Hi all,
I've obtained one streamer tape drive, Wangtek Model 5099EN24.
I have read that Linux can support it directly.
Has anybody out there a driver for *S-DOS or *indows?
Any idea on where could I find it?
Thank you all.
--
Sergio Izquierdo Garcia
mailto:henrio@edu.tsai.es
Mine doesn't SYSGEN. It can't find any of the .MAC files.
(The OS source?) Looks like I have a single-user system! None of the
monitors like the DZ11. (Of which I got only one to work. The other must
be toast or something, the machine refused to boot with it in)
Back to square one! (The 600lb paperweight!)
Upon closer examination, it appears that the Apple that I have is a ///plus.
What is the relative rarity of this beast? Also, was there special software
for it? What OS did it use?
Rich Cini/WUGNET
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Hi!
I just had one of those wonderful days where I was destined to get a new
computer or four. :) Nothing madly unique, I think, but they filled most
of a hole in my collection. I followed a lead on a possible Apple or 2, and
ended up making a deal where I swapped my extra four IIc's (a job lot with
a pile of manuals - I wanted the manuals but already had the computer) for:
Apple IIe enhanced
Apple IIe Platinum
Apple ///+
Apple IIgs Woz Edition
and an LCD screen (Apple) for the IIc. My questions are simple - I know
about the IIe's, which are common, but what about the LCD screen and the
///+? I had seen neither before in Australia, but this doesn't prove much.
Are they moderatly common, uncommon or heaps rare? Although it is good to
know why the LCD screen didn't sell - it works great, but you do have to be
at a perfect angle, the screen is a very odd angle, and, although legible,
it is still quite faint. Oh, and anyone know where I can get some Apple ///
software? It came with some, but no Basic or games stuff.
Best thing about today was the new contact - he gets in a lot of old
apples, and will be happy to pass them on to me because he says that I am
genuine, not someone trying to make money by taking them off him for
resale. :) This is a good thing - before long I may finally have the entire
non-Macintosh Apple line.
Finally, someone was asking me about the Amstrad Notepads and their
availability on Australia, A couple just came up for sale for half the
normal second-hand price (still quite high, but they are still oddly
popular) along with 2 Laser PC3s, a Laser PC2 an old Casio and an old NEC
notepad/laptop thingy. I will pickup some for myslef, but I could pick up
teh Amstrad if he wants one. :)
Thanks heaps,
Adam.
Well today wasn't the best as far as hunting goes. One of my main finds
was an Atari 130XE, the case is like my 520ST, but I'm possitive this is an
8-bit Atari. What is the story with this one, and can it use the same
powersupply as my 520ST? If it can use it I think I'll finally have enough
pieces to get an 8-bit Atari up and running.
It has a cartridge port that looks like it will take the cartridges that go
in the Atari 800 I've got (it's also missing a power supply).
One major plus is it had the necessary cable to connect the computer to the
floppy drive I picked up a month or so ago. Although the cable seems to be
intended to go to this real cool looking little box, an "Atari 850
Interface Module", which is complete with a power supply, and a operaters
manual. The operators manual has the following note, which I think is
interesting "We have included a photocopy of the Operator's Manual in order
to expedite initial delivery of the product", and it continues with
instructions on how to get the printed manual.
What was probably the biggest find was a Macintosh Colour Classic minus
keyboard and mouse for $5.00, only has 4Mb of memory, but it just might end
up replacing my SE/30 as my Word Processor. I just wish it could handle
32Mb of RAM like the SE/30, instead of a measly 10Mb (OK, I admit, that's
more than I need for what I'm threating).
The other good finds were a VIC-20 in the box, but missing the manuals
(I've got those already). I found a VIC-1541 at another place, I'm hoping
to get it cleaned up and running. Most of the rest was manuals and cables,
along with a box of Amiga software (most originals).
Also picked up a Daystar LT200 card (Still sealed in the anti-static bag)
to connect a PC to LocalTalk, anyone know of any Linux support for this?
I'd love to use my Linux server as a bridge between EtherTalk, and
LocalTalk. Especially since I've got LocalTalk Software for my Amiga's,
and the IIgs's will also do it.
Zane
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New day, new aggrivations...
I've been trying to get an ST-212 drive formatted up as an RD51 so I can
install a copy of Micro-RSTS onto one of my systems.
Got the parameters to format the drive on my VS2000, and that seemed to go OK.
