- test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org - classiccmp.org

by nickpug＠hotmail.com

Hi was wondering if you know anyone that would be interested in two working sol-20 one 16k and the other 64k with the helios 4 disk drive, and two original moniters.

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cctalk Digest, Vol 6, Issue 29

by sastevens＠earthlink.net

At 12:00 PM 2/13/2004 -0600, nickgraber(a)mchsi.com wrote: >Im looking into buying a 2430 tek scope but was wondering if you found out >what was wrong with your scope. the one I with to buy fails trigs ccd and >pa. I was just wonder if you would know what that ment for the >scope. and my >other question is that the scope says it is 50 ohm 5v and 1 Mohm 400vp is >that >switchable at the scope or do you have to get a fet probe to use the scope at >1Mohm 400vp ? I would stay away from the Tek 2400 series if at all possible. That generation of Tek 'scopes use custom Integrated circuits that are no longer produced and are virtually unobtainable. There are a dearth of replacement parts. You'll find you have to canibalize other 2400 series 'scopes to keep yours going. Particulary I would avoid any 2400 series scope that has problems. Unless you need parts out of it, of course. Or, of course, if you're a Tek Scope collector. I am old fashioned and wouldn't part with my Tek 465. The 7000 series mainframe 'scopes are incredibly inexpensive on the used market these days as well. I have one I may list on eBay soon.

22 years, 2 months

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Apple II workstation Card

by sean＠macassist.com.au

Hi there, Just saw your post from December about the software for the Apple II Workstation Card. I was just sent the software for this - a Shrinkit archive containing a 800k (3.5") disk image - would you like it? Regards Sean ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sean McNamara mailto:sean@macassist.com.au MacAssist Ph: (02) 8920 0866 Authorised Apple Solutions Reseller Fax: (02) 8920 0877 ABN 95 758 412 281 Mobile: 0414 270 132

22 years, 2 months

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GRiD PalmPAD Docs?

by doc＠mdrconsult.com

Does anyone have them, or have any information on where to get a user's manual? Doc

22 years, 2 months

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Odd question about microwaves and magnetic media

by Lee.Davison＠merlincommunications.com

> Can magnetic media setting in proximity to a microwave be affected by the > microwaves or anything else in the oven (the magnetron for instance)? Not unless the microwave is in some way defective, if it does then it's more a hazzard to you than the magnetic media. > so I've put the microwave oven for heating my burritos on the same table > where I'm setting up my data conversion station. > I guess it probably isn't be a good idea. Probably not, food near IT equipment is never a good idea. > Ok, another experiment: place a floppy disk with data on a large monitor it would be quicker on a small monitor, the degauss field tends to be stronger as the coil is smaller for about the same current, but ... > and hit the degauss button, then check to see what is left on the disk Whatever was on it before for HD disks and usually the same for DD. The inverse square law for the field means you need linear motor strength fields before you can approach the field strength found under the head and reliably erase data. Cheers, Lee. ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________

22 years, 2 months

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finds from TRW Swapmeet (AKA Northrup Grumman swap meet) today

by william.gallas＠ngc.com

Hi- I'm trying to get in touch with Jim W. Stephens. Any help you could give me on how to contact him would be appreciated. Thanks very much.

22 years, 2 months

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Odd question about microwaves and magnetic media

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

Hi Does the tupperware work for un-cracked eggs as well or do they just blow the lid off? Dwight >From: "Patrick Rigney" <patrick(a)evocative.com> > >> I am (of course) presuming your not putting the media in >> the microwave and cooking it. I'm also assuming your >> concern is the data contained on the media. :-) > >I always put mine in a Tupperware container first, so the bits don't spray >all over the inside of the oven. --P > >

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[OT] Speaking of explosion...

