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

by xtguy＠mindspring.com

I was told that Don Maslin can help me with boot disks for some old CP/M computers. I need boot disks for the following: Morrow Micro Decision MD 1 Epson QX-10 several different Kaypro models I tried to make a boot disk for the Morrow using 22disk and the 'STDCPM22' file at 'www.retroarchive.org'. 22disk did not have a file format for the Morrow MD 1, so I used the format for the Morrow MD 2. (As far as I have been able to find out, the MD1 had full height floppy disk drives and the MD2 had half-height drives, but they were the same capacity). When I tried to use the floppy to boot the computer, it would spin for about 15 seconds, then the computer would reboot. I was making the boot disk on a computer which had a 360K floppy drive. Thanks! xtguy

23 years

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Seeking Lotus 1-2-3 or Symphony Developer Toolkit from 1986 ($$$)

by vcf＠siconic.com

I'm looking for the Lotus 1-2-3 or Symphony Developer Toolkit from the 1986 timeframe. If you have it, please contact me. There is a $$$ reward for finding this. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *

23 years

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Installation Manual for Camintonn CMV-254

by jhfinepw4z＠compsys.to

Does anyone know where I can find the installation manual for the Camintonn CMV-254 memory board. This is a Qbus Dual board with 1 MByte of memory. Alternatively, I am actually looking for the CMV-5000 which is very similar, except that it has a battery backup option along with EDC capability. Sincerely yours, Jerome Fine -- If you attempted to send a reply and the original e-mail address has been discontinued due a high volume of junk e-mail, then the semi-permanent e-mail address can be obtained by replacing the four characters preceding the 'at' with the four digits of the current year.

23 years

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help! how to recover water logged floppies?

by Innfogra＠aol.com

How do you clean the media itself? Will a clean paper towel work or is > > some other procedure required? > > After removing the magnetic disk I use denatured ethyl alcohol and a soft lintless cotton cloth to wipe it down. Paper towns are too abrasive, use soft cotton, preferably lintless. Work on top of a cotton cloth also. If there is dirt or other abrasives I would rinse this off with water and do the final drying with the alcohol wipe. I have used a head cleaning diskette jacket as a holder for the truly floppy disk at this point. I do not think you can successfully dry out a wet jacket very well, better to discard it. Paxton Astoria, OR

23 years

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6850 IC needed

by acme＠ao.net

I have an old floppy disk drive interface with a dead MC6850P IC in it. Anyone know of a source for these? MCM, Jameco, and Digikey don't list them anymore :-( TIA -- Glen 0/0

23 years

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Compaq EISA Netflex-2 ENET/TR adapter?

by rschaefe＠gcfn.org

Well, in the Big Box of Token-Ring Stuff I received a few days ago, there was one EISA TR adapter, a Compaq Netflex-2 ENET/TR. ENET as in Ethernet, TR as in token-ring. That's right, this baby apparently can speak ethernet *and* token-ring! I've been going over Comp^H^H^HHPs site for the last half-hour, and the only thing I've found out about it is that a part number is COMX142151, the TR side is an option that I presubably have installed (as the card has a jumper block on the TR side and not the ENET side), and it was avaliable on just about everything from the pro-whatever-500 through the -4500. Does anyone know where I can find the .cfg file for this? Can it speak ethernet and token-ring at the same time? Is there a manual for it anywhere? Thanks! Bob

23 years

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Power Supply FRU06H2973

by harrywhake＠sbcglobal.net

I could sure use that Power supply here in Bakersfield,Ca, Please advise./hwh

23 years

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6850 IC needed

by melamy＠earthlink.net

http://www.bgmicro.com has them... best regards, Steve Thatcher >--- Original Message --- >From: acme(a)ao.net >To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org >Date: 4/20/03 2:07:37 PM > I have an old floppy disk drive interface with a dead MC6850P IC in it. > >Anyone know of a source for these? MCM, Jameco, and Digikey don't list >them anymore :-( > >TIA -- > >Glen >0/0

23 years

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help! how to recover water logged floppies?

by cbajpai＠attbi.com

I had a small accident in my basement a couple of days ago and in cleaning everything out I discovered an old box of 5.25 TRS-80/Heathkit floppies with all my old stuff on them were damp with water. I let them air dry overnight, but some of them still don't spin freely. What can I do to recover these disks - I hate to lose them. What sort of damage does water cause to floppies? Thanks, Chandra

23 years

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printronix P9012 maintenance manual ?

