Someone from another mailing list I'm on is giving away a stack of HP300
equipment. Please contact the person---I'm just passing on the information.
-spc
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> From: Zetan Drableg <gelbardn(a)skylab.org>
> To: port-hp300(a)netbsd.org
> Subject: hp300 for free in Portland, OR
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> Hello friends,
>
> It is time I get rid of my stack of hp300 equipment.
> There's a 380, a 400, and a bunch of lower-than-380
> boards & cases available. I know the 380 & 400 work great.
>
> These items aren't really shippable because of weight,
> so I suppose this only applies to Portland/Seattle/SanFran
> areas.
>
> Gotta get rid of them by the end of the month, so lemme know
> quick!
>
> thanx
> nate
>
>
>
>
Can anyone help me with settings on this drive?
Specifically, drive select, termination, and pinouts on the power connector
(J2) would help.
Also, the specimen I have has a power switch on the front which appears to
be factory-installed. Is this common for this drive? The photos I found
on the 'net don't have a switch . . .
TIA,
Glen
0/0
If I am not for myself, who will be for me?
And if not now, when?
-- Pirkei Avot
I just got a Televideo 912 from an ebay auction. It seems to work fine,
it feeps, and a cursor appears in the upper left. I have tried to
connect it to my Linux computer in place of my regular terminal (a DEC
VT100),and it didn't work. I noticed that after the terminal had been
on for a minute or so, the cursor disapears from the screen, regardless
of wether it was connected to the computer or not. Then, if I turn it
off and on again, the cursor reappears, and then goes away again. I
have tried setting the baud rate, etc. according to the manual I
downloaded from vt100.net. Any suggestions? I really want to get this
terminal working.
Thanks!
Ian Primus
ian_primus(a)yahoo.com
Hi George,
Try: http://www.supra.com/support/diamond/default.asp?menu=support
<http://www.supra.com/support/diamond/default.asp?menu=support&submenu=Legac
y_Modems> &submenu=Legacy_Modems
Gary
-----Original Message-----
From: Voyager [mailto:voyager@hol.gr]
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 11:24 AM
To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: [OT?] Supra FaxModem
Hi,
It may sound a bit offtopic, but it's near the 10yrs margin :-)
I have an external 28.8 Supra FAX modem, the one with the 2 digit green LED
display. It's never flashed, and contains one of the very early firmware
versions. I recall that Supra had an extensive file list (including manuals
in PDFs) for downloading at supra's site, then moved to Diamond, then
nothing, they vanished.
Could anybody help me locate a mirror of these files? I need the flash files
to upgrade it up to 33.6 version (needs several consecutive flashes) and the
AT command set that supported (the non standard commands).
Cheers
George
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I have a couple of (almost classic) external modems missing
the wall warts. Anyone on list running either of these that
can provide the dc voltage/current requirements? Thanks.
Sportster 33.6 faxmodem
Motorola ModemSurfer 33.6
-nick
>Questionable taste!
>
>There, *now* we've hit bottom. :-)
Well the taste, according to various women I've talked to, depends somewhat
on what you eat.. And some of them like the taste... Heh *puts away shovel
after digging past the bottom*
Will J
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Dave McGuire and I had the good fortune of being able to rescue that lot of
PDP-11/70 kit from Williamsport, PA. in there was a pile of stuff that none
of us really want or need. one of those things is 6 RA81 disks. they are
currently arranged in 3 DEC short racks.
come take them, they are under a tarp in my driveway. come before it snows.
-brian
--
"He's hopped up on caffeine. He has the strength of ten mice." -PVP
Can anyone tell me what this card is for? <http://home.cfl.rr.com/rigdon14/apple/what.jpg>. There's a logo on it but it's so stylized that I can't read it. It looks like "WcAIR". The ribbon cable on it is about four foot long and has a DB-15F connector at the far end. The lage IC on it is an AMI 8038GK. I'm not sure what it is but most of the 8038s that I could find a listing on are octal bus transcievers. I couldn't find a listing for the AMI part so it may be something very different. Most of the ICs have 1984 date codes.
