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by jwagg＠fs.cei.net

I recently picked up a 36 that appears to be in working condition. The only problem is no operating system. Anyone know where I can get the OS disks? Thanks in advance. Joe Wagg jwagg(a)fs.cei.net

28 years, 5 months

See if this sounds wierd...

by dseagrav＠bsdserver.tek-star.net

I just noticed something. The SLU for this 34 is in the SPC slots only. There are 2 backplanes in this box. The SLU board is just below the bus jumper. Is that normal? Bus B Bus A ----+ +----- M9202 | S | L | U ----+ +------

28 years, 5 months

Does anyone have the PDP-11/34 console cable pinout?

by dseagrav＠bsdserver.tek-star.net

I think this console cable's screwed, the machine boots OK but refused to talk to a console. Not even power-up line noise. And I know the terminal's good. Tried turning the cable both ways. Several wires are sunsoldered, but not any of the important ones... something's screwy with this cable. Anyone got a pinout of one?

28 years, 5 months

Archive Corp FT60 Adapter Board Jumper Settings

by djenner＠halcyon.com

I have an Archive FT60 tape drive (uses DC600A cartridges) that I am trying to install. I don't have complete information on the jumper settings of the adapter card (8-bit ISA). The card has several markings on it: Archive Corporation, FCC ID: EAX6GPSC499-R ?(unintelligible) A-200, 88 16, Rev B DET. 50594-01 e023391 Is there any chance that someone has specifications or an installation manual around for this adapter? Also, last version of the MS-DOS software (especially MS-DOS libraries to allow reading/writing, etc.) Thanks, Dave Jenner djenner(a)halcyon.com

28 years, 5 months

8" floppy power connections...

by dwalterm＠ix.netcom.com

I have a couple old double-sided 8" floppies I want to get running. Does anyone have the pinouts for the square molex power plug? I think its +5, ground and +24v and ground but would like to be sure before turning them on. One drive is a Magnetic Peripherals Inc (CDC)BR8A8B still in the CDC styrofoam package. The other is a pull from an HP 9895 drive (the belt had fallen off). I'd also like to know how big a power supply I'll need to run two of these.... Thanks, Don Walterman dwalterm(a)ix.netcom.com

28 years, 5 months

Two Items Needed

by photze＠batelco.com.bh

Okay, thanks. But if there are any other old systems that someone would "give" to me? (Don't worry, I'll pay you for the costs of the computer as well as shipping.), like anything, I already have an XT, but that's it. (I'm REALLY interested, but just started collecting. Thanks everyone, Tim D. Hotze

28 years, 5 months

New toy.

by dseagrav＠bsdserver.tek-star.net

I have the 2 PDP-11/34s in my possession now, and BOTH have tape drives! Too bad it runs too loud, or I'd be playing with it now... There were old DA boxes. Ran RT11, and had 64K of ram. I'll upgrade that, and drop on a copy of RSX11-M. I just hope that can fit on 2 RX02s... they have no harddisks. And the tape drives are some funny emulation, so this could get interesting... They have the chicklet-calculator frontpanels, not switches and lights (Darn!), but if I were to go get a few 11/45 boards, would this become a 45? Or is the frontpanel different between boxes?

28 years, 5 months

RSX-11M Tapes: Distribution or not?

by dseagrav＠bsdserver.tek-star.net

Are these RSX11M distrib tapes? They're small, like a 5 1/4" disk. I'll read off the labels: #1: BB-N353B-BC RSX11M V4.0 ATPCH B 16MT9 1/2 #2: BB-N680A-BC RSX11M V4.0 ATPCH B 16MT9 2/2 #3: BB-H881A-BC RMS-11K/RSX-11M V1.8 MT9