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Patrick Rigney" <patrick(a)evocative.com> > >Sorry everyone, it's Friday, and my mind isn't on focused on work at all. > >I thought I'd share something I found humorous. I just got a recall notice >and replacement battery for my Kyocera phone. In the letter that >accompanied the new battery, written by a Kyocera attorney, it was said that >there was little risk of a widespread problem, and only a few people had >been affected by the (I quote) "rapid disassembly" of the device, and of >those, only one person had received second degree burns, and property damage >in other cases was minor. > ---snip--- When I worked at Intel ( years ago ) we tested power supplies at incoming. One of the units had a "rapid disassembly" of a 2in Dia X 5 in Len electrolytic can. Interesting effect. Dwight

22 years, 2 months

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Odd question about microwaves and magnetic media

by vcf＠siconic.com

Can magnetic media setting in proximity to a microwave be affected by the microwaves or anything else in the oven (the magnetron for instance)? -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

22 years, 2 months

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Encompass (was: Re: Hobbyist VMS (was: Got a DEC 2000 Alpha server, need help))

by waltje＠pdp11.nl

All, Whoa. You dont hear for ages, and then boom, there it is! > Dear Fred, > > Welcome to Encompass! Your associate application has been processed and > your Associate ID is listed above. We apologize for any delay in > processing. As a complimentary Associate of Encompass, you will have > access > to our web site in the public areas that do not require a password. If > at > any time you would like to upgrade your membership to the Individual > level, > a password will be granted to you for the privileged areas (discussion > forums, discounts, seminar proceedings, Encompass business and minutes, > etc). > > In a few days, you will be able to access the VMS Hobbyist license using > your ID number. More information about that program can be found at > http://www.montagar.com/hobbyist/. Over the next few months, be on the > lookout for changes to our web site, www.EncompassUS.org, and other > communications from the Board of Directors and our headquarters office. > > If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact > us > at Information(a)EncompassUS.org or call us at 877-354-9887. ... Do note, that this is based on my *US* info, not the European one; that one is still, um, in progress? --f

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Yay - got my Encompass ID!

by witchy＠binarydinosaurs.co.uk

And the email says I'll be able to access the VMS Hobbyist licenses in a few days.... Fred, I think they're picking on you, mate :) Just got to sort out an oddity with PHP and the webserver will be up and running.....seems quick too, though from inside the firewall it would, wouldn't it. -- Adrian/Witchy Owner & Webmaster, Binary Dinosaurs www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - possibly the UK's biggest online computer museum www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - ex-monthly gothic shenanigans :o(

22 years, 2 months

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PDP11/34

by toresbe＠ifi.uio.no

>I visited a customer in Sweden today. In the corner was a packed-up PDP >11/34. I dont know beans about PDP, but that is what they told me. There >seemed to be a CPU, a disk drive and a few disc packs >Would that be interesting for anyone ? If so, I can ask the customer if we >can have it Oh my God - I choked on my evening coffee reading this... I'd truly love it, and my geography aligns slightly. Being 15 and without a driver's lisence, I have no opportunity to drive it myself. But I do have some friends with lisences... I don't know for sure if I can get it (If it's availible I'd walk over corpses for one ;)) I would really really really love it. Where in Sweden is this? What configuration is it? One rack? Many? Mange mange tak for brevet! -tsb

22 years, 2 months

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Quick Basic (Bob Mason): Zipping it

by suzyqfw＠msn.com

I ran accross a posting and your email address while doing a search for Quick Basic 4.5 I have been looking for some replacement disk. I am not a professional programmer, but I do have some personal programs that I wrote during the time that I took programming in collage. I purchased Quick Basic 4.5 so I could work on programs at home and not at the collage computer lab. The computer that I used at that time is long gone. And not I find the need to upgrade a program. I have the all the source code, but the disk that I have are 5.25 and neither of my computers have that size disk. How much are you selling Quick Basic 4.5 for? Please email suzyqfw(a)msn.com ThanksGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

22 years, 2 months

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Odd question about microwaves and magnetic media

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

Hi I do know that some monitors can produce a strong enough field to disturb the writing action on floppies. I've not had them erase by these fields but it seems that the writing of the floppy is more sensitive to stray fields. I found that increasing the distance by as little a a telephone book can make the difference. Dwight >From: "John Allain" <allain(a)panix.com> > >> Can magnetic media setting in proximity to a microwave be affected... > >In general I try to keep any magnetic media at least 1 foot from >any electrical devices. For a major consumer of watts, it's more >like 3+ feet. > >John A. >so, how do I get the floppy into the drive then? <g> > >

