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OT: RoadRunner Blacklisted, Blocking Bounce Messages! (Michael Sokolov)

by loedman1＠juno.com

>The class action suit should of course be against the blockers. We really need >a law that guarantees penalties for spamblockers 10 times greater than those >for spammers. If you send spam, you get 1 year in prison. If you assault an >open relay operator, mangle E-mail addresses, or do anything else to desecrate >the Classic Computing tradition, you should get 10 years in prison. If a >spammer gets 5 years in prison, spamblockers must get 50 years. Excuse me ? Perhaps we should all forward all of our spam, porn and otherwise, to you. Please provide a valid address so we may do so. Rich Stephenson California

23 years, 2 months

Sierra Adventure Games

by cb＠mythtech.net

>Also, that he was a school teacher is not that surprising. Ron Jeremy, >who is a big, ugly, hairy porn star that has been in the business for >probably over two decades now and has started to spill over into >mainstream TV (usually in comedic roles) used to be a high school teacher. He also won a Mr. Universe contest or one of similar name, don't recall the exact one, but it was one of those male beauty pagent things. Of course that was LONG before his porn career and presumably while he was in better shape. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years, 2 months

Columbia

by cb＠mythtech.net

>(Noogies for the person who can name the *1* airliner that comes >closest to beating this record...) Quantas? (based entirely off "Rain Man" making the claim that Quantas has never had a crash) :-) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years, 2 months

Sierra Adventure Games

by cb＠mythtech.net

>Speaking of, does anyone remember the Artworx Strip Poker games? They >were available in the beginning for Apple II, PC, Commodore 64, and Atari, >but the later games were available only for PC. I really liked those >games. Yup, I have a copy for the Apple II. But I only have the one disk, so I only have the two girls that come with it. I never found other disks, but I seem to recall an option to insert disks of other girls. I also remember being a horny kid and taking photos of the screen after I beat the girls. Then forgot about it, sent the film in to be developed. I picked it up one afternoon with my father, and the guy at the lab said there was no charge because none of the pictures came out. My father and I sat in the car looking at the negatives trying to figure out what they were, when I realized what it was I was looking at and freaked. Nothing like trying to convince your father to stop analyzing them before he too figures out what it is he is looking at. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years, 2 months

OT: RoadRunner Blacklisted, Blocking Bounce Messages!

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

Bill Richman <bill(a)timeguy.com> wrote: > RoadRunner's response was to fix the > open relay and get delisted, right? Nope. Their response was to state > that they "don't negotiate with blacklists" and promptly _blocked_ all > mail from dsbl.org to RoadRunner users. I side with and fully support RoadRunner. Open relays are a very important Classic Computing feature, and every true ClassicCmper must support them. > I'm about ready to start a class action suit, although > they probably have something in the fine print that prevents that. GRRR! The class action suit should of course be against the blockers. We really need a law that guarantees penalties for spamblockers 10 times greater than those for spammers. If you send spam, you get 1 year in prison. If you assault an open relay operator, mangle E-mail addresses, or do anything else to desecrate the Classic Computing tradition, you should get 10 years in prison. If a spammer gets 5 years in prison, spamblockers must get 50 years. -- Michael Sokolov Programletarian Freedom Fighter International Free Computing Task Force Let the Source be with you Programletarians of the world, unite!

23 years, 2 months

aviion 4000 info

by paulm064＠icqmail.com

I recently aquired a Data General 4000 series server . It appears to be complete (except for keyboard ,mouse and manuals as usual) ;however, before i give it juice would like to confirm its condition. Can anyone help me with manuals or point me towards downloadable manuals (any thing that would be useful). Internet search returned very little info. thanks

