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by ceby2＠csc.com

Bill - The tape drives are Reel 2 Reel (of course) I've been thinking of keeping one of those for show, but if I get a taker for the system I'll have to leave that up to them. As to the 5363... are you sure you're not confusing that with the 5364. That really was a PC sized machine, and one I'm definitely after. It came bundled with an IBM PC (model 5560 I think) which acted as the console. The 5363 is nearly the size of the 5362. It looks like a first generation AS/400. They both use the 5 1/4" disks. As to keeping the 5360, well you're right about the 8" media being more common. But then, the 5362 takes the same media, and is about 1/10 the size. In fact it's just as powerful processor wise. The difference is a smaller card cage and smaller disk capacity. The 5360 I have has at least 4 of those 19" platter disks. The 5362 take up to 2 of the 14" variety. I have just the one in the 5362. And no-one's prying the '62 from my cold dead fingers. The biggest challenge I have with that is modifying the power supply when, as is the plan, I move over to the UK. It's wired for 110v only. The 5360 is strickly 220, and it may even be three phase. I don't honestly recall. On to the PC file copy utility: I'm afraid it's one of the feature sets I don't have media for. I do have an emulator card set up. Just to make it interesting, I'm using a MCA version plugged into an IBM PS/2 Model 70 Luggable running OS/2 (just wanted to tick off as many obscure IBM technology boxes as possible). No problem with the workstation connectivity (so long as the couplers joining the 4 pieces of phone cord from the study to the living room don't pull loose, he he). But without the feature set on the host, there's no copying capability. There's media going, but it's fetching a really good price (see my note about the e-Pay auction). -Colin ceby2(a)csc.com Senior Consultant National Performance Engineeering Practice CSC Consulting

23 years, 2 months

Miniscribe 3650

by echafe＠roadrunner.nf.net

Hi I need a Miniscribe 3650 hard drive or the logic board for one any suggestions would be appreciated Eric

23 years, 2 months

Removing duct tape residue.

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

I've cleaned up permanent magic marker off white and beige plastic computer components with virtually 100% success with the following methods. Obviously first make sure the item is turned off / unplugged / cooled off / discharged / etc. I use 100% concentration denatured ethyl alcohol to remove as much of the marker markings as possible. It will take a lot off and leave the markings much fainter. Then I wet another paper towel with the alcohol and sprinkle ajax or comet cleanser on it and then scrub till it's off. This scrubbing mixture scrubs off tape's adhesive residue very well also. I use pure white cloth like paper towels, not printed, so the ink of printed paper towel's printing doesn't end up back on the item. If it's something that can be disassembled so that the plastic part can be put in a deep sink ( or bathtub ) , I do that with a dishwashing scrub brush first covered with straight dishwashing detergent and then heavily sprinkled with ajax or comet. It makes a thick paste at first and stays in place as you scrub. To get marker off painted metal, I use acetone. Use in well ventilated area ( outside? ) with no source of ignition anywhere near. It will take a little of the paint layer off, so don't rub in one spot too long. It may be changing the texture, but to me that's better than the marker markings. You might not want to do this to valuable "collectibles", but it was ok for what I was cleaning. At 05:06 AM 1/29/03 -0600, you wrote: >On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Jim Arnott wrote: > > > For cleaning computer plastics, the absolute best product I've found (in > > the US) is Hoppe's No. 9 Powder Solvent. Found at your local sporting > > goods store. Even removes PERMANENT Sharpie. > >Has anyone tried removing Sharpie from a chassis with textured paint? I >have a couple of items that were marked up with a Sharpie, and short of >paint thinner (which seems to dilute and bury the ink in the paint while >damaging the texture), I've found nothing that seems to work. > >-Toth

23 years, 2 months

ADMIN: Demime is now active

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jan 28, 22:32, Jeffrey Sharp wrote: > By popular demand, Jay and I have set up demime on the ClassicCmp server, > and all posts are being filtered through it. From here on out, all posts you > get from CC will be in plain text, with no attachments or HTML. Thank you! That's a great idea. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

23 years, 2 months

Looking for DEC parts

by antikgmbh＠compuserve.com

Hello, I found your e-mail address after searching for the DEC part# 21-15542-01 on the "googles" platform. We are a German independent distributor and looking for several DEC parts for our customer. May you can help ??? These are the parts we are looking for: 5 pcs. DEC 21-17311-01 or 21-17311-02 2 pcs. DEC 21-17312-00 or 21-17312-01 2 pcs. DEC 57-00001-01 2 pcs. DEC 57-00000-01 2 pcs. DEC 21-15542-01 Any luck for us ?? Thank you for a short notice. Best regards Erika Antik Elektronik-Vertriebs-GmbH Tel: +49 4191 89441 Fax: +49 4191 89337