28 years, 5 months

Friday and Saturday Finds

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

As soon as the call comes in I will be driving down to get the items and will sell or trade all the excess items. Keep computing !! At 05:53 AM 10/26/97 +0300, you wrote: >Do you want to sell these things? Because if so, I'm really interested. >Where I live (In Bahrain, in the Mid-East), everyone has gotten rid of >anything 5+ years old. (But not to many people have anything much newer :) >!) I might have a lead on an Apple I, and other of the older models of >Apples, but that's with a friend in the US, but if I do get some, I'll let >everyone know. I REALLY want a NeXT cube, and a Sun, if you find enough. > Thanks, > > Tim D. Hotze > photze(a)batelco.com.bh > >---------- >From: John R. Keys Jr. <jrkeys(a)concentric.net> >To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers ><classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> >Subject: Friday and Saturday Finds >Date: Sunday, October 26, 1997 4:12 AM > >Well the Hamfest is over and I got a few items but missed alot more, too >big >for one person to be get to the tables fast enough. Got some leads on Next >cubes and Sun items for little or no cost, will be talking with them more >next week. If they have enough I will post the information. About a two >hour >drive from me. On to the list >On Friday I found a Zenith luggable ZFA121-52 not tested yet $5 this baby >is >big with the flip up floppy drives on the top, Apple mouse IIe platinum >free, digital tape unit TLZ04-DA $5, 2 Mac Plus M0110A keybroads, a couple >of laser printers and several USR password modems for $10. Today at the >Hamfest I got digital GIGI model VK100-AA with manuals for free, HP model >433SX station $10 no power supply uses the external power brick like the >old >plotters will have get one from storage and test this unit, Commodore >CBM4040 dual drive .80, a Sharp Wizard 64KB for $20 needs new batteries >can't test it yet, a old 256k/64k RAMCHECK tester for $10 this unit is by >Innoventions of Houston need to write and see if the have doc's on this old >unit, and last a few cables and other odds & ends for $1 each. The day was >not as good as hoped as there were several really good bargins that got >away >by seconds. Well hope everyone else also had a good week and Keep >Computing. >John > >

28 years, 5 months

Two Items Needed

by Zeus334＠aol.com

Here in the Boston area, we have the streets paved with XT's; I pick them up >from the trash every once in a while. Often I leave them for lack of space. By the way, does anyone know about the System/74? Original Message: Hello everyone. I'm new here, but am very interested in collecting computers. I want two things: 1. Information etc. on the Androbot. (Remember, the little robot that premiered about the same time as the XT?) 2. Any extra classics that you have that you could sell to me. In my area, it took me 4 months just to track down 1 XT in relatively bad condition. Thanks,

28 years, 5 months

Two Items Needed

by photze＠batelco.com.bh

Hello everyone. I'm new here, but am very interested in collecting computers. I want two things: 1. Information etc. on the Androbot. (Remember, the little robot that premiered about the same time as the XT?) 2. Any extra classics that you have that you could sell to me. In my area, it took me 4 months just to track down 1 XT in relatively bad condition. Thanks, Tim D. Hotze

28 years, 5 months

ST506 drives available.

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

i lurk alt.folklore computers, and some guy on there claims that he's discovered a cache of NOS 5 meg st506 drives. he hinted at some volume purchase from interested parties. i'd be willing to buy a few as a group purchase, like the deal that fell through with the little handheld machines earlier this year. for more info, check out the thread in alt.folklore.computers. david

28 years, 5 months

Friday and Saturday Finds

by photze＠batelco.com.bh

Do you want to sell these things? Because if so, I'm really interested. Where I live (In Bahrain, in the Mid-East), everyone has gotten rid of anything 5+ years old. (But not to many people have anything much newer :) !) I might have a lead on an Apple I, and other of the older models of Apples, but that's with a friend in the US, but if I do get some, I'll let everyone know. I REALLY want a NeXT cube, and a Sun, if you find enough. Thanks, Tim D. Hotze photze(a)batelco.com.bh ---------- From: John R. Keys Jr. <jrkeys(a)concentric.net> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Subject: Friday and Saturday Finds Date: Sunday, October 26, 1997 4:12 AM Well the Hamfest is over and I got a few items but missed alot more, too big for one person to be get to the tables fast enough. Got some leads on Next cubes and Sun items for little or no cost, will be talking with them more next week. If they have enough I will post the information. About a two hour drive from me. On to the list On Friday I found a Zenith luggable ZFA121-52 not tested yet $5 this baby is big with the flip up floppy drives on the top, Apple mouse IIe platinum free, digital tape unit TLZ04-DA $5, 2 Mac Plus M0110A keybroads, a couple of laser printers and several USR password modems for $10. Today at the Hamfest I got digital GIGI model VK100-AA with manuals for free, HP model 433SX station $10 no power supply uses the external power brick like the old plotters will have get one from storage and test this unit, Commodore CBM4040 dual drive .80, a Sharp Wizard 64KB for $20 needs new batteries can't test it yet, a old 256k/64k RAMCHECK tester for $10 this unit is by Innoventions of Houston need to write and see if the have doc's on this old unit, and last a few cables and other odds & ends for $1 each. The day was not as good as hoped as there were several really good bargins that got away by seconds. Well hope everyone else also had a good week and Keep Computing. John