by uban＠ubanproductions.com

Hello, Does anyone have a printronix P9012 maintenance manual? A friend just acquired one of these and it isn't fully functional, so he would like to find some schematics and such to attempt to fix it. --tnx --tom

23 years

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Fw: [jdvicto@med.cornell.edu: need a home for a pdp-11 and associated...]

by rschaefe＠gcfn.org

----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Bradford" <mrbill> To: <rescue> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 7:06 PM Subject: [rescue] [jdvicto(a)med.cornell.edu: need a home for a pdp-11 and associated...] > Please contact him directly. Can someone also forward this to classiccmp? > > Bill > > ----- Forwarded message from "Jonathan D. Victor" <jdvicto(a)med.cornell.edu> ----- > > Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 18:47:48 -0400 > To: mrbill > From: "Jonathan D. Victor" <jdvicto(a)med.cornell.edu> > Subject: need a home for a pdp-11 and associated... > Cc: jdvicto(a)med.cornell.edu > > Hello! > > I found your address on http://www.pdp11.org/, and indeed, I have a PDP-11 > and related material that now needs a new home. The material (including > photos) is described on a web page, > http://www-users.med.cornell.edu/~jdvicto/nycpdp93.html. > > Ideally, I would like to sell it, but it is also important to me that it > finds a good home (so I am not going the ebay route). > > Please let me know if you have any interest, or, if you have suggestions > for how I should proceed. > > Thank you very much. > > > Jonathan Victor > > Jonathan D. Victor mailto:jdvicto@med.cornell.edu > > Professor, Neurology and Neuroscience (212) 746 2343 (office) > Weill Medical College of Cornell University (212) 746 6521 (lab) > 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021 (212) 746 8984 (fax) > > personal: http://www-users.med.cornell.edu/~jdvicto/jdvonweb.html > lab : http://www-users.med.cornell.edu/~jdvicto/labonweb.html > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > -- > bill bradford > mrbill > austin, texas > _______________________________________________ > rescue list - http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue

23 years

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SMD drive cables?

by uban＠ubanproductions.com

Hello, Does anyone have a set of SMD drive cables that they would be willing to part with? I am looking for something that is at least 8' long, or maybe even a bit longer. They typically consist of a 60 pin twisted pair ribbon (or bundle) cable and a 26 pin ribbon cable. --tnx --tom

23 years

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Fw: Game console up to $200

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Forgot to put the url http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3019149119 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keys" <jrkeys(a)concentric.net> To: "cctech@classiccmp" <cctech(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 1:21 PM Subject: Game console up to $200 > A Magnavox Odyssey from 1972 is up to $200 with a few hours left to bid. I > would like to have one but not at these prices.

23 years

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Game console up to $200

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

A Magnavox Odyssey from 1972 is up to $200 with a few hours left to bid. I would like to have one but not at these prices.

23 years

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cctech digest, Vol 1 #476 - 3 msgs

