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by pat＠cart-server.purdueriots.com

Well, as I've not found anyone willing to come and get a 3480 tape drive unit from me, I've taken one apart and am planning on selling the 'useful' bits from it. I still have two drive units completely un-touched, so if you're interested in them, drop me a line. I'm not looking to get much money, just enough to cover what I paid for it. So far, I have available: 2x 3480 Tape drives.. the actual 'drive' taken out of the unit. 1x 3480 drive unit power supply 1x 3480 drive 'air pump' motor + filter + air tubing.. a 1/3HP, 250VAC motor with an 'air pump' assembly on it, along with the IBM air filter assembly and whatever teflon (?) clear tubing that came out of the drive unit. 1x 3480 tape drive unit 'display' that has the main 'user-controls' for the drive on it. 1x 3480 A22 tape controller 'logic boards unit'.... the set of logic boards, backplane, and cable from the 3480's controller. Bunches of custom IBM chips and weird-ass cables (don't know the real name, look like a 16pin(?) DIP socket stuck on one of those plastic with metal traces ribbon-cables. 2x 3480 B22 tape drive units, complete. If I don't get any responses, I plan to (attempt) to get rid of the drives on eBay, disassemble the power supplies for parts, try and sell the motors to industrial suplus dealers, and save the displays for who-knows-what. Try and contact me ASAP, if there's interest I can hold onto something for a while if need-be. -- Pat West Lafayette, IN, USA

24 years, 1 month

SIMTEL (was Re: Source code for 805x line-by-line assembler?)

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> I found a number of hits there from GOOGLE, but found, also, that they were > apparently out of date and inaccessible. > > A traditional macro-assembler is a wonderful tool, but probably inappropriate > for inclusion in a debug monitor intended to reside in the processor's > on-board ROM. If you don't mind translating a not too-terribly-long program for another processor, then I believe MIKBUG for the 6800 may do ok. My first embedded systems project was a 6800, and I included MIKBUG in the ROM so that I could precisely what you want to do. The 8051 being a more generous chip register-wise, translating it shouldn't be difficult. You can find at least one version here: http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/MP_A/mikbug.txt Looks like a fun weekend project. Regards, -doug q

24 years, 1 month

ZX81 and 6116

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On March 23, Pete Turnbull wrote: > Zilog made a "quasi-static RAM" 4K x 8, called Z8132, but it's > 28-pin. I think that's the Z6132...interesting chip... -Dave -- Dave McGuire "Watch those lateral G's man, St. Petersburg, FL I've got sandwiches in my lap!" -Sridhar

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SIMTEL (was Re: Source code for 805x line-by-line assembler?)

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> > From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman(a)theestopinalgroup.com> > > > Personal preference here is for the traditional macro assembler > > generating .HEX files... SIMTEL has quite an extensive collection > > of software for the 8031/8032/8051/8052 and derivatives... > > Doug, does the SIMTEL20 repository still exist? Where? > > I don't mean simtel.com where all the DOS and Windows stuff is . . . Urg. It might not, so I suppose I need to package up the 8051 et al stuff for any who want it... I think I can get that done today. -dq

24 years, 1 month

DCA IRMA-III convertible 3270 interface

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On March 23, Doc wrote: > > > Car seats? Get a grip. Yes, literally, too. At spring break, on the > > > beach or near it, a motorcycle is the *only* acceptable conveyance. > > > > It's a Porsche 911 convertible. Think you can make an exception to > > that rule? ;) > > Grumble, mutter, curse... > > Are you _sure_ it's a convertible? Want me to send you a picture? ;) -Dave -- Dave McGuire "Watch those lateral G's man, St. Petersburg, FL I've got sandwiches in my lap!" -Sridhar

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List Archives

by jhfinepw4z＠compsys.to

Hi Everyone, Now that I have switched to my "newer" system with the box that holds TEN 5 1/4" hard drives, I am thinking of some house keeping on the files I maintain. One very large mess is the set of classiccmp posts that I have some interest in. I would like to group them, but have not decided on sub-sets as yet. I am thinking of the following: Classiccmp General Classiccmp List (this post will go here) Classiccmp Technical Classiccmp Spam (including comments on spam) Has anyone else set up their own sub-sets? I guess I could try these out and see how they work, but I though I would ask for suggestions? Sincerely yours, Jerome Fine -- If you attempted to send a reply and the original e-mail address has been discontinued due a high volume of junk e-mail, then the semi-permanent e-mail address can be obtained by replacing the four characters preceding the 'at' with the four digits of the current year.