28 years, 5 months

Space problems in the UK and US

by photze＠batelco.com.bh

I have a similiar problem: Due to the large size of the XT style motherboards, my desk devoted to classic computers isn't big enough. I can fit the computer on, the monitor on the computer, and the keyboard on the floor. When you try to type, it's not fun. (Type a command. Stop. Before entering it, look up at monitor. Takes about twice as long.) PS- How do you post an origional message? Do you just send one to9 classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu , or somewhere else? Tim D. Hotze photze(a)batelco.com.bh ---------- From: Ward Donald Griffiths III <gram(a)cnct.com> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Subject: Re: Space problems in the UK and US Date: Sunday, October 26, 1997 4:09 AM Philip.Belben(a)powertech.co.uk wrote: > > Actually, I'm one of the lucky ones. My fiancee permits me a whole 8" by 10" > > room in the basement for my laboratory. Not much room to actually _move > > Eight by ten inches? You poor thing! But I expect you are exaggerating... One of the minor annoyances about collecting classic computers is the variety of decisions that were made in placement of punctuation on the keyboards. That was supposed to be feet, not inches, of course. And it would be worse, not better, if I were a touch typist. -- Ward Griffiths "Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest." [Denis Diderot, "Dithyrambe sur la fete de rois"]

28 years, 5 months

Friday and Saturday Finds

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Well the Hamfest is over and I got a few items but missed alot more, too big for one person to be get to the tables fast enough. Got some leads on Next cubes and Sun items for little or no cost, will be talking with them more next week. If they have enough I will post the information. About a two hour drive from me. On to the list On Friday I found a Zenith luggable ZFA121-52 not tested yet $5 this baby is big with the flip up floppy drives on the top, Apple mouse IIe platinum free, digital tape unit TLZ04-DA $5, 2 Mac Plus M0110A keybroads, a couple of laser printers and several USR password modems for $10. Today at the Hamfest I got digital GIGI model VK100-AA with manuals for free, HP model 433SX station $10 no power supply uses the external power brick like the old plotters will have get one from storage and test this unit, Commodore CBM4040 dual drive .80, a Sharp Wizard 64KB for $20 needs new batteries can't test it yet, a old 256k/64k RAMCHECK tester for $10 this unit is by Innoventions of Houston need to write and see if the have doc's on this old unit, and last a few cables and other odds & ends for $1 each. The day was not as good as hoped as there were several really good bargins that got away by seconds. Well hope everyone else also had a good week and Keep Computing. John

28 years, 5 months

Space problems in the UK and US

by Philip.Belben＠powertech.co.uk

> > No. Typical house sizes here in the UK mean that all of us UK members have > > it. I imagine many of the US crowd have the same problem, too. In > > continental Europe, typical house sizes are larger, but most people live in > > apartments, so goodness knows what they do! > > Hey, all of the BBC shows I see on Public Broadcasting over here in the States > show these huge houses with broad sweeping staircases (which would be great > for stacking a whole lot of desktop-style systems). Am I being deceived by > the media? Do some Brits live in extended closets like we have here in the > U.S.? Yes, you've been deceived. I shall cite my own house as a fairly typical example of a British family home, circa 1928. I am lucky in that I live alone in it; such a house would normally hold a family of 4 or so. Upstairs, three bedrooms (12' x 12', 12' x 11', 6' x 6') and a bathroom (just large enough to hold bath, wash basin and one other item). Downstairs, lving room and dining room (match the two large bedrooms), kitchen (6' x 10' approx) and conservatory. Shelves full of computers etc. in every available space, even the living room, which I had originally intended to reserve for the piano and things. > Actually, I'm one of the lucky ones. My fiancee permits me a whole 8" by 10" > room in the basement for my laboratory. Not much room to actually _move Eight by ten inches? You poor thing! But I expect you are exaggerating... Philip.

