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by xds_sigma7＠hotmail.com

Hmm, possibly some type of RX50 maintenance stuff.. e.g. head alignment etc. floppies? Only a guess... _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

23 years, 8 months

Apollo Keyboard and Mouse

by marvin＠rain.org

Apollo Keyboard w/ Logitech 3-button Mouse - $5.00 plus shipping for 6 pounds from zip code 93105. Email me if interested.

23 years, 8 months

Wanted: Spare parts for Teletype model 43

by dan＠ekoan.com

Hello, I picked up a Teletype model 43 terminal at a hamfest this weekend. It needs a new plastic bar that separates the incoming from the outgoing paper as well as a new ribbon. I'd also like to get a manual for it, although it appears to be a pretty straightforward piece of machinery. Any recommendations on places to go for spare parts? Dan

23 years, 8 months

MICRO-11 disks

by mew_list＠earthlink.net

I found a box of RX50s this weekend labeled MICRO-11(M-11) MAINT RX50. PUTR does not seem to read them. Anyone know what they are? --Mitch

23 years, 8 months

Check out the Workmanship...

by blacklord＠telstra.com

Erik, > There does seem to be a minor eBay depression on most items. I > snaggedthe first 16 issues of Byte for $20 the other day! That's > far and away > the lowest I've ever seen Byte #1-#16 go for and I've seen just the > first issue sell for over $100 regularly. I'm not so sure - I've recently started selling off a lot of my duplicate Commodore equipment & books - for example, I've got SAMS 128 Assembly Language Guide (that I paid $29.95 for back in '87) currently sitting at $73. Most of my other C= stuff has been going high as well - I sold 23 VIC20 cartridges (no boxes or instructions) for $103 recently & 18 C64 carts for $81. On the other hand, the HP85 I sold a month ago went for $20, whereas the one I sold 12 months ago went for over $200. What I am noticing is that the 8 bit Commodore era stuff & Amigas are holding (or increasing their prices) whereas the earlier stuff (that most people on this list generally collect) is not pulling the prices. There are a couple of Digital VAX machines on eBay Oz (vintage) that are not moving at all. Tastes change & I find that many of my generation (late 30's) are wanting to relive their "childhood" so to speak - & that means Commodores etc. Avg price on eBay Oz for a C64 is around $40 at the moment. More depending on what's added in with it. I've got some odd Intellivision II bits & pieces that I'm gonna try next :-) cheers, Lance ---------------- Powered by telstra.com

23 years, 8 months

Sharp LT numbering

by mhscc＠canada.com

To assist you in finding Sharp's logic, if any, I have a PC-1421 (handheld) which dates from 1984. I also have a PC-5000 (not NIB like Sellam's, but with more goodies :), which is apparently a year older (but somewhat larger; maybe they went by size? :) mike ------Original Message-------- From: "Lawrence Walker" <lgwalker(a)mts.net> Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 20:44:49 -0500 Subject: Sharp LT numbering I acquired a little while back a Sharp PC-3000. I am very enamored of it and it's possibilities. Similar to the HP95 and will use the same memory card only with a more-manageable KB. In researching it I found it came out in 91/92 and was a follow-up to the Atari Portfolio. The UK company (DIP) that designed the Portfolio and this follow- up model, offered it to Atari, which had it's own problems at that time, who declined it and then Sharp snapped it up. Sellam gave info on a Sharp PC-5000 he was selling and Joe R. on a PC-7000. These model #'s make no sense at all as I believe both of these came out before the 3K. Anyone with any insight ? Or is it just that computer makers use no logical system for model #'s Lawrence

23 years, 8 months

TRS-80 Model III

by blacklord＠telstra.com

Hi Sellam, > Now I know why stuff like TRS-80s and C64s were so derided back in the > day: the shit just don't last! Most of the TRS-80's here have started suffering from bit rot, but out of the 40 or so C= machines I have, only 1 has a problem (fried CIA). > > On the other hand, I've rarely met an Apple ][ that didn't boot. > Coincidence? You be the judge. > I have two Apple II's - one works, one doesn't - 50% failure rate! <grin> In fairness though, I've had more failures with C64 power supplies than I care to remember - but the 64's themselves have been pretty tough. cheers, Lance ---------------- Powered by telstra.com

23 years, 8 months

BYTE review of Olivetti M20

by paulrsm＠buckeye-express.com

> Do you have some M20 related software/information? I'm always > interested in that... I came across a BYTE review of the Docutel/Olivetti M20 on page 188 of the June 1983 issue. Four pages of text would not take long for me to scan and OCR. The pictures, while pretty, are not detailed enough for any technical information although the motherboard photograph is good enough to let you identify it. Let me know if anyone wants this done. -- Paul R. Santa-Maria Monroe, Michigan USA

