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

by cb＠mythtech.net

>I could use a copy myself, trying to get a stable system using system files >found on various hard drives is no fun. >Can anyone make it available for download? Preferably a .BIN image I can >burn on a PC or a self mounting image for the Mac (I don't have a CDR on >any of my macs). Putting 8.5 online for download may not be the greatest idea. Apple has NOT released it for free public access. You can get 7.5.3 for free from Apple's web site (as well as the .5 updater). That said, I am sure there are sites that already have 8.5 and other OS versions available to download. You just have to search thru the pirate sites. I can't quote any, but I'm 99.44% sure its available. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years

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new finds

by Edward.Tillman＠valero.com

Dave? Could you please contact me offlist at ETILLMAN(a)satx.rr.com (ICQ10460417). Might be interested in some of your sales items. Cheers! Ed Tillman Store Automation Tech Support Specialist Valero Energy Corporation San Antonio, Texas, USA Office: (210)592-3110, Fax (210)592-2048 Email: edward.tillman(a)valero.com <mailto:edward.tillman@valero.com> -----Original Message----- From: David Woyciesjes [mailto:dwoyciesjes@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 11:10 AM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org; teoz(a)neo.rr.com ---ICQ# 905818

23 years

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MS DOS and disk drives maybe OT

by Edward.Tillman＠valero.com

I used OnTrack to expand my old 486SX BBS system to its first (WD) 720MB hard drive. Worked like a champ! Prior to that, I'd had 2 drives -- a Maxtor @ 120MB, and a Seagate 340MB. Both fell inside the design specs. Adding the 720MB drive on IDE2 (didn't even have a CD then...) was a pain before discovering OnTrack. Cheers! Ed Tillman Store Automation Tech Support Specialist Valero Energy Corporation San Antonio, Texas, USA Office: (210)592-3110, Fax (210)592-2048 Email: edward.tillman(a)valero.com <mailto:edward.tillman@valero.com> -----Original Message----- From: Doc Shipley [mailto:doc@docsbox.net] Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 10:59 AM To: Classic Computers Subject: Re: MS DOS and disk drives maybe OT On Fri, 14 Mar 2003, Ron Hudson wrote: > Please forgive me if this is Off Topic... > > > I have a 1 gig drive in a 486. The BIOS sees the whole 1.2 gig (wd > caviar 21200) > and I have set the parameters from the plate on the drive into the > bios... > > But FDISK insists that the drive is only 504 MB. Who ate half of my > disk drive?? Some BIOSen will only address 1024 cylinders, even if they "see" more. OnTrack, Drive Rocket, EZDrive, any of the drive overlay programs will get around that. -- Doc Shipley (( And when thou hack'st her box, thou shalt Austin, Texas )) lay that pipe with exceeding great vigour, (( yea, even unto the screaming and clawing doc(a)vaxen.net )) and biting. -- Cantrell

23 years

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Apple IIe card

by rdd＠rddavis.org

A couple of weeks ago, I picked up an Apple LC II with a IIe card in it. Amazingly, this came with the original Apple multimedia package, including speakers, a CD-ROM drive, the Apple II floppy drive, complete with Y cable, and an external hard drive. Does anyone know if this IIe card is faster than the original IIe? It looks like a fun toy to play with. :-) On a related note (hopefully not too far OT), does anyone have a Mac OS 8.5 system/install CD, that will work with a non-G3 PowerPC (e.g. 7200/90), that they can clone for me? I'm willing to send some new blank CDs or a floppy copy of the software for the II/e board, etc. in exchange. One more question for the Apple gurus on this list: will a monitor used with an LC work with a IIgs? -- Copyright (C) 2002 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.