23 years, 2 months

sys 36 software

by n8uhn＠yahoo.com

interesting list System Support Programs> got it Utilities RPG II > got it Cobol Mcode > got it Display Write 36 Display Write Language Dictionary Business Graphics Utility Personal Services 36 Query 36 PC Support 36 > got it Additional SSP> NEED IT Base Communications> got it 3270 Device Emulation> got it MSRJE> got it - what is it? Display Station Pass-Through> got it Tape Support> got it PTF's> heave a few of those wow nice list but no basic or diags - wierd - daigs came with every system - unless some paranoid sysop destroyed them when parting with the system. diags are NOT covered in the license agreement - they are part of the machine! btw - on a 5360 there is a plate covering a storage area above the circuit breaker on the rear right of the machine - undo four screws and see if the ibm ce left the diag diskettes in there ;) Bill Message: 35 Subject: Re: ibm sys/36 5360 basic needed From: "Colin Eby" <ceby2(a)csc.com> To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:34:47 -0500 Reply-To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org Bill -- FYI, some 8" floppy based software just turned up on ePay. Item 2304666096. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2304666096&ssPageName=AD… They've got pretty much everything except what you were after. I've been bidding on it myself. In fact I've gone as far as a hundred bucks. If I'm bidding against anyone on the list maybe we can come to some co-purchase agreement before my media lust gets the better of my fiduciary responsibility. I already have quite a lot of it. System Support Programs Utilities RPG II Cobol Mcode Display Write 36 Display Write Language Dictionary Business Graphics Utility Personal Services 36 Query 36 PC Support 36 Additional SSP Base Communications 3270 Device Emulation MSRJE Display Station Pass-Through Tape Support PTF's - Colin Eby

23 years, 2 months

FW: Are you interested in an old computer?

by witchy＠binarydinosaurs.co.uk

Hi folks, Old Amstrad available for quite possibly nothing apart from shipping. Looks like it's the PC1512DD model since it doesn't have a hard drive. I haven't asked him if he'd consider shipping to the US, but if he's going to pack it up anyway the destination doesn't really matter :) Please contact the seller directly. witchy -----Original Message----- From: David Errock [mailto:david@errock.co.uk] Sent: 26 January 2003 20:41 To: witchy(a)binarydinosaurs.co.uk Subject: Are you interested in an old computer? Adrian, I have an Amstrad PC1512 computer (complete with original manual and Amstrad system disks in original plastic pack) with mono screen and two 5" floppy disk drives (the disk drives are not identical, even though they were both "factory fitted") in a clean condition. It still works. I do have the cardboard boxes, but no polystyrene, and the cardboard is not in a good state! Are you interested in this? It seems a shame to throw it in the bin even though it is useless. Regards, David Errock david(a)errock.co.uk

23 years, 2 months

Seeking manual for the Jupiter 4000

by kurtk7＠visi.com

I hate to belabor the request, but I really need a manual to the Jupiter 4000. Does anyone have any suggestions, I would really appreciate any help in locating a copy. Thanks Kurt

23 years, 2 months

XT-IDE drive lot spotted on eBay

by red＠bears.org

Normally I don't do this, but it's in a strange category and I know some folks here have been looking hard for these type of drives in the past. 12 Seagate RARE Hard Drives ST-325X 25MB NEW http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2304712236&category=11209 Ends 3 Feb 10:18a PST Good luck! ok r.

23 years, 2 months

IBM Power Server 590 components available

by anheier＠owt.com

I have the following from an IBM Power server 590 available for trade. IBM DAT (or some sort of tape drive) SCSI model EXB-8200 IBM 4x cdrom drive p/n 88G4917 SCSI MCA (I think) cards IBM SCSI2 port card FRU11H3600 IBM FDDI extender p/n 31g9395 3Com ethernet bus master adapter p/n oog3368 IBM SCSI I/O controller FRU 31g9729 IBM FDDI Main, p/n 31g9393 Thanks Norm

23 years, 2 months

PDP 11/23 Blueprints available

by anheier＠owt.com

I have a DEC PDP 11/23 Field Maintenance Print set (series FPF11-0) for a 11/23 floating point processor dated 1980-81., This is printed on approximately 60 11*17" pages. This would be very useful for someone trying to maintain a PDP 11/23. I am interested in trading for old CPU processor chips that I am collecting. Thanks Norm

