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

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Dec 26, 0:19, tim lindner wrote: > In the data sheet, under the section "1. Non-IBM Formats" it says: > > "Note that the Index Mark is not required by the 179X." > > What does this mean exactly? How can a track contain any useful > imformation without a Index Mark? The Index Mark is a single small block of data recorded on the disk, that occurs once per track, right after the index hole; it's NOT the index pulse from the hardware, and NOT a sector header and it is optional. Lots of controllers don't put it there unless told to. Given that any sensible controller will see the index pulse from the drive interface, the Index Mark pattern is unneccessary -- but some controllers do expect to see it. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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Any one else have a copy of FUSE

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Back in October of 1998 there was a new video game magazine called fuse that was shipped on VHS tapes and was billed as "The Video Game Magazine of the Future". I just found "Issue 1 Volume 1 Nov/Dec 1998" over in my bus but it was missing a bonus promotional copy of fuse in the box. Does anyone have this bonus issue? I did a google and could not find anything on the magazine I guess they didn't last very long.

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Inmos TRAM numbers

by rmeenaks＠olf.com

Hi, I am now working on completing the list of TRAMs that inmos produced (similar to my previous post on motherboards). Here is what I currently have: IMSB401 - 32-bit transputer 32KBytes Size-1 IMSB404 - 32-bit transputer 2Mbytes Size-2 IMSB405 - 32-bit transputer 8Mbytes Size-8 IMSB407 - Ethernet TRAM Size-8 IMSB408 - Frame store TRAM Size-8 IMSB409 - Display TRAM Size-8 IMSB410 - 32-bit transputer 160Kbytes Size-2 IMSB411 - 32-bit transputer 1Mbyte Size-1 IMSB415 - Differential link buffer TRAM Size-1 IMSB416 - 16-bit transputer 64Kbytes Size-1 IMSB417 - 32-bit transputer 4Mbytes Size-4 IMSB418 - Flash ROM TRAM Size-2 IMSB419 - Integrated graphics TRAM Size-6 IMSB420 - Vector processing TRAM Size-4 IMSB421 - IEEE 488 GPIB TRAM Size-4 IMSB422 - SCSI TRAM Size-2 IMSB426 - 32-bit transputer 4Mbytes Size-1 IMSB427 - 32-bit transputer 8Mbytes Size-2 IMSB428 - 32-bit transputer 2Mbytes Size-2 IMSB429 - Video Image Processing TRAM Size-6 IMSB430 - Prototyping TRAM Size-4 IMSB431 - Ethernet TRAM Size-2

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Docs for Heath ID-5001 "Advanced Weather Computer"?

by dickset＠amanda.spole.gov

I've just run across a partially-working Heath ID-5001 and am trying to get it do something useful. At the very least, the flourescent bulb PSU is out (the TIP41 gets *really* hot in a couple of minutes), and the front bezel has some cracks. The rest of the unit looks fine, though. With the top off, and room light shining in, it's possible to read the display. I can set the baud rate and the date/time from the front panel, but not much else. I've already run across an LED back-light scheme, so in the long-run, I can fix that. I've also seen a page on how to manufacture temperature sensors with non-obsolete parts. I could really use some docs on how to calibrate the unit (there are several pots on the CPU board), and how the other sensors work. Anyone on the list have one of these? -ethan -- Ethan Dicks, A-130-S Current South Pole Weather at 27-Dec-2003 20:20 Z South Pole Station PSC 468 Box 400 Temp -6.5 F (-21.4 C) Windchill -38.4 F (-39.1 C) APO AP 96598 Wind 12 kts Grid 340 Barometer 692.4 mb (10163. ft) Ethan.Dicks(a)amanda.spole.gov http://penguincentral.com/penguincentral.html

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Pcjr Rim HHD Setups

by nampcjr＠yahoo.com

Anyone out here ever have or currently have a PCjr with the RIM Adapter setup? I have 2 types of modem-slotted SCSI cards, onne being from Rim Electronics, and the other from an unknown maker. I have HardBIOSjr cartridge, the ST-225 HDD's for the Rim Electronics SCSI card, but am unable to get jr to recognize them. Any ideas from someone who used this setup before? Brian Heise --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Get your photo on the big screen in Times Square

