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by xds_sigma7＠hotmail.com

Not to beat a dead horse, but the last year a 273 could be had in a Barracuda was 1967. No ifs, ands, or buts. 1968 was the last year of the 273, period. Amusingly, one of my cars' emissions tests says it has a 283, stupid emissions testings place... In all the emissions things I have, the engine size is variously reported as 273, 283, 318, or 340, and yes it easily passed no matter which one it was thought to be. I guess a 74 with a 318 might be slow, wouldn't know, but I know E-bodies weigh a good deal more than my A-body. I have a 69 318 in my fastback, which despite having a two barrel and being backed with an automatic, used to regularly stomp ricers, well before I started restoring it of course.. I wish I had the 273 still, but that was replaced before my time, it suffered from an engine rebuild performed by the automotive equivalent of braindead monkeys. Anyway, if anyone wants further info about my cudas or whatnot, feel free to e-mail me offlist.. Will J _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

23 years, 3 months

Oersted Ratings of DC300A and DC600 Tape Cartridges

by marvin＠rain.org

The subject says it all. I've checked on Google and get the *impression* that they are both the same at 550 Oersteds. Anyone know if this is truely the case? Thanks.

23 years, 3 months

Engine confusion

by loedman1＠juno.com

To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org From: Joe <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com> Subject: RE: TRS-80 fever on ebay?! Reply-To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org At 07:02 PM 1/6/03 -0500, you wrote: >> I have a '74 Barracuda that's being restored. The original 283 was tossed > 283? When did they start putting Ford engines in Plymouths? I think you mean 318. 283 would be a Chevy engine, Ford would be a 289. Best stick with computers guys !!! Rich

23 years, 3 months

Sharp MZ-80K/A/B again

by avickers＠solutionengineers.com

Many years ago, I owned an MZ-80K. With it, were a whole stack of magazines, which (IIRC) were called Sharpsoft User Group, or something similar to that. Sadly, I sold that MZ-80K to a friend (along with all the mags), and they (comp & mags) have long since passed into oblivion. The thing is, those magazines were worth more than their weight in gold, in terms of information about the MZ-80 series computers; there was loads of type-in software, stuff about peeks & pokes, and so on & so forth. Thing is, I cannot find a single reference on the internet to Sharpsoft, save for some unrelated stuff, and a couple of references to cash registers. :( So, does anyone else remember the Sharpsoft mags (incidentally, they are unrelated to the UK-based Sharp Users Group), if so does anyone *have* any, and if so can I either buy/trade/borrow them? Thanks in advance! -- Cheers, Ade. B-Racing, "B" where the action is! http://www.b-racing.com

23 years, 3 months

OT: RE: DMCA etc.

by Robert_Feldman＠jdedwards.com

In related news: <quote> Norwegian teenager acquitted in DVD film cracking case Tue Jan 7, 7:26 PM ET By DOUG MELLGREN, Associated Press Writer OSLO, Norway - Hollywood didn't get its happy ending when a Norwegian court acquitted a teenager of digital burglary charges for creating and circulating online a program that cracks the security codes on DVDs. Tuesday's ruling, a blow to the entertainment industry's drive to curtail illegal copying of its movies, was a key test in how far copyright holders can go in preventing duplication of their intellectual property. Jon Lech Johansen, who was 15 when he developed and posted the program on the Internet in late 1999, said he developed the software only to watch DVD movies he owned on a Linux-based computer that lacked DVD-viewing software. </quote> -----Original Message----- From: John Allain [mailto:allain@panix.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 4:46 PM To: CCTalk Subject: DMCA etc. For those of you nutz about the current efforts to make digital copyrights overly restrictive, here's a FUN place to visit, as regards to this problem. "END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR VIEWING ILLEGAL ART EXHIBIT" <g> http://www.illegal-art.org/contract.html If you allow popups, go here instead and it will pop the above. http://www.illegal-art.org John A.