23 years, 2 months

WANTED: VAX 11/750 Front/Side Panels

by jwillis＠manson.vistech.net

Wanted: VAX 11/750 chassis panels: * Front door * Outer left side panel * Back door * Back I/O cover panel Hoping to get these from an otherwise gutted or non-functional system. They will soon be all that remains to complete my 11/750. Thanks, John W. The VAXpirate

23 years, 2 months

non-profit

by dante_toza＠yahoo.com

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23 years, 2 months

Neat find: Maxx Steele Robot

by keeblernsam＠zippytech.com

hello i was checking out your page and comments on you buying a maxx a few years ago ,just to let you know im a collecter and was wandering do you still have your maxx steele email me we will talk thanks. GUY keeblernsam(a)zippytech.com

23 years, 2 months

GRiDCase 3 Battery Question.

by netsurfer_x1＠fastmailbox.net

Does anybody know the part or catalog no. for a battery for a GRiDCase 3 Laptop battery? I just this week got one of these old gems, & would just love to use it on the road. By the way, anybody know where I can find a GRiD-OS ROM for this thing? -- David Vohs netsurfer_x1(a)fastmailbox.net -- http://fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own

23 years, 2 months

Wanted, book: "Practical Microprocessors"

by ssj152＠charter.net

I'm looking for a book for my HP 5036A microprocessor lab, "Practical Microprocessors" textbook (H.P. part no. 05036-90003). If anyone has a source for one of these, please contact me off list. I already have a source for one for $100 US and can't afford it... Thanks, Stuart Johnson

23 years, 2 months

FA:HP-9805, Programmer's Panel, Teletype manuals & tool

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

FYI: I just threw some stuff on E-bay including a HP 9805 Statistics calculator, two volumes of model 33 Teletype manuals, a Teletype tool, a programmer's panel and an Apple computer Module ID book. The auctions are for 5 days only so don't delay. I will be adding more tomorrow. Joe

23 years, 2 months

cctalk digest, Vol 1 #417 - 31 msgs

by sml49＠attbi.com

> Message: 22 > Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 14:29:24 +0000 (GMT) > From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Jules=20Richardson?= > <julesrichardsonuk(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Subject: slightly newer Apple stuff... > To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org > Reply-To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org > > hi all, > > I've just found someone local who's dumping a few Apple bits and pieces - a > Macintosh 2, LC3 and a Performa 400, plus a couple of monitors and > stylewriters. I said yes to them as I just fancy playing around with a bit of > Apple stuff. They all work apparently but I don't know what cables etc. they > have with them. > > Can anyone tell me anything about them or point me to any good Apple websites > that will? Not sure if they make the ten year mark or not (pretty certain at > least the performa won't!) so sorry for the bandwidth... THE source on the web for the lowdown on any of these old Macs is <<lowendmac.com>> The Mac II (2) is a 16 mhz machine with a Motorola 68020 processor and was the first color-capable Mac. The LCIII (3) runs a 16 or 25 mhz 68LC040 (no FPU as part of the CPU); I don't recall what the Performa 400 contains. The difference between the Performa and "standard" versions of some of these older machines has more to do with how they were sold and what software was bundled (sometimes a slightly different version of the OS, too) but otherwise not much. All have internal SCSI drives. The Mac II has a port for a second (external) floppy. These machines can run up to MacOS 7.6.1 but are quicker and more at home with 7.5.3 or even 6.0.8, which is quite speedy on even machines as slow as these. Do you plan to display them, actually use 'em or what? I have a slew of parts and old drives and whatnot for these machines - the drive's usually what goes on them. By the way: check the motherboard battery to make sure it's live (3.6v lithium). They'll boot w/o a live battery but will lose their time and certain other settings. Seth Lewin

23 years, 2 months

Back in the game

by erd_6502＠yahoo.com

After a *very* brief unemployment, I started at a new job today - as an OpenVMS Administrator, if you can believe it. One of the more surprising moments during the interview process was when I was mentioning that I had a VAX 8200 and a DEC 4000 in my basement, and the boss said, "of course you do - all you VMS guys run that stuff at home." I've gotten lots of milage from running older/smaller version of Sun/DEC/etc boxes, but I'd never run across someone in an interview who *expected* it. Now back to the side of the table with money, but no time... -ethan

23 years, 2 months

'386 chip upgrade?