23 years

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Tape media

by gunther＠aurora.regenstrief.org

Hi, so I sorted through my last weekend's bait, hooked up my new HSZ40 (with 50 GB in 4 StorageWorks boxes plus all sorts of tape drives, TSZ07, TLZ07, TZ68, and ~88) to my PC for FreeBSD. It's so much fun to read a 9-track reel from a FreeBSD PC (just too bad it doesn't have a transparent top cover to show off the reels). I have bulk-erased a bunch of TK50 tapes in the hopes that they would work as DLT III and IV tapes as well, but these drives still went into write-protect mode. Does anyone here know details about the DLT media? I mean it is a well-known fact (and I proved it to myself many times) that CompacTape I works just fine as CompacTape II. So why not as III and IV? Is it really the tape or might it be some notches on the cassette that are used to code the kind of tape? The problem is I didn't get any tape media for my nice DLT tape drives and this stuff is so darn expensive if bought new. Any ideas? regards, -Gunther

23 years

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HP 97935 Media Module (Disk Pack)

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

Picked up two of these yesterday. Anyone know what drive they fit? They have seven platters and are roughly 12" in diameter. Marked 404 Mb. Joe

23 years

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KayPro 16 was:Re: Kaypros

by garyvau＠yahoo.com

Just trying to the question about the different types of Kaypros. This is a list of machines KayPro made. Kaypro II Kaypro 10 Kaypro IV Kaypro 4 Kaypro 2 Kaypro 2X Kaypro Robie Kaypro 4X Kaypro 12X Kaypro 1 Kaypro 16 Kaypro PC Kaypro 2000 (laptop) I believe this covers all of the computers they made. I am guessing the person on the message section is trying to put together a collection of different KayPros Gary

23 years

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DEC Ethernet??? card

by ghldbrd＠ccp.com

Just got one of these . . . if DEC fans want it you've got it for shipping. Looks like AUI and 10 base 2 outputs, barcode sticker has a number: 70-26691-01. FCC ID: A09DE100. Operators are standing by . . . Gary Hildebrand St. Joseph, MO

23 years

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Microchannel board gone

by jpl15＠panix.com

The Microchannel Vid/Aud capture board thingy that I earlier advertised has been snarfed up like a raw chicken in a piranha pond. Just FYI - - - Cheerz John

23 years

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Scientific Micro Systems boards?

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

Hi, I keep finding a lot of boards made by SMS and I'm wondering if they're worth picking up. A lot of them seem to be out of DEC systems and/or 8" floppy drive controllers that are used with DEC stuff. I usually leave them behind but I picked up one yesterday for parts. this one is a Q-bus card and has an AM2901ADC bit slice CPU, an Intel 8085, an intel 8155 and an Intel 8253. It says that it's model # FWD 0106, Assy # 000420-0001, Fab # 0004222 Rev C. Any thoughts on this? Joe

23 years

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Apple IIe card

by cb＠mythtech.net

>Does anyone know if this IIe card is faster than the original IIe? It >looks like a fun toy to play with. :-) I can't say for sure, but I don't think it is. >On a related note (hopefully not too far OT), does anyone have a Mac >OS 8.5 system/install CD, that will work with a non-G3 PowerPC >(e.g. 7200/90), that they can clone for me? Send me your address (offlist) and I'm sure you'll get something in the mail in a few days :-) >One more question for the Apple gurus on this list: will a monitor >used with an LC work with a IIgs? According to Apple... No. They specify that the IIgs RGB monitor is not compatible with the RGB in the Mac, so I infer that to mean the opposite to be true as well. I think the reason for it is the IIgs uses Analog RGB, while the Mac I believe uses Digital RGB. However, if your monitor happens to support Analog RGB, then you should be ok. There is of course a composite video port on the IIgs so you can connect to anything that supports composite video (TV or Apple II series monitor, or whatever). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years

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Powering up for the first time

by kenziem＠sympatico.ca

I originally posted this the the comp.sys.ibm-as400 group but other than someone wanting the disks I hd no replies, so I'll try here. I have connected everything and it is now time to power up my AS400 9404. There were 6 disks in the box with it. I'm not certain I have picked the correct 3 to start. What message might I see if the disks are not loaded in the correct order? Or might there be a label on the drive that takes care of that? Is there any external markings, of jumpers that might indicate the correct order? If it works, is there a way to gt to single user mode, or bypass the password? If I I get stuck is there a way to cleanly shutdown? If all else fails is there any interest in 9404 parts? Mike -- Ottawa, Canada Collector of vintage computers http://www.ncf.ca/~ba600