22 years, 2 months

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Odd question about microwaves and magnetic media

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

Hi Yes, the stray magnetic fields can cause problems. The RF shouldn't be an issue. It might be a fun experiment to place a floppy in one to see if it gets thermal damage. Not only the magnitron that has a strong magnet but also flux leakage from the power transformer that is used to produce the high voltage. Dwight >From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf(a)siconic.com> > > >Can magnetic media setting in proximity to a microwave be affected by the >microwaves or anything else in the oven (the magnetron for instance)? > >-- > >Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org > >[ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] >[ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ] > >

22 years, 2 months

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Need drivers for Bernoulli PC2/PC2B interface

by vcf＠siconic.com

I need to get a Bernoulli Box hooked up. I've got two IOmega PC2/PC2B interfaces but no drivers. I've found drivers for Linux (which is a fallback option), but I'd like to just do this in DOS to keep it simple. Now, I need the drivers for these cards so I can hook up my Bernoulli Box (CDS-PC/20) to my PC. However, the PC2 card is basically just a SCSI interface. Will the Bernoulli Box work with any SCSI interface? THANKS! -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

22 years, 2 months

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Need drivers for Bernoulli PC2/PC2B interface

by TRASH3＠splab.cas.neu.edu

Sellam, I have a few Bernoulli 150 drives set up on machines currently. They can read from 60 to 150Mb disks. I have both the SCSI and the IDE versions. I could not tell exactly what Bernoulli box you were trying to hook up. I have the OADDOS software that came with the Bernoulli drives, or if you have disks that fit my drives, I can read them. Joe Heck

22 years, 2 months

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need some info on some sort of pocket terminal

by quapla＠xs4all.nl

Hello All, I found an unusual handhel pocket terminal. It's housing is the same as the older LED pocket calculators used by Texas Intruments, but is is not the TM990/xxx terminal as used for Texas own PLC's or TMS9900 based computers. This one is apparently made by Gr Electronics, who were based in the UK and in the US. This is based on the fact that is says 'GR 185-2' on the board. I searched Google, but I couldn't find any info. As the housing was loose, I opened it, and it uses an Intel 8048 microcontroller, has 8 character and has a curled cable which has a DB25 connector at the end. The cable has 7 wires, and when the battery door is opened (this device get's it power via the cable), a 6 position dip switch is revealed. There is also a little plastic block which does do some power conversion (i.e. +5V into + and - 12V)? and a little buzzer. The crystal on the board has a value of 6.144 (Mhz?). What I would like to find out is some kind of information/usage/whatever of this device. It would be great if this device just acts like a plain RS-232 terminal. Thanks, Ed --

22 years, 2 months

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For Chip Collectors

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Check this auction, I have NOTHING to do with it or the parson selling. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2786033645&category=1247

22 years, 2 months

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Help ID this bizarro Sound Blaster

by sastevens＠earthlink.net

At 10:19 PM 2/12/2004 -0600, you wrote: > > You know what would be *really* cool (and expensive, and useless...) is > > to interface a punch card read/writer so you can punch a google request > > card, run it, and have it punch the URLS back out on cards, or print on > > paper. When my father was writing software at IBM (he programmed on the 650) he tells me that coding involved: 1. Punching in your program on cards. 2. Loading the compiler/assembler program into the machine off punched cards. 3. Running the compiler/assembler. 4. The compiler/assembler reads in your program card deck as data. 5. The compiler outputs your object code as a deck of punched cards. 6. You load in the punched cards (the object deck) to test your program. This cycle is repeated, churning out a new deck of object cards, for each iteration of your program. We sure have it easy these days. He speaks of the drum memory as having been a big improvement at the time, when it could be used. These days Dad will dabble once in awhile in Lotus 123 but mostly Mom has the Thinkpad (their only computer) to herself. Her heritage is the years she spent before computers, typing right and left justified text on memeograph stencils for church bulletins. I'm sure she can still center text of arbitrary length on a typed page with a Selectric.