by musicman＠satcom.whit.org

I had an accident involving 2 liters of coke and two dozen of my prize 5 1/4" floppies. I carefully slit the top (away from the access hole) and rinsed them in a sink of dishwater, then rinsed and let dry completely, then slit new disks, remove the new media disk and put the old (now cleaned) media into the new sleeve, and taped it with clear tape. Then immediately copied the disks to good new disks...They worked like a champ and I recovered everything.... Hope this helps -----Original Message----- From: cctech-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-admin@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of cctech-request(a)classiccmp.org Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 11:00 AM To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org Subject: cctech digest, Vol 1 #476 - 3 msgs Send cctech mailing list submissions to cctech(a)classiccmp.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.classiccmp.org/mailman/listinfo/cctech or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to cctech-request(a)classiccmp.org You can reach the person managing the list at cctech-admin(a)classiccmp.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of cctech digest..." Today's Topics: 1. 286 Computers (=?iso-8859-1?q?Roger=20Bisson?=) 2. Re: help! how to recover water logged floppies? (Marion Bates) 3. need CP/M boot disks (xtguy(a)mindspring.com) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 00:47:43 +0100 (BST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Roger=20Bisson?= <roger161uk(a)yahoo.co.uk> Subject: 286 Computers To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Reply-To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org Dear List, What is the concensus on disposal of 286 and 386sx hardware -- should they be consigned to the bin, or are there any folks out there collecting them? (or needing spares?). One is a Schneider 286 Tower PC (10Mhz), and the other is a Philips P3345 (16Mhz). Personally, I do not view either as being particularly noteworth (other than, perhaps, for sentimental reasons) .. but seems such a shame to turn them into landfill :-) Best regards, Roger For a better Internet experience http://www.yahoo.co.uk/btoffer --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 09:29:47 -0400 Subject: Re: help! how to recover water logged floppies? From: Marion Bates <mbates(a)whoopis.com> To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Reply-To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org Bummer! Well, dunno if this will be helpful to you or not, but we had a zillion 3.5" floppies from 1984 (first Mac) and they got immersed in water during Hurricane Andrew in 1992...they didn't work at all, so figuring we had nothing to lose, I slit the labels, popped 'em apart, and removed the disk itself, wiped down both surfaces with Q-tips and rubbing alcohol. Then I took new floppies and disassembled them, tossed the blank media, and put the old disk inside the case...taped back together, and almost all of them worked well enough to recover the data. The real issue seemed to be that the two paper pads swelled and wrinkled, then dried, depositing lint on the disk surface and impeding spin. The disks themselves seemed to weather the water fine. (The Mac itself survived Andrew also -- I still have it. Only hurricane damage was a couple dead keyswitches on the keyboard, I replaced those and all's well -- 11 years later. :) If only the roof had been so durable...) Good luck... -- MB On Sunday, April 20, 2003, at 09:07 AM, Chandra Bajpai wrote: > I had a small accident in my basement a couple of days ago and in > cleaning everything out I discovered an old box of 5.25 TRS-80/Heathkit > floppies with all my old stuff on them were damp with water. I let > them > air dry overnight, but some of them still don't spin freely. > > What can I do to recover these disks - I hate to lose them. What sort > of > damage does water cause to floppies? > > Thanks, > Chandra --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 09:43:24 -0600 To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org From: xtguy(a)mindspring.com Subject: need CP/M boot disks Reply-To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org I was told that Don Maslin can help me with boot disks for some old CP/M computers. I need boot disks for the following: Morrow Micro Decision MD 1 Epson QX-10 several different Kaypro models I tried to make a boot disk for the Morrow using 22disk and the 'STDCPM22' file at 'www.retroarchive.org'. 22disk did not have a file format for the Morrow MD 1, so I used the format for the Morrow MD 2. (As far as I have been able to find out, the MD1 had full height floppy disk drives and the MD2 had half-height drives, but they were the same capacity). When I tried to use the floppy to boot the computer, it would spin for about 15 seconds, then the computer would reboot. I was making the boot disk on a computer which had a 360K floppy drive. Thanks! xtguy End of cctech Digest

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Game console up to $200

by cb＠mythtech.net

>A Magnavox Odyssey from 1972 is up to $200 with a few hours left to bid. I >would like to have one but not at these prices. I have one of these, but not complete. Its missing most of the little stuff like chips, cards, cash. Some overlays are missing, and I am pretty sure the rifle is long since destroyed. I'm also not positive if the unit itself works or not. Its one of the things on my list to install in my "retro" basement when I finally find a house I can afford. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years

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CMD CDI-4000

by pietstan＠rogers.com

I was shuffling some of my collected VaxenStuff, and in the 4000 I found a couple of CMD CDI-4000 DSSI to SCSI bridge cards..... A yahoo and google search turned up Silicon Image's web site, with a hanging link to a supposed user's manual... :-{( Does anyone know of a real (working) link to a manual?? Failing that, does anyone know what jumper / ribbon cable does what? Thanks.....

23 years

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Howdy...new to list and a couple questions.

by mike＠shawnuff.net

Hey there! I hope this isn't bad form but I'm new to the list and just wanted to put my collecting needs out there and ask a question or two. Currently I'm partial to anything TRS-80, PCjr, or PC XT related. But I'm also trying to fill in some gaps with Commodore , TI 99, and Apple II(e). Also, where do y'all find most of your stuff? There's always ebay, but that's usually at a premium. I've thought about notifying some of the local auction houses to keep an eye out. Any input would be appreciated, and it's good to know that there are folks out there who don't immediately think "samford and son" whenever they see "obsolete" hardware! -Mike