Joe
Tried my Pet 2001 series today and no display? If I turn the bright up all
the way I can see white broken lines across the screen. The built in
cassette players comes on fine. Anyone have clue where to begin? thanks
"SP" <spedraja(a)ono.com> wrote:
> In http://www.spies.com/~aek/HP/JeffsPaperTapes/
Al isn't subscribed, so asked me to post that this was a private
directory and is now gone.
-Frank McConnell
Umm, all I have to say is: Clue-by-four! Kinda reminds me of an engine I saw
where the owner had welded a connecting rod back together... Oddly enough,
it broke... Stupid people shouldn't breed...
Will J
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Damnit, why must you be sooo far away? I could use the drives, and certainly
I could use the racks (I have a DECDatasystem sans rack as the owner had
made the rack into a toolbench)
Will J
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I am sure I will be *so* flamed for this, but; Terminal Server is a pretty
cool thing, our network ran it for years, glitch-free... Now its 2000... I
just wish I could find the EISA config floppy to load NT on my AXP 150s,
always wanted NT alpha.
Will J
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Yeah the 2nd one does rather look like a V.35 cable, often used with
CSU/DSUs and similar crud..
Will J
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I walked into one of the local thrifts today and spotted a cool looking
terminal with Data General label on the front but on the back it said Wyse
model WinTerm 2500-TP. It was priced at $21.12 but I was able to get it for
$12.21 plus tax. I just hooked up a Compaq KB and mouse to it and it seems
to work fine. I went into several menus it has on it and it's setup for 256
colors looks real sharp.
I also picked up a Commodore model 2002 Digital/Analog RGB monitor have not
tested it yet but it was only $1.
Other items today were Wyse 60 and a model 160 have not tested either yet
but they also were $1 each; Apple III Business Graphics manual and software
for 25 cents; Sharp Pocket Computer carrying case and Printer/Cassette
interface model CE-122 but no computer was with it but it was free; another
Turbografx16 with 1 game cartridge and power adapter.
My strange picks for today were a these hand held game consoles; Space
Revenger by Tronica (1983), MARIO'S Cement Factory by Nintendo (1983),
Donkey Kong JR. by Nintendo (1982), and Backjack 21 by RADIC:.
I have this box, slightly smaller than a mini-tower, with
video adjustment pots on the front, a wad of ports on the
back (external disk, laser disc ports (serial), touch screen
port, and more), several proprietary boards and a 3.5" ST506/ST412
disk inside. It *may* have come with my Sony LPD-1500. I know
the Sony came from a pallet lot of interactive kiosks from
the "Pharmacy Network" (the disc had 6+ retail drugstore names,
and you told the kiosk where it was and it played commercials,
interactive games, etc., tuned to your pharmacy).
I have found *no* info on Google about it. ISTR it was manufactured
right here in Columbus, OH, but I have never heard of it before
running across it. Should be from the 1989-1992 timeframe, give or
take 3 years.
Whether or not it came from the Sony, it seems to be an interactive
laser disc controller.
Any clues?
Thanks,
-ethan
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going through the U-boat... My god, what a horrid place to spend any length
of time! And I don't want to think about being submerged... I also would
recommend going to the HMS Belfast in London, 6" gun WWII light cruiser..
Will J
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at 03:12 AM 10/25/02 -0500, you wrote:
>I was checking my inventory of unusual cables to see if I had one of
>these, and although I couldn't find one, I came across a couple of other
>unusual cables. I put up photos and information here:
> http://www.techmonkeys.org/~tothwolf/cables/
>
>If anyone has an idea what they might be, speak up so I can tag and
>inventory them properly...
>
>-Toth
the top one looks like a commodore vic20/c64 to serial cable (If my memory
is still working right....) it should be 10 double sided pins IIRC on the
'card edge' end...
the bottom one looks like a winchester extender, used for some Routers and NT1's
I checked with one of the HP1000 dealers on the net and was quoted $100 for
a 12966A serial cable. I guess that would be either a 12966-60004 or a
12966-60006 for standard 25-pin terminal / modem cables.