23 years, 3 months

HP 98564 - what is it?

by avickers＠solutionengineers.com

As per subject; I can't find anything on Google which matches HP 98564... I'm wondering if it's a typo, as it claims to be a 9000 series (so, either a 9564, a 9856, a 9854 or a 9864 is my guess), but can anyone shed any light? Ta. -- Cheers, Ade. Be where it's at, B-Racing! http://b-racing.com

23 years, 3 months

Engine confusion

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

At 08:04 PM 1/7/03 -0800, you wrote: > >To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org >From: Joe <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com> >Subject: RE: TRS-80 fever on ebay?! >Reply-To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org > >At 07:02 PM 1/6/03 -0500, you wrote: >>> I have a '74 Barracuda that's being restored. The original 283 was >tossed > >> 283? When did they start putting Ford engines in Plymouths? I think >you mean 318. > >283 would be a Chevy engine, Ford would be a 289. Best stick with >computers guys !!! > > Rich Argghh! Brain Fart! Joe

23 years, 3 months

TRS-80 fever on ebay?!

by xds_sigma7＠hotmail.com

I think if I ever somehow had a drastic increase in cash flow, I would likely buy nearly every pre-1980 or so mopar I could get my hands on, especially 67-69 barracudas.. I dunno, 2 1967s just isn't enough... Of course, I would immediately be shot by my parents but yeah.. Will J _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

23 years, 3 months

Osborne OCC1

by CochraneS＠sgstool.com

I have come across an Osborne model OCC1 Serial # 134033. This unit has the 300 baud modem. It also has 5 1/4 disk with it. (SuperCalc, WordStar, Qbasic) The unit boots up and runs the software but after about 15 to 20 minutes it starts to overheat.(smoke) My question is - What is the selling price for a unit like this and where would be the best place to sell it? Thanks for your help, Steve Cochrane Director of Information Technology SGS Tool Company PO Box 187 Munroe Falls, OH 44262 (330)686.4194 ########################################### This message has been scanned by F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange. For more information, connect to http://www.F-Secure.com/

23 years, 3 months

MPU-401

by 3sdiarftt02＠sneakemail.com

> Do you know if there's any difference in performance between the > MPU-401 > and MT-32? Or is it simply a difference in implementation. [See previous comment about MT-32 vs LAPC-1] IIRC (and I've just proved how reliable my memory is :-\ ) the MPU-401 was a MIDI interface with no instruments and the MT-32 was an external module that required either a MIDI or serial interface. You would use the two together. [Of course, if I'd sent this to the right place first time this wouldn't be redundant now.] I distinctly remember having to play around with some mapping untilities to get the LAPC-1 to get even close to general MIDI and I'm fairly sure there were a bunch of sounds that simply weren't there. However, there were also a heap of sounds the MT-32/LAPC-1 did that weren't in the general MIDI list. I had multiple sound cards and I used to have fairly complicated channel and instrument mapping going on. I used to have a Miracle Piano Teaching System too, which had some nice sounds. Never did get all that far with it though. Anyone else have the optional CMS chips for the original Soundblaster 1.0? I remember a lot of Seirra games sounding a lot better with the extra channels. Damn I wish I'd kept that stuff now. Chris J. --- Sorry to vance-at-neurotica . com for the dupe, I need to pay more attention to the from: line....

23 years, 3 months

ADMIN: Web Site, FAQ Status Update

by jss＠subatomix.com

The main pages of the web site have been changed to the new, simple layout. Go on over to http://www.classiccmp.org/ and check it out. Still to be updated are the various pages Mailman spits out when subbing, unsubbing, or changing options. The FAQ 2.0 is still not up, but I have put up the old 1997 FAQ (and the appropriate disclaimer :-) ). Remember that much of the information contained in the old FAQ (especially contact information!) is no longer applicable. Enjoy! -- Jeffrey Sharp

