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by rhudson＠cnonline.net

I have just been offered an altair computer, it's been sitting in the back of a garage, unused for some time. I don't want to just plug it in and power it up right away do I ? Inspect -- what am I looking for? Clean -- best method? It is described as "not having switches or blinking lights", having floppy disks, having been used for somthing to do with ham radio. This is in advance of actually getting the computer,

23 years, 6 months

Xerox 820 lives!

by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

Greetings to all -- About a year ago, Joe Rigdon very kindly gave me a number of old machines (thanks, Joe!), among them a Xerox 820. At the time he gave it to me, the unit didn't power up, but today I finally found the time to give it a second look. After I reconnected a loose lead inside the box it came to life! This is my only machine with 8" disk drives, so I'm interested in finding a good use for it. I could use some help from the list members, though. I found *no* technical data via Google, and have *no* real docs for this beast. After poking at the 820 for a bit, here's where I'm at: --> The "B" drive is faulty. Disk initialization fails, and it will not consistently read disks created on the "A" drive. Any pointers on replacement drives? Even if a thorough cleaning revives this drive, I'd like to obtain a spare. --> Assuming I can't revive the "B" drive or find a replacement, how can I duplicate diskettes? The CP/M utilities all seem to want two drives in order to do their job. --> Two of the boot diskettes which I have boot up a pretty normal looking version of CP/M 2.2, with a normal "A>" prompt, but another diskette displays the following upon boot: "Good Day! ZCPR 2.04 SYSTEM READY" and the prompt is "A0>" (obviously user group 0). What is this "ZCPR"? --> Some of the utilities on the boot diskettes (FMT, for example) refer to hard disk drives. What's involved in attaching a hard drive to this system? --> The flimsy "User Manual" which I have states that the RS232 port may be configured to attach to a terminal or to a modem. How? --> Lastly, does anyone have any documentation on this thing? If you can part with it, I'd be glad to pay a fair price. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Although this system doesn't appear to be special or unique, it does seem to be a sort of nice, friendly critter, and I'd like to put it into use. Later -- Glen 0/0 If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if not now, when? -- Pirkei Avot

23 years, 6 months

AES CPM on E-Pay

by lgwalker＠mts.net

An interesting early CPM computer, complete with monitor and fdds. AES is Automatic Electronic Systems, a Montreal company that was founded by Stephen Dorsey who then sold the company and went on to found Micom. He put out a remarkable Word Processor/computer called the MICOM 2000 before the Apple got out of Woz's garage. AES must have mfrd. this after Dorsey sold it. No date given but likely pre 80. Wish I could afford it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2056611909 Lawrence lgwalker(a)mts.net bigwalk_ca(a)yahoo.com

23 years, 6 months

Fw: sun equipment free to any home! (other side of the pond!)

by rschaefe＠gcfn.org

As seen on port-sparc at netbsd.org Please note location... Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg MATTHEWS" <G.Matthews(a)cs.ucl.ac.uk> To: <port-sparc at netbsd.org> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 6:00 AM Subject: sun equipment free to any home! > my department is about to send an awful lot of old sun stuff to landfill. lots > of monitors (not multi-sync) ipcs ipxs and classics. if you can collect you > can take away. i have cleared this provisionally with my line manager. > > no warrentee on anything, has to go asap. > > GREG > > ------------------------------------------------------- > Greg Matthews tel: 020 7679 3668 > Networks and Multimedia Group fax: 020 7387 1397 > Department of Computer Science > University College London > ------------------------------------------------------- >

23 years, 6 months

Wanted: HP 3421A Data Acquisition/Control Unit

by vp＠mcs.drexel.edu

Hi, I am looking for an HP 3421A with a digital I/O assembly and/or the Multiplexer Assembly (preferably both). Thanks **vp

23 years, 6 months

your RL02 problems

by uban＠ubanproductions.com

Pat, How is your RL02 effort going? Are you done with my terminator yet? --tom

23 years, 6 months

Slightly OT: HP 9000/C160

by pat＠purdueriots.com

I've managed to pick up a memory-less HP C110 that was upgraded to a C160. Looking at Kingston's site, they want way too much for new memory for it. Does anyone have extra memory, or a source for memory? I've also got an HP Apollo 715/50 - is that memory compatible? Thanks for the help! -- Pat

