Just acquired a Compaq luggable (don't know the model, but it's an XT)
that's pretty hefty. I forgot how much I love mono screens, though.
The case reminds me of an airline carry-on cat container...stands on end,
with the handle on top.
manney
Anyone interested in a Franklin 1000? What's a good price?
manney(a)nwohio.com
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> From: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
> To: Manney
> Subject: 12 year old scanner needs software
> Date: Saturday, January 17, 1998 8:20 PM
>
> I'm looking for some software for the original HP ScanJet. Since the
> scanner is
> 12 years old, I thought someone in this group might be able to help.
> I need one of the following:
>
> Caere Omnipage 2.1
> ZSoft Photofinish
> and I hate to even type this, but Windows 2.0...
> or any other scanning software that supports the 9190A ScanJet
>
> Thanks,
> Don
>
>
Frank McConnell and I (and another associate) made a nice haul of great HP
mini's yesterday. The tally:
(2) 21MX E computers (one having 1MW of memory, the other with 256MW)
(1) HP1000A
(1) HP1000 model 600A (hard drive, 3.5" floppy)
(1) Tape Reader Reroller (the 8th of only a few ever made)
(2) 2647F terminals (these are actually computers running Basic with
built-in tape and external 5.25" disk drives but are used as
terminals to the 21MX)
(2) Mag-tape drives (Frank will provide the specs and model #s)
(1) Big-assed line printer and stand
(2) HP racks
(Frank, what did I mess up on?)
Plus some software, a bunch of little spare parts, cables, connectors, and
a FULL set of manuals, including service manuals and engineering manuals
with schematics and all that for everything.
The guy was more interested in getting rid of it and having it go to a
good home than getting money for it. We paid him $200. Of course Frank
now has an invaluable contact for discussing his HP passion (the guy we
bought the stuff from is a 26 year HP veteran).
I think when it was all done Frank basically had an accident in his pants
as he could not contain his excitement over his good fortune.
On an unrelated haul, I picked up a bunch of nice IBM manuals. I got the
service manuals for the IBM PC and IBM PCjr. I also got the Options and
Adaptors manual which describes, of all things, the various options and
adaptors available for the PC, including the expansion chassis which I
found last year in a thrift shop. Also got an original DOS 1.10 manual
and software, a manual for Windows 1.03 (whee!) and a ton of other neat
miscellany.
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I picked up a VT220 yesterday, as I was getting tired of using another
computer for a terminal. The question is how do I connect it? I'm
assuming the DB25 on the back of the VT220 is the comm line (especially if
I read the back correctly), I gather the DB9 is for a printer (from what I
found in my web searches last night).
I took a cable and ran it from the Comm port on the /73 to the Comm port on
the VT220, and get nothing. I then added a Null-Modem adapter and got
gibberish. Does this need some kind of special cable to work? I don't see
any switch settings on the back of terminal or anything.
Oh, and the VT220 say's it's OK when I power it on.
Zane
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<Hmm, sorry but I thought that 77 k attachment file would not make any
<problem (it took 45 sec. to send it).
Generally big is over 49999bytes! Most mailers that is the threshold.
While some PC mailers will tolerate anything many do not and a lot of unix
based mailers don't like it either.
<You could use the "skip big messages" option that most mail program have
<Anyway I will refrain from sending attachements to this list in future.
not all mailers have that!
Allison
> The L2007 is a memory board for the Vaxstation 3510-3520-3540 series.
> It's a "M-bus" board. From the fact that you say it has 144 1 Meg chips,
> I will hazard a guess that you have the L2007-B variation, which is
> 16 Mbytes with ECC. (There's also a L2007-A which is only 8 Mbytes).
But there is no VAXstation 3510. The processors came two on a board.
> P.S. I'm waiting for someone to say "But there is no Vaxstation 3540...",
> then I have a story to tell!
I'd rather hear the one about the 3510.