22 years, 2 months

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PDP11/34

by nico＠farumdata.dk

Hi I visited a customer in Sweden today. In the corner was a packed-up PDP 11/34. I dont know beans about PDP, but that is what they told me. There seemed to be a CPU, a disk drive and a few disc packs Would that be interesting for anyone ? If so, I can ask the customer if we can have it Nico ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Allain" <allain(a)panix.com> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:05 AM Subject: Re: Yay - new DEC arrival (not *strictly* on topic. Or is it?) > > That is exactly why I *still* run critical or security-sensitive > > stuff on such platforms. It leaves those kiddies with a severe > > headache. :) > > At last! A motivation behind all this. I was beginning to wonder. > > I saw a digital animation festival last night and was thinking of > getting a new compute server. By my calculations a midsized > PC passed even the CRAY-1 in compute speed sometime in 2002, > give or take a year. It probably would require a stripped down O/S > to do the computing. MS must take out at least 3/4 of the machine > power. > > John A. > > >

22 years, 2 months

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Help ID this bizarro Sound Blaster

by vcf＠siconic.com

I have a Sound Blaster CT1600 with an odd daughterboard attached by a 40-pin ribbon cable. The daughterboard, labelled CT1331, actually plugs into an adjacent slot and just has a socket for the ribbon cable, a bunch of diodes (17 to be exact) which I assume are some sort of protection for the signals coming off the card, and a DC-37 connector on the outside. Nothing googles up. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

22 years, 2 months

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New VAX-11 documentation online!

by pat＠computer-refuge.org

I'm proud to present two new pieces that have been added to my web site today: First, after getting my VAX-11/750 just two days ago, I've now got a decent sized summary page from information I've found via various internet sites, and have a large collection of picture I've take of various parts of mine. Now I just have to con^Wget someone to give me a UNIBUS disk adaptor or reasonably small Massbus disk and maybe a DEUNA/DELUA, so I can try to get NetBSD and/or 4.xBSD up and running on it. For once, I've got a VAX that I don't really care to try to put VMS on. :) Second, after talking to one of the authors (whom I work for ;), I got permission to put the Mike Marsh and George Goble Dual-Processor VAX (11/780) paper online. Both are reachable from the front page of my web site: http://computer-refuge.org/ Or via these links: http://computer-refuge.org/compcollect/dec/vax/11750 http://computer-refuge.org/classiccmp/dp_vax/dual-vax11-780.pdf Pat -- Purdue University ITAP/RCS Information Technology at Purdue Research Computing and Storage http://www.itap.purdue.edu/rcs/

22 years, 2 months

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Z8 TinyBasic and Intel SBC on eBay

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

Hi He only has one feedback and that was as a buyer. Bad email + no feed back + overpriced item. You add them up. Dwight >From: "Joe R." <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com> > > It's over-priced even with the docs. And FWIW I tried to contact the >seller and ask some questions but his E-mail bounced. Not a good sign. > > Joe > >At 10:21 AM 2/12/04 -0800, you wrote: >> >>Those Intel boards have been selling in the $35.00 or so range. As such, >>it is overpriced unless it comes with all the docs. >> >>John Lawson wrote: >>> >>> Intel SBC 80/10 >>> >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4193&item=2786604189 >> >

22 years, 2 months

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Z8 TinyBasic and Intel SBC on eBay

by jpl15＠panix.com

Z8 homebrew: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4193&item=2786076863 min bid $100 Intel SBC 80/10 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4193&item=2786604189 also starts at $100 Cheerz John