24 years, 1 month

DCA IRMA-III convertible 3270 interface

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On March 23, r. 'bear' stricklin wrote: > > He's still crashing on my couch...I think the whoe gulf coast thing is > > getting to his brain. Clean air and...umm...well, spring break, > > beach, bikinis that are about this --> <-- big, you kno... ;) > > So now I'm sitting here in my toner-stained pants, sucking on a bloody > knuckle, and I only want to know one thing. > > Where the @*(*& did I go wrong? Hey, don't sweat it. I'm sitting here at 2:30AM hacking on sendmail configs. Short of a bottle of chloroform or a really big net, I don't think there'll be any of those "this --> <-- big" bikinis gracing my bedroom floor anytime soon. :-< -Dave -- Dave McGuire "Watch those lateral G's man, St. Petersburg, FL I've got sandwiches in my lap!" -Sridhar

24 years, 1 month

TSX-PLUS (Was MicroPDP 11/73)

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Mar 22, 17:18, R. D. Davis wrote: > Quothe Pete Turnbull, from writings of Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 06:11:34PM +0000: > > Didn't anyone else show interest in TSX? > > If I recall correctly, I did. Weren't there at least five of us? I thought there were at least three or four, but I wasn't sure about more -- and it's not worth Jerome's while to do anything unless there's enough interest. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

24 years, 1 month

ZX81 and 6116

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Mar 22, 22:43, Richard Erlacher wrote: > I guess I'm having a "senior moment" but I don't remember the 4118 at all, > though I definitely remember that there was such a thing. Mostek made a > couple of pseudo-static RAM parts that were on a ~2716-compatible pinout. Was > that one of them? I've got some 1K- and 2K- byte parts from those days but I > don't remember the numbers right offhand. > > Perhaps someone could refresh my recollection. 4118 is the same pinout as a 2716 except that pin 21 is the /WR line instead of Vpp, and pin 19 is NC instead of A10. It's a genuine static part, 1K x 8. A 6116 is similar, but 2K x 8, with A10 on pin 19. There are also low-power CMOS versions of the 6116. Zilog made a "quasi-static RAM" 4K x 8, called Z8132, but it's 28-pin. They also, confusingly, made 16-pin dynamic RAMs 8K x 1 and 16K x 1 called Z6115 and Z6116, similar to the more common 4116 DRAM. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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DCA IRMA-III convertible 3270 interface

by doc＠mdrconsult.com

Wasn't there some mention of these things a few weeks ago? Was somebody looking for one? I seem to have a couple. It's a flip-over MCA/ISA adapter. Speaking of PS/2s and 3270s, did Sridhar permanently toast himself? He's been notably absent lately. Doc

24 years, 1 month

ZX81 I/O ports

by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

> From: Tony Duell <ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk> > You mena it's beyond the ingenuity of these people who connect up > scanners/cameras/LCD panels/... to the ZX81 to add a serial port? No, no, I meant a ZX81 doesn't have one built in. Of course we use the Z80A-SIO (and -PIO). Modems were also commercially produced in the mid-eighties which allowed a simple mod so they could also be used as serial ports. > I've not tried it, but I can see no good reason why you couldn't link up > just about any common serial chip/UART to the expansion connector, and > then buffer the outputs of that to/from RS232 levels. It's been done any number of ways. ZX-TEAM also has a ZX81-hosted BBS ;>) Glen 0/0