Roger Ivie
ivie(a)cc.usu.edu
> They're all full height 5 1/4" drives and they weigh a ton. The first one
> is marked "digital RZ55" and has a sticker that says "1041080-08-9" and it
> appears to have a SCSI interface.
a 300-something meg SCSI drive
> The second one appears to have a ST-506
> interface and is a Maxtor drive and is marked "RD54-A" and "30-26245-01"
> and "RQDX 3".
a 150 meg MFM drive.
> I also picked up a couple of keyboards that I think might be for a DEC.
> The first one is a large keyboard marked "TS 803".
This is from a Televideo 803. It's a CP/M machine.
> The second keyboard is from digital and is a model LK 201. Doe
> anyone know which machine it's for?
Just about anything from Rainbows, DECmates, and Pros up to the DEC 3000
series Alphas (newer Alphas use PC-style keyboards).
Roger Ivie
ivie(a)cc.usu.edu
Yesterday I picked up a Tandy M100, complete with the cutest battery
powered 3.5" disk drive connecting the the RS232 port of the M100,
video/disk expansion box and video screen. included in the package was
MS Multiplan on ROM and several other cassette programs. Also lots of
user documentation.
That's the good news, on the down side, couldn't get the price down
below $100 the (marked price was almost $150!) :-( - it was in a
commercial second-hand store and they have to make a living too.
Anyways, it all seems to operate properly, but I am missing the 5-1/4"
system disk for the video/disk expansion box. Anyone know of how I can
get a copy
Regarding the disk drive, ae the specs on how to drive it availabel
anywhere. I would serve very nicely for transferring information between
disparate systems.
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I have recovered an Olivetti M21. Its an 8086 based system with floppy
disk and 20 Mb hard disk in a case reminiscent of the original Compaq.
Anyone have technical info on this beastie? I noticed an extra DA-9 (?)
connector on the mother board which is not available when the covers are
in place - what's that for?. Also the definition of the two DIP switch
blocks on the mother-board which do not seem to follow the IBM spec.
And thirdly how to get into setup, or a copy of the setup disk.
I have tentativly decided to dedicate this system to an attempt to port
the Z80 UN*X kernel that Allison mentioned a couple of weeks ago. Got it
all fired up with DOS 3.1 and Turbo C 1.5 at the moment, I will be
adding a vintage copy of BRIEF and away I go.....
As an aside, in looking through my store of 5-1/4" disks, I see I have
IBM versions of DOS 1.0, 1.10, 2.00, 3.10, and 3.30, gosh they go back a
ways. Also found some MS disks with old versions of Windows and a
GWBasic adaptation kit.
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I need to get boot and other software for an Apple Lisa with an external
profile hard disk and a built-in 3.5 inch drive.
Can anyone help me out?
Thanks...
Anthony Clifton - Wirehead
Bruce,
Thanks for the info. Here's more.
At 01:10 AM 1/17/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi, Joe. Let's see if I can help you ID your goodies...
>
>>They're all full height 5 1/4" drives and they weigh a ton. The first one
>>is marked "digital RZ55" and has a sticker that says "1041080-08-9" and it
>>appears to have a SCSI interface.
>
> Correct. This is a 330 MB drive. The RZ56 was a 700 or so, and the RZ57
>was a 1 gigger. They're all SCSI, generally found on the VAXStation or
>DECStation line of systems. If you absolutely have to, they should be
>usable on PCs with a low-level format.
Doesn't sound very useful on a PC. I have two of each drive. If anyone
has need for them for an old DEC, let me know. You can swap me something
for them. Allison gets first shot since SHE has allready mentioned that
SHE can use them. One of the Rd-54s has a paper tag that says "MVE 11A
VMS 5.4.2 ACSIM". Does that sound useful to anyone? Of course, it may not
still be one thre, but it probably is.
>
>>The second one appears to have a ST-506 interface and is a Maxtor drive
>and is marked >"RD54-A" and "30-26245-01" and "RQDX 3".
>
> This is a 170 meg MFM drive, intended for use in the MicroPDP or MicroVAX
>lines, or any other DEC system using an RQDX3 controller. It is the same as
>a Maxtor XT2190.
>
> The LK201 is the standard DEC keyboard for just about everything from
>their VT220 terminals to the MicroVAX, VAXStation, and DECStation line.