by mmcfadden＠cmh.edu

Upgrade for IBM P70 luggable? Actually why not use a P75 which is the 486 model of the P70, I have a couple of both. One is missing the keyboard and the back but the SCSI disk and internals are there. Mike

23 years, 2 months

slightly newer Apple stuff...

by julesrichardsonuk＠yahoo.co.uk

hi all, I've just found someone local who's dumping a few Apple bits and pieces - a Macintosh 2, LC3 and a Performa 400, plus a couple of monitors and stylewriters. I said yes to them as I just fancy playing around with a bit of Apple stuff. They all work apparently but I don't know what cables etc. they have with them. Can anyone tell me anything about them or point me to any good Apple websites that will? Not sure if they make the ten year mark or not (pretty certain at least the performa won't!) so sorry for the bandwidth... I've got a few II's and a /// with a couple of profiles, and used LC's before but otherwise my apple knowledge is non-existant. I don't really have the space for them so they'll probably be up for grabs in a few weeks time... :-) cheers Jules Everything you'll ever need on one web page >from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

23 years, 2 months

Model 100 DVI drive

by RCini＠congressfinancial.com

Hello, all: Does anyone know if the specs on the Model 100 Disk-Video Interface is the same as the CoCo disks? I have a single-drive DVI and a single low-profile CoCo disk drive. They physically look to be the same but I wanted to be sure before I lashed them together. Thanks. Rich ========================== Richard A. Cini, Jr. First Vice President Congress Financial Corporation 1133 Avenue of the Americas 30th Floor New York, NY 10036 (212) 545-4402 (212) 840-6259 (facsimile)

23 years, 2 months

Pinout for HP 2629b terminal?

by jimw＠agora.rdrop.com

On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Frank McConnell wrote: > > Hmmm... htis one is not color, but there are a number of odd 'arrow' keys > > on the keyboard that might suggest scanning about a larger than displayed > > buffer... > > One of these would probably have arrow keys for moving the cursor, in > the block up top with the function keys: arrows pointing up, down, > left, right, and up/left meaning "top of buffer". These move the > cursor on the screen. Shift modifies them: I think up, down, left, > and right become "scroll thataway" where the cursor stays put and the > window into the buffer moves; and shift+up/left is "bottom of buffer". Well... eight 'arrow' keys (I think, I'm not in front of it at the moment) with the 'usual' up, down, left, right... then diagonal (???) keys, and some have the legend 'roll' on them as well... > There would also be "NEXT PAGE" and "PREV PAGE" keys that let you > page through the buffer. Hmmm... I'll look, but don't reall these... > If it's a graphics terminal (and has its original keyboard), the > numeric pad off to the right has additional legends for its > manipulations of the graphics cursor. I think it has its proper keyboard, but it has no numeric pad. Did note an alternate numeric set in the alpha keys similar to some keypunch machines... > > Any enlightenment you can provide will be greatly appreciated! > > I tried trawling my inventory database for the manual, but no luck. > But I'll keep my eyes open as I dig through boxes. Cool... Thanks; -jim --- jimw(a)agora.rdrop.com The Computer Garage - http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw

23 years, 2 months

OT: Location

by Edward.Tillman＠valero.com

I may be new to the list, but my location's always been there. Cheers! :) Ed Tillman Store Automation Tech Support Specialist Valero Energy Corporation San Antonio, TX; USA Phone (210) 592-3110, Fax (210) 592-2048 edward.tillman(a)valero.com <mailto:edward.tillman@valero.com> > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org@PEUSA On Behalf Of "Francois" > <francois(a)auradon.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 12:24 PM > To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org > Subject: OT: Location > > Hi all, > Sorry for the OT post but I think it is worth noting since it relates to > the > list. > I seen a few post where people add their location after their name in the > signature, I think this is way cool and give a perspective on the > globalization of the list. > I would like to strongly encourage everybody on theis list to do the same > and add your location. > Thank you for your attention > Francois > Minnesota USA > >

23 years, 2 months

Removing Duct Tape Residue

by Robert_Feldman＠jdedwards.com

Goo Gone is good. Be careful with Goof Off, as it is a paint remover (with petroleum-based solvents). It can disolve some plastics. Peanut butter (creamy :) ) or vegetable oil will often work to remove fresh adhesive residue. -----Original Message----- From: Douglas Wood [mailto:dbwood@kc.rr.com] Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 10:33 PM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Removing Duct Tape Residue Try "Goo Gone" or "Goof Off". <snip>

23 years, 2 months

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