22 years, 2 months

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Pixel Machines

by jhs＠edg.com

> There's a AT&T/Pixel Machines model 964d 'video thing' down at university > salvage, and I was wondering if anyone had any information on them. It > appears to have been produced in 1989 by an offshoot of AT&T called "Pixel > Machines". Using google, the only result I can get that matches "Pixel > Machines" and 964 or 964d is a thesis of some sort, which doesn't have a > whole lot of useful information on the beast. As far as I can tell, it's > some sort of redering/raytracing 'thing', and from its outputs, it appears > like it might output NTSC video. > > I'm not sure yet if I want to bother lugging it up here - it's about > 2ft x 2ft x 1ft in size, and looks like it might weigh as much as a small > car. > > Thanks for any information you guys can turn up, > I just did a search on "AT&T Pixel Machines" and came up with this thread. I don't know if this reply will end up anywhere or not! I used to work for AT&T Pixel Machines. The Pixel Machine is a programmable graphics system. It used AT&T DSP32 signal processing chips, which featured impressive (for the time) floating-point performance. Each system had a 9 or 18 stage systolic array that was normally used as a graphics transformation pipeline. Each system also had between 16 and 64 processing nodes. Each node contained an interleaved portion of the frame buffer. The DSP32 ran at 5 MHZ and could do a floating-point multiple/accumulate each cycle, for 10 MFLOPS per processor. The system had up to 82 processors, for a maximum theoretical throughput of 820 MFLOPS. It did some pretty impressive graphics. Particularly high-end rendering, ray-tracing, and image processing. It operated as an attached processor to a VME bus based Sun system. It output video in 1280x1024 and also NTSC. Nowadays, of course, a single Pentium would run circles around it. John Spicer Edison Design Group

22 years, 2 months

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2430

by nickgraber＠mchsi.com

Im looking into buying a 2430 tek scope but was wondering if you found out what was wrong with your scope. the one I with to buy fails trigs ccd and pa. I was just wonder if you would know what that ment for the scope. and my other question is that the scope says it is 50 ohm 5v and 1 Mohm 400vp is that switchable at the scope or do you have to get a fet probe to use the scope at 1Mohm 400vp ?

22 years, 2 months

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DEC question: DVD drives and/or CDROM changers

by waltje＠pdp11.nl

Hi All, Just a thought. Did anyone ever try to connect DVD drives, or CDROM changers, to VAX-class machines, such as 3100's or InfoServers? I *would* assume InfoServer cant handle the DVD data format, although newer VMS systems might. How do they deal with multiple-LUN devices such as changers? Cheers, Fred -- Fred N. van Kempen, DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) Collector/Archivist Visit the VAXlab Project at http://VAXlab.pdp11.nl/ Visit the Archives at http://www.pdp11.nl/ Email: waltje(a)pdp11.nl BUSSUM, THE NETHERLANDS / Mountain View, CA, USA

22 years, 2 months

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Yay - new DEC arrival (not *strictly* on topic. Or is it?)

by witchy＠binarydinosaurs.co.uk

Hi folks, Courtesy of a UK university I'm now home to a nice wee Alpha 3000-300LX, which is important to me as it was the machine I taught myself enough to install/maintain/upgrade/troubleshoot DEC OSF/1 and bluff customers back in 1995. Bits of the machine fit the 10 year rule since the chips and cables have 1994 date codes :) In fact wasn't the 300LX released in '94? I can't remember and my Systems and Options catalogues are down in the garage. And it's *cold*! I've a feeling that running Apache on Alpha VMS might be a bit slow, which is a shame, but the machine came will a full set of Tru64 4.0F media so that's my first port of call for running the Binary Dinosaurs website on one of its inhabitants :) Cheers, -- Adrian/Witchy Owner & Webmaster, Binary Dinosaurs www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - possibly the UK's biggest online computer museum www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - ex-monthly gothic shenanigans :o(

22 years, 2 months

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Chips

by pgor＠thestar.co.za

I am looking for the MC 679 P chips. If you still have them I would like to get my hands on them. Thanking you Patrick Gorman ***************************************************************************** "Private, Confidential & Privileged" This e-mail, and any files and attachments transmitted with it, is confidential and/or privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. Any views and opinions expressed are those of the individual author/sender and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by Independent News & Media SA (Pty) Ltd, Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd or any associated or related company. The content of this e-mail, and any file or attachment transmitted with it, may have been changed or altered without the consent of the author. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any review, dissemination, disclosure, alteration, printing, circulation or transmission of this e-mail, and/or any file or attachment transmitted with it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail or any file attachment transmitted with it, in error, please notify Independent News & Media SA (Pty) Ltd, Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd or any associated or related company, by e-mailing admin(a)independent.co.za *****************************************************************************