22 years, 3 months

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Free stuff, mostly Apple II related

by tosteve＠yahoo.com

http://oldcomputers.net/surplus.html Free stuff! You only pay shipping, UPS or USPS. 1. Model 1010 - Amiga external floppy drive - quantity 2. 2. Apple II external metal 5-1/4 floppy drive - quantity 4. 3. Comodore 207CB electro-mechanical calculator. 4. Rockwell 212P electronic calculator. Free Apple stuff! You only pay shipping, UPS or USPS. 1. Apple III computer - does not work! 2. 630-0400 - Apple Macintosh Display card. No RAM installed, working condition is unkown. 3. A9M0330 - Apple Desktop Bus Keyboard (IIGS) 4. M0110A - Macintosh Extended Keyboard 5. M0487 - Apple Keyboard II (ADB) 6. M2980 - Apple Design Keyboard 7. M3501 - Apple Extended Keyboard II 8. External SCSI CD-ROM - make and condition unknown. The following manuals are free - you pay shipping.. 1. Apple IIGS System Disk Users Guide (v3.0) 2. Apple IIc Interactive Owners Guide 3. Macintosh IIcx Owners Guide 4. Apple IIc Scribe Users Guide 5. Apple II Super Serial Card Users Guide (II,II+,IIe) 6. Imagewriter Users Manual part 1 reference 7. Apple IIc Imagewriter Users Manual 8. Apple IIe Owners Manual 9. Apple IIc Scribe Users Manual (still in plastic wrap) 10. Apple IIc imagewriter Users Guide (still in plastic wrap) 11. Microsoft Works v1.0 - lessons - Macintosh 12. Microaoft Works v1.0 - Using - Macintosh 13. ProDOS Supplement to IIc Owners Manual 14. Appleworks Tutorial (IIe,IIc) 15. Apple II System Disk Users Guide (IIe,IIc,IIc+) 16. Apple Imagewriter Owners Guide (II...,Mac) 17. Apple Monochrome monitor Owners Guide (IIc,IIGS) 18. Apple II 80 column card manual (IIe) 19. Stylewriter's Owners Guide 20. Touch of Applesoft BASIC (IIe,IIc,IIGS) quantity 5 21. Appleworks Refence Manual (IIe,IIc) 22. Appleworks Tutorial 23. Applesoft BASIC Programmers Reference Manual volume 1 (IIe) 24. Apple 3.5 Drive Owners Guide 25. Monitor IIc Users Manual 26. Apple II backup II guide __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/

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ID this card: MPPi Ltd

by win_glazer＠cox.net

I have seen the model 2 instructions and they make refference to an archaic OS known as Dos 2.0 The card is not a dongle but provides Hardware encryption on the fly.

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follow up on ID this card: MPPi Ltd

by win_glazer＠cox.net

----- Original Message ----- From: Rick To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 4:53 PM Subject: ID this card: MPPi Ltd Your mystery card is a security device MPPi, Ltd., 2200 Lehigh Ave., Glenview, IL 60025 Phone: 312-998-8401 Google a bit it only took 2 attempts for this one. Device was known as pc-lock, you apparrently have the first model pc lock II is much better put together.

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ID this card: MPPi Ltd

by win_glazer＠cox.net

Your mistery card is a security device

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Any NCR collectors on the list?

by rdd＠rddavis.org

Before I take a few things apart to use for spare chips, power supplies, screws, nuts, wires, etc., I'll ask: are there any collectors of NCR minicomputer/multiprocessor equipment on this list? If so, I'll go grab some part numbers. One box, about three feet long, about a foot and a half wide, and about three inches high, is some sort of SMD controller (sorry, I'm keeping the 9" CDC hard drive, unless someone wants to swap reasonably equivalent drives in case this may have some useful OS software, etc. on it). The other box appears to be a processor that was part of some multi-processor system. Again, similar dimensions, except for it being about 7 inches thick. Price negotiable. Local pick-up only, but I may reconsider if someone has something interesting to trade. :-) Don't wait too long, a blue flame is waiting to be applied to the back of the circuit boards so that I can retrieve some useful chips, re-use the power supplies (or components thereof) and use the cases for other projects. -- Copyright (C) 2003 R. D. Davis The difference between humans & other animals: All Rights Reserved an unnatural belief that we're above Nature & rdd(a)rddavis.org 410-744-4900 her other creatures, using dogma to justify such http://www.rddavis.org beliefs and to justify much human cruelty.

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paging JOE

by waltje＠pdp11.nl

Joe, I'm in the U.S., and brought your (HP) tape drive... pse contact me offlist with your shipping address so I can drop it off.. 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

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Info on UM8397 floppy disk IC?