23 years

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PDP-11 Freeware CDs for RSX-11 and RT-11 (Originally Produced by Tim Shoppa)

by jhfinepw4z＠compsys.to

The last two times I posted this, another person contacted me either for help or to request the CDs. This will be the last time for about 6 months unless more people reply. In regard to the Freeware CDs for RSX-11 and RT-11 that Tim Shoppa originally produced: I am in the middle of finishing a second (very small) batch of CDs and could easily add a few additional copies. I will be making all copies of the CD images from: ftp://ftp.trailing-edge.com/pub/cd-images/ http://www.classiccmp.org/PDP-11/RT-11/ http://www.classiccmp.org/PDP-11/RSX-11/ Since not everyone has both a high speed internet connection and a CD burner, I thought it would be helpful to make them available. If you have both requirements and are using Windows 98 SE / Nero Burning, I can help with the details if you don't know how to burn a CD from an "Image File". I have even been able to produce a label for each CD that is close to the original label from Tim Shoppa, although since they were scanned (THANK YOU FOR THE HELP), they are not perfect. They are available at $ 5 / $ 9 / $ 12 for 1 / 2 / 3 CDs. In addition, I understand that Memorex Black CD-Rs have a longer shelf life and are available at Business Depot. If anyone wants those instead, add $ 1 for each CD that you are requesting. Thus those amounts are $ 6 / $ 11 / $ 15 Please contact me directly for my snail mail address. I picked up some Memorex Black CD-R blanks and started on the copies for those who have already requested that a Black CD-R be used. Please include your mailing address!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In general, I will regard any funds you send as a gift so that if anyone really can't afford the CDs, please state why that is so. Outside of the US, probably about $ 2 should be sufficient for extra postage. All amounts are in US dollars. Please ask if you are not in the US. No point in converting twice. Sincerely yours, Jerome Fine -- If you attempted to send a reply and the original e-mail address has been discontinued due a high volume of junk e-mail, then the semi-permanent e-mail address can be obtained by replacing the four characters preceding the 'at' with the four digits of the current year.

23 years

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Fortune systems parts available

by CCTalk＠catcorner.org

> I have the mother board (no security chip), several I/O cards, console > card, console, two terminals, a paper box of software and manuals (I > haven't inventoried yet), floppy drive and a power supply for a fortune > 16:32 (or was it 32:16?). > > All the cards and motherboard are in their original shipping/packing > containers. > > This is the spare parts inventory of a local (New Jersey USA) law firm > that has moved on to one of the Linux > > Any takers? > > Make and offer (I'm not looking for ebay prices). Would be shipping from > 07848. > > Kelly

23 years

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MITS Altair 8800a for sale on eBay

by dgari＠msn.com

I am selling my second and last MITS Altair 8800a due to on-going unemployment. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2723371361 This will be the only notice given here. Thank you. -David Gari _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

23 years

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FS/A: Northern Telecom (NT) DisplayPhone Plus NT6K90AC

by big_boy_toddy＠yahoo.com

I have for sale a few Northern Telecom (yes, NT, not Nortel) Model NT6K90AC Displayphone, Date of Mfr. Nov 15 1984 (yeps, that makes them almost 19 years old, way ahead of their time). If you are interested, and know what this is for, do let me know. I think 50 USD for each is fairly reasonable. They are in very, very good working condition taken out of service a number of years ago, stored and finally sold off recently. I picked them up at a government auction, and they are being sold as-is. I know little to nothing about them, and am by no means an expert, you are more than I am...PS. I hope this is ok to offer these here for sale. I looked at the listing, and it seems this kind of device was WAY ahead of its time, so much so that NT didn't do much with them, but they are prized for collectors. I hope I can find a nice home for them.Best wishesTodd Nathan The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

23 years

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Seeking good home(s) for old hardware [UK]