22 years, 2 months

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huge 2 bay 19" rack with 2x 6000btu a/c built in

by brad＠heeltoe.com

I, um, well, ended up with a vax 11/730 from a military site. I'm removing all the boxes from the racks and what's left is a *very* robust cabinet on wheels containing two 19" racks and two 6000 btu a/c units on the back. There are plexi doors on the front and the whole thing seals up very tight. Quite the thing if you have sensative equipment you want to rack mount and keep cool in a harsh environment. The A/C units are 115VAC. I don't know if they actually work but they sure look like they do. The units are a little dirty but in fine shape mechanically. And they have a nifty "d-i-g-i-t-a-l" logo on the front in blue and red. The whole thing is wired up with nice DEC power modules and power switches on the front. If anyone on the east coast would like these units, please call/email me. I may try to sell them on ebay (hah) but I thought I'd mention it here. Most likely I'll have to pay someone to haul them away :-) I suspect they weight a few hundred pounds empty but have large wheels so they can roll easily. I can provide a picture in a few days once I'm done de-racking. (and, woo - hoo - I now have an RL02! :-) -brad

22 years, 2 months

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Computer Collectors List - update

by brianmahoney＠look.ca

For several years I have maintained a list of computer collectors on my home page and for the last year I have had a specific site at another url. The list has over 40 names on it. Besides listing the collectors and their contact information (well, most of them anyway) there is an email address for the list itself and I send out emails to list whenever I get a query about donations or sales. Ok, so far so good. The problem is that I don't have email addresses for everyone on the list. Also, there may be members of this group who would like to be on the list. Therefore : 1. Anyone who wants to be on the list, please send me an email at : antiquecomputers(a)hotmail.com Make sure you have a good email addy in your response. Thanks! 2. Anyone on the list who has not provided me with an email by March 1st will be deleted from the list until an emaill address is provided. Please don't respond to this post, unless it is to comment on the lists, respond to : antiquecomputers(a)hotmail.com Lastly, I assume that nearly everyone here has some sort of site on the web. Mine has been up since 1995, relocated in 1997, and has spawned hundreds of emails from all over the world. The list of collectors provides me with a place to turn when I get leads about computers in Europe and the States. Since I don't buy computers any more, only taking donations, any offers of computers for sale or from locations outside of metro Toronto that are sent to my home page email adress, are sent to the members of the list. ALL requests to the antiquecomputers(a)hotmail.com email address are re-sent to members of the list. Hope this makes sense ! Brian Mahoney

22 years, 2 months

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FW: Query on Data I/O model 19

by kyrrin＠bluefeathertech.com

Could someone who owns a Data I/O System 19 device programmer please see if you can answer this gent's question? Being that my education on DIO stuff started with the 29B, and continued to the Unisite, I'm not going to be of much help. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= From: jack.rubin(a)ameritech.net Simple question - I have a Data I/O System 19 and I'm curious about decoding the config code I get when I run the config check - output is 41A4. You seem to have lots of Data I/O info - can you help? Thanks. Jack -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Please direct replies to Jack. Thanks much. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Bruce Lane, Owner & Head Hardware Heavy, Blue Feather Technologies -- http://www.bluefeathertech.com kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech do/t c=o=m "If Salvador Dali had owned a computer, would it have been equipped with surreal ports?"

22 years, 2 months

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Fluke 8100A manual

by sastevens＠earthlink.net

At 09:21 PM 2/9/2004 -0600, you wrote: >Anybody have one they would be willing to copy for this nixie multimeter? > >Thanks, >David Gesswein >http://www.pdp8.net/ -- Run an old computer with blinkenlights. I don't have a Fluke 8100 anymore, but at one point I did. Just a warning >from my experience with it: Be very careful working inside that meter. Fluke was fairly casual about the routing of the high voltage traces. Well, probably not in terms of performance - it's a great meter - but certainly in terms of safety and reliability. I had several of those meters and at one point a solder splash hit just the wrong spot on the circuit when the meter was open, and the next time it was powered up it pumped the high Nixie voltage into the low voltage circuit. It let out a lot of smoke. The high voltage lines (at least one of them) are routed right through the board unprotected and uninsulated. Scott

