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Advanced Integration Research Motherboard

by manney＠nwohio.com

Normally, 486 motherboards are set entirely in the CMOS setup program. Jumpers, etc. typically control speed and processor type. Are you having trouble getting it to come up? manney(a)nwohio.com >I have a 486lc motherboard and need to know about any of the settings >(i.e. jumpers and dip switch) and what the memory config is. thanks

28 years, 6 months

New update on Comprehensive Computer Catalogue

by hans1＠filan00.grenoble.hp.com

Today I place the new version of the CCC online. Now listing 3806 computers. In this revision I have set up the infra structure to link each system to its own page. The intent is to provide information and links for each system. See the entry for the Sperry SPEEDAC computer. BTW anyone heard of the ULTRAMAC computer built in the mid fifties? -- Hans B. Pufal : <mailto:hansp@digiweb.com> Comprehensive Computer Catalogue : <http://www.digiweb.com/~hansp/ccc/> _-_-__-___--_-____-_--_-_-____--_---_-_---_--__--_--_--____---_--_--__--_

28 years, 6 months

HP-150 disks...

by adam＠merlin.net.au

>It could make "Classic" tenuously on either one and, given both, has NO >problem. Now -- what I keep wondering about is an Atari Portfolio (1989).... I have added it to my web site, based on a) being obsolete, b) being a new concept for its time (first MS-DOS palmtop?), and, of course, c) being really keen. Anyway, 1989 is even starting to get old in computing terms. Adam.

28 years, 6 months

[Fwd: Paper tape reader in Seattle anyone?]

by hans1＠filan00.grenoble.hp.com

Found on Usenet, can anyone help out? -- Hans B. Pufal : <mailto:hansp@digiweb.com> Comprehensive Computer Catalogue : <http://www.digiweb.com/~hansp/ccc/> _-_-__-___--_-____-_--_-_-____--_---_-_---_--__--_--_--____---_--_--__--_

28 years, 6 months

HP-150 disks...

by engine＠chac.org

At 19:38 10/1/97 -0800, you wrote: >....I am not certain if the 150 >is in the "Classic" arena but I am assuming so by a pic I found on the >web, if not sorry on printing an off-topic post. The HP-150 is: 1) vintage 1984, and 2) absolutely fascinating. It could make "Classic" tenuously on either one and, given both, has NO problem. Now -- what I keep wondering about is an Atari Portfolio (1989).... __________________________________________ Kip Crosby engine(a)chac.org http://www.chac.org/index.html Computer History Association of California

28 years, 6 months

HP-150 disks...

by foxnhare＠goldrush.com

I just picked up 34 'Hewlett Packard 150' diskettes; except for one they are all user labeled (Well I THINK they are all HP-150 disks, the disk type and labeling are very similar.) I am not certain if the 150 is in the "Classic" arena but I am assuming so by a pic I found on the web, if not sorry on printing an off-topic post. So, if there is anyone here that is interested in 34 assorted HP-150 disks, lemme know. Larry Anderson -- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Visit our web page at: http://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare/ Call our BBS (Silicon Realms BBS 300-2400 baud) at: (209) 754-1363 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-

28 years, 6 months

Unisys / Convergent Technologies X-bus CTOS/BTOS units in Thrift

by MPritchard＠EnsembleStudios.com

While dropping by a local thrift (where classic game cartridges were last seen 1 and half years ago) I spotted at least 3 square modules which I recognized to be Unisys or Convergent Technologies machines which ran BTOS/CTOS. As I recall these modules snapped together along a bus (X-bus?) that ran along the bottom of each module. I didn't take a closer look to see what they were, but if anyone in the list is interested, I could go back for them to determine what is there and what price is wanted (yes, I'm offering to pick up and ship for a nominal fee - I'm just a nice guy..) Matt Pritchard matthewp(a)netcom.com mpritchard(a)ensemblestudios.com

28 years, 6 months

Star Trek for CompuColor II

by MPritchard＠EnsembleStudios.com

I played it about 5 years ago. I let the machine slip through my fingers though (thru neglect of interest). Still a chance it can be dug up... -Matt Pritchard > -----Original Message----- > From: Kai Kaltenbach [SMTP:kaikal@MICROSOFT.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 1997 7:49 PM > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers > Subject: Star Trek for CompuColor II > > Anyone have a copy of this gem? > > thanks > > Kai

