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Toshiba T1910 manuals

by charlesmorris800＠centurytel.net

Does anyone have a need for the manuals for a Toshiba T1910 Satellite Notebook Computer 486-33? "Getting Started", "Reference Manual", "Reconfiguration Guide", "Companion Guide", and an "Intel387SX Math Coprocessor User's Cuide and Utilities Software". Will sell really cheap (basically just cover postage cost) or they're going in the trash. thanks Charles

12 years, 12 months

twenex.org login HELP

by stefan.skoglund＠agj.net

Silly me but: i have done multiple tries to login to twenex.org I have done MKACCT at the homepage and the answer email with my user id and password has arrived but: i'm unsuccessful at login time so HELP ! (user id ssd name Stefan Skoglund password ....)

12 years, 12 months

oldies from the warehouse piles....

by sales＠elecplus.com

I just dug a few oldies from the stacks, will test if anyone is interested in them: Digital Starion 942 Amiga 2500 Amiga 4000/040 Packard Bell Legend 245 Compaq Presario 9642 (tower) Compaq Presario 7212 (desktop) Compaq Presario 7180 (desktop) The last three were part of a distributed computing experiment we did several years ago, so I know they will work. _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3267 / Virus Database: 3162/6223 - Release Date: 04/03/13

12 years, 12 months

SMD cables: anyone with surplus A and B?

by pyrrhonean＠gmail.com

I have acquired several SMD disk drives (Emulex SD590 - 859MB), and have tracked down an Emulex QD controller but so far no cables. I understand the cables are relatively simple but it would be useful to have an example cable before I try to make my own, or I could save some time if someone has a box of surplus SMD cables they no longer need. thanks.

12 years, 12 months

World’s top supercomputer from ‘09 is now obsolete, will be dismantled

by stephane.tsacas＠gmail.com

Fyi. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/03/worlds-fastest-superc… -- Stephane FreeDonne <http://www.freedonne.org> Join FreeDonne - Rejoignez FreeDonne.

12 years, 12 months

Wanted: Xebec S1410 and Astec AC9251 powerunit

by roelof_klaas＠gmx.com

Hello Everyone, I'm currently restoring a Dutch Holborn 6100 computer. It is an 1982 CP/M machine. Originally it had a hard drive. But the RMS-518 drive, the Xebec S1410 and the Astec AC9251 power supply are gone. Can anyone help me getting the original Xebec controller and power supply? I'd put some pictures on this Dutch forum. http://philipsradios.nl/forum/index.php?id=14288 And can anyone tell me the specifications of the RMS-518 disk? I've found the 503, 506, 512 and 514 but not the RMS 518... Thanks in advance! Regards, Roland

12 years, 12 months

My Spectravideo SV-318 on YouTube

by terry＠webweavers.co.nz

An attention-getting red joystick and superior BASIC makes for an interesting home computer. My Spectravideo SV-318. http://youtu.be/LwvYpojtr0I Terry (Tez)

12 years, 12 months

An Acorn 4000 checks in

by terry＠webweavers.co.nz

The latest addition to the collection http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/collection/acorn-4000.htm Terry (Tez)

12 years, 12 months

SDSL modem, free for the taking

by fraveydank＠gmail.com

This isn't *exactly* vintage, but I suppose it dates back about... 10-15 years? Anyway, I have a SpeedStream 5250 SDSL modem that was pretty much never used because my parents' house was too far away from the CO to successfully sync. Does anyone want it? If it's not claimed in a week, I'm tempted to recycle it, but those are always words we seem to regret in another 10-15 years. SDSL is/was an interesting technology, but I don't imagine it's making a resurgence any time soon. I'll make the offer on vintage-computer.org as well, which may be a better venue given the amount of folks there who actually seem to want PC-era garbage (not to ding the forum, because it's great, but it's genuinely amazing what some people there will actually take). Free for postage from Philadelphia, PA 19146 (USA). - Dave

12 years, 12 months

CP/M 2.34?

by dgriffi＠cs.csubak.edu

I haven't heard of CP/M version 2.34, but here I'm looking at a pair of 8-inch diskettes, an original and a copy, that supposedly contain it. -- David Griffith dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

13 years

omnibus expansion

by hachti＠hachti.de

Hello, pdp8 enthusiasts! What do I need for an Omnibus expansion box? I already have an 8/a style box running as extension with one of my 8/e computers. But that's small and I want a larger box. Problem: I've never seen that box. Can I convert a pdp8/e chassis by removing front panel and the key switch? How did the original front of the expansion look like? Comments welcome. Regards Philipp -- Dipl.-Inf. (FH) Philipp Hachtmann Buchdruck, Bleisatz, Spezialit?ten Alemannstr. 21, D-30165 Hannover Tel. 0511/3522222, Mobil 0171/2632239 Fax. 0511/3500439 hachti at hachti.de www.tiegeldruck.de UStdID DE 202668329