23 years, 8 months

PDP-11/24 won't boot

by cmcnabb＠4mcnabb.net

Well, this PDP-11/24 I picked up yesterday doesn't appear to want to boot. All boards appear to be present (at least, going by the table under the lid) and in good shape physically. When I turn the keyswitch to 'LOCAL', the 'DC ON' light comes on and the 'RUN' light comes on for about 1/2 second. When I push the 'control' switch to 'BOOT', the Run light comes on or about 1/2 second, then goes out. Looking inside, there are three lights on the M7133 cpu board, labeled '0', '1', and 'CLK'. The '0' and '1' lights are on continuously, the 'CLK' light only comes on for the 1/2 second after power on, and while the 'control' switch is held in 'BOOT'. As usual, I have absolutely zero docs on this system, so any help would be appreciated.

23 years, 8 months

PDP 11/70, XXDP diagnostics & OT question

by mbg＠TheWorld.com

>I also tried to boot RT11 (5.05) but this does not come further than >doing a few I/O's before the machne stops. I know it isn't supported, but >if I'm not misinformed, it may run anyway? Yes, it should run just fine. I suspect you still have some hardware issues... Megan Gentry Former RT-11 Developer +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Megan Gentry, EMT/B, PP-ASEL | email: gentry at zk3.dec.com (work) | | Unix Support Engineering Group | mbg at world.std.com (home) | | Hewlett Packard | (s/ at /@/) | | 110 Spitbrook Rd. ZK03-2/T43 | URL: http://world.std.com/~mbg/ | | Nashua, NH 03062 | "pdp-11 programmer - some assembler | | (603) 884 1055 (DEC '77-'98) | required." - mbg KB1FCA | +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

23 years, 8 months

Scored a PDP-11/24

by cmcnabb＠4mcnabb.net

Yesterday I picked up a PDP-11/24 in Maryland. Here is what I know about this machine currently: CPU: PDP-11/24 Disks: 2 RL02's, 1 RA-80 Expansion box with M9400-YE, M9401 connectors I also got an RL02 data cartrided labeled 'RSX-11', but it appears to have suffered a head crash.

23 years, 8 months

osborne executive disks

by pat＠purdueriots.com

Does anyone have some (preferally images of) Osborne Executive CP/M disks? Also, what format does it use, and is it possible to use an Osborne 1 boot disk to boot an Exec? Thanks for the help -- Pat

23 years, 8 months

Sharp LT numbering

by lgwalker＠mts.net

I acquired a little while back a Sharp PC-3000. I am very enamored of it and it's possibilities. Similar to the HP95 and will use the same memory card only with a more-manageable KB. In researching it I found it came out in 91/92 and was a follow-up to the Atari Portfolio. The UK company (DIP) that designed the Portfolio and this follow- up model, offered it to Atari, which had it's own problems at that time, who declined it and then Sharp snapped it up. Sellam gave info on a Sharp PC-5000 he was selling and Joe R. on a PC-7000. These model #'s make no sense at all as I believe both of these came out before the 3K. Anyone with any insight ? Or is it just that computer makers use no logical system for model #'s Lawrence lgwalker(a)mts.net bigwalk_ca(a)yahoo.com

23 years, 8 months

Olivetti M20 boot prom dump?

by cpg＠aladdin.de

On 08/10/2002 01:48:04 PM MST Al Kossow wrote: > >> Do you have some M20 related software/information? > >I've located a copy of CP/M for the Z8000, and may be getting >a set of 5" discs which would most likely be for the M20. Hey, that'd be cool. I was searching for CP/M 8000 for quite some time. I came to the conclusion that it newer existed (since there is a 8086 addon card for the M20 which can run CP/M86 and I finally thought that people mixed up that version with a native 8000 one). >A scanned copy of a (poor quality) copy of the CP/M 8000 >manual set is up at www.spies.com/aek/pdf/digitalResearch. I'm currently downloading it. The connection appears to be rather slow? regards, chris

23 years, 8 months

Olivetti M20 boot prom dump?

by aek＠spies.com

Does anyone have access to an Olivetti M20 and a eprom programmer? I'd like to get copies of the Z8000 boot/io code from one.