by Paul.HILLS＠landisgyr.com

I would love to take the SWTP6809 system. I already have an SWTP6800 that I acquired recently. Getting on 20 years ago I built a 6809 based computer from a series running in the UK magazine "Electronics & Computing Monthly", called the 77/68 system. This was based on the SWTP stuff but was marketed through a company called Stirling Microsystems in Baker Street, London. Does anyone else here remember that system? There's one reference to it on a Google search here: http://www.jakelod.demon.co.uk/7768.htm, although now even that link isn't working anymore. Was I the only person ever to build it?!!! I never got it working, and I think my parents must have chucked it all out unfortunately, although I've still got all the docs including circuit diagram and hex dumps. paul -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Brian Chase Sent: 16 April 2003 21:20 To: Classic Computers Subject: Fwd: Seeking good home(s) for old hardware [UK] Here's something of possible interest to rightpondians. -brian. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 10:23:51 +0000 >From: John Carlyle-Clarke <john.cc(a)nospam.europlacer.co.uk> Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Seeking good home(s) for old hardware Can anyone provide any suggestions, flippant or otherwise, as to where I might seek new homes for some old kit that has been cluttering my attic for many years? My wife is putting her foot down, and frankly I am never going to do anything with it. I am paring down my collection of old computers and peripherals to a few that I will actually use, and trying to find people who will actually use the others. So I need homes for: * SWTPC 6809 computer. Main unit, disk unit inc. 8 1/2" Qume floppy drive, Western digital harddisk controller but no HDD. VDU/terminal (not working). Used to run Uniflex (but I don't have this, since the hard disk crashed and there were no originals provided). I have all the hardware and software manuals. I have seen this computer working but it has been stored a long time. * Remex paper tape reader/writer (works as far as I know, but I don't have the cables for it). * Diablo daisy wheel (have seen it working but about 17 years ago!) It's a long shot, but somebody may be able to help. I can provide more details if anyone is interested. Mail me at jpcc "at" bigfoot "dot" com if you prefer. I am in the UK.

23 years

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Chips in Germany

by mail.list＠analog-and-digital-solutions.com

Here's an interesting variety of chips for any collectors ( chip or computer ) in Germany CPU 10 St?ck Intel- AMD -Cyrix-Kingston-IBM Current bid EUR 10.50 (approx. US $11.42 ) Time left 21 hours, 56 mins + http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3413239714&category=32162

23 years

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WANTED: Microbee(s)

by vivid＠australia.edu

Is there anyone out there that has, or knows of anyone with microbee(s) they want to sell/get rid of. please mail me at vivid(a)australia.edu with ANY info. Thanks.. any info would be helpful. Study Business at USQ's Australian Graduate School of Business. http://www.usq.edu.au/faculty/business/usqagsb/

23 years

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SN76477N

by Eurtly＠Southslope.net

I just ran into this article that you have posted. I have all the data sheets and even a couple of SN76477N chips that I just aquired. I'm looking for more of the SN76477N AND SN76488 CHIPS or the replacements. Can you help me out here... Eurtly Parker Eurtly(a)Southslope.net _____________________________________________________________________ Old TI analog sound chip; info? Tothwolf cctech(a)classiccmp.org Tue Dec 17 16:04:55 2002 Previous message: Old TI analog sound chip; info? Next message: Old TI analog sound chip; info? Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Tony Duell wrote: > > I'm looking for the documentation for the olde TI analog sound chip; > > this dates back to the late 70's early 80's if my memory serves me > > correctly. I don't even remember the part number. AFAIK, it had some > > kind of "I2L" (I squared > > The number 'SN76477' springs to mind. May not be the same device, but it > was a TI analogue sound generator. The sound generator chips that I recall TI making were the SN76477N, SN76488N, and the SN94281. I believe TI also made some others, but those were commonly available to hobbyist in the time period that is mentioned above. I'm fairly sure Radio Shack at one time sold some of those particular sound generator chips too. I have the data sheet for the SN94281, but I'm not sure about the other two. If it would be helpful, I can scan it. -Toth

23 years

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PDP-11 Freeware CDs for RSX-11 and RT-11 (Originally Produced by Tim Shoppa)

by jhfinepw4z＠compsys.to

The last two times I posted this, another person contacted me either for help or to request the CDs. This will be the last time for about 6 months unless more people reply. In regard to the Freeware CDs for RSX-11 and RT-11 that Tim Shoppa originally produced: I am in the middle of finishing a second (very small) batch of CDs and could easily add a few additional copies. I will be making all copies of the CD images from: ftp://ftp.trailing-edge.com/pub/cd-images/ http://www.classiccmp.org/PDP-11/RT-11/ http://www.classiccmp.org/PDP-11/RSX-11/ Since not everyone has both a high speed internet connection and a CD burner, I thought it would be helpful to make them available. If you have both requirements and are using Windows 98 SE / Nero Burning, I can help with the details if you don't know how to burn a CD from an "Image File". I have even been able to produce a label for each CD that is close to the original label from Tim Shoppa, although since they were scanned (THANK YOU FOR THE HELP), they are not perfect. They are available at $ 5 / $ 9 / $ 12 for 1 / 2 / 3 CDs. In addition, I understand that Memorex Black CD-Rs have a longer shelf life and are available at Business Depot. If anyone wants those instead, add $ 1 for each CD that you are requesting. Thus those amounts are $ 6 / $ 11 / $ 15 Please contact me directly for my snail mail address. I picked up some Memorex Black CD-R blanks and started on the copies for those who have already requested that a Black CD-R be used. Please include your mailing address!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In general, I will regard any funds you send as a gift so that if anyone really can't afford the CDs, please state why that is so. Outside of the US, probably about $ 2 should be sufficient for extra postage. All amounts are in US dollars. Please ask if you are not in the US. No point in converting twice. Sincerely yours, Jerome Fine -- If you attempted to send a reply and the original e-mail address has been discontinued due a high volume of junk e-mail, then the semi-permanent e-mail address can be obtained by replacing the four characters preceding the 'at' with the four digits of the current year.