23 years, 3 months

IBM 5114

by cb＠mythtech.net

>The hard drive for the System 23 was the IBM 5247. I have one (in the >garage) >it's a large cabinet-style drive that weighs about 120 lbs., and I have never >seen another (although I'm sure Sellam has one in storage). It came in two >varieties, as I recall, 17 or 33 MB. There was no hard drive option for the >5110 (or for that matter the 5100 or 5120). Well, I think I might have solved my hard drive mystery. Chalk it up to me having been too young to remember the hardware clearly. Armed with the info you gave me above, I did some calling around this morning to people that might have a clue as to what happened to the hard drive. Near as any of us can figure, the hard drive was never owned by my company... the backups were aquired when we bought a software company that developed the accounting package we used (which we later continued work on in house). So the hard drive belonged to the software company, and those guys kept their hardware, we just aquired the software rights. So now that I know there is no mystery hard drive for my 5110... I have to give some thought to if I want to sell the system. With this recent eBay fever over things like a TRS-80, I am pondering if I can get a pretty penny from my 5110. I could REALLY use the money towards a house purchase. (I've got the 5110 with both Basic and APL, a large assortment of manuals, a few tapes with software on them, and the 5114 floppy drive unit. I should also have a printer around, but I can't say for sure if the printer is still operational). Time to do some hunting on the possible value... and if that value is enough for me to part with it (it holds a bunch of sentimental value to me, as it was one of the first computers I ever played with... possibly THE first, I'd have to compare timelines against the Apple II I used in the late 70's) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years, 3 months

Tandy 1000TX and 1400LT

by 3sdiarftt02＠sneakemail.com

> felt like digging.. Too bad I don't think I've got anything that'll > read > those 360K floppies anymore.. (If they're still good.) :-) I'm just about to get a 5.25" floppy drive up and running in my main PC. I ordered a Catweasel enhanced floppy controller and I recently found a Teac dual 5.25"/3.5" floppy drive which I hope works. (If anyone knows a good source for new 5.25" floppy drive cleaning disks in Perth, Western Australia I'd be most grateful for the heads-up.) Once I get them all running I'd love to help anyone read, write or image old disks, but I fear Australia is a long way away from most of the people on this list. Speaking of which, I've salvaged a whole bunch of original 5.25" disks for various programs. I'll post a list when I've sorted through it, if anyone's interested. Some of them have useful things like serial numbers written on the labels. > > > Minix? Is it the 1000 that has the 186, or is that the 2000? A quick Google shows that the 2000 was the first with a 186. I love the way that the Tandy used them as a CPU but by the time the 486 was out they were just being used for caching hard drive controllers. (I had a lovely VLB caching controller right up until I walked away from it about 3 years ago -- kicking myself now) Chris J.

23 years, 3 months

Fwd: H89, REMark, Sextant

by jfoust＠threedee.com

>Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 20:40:05 -0500 >From: Chris Hall <chhall(a)vt.edu> >To: jfoust(a)threedee.com >Subject: H89, REMark, Sextant > >Dear John, > >I have an old Heathkit H89 and many back issues of REMark and Sextant >magazines. I've got to get rid of them. Any interest or pointers to someone >who might have interst? > >Best regards, >Chris Hall

23 years, 3 months

Tandy 1000TX and 1400LT

by doug_jackson＠citadel.com.au

I have working 360K drives, and could image those disks for future reference. Doug Jackson Director, Managed Security Services Citadel Securix +61 (0)2 6290 9011 (Ph) +61 (0)2 6262 6152 (Fax) +61 (0)414 986 878 (Mobile) Web: <www.citadel.com.au> Offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Hong Kong, Boston > -----Original Message----- > From: David Holland [mailto:dholland@woh.rr.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 1:34 PM > To: Classic Computer Talk > Subject: Re: Tandy 1000TX and 1400LT > > > Minix will run on the 8088..(If my memory serves correctly) It'll run > off of a 360K floppy if you feel like swapping disks.. (A couple of > 1.44 3.5" floppies made a better system tho) > > I've got the white binder from Prentice-Hall around here > somewhere if I > felt like digging.. Too bad I don't think I've got anything > that'll read > those 360K floppies anymore.. (If they're still good.) :-) > > Ameoba required the 386 (as did Minix-386 - of course) > > David > > On Tue, 2003-01-07 at 20:00, Doc Shipley wrote: > > On Tue, 7 Jan 2003, Ethan Dicks wrote: > > > > > > > > --- Doc Shipley <doc(a)mdrconsult.com> wrote: > > > > What about the same model - 1000TX - with the > original box & docs, > > > > keyboard, touchpad and a blazing Tandy internal 300bps modem? > > > > > > > > Assuming the answer is still "< shipping", is there a > Unix that runs > > > > on that goober? > > > > > > Minix? Is it the 1000 that has the 186, or is that the > 2000? Need > > > at lesat a 286 for Venix, IIRC, and a 386 for Linux and > other "modern" > > > stuff. The instruction sets aren't all that different, > but the MMUs > > > are. > > > > I think its an 8088.... > > > > /me shuffles off to check Minix's requirements.... > > > > Doc > > > > CAUTION - The information in this message may be of a privileged or confidential nature intended only for the use of the addressee or someone authorised to receive the addressee's e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify postmaster(a)citadel.com.au. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of Citadel Securix. Feel free to visit the Citadel Securix website! Click below. http://www.citadel.com.au