23 years

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Booting the HP 9000 K class

by gunther＠aurora.regenstrief.org

Hi, so, I turned on my new HP 9000 K/400 machine. This one is a nice rack with a Raid array built in and two nice DDS2 drives. Has 2 CPUs (could put in 2 more) chugging at 100 MHz (100 times 2 as fast as that C64 :-), FDDI, Ethernet, SCSI and serial line MUX. The powercord is a bit short so it didn't reach to my special receptacle bar behind the VAX 11/780. But easy to plug in the 4 internal cords separately. Came right up with HP-UX. It's a nice stand-alone machine, everything right there. I was wondering if there is some tool in HPUX that show you the load balancing between the CPUs? On Ultrix there is something called cpustat(8). I never really liked HP-UX so well (it brings up mixed memories.) What other OS would run on this type of machine? NetBSD? OpenBSD? I can never tell the many different 9000 machines with all this confusing numbering 9000/400 is an 800 machine and everything is called 9000 even if very different architecture. But I am afraid OpenBSD doesn't support it, right? I'd like to run a Microkernel (Mach) based OS on it, has anyone experience with the PA-RISC Mach based OSes? OTOH, I don't want to loose the HP-UX system to fall back on. Are there free old versions of HP-UX floating around? I have an HPUX CDROM in the drive, but it is 1 of 2 and I don't have the other one. And I figure there are licese keys needed when installing it freshly, right? Even though this is kind of a nice machine, I don't know where to house it anymore (DEC stuff is my normal line of business) So, what do people think of these machines? Are they fashionable? Are there any fans of those like there are for DEC gear? Anybody want to trade? An NVAX pedestal? cheers, -Gunther

23 years

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RDRAM chips to give

by rhaffly＠cablenet-va.com

I am still interested in the chips, if they are still available. Contact me, intdoc(a)charter.net

23 years

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B1965

by stevew＠ka6s.com

Alan, My name is Steven Wilson - I saw a post of yours dated 11/21/2002 looking for a B1965. I'm curious if you ever found one. I designed the machine. Steve Wilson stevew(a)ka6s.com

23 years

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US Gov't/Navy DEC clearout

by melamy＠earthlink.net

don't be surprised if the lowly Rainbow is worth something one day even if it is a PC... Steve >--- Original Message --- >From: "Witchy" <witchy(a)binarydinosaurs.co.uk> >To: <cctech(a)classiccmp.org> >Date: 3/21/03 1:17:08 AM > Well, I hope it all gets claimed - can't have DEC stuff being scrapped can >we! Unless its the PCs of course. > >adrian > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cctech-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-admin@classiccmp.org]On >> Behalf Of Alan Perry >> Sent: 20 March 2003 22:07 >> To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org >> Subject: RE: US Gov't/Navy DEC clearout >> >> >> DRMO is the group at a US military base responsible for taking care of >> surplused equipment. Some of it ends up being auctioned, for example, >> through web sites like www.govliquidation.com. Some of it ends up >> disposed of as scrap. >> >> alan >> >> ---Original Message--- >> From: cctech(a)classiccmp.org >> To: cctech@classiccmp.org,cctalk@classiccmp.org >> Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 10:05:15 -0000 >> Subject: RE: US Gov't/Navy DEC clearout >> >> Hi folks, >> >> Got this from a contractor working for the navy; how he found me before >> he >> found any other place that collects DEC stuff I don't know :) >> >> Replies to email address he's given me (suttonmr(a)navair.navy.mil), >> particularly as I don't know what the DRMO is! Pity there won't be any >> disks >> in that haul 'cos I could really do with some RZ29Bs....oh well. >> 'Course, it >> might also just be PCs. >> >> ------ >> realname: CECIL FINLEY >> email: ccfinley(a)bellsouth.net >> message: I'm a contractor for the US gov't and they are in the process of >> getting rid of a load of DEC equipement. You could get these items >> through >> the DRMO, but you'd have to pick them up and ship them personally. >> Contact: >> suttonmr(a)navair.navy.mil for further details. >> ------ >> >> cheers >> >> -- >> adrian/witchy >> www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the online computer museum >> www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - monthly gothic shenanigans