Put the drive into the system (a MicroPDP 11/23), and it looked OK until I
told the RSTS installer to prepare the drive, at which point it started
complaining about various things, and claimed that the drive was an RD52?!?
Back to the notes... Find a note that drives formatted on a VS2000 are not
compatable with an RQDX1 controller... Whats in the 11/23? Yank the back
off... Figures... An RQDX1! FOO!!
Off to the board box... Locate an RQDX3, looks promising... Install it in
the system... Now the system completes its self test and immediately
complains about a "DU0 - ERR 15 Controller Error". WTH is this? Off to
the book shelf... NUTZ! Latest book I've got only gets up to the RQDX1!
Decide to bag it for the night... Put the RQDX1 back in... Same error???
AARGH!!!
So to the questions:
What is "DU0 - ERR 15 Controller Error" ?
Did the RQDX1 perhaps munge the format on the drive during the install
attempt?
Anyone have a list of the jumpers on the RQDX3 that might be of use ?
Can a RQDX3 be subbed straight across for an RQDX1 ?
If not, does anyone have a formatter disk (or whatever) for the RQDX1 ?
Why am I now getting the same error from the RQDX1 and the RQDX3 ?
Anyone got a spare copy of a manual that covers the various RQDX? ?
Foo!
-jim
---
jimw(a)agora.rdrop.com
The Computer Garage - http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw
Computer Garage Fax - (503) 646-0174
Just got this letter in E-Mail, and I knowing how valuable good
reference material is, am passing the message along so if any of you on
the classics list are interested please E-Mail him. I wish Delaware was
a stone's throw away but it would take quite a propulsion system from my
end of the U.S.
QUOTE:=========================================
Subject: computer magazines for sale
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 20:13:09 -0500
From: Ned Heite <eheite(a)dmv.com>
To: @goldrush.com
CC: hl(a)SFSU.EDU
I need your advice. I started subscribing to computer magazines around
1977 or 78, got all the early Commodore stuff like Compute! and the
others back before Compute!, and served a while on the InfoWorld review
board, doing Commodore stuff. Wrote for many of the short-lived computer
magazines of the early eighties. Anyway, I have about a pickup load of
circa 1979-1988 computer literature. Saved everything. Have two C64
computers I'll part with.
So far, you are the only person I have found who might know where I can
unload these goodies. I don't want to put them on the dump but Boss Lady
is getting a bit pissy about it.
Is there a place where I can advertise on the net? The stuff is in
central Delaware, about 2 hours from Philadelphia, Washington, or
Baltimore. First reasonable offer takes it all. Where to I advertise?
Please feel free to post this query on lists.
Ned Heite
eheite(a)dmv.com
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At 12:22 PM 11/28/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>One of my recent finds is a Nixdorf 8810 (a PC/XT). It has one hard disk
>drive, and it doesn?t start. It?s a Miniscribe Model 3212.
>
>Does anybody know its physical parameters (heads, cylinders, sectors)?
>
>Thank you in advance.
>
>--
>Sergio Izquierdo Garcia
>mailto:henrio@edu.tsai.es
>
>
>
>
Today I adopted a 256k Apple ///. It has a single internal floppy drive and
two add-in boards from Titan Technology. One is labeled "///+//" and the
other is "///+//e". They are joined by a small 6-conductor ribbon cable and
one contains RAM chips. Any idea what these are?
Also, can someone point me to a good /// FAQ. Thanks!
Rich Cini/WUGNET
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ClubWin! Charter Member (6)
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At 00:02 28-11-97 PST, you wrote:
>Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 00:17:07 +0000
>From: jpero(a)cgo.wave.ca
>To: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: Needed: Power Supply
>Message-ID: <199711280513.AAA22397(a)mail.cgocable.net>
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT
>Bruce, Please ask other to rebuild that PSU this way. This is best
>and much easier because the electronic components inside those PSU is
>not that all strange and easily gotten. Capacitors are so cheap.
??? I'm not 100% sure I understand your syntax, but I think you're
suggesting that I repair the existing supply. That's a great suggestion,
and I would do it IF I had an adequate schematic diagram. Somehow, I don't
think DEC would be willing to part with such anytime soon.
Unless someone can suggest what component to look at (I think it's the +12
supply that's popping on and off), I will continue to pursue a replacement
for now.
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Bruce Lane, Sysop, The Dragon's Cave BBS (Fidonet 1:343/272)
(Hamateur: WD6EOS) (E-mail: kyrrin2(a)wizards.net)
http://www.wizards.net/technoid
"Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our own
human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..."