23 years, 3 months

Selling an old IBM AS400/9404

by scair＠charter.net

I'm selling an '89 IBM AS400/9404 and I'm trying to find out the appropriate price. Here are the specs. Anyone able to help me out? IBM AS400/9404 S/N 10-03a9a PTF Level: C4060230 Software Liscence Type: EUL OS release level: V2R3 Includes IBM RPG/400 software Tape Drive is a QIC1000 (includes 1 tape, blank as far as I know) 2 hard drive bays with 2 drives in each bay 1 10BaseT Ethernet adaper with manual Several misc plugins Add-on cards: (in the back) Amount Base number Part Number EC 1 2700 1 2615 1 2641 2 6152 1 6050 56F0392 899322 1 2623 1 2609 2 2641 1 2617 56F0392 899322 2 3122 56F0392 899322/second one is D48180 1 2587 56F0392 899322 It seems to boot up fine, although I don't have a monitor adapter for it so I can't say for sure. Reply via this list or to scair(a)charter.net (email preferred) Thanks!

23 years, 3 months

Phonemark "Quick Data Drive" - info?, also WTD Commodore 15xx drive, info.

by philpem＠dsl.pipex.com

Hi all, A while ago I bought a rather unusual C64/VIC20 add-on - a "Quick Data Drive", presumably made by a company called Phonemark. After thumbing through the manual I found a few photos of the cartridges. From what I can gather, it's an early "stringy floppy" device that uses a cartridge filled with tape that's set in a continuous loop. The cartridges in the photos carry the branding "Entrepo". Now, the problem is, the manual mentions a "Master QOS Wafer" that contains the operating system for the drive - my drive is missing this. Also, I don't have any blank cartridges/wafers. For curiosity's sake, I removed the cover and noticed that it uses a BSR (what ever happened to them?) mechanism. After a quick search online, I found out that the Rotronics Wafadrive (sp?) uses a very similar, if not identical type of cartridge. Does anyone have a spare QOS cartridge and/or a few blanks they feel like parting with? I'm also trying to track down a Commodore 15xx disk drive - 5.25", 3.5", MFM, GCR, whatever, as long as it uses the Commodore serial bus. I'm also after any information on the Commodore serial disk drive interface. Ideally I'd like to use one of these drives for data storage. I was going to use a WesternDigital controller or a Super I/O chip and a floppy drive, but no-one seems to sell either "raw" FDCs or Super I/O ICs... MFM, GCR, I don't give a damn how it records the data on the disk. I've got a Mitsubishi 3.5" drive lying around gathering dust and I want to get it to do something useful! Thanks. -- Phil. philpem(a)dsl.pipex.com http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/

23 years, 3 months

Heathkit...