23 years

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Freeware CDs for RSX-11 and RT-11

by jhfinepw4z＠compsys.to

The last two times I posted this, another person contacted me either for help or to request the CDs. I will post this about once a week until no one replies. In regard to the Freeware CDs for RSX-11 and RT-11 that Tim Shoppa originally produced: I am in the middle of making up 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 can also accept VISA and Master Card, but please don't send me the credit card number via e-mail since the information is not secure. Does anyone know of a way to send credit card numbers in a secure way via an e-mail? I just picked up some Memorx 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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DEC 7000 (AXP) startup

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

> Turns out that this machine once ran under OSF/1 as all the disk > had OSF/1 bootblocks on them. But unfortunately none of the disks > I had left were actually bootable (missing osf_boot or causing > some panic. So, my question is, where can I get a UNIX system > for this machine? Are there any copies of OSF (bootables) around? > How about DEC-UNIX? NetBSD/Alpha (or FreeBSD for that matter) > won't run until we have fixed lack of an XMI bus driver. Are > there any port-alpha people who are working on this XMI issue? (On > the port-vax side it depends mainly on Ragge and the very few folks > with VAX6000s to do that.) DEC/Compaq used to offer Tru64 Hobbyist for about $100. It included CD's and permanent license PAKs. Unfortunatly I don't know if they still offer it, or where to get info on it. Besides, why waste nice HW like that with Unix, put OpenVMS on it :^) Zane

23 years

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eBay: Multiple big VAXen

by glenslick＠hotmail.com

Search for items for seller: jcmparts I think this is the same seller that had the huge load of DEC parts up for auction a while ago that people on the list considered going in together to buy. "26,000 Tested DEC parts" or something like that. I think all of the current VAX item descriptions state that they are missing at least a few or many parts. But they still might be interesting to VAX collectors. >Some guy is unloading a bunch of VAXen on eBay: 780, 785, 750, 8650. _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

23 years

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Auction Finds Today

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

At a school auction today I got the following: Sencore model CR133 CRT tester with service manual and set-up card. A Overland Data 1600/3200 tape drive model OD3201. Seems to power on find now locate manuals for it. A EzBook notebook by CTX missing harddrive. They had 75 pallets of computer stuff and some people purchased 5 pallet lots for $2.50 plus 1-% and taxes.

23 years

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Commodore V364 at $3050 on eBay

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

The guy is asking $5000 Buy-It-Now for this machine. He has an offer of $3050 but it's too low. It's getting too expensive. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3407279765&category=4193

23 years

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eBay: Multiple big VAXen

by jss＠subatomix.com

Some guy is unloading a bunch of VAXen on eBay: 780, 785, 750, 8650. He's also got the Wang VS7110 that was mentioned earlier. Low opening bids, apparently located in Waltham, MA, USA. Not related to me. No links provided; searching eBay is easy enough. -- Jeffrey Sharp

23 years

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KayPro 16 was:Re: Kaypros

by melamy＠earthlink.net

1982: March - Non-Linear Systems introduces the Kaypro II for US$1795. 1983: June - Non-Linear Systems introduces the Kaypro 4, like the Kaypro II but with 380KB double-sided disk drives. Price is US$1995. 1983: June - Non-Linear Systems introduces the Kaypro 10, like the Kaypro 4 but with one 380KB double-sided disk drive and a 10-MB internal hard drive. Price is US$2795. Weight is 31 pounds. >from http://oldcomputers.net/kayproii.html >--- Original Message --- >From: Don Maslin <donm(a)cts.com> >To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org >Date: 3/22/03 12:28:52 PM > On Sat, 22 Mar 2003, Hans B Pufal wrote: > >> Gary wrote: >> > Just trying to the question about the different types of Kaypros. >> > This is a list of machines KayPro made. >> >> KayComp (as per message form Don Maslin) ? >> > Kaypro II June 1982* >> > Kaypro 10 ? >> > Kaypro IV ? >> > Kaypro 4 ? >> > Kaypro 2 ? >> > Kaypro 2X ? >> > Kaypro Robie ? >> > Kaypro 4X ? >> > Kaypro 12X ? >> > Kaypro 1 ? >> > Kaypro 16 ? >> > Kaypro PC ? >> > Kaypro 2000 (laptop)? >> >* From the June 10 1992 San Diego Union-Tribune report of >conversion of Kaypro Chapter 11 bankruptcy to Chapter 7. > > - don > >> Anybody care to provide date of introduction for these machines? >> >> -- hbp