Now I'm glad I recently picked up an unused 12566C off of eBay complete with
the 48-pin connector for just over $20 delivered. When that arrives I
should be able to use that connector to build a serial cable for the 12966A.
Is there a scan of the 12966A manual (12966-90001) on the net somewhere?
I've found a large selection of other HP 1000 manuals, but not one for the
12966A. I did google up a 2 year old message from Frank on this list with
card edge signal descriptions so I at least have that.
-Glen
>From: "Glen Slick" <glenslick(a)hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
>To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
>Subject: Re: HP1000 Card Edge Connectors
>Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:33:05 -0700
>
>I think the necessary connector is a dual row 48 contact 0.156" spacing
>card edge connector. I'll have to see if I can find a source. I think
>some place like http://www.edac.net would let you specify such a connector,
>but actually buying some in low quantities might be a different story.
>
>-Glen
>
>
>>From: "Will Jennings" <xds_sigma7(a)hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
>>To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
>>Subject: Re: HP 2647A / F Terminal & HP1000
>>Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 10:52:43 -0600
>>
>>Closest I ever came to cables was the hacked-off ends as gold scrap : (
>>
>>Will J
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Well, maybe I just scored an ebay bargan. I just "bought-it-now"
for $30 plus shipping. A quick web search seems to indicate that
this is an early (1975?) 8080 based small business computer. There
is an old classiccmp thread with a few general messages about this
box. Anybody want to talk about it... what software it runs, etc.
Did I just throw $50 away?
Bill
Guys,
I just got an ET-3400 that was partially built. On average, the
construction seems to be fairly good. I haven't yet plugged the rascal in,
I'm still doing a visual checkout and comparison to instructions and
schematics, and trying to find the point or points at which the kit has
remaining steps. Mechanically it seems to be in great shape: the labels for
the case haven't been applied, and the case is completely unscratched.
Soldering is generally good, but flux hasn't been removed so it looks
untidy. The keys still have the thin plastic film over their caps, and it's
obvious that this unit has had little if any use. Perhaps the builder had a
problem and wasn't able to diagnose it, I don't know.
I have a manual with schematics, but it's apparent from inspection that the
manual refers to an older revision (part numbers different, parts changed or
absent, etc.). The main board is part number 85-2712 (-2). Unfortunately,
I don't have the x-ray views of the board, and the component side is
completely covered with a white plastic mask that carries various labels and
graphics, so traces on that side are all but invisible.
Before I break out the probe, I've got a couple of questions, for those who
may know:
The 6800 in the schematic is a 6802 on the live unit, and the 6875 in the
schematic is absent altogether, and there's no trace (no pun intended) of a
location for it. This seems to make sense; the '02 has its clock generator
on board, correct? Where is its 128 bytes of RAM mapped? There are also
two 2114's on this board, rather than two 2112's and two empty sockets for
additional 2112's.
There's a jumper soldered between U4 (a 74126) pin 5 and the nearest
resistor (part of the 8-LED assembly). Not on the schematic, but it seems
like it quite possibly could be a pull up or down (pin 5 is an input to a
tri-state buffer, pin 6 is the output to the DBE signal on the MPU, at
least, according to the schematic I _have_). Again, I can't tell easily in
this area of the board because the component-side traces are covered with
the white plastic mask.
The ROM is 444-364, so I suspect the source listing in the manual I have
(for ROM part number 444-17) won't nearly cut it and routines have probably
moved. Does anyone have a listing of this ROM they'd be willing to share?
IC1 is listed as a 'LS241 on the schematics I have, but there's a 'LS240 in
the socket. I can't visually verify that the change is appropriate, or just
a bad substitution by the builder, because the component-side traces are
covered by that white mask. It seems plausible that Heath would, for
whatever reason, decide to invert the sense of the lines buffering the eight
binary display LEDs (not the 7-seg displays on the right, the eight FLV117s
on the left), and this would be an appropriate substitution. Of course I
can quickly find out with a logic probe or some of Heathkit's infamous
"short wires", but I was just wondering if anybody knew for sure?