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Dec 26, 14:35, Nico de Jong wrote: > I've had a look at the floppy formats supported by my conversion system, > which btw originates in the UK. I havnt come across BBC formats in the > servicebureay, but according to the software BBC is found in quite some > flavours, reaching from single-side single-density 5.25" to DSDD 3.5" > Before you spend a lot of time playing around with things, it would be good > to know the discs physicals and logicals. The single-density "DFS" format is particularly easy. It consists of 10 sectors of 256 bytes per track, numbered 0 to 9, and is nominally single-sided. If you have doubled-sided drives, side 0 of the first drive is referred to as drive 0, and the sector headers are just as you'd expect; the second side (side 1) is referred to as drive 2, and has the *same* sector headers (ie the "head" number is stored in the header as "0", not "1"). Drives can be either 40-track or 80-track; the only difference (apart from the number of tracks, obviously) is the size stored in the directory. Recording method is standard FM with an Index Mark. There's no sector-to-sector interleave on a track, but the start of each track is skewed by three sectors, compared to the previous one. The directory occupies the first two sectors of track 0, and is extremely simple. I can describe it if you like, or give you a 512-byte dump of the two sectors. The double-density "ADFS" format is a bit more complicated. There are several variations, but the BBC Micro (as opposed to the later Archimedes) supported "S" (small) format (40 track SS), "M" (medium) (40 track DS or 80 track SS), and "L" (80 track DS). The DS versions are a little unusual in that they use all of side 0 before using any of side 1, but the head numbers are what you'd expect (ie "0" for side 0 and "1" for side 1). Each track is 16 sectors of 256 bytes, numbered 0-15, no interleave, track-to-track skew of 9 (ie track one begins with sector 9, track 1 begins with 2, track 2 with 11, etc), standard MFM but normally *without* an Index Mark (though it shouldn't matter if you put one in). The directory's a bit more complicated becasue there's a proper free space map, and it's a hierarchical structure. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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DECtape

by thern＠bnl.gov

Hi, I was cleaning my office as I prepare to retire, and found several DECtapes with programs I wrote for a PDP-9 in the mid 70's. I have no listings available, but would like to read these programs if possible. I did a Google search for DECtape, and came up with a posting you did Sep 4, 2002 on getting a DECtape running. I was wondering if you have any pointers on where I might get these tapes read? They would be written for 18-bit pdp-9, but if I could get the images in any way I think I might be able to figure out how to combine the blocks and translate the bit patterns to ascii. Thanks in advance for any pointers. I have lost contact long ago with my pdp9's and pdp11's. Roy Thern Roy Thern 631-344-7531 thern(a)bnl.gov RadCon Division, Bldg 120

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WD179x Question

by tlindner＠ix.netcom.com

In the data sheet, under the section "1. Non-IBM Formats" it says: "Note that the Index Mark is not required by the 179X." What does this mean exactly? How can a track contain any useful imformation without a Index Mark? Here is the whole paragraph for reference: Variations in the IBM format are possible to a limited extent if the following requirements are met: sector size must be a choice of 128, 256, 512, or 1024 bytes; gap sizes must be according to the following table. Note that the Index Mark is not required by the 179X. The minimum gap sizes shown are that which is required by the 179X, with PLL lock-up time, motor speed variation, etc., adding additional bytes. -- tim lindner tlindner(a)ix.netcom.com

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microvax in the UK anyone?

by stuart＠zen.co.uk

Hi everyone, I'm interested in getting hold of a network ready MVII to host with the ISP I work for. Curiosity value, but we can set up accounts on the machine for other list members to use. Can anyone help? Cheers Stu B

22 years, 3 months

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6800 SOL

by jack.rubin＠ameritech.net

Just wanted to share this with you - Santa dropped off a very cool version of the Motorola 6800 MEK6800D2 trainer yesterday. The system was installed in a custom-fitted case for use in a System Design course taught at the University of Waterloo (Ontario,Canada), home of WATFOR and WATFIV. There is a remote LED display relocated to the "dashboard" area above the keyboard and a power supply is built in. Cassette and expansion interfaces are brought out very neatly to the rear panel. I don't know when this system was encased, but it could have actually predated the SOL-20! I have no idea if the Hamilton Enclosure people knew of Processor Tech or vice versa - maybe it was just a common interest in Danish Modern design? Anyone have any more info? Take a look - www.sideslip.net/vintage_computing/mek6800d2 Jack Rubin Wilmette, Illinois USA