23 years, 2 months

Digital DNAS CD request & CD list

by Fred.van.Kempen＠microwalt.nl

Adrian, Jesus! Nice collection! ;) You're no doubt going to be swamped with "me too!" requests, but.. are you willing to make copies available? I am doing a major DEC software repository here, to which people have access (on an ask- first basis, legal issues and such..) so it doesnt get lost. Space is not an issue (the current array is 5x180G) and neither is bandwidth. If we can work something out (like you making ISO image copies of the CD, and making TDF dumps of the tapes) we can either ftp them over, or i can pay for you shipping a tape with em... Thanks, Fred > -----Original Message----- > From: Witchy [mailto:witchy@binarydinosaurs.co.uk] > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:34 PM > To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org > Subject: Digital DNAS CD request & CD list > > > Hi folks, > > Been having a good look round for my DNAS 2.2 CD and I'm > pretty sure it's > currently out on loan with an ex-colleague so I'm checking > and will let you > all know when it turns up. I found its box but what use is that :) > > While I was rooting through my boxes of stuff I found a lot > of CDs and tapes > I'd forgotten about that might be useful in the future so > here's a quick > list: (from memory) > > CDs: > InfoserverVXT > Infoserver 1000 > Infoserver Disk & Tape access > VXT Host software (VAX) > OpenVMS AXP V1.0 > OpenVMS AXP V1.5 > OpenVMS AXP V6.1 > OSF/1 T1.0 is in there somewhere; need to dig that one out too. > OSF/1 V1.3 > Alpha firmware updates from about v2.x up to 5.x (on floppy too) > Ultrix 4.2 VAX and RISC > Ultrix Layered Products, 1994? > OpenVMS Freeware from 1.0 to 5.0 > OpenVMS Internet Product Suite 1.1 > All versions of OpenVMS from 5.5 to 7.3, VAX and Alpha > Digital UNIX V3.2 > Digital UNIX Layered Products > Tru64 V4.0D and 4.0G > Tru64 Layered Products > VMS Layered Product sets from around Sep 1992 up to > 1999/2000, also current > LPs, VAX and Alpha (many boxes!) > > Tapes (TK50): > VMS 5.0 > VMS 5.2 > VMS 5.3 > VMS 5.3-1 > VMS 5.4 > VMS 5.4-2 + MUP > VMS 5.4-3 > VMS 5.5-2H4 + MUP > plus there's some I remember picking up that must be in another box I > haven't found yet, like VMS 5.5, VMS 5.0-1, VMS 5.0-2, Dibol > 4.2, DECwindows > etc. > MVII Diagnostics > Bootable PDP11/73 tape, probably RT/11 V5.4 & CTS300 V8.2 > > Yes, I'm a hoarder :o) > > -- > adrian/witchy > www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the online computer museum > www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - monthly gothic shenanigans

23 years, 2 months

Cool external FD by Nintendo

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Today at the thrift I found a red case/black face/yellow button external 3.5 FD by Nintendo model HVC-022. Most of the writing on it is in Japanese. It was missing the ac adapter and cable. Copyright date on it is 1985. Anyone else have one of these?

23 years, 2 months

In a previous life the mircomputers I used to sell were the...

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jan 30, 20:44, Eric Chomko wrote: > > Please add to the list your personal experience of computers sales. > If you didn't sell it don't add it. Sales: BBC Microcomputer Model A,B Torch Z80 etc Acorn Econet systems Acorn Cambridge Workstation BBC Master Series Acorn Archimedes Acorn R140, R260 Microvitec monitors Repairs etc: Commodore PET 2001...4032 Apple ][, ][+, //e Exidy Sorcerer Acorn/BBC systems Acorn/SJ Econet systems Amstrad CPC range Apricot PC...Xen-i Sony Word Processor DEC PDP-11 (QBus systems) ACT Sirius Microvitec monitors Epson printers Sinclair ZX81/Spectrum/QL and probably lots of machines and peripherals I've forgotten about. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

