who wants to know how to bypass anoyances like >this mail me off list) > >Lee. > >________________________________________________________________________ >This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The >service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive >anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: >http://www.star.net.uk >________________________________________________________________________

23 years

eBay being sued over patent infringement

by geoffr＠zipcon.net

I will let her know you said so At 11:07 PM 4/24/03 -0400, you wrote: >Geoff, > >It's very professional looking. My compliments.

23 years

ISA Expansion Box

by fmc＠reanimators.org

Ethan Dicks <erd_6502(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > They are a box with a passive ISA back plane and a pair of ISA cards > that are connected with a single round cable about as big around as > your thumb. The box itself is styled like an XT (down to the sloping > front). The original poster was describing an intended use for these to enable use of a speech-synthesis card on what I'm guessing is a more modern PC with a sound card, as a backup for when the sound card or its drivers fail. I guess what I'm wondering is, how is this supposed to work with shiny new PCs that have no ISA slots, and is that what the poster is really after? Probably completely off topic though. As long as I'm off the rails, some other ramblings: A blind former ex-cow-orker used to use Artic speech synthesizers to work her computers. I remember her having both an ISA card and an external box about the size of a paperback book (maybe a bit thinner and longer) which attached to the PC via a serial port, and later another smaller Artic external box (about half the size of the older one). These were something of a nuisance due to copy protection -- it wasn't enough to require the speech synthesizer hardware, the Artic software was keyed to the specific speech synthesizer. Later (I'm thinking 1997 or 1998) she switched to using a software package called JAWS from Henter-Joyce. This could either use the Artic synthesizer or the Windows audio drivers (she was running NT 4.0 on her notebook PC). She liked the voice of the Artic box (because she'd been using it for years and had got used to it), but rapidly got used to the software speech-synthesizer code because it meant one or two less things to have to carry around. JAWS was also copy protected, with a key diskette that allowed some small number of installations to hard disks -- you could also de-install and increment the counter on the key disk in order to move the installation, but of course if the hard disk got whacked then you might not have the opportunity to do this. -Frank McConnell

23 years

eBay being sued over patent infringement

by Lee.Davison＠merlincommunications.com

> It's very professional looking. My compliments. >>http://www.lordandlady.net >>it's sci-fi, Fantasy ,Ren/Mediaeval and goth stuff Shame about the 'Protected area' (Anyone who wants to know how to bypass anoyances like this mail me off list) Lee. ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________

23 years

eBay being sued over patent infringement

by geoffr＠zipcon.net

http://www.lordandlady.net it's sci-fi, Fantasy ,Ren/Mediaeval and goth stuff At 06:51 PM 4/24/03 -0400, you wrote: >Geoff, > > > For small auction site operators like my wife > >So tell us how to find your wife's site, and perhaps some among us >might check it out. > > > > >At 02:08 PM 4/24/03 -0700, you wrote: >>At 09:56 PM 4/23/03 -0500, you wrote: >>>On Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at 08:40 PM, Mail List wrote: >>> >>>>That's right here in the next town over. If it's an open courtroom I could >>>>go over there and check it out. >>>> >>>>I don't know about eBay and patent infringement, but I think eBay >>>>has a monopoly on the online auction market for private individuals >>>>which might warrant anti-trust action. I don't think a private individual >>> >>> The fact that an entity may be the only viable player on a given >>> field doesn't "warrant anti-trust action." If eBay is actively doing >>> anything to hinder their competition, other than doing what they do >>> VERY well, and marketing it well, *that* might warrant action. >> >>They are, the state of Illinois? has a new law that was pushed through >>with the help of ebay requiring the operators of any Internet auction >>site to register with that state "if any potential sellers or buyers >>reside within the state" at a fee of $200. of course you also have to >>find an auctioneer to "sponsor" you and you have to take state approved >>courses to maintain the registration (auction calling, and the like) >>:( the state is getting ready to start filing civil lawsuits seeking >>damages of up to $10,000 and the shutting down of the offending sites if >>you don't comply. >> >> For small auction site operators like my wife (she hasn't made any $ >> from the thing yet and it's been running for > 6 months) that state's >> requirements are onerous.