22 years, 3 months

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FA: set of DEC/VMS manuals

by tothwolf＠concentric.net

I thought there might be a few folks on the list who might be interested in these. I spoke with the owner of the manuals back in early October after he sold the system these went with, and the buyer didn't want the manuals. I convinced him not to throw them away, but we never worked out shipping arrangements when I told him I was somewhat interested in them. This should be a fairly complete set, but email the seller if you have any questions. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4619&item=3647566680 He may also still have a BA350 available. -Toth

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Curious ex-BT modems

by julesrichardsonuk＠yahoo.co.uk

Merry Christmas to all! Obligatory pre-feast Christmas posting... Hopefully there's some UK telecoms people on the list who can tell me some more about these. I unearthed a pair of BT modems (look to be from the mid 1980s), badged as Datel 4961x's. They're in nice finned metal cases (with plastic end caps; Datel unicase 4001X's) - I think I hung onto them intending on using the shells to house a pair of amplifiers, having never had any luck getting the modems to work. I was about to scrap them, and opened them up to strip and useful parts first. Now I'm curious. There's a *lot* of silicon inside these things. Most of the larger chips appear to be custom, badged in a range from MS2006 to MS2011. One of the 40 pin chips carries the marking "BTRL / 403 / 5113". British Telecom Research Labs maybe? There are three OKI 40 pin chips too, several ROMs, and no less than 42 DIP switches internally. There are six fuses inside - they didn't hold back there. The rear of the case has a 25 pin DTE socket, a telephone pass-through socket, PSTN socket for connection to the network - and also a mysterious "PC" socket (same type as used for the phone network connection). Any idea what that's for? ("Private Circuit" maybe) The front has push-switches for 4800 baud operation, plus AL, ST, RDL and DL. I assume ST is self-test, but I don't know what the others are. There are status LEDs for 4800 operation, DSR, RFS, TD, CD, RD and test. Those all make sense. I remember I never got one of these to talk to a remote modem of any type. I'm wondering if they're supposed to be used in pairs (or talk to some specific remote equipment that I don't have) and use some sort of non-standard data compression, or even encryption. Any ideas anyone? Anybody know of any UK telecoms lists where there may be people who can help? cheers Jules

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**SPAM** **SPAM ORDB 62.42.230.131** Re: Attention Missouri Collectors THIS IS NOT SPAM

by ron.hudson＠sbcglobal.net

First off This is not spam, I am not selling you anything - I am offering it for free to my fellows on the Classic Computers mail list. That is why I am copying our messages back to the list. Second I am not using a bogus reply to or email address - ron.hudson(a)sbcglobal.net *is* my email address And Here is my real phone number again 816-224-5476. I am in the blue springs area near Kansas City MO. I have been a member of this for some time. First as rhudson(a)cnonline.net and then as ron.hudson(a)sbcglobal.net. I don't care who comes to get this stuff, I can't carry it back across the US >from Missouri to California. I will only be able to aford a Uhaul trailer. Even if I could move it, I would still have to store it when I got there. Both I and my wife are unemployed - not even underemployed anymore. On Thursday, December 25, 2003, at 12:32 PM, SP wrote: > The problem of UPS is the price ;-) > But the other is the requirements. You can wait them to get the > items, but they require the materials correctly boxed. > > Cheers > > Sergio > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Hudson" <ron.hudson(a)sbcglobal.net> > To: "SP" <spedraja(a)ono.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 6:50 PM > Subject: **SPAM** **SPAM ORDB 62.42.230.131** Re: Attention Missouri > Collectors > > >> Sorry, Time and money do not permit. >> >> Perhaps you can arrange with UPS to come and get it and charge you? >> >> I would prefer if someone local would come get it all... once it's >> picked over it'l be hard to get rid of the rest. >> >> i'll be calling goodwill/Salvation Army to pickup non computer stuff >> later. >> >> >> On Thursday, December 25, 2003, at 11:27 AM, SP wrote: >> >>> If you can send something by USPS I could even purchase you >>> something for a reasonable price. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Sergio >>> >> >> >

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Unix Wprowadzenie

by vcf＠siconic.com

I've got a copy of Unix Wprowadzenie that I'd like to find a good home for. I don't read Polish, but it looks like this is a book about Unix basics? It's an O'Reilly book and the cover has an owl on it. The ISBN is 83-7197-672-0. Amazon.com comes up empty on that. Anyway, if anyone can use this, let me know and you can have it for postage. -- 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, 3 months