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

I've got a 1983 Heathkit catalog I was thinking about scanning each and every page and putting on my website. What's the best way to do this? I was thinking to scan every page in, resample to original size and save as .jpg so they can be read. Good enough? -- Antique Computer Virtual Museum www.nothingtodo.org

23 years, 3 months

Chip Upgrades for 11/23 (was Re: 11/03 system on eBay sold)

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

> DIBOL? Was there an actual COBOL for the 11? Cobol-11 and Cobol 81 ran on at least RSTS/E and RSX-11, I'm not sure if there were versions for RT-11, but I suspect there was, and I'm pretty sure DIBOL was available for RT-11. Zane

23 years, 3 months

Config info on HP1000 memory?

by glenslick＠hotmail.com

I have a copy of the manual 5955-4311 / Installation and Service Manual / High Performance Memory Systems. It covers the 2102E and 2102H Memory Controllers and the 12741A, 12746H, 12747H, 12779H, and 12780H Memory Modules. (But not the 12749H). My 2117F is configured with a 2101E Memory Controller, (3x) 12749H 256KW Memory Modules, a 12371A Memory Expansion Module, and a 12892B Memory Protect Module. I can pull the boards out of my system and tell you how the dip switches are set if that helps. -Glen >From: James Willing <jimw(a)agora.rdrop.com> >Reply-To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org >To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org >Subject: Config info on HP1000 memory? >Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 09:49:44 -0800 (PST) > >In severe HP mode this week... <G> > >Does anyone have at hand the information for configuring HP memory boards >12747H and/or 12749H for use in an HP1000 (2117F) computer??? > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

23 years, 3 months

DMCA etc.

by allain＠panix.com

For those of you nutz about the current efforts to make digital copyrights overly restrictive, here's a FUN place to visit, as regards to this problem. "END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR VIEWING ILLEGAL ART EXHIBIT" <g> http://www.illegal-art.org/contract.html If you allow popups, go here instead and it will pop the above. http://www.illegal-art.org John A.

23 years, 3 months

What am I missing here?

by classiccmp＠vintage-computer.com

Maybe I misread and saw an extra zero, but this looks crazy to me: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4193&item=2085217 285 What's so special about this machine? Note: I have absolutely no affiliation with this auction (although I wish I was the seller). Erik

23 years, 3 months

VAXserver 3100

by Fred.van.Kempen＠microwalt.nl

A VAXserver 3100 is usually the "high" model, with space for 2 5.25" devices in the lower drive bay (TZ30 and RRD42 come to mind), and then up to three 3.5" SCSI disks in the upper bay. It was often equipped with one to three RZ25-E's (400M, Seagate ST1480). The CPU is KA41 mostly; there are some KA42's out there, too. Console is usually on MMJ port 1, set to 9600/8/N/1. It *can* be on one of the other ports - dont ask me why, but I have seen several. :) These are good, reliable machines. They are a lil on the power-hungry side, but damn, they never give up. I have two, one running Ultrix 4.5, and one running OpenBSD 3.2. --fred

23 years, 3 months

Phonemark "Quick Data Drive" - info?, also WTD Commodore 15xx drive, info.

by Fred.van.Kempen＠microwalt.nl

> I saw one at a hamfest - unfortunately She Who Must Be Obeyed > walked up behind me and said "If you buy that piece of junk, > you and your 'find' are sleeping outside." That should not be a problem, methinks. Make sure you use a double-layer floor in the tent (available from any military outlet) *and* properly wire the place for AC, so you can play with the puters. Problem fixed. :) --fred

23 years, 3 months

Phonemark "Quick Data Drive" - info?, also WTD Commodore 15xx drive, info.

by Fred.van.Kempen＠microwalt.nl

Philip, > type of cartridge. Does anyone have a spare QOS cartridge and/or a few > blanks they feel like parting with? I believe I have some of that stuff tucked away... I *did* have some of the Entrepo drives. And since I'm keeping my Commodore stuff around for my son (who currently is almost a year old, so, yes, he's gonna laugh his head of when I show him that "computer"..) I can probably miss some of the cartridges.. > I'm also trying to track down a Commodore 15xx disk drive > - 5.25", 3.5", MFM, GCR, whatever, as long as it uses the Got those, but wanna hang on to them. There *is* a project out there which lets you connect a C64/128 to your PC's parallel port, and you can then run a program on the PC which emulates N CBM 15xx drives.. you can mount/unmount disk images, and whatnot. I'll find the name of it. --fred

23 years, 3 months

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