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by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

> From: Don Maslin <donm(a)cts.com> > John, both the Scanjet and the Scanjet Plus used a HP proprietary > interface. The card for the Plus is reputed to work for both the > original and the Plus. The reverse is not true. In both cases, > however, it is definitely NOT parallel port. I bought one of these used (MIB!) for $200 in 1994, for use in my engraving shop. The card was 8-bit ISA and appeared to be some sort of half-baked SCSI. It was easy to configure if you happened to possess a working crystal ball ;>) The card-end of the cable was DB25, and the scanner-end was "Centronics" (you know what I mean by this term). The software included a runtime version of Win 3.0, which promptly crashed when run on our DOS-based 386/20. After installing the full version of Win 3.0 on this peecee, the software ran perfectly. When we upgraded to Win 3.1 (I don't remember the reason for the "upgrade"), the software generated an avalanche of error messages, then ran without error. As a side note, AFAIR the ScanJet was the only reason I installed Windows on this machine, which was used primarily to control engraving tables. All of the other applications were DOS-based, running under DesqView. All in all, the ScanJet was a nice piece of equipment for its time. I think I still have the software for it, in case anybody needs it. Glen 0/0

24 years, 2 months

Drive inventory

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Wright [mailto:dtwright@uiuc.edu] > SGI is one company that makes sure the DAT/DDS drives they > sell do audio DAT > too... I know that you can read/write audio tapes on an SGI > you get if you > buy the tape drive from them, and possibly using a drive from another > manufacturer too. I imagine they do this since their > machines are often used > in high-end multimedia type things...sill, kind of a cool > capability and all > :) It's for exactly that reason that I went out of the way to get an original SGI DAT drive for my Indigo2. Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

24 years, 2 months

Drive inventory

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Clint Wolff (VAX collector) [mailto:vaxman@earthlink.net] > DAT is the same as DDS except for the identification holes on the > case, and I would assume a royalty to the recording industry... > My Maynard/Archive/Seagate drive won't take DAT tapes. Irritating > because I wanted to write music to them at the time. Well, if you mean that you wanted to write it in standard DAT format, very few drives will handle that... most, though (every one I've used, at least), will write DDS data to a normal DAT. Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

24 years, 2 months

STAPLES STORES WILL TAKE OLD COMPUTERS

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Peter C. Wallace [mailto:pcw@mesanet.com] > Actually the resolution is really about 1/3 the stated > "Megapixel > resolution", especially if you take pictures of things with > high spatial > frequency (say fine pitch IC leads) This is because the > stated resolution > neglects to mention that the three color pixels in a group > are counted as > individual pixels -- basically a X resolution B/W sensor > behind a color filter > array is called a X resolution color sensor, but it really isn't... > filtering after the fact attempts to fix the artifacts, > but makes a > mess out of high spatial frequency images that would have > been ok if the > camera really had the stated resolution.... I see -- well, divide the numbers in thirds, then. :) Unless you're lucky enough to find a camera that has a high-res b&w mode -- that would be nice. Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

24 years, 2 months

STAPLES STORES WILL TAKE OLD COMPUTERS

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

A little different in Clarksville; back in the 70s, they lowered the speed on the main drag from 45 to 35. The reason stated (in a newspaper article) by one town board member was "to get the people driving 55 to slow down to 45". So the *real* speed limits in Clarksville are 10MPH over what's posted. That contention hasn't seen a court test, yet, tho... ;) > -----Original Message----- > From: Russ Blakeman [mailto:rhb57@vol.com] > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 10:16 AM > To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org > Subject: RE: STAPLES STORES WILL TAKE OLD COMPUTERS > > > Same here - in town 35 mph limit = drive 33. On the parkways > and interstates > 65 mph = 75 (or get run over). > > => -----Original Message----- > => From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org > => [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Kris Kirby > => Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 1:29 AM > => To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org > => Subject: RE: STAPLES STORES WILL TAKE OLD COMPUTERS > => > => > => On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Russ Blakeman wrote: > => > I live out in the boonies of KY and within 25 miles there are > => 2, 50 mile > => > range there are 2 to 3 per city. (25 miles here is like 10 > => blocks in the > => > city). > => > => Around here, the problem is remembering to switch from > "country driving" > => to "city driving". "Country driving" is usually done at > speeds of up to > => 70MPH -- low rate of enforcement. But the city cops are > sticklers. They'd > => rather ticket than fix the traffic problem. > => > => -- > => Kris Kirby, KE4AHR | TGIFreeBSD... 'Nuff said. > => <kris(a)nospam.catonic.net> | IM: KrisBSD | HSV, AL. > => ------------------------------------------------------- > => "Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony." > => > => >

