Well today was pretty good to me but I also missed some nice items at the auction.
1. A working Vectrex, console and one controller only no games with it. $5
2. A NES Stack-up cartridge for ROB the robot and it had the special Famicon board and Famicon-to-NES converter inside. $6
3. A Advanced Electronic Applications, Inc. Computer Patch Interface. It's a gray metal box with the following on the faceplate Filter - Tune - Var Shift - STBY/PTT - NORM - OFF/ON - PWR light. Under the Filter title are three buttons named VAR - 170 - CW.
It's a model CP-1 and on the back are lots of phono ports. Anyone have info on this unit?
4. Got several books, generic pc's such as 386 and P166's, some 14" monitors, and some ink jets all for $10.
>Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 09:49:58 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Chaoying Ni <cni(a)udel.edu>
>To: Microscopy(a)sparc5.microscopy.com
>Subject: Surplus 1-Philips 501 with windowless EDS & 2-complete EDXA 9800
> system (detector and analyzer)
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>We have a Philips 501 with windowless EDS, both working before being
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>Does anyone here still use their old (say pre-1990) Macintosh as a regular
>practice?
I have a shelf of Mac SE's (800k version) that I use for a Fax pool
(either sending or receiving). Although they are not phsyically in use
every day, they do spend more time hooked up and running than not. I also
have a Mac Plus that I keep on the floor for working with old software
and 400k/800k disks (400's aren't readable by my 6500, and 800s usually
have problems on my 6500). Although that will probably be replaced by an
SE FDHD eventually. I think I finally moved all my 68000 machines out of
normal "human" use, but I might be wrong, knowing me, I have at least one
more Plus or SE sitting at a remote office for word processing duties. I
know up until the end of June, I had an SE in active use for writing
letters and doing spreadsheets (we closed the location it was at, so now
it is on the floor in hall outside my office)
And of course, my firewall/nat router is a IIsi right now. And then there
is my LC 520 that is acting as a music on hold server for my phone system
(kept frying CD players, so now I play quicktime rips off the LC). I'm
not sure if I have any other 020 or 030 machines in regular use (but I
have LOTS in occasional use as needed)
And I have MANY MANY 040's still in service for daily use, and I think
all of them are pre-1990. These are all still used at work for daily
tasks, and serve as many an employee's primary (and usually only)
computer. As well as things like giving them to friends and family to do
work on (my nephew LOVES the LC 575 I gave him to do his homework and use
email).
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
--- Sellam Ismail wrote:
Does anyone here still use their old (say pre-1990) Macintosh as a regular
practice?
--- end of quote ---
Dunno if it falls within the time frame exactly, but I still use a Color Classic and/or SE/30 for writing papers when I wanna be alone upstairs, listening to music or whatever. The old Macs are connected to the G4 network downstairs via a really long phone cord and a localtalk-ethernet bridge, so I transfer files over AppleShare that way when I want to email/print stuff. There's something about that 9-inch screen I used throughout middle and high school (Mac Plus in that case) -- it just gets the creative juices flowing somehow. :)
I also use that same Mac Plus for old games, but I think that's borderline "use" in this context.
-- MB
Sellam Ismail <foo(a)siconic.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
> > The physical dimensions of the punched cards were chosen to match dollar
> > bills, so that the processing hardware could make use of existing
>
> Are you sure? A punch card is a bit larger than a dollar bill.
US dollar bills were bigger in Hollerith's day.
-Frank McConnell
>That did it for me were are these 35's and can I make the drive there in one
>day from Houston Texas?
The 35's are in Paterson NJ... and you can make the drive in one day if
you drive REALLY REALLY REALLY fast (but make sure to take all fire arms
OUT of your car before you make it to Paterson... having them will only
encourage the locals to shoot you first)
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
Well I carried a 33 down a ladder in a barn with the 33 above my head.. and
this was one with the full stand attached... I'm not saying it was an
enjoyable experience, but I did pull it off..
Will J
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>> There still are 35s.
>
>Am I correct in assuming that these are about twice as wide as a 33?
>
>Am I correct in assuming that these would be much more difficult and
>expensive to ship UPS?
The 35's that William pointed out to me were yes, very large and easily
twice the size of a 33.
They would definitly have to go on a pallet and be freighted from the
looks of them (granted, I am ignorant in shipping something like this,
and ignorant about teletypes, so maybe they can be broken down and boxed
up in peices... but from the general look, it looks like it would be the
equivlent of trying to ship a small metal desk).
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
>For the record, one known 33 is left (other than the new one). This may
>change - even today a 33 was uncovered in a place I was not aware of.
>
>There still are 35s. In fact, no one has expressed interest in them yet
>(oddly).
>
>William Donzelli
I'm certainly up for a 33 and a 35. And I can pick up, if they're local to
NYC...
Mike
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Hi.