Does anyone have a GIF or JPG (or other format) of the x-ray of the main
board (even a newer or older revision), or a copy of the "Illustration
Booklet" that they'd be willing to share? For that matter, does anyone have
a copy of the manual for this (or near) board revision? The manual I have
is from Raymond Sarrio, and it was listed on his site as the Illustration
Book, but it turned out to the Manual (I'm going to contact him as well).
I'm happy to buy/trade...
Thanks! --Patrick
> In news:3DAC9616.5EB1C69C@pacbell.net, yi ge mei you wei ba wrote:
>
> > Looks like california plates, but where ? I'd go grab it for you
> > if I knew where it was .... no street signs in the photo :-)
>
> Area Code: 818
> Prefix: 762
> Location: North Hollywood
>
> Well this is as close as I can peg it. Wish someone would salvage it.
In reference to:
http://216.102.153.252/sgi.jpg
For the graphically or bandwidth challenged, it's an Onyx sitting beside a
dumptser. Possibly a troll, but if I was withing a half-days' drive I'd
spend the weekend driving sidestreets to be sure...
Bob
This didn't get on the list first time around so here it is again.
Recently I found someone (thank you Joe!) who had a bunch of
Z-80 stuff including Televideo TS803's, Xerox 820-II's etc. I
brought quite a lot home, but he still has some items that he
values highly. He apparently needs to move soon and is short
of cash. The things I got from him were in excellent condition.
He's located in western New York state. I've tried to help
him out and if necessary, could store stuff for someone. If
you email me off-list, I can give you his address.
regards, Dan Cohoe
Here's what he sent me the other day:
> I have several items left to sell:
>
> 4 NEC PC-8001A computers and a few printers with 4 boxes of
> assorted hardware and software.
>
> Note: Only 3 NEC Monitors (Green). However, to make
> up for the missing monitor I have bundled with these computers
> 2 AMDEK (Amber Monitors) (Condition unknown)
> 1 AMDEK II Color Monitor (that needs minor repair)
> 1 Apple Monitor III (was working when I last used it.
>
> Note: One of the mini disk units seems to work when it wants to...
>
> Also, I have about seven boxes of Z80 and CP/M related items:
>
> 1) a few TRS-80 Mysteries decoded books
>
> 2) Tons of CP/M Books (assembler/database/communications)
>
> 3) Kilobaud Magazines
>
> 4) Digital Research CP/M Plus manuals
>
> 5) Much more
>
> I know that one of these boxes contains the original LDOS
> manual with LDOS related magazines.... (still need to find the
> box...it's hidden here somewhere...)
>
> Brian
>
>From: "Claude.W" <claudew(a)videotron.ca>
>
>Hi
>
>Looking for a "recent has possible" CRT tester/rejuvenator to do work on
>several older terminals, monitors and other equip with CRTs I have around
>here...
>
>Borrowing the high $ unit from work is not good for me....Carrying large
>monitors into work is not practical...
>
>Will trade or $s.
>
>Claude
>http://computer_collector.tripod.com
>
>
Hi
They can be tested in place. Most rejuvenators just run the
filaments at about 1.5X to 2X the voltage while the rest of the
voltages are at zero. You can do this with a bench power supply.
Dwight
In the late 70s I remember seeing a tiny little ad in the back sections
of Byte for a program for Passover.
You plopped your Apple ][ down on the table next to the Charoses and
roast lamb and wine - and the damn thing stepped you thru the Seder,
songs and all.
"Daddy - why on this night do we have our computer on the dining room
table, instead of the desk? Daddy - why on this night are all our
relatives and guests dying from hunger because you can't get a disk to
read?" ;}
It was a stunning concept - and right then I began to formulate the
cynical observation that *some* people have way too much time on their
minds...
Cheers
John