22 years, 2 months

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vintage vacuum tube electronic test equipment

by d_cymbal＠hotmail.com

If anyone is interested in the following, it is free for pickup (in the neighborhood of Salem, NH I believe). Please contact Marty at: mpdts20004(a)yahoo.com ===== > Hickok mdl 539B tube tester W/crt adapter > Dumont mdl 304-A o'scope > HP mdl 623B frequency/time counter > EICO mdl 304 signal generator (I built from a kit while attending Mass Radio School in 1961) > > Note: I haven't used any of this equipment since the 70's.

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Altair 8800B sells for $2651

by jcwren＠jcwren.com

That Altair that was on eBay < http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2784770538 > sold for $2651. Sheesh. I have no real idea of their value, but my gut feeling was it was going to go between $1400 and $1700. $2651 surprised me. --jc

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DECUS (Was Got a DEC 2000 Alpha server, need help)

by mmcfadden＠cmh.edu

David V. Corbin" <dvcorbin(a)optonline.net> wrote >It is interesting how times change. When I was heavily involved in DECUS >['77-'91] it was a resource who's worth was almost beyond calculation. Now I >hear these types of discussions. > >On a related front, makes me wonder why I keep up my IEEE >membership.......... > > >David. I just dropped my IEEE membership after 30 years. Mike

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Anyone ever seen a Greyhound Computer?

by TRASIOL＠cs.com

I believe you will find that GREYHOUND was nothing more than a leasing organization and dealt primarily (if not exclusively) with IBM Main Frames. When I was Director, Central DP Division for the State of Delaware (1973), I leased systems from Greyhound at greatly reduced rates (saving the taxpayers' money). Art Hill

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Intel iUP-201

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: K6OKL(a)aol.com > >Hello Dwight- > >Google led me to your discussion with Gilis in the Netherlands a while back >and >I thought you might be able to help with a little problem I have if you were >willing. > >I borrowed an iUP-201 from a friend and it seemed to initialize OK. After I >plugged >in a 27128 ROM to see what was in it, the unit froze and now gives a "Power >Supply Failure" display and won't do anything else. > >I looked inside to see what the four power supplies were up to and it appears >two >of them turn on with commands from the F27/128 module, and were not doing so. Hi I don't have enough information on the insides to help you here. Maybe Joe Rigdon can help. You'll need to get schematics. Dwight > > >The only documentation I have is a Pocket Programmer Reference and it's not >much >help. Do you have any suggestions on how I might troubleshoot this machine >or >at least get some documentation on it? > >Thanks for your help... > >Walt Lindell k6okl(a)aol.com >

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7 track drive located!

by aek＠spies.com

> are you going to run it on a 2100 , 21mx or interface it to PC? The plan is to reproduce the setup Paul Pierce has.. Seven high speed A/D converters off the head preamps and a lot of DSP software. http://www.piercefuller.com/collect/proj.html http://www.piercefuller.com/collect/a7tv.html

22 years, 2 months

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DATA I/O PROM Programmer

by classiccmp＠vintage-computer.com

Is anyone familiar with a DATA I/O MPD 60A Programmer? There is one for sale that I'm thinking about but I have no idea what proms it can handle, etc. A Google search turned up a goose egg. Any help would be appreciated. Erik Klein www.vintage-computer.com www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum The Vintage Computer Forum

22 years, 2 months

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Kinda OT: Adaptec AHA-2920A BIOS utility?

by vcf＠siconic.com

Is there a BIOS utility on the Adaptec AHA-2920A SCSI card? If so, how does one enter it? -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

22 years, 2 months

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OKIDATA OL830 LASER JET PRINTER - ERROR ENGINE FAN PROBLEM

by travel＠itl.net

Did you ever get to resolve your Oki Printer problem??? Mine has just started doing exactly the same thing and can't get any sense out of local Oki engineer!! Kindest Regards Trevor Beckford MANAGING DIRECTOR Colbacks Travel 31 Gloucester Street St Helier, Jersey JE2 3QR Tel:(44) 1534 700500 Fax:(44) 1534 700598