It looks like I'm going to be in Overland Park (South end of KC?),
Kansas next week.
Are there any Classic Computing "must-see" places? any CCmp denizens?
I'm flying, and working 7-6 every day, so I can't bring any PDPs or do
any all-day treks, but I'd be up for meeting anyone who shares this
obsession, err, hobby.
Last time I was in Denver I got to meet Emanuel and Bill, and had a
great time with them. It's nice having a face and a voice to go with
the .sig.
Doc
Is there anyone here on the list located near Kingsport, TN? I've been
offered a huge pile of SGI IRIS boards, but I'm not sure that shipping
will be feasible for them. They are likely to end up in a landfill
otherwise...
-Toth
Gawd but youse guys is a buncha Vultures! ;}
The Monroe Calculator has been Spoken For - thanks and 'sorry!' to the
others who have responded or who have yet to respond.
I wonder if I'd put it on Ebay - maybe I'd be able to think about that
Cessna Twin I want...
Cheerz
John
Hello to all VAXenfolks,
i do have a problem with a VAX-11/730 that i have reconstructed
(cleaned,
resoldered, replaced cable, everything. Pictures on www.vaxcluster.de.
Yes,
i am a bit proud of it... But sorry for the bad web-page design!) over
the
last few months.
It is now willing to boot and tries to load it's microcode tape from the
TU-58 drives. I even have a microcode tape which looks like it could be
still readable.
But the TU-58's are so battered that i have not been able to read the
tape.
I have repaced the rubber rollers, but the read/write-heads look, ummm,
bad!
I have found somewhere some TU-58 simulator software for DOS which looks
like a promising alternative; i would place a mini-DOS-computer inside a
VT-102 and route some additional cables to the VAX and bee fine.
BUT: How do i get the contents of the microcode tape of the tape, into a
DOS file without access to a working TU-58?
Is someone on this list able to read the tape?
Has someone already made a tape image i could just use? I mean, i have
a original DEC tape, with serial number and all. I might even come up
with a license document, if i search long enough...
Any help would be greatly welcomed. This old lady is just to beautifull
to use it as an electric heater only...
Thank you
ms
--
Michael Schneider email: ms(a)silke.rt.schwaben.de
Germany http://www.vaxcluster.de
People disagree with me. I just ignore them.
(Linus Torvalds)
Dang... I really need to get a house. I would drive to Williamsport, and
thanks to all the PDP talk on this list, I am getting this itch to own
one to see what all the fuss is about.
But there is no way I would be able to have one in this rental shanty.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
YES! Thank you, Megan!
My screams of joy have just woke the neighbors!
---------- Begin forwarded message ----------
From: Megan
To: info-pdp11
Date: Monday, July 29, 2002, 7:38:44 PM
Subject: Latest release of PDP-11 field guide available
Contrary to opinion... I have been working on the field guide...
The latest copy has corrections supplied by various people
as well as new entries.
It can be found at
http://world.std.com/~mbg/pdp11-field-guide.txt
For those who carry mirrors of it, please send me email so
that I can put you on a list to obtain new copies as soon
as I make them available. Please supply the URL where your
copy can be found.
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 |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
---------- End forwarded message ----------
Hi,
I'm currently trying to build up a 6502-based SBC but - in true Sod's
Law fashion - my supplier has dumped the entire 6502 CPU series, despite the
fact they're still made by California Micro Devices. Anyone (preferably in
the UK) got a few spare MOS Technology, Rockwell, Synertek or CalMicro 6502
ICs? I've also seen some photos of 6502 chips with a "VTI" logo - probably
VLSI Technology; anyone ever seen one of these? There is a photo of one on
http://65c02.tripod.com/ - see "SBC-1 Hardware", first photo (right at the
top).
If anyone with spare stock of 6502s and/or 6502 support ICs could e-mail
me offlist with prices, I'd be very grateful.
Thanks.
--
Phil.
philpem(a)dsl.pipex.com
http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/
Respond to the sender <Hans(a)nabear.com>.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 09:21:04 -0400
From: Hans Callenbach <Hans(a)nabear.com>
Subject: powerbook 145
I have an old working powerbook 145... trying to not send it to the trash
heap... are you interested, if not can you suggest someone?
Also, an old 28 powerport modem and a working laser writer pro printer.
Many thanks, Hans
--
Hans Callenbach
Art Director
North American Bear Co., Inc.
902 Broadway
20th floor
New York, NY 10010
212-388-0700
fax 388-0089
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
* Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *
I have some Synertek NMOS 6502s from various weeks
in 1984, still in their (original?) Synertek static tubes.
(At least, "Synertek" is stamped on the tubes.)