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Older IDE drives

by TRASH3＠splab.cas.neu.edu

Try also amateur radio clubs, as they typically have "old" equipment, including computers (for packet radio), and computer flea markets, if there are any near you. Here in Boston there is a monthly electronics and computer flea market at MIT monthly during warmer weather. I myself am a packrat and have probably a half dozen under 500 MB and another half dozen up to 4 GB. If you can't find a local one, pay shipping and a few bucks for my time and I'll send out a couple. Joe Heck

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Fwd: Attention Missouri Collectors

by ron.hudson＠sbcglobal.net

Begin forwarded message: > From: Ron Hudson <ron.hudson(a)sbcglobal.net> > Date: Thu Dec 25, 2003 11:50:02 AM US/Central > To: "SP" <spedraja(a)ono.com> > Subject: Re: Attention Missouri Collectors > > Sorry, Time and money do not permit. > > Perhaps you can arrange with UPS to come and get it and charge you? > > I would prefer if someone local would come get it all... once it's > picked over it'l be hard to get rid of the rest. > > i'll be calling goodwill/Salvation Army to pickup non computer stuff > later. > > > On Thursday, December 25, 2003, at 11:27 AM, SP wrote: > >> If you can send something by USPS I could even purchase you >> something for a reasonable price. >> >> Cheers >> >> Sergio >> >

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Attention Missouri Collectors

by ron.hudson＠sbcglobal.net

I need your help. I have to move back to California by the end of the month. The house we are living in is now sold and we don't have money to move much, lost out jobs. First come. I really need someone to take it all. Free to a good home Call Me - Ron - 816-224-5476 I have the following on topic devices Comodore 64 Macintosh SE Workslate + Printer + Serialbox + software Macintosh Duo + Minidock + external floppy Macintosh Quadra(I think) + monitor + keyboard + mouse Various Apple disk drives 5.24 and 3.5, with DB connectors \- (like serial connectors different number of pins?) Also Available: 486 with 3.5 and 5.25 dual floppy, Removable tray drives 2 Compaq Lunchbox style computers (386 and 286) Mini 486 bookshelf computer Mini VGA Monochrome monitor A mac monitor (not the one above, another) Non computer also availble: Nice Gas BBQ Microwave/convection oven Lawnmower Bed (new no more than 3 month old) Couch - Kraus's sofa factory 2 peice sofa+loveseat TV Sterio DVD player Satalite receiver for dish TV \ no dish

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yay!

by witchy＠binarydinosaurs.co.uk

Happy festivities people, regardless of your religion/beliefs/whatever. May the new year bring much stuff we all want to save :o) -- adrian/witchy www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the online computer museum www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - ex-monthly gothic shenanigans :o(

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yay!

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Dec 24, 17:47, Erik S. Klein wrote: > Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes LOL - Brilliant! -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 3 months

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Happy Newtonsday

by ard＠p850ug1.demon.co.uk

Merry Newtonsday / Christmas / Midwinter / Winter Solstice / Yule to all members of Classiccmp and their families. Oh, and for those who sometimes forget what radix to work in, Happy Halloween too (DEC 25 = OCT 31, of course :-)) Let's hope 2004 brings Forth many more interesting classic computers! -tony

22 years, 3 months

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Merry Christmas

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

Merry Christmas to everyone on the list! -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 3 months

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VT320 fault - flashing LED and no HT

by TRASH3＠splab.cas.neu.edu

yes, I have a vt330, hooked to a microvax 3100, and that is my primary email system. it's great for not getting viruses! a little tough on graphics though, and attachments don't work too well. using multinet on it for internet email, and the standart vms mail program. if i get stuck, I go to a pc and grab the email via pop from the vax. Joe Heck

22 years, 3 months

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VT320 fault - flashing LED and no HT

by julesrichardsonuk＠yahoo.co.uk

I just unearthed a VT320 terminal at the very back corner of one of my store rooms. Before I go any further... should it work with a VT220 keyboard? There was no keyboard when I found it years ago, but I do have a couple of VT220 keyboards lying around. Secondly - it doesn't seem to be getting any HT output to the tube. The green LED D509 is pulsing about once every second. Is there a common failure mode for these things? I'm not too fussed about fixing it as I have a couple of VT220s that I can use as 'real' terminals anyway. If anyone wants it for spares they're welcome to it (I'm in Cambridge, UK) cheers Jules