23 years, 8 months

New Mailing List: Xyplex

by kris＠catonic.net

Hi All! I've created a list `xyplex' on my list machine for the purpose of allowing those of us with Xyplex hardware to get together and help each other understand/rescue terminal servers and whatever else Xyplex made. It's a majordomo list, so kick a message to: mailto:majordomo@lists.uninterruptible.net with subscribe xyplex in the body. You'll get a confirmation message and then be added to the list. See you there! -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR <kris(a)nospam.catonic.net> TGIFreeBSD IM: 'KrisBSD' "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!" This message brought to you by the US Department of Homeland Security

23 years, 8 months

Fw: VAXstation 3100/76, 4000/VLC Desired?

by rschaefe＠gcfn.org

Found this a few minutes ago... replys to author, please... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Shirley" <buckyx(a)mindspring.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.os.vms Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 07:53 PM Subject: VAXstation 3100/76, 4000/VLC Desired? > Greetings. > > I may have an opportunity to grab a small number of VAXstation 3100/76 and > 4000/VLC boxes. I would have to pay for them, but probably not too much. I > am under orders from my wife not to acquire any more computers, but maybe I > can help them find good homes elsewhere. They are located in southern > California. > > Any interest in these things (my local DEC dealer was NOT interested)? > > Jeff. > > P.S. There are no "x" characters in my email address. > -- > Jeff Shirley > buckyx(a)mindspring.com > "Bill Gates is filthy rich, but that doesn't mean I want to be married to him."

23 years, 8 months

Mannesman Tally 906

by Lee.Davison＠merlincommunications.com

I need the room and no longer need this.. Mannesman Tally 906 Laser printer with twin A4 sheet feeder. Works, but poorly. Collection only, UK, W. Midlands. Lee. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- This email is intended only for the above named addressee(s). The information contained in this email may contain information which is confidential. The views expressed in this email are personal to the sender and do not in any way reflect the views of the company. If you have received this email and you are not a named addressee please delete it from your system and contact VT Merlin Communications Ltd IT Department on +44 20 7344 5888. ________________________________________________________________________ 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, 8 months

looking for: extended mass storage rom for hp 87

by vp＠mcs.drexel.edu

James Sickles <jsickles(a)comcast.net> wrote: > I'm also looking for an HP Extended Mass Storage module (hp 00085-15013) > for the HP 85 (A/B). I'm trying to get an old disk drive (hp 9133 D) to > work with an HP 85 B. [...] If you have an HP 85B then you *need* the HP 85 version of the ROM, the HP-87 version will not work. This ROM is EXTREMELY rare, so don't bank on finding one. Its probably better to try to find an older drive (e.g. the HP 9134A/9135A hard drive) rather than trying to get your HP-85B to work with the newer drives. If however, you do find an EMS ROM, please let me know. I'd like to try to get a copy of the ROM image so that I can xfer it to an EPROM and then try to interface this to the HP-85 bus (non trivial since its 6V based). Best Regards **vp

23 years, 8 months

WTB: TRS-80 8" floppies

by geoffr＠zipcon.net

Are you sure about that? it was a standard SHugart drive in those beasts. and the II disks were useable in the 12 16 and 6000. At 08:06 PM 8/9/02 -0500, you wrote: >On Fri, 9 Aug 2002, Tarsi wrote: > > > I need boot and application software on 8" floppies for TRS-80 machines, > > models II, III, and IV. I have nothing right now. > >I have the boot/system disk for the model II, but I don't have any blank >8" disks. > > > Contact me off-list if you can make me disks, let me know how much you > > would like for them. > >If you can find blank media, I'll duplicate the system disk for you. I >haven't powered up my model II since around '96, but I imagine it still >works :) > >I'll extend the offer to anyone else here on classiccmp who needs a system >disk for the model II, just supply the blank media. Keep in mind, the >TRS-80 model II used a special 8" disk that had the index hole in a >nonstandard location. > >-Toth

23 years, 8 months

Printer Wheels

by dglassma＠barnard.edu

Dear Friends, I would be interested purchasing any DWP-210 printer wheels, but especially Venezia. Will pay $20 for a wheel. Kindly respond by e-mail. Thanks, Donald Glassman Barnard College Archivist