23 years, 2 months

OT: Roadrunner Blacklisted, Blocking Bounce Messages! From: Bill Richman

by loedman1＠juno.com

>RoadRunner Nebraska - nebr.rr.com). RoadRunner's response was to fix the >open relay and get delisted, right? Nope. Their response was to state >that they "don't negotiate with blacklists" and promptly _blocked_ all Good old Roadrunner, the source of some of the most annoying pornographic spam in my Inbox, Sally and the Saint Bernard, Sex with my Mom and so on. Complaints are ignored and the deluge of crap continues Rich Stephenson California

23 years, 2 months

Ada (was Re: Columbia)

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Feb 1, 16:24, Zane H. Healy wrote: > Excuse me? The GNAT development environment is very much available > on Windows. I've been tempted to install it on Windows as there is > a very nice looking IDE (I believe done by the Air Force) that is > freely available for Windows. Indeed, Computer Science at York does quite a lot of teaching in Ada on Windows. I don't know if they still do, but they used to let students in practical classes use either Linux or Windows, because Ada was one of the few things that works exactly hte same under either -- except, in our setup, for network bandwidth. The Ada classes (using Windows) were responsible for my having to upgrade the classroom links. > One thing about Ada that I found rather interesting was mention of an > OS written in Great Britain in the early 80's. It was written in Ada > and ran on the PDP-11. Probably written by CompSci staff at York. They certainly wrote a compiler and an environment to support it. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

23 years, 2 months

Any Amiga users on this list?

by knightstalkerbob＠netscape.net

"TeoZ" <teoz(a)neo.rr.com> wrote: >Hi, > >Anybody here using Amiga 500's? > Yes, I have two of them, both still operational. -- Bob Mason 2x Amiga 500's, GVP A530 (40mhz 68030/68882, 8meg Fast, SCSI), 1.3/3.1, 2meg Chip, full ECS chipset, EZ135, 1084S, big harddrives, 2.2xCD Gateway Performance 500 Piece 'o Crap, 'ME, 128meg, 20Gig & 40Gig, flatbed. Heathkit H-89A, 64K RAM, hard and soft-sectored floppies, SigmaSoft and Systems 256K RAM Drive/Print Spooler/Graphics board HDOS 2 & CP/M 2.2.03/2.2.04

23 years, 2 months

Expect to see fewer hard drives.

by mikeford＠socal.rr.com

>Over two years, Simson Garfinkel and Abhi Shelat bought 158 used hard drives >at secondhand computer stores and on eBay. Of the 129 drives that >functioned, 69 still had recoverable files on them and 49 contained >"significant personal information" - medical correspondence, love letters, >pornography and 5,000 credit card numbers. One even had a year's worth of >transactions with account numbers from a cash machine in Illinois. " First old PC I ever bought was from I think PCmall, they had just moved to a new building and gave all their people new computers, and sold the old one from a couple pallets in the outlet store. The sign said no hard drives and no memory, but the guy at the counter said that "some" might still have them. The one I bought had a couple years of client and vendor billing data. I have SE/30 from a county psych center complete with all the ready to print forms and a bunch of patient histories. Many small scrappers promise whatever and then sell to whoever has the top dollar. Or worse they are honest and won't sell to me. ;( Wow do I hate walking into ta place and seeing tasty hard drives etc. getting drilled etc. I don't see it as getting to be a real serious problem for us though, since its pretty costly to scrap old computers "by the book". Much easier to tell Joe in the warehouse to get rid of the old stuff, and he calls some scrapper who slips him a few bucks and huals everything away on the spot.