22 years, 3 months

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IS THE 8 INCH QUMETRAK 842 STILL AVAILABLE?

by kkelley＠superiorcreditservices.com

jUST WONDERING

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VT320 fault - flashing LED and no HT

by TRASH3＠splab.cas.neu.edu

The LK201 keyboard is used across the 2xx, 3xx and on some of the 4xx terminals, so yes, as I remember, the vt220 keyboard will work with the vt320. Can't help with the diagnostic. I am sitting in front of a VT330 now, and I just looked at the manual for it. it says if the power indicator flashes, check the ROM cartridge on the rear has to be inserted correctly. I didn't think the VT320 had a rom cartridge, so that troubleshooting probably won't help. Joe Heck

22 years, 3 months

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Diagnostics for HP 2114

by cube1＠charter.net

Am looking to fill some holes in the diagnostics for my (running) HP 2114. I have some, but not nearly all of them. Am looking for images only (I can either load them from my PC over the teleprinter interface or punch tapes). Missing at least the following: 20400-60001 Alter-Skip 20401-60001 Memory Reference 20402-60001 Shift/Rotate 20403-60001 Low Memory Addres 20404-60001 High memory Address 20408-60001 Tape Reader Test 20415-60001 Interrupt Diag 20420-60001 Buffered Teletype 20513-60001 2115/14 Low Memory Checkboard Test 20585-60001 Cartridge Disc Memory Diag TIA. Jay Jaeger --- Jay R. Jaeger The Computer Collection cube1(a)charter.net

22 years, 3 months

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Interesting Surplus Places In NYC?

by ohh＠drizzle.com

Hey, all: The holidays have me in New York for a week or two, and since I'm here anyway I thought it might be fun to spend some time looking around for a few odds and ends I could use at home, and perhaps some DEC items that have been on my wish-list (and, yes, that PDP-12 I'm still hoping to find somewhere! <g!>). I have, however, all the ignorance of your standard tourist. :/ Anybody have any suggestions of good surplus places in, or cozy to, the city? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. As long as I'm writing to everyone anyway, I'll add: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and all that. :) -O.-

22 years, 3 months

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Diagnostics for HP 2114

by aek＠spies.com

Nope, none of those type disks. The disk is a 2870 (iomec 1000) (which is what I am trying to test / repair). -- I have a bunch of docs for this. Hasn't been a need to get them on line before now, so I'll move them up in the queue. DEC actually sold them in the RK8 (not RK8E) which was a whole rack of M series modules before switching to Diablo, then doing their own (RK05)

22 years, 3 months

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Looking for info on VT284 and VT286

by dburrows＠netpath.net

I know they are Kanji (SP?) terminals but that is all the information I have. Does anyone have a manual or more information? I am more than happy to pay for any copying costs. Thanks Dan

22 years, 3 months

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AntiStatic Bags

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

Ive got lots of bags, some for full length cards, others about the size of a standard sheet of paper. Who needs some?

22 years, 3 months

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SIM-8

by jack.rubin＠ameritech.net

Here's a link to the SIM-8 manual at Al K's site: http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/intel/8008UsersMan_Nov72.pdf I can also supply photos of the unit I have if you like, or help you ID a scan or photo. Haven't fired mine up in years - still waiting for an ASR-33 to do it right! Jack Rubin Wilmette, Illinois USA

22 years, 3 months

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TI 990 on VCM

by vcf＠siconic.com

Someone just listed a TI 990 on the Vintage Computer Marketplace: http://marketplace.vintage.org/view.cfm?ad=314 It's an auction sale, $1 starting bid, closes on January 19. The machine is located in Florida. Check the listing for more information. -- 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, 3 months

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Compaq Portable III 3.5" disk drive

by bob_lafleur＠technologist.com

I have a Compaq Portable III with a 3.5" floppy drive that seems to have gone bad. Does anyone know if this is a "standard" drive that could be replaced with a current 3.5" drive? If not, is there a specific type of drive I need to use for a replacement? I haven't even ventured to see how to go about opening the machine yet, so I don't know if it's easy or hard. Any pointers would be helpful. Thanks. - Bob

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Gould Biomation K-105D Logic Analyzer Available

by rdd＠rddavis.org

Is there anyone on this list who is looking for a spare Gould Biomation K-105D logic analyzer? This one appears to be rather nice, but it has no pods or probes. It did power up and pass self-tests the last time that I checked it. Trades are welcome. -- Copyright (C) 2003 R. D. Davis The difference between humans & other animals: All Rights Reserved an unnatural belief that we're above Nature & rdd(a)rddavis.org 410-744-4900 her other creatures, using dogma to justify such http://www.rddavis.org beliefs and to justify much human cruelty.