Hi, folks,
I've inherited a DEC VAXServer 3100 with a trio of RZ23 disk drives and a
TZ30 tape drive. Looks like a fun unit to play with, but the power supply's
bad (the LED blinks at about one-second intervals and the thing never boots).
Anyone happen to have a spare PS? Failing that, can I yank the boards out
of a VS3100 power supply and transplant them to the larger housing?
Thanks in advance.
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Bruce Lane, Sysop, The Dragon's Cave BBS (Fidonet 1:343/272)
(Hamateur: WD6EOS) (E-mail: kyrrin2(a)wizards.net)
http://www.wizards.net/technoid
"Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our own
human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..."
Greetings,
I noticed you answered another person`s questions about their PC jr.
so I wonder if you could help me.
The pins where the monitor plugs in have been broken off.
Do you know of where I could get a new piece? Can I just use the A/V
jacks to plug into my TV? Also where can I get some software or an
IBM basic programming book?
I would greatly appriciate any information you could give.
Thank-You,
Art Brown
vice president
Old Technologies Inc.
<abrown(a)waveone.net>
>and an LCD screen (Apple) for the IIc. My questions are simple - I know
>about the IIe's, which are common, but what about the LCD screen and the
>///+? I had seen neither before in Australia, but this doesn't prove much.
>Are they moderatly common, uncommon or heaps rare? Although it is good to
>know why the LCD screen didn't sell - it works great, but you do have to be
>at a perfect angle, the screen is a very odd angle, and, although legible,
>it is still quite faint. Oh, and anyone know where I can get some Apple ///
>software? It came with some, but no Basic or games stuff.
Both the LCD screen and Apple ///+ are quite rare. I've seen both sell for
over $100 in auctions. The LCD screen is the rarer of the two. Not sure
where to get software for the ///+. I have an Apple /// as well and not a
single floppy for it. The Woz IIgs is one of my favorites, but its still not
worth much.
Sincerely,
Tom Owad
Hello all,
One of my recent finds is a Nixdorf 8810 (a PC/XT). It has one hard disk
drive, and it doesn?t start. It?s a Miniscribe Model 3212.
Does anybody know its physical parameters (heads, cylinders, sectors)?
Thank you in advance.
--
Sergio Izquierdo Garcia
mailto:henrio@edu.tsai.es
> PG Manney wrote:
>
> > I forget who (Murray Leinster?) wrote "A Logic Named Joe", which very
> > closely describes the information explosion of the Internet.
>
> Astounding Magazine, March 1946, under his real name of Will F. Jenkins.
> Anthologised several times. I know I've got it around here somewhere,
> have to track it down and reread it, it's been a few years.
> <http://www.lrt.org/18m.jpg> (The one with the beard)
Is it a fake beard? : >
If need one I can get you another PCjr case to use for parts and a the basic
manual that came with the jr for cost plus shipping. Cost for PCjr and book
about $3.
At 11:03 PM 11/27/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Greetings,
>I noticed you answered another person`s questions about their PC jr.
>so I wonder if you could help me.
>The pins where the monitor plugs in have been broken off.
>Do you know of where I could get a new piece? Can I just use the A/V
>jacks to plug into my TV? Also where can I get some software or an
>IBM basic programming book?
>I would greatly appriciate any information you could give.
>Thank-You,
>
>Art Brown
>vice president
>Old Technologies Inc.
><abrown(a)waveone.net>
>
>
>
It's a model LT-3200 40 by Paoku P&C LTD. I plug it in and get nothing, no
power brick is used, cord plugs into back of unit. There are no sounds,
lights, or anything when I try to power on the unit.
At 06:55 PM 11/27/97 +0000, you wrote:
>> Found a Bell&Howell Schools Oscilloscope model 10D-4540 for $15 at Goodwill
>> not tested yet. Found a Aquarius complete in 2 boxes for 29.95, got the
>> computer, data recorder, miniexpander, thermal printer, FileForm cartridge,
>> FinForm cartridge, Tron Deadly Disc and Utopia cartridges, and 16k memory
>> expander. Also got the game controllers. This had all the manuals and cables
>> too. Picked up 3 older laptops, 2 worked and had carrying cases with
>> manuals. Looking forward to the weekend for more finds.
>
>What's this one laptop that did not work: brand and what's problem?
>
>Troll
>
>
> If anybody on this list reads science fiction in the spare time left
> over from rebuilding computers, _The Difference Engine_ by William
> Gibson and Bruce Sterling is a fairly good read and _In the Country of
> the Blind_ by Michael J. Flynn is an excellent one. Both of these
> novels build from the premise "What if Babbage succeeded?" in very
> different ways.