23 years, 8 months

FS: Amiga A2000 and Amiga A500 both loaded. (fwd)

by vcf＠siconic.com

Just passing this along. I have no affiliation with the seller. Do not reply to me ;) Reply-to: <ai578(a)hwcn.org> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 14:16:59 -0400 From: garyg <ai578(a)hwcn.org> To: vcf(a)vintage.org Subject: FS: Amiga A2000 and Amiga A500 both loaded. Do you know anyone who might want this great stuff? Amiga A2000: * Commodore A2000 SN CA1076987. * Commodore Model No. 1084-D Video Monitor SN: XT1074659 Nov/89. * Keyboard KeyTronic E03601EL-C. * Keyboard KKQ-E94YC for A2000, A2000HD and A2500. * Power Supply: UPS 30-V20P * Three (3) 2-button mouses. * All connectors included. Amiga A500: * Amiga A500 SN: 078259 with Impact Series II Amiga A500-HD+ * Amiga 1011 External Disk Drive SN XC0062232 Sept/90. * Power Supply: P/No 312503-01 PSM-500 * Power Supply: UPS 30-V20P * Commodore Color Monitor Model No. 1084S-P SN 129979, Sept/88. * Commodore B0032925 Mouse. Joystick (in original box) 500XJ EPYX by Konix. * All connectors included. Manuals: * GVP Impact Series II A500 HD User's Guide. * Intro to Amiga 500 (Commodore). * Hi Res Monitor with Stereo Output Model 1084S manual. * Amiga Basic (MS Basic for the Amiga) manual. * Systemsoftware Binders (2) for Amiga ( two large hardcover bonders with everything). * AmigaDOS, ARexx, Workbench 2.1Amiga Hard Drive plus software FS: Printers that work with Amiga: * Texas Instruments Microlaser plus * Star NX-2420 Rainbow Printer Signature Series with 2 unopened cartridges, manual and accessories. * Raven PR 2418 24-pin Multi-Mode Printer with cables, little used. Also have 5 huge boxes of commercial software of every description (educational, games, utilities, clipart, wordprocessors, paint, kids stuff, etc) for the Amiga that I am cataloguing (save me the time and buy it all with the above computers). Price: I don't know. Make me an offer for some or all. 905-628-8528 Hamilton, ON Canada -- 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, 8 months

Zenith Z-100 in Washington, D.C. metro area needs new home

by vcf＠siconic.com

The Zenith Z-100 is a dual 8085/8086 S-100 bus-based system. Runs CP/M and MS-DOS. One is available in the Washington, D.C., area. Please contact original sender directly. Reply-to: <ptaibl(a)bens.org> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 15:59:57 -0400 From: Paul Taibl <ptaibl(a)bens.org> Subject: Computer to donate I have a Zenith Z-100 combination keyboard/CPU, dual floppy drives, separate color monitor, all the manuals, software and some of the original packaging. Circa 1983 or 84. Any idea if there's a market or a good home for it? It resides in northern Virginia, outside Washington, DC. It's free, but I can't cover shipping costs. Thanks. Paul -- 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, 8 months

Free! PDP-11 Chassis & Eagle Drives

by elmo＠mminternet.com

I have an H960 rack with slides, a BA23 qbus backplane/ps, power control, and two Fujitsu Eagles, available in Los Angeles. The box is good. I know one of the eagles was working when decomissioned. The other is marked "trips breaker" - but I think it was repaired. The rack is missing the top cover. You pickup by LA airport. Rack is on casters. Gross weight ~300 lbs. I can provide a controller for the eagles. The rest is up to you. I am not on the list, so email me directly for info. Regards, Eliot

23 years, 8 months

RFD: List-member database

by doc＠mdrconsult.com

There was a real brief discussion about this several months ago, and I never followed through. The broad strokes of my idea was to put together a questionnaire for anybody who'll answer, with city of residence, area of collecting, maybe real-world occupation and computing experience/expertise, etc. Gather that into a running database, mostly for member consumption only. We all seem to travel a fair amount, most of us seem to enjoy "hooking up" with other collectors, and such a database seems like a natural thing to do, and a very valuable resource. Personally, I'm really curious as to what the map will look like. There seem to be some fair concentrations in some not-obviously-reasonable places. Like the Great North Woods. :) If there's reasonable interest and no huge objections, and someone else will help design and implement the actual db, I'll put together the questionnaire & collate the responses. Preliminary ideas: Public and private info. Some info, like my webpage, I might be willing to put out as a public resource. My address I might make available to list members, but not for publication on a website. So the Q-sheet needs a flag for "privileged" info. All info, obviously, is optional. Areas of expertise & employment could be tricky. A lot of us are contractors and consultants, and there's a fuzzy line between making resources available and solicitation. Whether your collection is organised for viewing, or, like mine, piles here and there {and everywhere} that can be excavated for the needed item, would be relevant info. We'll need a hosting site. I might be able to provide that, but I'm not sure. So what do y'all think? Is it A Fun Thing To Do? Ideas about what info we want/don't want? Volunteers? Doc

23 years, 8 months

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