24 years, 2 months

STAPLES STORES WILL TAKE OLD COMPUTERS

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) [mailto:cisin@xenosoft.com] > When a microphone is labelled as being "directional", the angle of > directionality, or the shape of it's response curve is hardly > a "annoy the > sales droid". It is approximately the same order of > necessity as asking > what is the capacity of a hard disk. Would YOU buy a hard > disk without > knowing the size? I certainly would -- in the case where, for instance, I knew that the interface was SDI, I was in need of an SDI disk to test a system out, and it was only a couple dollars anyway. :) But I'm just being argumentative. I do agree completely with the point you're trying to make. Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

24 years, 2 months

Drive inventory

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk [mailto:ard@p850ug1.demon.co.uk] > The tape drives were designed to work on the same cable as _2_ floppy > drives. So they're selected by doing things that won't have > any effect on > the floppy drives. Typically they look for transitions on a > particular > line when both drive select lines are deasseted. Neither floppy drive > will notice that (they're not selected), but the tape drive does. This is exactly the explanation I was looking for yesterday. :) Thanks Tony. Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

24 years, 2 months

@@Rare@@Look@@ you can't pass this up!!!! :-)

by fernande＠internet1.net

Silly isn't it :-) http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2002965541 Chad Fernandez Michigan, USA

24 years, 2 months

Dumpster in the alley, Part II

by CARL.P.HIRSCH＠sargentlundy.com

>From a quick googling it looks like this is a dual-capable Pentium server. http://www4.service.digital.com/support_database/index/epid61.htm Not the exact server but Compaq is currently selling something called a "Digital Server 5100" that looks to be slightly upgraded in terms of processor, memory, etc. If revived it might make a pretty good workhorse. Redundant power supplies and all. -carl "Feldman, Robert" <Robert_Feldman@jdedw To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org ards.com> cc: Sent by: Subject: Dumpster in the alley, Part II owner-classiccmp@clas siccmp.org 02/15/02 08:09 AM Please respond to classiccmp Well, Harold Washington College is at it again this morning. However, I have saved something that someone here might want: a Digital Prioris HX 5100 MP/2. Don't know much about it, and it looks to be less than 10 years old, but it is DEC. Appears to be clean and complete, except it is missing the left side panel. Has four FR-PCWVR-AZ 4.0GB drives. Free for pickup _only_ in the Chicago Loop (35 E. Wacker). Email me at robert_feldman(at)jdedwards.com if you want it. Bob

24 years, 2 months

Dumpster in the alley, Part II

by Robert_Feldman＠jdedwards.com

Well, Harold Washington College is at it again this morning. However, I have saved something that someone here might want: a Digital Prioris HX 5100 MP/2. Don't know much about it, and it looks to be less than 10 years old, but it is DEC. Appears to be clean and complete, except it is missing the left side panel. Has four FR-PCWVR-AZ 4.0GB drives. Free for pickup _only_ in the Chicago Loop (35 E. Wacker). Email me at robert_feldman(at)jdedwards.com if you want it. Bob

24 years, 2 months

HP9000/425e

by emu＠ecubics.com

Hi, Just got an 425e in. But, no software on it. Anybody out here knows, where to get the HP/UX for it ? cheers

24 years, 2 months

Hubbell twist-lock connectors

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Schaefer [mailto:rschaefe@gcfn.org] > told to me and emperical evidence agrees) that it is the only > difference > between the various grades (ie spec & hospital) of devices. IIRC, hospital grade receptacles must exert more pressure to prevent sparks, which would be a bad thing to have around oxygen tanks. Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