23 years, 6 months

OT: Wanted: Timex Datalink 150S wristwatch

by wh.sudbrink＠verizon.net

To make this sort of on topic, I'm willing to trade some classic hardware (various S-100, old Tandy, old Mac, others...) for one. NOTE: The watch does not have to be working, just in good cosmetic condition. Please email if interested. Thanks, Bill Sudbrink wh.sudbrink(a)verizon.net

23 years, 6 months

Looking for book

by RCini＠congressfinancial.com

Hello, all: I'm looking for the following book from the early Dr. Dobbs book series. "SmallWindows - A Library of Windowing Functions for the C Language" written by James E. Hendrix. The original publisher is M&T Books. If anyone has this and wouldn't mind parting with it, please contact me off list. Thanks. Rich Cini

23 years, 6 months

KDF 9 Programming manual.

by Lee.Davison＠merlincommunications.com

I've found a programming manual for this English Electric machine. With luck I will eventually get it OCRed and posted somewhere but if anyone has any questions it may answer meanwhile feel free to ask. 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, 6 months

An S-100 Power Plug - Please?!

by dwightk.elvey＠amd.com

>From: MTPro(a)aol.com >One more time. Anyone?! Would anyone please have an extra power plug they could sell me for my generic S-100 computer? Somehow mine must have gotten given away with other misc. cords. It's the kind with two sort of oval female prong inputs on the computer end. Anyway, I'd be happy to furnish a picture to anyone who needs to verify. I haven't had it up and running for a couple of years now, and I would like to. Thank you, David > Hi I have an Allied catalog that is a couple of years old. They call these SVT cords. They have several listed: manuf Manuf# Allied# Length Price Alpha 543 663-7082 7'6" 4.62 Belden 17952 612-3569 8' 5.38 Belden 17280 612-3677 7'6" 4.84 Hope this helps Dwight

23 years, 6 months

Looking for statistics on the Computer market of the 80

by jbdigriz＠dragonsweb.org

Sellam Ismail <foo(a)siconic.com> wrote .. > On Sun, 22 Sep 2002, Voyager wrote: > > > I am working on an essay, and I need statistics and figures from the > 80's on > > sales, value, models, types of computers sold. Any number would be > > appreciated. I need to cover not only the PC market, but the home computer > > market too. > > > > Looking for numbers like like, how many Ti99/4A were sold, per year if > > possible and at what price, how many Compaq portables, how many Spectrums, > > QLs, IBM PC/XT, PC/XT clones, etc > > Sorry, I can only offer you luck in your search for these kinds of > statistics. I would love to have them myself. > > If you find any, please report them back here ;) > Byte Magazine and Infoworld both used to publish figures like this nearly every month or week, respectively, as I recall. Don't remember what their sources were. You're not the only one who'd be interested, though. The figure I always heard for total sales of the 4A was 2-3, maybe 4 million. Not sure how accurate that is, as TI had to eat a bunch of returns when they pulled the plug, but it's probably in the ballpark. There are still piles of them around, anyway. jbdigriz

23 years, 6 months

Televideo 912C and General DataComm Gen Net Terminal Server

by fastluck＠email.com

I have a Televideo 912C and a General DataComm Gen Net Terminal Server. I want to make these two machines talk to each other. I think it would be really cool to be able to display a Trek game or something. But I have a couple of problems. First of all, I'm mostly a PC guy. I don't know anything about these machines. Secondly, I don't even think the ports on the back of the Gen Net are RS-232C. If they are, there's a protocol problem or something, because what gets echoed back isn't what I type. (I type several characters before one is echoed, and the echoed character is usually an odd-looking non-character.) I don't know the password on the server, and I don't know how to operate its control keyboard. Here's something else weird--you have to actually remove the front cover to turn it on and off! Here are some pictures of these machines http://mywebpages.comcast net/fastluck1/Televideo.htm. Check out the terminal--it looks really cool. Can anyone give me information on operating these machines, or point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance, John

23 years, 6 months

An S-100 Power Plug - Please?!