23 years

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Looking for HP-85 Software

by rhahm＠nycap.rr.com

Does anyone know of any sites that have archived software for the HP 85? I just got the Lifutil program running on an older DOS machine and am now able to convert, store, and send lif programs in a DOS file. My HP-85 is interfaced to a 9121D 3.5? disk drive and I also have a 82901M 5.25? drive. Of the math, statistics, and standard pacs I own I was only able to salvage 4 programs from the standard pac and none from the other tapes because of eof and read problems. Does anyone have copies of these or other HP 85 programs they could share? I would be glad to share what I have but for now I only have these programs: Timer, Ski, Amort, and one other. Thanks Bob rhahm(a)nycap.rr.com

23 years

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Any Ohio computer fests this spring?

by Maclists＠wideopenwest.com

I live in Columbus and would like any info for any Ohio fests. (I just saw a post about a Dayton fest.) Thanks, --- Kelly D. Jones http://www.429Bauhaus.no-ip.com/ <-- My Old Computer Museum

23 years

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Popular Electronics

by marvin＠rain.org

Just a heads up in case anyone here is interested, Ebay has what appears to be a complete or nearly complete set of library bound Popular Electronics. The kicker is that the descriptions says pickup in Tennessee or mutual agreement. This seems like a *really* great buy since it also includes 1975 (the MITS Altair issues). The auction number is http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3014129873&category=15050. Current price is $49.99 but was "stuck" at $49.95 for a few days with a BIN of $75.00.

23 years

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Atari PC motherboards

by Arkanus＠t-online.de

Hello (1. If I'm in the wrong place - sorry / 2.My English is terrible I know) I own an old PC4. It is still running well. My question to you: Does someone know the jumper settings?????????? I searched for all jumpers on the board and found 12. One of it is pink (JP10). My system only got 1MB of RAM. Now I added 4 more RAM. But in the BIOS they are disabled. How can I activate them? Hope you can help me in that way... :) Regards, Joerg

23 years

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HP 97935 Media Module (Disk Pack)

by fmc＠reanimators.org

Jarkko Teppo <jarkko.teppo(a)er-grp.com> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 08:41:32AM +0000, Joe wrote: > > Picked up two of these yesterday. Anyone know what drive they > >fit? They have seven platters and are roughly 12" in > >diameter. Marked 404 Mb. > > HP 7933 ? I don't have mine at home so can't check. Don't throw them away :-) Yes, HP 7933 and 7935 drives. 7933 is the "fixed-pack" version of the 7935. Pretty much the same drive but the load/unload button is blank and doesn't do anything when you push it. There was an earlier version of the pack for the 7933 (which was shipped before the 7935); it wasn't as robust and there was an HP field service program to replace those older packs with the newer ones in drives with support contracts. Of course this involved scheduling time when the customer could back up and restore all the data on the drive (or volume set). -Frank McConnell

23 years

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National Instrument ISA GPIB board

by anheier＠owt.com

Picked up a National Instrument ISA bus GPIB board. This provide computer interface to many lab instruments. It's up for grabs for $25 or best + shipping. Send me your zip code so I can figure shipping. Thanks Norm

23 years

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new finds

by jwest＠classiccmp.org

Why do I keep getting old PC's donated to me? *sigh* Just received an epson equity I, if anyone wants it. Also, didn't someone want the Leading Edge 500AT that I got a while back? Jay West