24 years, 1 month

ZX81 and 6116

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Mar 22, 23:51, Glen Goodwin wrote: > > From: Pete Turnbull <pete(a)dunnington.u-net.com> > I read that using the 2114s saved Uncle Sir Clive 25p per unit. When the 4118 was scarce, that was probably true. > I've also > noticed that on the earlier boards all the ICs were socketed, but the later > ones were spotty, socket-wise. Typical Sinclair chintziness. Not necessarily. A soldered connection is generally more reliable than a socketed one. For that reason, many manufacturers solder most parts, unless they contain firmware that might need changed, or are custom parts subject to revision (PALs, ULAs, etc). -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

24 years, 1 month

DCA IRMA-III convertible 3270 interface

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On March 23, Doc wrote: > Car seats? Get a grip. Yes, literally, too. At spring break, on the > beach or near it, a motorcycle is the *only* acceptable conveyance. It's a Porsche 911 convertible. Think you can make an exception to that rule? ;) > <flamebait> > European or Russian only. > </flamebait> Uh-huh. Troublemaker. ;) -Dave -- Dave McGuire "Watch those lateral G's man, St. Petersburg, FL I've got sandwiches in my lap!" -Sridhar

24 years, 1 month

A good glue guide

by vcf＠siconic.com

Here's an interesting site. You tell it what two materials you want to glue together and it makes recommendations. http://www.thistothat.com/ -- 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 *

24 years, 1 month

DCA IRMA-III convertible 3270 interface

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On March 23, Doc wrote: > > He's still crashing on my couch...I think the whoe gulf coast thing is > > getting to his brain. Clean air and...umm...well, spring break, > > beach, bikinis that are about this --> <-- big, you kno... ;) > > > > There have been some sights around here that I'd swear were about to > > make his little mainframe-hackin' head explode. ;) > > To which, I assume, Mr. McGuire is totally immune? Are you kidding? I've just escaped living near College Park, Maryland for the past nine years. I haven't seen this many heterosexual women in the same place at the same time in, oh, about nine years. I now find it prudent to apply a liberal quantity of ScotchGard(tm) to my car seats before going out. -Dave -- Dave McGuire "Watch those lateral G's man, St. Petersburg, FL I've got sandwiches in my lap!" -Sridhar

24 years, 1 month

DCA IRMA-III convertible 3270 interface

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On March 23, Doc Shipley wrote: > Speaking of PS/2s and 3270s, did Sridhar permanently toast himself? > He's been notably absent lately. He's still crashing on my couch...I think the whoe gulf coast thing is getting to his brain. Clean air and...umm...well, spring break, beach, bikinis that are about this --> <-- big, you kno... ;) There have been some sights around here that I'd swear were about to make his little mainframe-hackin' head explode. ;) -Dave -- Dave McGuire "Watch those lateral G's man, St. Petersburg, FL I've got sandwiches in my lap!" -Sridhar

24 years, 1 month

SIMTEL (was Re: Source code for 805x line-by-line assembler?)

by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

> From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman(a)theestopinalgroup.com> > Personal preference here is for the traditional macro assembler > generating .HEX files... SIMTEL has quite an extensive collection > of software for the 8031/8032/8051/8052 and derivatives... Doug, does the SIMTEL20 repository still exist? Where? I don't mean simtel.com where all the DOS and Windows stuff is . . . Glen 0/0

24 years, 1 month

free Tektronix 7603 manual for shipping costs

by TMWillis＠research.att.com

J. Darren Peterson: I realize you posted the e-mail below two years ago, but I am wondering if you are still looking for a good home for your Tek 7603 manual. I just recently acquired one and I am trying to fix it up. You can contact me at: tmwillis(a)worldnet.att.net. Thanks for your generosity. Fellow Tektronix enthusiast Tom Willis From: J. Darren Peterson (jdarren(a)ala.net) Date: 02/21/00-08:17:28 AM Z I would like to find a home for a Tektronix 7603 / R7603 Oscilloscope Service Manual and will give it for the cost of shipping. The shipping will be $3.20 for USPS Priority Mail. I will send to first person to contact. Thanks.

24 years, 1 month

WTB: DEC MicroVAX II

by tpao＠co.la.ca.us

Including drives, memory, SCSI controller and ready to go.