23 years

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paging dan veeneman

by jwest＠classiccmp.org

Sent a few emails to Dan Veeneman, no replies - was wondering if I had the right email address. Regards, Jay West

23 years

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DEC disk packs.

by tim.myers＠sunplan.com

I have 29 RLO1/RLO2 cartridges, 11 RL07 cartridges, and 3 RM03 cartdridges. If anyone wants to collect them from The Wirral, UK, contact me off list. The need to be collected by the end of this week, they'll be skipped otherwise. Tim.

23 years

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Help! Facit 4042 PT Reader/Punch

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

Pulled this out of deep storage this past week but it seems to be dead. Does anyone have any info on these? Specs, pinouts, general info, service info, anything? Joe

23 years

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Looking for : schematics and technical manual for LA30 or DECwriter I

by hansp＠aconit.org

Subject line says it all, we have an LA30 that we would like to get working. It operates in local mode but we cannot get it to talk current loop to our PDP-9. Any help would be appreciated. -- hbp

23 years

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Mac LCII in San Antonio, Texas

by vcf＠siconic.com

If interested in a Mac LCII, contact original sender. If I was interested I wouldn't pay more than $5. Reply-to: texcritsit(a)devtex.net ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 19:34:19 -0500 From: texcritsit <texcritsit(a)devtex.net> Subject: I have an Apple I have an Apple Macintosh LC II system. Includes keyboard, mouse, monitor, and printer. Need more specs? How much are you willing to pay? I live in San Antonio, Texas. If you're interested contact me at gabehack(a)hotmail.com ~Gabe Hackebeil~ -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *

23 years

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Where can one find 2.5 inch floppy disks, and other odd sizes

by dwightk.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)" <cisin(a)xenosoft.com> > >On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Kurtk7 wrote: >> The 8" disks are not so much a problem, but from what I can tell, there were >> 2.0, 2.5, 2.8, 3.0, 3.25, and 4.0 inch formats and finding even one example I don't know that 8 inch were all that regular. You have 16 hard sectored and 32 hard sectored. You even have a hard sectored with the holes around the outside of the disk instead of the center. Now, add single/double density and single/double sided. Dwight > >Also: >2.9" >3.9" > >and, of course, >5.25" (soft-sector, hard-sector (10 and 16), twiggy) >3.5" (early ones without shutter, manual shutter, one-way shutter, >floptical)

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Commodore 16 Power Supply

by h.ahonen＠shaw.ca

Hi, Can someone please help me. I have a Commodore 16 computer without Power Supply. I understan it requires 9VDC source at 1A. What is the polarity of the connector? Is plus (+) on the center pin or on the sleeve? Thanks Hank Ahonen email: hank.ahonen(a)shaw.ca

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Now tape drive was Re: Cranking up a HP 7914.

by fmc＠reanimators.org

Joe <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: > Anybody know if these use the same tapes as the HP > 9144/7942/7946? Also if the 9144/7942/7946s can read the 7914 tapes? Yes and yes, up to a point. They do use HP 88140 tapes (and may take 3M DC6xxHC tapes too). I don't think you can easily use the 791x/4x standalone disk->tape backups to restore the image to another model of drive. For that matter, I'm not sure what the drive writes on them in the course of a standalone backup or whether the drive will permit user-level read access to the standalone backup media. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't, except for notions about security, but then I'm pretty sure these drives will write to some regions of the tape even if you've set the write-protect knob to "protect" -- so I think they're too smart for their own good. -Frank McConnell