23 years

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Jupiter Ace

by dwightk.elvey＠amd.com

>From: Witchy <witchy(a)binarydinosaurs.co.uk> > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cctech-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-admin@classiccmp.org]On >> Behalf Of Philip Pemberton >> Sent: 17 March 2003 07:37 >> To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org >> Subject: Jupiter Ace >> >> I also need a 32-ohm speaker, circular, about 1 inch in size >> edge-to-edge. Has anyone got a spare for sale? These same speakers were >> *apparently* used in some of the Sinclair machines (Spectrum and ZX-series >> IIRC). > >Can't have been from what I remember; the original Speccy used a piezo >'speaker', and later ones fed the sound output through the RF line....none >of my Sinclair machines have that sort of setup, *but* the likes of the >Oric-1, Camputers Lynx etc all did. Even the Microbees that I'm currently >looking at have that sort of speaker....not sure if it's 32ohm though. > >cheers > Hi My Jupiter Ace has a small dynamic skeaker. I don't recall how the graphics was done. Dwight

23 years

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Lisa 1 goes for almost $10,000

by Innfogra＠aol.com

In a message dated 3/21/03 7:48:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, vcf(a)siconic.com writes: > Hey, that was probably the guy that sold the Lisa-1 on eBay for $10,000 ;) > I think in 1992-93 or so I sold one to a listmember for $100. It was in our large warehouse at the time. I remember thinking it wasn't worth much because it had those weird pushbutton 5 1/4 inch floppies. Oh well..... Paxton Astoria, OR

23 years

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Look at this -

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

>Knew there was a reason why I wasn't a real Apple fan: > >Gore Joins Apple Board > >Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Gore "brings an incredible wealth >of knowledge and wisdom to Apple from having run the largest >organization in the world--the United States government--as >a congressman, senator and our 45th vice president." >http://eletters1.ziffdavis.com/cgi-bin10/flo/y/eUOp0BzN6x0DUm0vVG0AK > > Joe

23 years

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MicroVAX and MicroPDP-11 Maintenance Manuals Available

by kyrrin＠bluefeathertech.com

SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT! With that said... I've just put up a maintenance manual for the MicroVAX 1 & 2, and a collection of three manuals for the MicroPDP-11 series (owner's manual, technical manual, and supplement for the 11/53 system) on E-pay. Low starting bid, no reserve, yadda yadda... ;-) Thanks (again) for putting up with my occasional ads. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3519&item=3408502046 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3519&item=3408503185 The only thing I ask is, whoever the winning bidder turns out to be, please play nice and share with the rest of the group. ;-) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Bruce Lane, Owner & Head Hardware Heavy, Blue Feather Technologies -- http://www.bluefeathertech.com ARS KC7GR (Formerly WD6EOS) since 12-77 -- kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com "I'll get a life when someone demonstrates that it would be superior to what I have now..." (Taki Kogoma, aka Gym Z. Quirk)

23 years

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Lisa 1 goes for almost $10,000

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Check out this Lisa one on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3406407504

23 years

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Scientific Micro Systems boards?

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

> > I've never seen an SMS product that was actually Q-Bus. The SMS systems I > > used to have had all the I/O on a *big* board that the Q-Bus backplane > > connected into. The only Q-Bus boards you had to have were CPU and Memory. > > I think you got one of those SMS Q-Bus Boxes from me. They are an interesting > system. A small QBus system piggybacked into a SMS Hard/Floppy drive box. I > remember one with 8" drives and one with 5" drives, rack mount approximately > 2U in size. I got both of them at the same time I got the PDP-11/44 from you (I still have the /44). Zane

23 years

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HP 2748 Paper Tape Reader??

by aek＠spies.com

The 2748 manuals are now up at http://www.spies.com/aek/pdf/hp/paperTape/

23 years

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odd Data General stuff

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

I found a couple of odd DG parts yesterday. One is a "Paddle Board". Copywrited 1974. It's about 5" x 1 1/2" and has an edge connector on one side and a bunch of small individual wires soldered to it. The wires are about 18" long and have small number tags on them and appear to have been used to connect to multiple small devices. The other piece is a round wiring cable with a DB-25M connector on one end and a male and female HP-IB(?) connector on the other. The cable is black and about 6' long. Anyone know what these are for? Joe