23 years

eBay being sued over patent infringement

by MTPro＠aol.com

Doc Shipley <doc(a)mdrconsult.com> wrote: << I sell goods all the time on the austin.forsale newsgroup. As far as I'm concerned, eBay is an *asset* to that, not a detraction. eBay is the de facto Blue Book for used/surplus goods, allowing me to decide if my property is salable, whether it's worth more in cash than as a possession, and how to price it. It also shortstops lowballing by prospective customers. Naturally, it isn't the only resource I use, but it a very convenient and extremely well-organized asset for any seller, and for any buyer of either local or online goods. >> I think for most items, including collectible classic computers, this is absolutely true. I've said for many years, you can find ANYTHING on eBay if you look regularly, and for most things, most of the time, it's a deal. Things that have collectability you have to be more careful about in order to get the best price. That's really true of anything though, shop around a little, research before you buy. I think Michael Nadeau's book, "Collectible Microcomputers" is terrific and I highly recommend it to anyone here, but for pricing, I think the values are definitely on the low end of the spectrum. For instance a Heath H11 from 1977 is said to be valued at between $65 - $175. Do you know how fast I'd jump on the opportunity to buy one for under $200?! Even if just the cpu. Off the top of my head, an H11 in great shape with a couple manuals a few cards in it, operational, I'd say would easily get $600+ on eBay. Anything above that would approach excessive in my mind, but on average, eBay prices represent "real" market values to me. eBay has done a pretty good job over the years to improve the process and to be fair about charges, etc. I think it's just about one of THE best web creations of all time, seriously. Doc, you said it right, it's a fine tool and asset. Best, David David Greelish Classic Computing www.classiccomputing.com "classiccomputing" on eBay

23 years

Publishing old manuals and books on the web. Legal?

by swtpc6800＠attbi.com

It is easy to ask for a copyright release from the owner (if they are still in business.) I got permission from Motorola to uses some data sheets on my web site. http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/MP_A2/MC6875/MC6875.htm I sent an email to the press contact in the semiconductor division. (See my request below.) I asked them to foward my request to the correct department. I was emailed a short form to fill out and then they gave me permission. I did the same for Byte magazine but received no response. I am going to put some Radio Electronics articles up without permission because Gernsback Publications went out of business last year. If I find out who owns the copyright I will ask for a release. Try to locate the owner and keep a record of your effort. Have contact information on your web site so any copyright owner can reach you. Heathkit is still around. www.heathkit.com Ask them for permission. I think Popular Electronics was acquired by Gernsback Publications. Michael Holley www.swtpc.com/mholley --------------------------------------------------- My original request to Motorola I have a non-profit web site that documents personal computers from the 1970s that were based on the Motorola 6800 family of microprocessors. ( www.swtpc.com/mholley ) I would like permission to post copies of out-of-print Motorola data sheets. These are useful for collectors and hobbyist who are restoring these 6800 based computers and games. An example is the datasheet for the MC6875 clock generator. http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/MP_A2/MC6875/MC6875.htm Could you direct this email to the correct person that handles this type of release? ----------------------------------------------------

23 years

ISA Expansion Box

by glennervin＠cableone.net

Hello Jeff, I saw your post on the IBM machine which used an ISA Expansion Box, and I am looking for such a box, or 2 or 3. Would you know where I could get my hands on some? The Blind (myself included) like using our synthetic speech cards along with the software synthetic speech that comes from the sound card. Usually the sound cards produce a more pleasant speech output, but if the soundcard stops working, we are screwed, so we would like to keep using the older speech cards (ISA). I have been doing some web searches without much luck. Thanks for any leads. "Live long and prosper", O. Glenn Ervin (Lenny) N0YJV Northeast Nebraska e-mail: GlennErvin(a)cableONE.net The above address can also be found on MSM. or my work e-mail: gErvin(a)ncbvi.state.ne.us