>
> The numbers you're reading off for the boards don't make any sense. DEC
>numbers are typically a single letter, usually M, followed by four digits.
>Look on the ejector handles and the card bracket. If the board was not made
>by DEC, it may not have this marking.
I can't find any number that starts with M. One card is marked " L P W
R digital GS-2 34888-4909" across the top edge. The second card is
marked " L P W R digital GS-2 03789-6028" across the top edge. But
both cards look the same. The other number is on a paper label. They have
a LOT of ICs on them marked "TC511000AJ-10". And there is a VERY large IC
near the center of the board. There is also a red and yellow LED on the
top edge.
Joe
>
>
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Higginbotham <higginbo(a)netpath.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: Firsts
>At 09:32 PM 1/13/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
>>>The TRS-80 Model 100 and it's amigos the Nec 8201 and Olivetti ??? had
>
>>Visit the SANCTUARY at http://home.att.net/~francois.auradonhat's probably
>>why they are called laptops and not portables.
>
>Shoot, it's not even a laptop. I've seen Pentium notebooks bulkier than a
>M100. :)
>
>
>-John Higginbotham-
>-limbo.netpath.net-
The firsts laptops used to have handle (I'm talking XT's and 286s) but I
guess these were removed to make the machine smaller and lighter.
By the way they are not laptops either; I always have to find a table to put
them on so I can use them. If I put them on my lap I'm always afraid to drop
them ;-)
I'll try not to insert the signature in the middle of the message this
time:)
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>You still don't have it working? What problems are you having? If you want,
>I'll email you a complete working version. The file should be under .5 mb.
Sounds good. The instructions are a little vague, and when I can't get
anything to recognise anything else. Just e-mail it to
photze(a)batelco.com.bh ; to aviod anyone else recieving .5MB that they don't
need/want.
Thanks,
Tim D. Hotze
Heh, i bought a surplus monitor from work after they upgraded to g50 monitors
and pc330 systems. i got an 8515 with the same sticker on it! i was thinking
about removing it, but i think i might keep it now!
i think it was really a documented effort to make sure people werent doing non
work environment things on their workstations in accordance with business
conduct guidelines. (no games, no www.xxx.com, etc)
In a message dated 98-01-17 01:57:20 EST, you write:
<< I saw this label on an IBM monitor in a thrift shop the other day and I
thought some of you guys might get a kick out of it. It read:
USE OF THIS DEVICE IS RESTRICTED TO IBM
MANAGEMENT APPROVED PURPOSES ONLY
and they even had a policy number for this mandate: Z229-0444-00
Beauracracy at it's finest. >>
Okay, here I go.
I have a PDP-11/83. It boots a very limited version of RSX-11M. (Sysgen
is gone, no multi users, etc.) That's boring. I also have a RSTS/E distrib
tape. 9-track tape. I don't have a Q-bus magtape controller.
But, I do have an MT: emulating controller and drive attached to the PDP-11/34A.
It works. I have read and written to the tape. Reading is fine, writing
is iffy due to a braindamaged bootdisk (Not the new RT-11 set -an old one with
MT.SYS on it) that Caterpillar made.
The important part comes here. I have a thing called a DW-11B (I think).
Anyway, it's a Unibus to Q-bus converter. One end goes in the Unibus
box, and the other goes in the Q-bus box. Putting the Q-bus end
in the 83, and the Unibus end in the 34, I'd be able to talk to the
MT: controller, right? (I'd have to remove the 34A CPU, so it doesn't
screw with the bus, right?)
Does this sound OK, or am I missing something?
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>>>2. Does anyone know how to get the XGS Win32 emulator working?
>>
>>Sounds obscene. You probably need the ROMs for the IIgs. No, I don't
know
>>where or how you can get them.
>Got 'em. But, I still can't get it working. I'll try it on my 200 MHz
"beast". (Well, compared to my former 486/66 28MB RAM 2.1GB HDD, it's
REALLY NICE.)
> BTW, Zane, sorry for not replying to that Linux e-mail, I've been
really busy. I'll respond soon.