22 years, 2 months

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Ok folks... BIG problem... LCD screen backlight is dead

by lyosnorezel＠yahoo.com

Hey ya'll... I have a MAJOR problem here. My laptop (PII, 512MB's ram, 4.1GB HD) has an LCD screen in which the backlight has died. No warning just died ten minutes into a computer session. Tried restarting, tried taking it apart, jimmiing switches, etc... took it down to it's bare components and reassembled... NADA... nothing works. Any ideas? can the backlight be replaced? Could a replacement backlight be jerryrigged into place? Really need this laptop... I use it everyday... but can't afford a replacement LCD. Any advice? Ideas? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lyos Gemini Norezel --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online

22 years, 2 months

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HP 9000/715 Keyboard Adapter Module?

by wlewis＠mailbag.com

Hello all, This is right on the edge of being ontopic, so I hope this is acceptable. I recently scored an HP 9000 715/64 cheaply to run Nextstep on. It does not have it's keyboard adapter module. Does anyone here have a module and cable for this machine that they would be willing to sell? Thanks in advance, William

22 years, 2 months

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Intel iUP-201

by K6OKL＠aol.com

Hello Dwight- Google led me to your discussion with Gilis in the Netherlands a while back and I thought you might be able to help with a little problem I have if you were willing. I borrowed an iUP-201 from a friend and it seemed to initialize OK. After I plugged in a 27128 ROM to see what was in it, the unit froze and now gives a "Power Supply Failure" display and won't do anything else. I looked inside to see what the four power supplies were up to and it appears two of them turn on with commands from the F27/128 module, and were not doing so. The only documentation I have is a Pocket Programmer Reference and it's not much help. Do you have any suggestions on how I might troubleshoot this machine or at least get some documentation on it? Thanks for your help... Walt Lindell k6okl(a)aol.com

22 years, 2 months

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Anyone ever seen a Greyhound Computer?

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Has anyone ever seen a Greyhound computer or worked on one or have one? All I can find is how they sued and won $21 from IBM nothing about their hardware.

22 years, 2 months

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Got a DEC 2000 Alpha server, need help

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Feb 10, 18:23, Dan Williams wrote: > Eric Dittman wrote: > > >>>>DECUS or Encompass? Where are you located? > >>>> > >>>> > > Decus (well not know), in the UK That explains it -- DECUS UK (and now Encompass in the UK, or whatever HP are calling it this month) have always charged several times what the US and European branches do, for anything. Yes, they do charge for the minimum membership required for a Hobbyist License. I forget the amount because I threw the renewal papers out in disgust, but it was not far short of ?100; certainly over US$100. That membership, BTW, is not good for anything except the Hobbyist License, either. No seminars, meetings, w.h.y. And don't let your membership lapse or they'll charge an extra ?25 to renew it :-( -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 2 months

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Got a DEC 2000 Alpha server, need help

by KVanMersbergen＠RandMcNally.com

Hey all, I got a DEC 2000 Alpha server and it is working great! It has VMS 5.2 installed on it and that's where I'm stuck. Since I don't have a login user name or password I can't really do anything with it. Is there a way to "hack" VMS so I can get in? Or do I just need to reinstall VMS and start from scratch? -Ken V. *************************************************************** This E-mail is confidential. It should not be read, copied, disclosed or used by any person other than the intended recipient. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying by whatever medium is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this E-mail in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the E-mail from your system. ***************************************************************

22 years, 2 months

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HP 9845B in Graz, Austria

by dan＠ekoan.com

Hello, Apparently there is a Hewlett-Packard 9845B awaiting disposal in the basement of a company in Graz, Austria. I'd love to rescue the machine, but because I'm on the east coast of the United States it's a little too far for me to go and pick it up. It's also an extremely heavy machine, so shipping across the pond isn't affordable (for me). So, if anyone closer to Austria is interested in saving this classic computer, contact me off-list and I'll put you in touch with the owner. Thanks! Cheers, Dan www.decodesystems.com/wanted.html

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