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message from comp.sys.cdc

by aek＠spies.com

Just saw this on comp.sys.cdc Unfortunately, they may have waited too long for help :-< Greetings: Our computer museum, The Cybertheque Museum, has been preserving important CDC computers and their software, manuals and spare parts since 1971; we are currently in a major funding crisis and there is jeopardy of the irretrievable loss (lien sale) of the following machines (and more): 1. CDC 160 S/N 18 (handwired at Chippewa, overhanging desktop, rising punch) 2. CDC 160A S/N 270 3. CDC 606A S/N 9 (non-corporate switches) 4. CDC 8092 Teleprogrammer S/N 24 5. Librascope General Precision LGP-30 vacuum tube computer S/N 254 6. Various IBM card unit record peripherals for the 160. 7. CDC 1604 Console (with typewriter and punch) 8. CDC 3200 Console and Typewriter Console and various 3200 frames. 9. CDC 6400 cabinet 10. large amount of 1604, 3000, 6000, 7000, Control Corp, DDI, and peripheral logic cards 11. The entire FOCUS program library for the 160/160A 12. Much of the software library for the 1604 13. Much object and source for 6000 SCOPE 14. Experimental Operating Systems from Roseville and Rochester for the 160A/8090 15. 1700 Software 16. The entire software library for the Roseville TFC/MTC 32bit mini- computer. And much much more. Since a crisis precipitated by the unreasonable real-estate tax and redevelopment policies of Anoka County, MN in 1991, we were denied our musuem building and forced to store the above systems in storage unit warehousing in the Twin Cities area. The rental agreement was reasonable at the time but in the ensuing years the warehouse company decided to breach the agreement and forced us to pay ever increasing rent until it has become a major burden. The intent was to ready new facilities in Northern Minnesota and move the collection; the high rent at the warehouses and the high cost of transportation has delayed the relocation effort. We must pay $900.00 per month for the storage; we are attempting to raise money to cover some past rent to avoid a lien sale on April 23. We are open to discussions to salvage the collection before the sale and/or to partner with others and receive donations to support the ongoing rental until relocation is possible. Please help us avoid the sad loss of such important artifacts. Michael Grigoni founder and president Cybertheque Museum

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Was HP 7914 - Priam 15050 & 3350s

by Innfogra＠aol.com

In a message dated 4/18/03 5:21:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time, rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com writes: > > There are locks on them. But they weren't locked! That's one reason I > probably never find a good one. I think it's a long shot that this one is > useable. > Will your surplus place let you plug it in before you take one? This might be the best choice now that you know how to deal with the locks. If you have it home, I would just make sure it is level, warm and plug it in. Hmm, that's right, you live in Florida you don't have to make sure it is warm. I am going to wait till summer before trying to start the 3350s I have. Good luck. I consider these Priams to be fairly sturdy drives. Paxton Astoria, OR

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corrected adr

by aek＠spies.com

msg(a)waste.org

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Grigoni's email adr

by aek＠spies.com

msg(a)wate.org

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Cranking up a HP 7914.

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

At the urging on one of the other local collectors and against my better judgement, I went back and picked up the HP 7914 disk drive that was part of the HP 1000 system that I recently acquired. I think this is going to be a waste of time since I've never found one of these old drives that still worked. But I'm going to try this one and see what happens. Anyone have any suggestions about anything that I should check or do before I try to spin this drive up? Joe

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DEC RRD40 CD caddies (was Re: DEC newbie)

by classiccmp＠crash.com

> Just how uncommon are the RRD40 caddies? I managed to obtain > some caddies for my RRD40, so I think I've been rather lucky. > I remember reading not too long ago that the things seemed to > be made of unobtanium. I recall back in the 1990-91 timeframe when VMS was first being distributed on CD as well as tape, we got these plastic cases that held the CDs, and each CD was in an RRD40 pincer caddy. Which was fine for my lab because we actually had an RRD40 on hand... I'm not sure if the CONDIST started early enough to be delivered the same way. I used to have one of these VMS 5.x CD kits around here, but it seems determined to remain hidden so I can't confirm. --S.