I forget who (Murray Leinster?) wrote "A Logic Named Joe", which very
closely describes the information explosion of the Internet.
I have just had an IBM 5100 "Portable" computer (circa 1976) donated,
along with a 5103 printer and a 5106 tape drive. No documentation or
software, so could anyone tell me what I have, what operating system it
used, and what kind of tapes?
Thanks
Charlie Fox
> DOes anyone have a computer which uses the EBCDIC character set, rather than
> ASCII (did I get the acronym right? what does it stand for anyway)?
I've never heard of a microcomputer that used EBCDIC, but there are a lot of
things of which I've never heard. It is used in IBM mainframes and minis.
Here at HUD we have a Hitachi mainframe that emulates an IBM, and it uses
EBCDIC internally. We have file transfer utilities that take care of
translating into ASCII as necessary.
What does it stand for? Gee, it's been a long time. Let's see.
According to the "SAS Compantion for the MVS Environment," it stands
for Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. That sounds redundant,
but that's IBM for you.
--Dav
david_a._vandenbroucke(a)hud.gov
<From: Tony Duell <ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
<Didn't DEC make a tabletop model of one of the PDP8's (PDP8/e?) which had
<handles? That would date from about the same time as the P850
A number of the 8 series aquired desktop status but never by intent
portable. They simply weren't rack bound.
The HP???? struck me as something portable(toteable) as it was a complete
machine that could be moved be moved from one place to another as a unit.
The earliest thing I'd seen that was portable was a home brew 8080 system
with build in keyboard and TV RF output back in '75 and it wasn't a PT SOL.
Though the core of it was S100 boards from an altair.
Allison
Found a Bell&Howell Schools Oscilloscope model 10D-4540 for $15 at Goodwill
not tested yet. Found a Aquarius complete in 2 boxes for 29.95, got the
computer, data recorder, miniexpander, thermal printer, FileForm cartridge,
FinForm cartridge, Tron Deadly Disc and Utopia cartridges, and 16k memory
expander. Also got the game controllers. This had all the manuals and cables
too. Picked up 3 older laptops, 2 worked and had carrying cases with
manuals. Looking forward to the weekend for more finds.
> > Another fun project would be that nowawadays with modern materials and
> > computer controlled machining, it is now possible to make parts to the
> > tolerances necessary to build a functional Analytical Engine. Anybody
> > know where I can get a good copy of Babbage's designs?
> It's been done. I read an article in the Scientific American a few
> years back, where some guys from the British Museum, I think, built
> the Analytical Engine according to Babbages design.
>
> They corrected a couple of minor design flaws (some speculate that
> Babbage put them there on purpose to discourage Industrial
> Espionage), and fabricated the whole thing from several tons of
> Iron, brass, and bronze parts.
>
> They didn't have funding to build the whole machine (the printer
> alone is an engineering marvel), but the machine worked! They
> succeeded where Babbage had failed.
What I saw demonstrated at the Science Museum (part of the British
Museum) 5 years ago was a working _difference_ engine. This had a
couple of design bugs fixed (one in the ripple carry mechanism IIRC) and
no printer.
I don't recall anything about an analytical engine being built at this
time. Has it been done since? Do tell!
Philip.
>I never knew Commodore made PC clones. There's one at the Goodwill. And
>a couple Aquarius keyboards. Never seen one of those either although
>I've heard about them plenty of times.
I have the PC-10 here, so I knew about this. :) There was also, from
memory, the Commodore Colt and PC-30. I also seem to think there was a
PC-5, but I can be corrected on this. I imagine there were later models as
well.
What was interesting for me was spotting a Commodore MS-DOS laptop
recently. I thought that the only commodore laptop was the prototype C-64
laptop - I wasn't aware that Commodore made any more, even if it was only a
pc clone. UNfortunatly they were asking too much for me, although I would
have considered it if I could afford the machine.
Adam.
Has anyone ever built a Braille writer out of a punched tape machine? It
seems to me that slight mods (i.e. embossing, not punching) would be needed.
I have a blind (she doesn't like to be called "visually challenged") friend
who asked me about OCR-to-Braille conversion, and I thought I'd ask you
all...
ps Speaking of political correctness, how do you take _your_ coffee? I like
mine Hispanic (rather than Caucasian or African-American) in color, and
bitterly challenged...