24 years, 1 month

TRS-80 pocket (Was: I'm looking for ___, will trade ___.)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: steve [mailto:tosteve@yahoo.com] > Things I'm looking for: > - HP-85 > - Exidy Sorcerer > - NEC PC-8201a > - Commodore 128D > - TRS-80 pocket PC (PC1) > - Panasonic RL-H1000 Pocket PC This reminds me... I have a "pocket" computer, which is, as far as I can tell, nearly identical to the above TRS-80, except made by some other company. (Don't remember which) Does anyone know a source for LCD screens for these things? My screen is cracked, and I'd actually like to use this thing again. Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

24 years, 1 month

FS: HP 7470A paper plotter...

by DAW＠yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu

I just rescued an HP 7470A plotter from hitting the round file. But realistically, I'll never use it. has an open foil package with the 5 colored pens in it. And a serial looking cable. Free for pickup in New Haven, CT, or pay (via money order or PayPal) for shipping, packing materials, and maybe something for the labor. :) Now, kinda OT, but here goes. Answers probably should be off-list... I have a Sun Ultra1 Creator. It doesn't want to boot to the hooked up Sun monitor, and yes, a type 5c keyboard and optical mouse are connected too. It boots to the serial terminal, and I get a message "Memory Address not Aligned", then the ok prompt. Haven't had a chance to search online yet. This is my fist foray into the world of Sun. Hopefully I can get Solaris 8 on this puppy, then move to NetBSD... --- David A Woyciesjes --- C & IS Support Specialist --- Yale University Press --- mailto:david.woyciesjes@yale.edu --- (203) 432-0953 --- ICQ # - 905818 Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Darwin Kernel Version 5.2: Fri Dec 7 21:39:35 PST 2001 Running since 01/22/2002 without a crash

24 years, 1 month

test

by uban＠ubanproductions.com

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Semour Cray Lecture

by uban＠ubanproductions.com

This is a nice lecture. Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the book that is referenced in the lecture: J. E. Thornton. Design of a Computer: The Control Data 6600. Scott Foresman and Company, 1970 --tom At 10:19 PM 3/21/02 -0800, you wrote: >Hey y'all ... I just found a web-based version of a lecture >Gordon Bell gave about Seymour Cray in 1997. It's wonderful. > >http://www.research.microsoft.com/users/gbell/craytalk/sld001.htm > >There are detailed notes under many of the slides. The last slide >is hilarious and kind of touching. > >brian > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >_| _| _| Brian Knittel / Quarterbyte Systems, Inc. >_| _| _| Tel: 1-510-559-7930 Fax: 1-510-525-6889 >_| _| _| Email: brian(a)quarterbyte.com >_| _| _| http://www.quarterbyte.com > > >

24 years, 1 month

Tango Schematic capture, PCB layout and autorouting programs (fwd)

by donm＠cts.com

Joe, the chap below contacted meabout the Tango stuff that I sent to you, and has been unable to reach you at the most recent address I have for you. Would you please contact him. Thanks. - don ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 15:47:31 +0800 From: S. K. Li <saikeungli(a)ctimail3.com> To: Don Maslin <donm(a)cts.com> Subject: Re: Tango Schematic capture, PCB layout and autorouting programs Unfortunately that email address is not O.K. too. Do you have another one? Thanks. SK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Maslin" <donm(a)cts.com> To: "S. K. Li" <saikeungli(a)ctimail3.com> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 9:20 AM Subject: Re: Tango Schematic capture, PCB layout and autorouting programs > > > On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, S. K. Li wrote: > > > Many thanks for your reply. Would you give me Joe's updated email address? I > > could not reach him with the old one. Thanks. > > I saw an email from him today from `rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com'. Try that one. > > - don > > >

24 years, 1 month

IBM PPC Laptop on eBay

by dittman＠dittman.net

I saw this on eBay and thought people here might be interested: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2011374761 I am not associated in any way with the seller, I found this looking for tape drives(!). -- Eric Dittman dittman(a)dittman.net Check out the DEC Enthusiasts Club at http://www.dittman.net/

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