> Tim D. Hotze
You still don't have it working? What problems are you having? If you want,
I'll email you a complete working version. The file should be under .5 mb.
-- Kirk
A while ago, I mentioned that I had a DECMate III, the one without
the hard drive. It has two DECWrite manuals, a disk set for the same,
and miscellaneous incompatible junk (like Windows 1.0 for the Rainbow)
Could anyone tell me what OS I can use on this, where I can get it,
and how to install it. The DEC is not at my house, and any mistake will
last me at least a week until I can go back to it. Also, a short essay
on the OS wouldn't hurt. A supplementary question: how do I get PPP on
Minix?
Yet another question: what are the power requirements of an IBM
System/34?
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>Okay, so I have a C-64c, 1541 floppy, and monitor. Now how exactly would I
>go about downloading programs from the internet on my PC machine and
>porting them over to the Commodore? Will I need a special serial cable? I
>have the 64 boxed up at the moment so can't really tell what I need.
Let's assume you do not have an IBM clone or access to one...
First you would download the file from the FTP site.
Second while on the (I assume more powerful) internet connecting
machine you uncompress the file if it is compressed (usually ZIPped I've
seen).
Third, Transfer it to the 64. Now if it is a D64 file you will need
to save it to a drive that has a larger capacity then a 1541, such as a
1571, 1581, 256k+ REU w/ramdisk running or a CMD Hard Drive. The
easiest transfer would be via modem to modem or a simple null-modem
cable (plans are on the net), there are other options including making
your IBM, Amiga or whatever act as a slave drive for your 64 and just
doing a file copy... (special cable like x1541 needed)
Finaly (if nesessary) convert the file, it it is .D64 there are a few
d64 to 1541 utilities out there for both the 64 and 128. T64 is a
different story, it will need to go to tape, and even though I know it
can be done I am unsure whether or not a utility exists yet for the 64.
Now you should be able to load and run the program (note some of the
programs may have problems due to being either written for NTSC or PAL
video modes and your computer being the other... :/
Larry Anderson
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-----Original Message-----
From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh(a)ix.netcom.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, January 17, 1998 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: Got an Apple IIgs
>>Well, I've got a comment and a question.
>>1. Yes, the apple software is avaible for download, but I forget where.
You
>>need to copy it in a special way for it to work on disks. You might be
able
>>to have a serial link, etc. do it, unless you've got a Mac, which makses
it
>>SO easy.
>
>It sounds like no one can remember where it can be found, I know I can't
>:^(
I've got the OS here, downloaded on my computer, so whoever wants it, just ask, and I'll e-mail it as an attachment, or, I could like post it on my web site, or something.
There is a Macintosh utility that is required to write the disks,
>called "Disk Copy". Very handy util if you have a Mac. I ran into one
>problem when I created my set of disks, I wasn't able to write them using
>my PowerMac 8500/180. I ended up creating them using either my SE/30 or
>Powerbook 520c, I don't remember which. Basically any cheap 68k Mac with a
>1.44Mb floppy can do this.
>
>>2. Does anyone know how to get the XGS Win32 emulator working?
>
>Sounds obscene. You probably need the ROMs for the IIgs. No, I don't know
>where or how you can get them.
Got 'em. But, I still can't get it working. I'll try it on my 200 MHz "beast". (Well, compared to my former 486/66 28MB RAM 2.1GB HDD, it's REALLY NICE.)
BTW, Zane, sorry for not replying to that Linux e-mail, I've been really busy. I'll respond soon.
Tim D. Hotze
Thank but since it is an internal PSU I would rather keep it in it's
original state. I'll give the step up Xformer a try.
>Some PSUs can be easily modified to work off 110V anyway. I can give
>typical modifications if you're interested.
>
>> If so in what conditions?
>
>[...]
>
>> Francois Auradon.
>
>-tony
>
Well, I've got a comment and a question.
1. Yes, the apple software is avaible for download, but I forget where. You
need to copy it in a special way for it to work on disks. You might be able
to have a serial link, etc. do it, unless you've got a Mac, which makses it
SO easy.