by mranalog＠attbi.com

> Hi > Well, it looks like I was right after all. The part numbers > I posted were correct. I could use a couple of these cords > myself. I have a few but not as many as I have things to use it > on and some cords are in poor shape. I'm not sure If Allied > has a minimum order ( but I think they do ) but I'd be willing > go in with someone else on a purchase of at least 3 of these > cords. Their on line is listed as www.allied.avnet.com. > I haven't checked it out yet but if there is some interest > it might be worth it. The shipping will be high compared to > the cost of the cords but that is life. > Dwight > Repost of numbers: > manuf Manuf# Allied# Length Price > Alpha 543 663-7082 7'6" 4.62 > Belden 17952 612-3569 8' 5.38 < non-standard line/neutral > Belden 17280 612-3677 7'6" 4.84 I could use 3 of these power cords. They are just what I need for my Electronic Associates TR-20, TR-10 and the ATC-510 flight simulator. I found the Alpha 663-7082 in their catalog on page 385. $4.85 each for 1-24. $4.41 each for 25-up. http://www.alliedelec.com/catalog/pf.asp?FN=385.pdf They say "There is a $25.00 minimum on all on-line orders." "Orders that total less than $25.00 may be subject to a handling fee. The amount of the handling fee will be the difference between $25.00 and the total amount of the order." "The shipping cost on any order will be determined at the time of shipment. All shipments are F.O.B Fort Worth, Texas. Shipping method, in most cases, is the customer?s choice." Regards, --Doug ========================================= Doug Coward @ home in Poulsbo, WA Analog Computer Online Museum and History Center http://dcoward.best.vwh.net/analog Analogrechner, calculateur analogique, calcolatore analogico, analoogrekenaar, komputer analogowy, analog bilgisayar, kampiutere ghiyasi, analoge computer. =========================================

23 years, 6 months

Data General Nova 3 pictures

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

At 04:52 PM 9/20/02 -0500, you wrote: >On Fri, 20 Sep 2002, Dan Veeneman wrote: > >> As a follow-up to the DG Nova 3/12 rescue, I've taken a bunch >> of photos of the system and added what commentary I could. >> You can see the whole thing at >> http://www.decodesystems.com/dg-nova3/ > >The Analog Devices MPX8A is a multiplexer of some sort. I think the >databook you need is the Analog Devices Module Subsystems Volume 1. I have >Volume 2, but it does not cover that device. I have volume 2 of the 1984 databook but it contains a complete index and PN reference and there's no mention of either part in it. Joe

23 years, 6 months

An S-100 Power Plug - Please?!

by dwightk.elvey＠amd.com

>From: Tothwolf <tothwolf(a)concentric.net> > >On Wed, 18 Sep 2002, Dwight K. Elvey wrote: > >> An interesting side note about the Belden cords that I found in a web >> search: >> >> " The Eberline Instruments using the non-standard AC cord are listed on >> page two of this bulletin. Belden power cord model #17280 has standard >> polarity per UL 817 and CSA 895B and should NOT be used on the Eberline >> instruments listed. Belden model #17952 has polarity, neutral and lines >> reversed and is the only cord to be used on the Eberline Instruments >> listed. The non-standard cords come from the manufacturer with a paper >> label stating that they have reversed polarity but the labels are >> susceptible to damage and are easily lost. " > >I have one of those non-standard cords in a box of parts for my JC80 >system. It appears Johnson Controls used those cords for that system. I'd >like to find a couple more of those cords (I'm short one, and could use a >spare) if anyone comes across any. > >-Toth > > Hi Well, it looks like I was right after all. The part numbers I posted were correct. I could use a couple of these cords myself. I have a few but not as many as I have things to use it on and some cords are in poor shape. I'm not sure If Allied has a minimum order ( but I think they do ) but I'd be willing go in with someone else on a purchase of at least 3 of these cords. Their on line is listed as www.allied.avnet.com. I haven't checked it out yet but if there is some interest it might be worth it. The shipping will be high compared to the cost of the cords but that is life. Dwight Repost of numbers: manuf Manuf# Allied# Length Price Alpha 543 663-7082 7'6" 4.62 Belden 17952 612-3569 8' 5.38 < non-standard line/neutral Belden 17280 612-3677 7'6" 4.84

23 years, 6 months

Flat Panel Display

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Picked up a Gateway 15" digital flat panel display at auction on Thursday and need the video cable and ac adapter for it. Gateway was no help both online and I went to one of their local stores (they do not carry parts). During a google search I did find these part numbers cable = 8003275 and adapter = 6500322. no luck on ebay either. Anyone have clue? Thanks

23 years, 6 months

what drive does an RV02K WORK disk go in?