23 years, 2 months

hp 9836 system software?

by kurt＠ees1s0.engr.ccny.cuny.edu

Dear cctalk people, I recently got my hands on a HP 9836CU with monitor and HP-IB hard disk. Upon power-up, the machine behaves similarly to Stan's post of Thu, 23 Jan 2003, where his 9836 gave him this: . > Flexible Disc > Flexible Disc Failed and he heard this: . > After the POST, but before the 9836C looks for an OS to load, it emits a > series of high and low pitched beeps (low, low, high, low, high, high, > low). But my 9836CU does not boot. The lights on the front of the HP-IB disk flash when the machine goes through POST an tries to boot, but the disk does not seem to be spinning and I don't hear heads moving. I don't know whether the hard disk works nor do I have any floppies, bootable or otherwise. Does anyone have any floppies that can be used to boot the a HP 9836CU? Other system software? Documentation? thanks, -kurt

23 years, 2 months

DEC still strong in government / academia

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

Just got my UC Irvine student applicant 2003-04 financial aid paperwork. The picture in the booklet of a student getting his education shows a little Asian- looking guy in front of... a DEC workstation!!! The keyboard has an unmistakable, so dear and familiar to me LK201 or successor layout, the screen with some graphics (of unidentifiable nature) has the authentic look of a DEC monitor (even the d|i|g|i|t|a|l logo can be made out), and DEC-looking boxes (I guess external CD-ROM drives) can be seen in the back. The whole thing displays perfect harmony in DEC colors. (Can't tell, though, whether the workstation is a VAX, MIPS, or Alpha, except that I can see it sitting under the monitor.) When I was registering my company in the San Diego County Clerk's office in June of last year (that's the same place where couples tie the knot on this side of the pond) I was similarly delighted to see all the clerks typing on DEC terminals, with DECconnect cables running around the office. And a few years ago when I was still watching TV (happily living without a TV for 2.5 years now) there was a program asking people to donate blood. They showed footage of the process and my eyes were immediately caught by a VT220. But unfortunately most libraries, a former stronghold of VMS-based catalog servers and public DEC VT terminals, have now been lost to pee-sea-fication. MS

23 years, 2 months

hp 9836 system software?

by kurt＠ees1s0.engr.ccny.cuny.edu

23 years, 2 months

IBM floppy

by mhstein＠canada.com

I apologize for this being way within the 10 years, but there's such a wealth of knowledge & experience on this list I just had to ask: I've got an IBM Ambra 6300 08E here that came without a floppy drive (just an HD & CD-ROM), which makes it very awkward to run diagnostics, install drivers, etc. Does anybody know how to add a 3.5 floppy? I've tried a Panasonic & a Sony, the normal way, drive 1 with the twist, and also drive 0 without, but no luck. Any ideas? Thanks for any help, and sorry for the OT. mike

23 years, 2 months

Another apology

by mhstein＠canada.com

------Original Message-------------- From: "Ernest" <ernestls(a)attbi.com> Subject: RE: Another apology Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:05:10 -0800 > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]On > Behalf Of M H Stein > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 5:01 AM > To: 'ClassicComputers' > Subject: Another apology > > > To everyone who's waiting to hear from me > about stuff I've offered, another apology! > Been awfully busy with work & health matters > and haven't had time to look at things in > detail, but you'll all hear from me Real > Soon Now... > > mike in Toronto No problem. How do we get a hold of you via email? Your old account isn't working anymore. ---------------------------------- Hi Ernest: Address is mhstein at canada dot com; don't know why it's not in your original message, it is in my copy of the digest. The Apple clone's still on the shelf with your name on it in indelible black marker :); sorry I dropped the ball. Decided not to keep the bio-feedback H/W & S/W, so I'll throw it in; it also has an 80 col card AFAIK. Write me off-list & we'll work out a reasonable price. Thanks for your patience & understanding, although the longer it sits, the more valuable an antique it becomes, right? :) mike

23 years, 2 months

WPD

by JimGSherlock＠aol.com

Similar - I am trying to find a converter or reader for .WPD file (PFS WinWorks Word files Any help appreciated Cheers Jim