13 years

Scientific American archives

by rdawson16＠hotmail.com

Not totally out of line with Al and Bitsavers, but the total set (every issue) was up for for a few months as a lead-in to subscribe before Nature Magazine acquired it. Lots of great computing articles, not to mention the advertizements. Did it land somewhere? Randy

13 years

Harry Starck Pyle, March 11, 2013 at the age of 63

by glen.slick＠gmail.com

Contributed to the Intel 8008 design, among many other things http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sanantonio/obituary-print.aspx?pid=1637961… http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/accession/102702017 http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/Oral_History/10270…

13 years

Flexowriter rescue

by jfoust＠threedee.com

I received a tip about a Flexowriter Selectadata system available for rescue in southeast Wisconsin. The unit is a Flexowriter model 2201 with the model 2314 Selectadata and the metal table. From what I've googled, these are 12 cps, 7-bit devices. I'll receive pictures later today. It sounds like it's intact, with full docs, under dust covers, perhaps much like this one: http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/friden/Friden_Selectadata_Brochure.p… I plan to give the owner an honest estimation of its rarity and value, and let them decide if they'd like me to have it. I'm somewhat tempted to keep it, but the angel on the other shoulder tells me to stop collecting more stuff. Anyone care to give some advice? - John

13 years

Computer Shopper scans?

by marco.camacho＠nologin.mx

Bello, Did the proyect of scanning computer shopper issues took place? Thanks for the advice. Marco -----

13 years

XT-IDE V2 PCBs available

by LYNCHAJ＠YAHOO.COM

Hi! More XT-IDE V2 PCBs have arrived. They will cost the same as before ($12 each). However due to unforeseen extreme price increases in shipping by USPS I am forced to change shipping costs. Shipping in the US will be $3 for a single PCB and $2 for each additional PCB. Shipping internationally will be $10 for a single PCB and $3 for each additional PCB. This is for the bare basics USPS first class postage with no tracking or insurance. The builder assumes all risk of delivery as per usual arrangement. I apologize for the large price increase on shipping but this is out of my hands. The USPS is in dire financial trouble and is raising prices on shipping. It affects us all and is most unfortunate. These boards are provided "at cost" so there is no margin to absorb any shipping price increases. I have to pass them along. If you would like one or more XT-IDE V2 PCBs please send a PayPal to LYNCHAJ at YAHOO.COM http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showwiki.php?title=XTIDE+Rev2 There are about 28 XT-IDE V2 PCBs left. At least 10 are committed at the moment. Thanks and have a nice day! Andrew Lynch

13 years

OT: GPIB list for Prologix adapters

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

Hi folks. This is very much off-topic, but I know several people here use this sort of stuff either at home or at work. I've picked up one of the Prologix GPIB-ETHERNET bridge boxes, and I've been writing an instrument control library in the R language to control GPIB-interfaced instruments via the Prologix unit. I've been writing instrument drivers like a madman; these are the ones I have working so far: Standalone: HP 3325A synthesized function generator HP 3458A 8.5-digit multimeter HP 54111D digitizing oscilloscope HP 70900A spectrum analyzer HP 8505A RF network analyzer VXI: HP E1406A and E1301A VXI command modules E1411B VXI digital multimeter E1416A VXI RF power meter E1445A VXI arbitrary waveform/function generator Racal 3271 VXI RF signal generator This is amazingly powerful stuff when combined with the mathematical, statistical, and graphical plotting capabilities of R. I've started a mailing list for discussions amongst people using the Prologix units (not restricted to my work with R), and our efforts to get them running with different instruments. If you're interested in that stuff and want to be put on that list, drop me a note privately and I'll add you. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

13 years

Flexowriter rescue

by elson＠pico-systems.com

> From: Sander Reiche <sander.reiche at gmail.com> > To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" > <cctalk at classiccmp.org> > Subject: Re: Flexowriter rescue > Message-ID: > <CACStewZsRU4zTEiyNjQqQKQ_J1j2j9gxfZKpiQv-qCqOKOJzJQ at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Bee-autiful!! > > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 4:02 PM, John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> wrote: > > >> At 10:48 AM 3/28/2013, myself wrote: >> >> >>> I received a tip about a Flexowriter Selectadata system available >>> for rescue in southeast Wisconsin. >>> >> Well, so much for model numbers over the phone! I received two >> pictures of the units: >> >> http://threedee.com/jcm/friden/ >> >> Considerably newer than that Bitsavers flyer; more Mad Men than >> The Man In the Grey Flannel Suit. She says she has docs and a roll >> of pink paper tape. >> >> Yes, that appears to be the same as the one I had almost 40 years ago. Jon

13 years

FS or Trade: Viper board Basic Language Processor

by hp-fix＠xs4all.nl

I've a HP 82321C Viper board (ISA) with manuals and software which I want to part from. This one I had for spare but I only need one for spare.. It will ship worldwide and weight will be about 2 kg. Item is located in NL. -Rik