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

Ouch! Good luck. I wonder how rare one of those are. I've heard of them (I think), but I'm pretty sure I've never seen one for sale. Depending on how badly you need the data, you might want to consider looking for a professional data recovery service that might have a drive (unless you're lucky and someone on the list can do it for you). Zane > DEC RV20 optical disk drive... is what you are looking for... > > > > Brian Hechinger wrote: > > > and does anyone know where i could get one? i need to get data off of an > > RV02K pak, but lack the drive.

23 years, 6 months

Humming Variac?

by foo＠siconic.com

Is it normal for a Variac to hum when it's plugged in? If not, any ideas why one would do so? 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, 6 months

OT: dumpster dive and water/mold cleanup

by mythtech＠mac.com

>Yup, made with a diamond stylus. The machine that made them (as well as a >radio) is still in the home too. The friend that passed away built it into >the wall with a custom cabinet. The family won't remove it because it >would leave a hole in a paneled wall, and they don't want to replace the >paneling. I would offer to repanel that wall for them (even the entire room to make sure it matched) if it meant laying my hands on one of those. Is the family selling the house? If so, stay in close contact, and even talk to the realitor and see if you can arrange something with the buyer to take custody of the machine. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years, 6 months

units available

by jwillis＠arielusa.com

-----Original Message----- From: Robert F. Schaefer Sent: Fri 9/20/2002 7:27 PM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Cc: Subject: Fw: units available Found on spamnet news, wish I was a few hours closer! Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hank Vander Waal" <hvanderw(a)novagate.com> Newsgroups: comp.os.vms Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 1:24 PM Subject: units available What are you asking for the MV3100 and do you ship? Thanks John Willis > Anyone interested in the following pieces of equipment please contact me off > list. Doing some house cleaning here and need to move a couple of things. > They are located in West Michigan near Grand Rapids. > > MV3100-30 with 32MB memory > can throw in drive or 2 > > Decservers - 200's and 300's with MMJ connectors > 90L & 90l+ > Decserver 250 with LP ports > VT 320's > > I really dont want to throw them away - I can remember how much this stuf > cost new !! :) > > please contact me at hvanderw at mansply dot com > > >

23 years, 6 months

Fw: units available

by rschaefe＠gcfn.org

Found on spamnet news, wish I was a few hours closer! Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hank Vander Waal" <hvanderw(a)novagate.com> Newsgroups: comp.os.vms Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 1:24 PM Subject: units available > Anyone interested in the following pieces of equipment please contact me off > list. Doing some house cleaning here and need to move a couple of things. > They are located in West Michigan near Grand Rapids. > > MV3100-30 with 32MB memory > can throw in drive or 2 > > Decservers - 200's and 300's with MMJ connectors > 90L & 90l+ > Decserver 250 with LP ports > VT 320's > > I really dont want to throw them away - I can remember how much this stuf > cost new !! :) > > please contact me at hvanderw at mansply dot com > > >

23 years, 6 months

Fw: Flat Panel Display

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

----- Original Message ----- From: "Keys" <jrkeys(a)concentric.net> To: "cctech@classiccmp" <cctech(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 6:14 PM Subject: Flat Panel Display > Picked up a Gateway 15" digital flat panel display at auction on Thursday > and need the video cable and ac adapter for it. Gateway was no help both > online and I went to one of their local stores (they do not carry parts). > During a google search I did find these part numbers cable = 8003275 and > adapter = 6500322. no luck on ebay either. Anyone have clue? Thanks >

23 years, 6 months

2.4Mb 5 1/4" floppy drive?

by xds_sigma7＠hotmail.com

Those drives must be from an IBM control unit, such as a 3174, since I know the drives in it say "1.4M" next to them. Will J _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

23 years, 6 months

Any Sanyo/Everex/Zeos 386 LT owners ?

by lgwalker＠mts.net

I finally got serious about my Commodore LT and did some major Googling thru the NGs. Following some hints I found, I got what I think is the pinout for the 8pin mini-din power plug on the Zeos site. Sanyo appears to be the mfgr. Anyone on the list have one of these beasts ? 3 of the pins take 15v and I'd like to find the amperage requirements. Lawrence lgwalker(a)mts.net bigwalk_ca(a)yahoo.com

23 years, 6 months

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