28 years, 6 months

Nicolet 290 needs home

by kmar＠lle.rochester.edu

At 06:14 AM 9/27/97 +0000, you wrote: >Found this on alt.folklore.computers > > We have a working (or at least it was) Nicolet 290 computer. that > need to vacate the room its been taking up for the last 20+ years. >This system is rigged up as a test bench for an MRI system (that's >all still there too) and we have all the manuals, disk packs, paper >tape programs, banks of core memory etc etc.. I plan to do a small >inventory of the parts and pieces but if I don't find it a home soon >it'll get smashed up. > Does anyone know anything about these computers? I have no idea what >else they may have been used for or how rare this thing is. Anything >anyone knows about it could be helpful towards finding it a proper >home. BTW.. Size wise you're looking at a large console with a plotter >built in and a short 19 inch rack plus many boxes of disk packs >(Diablo) and manuals. > > Ken Montgomery > CSU Sacramento > kenm(a)csus.edu (Ken Montgomery) > >I've never heard of a Nicolet 290... What is it? > >Ken Harbit >krh03(a)cvip.fresno.com > The Nioclet 290 is a dedicated instrument controller and data acquisition computer made by Nicolet Instrument Corp. in Madison, Wisconsin. Nicolet is a major manufacturer of Fourier transform (FT) infrared spectrometers, and at one time also manufactured FT Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectrometers. I have one of the 290's great-grandchildren, the NIC 660, still operating a FTIR spectrometer in my lab. My system was purchased new in 1986, and is still running reasonably well. I don't know a lot about the 290, but what I can tell you about these computers in general is that they are essentially totally proprietary platforms that were designed and built from the ground up to control FTIR and FT NMR instrumentation and process spectral data. The design of the systems were optimized to handle fast Fourier transformation of spectoscopy data "on-the-fly" as it came off of the spectrometer. These computers use a proprietary operating system written by Nicolet (NICOS) which is somewhat Forth-like but has a user shell running on top. The user shell bears some resemblance to Unix. The 660 system I have has applications software for IR spectroscopy, some text editors, and compilers for Fortran, Basic, and Pascal. Nicolet stopped manufacturing these computers and switched over to PC's about 3-5 years ago, but still maintains some limited support (ie, parts and supplies) for these proprietary machines.

28 years, 6 months

CC> Who's on the list?

by mhop＠mail.snip.net

> > Hi, > > Is it possible to find out if someone is still subscribed to the list > other than sending a message to them through the list? What I really > want to know is: is there a way to get a list of the subscribers > from the listproc? Send mail to the List processor with: recipients classiccmp ..that should do it. If you send "help", it will send back an almost complete list of commands.

28 years, 6 months

CC> Victor 9000 down the hall

by dastar＠crl.com

How funny. For the past several days, everytime I walk down the hall of my office to go to the loo, I notice this odd looking computer in another company's suite. I can only see the back of it, but I can tell it is not a PC because it seems to have centronics ports on the back, although I only catch quick glimpses because I'm walking by at my usual energetic clip. Well tonight I stopped to gawk at it while the cleaning person had their door open and sure enough its a Victor 9000. I look across the desk to another computer and see a monitor with the "Victor" nameplate on it as well. What a trip. Someone in my building is actually still using a computer which I consider part of my vintage computer collection. I'm going to talk to them and see what they are using on it. Must be some old accounting or insurance or real estate or something application. I don't know what their business is because their name is "Vanier & Associates" so it could be a front company for an international arms smuggling operation for all I know. Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher, Athlete, Writer, Jackass Attend the First Annual Vintage Computer Festival See http://www.siconic.com/vcf for details!