23 years

Fw: [Suns-at-Home] [robc@solarflares.net: SPARCServer 2000, anyone want one?]

by rschaefe＠gcfn.org

This might be interesting to someone. Replys to original author, please. Note: an L6-30R is a 250V 30A single-phase twist lock receptacal, ie U.S. dryer... Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "der Mouse" <mouse> To: <port-sparc> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 6:03 PM Subject: Re: [Suns-at-Home] [robc(a)solarflares.net: SPARCServer 2000, anyone want one?] > This came across suns@home. Anyone here interested? I know nothing > about it that's not in this message. > > > From: Jeff Wasilko <jeffw> > > To: suns-at-home(a)net-kitchen.com > > Message-ID: <20030327214108.GS24878(a)jane.smoe.org> > > Subject: [Suns-at-Home] [robc(a)solarflares.net: SPARCServer 2000, anyone want one?] > > > This is in Cambridge, MA. > > > > ----- Forwarded message from Rob Cambra <robc(a)solarflares.net> ----- > > > > Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 13:17:22 -0500 > > From: Rob Cambra <robc(a)solarflares.net> > > Subject: SPARCServer 2000, anyone want one? > > > > > > We have one of the machines that ran www.sun.com from about '94-'96, > > they gave it to us when we were redoing their site with our product a > > few years back. > > > > It's big. > > > > It needs 3-phase 220 --L6-30R on it, so you don't *need* to > > hardwire..heh..if that's a factor. > > > > It has (4) 50 or 60mhz SuperSPARC-(I or II?) processors and 640mb RAM. > > > > CD-Rom, DAT, various shoe-box diskpacks inside the case, and a bunch of > > differential disks in a shelf we never used. > > > > I have been tasked with fitting over 1500sq/ft (almost full) of computer > > room into about 600..so this thing has got to go. > > > > No one that works here wants it...and I feel sort of pained to have the > > liquidators literally shred it (that's what they say they do, just > > literally put into some wood-chipper for computers after separating the > > toxic stuff)...any interest? > > > > The only cost is safely removing it from our building. > > > > Feel free to pass this on to someone who might want this. > > > > -rob

23 years

eBay being sued over patent infringement

by vcf＠siconic.com

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/5699838.htm -- 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 *

23 years

eBay sniping

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

Hi Mike, > What you are trying to do is have a completely new format for an auction. > Specified end time with extended provision. You don't have any such > "NORMAL" auction like this. Yahoo auctions, GSA auctions, and a local one ( that ceased operations ) called Bidzilla had the extending auctions format. > and the winners will be those that place last second bids (i.e. not seen by others) Not necessarily so. An early bidder that enters a high enough proxy bid will still win. Sniping sometimes backfires on the snipers, if they miscalculate what it will take to win ( if it was something they really wanted ) and enter too low a sniping bid. At 12:54 PM 4/24/03 -0700, you wrote: > > At 18:23 24/04/2003, you wrote: > > > > > >>All this garbage about > >>extending auctions an extra minute, blah blah blah, is just a dumb idea. > > > > I dispute that - the "extension" idea is what happens in a "normal" > > auction. The auctioneer will take bids until all competing bidders back > > out, leaving the one winner. This, naturally, maximises the sale price > > (which is good for the seller & the auction house). > >Absolute nonsense! In a normal auction, there is no specified "end time." > These are two completely different formats. In a normal auction, >everyone shows up at the same time and bids. Bidding is only for a few >minutes. > >In an eBay auction (a completely different format) everyone has a very >long time to decide. > >If you had an extended time feature (or pathetic idea) no one would bid on >a 10 day auction until day 10. There would be no need to, unless you just >couldn't be around. > >What you are trying to do is have a completely new format for an auction. >Specified end time with extended provision. You don't have any such >"NORMAL" auction like this. > >The only reason people place early bids on eBay is because they are >thinking like this is a "NORMAL" auction, which it is NOT. This is like a >sealed bid auction because the auction ends at a specified time and the >winners will be those that place last second bids (i.e. not seen by >others).

23 years

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