2. Does anyone know how to get the XGS Win32 emulator working?
Tim D. Hotze
-----Original Message-----
From: John R. Keys Jr. <jrkeys(a)concentric.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, January 17, 1998 8:00 AM
Subject: Re: Got an Apple IIgs
>you can download the gs software from apple's web site for free - John
>At 10:50 PM 1/16/98 -0500, you wrote:
>> I got an Apple ][gs today form a guy in Georgia. It's a ROM 03 model
>>with 1mb of RAM, an RGB monitor and an Apple keyboard. It has no docs,
>>floppy drives, or mouse.
>>
>> Does anyone have a spare mouse, floppy drive, and maybe docs that I
can
>>buy? Which drives were available for this unit? I have mostly 5-1/4" disks
>>right now, so I'd like to get that type first, then maybe a 3-1/2".
>>
>> I have a copy of ProDOS floating around but I'd like to get a copy of
>>GS/OS. Can I run this with 1mb of RAM?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>Rich Cini/WUGNET
>> <nospam_rcini(a)msn.com> (remove nospam_ to use)
>> ClubWin! Charter Member (6)
>> MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
>>============================================
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
Well now you've done it! I actually am confused.
What do you mean by "must be derated"?
Can I use a big step up Xformer to run a monitor and computer without
risking to blow both up?
If so in what conditions?
Thanks
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip.Belben(a)powertech.co.uk <Philip.Belben(a)powertech.co.uk>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, January 16, 1998 10:44 AM
Subject: Re[4]: Amstrads in the US
>> OK I'll get an EE to help me out. Did you ever used that with a monitor?
is
>> the 60 Hz vs 50 Hz a problem?
>>
>>>When I went to the US recently, I built my own 110/220V converter. I
>>>found a small (10VA) transformer that had dual 120V primaries and wired
>>>these as an autotransformer. Boxed it up in small wooden box and Bob's
>>>your uncle.
>
>As Tony pointed out, 50/60 Hz shouldn't be a problem.
>
>HOWEVER, it should be pointed out that the transformer must be capable
>of carrying the power. I used a 10VA transformer to power the one or
>two devices that had 240V only. To run monitors and things, you'd need
>100VA or so. Transformers do exist for just this sort of purpose, upto
>about 2kVA, but V. heavy!
>
>(Rule of thumb for switchmode power supplies - Look at ower consumption
>and assume 1VA = 0.6W)
>
>Finally, a tranformer designed for 60Hz must be derated to a lower
>VOLTAGE when used at 50Hz.
>
>I hope that hasn't got you all too confused.
>
>Philip.
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On 16 Jan 98 at 22:50, Richard A. Cini wrote:
> I got an Apple ][gs today form a guy in Georgia. It's a ROM 03 model
> with 1mb of RAM, an RGB monitor and an Apple keyboard. It has no docs,
> floppy drives, or mouse.
>
> Does anyone have a spare mouse, floppy drive, and maybe docs that I can
> buy? Which drives were available for this unit? I have mostly 5-1/4" disks
> right now, so I'd like to get that type first, then maybe a 3-1/2".
The ADB mouse is the same as the ones used on all Macs since the SE
and Mac II so you should have no problems finding one.
A stock IIGS will work with 3.5" 800K drives or 5.25" 140K drives
(the Unidisk 5.25). You can use older Disk II drives using a cable
adapter but it may not be worth the effort. Not all external 3.5"
drives from Apple work with the IIGS and are Mac only; the one to
look for has an eject button, platinum ribbed case and a covered D19
socket for daisy-chaining a second floppy drive.
For more information, consult the FAQs which are posted on the
comp.sys.apple2 newsgroup (beware of flame wars!) or on the web at
http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/index.html.
> I have a copy of ProDOS floating around but I'd like to get a
copy of > GS/OS. Can I run this with 1mb of RAM?
Version 6.0.1 of GS/OS is posted on Apple's FTP site. This version
will not do anything useful in 1Mb so look around for a memory
expansion card. A couple of companies now supply bare boards that
will take cheap 30 pin 1Mb SIMMs.
Happy Apple II Computing,
Phil
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