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looking for: Option Board, Trackstar, Turnover Card or similars

by silviorf＠yahoo.com

Hi, Just made a search at ebay for "option board" and found nothing.... Do you remember how it was describet at ebay ??? BTW, the way I wanna go is the cheapyest/easyest. I have about 30 apple II disks (both sides) fulled of binary files (old brazilian pinball rom files for eproms 2716, 2708, 2732, 2764), and need to put them at my PC, since I don't have an apple anymore and my eprom burner only works with PC. If that software I mentionned works, I guess it would be the best solution. If not, I prefer a PC card, since I don't have enougth space for another computer (an apple II, i.e.). [ ]s Silvio Finotti There is a Option board on ebay now in mint condition with software if thats the way he wants to go. I dont see why people go to all the trouble to buy exotic gear and get it to work when the original equipment is so cheap and WILL work. Its not like he has 10,000 disks he needs to get data from where an automated PC setup for reading and dumping the contents to a HD would be better. ______________________________________________________________________ Conhe?a a nova central de informa??es anti-spam do Yahoo! Mail: http://www.yahoo.com.br/antispam

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Message for Joe Heck - re. 7 Track tape drives

by aek＠spies.com

>I just found a message you wrote back in September mentioning a selection >of old track tape drives. I run a computer department on the services side >of the Oil industry and we specialise in maintaining and transcribing data >from these older types of media. And I am an active archivist of old software who works for groups around the country on a pro-bono basis who has been trying to find a 10" 7 track for years now. People on the list can make their own decisions about where a drive should go if one should ever turn up. FWIW, 7 track drives are going for $3500 and up when they do show up. I was happy when I found a write-only 7 track head stack for only $500 a few years ago.

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Sim-8 ????

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

Does anyone on th elist have an Intel SIM-8 or at least some good pictures or drawings of it? I found a part that's marked SIM-8 and I'm wondering if thats what it's part of. Joe

22 years, 3 months

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Picked up a NTDEC console Today

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

This is a famicon clone and was in the box but is missing the manual. Could not find anymore details about it using google. Anyone have one of these and knows if it will take famicon cartridges? Thanks

22 years, 3 months

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Seeking Marpet Xtra-RAM+8 Disk

by BJRoland＠bellsouth.net

Hello, I recently found a brand new Marpet board still vacume sealed for my Mega 4 ST. The catch is that it has no disk with it. I ran across a post in a web-search where you claim to have an installation manual (which I also have). I'm hoping maybe you have the software and could zip it up and email it. I'd be very greatful indeed if you would. Thanks, Brian

22 years, 3 months

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looking for: Option Board, Trackstar, Turnover Card or similars

by silviorf＠yahoo.com

>Reads Apple ][ disks without no extra hardware? >Does it also turn water into wine? >Lead into gold? >cure cancer? >Wanna buy a bridge? >Where on there does it make any claim about Apple? You can read more info at the downloadable zip file. The "Disk2fdi.txt" will describe what the software can do. Take a look at the "Rawflopy.doc" file. There he describes how to "fool" the FDC (floppy disk controller) and read "other format" data. It makes sense, and worth a try.... As soon as I find a 5,25 drive I'll try it.... As he describes, it's necessary one drive (can be 3,5 or 5,25) with an IMB/PC formated disk and a 2nd drive (5,25) for the apple II or other formats disks. > > -Apple Turnover card; >> Don't you want to sell 2 or 3 pieces of those deads >> cards ??? >I'll be glad to, if/when I find 'em again. Right now, >I don't even know where the software for them is! >If/when I locate them $1 each for the boards, plus > >full USPS shipping That's done !!! When/if you find them let me know, please. > > Quadlink were entire Apple][ clones on a > (NOTE: on a sample size of ~50, we had >75% DOA rate > I'm interested in the Quadlink card too, if you still > have any of them.... >I had a new shrinkwrapped one at VCF abeled "probably >DOA")on my dollar table. It probably sold, but if >not, I'll pull itside mid January when I get to those >boxes again. Full shipping plus $1 That's done too !!! Don't forget to tell me when you find them (silviorf(a)yahoo.com).... [ ]s Silvio Finotti ______________________________________________________________________ Conhe?a a nova central de informa??es anti-spam do Yahoo! Mail: http://www.yahoo.com.br/antispam

22 years, 3 months

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some RM03 questions

by aek＠spies.com

> One more question, what is the best way to clean the heads? DO NOT TRY TO CLEAN THE HEADS!!!! Read the documentation in the cdc and dec sections of bitsavers on these drives. 3330 style heads fly a LOT lower than RK or RL heads, and they warn not to try cleaning either the packs or the heads because it is impossible to get all of the residue off of them.