28 years, 5 months

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by Zeus334＠aol.com

Gauntlet for what machine? I think I may still have a copy for C-64

28 years, 5 months

No subject

by martin＠lister.force9.co.uk

Can you get hold of the Game The Gauntlet

28 years, 5 months

NorthStar info??

by rcini＠email.msn.com

Hello, all: I just got my hands on a North Star system with a load of S-100 boards (mostly Vector Graphics boards; some of which labeled "BAD"). Does anyone have any info on the following: Vector Graphics: ZCB Z80 processor board, 12k PROM board, 16K SRAM board and 64k SRAM board, Micro-Disk floppy controller. I also need info on a Solid State Music video interface board (I think that I have a bad RAM chip on mine). TIA! Rich Cini/WUGNET <rcini(a)msn.com> - ClubWin! Charter Member (6) - MCP Windows 95/Networking

28 years, 5 months

BA23

by dseagrav＠bsdserver.tek-star.net

Does anyone have any info on the controllers inside here? It says Fixed Disk and Removable Disk. What kind of disks is it expecting?

28 years, 5 months

386 to 486 upgrade chip wanted

by photze＠batelco.com.bh

One more thing: I wouldn't upgrade a machine, as that just makes it something that it wasn't meant to be, but if you wanted, look in Computer Shopper magazine by ZD, or look in http://www2.classifieds200.com and go to computers then motherboards, then chips. You shouldn't upgrade, if you asked me. See you, Tim D. Hotze photze(a)batelco.com.bh ---------- From: PG Manney <manney(a)nwohio.com> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Subject: 386 to 486 upgrade chip wanted Date: Saturday, October 25, 1997 5:19 PM Wanted -- 386 to 486 upgrade chip -- 386-40 DX CPU 486 motherboard & chip (are those >10 yrs old, yet?) Thanks, manney(a)nwohio.com

28 years, 5 months

386 to 486 upgrade chip wanted

by photze＠batelco.com.bh

The 386's are 12 years old, but most machines that have them are 9 years or less. The 486's will celebrae their 8th birthday soon, but most computers that had them (outside of servers and REAL pro computers) were made in '92-'95, then they were replaced by faster Pentiums. Hope that helps, Tim D. Hotze photze(a)batelco.com.bh ---------- From: PG Manney <manney(a)nwohio.com> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Subject: 386 to 486 upgrade chip wanted Date: Saturday, October 25, 1997 5:19 PM Wanted -- 386 to 486 upgrade chip -- 386-40 DX CPU 486 motherboard & chip (are those >10 yrs old, yet?) Thanks, manney(a)nwohio.com

28 years, 5 months

386 to 486 upgrade chip wanted

by manney＠nwohio.com

Wanted -- 386 to 486 upgrade chip -- 386-40 DX CPU 486 motherboard & chip (are those >10 yrs old, yet?) Thanks, manney(a)nwohio.com

28 years, 5 months

Update on finds for those that asked and a big rescue coming

by lwalker＠mail.interlog.com

> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0500 > Reply-to: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu > From: "John R. Keys Jr." <jrkeys(a)concentric.net> > To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers" <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> > Subject: Update on finds for those that asked and a big rescue coming > Thanks to those who e-mailed me to keep the list going, I too like to see > what others are finding and the price items are going for. This also to > helps hear about computers and other items that I may have never seen or > hear of. But first about the rescue - I have located about one half of a > 20,000 sq ft warehouse FULL of computers, monitors, printers, manuals, sales > promo items, old software, system disk. I'm talking C64 to SUN to maybe > HP3000 types and a couple of stripped down mainframes (not IBM's). I spent > the last two Saturdays trying to work out a deal and hope to know this week > or next if can start unloading these items for them. I will send out an > e-mail to all as soon as I get the word. I, for one, love your listings. Keep on, keep on, keep on. ciao larry lwalkerN0spaM(a)interlog.com

28 years, 5 months

Where do you go to find stuff?

by Eros＠mail.dec.com

I suspect this question would be a good addition to an FAQ... Where do you tend to go to find classic computer equipment? Around here (Delaware) I hit garage sales (pretty slim pickin's), swap meets, Salvation Army and Goodwill. A local chemical company has a surplus disposition center that parcels out a limited number of PC and Mac systems. In addition, there's a twice-weekly Goodwill that has occasionally yielded something useful. Any other suggestions? -- Tony

28 years, 5 months

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