28 years, 6 months

CC> Victor 9000 down the hall

by sinasohn＠crl.com

At 11:55 PM 9/30/97 -0700, you wrote: >door open and sure enough its a Victor 9000. I look across the desk to >another computer and see a monitor with the "Victor" nameplate on it as >well. What a trip. Someone in my building is actually still using a >computer which I consider part of my vintage computer collection. I'm >going to talk to them and see what they are using on it. Must be some old Please post (or at least e-mail me) with what you find out. The Vic9k has a special place in my heart (and my collection!) as my folks were considering purchasing one very early on and I remember being very impressed with its specs. They also had Victor adding machines (My dad was a CPA.) >it could be a front company for an international arms smuggling operation Well, if it is, don't worry about being sued; they probably wouldn't have a leg to stand on. 8^) --------------------------------------------------------------------- O- Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad sinasohn(a)crl.com that none but madmen know." Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/

28 years, 6 months

Dead HP-97 calculator

by fmc＠reanimators.org

[Note: I saw Hans' message on comp.sys.hp.misc and replied privately, but figure there might be some other folks here who want to know this stuff.] Hans Pufal <hans1(a)filan00.grenoble.hp.com> wrote: > When I got it home I found that it rattled, so I dismantled it and found > two large burnt out resistors on the keyboard PCB. The rattle was caused > by pieces of these resistors in the case. > > Does anyone have docs sufficient to determine the replacement parts for > these resistors? Time for some copying from the service manual. Useful information below is from the HP-97 Programmable Printing Calculator Service Manual, HP part number 00097-90130, dated August 1976. Table 4-9. Keyboard Printed-Circuit Assembly A2A1 (00097-60002) Replaceable Parts Ref HP p/n Description R1 0683-4715 RESISTOR, fxd, 470 ohm R2* 0683-2045 RESISTOR, fxd, 200K R2* 0684-3341 RESISTOR, fxd, 330K R3 0812-0058 RESISTOR, fxd, 8.2 ohm, 2W R4 0811-1674 RESISTOR, fxd, 4.7 ohm, 2W R5 0698-8691 RESISTOR, fxd, 4.0 ohm, 1% R6 0683-1835 RESISTOR, fxd, 18K, 5%, 1/4W R7 0683-3915 RESISTOR, fxd, 390 ohm CR1 1990-0450 LED, low battery indicator Q1 1853-0393 TRANSISTOR, PNP Q2 1853-0401 TRANSISTOR, PNP Q3 1853-0374 TRANSISTOR, PNP Q4 1854-0071 TRANSISTOR, NPN U1 1820-1629 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, cathode driver U2 1990-0595 DISPLAY, numeric U3, 4 1858-0044 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, quad transistors U5 1810-0252 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, resistor network P1, 2 1251-3955 CONNECTOR, 9-pin W1 8120-2206 CABLE, 24-conductor 00097-80002 BOARD, etched R2 is marked with a * because it is selected based on the cathode driver IC U1. I don't completely get this, but there is a chart (Table 4-8, Cathode Driver Resistor Selection Chart): U1 Category: I J R2: 200K 330K Given that you say the burned out resistors are "large" I am going to guess that you are looking for R3 and R4. Here's the layout toward the rear of the board if that helps. Q4 R7 R5 Q2 R6 Q3 R2 ---U5--- R1 ---U4--- ---U3--- -------- -------- ---U1--- -------- -----------J1----------- Q1 R3 R4 > What is the power input requirements for the HP-97? 12.8VAC (from paragraph 2-42). Actually there is a flowchart that includes a test for the AC adapter. For approximately 115VAC input, the output should be between V(in)/10.55 and V(in)/7.82; for 230VAC input, the output should be between V(in)/21.1 and V(in)/15.65. The next part of the test is to connect a 10 Ohm +/- 5% 5W load across the output of the AC adapter and measure the voltage across the load; it should be between 6.2 and 7.4VAC. Hope this helps! NB- I read your message in comp.sys.hp.misc. It looks like you might have posted it to classiccmp too. I am a bit behind reading that. Feel free to repost this there. -Frank McConnell

28 years, 6 months

what is this? IBM powerstation

by Philip.Belben＠powertech.co.uk

> I've started collecting old IBM machines, (brand loyalty) and today came > across a machine called an IBM powerstation 550e. it looks very much like an > apple /// except it has two floppy drives, a db9, rj11,.and 3 db25 ports on > the back. i havent powered it up yet as i'm still trying to figure out how to > open it. I'm off work this week, so I cant ask any of the old IBMers what > this is. anyone know? Rather than merely endorsing William D's comments, I think I have one or two things to add... 1. The keyboards on our RS/6000s at work look exactly like PS/2 keyboards except there is an ID number printed in the margin of the Num Lock lamp sticker. It does not have the huge quantity of extra keys found on the 3270 workstations that I used to work with. 2. The RS/6000 are not very closely related physically to the 6150 (RT PC) family. Certainly neither our model 320 nor 375 have ISA slots - the slots are much more like the ones you describe. 3. However, I am puzzled by your physical description. I too expected a large tower for a 500 series powerstation. In fact I cannot think of any IBM product that looked like an Apple /// except possibly the Datamaster. Could the name Powerstation have been used for something other than RS/6000s? Philip.