13 years

Anybody ever heard of this application/company?

by a50mhzham＠gmail.com

At 04:01 PM 3/29/2013, you wrote: >It depends what you're trying to monitor or >graph. We use nagios for system checks and to >page out if services are beyond a threshold or >if a service fails but that's mostly system and simple app checks. People talk about a program called "What's Up" or "What's Up Gold" but it seemed a little basic way back when I looked at it. We use Nagios extensively, but we've gone a little beyond basic checks. We wrote some plug-ins and adapted others. One of the simpler ones is to do an http GET of a page and verify that 1. the page can be retrieved and 2. it contains the words "<processname> is alive." We also issue SIP commands and make sure our Asterisk servers are alive, and send TNS PINGs, which indicate that an Oracle database server at least has basic connectivity to the Oracle process. I found the configuration process a bit cumbersome, so I store the hosts file in a CSV, edit it with Excel and a simple macro, and run a script to install it. The script even restarts the Nagios process for me, after checking my new hosts and services files for proper syntax. -t >Reply-To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" > <cctalk at classiccmp.org> >Subject: RE: Anybody ever heard of this application/company? > >What open source tools that run on php and mysql would do the same things? > > >I haven't but what were you wanting to accomplish? These are often >companies using opensource tools and reworking the front end to make it look >like their own ware. > > >Subject: Anybody ever heard of this application/company? > >http://newrelic.com/ > >Cindy Croxton > > >----- >No virus found in this message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 2013.0.3267 / Virus Database: 3161/6210 - Release Date: 03/28/13 690 . [Faith] I can believe anything provided it is incredible. --Oscar Wilde a50mhzham at gmail.com ? N9QQB (amateur radio) "HEY YOU" (loud shouting) ? Second Tops (Set Dancing) ? FIND ME ON FACEBOOK 43? 7' 17.2" N by 88? 6' 28.9" W ? Elevation 815' ? Grid Square EN53wc LAN/Telecom Analyst ? Open-source Dude ? Musician ? Registered Linux User 385531

13 years

Anybody ever heard of this application/company?

by sales＠elecplus.com

http://newrelic.com/ Cindy Croxton _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3267 / Virus Database: 3161/6210 - Release Date: 03/28/13

13 years

xerox 820-II floppy disk controller card

by enrico.lazzerini＠email.it

Ciao at all, is there anybody who wish to sell to me or indicate where to find the floppy disk controller card i need to make my mainboard xerox 820-II working again? This the card i'm looking for: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ze8ne5nnz8s37lw/Xerox%20820-II%20Floppy%20Disk%20C ontroller.jpg Thanks Enrico

13 years

DG MV/2500 Help

by steve＠stephenmerrony.co.uk

Well I got the PSU repaired in the MV/2500 I'm trying to resurrect; now I'm on to disk problems. On start-up I get Model # 8932; System Processing Unit (SPU) AB, FAILED; ERROR 6:252:74 I know that Break (CMD-ESC) will take me into some sort of primitive boot environment but I have no documentation (or knowledge) of available commands etc. Next steps: * Try to get the MV/2500 system media on 130MB CTD format * Try to get low-level documentation on the MV/2500 * Find out how to attach a PHU to the MV/2500 (no, it's not obvious!) * Find out for certain if I can put non-DG SCSI disks in the MV/2500. The two disks in there appear to have DG-originated BIOSes... Can anyone help or answer any of the above? Thanks in advance, Steve -- /Stephen Merrony /http://stephen.homedns.org/dg/mymv2500.html

13 years

Flexowriter rescue

by elson＠pico-systems.com

> - > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:48:53 -0500 > From: John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> > > > I received a tip about a Flexowriter Selectadata system available > for rescue in southeast Wisconsin. > > The unit is a Flexowriter model 2201 with the model 2314 Selectadata > and the metal table. From what I've googled, these are 12 cps, 7-bit > devices. I'll receive pictures later today. It sounds like it's intact, > with full docs, under dust covers, perhaps much like this one: > > I had a flexowriter that was at least a full generation newer than that one, at least judging by the general styling. It needed a procedure about every week or two to free up a bunch of oval-shaped wheels that touched a spinning drum that looked like a typewriter platen roll. When the oval wheel dug into the spinning roller it flipped the roller over, driving the type bars up to the paper. I think the roller got a glaze and the wheels wouldn't catch or something. otherwise it worked fairly reliably, and had paper tape reader and punch. Jon

13 years

OT: 1000 year DVD storage

by tom_a_sparks＠yahoo.com.au

----- Original Message ----- > The M-Disc claims 1,000 year permanency. > > http://www.mdisc.com/ > > Anyone have experience with these? > > --Chuck > > (wondering if we'll be able to find a 1,000 year old DVD player) forget it there is no way you'll be able to play anything digital in a 1,000 years because of Digital obsolescence[1] and add copyrights the best example is the BBC Domesday Project[2] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_obsolescence [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Domesday_Project tom

13 years

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