24 years, 2 months

Again, looking for a monitor.

by vance＠ikickass.org

Specifically an IBM 6091-023 or compatible. This is a monitor that is a fixed-frequency 23" Trinitron that does Sync-on-Green. Peace... Sridhar

24 years, 2 months

RS/6000 E30

by Richard.Sandwell＠roebry.co.uk

Hey, Doc - off list to save everyone's bandwidth... What do you think to an RS/6000 E30? I'm going to have a look at one tomorrow for not_much_money. I have 2 questions - is it MCA or PCI? And is the memory proprietary - or just standardish stuff? Thanks in anticipation of your wise word :) //Rich

24 years, 2 months

STAPLES STORES WILL TAKE OLD COMPUTERS

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) [mailto:cisin@xenosoft.com] > Response to request for specs on a product: "It's really good." A former Apple employee? :) > Answer to "what is the angle of directionality?" of a directional > microphone (Sony MC-100): "That means that it only picks up > what you aim > it at." It's probably ok that they didn't know, but it's inexcusable for them to be so terribly stupid. It reminds me of an episode at Worst Buy here in town -- something like this: Him: What kind of TV are you looking for? Me: Something smaller than 20". Otherwise it doesn't matter as long as it has composite video in. Him: Component video is still pretty expensive... Me: (wondering why he's telling me this) _Composite_ video. Him: You probably can't get it on a television that small, either. Me: Um... that's fine, I just want normal composite in -- like this (pointing to composite input on a tv) Him: That's not component video in... > They suck so much that I'd rather go to FRY'S! No fry's around here. Most people are stuck with Staples -- on the other hand, there are a couple of local shops that are ok for most things. Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

24 years, 2 months

A/UX install notes

by spectre＠stockholm.ptloma.edu

For those who asked, I put up my A/UX install notes on http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/os/aux/ YMMV. -- ----------------------------- personal page: http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ -- Cameron Kaiser, Point Loma Nazarene University * ckaiser(a)stockholm.ptloma.edu -- Faith is to be sure of what you hope for. -- The Kry, "Take My Hand" -------

24 years, 2 months

OpenVMS 7.2 SPL package FT

by mrbill＠mrbill.net

Just found this in the closet, knew I had it somewhere... June 2000 OpenVMS/VAX Online Documentation Library (2 CDs, papers, in blue cardboard folder, for OVMS 7.2) June 2000 OpenVMS/VAX Software Product Library (7.2) OpenVMS VAX (tm) Software Product Library Disc 1 of 9 - June 2000 - Volume Label VAXBINJUN001 Disc 2 of 9 - June 2000 - Volume Label VAXBINJUN002 Disc 3 of 9 - June 2000 - Volume Label VAXBINJUN003 Disc 4 of 9 - June 2000 - Volume Label VAXBINJUN004 Disc 5 of 9 - June 2000 - Volume Label VAXBINJUN005 Disc 6 of 9 - June 2000 - Volume Label VAXBINJUN006 Disc 7 of 9 - June 2000 - Volume Label VAXBINJUN007 Disc 8 of 9 - June 2000 - Volume Label VAXBINJUN008 Disc 9 of 9 - June 2000 - Volume Label VAXBINJUN009 "KEEP ME" Disc 1 of 2 - June 2000 - Volume Label VAXBINKEEP01 "KEEP ME" Disc 2 of 2 - June 2000 - Volume Label VAXBINKEEP02 Consolidated Software Promotional ECO Distribution Disc 1 of 2 - June 2000 - VAXECOJUN001 Disc 2 of 2 - June 2000 - VAXECOJUN002 Compaq System Tools Disc 1 of 1 - April 2000 - AG-RJV3C-RE This is all original as it came from Compaq; I dont think I ever even took the CDs out of their plastic sleeves. Will ship it in the same box that Compaq shipped it in. I got it from Austin Energy here in town (the electric company); they'd gotten it in after they retired all their VAXen. Entire package order number is QA-YL48A-W8. FS/FT/whatever; I just need to get it out of here and dont want to eBay it. Bill -- Bill Bradford mrbill(a)mrbill.net Austin, TX