A few "boy are these stupid" questions:
1. Does anyone have any cool Synertek lore they'd like to
share with the group? All I know about them is they made
the SYM-1 and were a 6530 second-source. I guess it's safe
to conclude they were also a 6502 second-source. :)
2. Is this a "Find" in any sense? (I paid all of 30 cents
each for them.) My motivation is to have enough replacement
parts to keep all my 6502-based hardware humming for years
to
come. Though in this case I have several lifetimes' worth.
:)
3. Is there any reason to fear that these chips will "go
bad"
at any significant rate as they age? Is there any way I
could
store them (reasonably, I mean, no vaccum or outer-space
suggestions, please. :) to maximize their lifespan?
My plan is to come into work some evening and suit up with
the full anti-static treatment at an EMI bench with my
little
SBC (retrofitted with a 40 pin ZIF socket to avoid bending
their machine-straight little legs), and test them all in
rapid-fire succession. Is there anything inherently dumb
about powering them up?
Okay, well enough dumb questions. Just looking for
any comments on any of the points, as the spirit moves you.
:)
-- Ross
Please reply directly to the sender.
Reply-to: <edmor(a)gist-image.com>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 17:44:02 -0400
From: EdMorcaldi <edmor(a)gist-image.com>
To: vcf(a)siconic.com
Subject: Donation
I would like to donate my Apple //e system -- no charge. It has an
Applied Engineering card for memory expansion. Can you use it? I
would be willing to ship it.
Also have 2 Apple IIci systems that I would like to give away.
--
Ed Morcaldi
System Administrator
GIST Inc
203/479-7500
203/479-7575 FAX
http://www.gist-image.com
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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Please contact Robert directly if you're interested.
He's in Williamsport Pa (ZIP 17745)
Bill
----- Forwarded message from "Villano, Robert" <rvillano(a)brodart.com> -----
From: "Villano, Robert" <rvillano(a)brodart.com>
To: "'mrbill(a)pdp11.org'" <mrbill(a)pdp11.org>
Cc: "Cunningham, Scott" <cunningh(a)brodart.com>,
"Codispoti, Pete" <codispoti(a)brodart.com>
Subject: pdp11/70 systems are available
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 15:51:58 -0400
Hello,
I'm the network admin for the Books Division of Brodart Company, a library
services company. I have been asked to find a home
for our (3) pdp11/70 systems. I found your site on the internet and wanted
to know if you or someone you know would be interested in getting them a
home.
If someone would contact me by phone would be perferable because to amount
of equipment we have is quite extensive.
equipment summary in brief:
(3) pdp11/70 main computer chassis.... all were working when shut down
although some for the dz11 and dh11 serial interfaces may not be completely
functional.
(3) la36 system consoles (working).
(6) la120 decwriter stations (2 working) others for parts.
(5) ra81 disk drives (3 working) others for parts.
(4) te16 tape units (2 working) others for parts.
Enough spare parts to almost build another pdp11 main backplane with power
supplies
quite abit of documentation.
If you are interested please contact me here at Brodart.
Thank you
Bob Villano
Network Administrator Books Division
rvillano(a)brodart.com
570.326.2461 ext 6612
----- End forwarded message -----
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On Tue, 30 Jul 2002 19:54:07 -0500 (CDT) the Doc wrote...
> It looks like I'm going to be in Overland Park (South end of KC?),
> Kansas next week.
> Are there any Classic Computing "must-see" places? any CCmp denizens?
> I'm flying, and working 7-6 every day, so I can't bring any PDPs or do
> any all-day treks, but I'd be up for meeting anyone who shares this
> obsession, err, hobby.
Well... depends on yer definition of 'all-day' treks, and if yet 'Indiana
Jones' card is up to date, but I (and the Computer Garage collection) now
reside in Yates Center, which is a hundred miles (+/- 10~20) West of KC.
The collection (having just completed its x-country trek) is stacked up in
the warehouse, and I'm installing a computer-based scoring system in my
Bowling Center which dates to the '80s (so its on topic) <G>, so there
might be something of interest...
Too bad you are not coming from William Donzelli's neck of the woods...
I'd love to have one of those '35s he has been talking about. ;^}
-jim
---
jimw(a)agora.rdrop.com
The Computer Garage - http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw
Eric Smith said:
> Does anyone have any spare WD-1000, WD-1001, or related disk controllers,
> or documentation on them?
Yeah, I've got a couple of WD1002-05s, a couple of WD1002-HDOs from dead
Kaypro 10s, a manual for the WD1002-05, and a manual for the WD1000. I
can probably even find some of this stuff, as opposed to the Atari
Portfolio stuff I promised someone a while ago.
It'd cost you, though. Many years ago I sent you a couple of DECtapes with
an OS/8 V3C distribution kit on them because you said you could read them
with a DECtape to PC interface. It'd be nice to have those back. Or even
better if you could get around to reading them and posting them somewhere
for general download by the 12-bit community.
--
Roger Ivie
ivie(a)cc.usu.edu