23 years, 2 months

Old Commodore Model 202 adding machine

by fernande＠internet1.net

Hey all, I just saw an old Commodore adding machine, model 202, or something similar, at one of the local Goodwill outlets. It was cheap, but I have no interest in it myself. Do I need to go back tomorrow and pick it up >from someone???? This is something I haven't seem before, and I don't want to pass it up if someone else really wants it. I'll do this for about $5.00 over my cost. I think the thing was labeled at $1.99, or something similar. Shipping will probably be the biggest cost, if I pack it well. Chad Fernandez Michigan, USA

23 years, 2 months

Model 100 DVI drive

by mhstein＠canada.com

--------------------Original Messages-------------------------- Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 10:03:19 -0800 (PST) From: "Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)" <cisin(a)xenosoft.com> Subject: Re: Model 100 DVI drive On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, M H Stein wrote: > Hi Rich: > I can't answer your question, but I do have a DVI and the manual and s/w, > if that can help you in any way. It runs CP/M IIRC. > And if anybody's interested, make me an offer... > mike in Toronto, Can. Could you check the manual, and confirm that it runs CP/M? All of the ones that we've ever seen ran a unique OS, with a directory structure based on the Microsoft stand-alone-BASIC. A CP/M for it would significantly increase the desirability of it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, as I've mentioned here previously, I have some serious problems with my memory, so my recollection is probably faulty, and I'm certainly not about to argue with you, Fred. Alas, another aspect of this memory problem is that I can't remember where a lot of stuff is any more (although that's always been a problem :), so I haven't been able to find the manual yet. I have found the DVI & boot diskette though, and after a half hour search, the 100 and its user and tech manuals but, alas, not the 100>DVI cable. If & when I find either the DVI manual or the cable, I'll check it out & let you know, but you're probably right. mike

23 years, 2 months

IBM System/3 owners

by FrankButash＠email.msn.com

Greetings, I am interesting in finding used IBM System 3x computers for sale. Can you direct me to any sites or organizations? Thanks, Frank Butash 860-232-7173 Fax: 860-232-3037

23 years, 2 months

Teletype machine

by gkbrown＠gwi.net

Hi Gil: I was wondering if you were in the market for another M14-TD. I aquired one the other day. It is all there but quite dusty. I did find some info on it on the web but all the ones I saw were grey. This one is black. I can take a few pictures and send them to you. Any Idea what the age is on this beast. By the way, I have also got to go back this spring and pick up a bunch of other teletype stuff, such as the consol and related items. Regards Gary...WZ1M

23 years, 2 months

Bee 3 Emulator

by setni＠eunet.yu

I am looking for emulator for Beehive Bee 3 Computer Terminal. Best regards.

23 years, 2 months

OT: Location and GPS

by truthanl＠oclc.org

I boat, therefore I follow navigation aids and GPS service interruptions at : http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/gps/default.htm There is an Active Notice for Cape Canaveral Area: Cape Canaveral, FL - AFSPC 2002-236 For the Aviation Community 5 NM RADIUS OF N2828/W0835 (ORL100/042) FROM THE SURFACE UP TO FL250. REMARKS; INTERMITTENT DATES AND TIME; 14 DAYS ADVANCE NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN PRIOR TO EACH EVENT. IFR OPERATIONS BASED ON GPS NAVIGATION SHOULD NOT BE PLANNED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS DURING THE PERIODS INDICATED. THESE OPERATIONS INCLUDE DOMESTIC RNAV OR LONG-RANGE NAVIGATION REQUIRING GPS. THESE OPERATIONS ALSO INCLUDE GPS STANDALONE AND OVERLAY INSTRUMENT APPROACH OPERATIONS. ON THE FOLLOWING DATES AND TIMES: REMARKS; INTERMITTENT DATES AND TIME; 14 DAYS ADVANCE NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN PRIOR TO EACH EVENT. Last Updated: 2002-12-23 It also Looks like they'll be testing A New Digital GPS beacon "build out" at Angleton TX next week. I have no idea if thats a correction beacon affecting Florida. Sincerely Larry Truthan

23 years, 2 months

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