22 years, 3 months

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looking for: Option Board, Trackstar, Turnover Card or similars

by rich＠sias.us

I HAVE a Deluxe Option Board. I am trying to get it to write to a 1.44 floppy. Is there a limit to cable lengths being used before problems arise? TCM & TE both read 1.44 floppies just fine, but the write functions do NOT work for me. It has been over 12 years since I have used this board and I may be missing some steps. I have a printed manual and I have tried everything I can find in it. Now I am in need of "experts" suggestions to get it going. I am trying to copy a plain 1.44 Mb floppy as an exercise. I want to copy tracks 80-81 to see if that captures some copy protection of a protected disk. (The company does not replace lost disks, just SELLS you another registered copy) Running diskcopy gets you an Unregistered copy. Doing diskcomp shows them to be identical. The difference must be in tracks 80-81 or other places diskcomp doesn't pay attention to.

22 years, 3 months

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Building a PDP-11 for the first time

by TRASH3＠splab.cas.neu.edu

Oh, how I've missed discussions like this!!!! I have been involved with RT-11 and PDP/LSI stuff since 1974, and belonged to the MIT local users group/special interest group until the mid 80's. I loved (and still do) this stuff. For a while I also ran the VAX 11/780 cluster at Northeastern University when it was first brought in, but I always liked RT-11. Currently in the lab at Northeastern I contract with, we have a couple of microvax II's, and a few LSI-11 systems (all 11/73). I have done some hacking of the operating system for real-time stuff we needed in the lab, and also built custom q-bus boards for the lab. So I have a bit of hardware and software expertise for RT-11/Qbus. I felt lost, in a vacuum of sorts, when DEC was bought out, the LSI-11 stuff discontinued, and no local user group to speak of. I was also one of the voices asking for RT-11 on the VAX architecture, as we saw the end of the PDP/LSI line coming, and no good replacement. Well, I never saw it, but at least I can run some of our stuff on a PC with emulators now. I have close to 100 boards as spares now, even I think a T-11 SBC, and as soon as I can start moving the stuff off the LSI-11 systems, I will be getting rid of them. I already owe two systems to people who have asked for them, Curt(atari) and jcwren. Now that I have my two radio towers up and the weather is forcing me to work indoors, I can get back to what I promised people on the list. I recall that I took the images from a PLUS board (with the MSCP code) and burned it into eproms and then stuck them on a MXV-11, so you could say I didn't always do things kosher, but then again it worked. With that setup, I could use just two dual boards to make a small system. The "disk" was the TU-58 on the serial port on the MXV-11. So you could say I was an addict for this stuff, and I have found a home among fellow addicts/fruitcakes/junkies!! My only request is if anyone knows of another list/group I should join that is more specific to RT-11/LSI-11 stuff, please let me know. Joe Heck, K1LBG

22 years, 3 months

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New Research Machines finds

by julesrichardsonuk＠yahoo.co.uk

Couple of new Research Machines finds just turned up: A 380Z in great condition, with the added bonus that it came with all the manuals. Quick look inside shows it to be pretty stock, except that I was told it had some sort of silicon disk option fitted. It does look to have a memory-type board hooked up to the bus that I wasn't expecting. Currently drying out prior to strip-down and checking as it had to overnight in the car... An RM NB300 laptop. Bet there aren't many of those about (I confess to not even knowing that RM made a laptop until the guy I got the 380Z from suddenly remembered that he had it!). Looks to be fairly standard stuff inside - Conner crap-o-matic 40MB IDE drive, 386 cpu, 4MB RAM etc. but probably a quite nice spec for the time. The internal keyboard cable (one of those flat ribbons) is snapped - anyone know of a UK source for them? Othwise I'll just have to keep an eye out for replacements in broken laptops... Oh, I also got various bits of software for both machines - system disks, Windows 1.0 for the laptop etc. cheers Jules

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