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PlusTek Spectra 1200 and 6000 scanners

by cb＠mythtech.net

Anyone know if the interface card for the PlusTek Spectra 1200 and 6000 sheet feed scanners is a SCSI card? I have both of these scanners. On the back is a DB25 Male port. No power input, so it pulls power from the connector. The manuals I have just indicate that it uses an "Interface Card" that comes with the scanner. Naturally I don't have the card or the cable. I'm curious if it is a SCSI card as many older scanners used. I'm looking to possibly bring one back to life to try using for archiving of old manuals (the HP All-In-One I had set aside for the purpose I just found out is a Print/Copy/Fax, no scanner). If it uses a special custom card, either A: does anyone have one that they want to give me (and the cable if it is something special as well), or B: does anyone want the scanners? I don't know if either works as they were given to me as is years ago and have never been used. I do have the manuals for them, as well as one driver disk (but the drivers appear to still be downloadable from PlusTek's web site). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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DEC newbie (was need caddy for RRD-42DA CD-ROM drive)

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

> > Just checking since I've seen others slip before ... > > > > The RRD42 takes the standard "flip-top" caddy that > > must have been made in their millions. > > Well, that's a relief. Can you point me to a source for these common caddies? Try places that carry old PC junk. This type of CD-ROM was used primarily in 1-4x CD-ROM's that were seen in PC's (the fastest I've seen is an 8x that I put in my PDP-11/73). Of course you can also find this style CD-ROM in DEC, Sun, and probably other manufacturer's equipment (I think Apple had one drive of this style). Actually your best place to look might be eBay, I'd imagine they're pretty easy to find there. Just be glad you don't have one of the drives that use the 'pincer' caddies! Zane

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Last call for Printronix

by cb＠mythtech.net

Oh, sorry... its a Printronix 300 >What model is the printronix? > > >At 11:17 AM 4/18/2003 -0400, you wrote: >>Last call if anyone wants my Printronix or parts from it. The printer >>supposedly has a fried transformer in the power supply. I know it does >>not power up. >> >>I have the complete printer, rolling stand, and at least one paper basket. >> >>Its located in NJ (07450), I'm not willing to ship the whole thing, but I >>am willing to hold on to it for a pickup, or to strip any wanted parts >>from it and ship those. >> >>It goes in the dumpster Monday afternoon if someone doesn't speak up >>first. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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Last call for Printronix

by cb＠mythtech.net

Last call if anyone wants my Printronix or parts from it. The printer supposedly has a fried transformer in the power supply. I know it does not power up. I have the complete printer, rolling stand, and at least one paper basket. Its located in NJ (07450), I'm not willing to ship the whole thing, but I am willing to hold on to it for a pickup, or to strip any wanted parts >from it and ship those. It goes in the dumpster Monday afternoon if someone doesn't speak up first. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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5.25" drive identification

by cb＠mythtech.net

>Machines with 1.2M drives weigh less than machines with 360K drives? No, no that doesn't work... my Leading Edge machines have 360K drives, and they weigh less than my IBM AT's with 1.2M drives. :-) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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5.25" drive identification

by dlormand＠aztecfreenet.org

I have been told (by an IT professional, take that for what it's worth) that 5.25" 360K drives have the latch handle on the left side of the drive, and the 1.2M drives have it on the right side. All the drives I have in view right now, this is true. Anybody have a notion of whether this is absolutely true in fact? It sure would make sorting drives easier than trying them out on an old peecee! (Which actually needs to be done anyways, to test for functionality.)

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What is a Smartnet Arnet card?

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

Found this this morning. Full length 16 ISAcard for a PC. Marked "Arnet Smartport" "Made in USA" and "Copyright 1985 Arnet Corporation". It has a daughterboard marked "Arnet Smart Plus 4". The main board has two copper shielded 34 pin ribbon cables that extend out the back panel. Snybody know what this is? Joe

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Was HP 7914 - Priam 15050 & 3350s

by Innfogra＠aol.com

Actually IIRC the HP 7914 has a Priam 15050 single platter(?) hard drive with a 14 inch platter. The HP 7912 used the similar Priam 6650 drive. These were used in many early computers from the late 70s to early 80s. Early Xerox 8010 Stars had them so there may be some info on the drives on Al Kossow's Site. IIRC these auto head park (with a loud clunk) when powered off. There may be drive &/or head locks too. I am looking for information on starting up some Priam 3350s, 8 inch HD drives. I have an Intel 330 (6 slot Multibus 1) and an Intel 380 (14 Slot Multibus 1 with separate drive cabinet) that I want to fire up before I part with them. Both these use Priam 3350s. Also looking for ideas on how to start them safely. Last time I used them was about 1989. I did park the heads and locked the drives for the intervening years. Paxton Astoria, OR

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Need command codes for Epson Stylus Color 600

by vcf＠siconic.com

Does anyone have documentation for the complete command codes of the Epson Stylus Color 600 printer? The command codes are apparently identical to those of the LQ-850, so a manual for that printer will also do. Any help would be greatly appreciated. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *

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