24 years, 2 months

Subject: rk05 tester

by dancohoe＠oxford.net

> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org > [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Lawrence LeMay > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 1:11 PM > To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org > Subject: rk05 tester > > > Is anyone here familiar with a RK05 tester? Any idea exactly > what it is, > and what it is capable of testing? I'm looking into possibly > buying one. > > -Lawrence LeMay > I have one. I can take a look at what it does and who made it etc. There are quite a few of them available from at least one source right now. I picked up a range of various test equipment for PDP 11 related uses about 3 weeks ago. If anyone is interested, I could make a list. Dan Cohoe

24 years, 2 months

Orlando hamfest last weekend

by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

Hey Mike -- Thanks for stopping by the shop. It was really good chatting with you again (even if Joe and I tend to get involved in our usual gripe sessions ;>) > From: Mike <dogas(a)bellsouth.net> > First, I knew that Joe's CC reentry was being fueled by a *few* cool Intel > MDS-800 systems so I brought down an Intel MDS 235 for him (that was > originally his to begin with) to add to his growing 'Intel Gravatational > Field' Yes, we junkies always encourage the return of "lost sheep" by giving them a couple of free fixes ;>) > > Joe and I started early Friday and Saturday and I scored all this real > cheap: [list detailing tons of cool classic stuff snipped] Nice work! Is there usually *this* much good stuff at hamfests? Not that I've been to one lately (being a slave to the shop) but ones I've attended in the past had little in the way of computer-related goodies. > There were also several classiccmps not picked up because of high prices > like: > > Several TRS-80 100 portables and one with the portable floppy and a > Model 4 > SGI Indy > Timex ZX81 Okay, was that a Timex Sinclair TS1000 or a Sinclair ZX81? What was the condition and what else was included (manuals, box, ps)? And what was the asking price? Anyway, I'm glad you had fun in O-Town. Next time you're heading this way drop me a line. Glen 0/0

24 years, 2 months

A *real* classic

by mythtech＠Mac.com

> Now THIS is a classic: > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2003117896 > > Starts making me long my old Sphere I, and Outpost II. I personally liked seeing the original BSR-X10 setup at the bottom of the ad picture... I am still using some of my lamp modules from that era, and am still using my base controller as well. Although I have the clock model with timer, not the one that is pictured, that looks like it might have been the original alarm base controller, which would fit with the dialer, door sensor, and smoke detector also pictured. What software is shown on the screen? Looks like some early X10 software judging by the graphics of the lamps and TV. The first time I got to play with a software interface was only a few years ago on the Mac (and since I still lack a computer interface, all I got to do was look at what I COULD be doing). Some day I will get an old interface and hook my X10 system up to a Mac Plus or SE or so that I have kicking around. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

24 years, 2 months

Destructive charities (was: STAPLES STORES...)

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>I've seen some extremely nice looking, rust-free, apparently >well-maintained, older cars (e.g., late 1960's to late 1970's), with >good interiors, new tires, etc. sitting in a junkyard with stickers >from such charities on their windshields. Always donate scrappable cars to your local fire department or heavy rescue department so they can drill on them by cutting them up. Any self respecting department will have gotten themselves listed as a charitable organization so you will still get a tax write off. And if you have a running car... give it to me! :-) >It's my >understanding that the titles to such cars are kept by the >lame-brained cretins at those charities so that the classic cars can't >be put back on the road. Doesn't matter... once they hit the scrap yard, the existing title makes no difference. The car can be recovered via a "scrap" title, and then sold back out... it is just a messy, not easy ordeal... and 99% of junk yards aren't going to go thru the heartache when they can just sell the car in parts for more than the whole (and avoid ALL the paperwork)... or they will just crush it and sell it as scrap metal... also probably for more than selling the running car, and avoiding all the paper work. At least that is the understanding I have from the guy that takes the cars from my FD once we are done cutting them up. Maybe someone that works as a scrapper can confirm or deny my understanding (of course, this may very well also be a state by state kind of regulation). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