28 years, 6 months

CC> Victor 9000 down the hall

by Eros＠mail.dec.com

Geez, I remember that one. A office equipment company I used to work for sold those, along with some Xerox DOS box (800, maybe?), CPT word processing stations and CADO multiuser systems. My first foray into investments was buying 100 shares of Victor Technologies stock at $3/share. <<flush!>> :-) -- Tony Eros Digital Equipment Corporation ---------- From: Sam Ismail[SMTP:dastar@crl.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 1997 2:55 AM To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers Subject: CC> Victor 9000 down the hall How funny. For the past several days, everytime I walk down the hall of my office to go to the loo, I notice this odd looking computer in another company's suite. I can only see the back of it, but I can tell it is not a PC because it seems to have centronics ports on the back, although I only catch quick glimpses because I'm walking by at my usual energetic clip. Well tonight I stopped to gawk at it while the cleaning person had their door open and sure enough its a Victor 9000. I look across the desk to another computer and see a monitor with the "Victor" nameplate on it as well. What a trip. Someone in my building is actually still using a computer which I consider part of my vintage computer collection. I'm going to talk to them and see what they are using on it. Must be some old accounting or insurance or real estate or something application. I don't know what their business is because their name is "Vanier & Associates" so it could be a front company for an international arms smuggling operation for all I know. Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher, Athlete, Writer, Jackass Attend the First Annual Vintage Computer Festival See http://www.siconic.com/vcf for details!

28 years, 6 months

Nicolet 290 needs home

by krh03＠csufresno.edu

Found this on alt.folklore.computers We have a working (or at least it was) Nicolet 290 computer. that need to vacate the room its been taking up for the last 20+ years. This system is rigged up as a test bench for an MRI system (that's all still there too) and we have all the manuals, disk packs, paper tape programs, banks of core memory etc etc.. I plan to do a small inventory of the parts and pieces but if I don't find it a home soon it'll get smashed up. Does anyone know anything about these computers? I have no idea what else they may have been used for or how rare this thing is. Anything anyone knows about it could be helpful towards finding it a proper home. BTW.. Size wise you're looking at a large console with a plotter built in and a short 19 inch rack plus many boxes of disk packs (Diablo) and manuals. Ken Montgomery CSU Sacramento kenm(a)csus.edu (Ken Montgomery) I've never heard of a Nicolet 290... What is it? Ken Harbit krh03(a)cvip.fresno.com

28 years, 6 months

Calling all Seattle and area readers

by hans1＠filan00.grenoble.hp.com

Hi there, I will be in Bellevue WA for a week, arriving Saturday 4th Oct, leaving Fri 10 Oct. Anything going on that I would kick myself for missing? Regards, Hans B Pufal

28 years, 6 months

what is this? IBM powerstation

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

concerning this powerstation, i doubt its a risc machine; i have an IBM PC RT which i will post about later, and that is entirely different from this box. i cannot see the main board because of the two floppy drives which are tilted up. there is 4 card slots, but they're not ISA. they look like long continuous ISA slots, about 6-7 inches long with a disk controller installed. the machine "posts" but i've no floppy and no video (yet) this machine also didnt have a key. just some latches which were pulled and the top came off. In a message dated 97-09-30 21:16:02 EDT, you write: << It is probably an older RS/6000 - however, I have never heard of a 550e (then again, IBM makes a lot of weird stuff). The 500 series RS/6000s are largish deskside towers. The desktop machines are the 200 and 300 series. Open the thing up! If it is an old RS/6000, it will have a processor board with eight or so big nasty looking chips - the Power RISC processor. The only thing that may give you trouble is that the key (if it has one) must be in the service position to get the cover off. >>

28 years, 6 months

generic 386 motherboard and processor available...

by manney＠nwohio.com

Sure. How much do you want? (uh...is it over 10 yrs old? This is *classic* computers, remember!) Is it an SX or DX? What MHz? Any RAM? manney(a)nwohio.com >Someplace around here, I've got a 386 motherboard and processor, that >replaced an >old DEC 33 mhz unit.. No clue (off the top of my head) who made it.. >Anybody want >the thing?

28 years, 6 months

what is this? IBM powerstation

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

I've started collecting old IBM machines, (brand loyalty) and today came across a machine called an IBM powerstation 550e. it looks very much like an apple /// except it has two floppy drives, a db9, rj11,.and 3 db25 ports on the back. i havent powered it up yet as i'm still trying to figure out how to open it. I'm off work this week, so I cant ask any of the old IBMers what this is. anyone know? david

28 years, 6 months

what is this? IBM powerstation

by kaikal＠MICROSOFT.com

Well, the physical description sounds a bit odd, but from the model number I believe you've got one of the early, pre-PowerPC RS/6000 RISC boxes. Hope it came with a keyboard... although they have standard-looking PS/2-style keyboard connectors, the RS/6000 boxes require a specific keyboard that looks kind of like a PC/3270 keyboard, with a built-in speaker. I've been looking for a keyboard for a friend of mine's machine for quite a while. Kai > -----Original Message----- > From: SUPRDAVE(a)aol.com [SMTP:SUPRDAVE@aol.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 1997 4:46 PM > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers > Subject: what is this? IBM powerstation > > I've started collecting old IBM machines, (brand loyalty) and today > came > across a machine called an IBM powerstation 550e. it looks very much > like an > apple /// except it has two floppy drives, a db9, rj11,.and 3 db25 > ports on > the back. i havent powered it up yet as i'm still trying to figure out > how to > open it. I'm off work this week, so I cant ask any of the old IBMers > what > this is. anyone know? > > david

28 years, 6 months

CC> AT&T terminal

by dastar＠crl.com

I've seen two interesting AT&T terminals lately. Both of them are the same. The screen is rather larger and squarish (about 10" both dimensions). The most interesting thing is it has what seems to be a carthridge slot on the side. There is a long white flap on the base unit that pushes in to reveal an card socket. Anyone have any ideas what the slot is for? Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher, Athlete, Writer, Jackass Attend the First Annual Vintage Computer Festival See http://www.siconic.com/vcf for details!

28 years, 6 months

Advanced Integration Research Motherboard

by lddgibson＠erols.com

I have a 486lc motherboard and need to know about any of the settings (i.e. jumpers and dip switch) and what the memory config is. thanks

28 years, 6 months

F100K

by Philip.Belben＠powertech.co.uk

Several days ago, William Donzelli wrote: > Was any machine (most likely mainframe class) ever built using F100K ECL > (the super fast stuff - even today)? The family is small but well thought > out, and includes some rather bizarre functions. When I went to Munich to visit my German pen friend 4+/-1 years ago, the Technical University of Munich had just thrown one out. It was made by Control Data Corp., and had a model number like 220 or something. Bernhard was then a student there, and got some bits as souvenirs. I did some swapping and ended up with 4M 18-bit words of 40 and 45 ns static RAM for possible use in one of my systems (I haven't yet!) and, as a museum piece, a card from the CPU. This CPU card was covered on one side in surface mounted 100000 series ECL, which I believe is the same as F100K. The other side of the card had a thin layer of insulator and a thick layer of steel - presumably to interface thermally to a cooling system. Philip.

28 years, 6 months

[Fwd: North Star Horizons For Sale]

by jimw＠agora.rdrop.com

A possible opportunity for someone... See attached message -jim --- jimw(a)agora.rdrop.com The Computer Garage - http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw Computer Garage Fax - (503) 646-0174 [ Part 2: "Included Message" ] Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 18:09:09 GMT From: Mike Stute <lilthug(a)metronet.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.northstar, dfw.forsale Subject: North Star Horizons For Sale I have 2 North Star Horizons and an Imsai 8080 that need a new home. I'm in the Dallas area. Make Offer. Mike (972) 242-1271

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