24 years, 2 months

SA1000 interface

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

Today I picked up two 8" Shugart 851 floppy drives and two 8" hard drives. I checked the hard drives (Quantum 2030s) and they use the SA 1000 interface. How similar is that to the interface for floppy drives? The control cable for each hard drive also connected to one of the floppy drives so they must share a good bit of the interface. Does anyone have a pointer to a good on-line description of the SA 1000 interface? Joe

24 years, 2 months

SUN-3 floating point info wanted...

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On February 14, Robert Schaefer wrote: > Hi! I'm looking for info on the SUN-3 floating point accelerators like the > FPA, and FPA+. Programming info, header files, maybe even the libraries if > they're avaliable. Under SunOS4, and perhaps previous versions, there are FPA libraries in /usr/lib. There are three separate math libraries if memory serves...one for soft floating point, one for 6888[12] fp, and one for use with the FPA. I don't remember what they're called, but if you look at the files in /usr/lib it should be obvious. Since those libraries are part of the standard SunOS distribution, studying the SunOS source code should allow one to glean all the programming info. FPAs are neat. If I recall correctly they use Weitek WTL1164 and WTL1165 chips. Very nice. :-) > Also, before I pop in to motorols.com, does anyone have a quick little > snippet of code to excersize a 68882? I just upgraded my SUN-3/280 to a > '882, and I want to verify that everything's working right before I solder > in some sockets and start playing with the clock. Also under SunOS4, there's a program called "mc68881version" or something very similar. That'll tell you what rev your 68881/68882 is, and I seem to remember it saying something about performance also, but it's been a very long time since I last messed with this and I may not be remembering that part correctly. -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

24 years, 2 months

HP9000/C110 Video

by dittman＠dittman.net

I just got done installing HP/UX 11i on my C110. I was using 1024x768 @60Hz for the monitor settings, but after I was done installing I moved the box to my KVM switch and changed the settings to 1280x1024 @75Hz. With that setting the display blanks for a half second every few seconds. Is there a reason for that? Also, how can I tell which video card I have installed without pulling the card? -- Eric Dittman dittman(a)dittman.net Check out the DEC Enthusiasts Club at http://www.dittman.net/

24 years, 2 months

Drive inventory

by jwbirdsa＠picarefy.com

tony writes: >One nasty that I've come across is that many 9 track QIC24 tape drives >can do QIC11 as well. And they can do the 4 track QIC11. But you have a >similar sort of problem to using 40 cylinder disks in 80 cylinder drives. >Reading is fine, but don't try writing to an already-written tape. Actually, it's even a bit funkier than that. I spent a lot of time messing around with the tape drives that same with Sun-2's (QIC-11) and Sun-3's (QIC-24). SunOS on a Sun-3 had two devices for each tape drive, which determined whether it used QIC-11 or QIC-24, and for reading it was smart enough to autodetect and use the correct format regardless of which device you used. So far so good. I started out with Sun-3's, and for a while I didn't think there was actually any difference between the two devices, since I could get approximately the same capacity (~60M) on the tape using either one, whereas QIC-11 is supposed to only be 20M. When I got into Sun-2's, I discovered that there was a difference, and I had to use the correct device on a -3 when prepping a tape for use on a -2. In addition, I had to be very careful not to overrun the 20M limit, because the drives in the -2's would only read 20M, per the spec. As long as I wrote less than 20M, in QIC-11 format, the tapes would work fine, but I had to enforce the 20M limit manually. It took some investigation to discover that the QIC-11 standard was at some point extended from four tracks to nine tracks, and obviously the QIC-24 drives used in the -3's supported the extended standard. I wish SunOS had included a third device to allow distinguishing between four-track and nine-track QIC-11, but perhaps the drive or the drive/SCSI bridge didn't provide the necessary pseudo-EOT notification. --James B.

24 years, 2 months

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