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VS 85/90

by glenslick＠hotmail.com

How about a VS 7110? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3408448778 >I'm trying to find a Wang VS-85 or VS-90. Any condition. These are >rather large systems, the VS-85 is about the size of a washing machine, >and the VS-90 is a little bit wider than the VS 85. If anybody runs >across one in their adventures, please contact me. I used to have a >VS90, many years ago. Now that I have space, I'd like to find one, if >there are any still out there. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

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Boot images for xmess emulator

by kth＠srv.net

Looking for CP/M boot disks for the xmess emulator, in particular the Kaypro 2 boot images. Tried 22disk with my Kaypro disks on several systems, but none of them would read them :-(.

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Scientific Micro Systems boards?

by Innfogra＠aol.com

In a message dated 3/21/03 1:01:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, healyzh(a)aracnet.com writes: > I've never seen an SMS product that was actually Q-Bus. The SMS systems I > used to have had all the I/O on a *big* board that the Q-Bus backplane > connected into. The only Q-Bus boards you had to have were CPU and Memory. > > I think you got one of those SMS Q-Bus Boxes from me. They are an interesting system. A small QBus system piggybacked into a SMS Hard/Floppy drive box. I remember one with 8" drives and one with 5" drives, rack mount approximately 2U in size. SMS made all sorts of Q-Bus interface cards. I think they might have gotten their start with 8" floppy controllers but I am not sure. I know they made serial port cards. Some SMS cards are marketable. I think they made a SCSI. I would think the floppy controllers because they supported other types of drives than DEC. I will have to look into my box and see what I have left. I don't think there is a lot of support out there. Paxton Astoria, OR

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Old .MAC files from MS-DOS

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

I've been digging through my old floppies looking for some *OLD* datafiles, and I ran across some "Star Fleet Battles" Files from the old SFB GEnie forum. I vaguely remember that .MAC files were some sort of Graphics file, but what sort? Does anything modernish read them? Zane

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Scientific Micro Systems boards?

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

> > I usually leave them behind but I picked up one yesterday for parts. this > > one is a Q-bus card and has an AM2901ADC bit slice CPU, an Intel 8085, an > > intel 8155 and an Intel 8253. It says that it's model # FWD 0106, Assy # > > 000420-0001, Fab # 0004222 Rev C. > > I'm not so familiar with SMS products... what connectors are on the > edge of the board? I've never seen an SMS product that was actually Q-Bus. The SMS systems I used to have had all the I/O on a *big* board that the Q-Bus backplane connected into. The only Q-Bus boards you had to have were CPU and Memory. Zane

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HP 2748 Paper Tape Reader??

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

Anybody have specs and interface connector pinout and signal levels for this? I got the PT reader but couldn't find the cable. Joe

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Visio Stencils for PDP/VAX/AXP

by wonko＠4amlunch.net

does anyone have Visio Stencils for all the cool old DEC kit? that would be great. if not, i guess it's time to get to work. ;) -brian -- "I'd say don't quit your day job, but you're pretty lousy at that too." -Bender

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Old .MAC files from MS-DOS

by Robert_Feldman＠jdedwards.com

They could be MacPaint, which can be read by PaintShop Pro (shareware), among other programs. -----Original Message----- From: Zane H. Healy [mailto:healyzh@aracnet.com] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 1:27 PM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Old .MAC files from MS-DOS I've been digging through my old floppies looking for some *OLD* datafiles, and I ran across some "Star Fleet Battles" Files from the old SFB GEnie forum. I vaguely remember that .MAC files were some sort of Graphics file, but what sort? Does anything modernish read them? Zane

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UFG: PLCC socket

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

Up For Grab: Textool/3M 264-5086 64 pin PLCC ZIF-type socket. A few weeks ago someone here was complaining that they couldn't find any PLCC sockets. I found one yesterday and grabbed it. The person that gives me the best story about why they need it can have it. It's soldered to a small circuit and both are mounted on an aluminium plate about 4" x 8". Postage should be minimal. Joe

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Two Great Finds today

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Picked up a Heathkit 3400-A microcomputer trainer and two SGI CD's one was IRIX 5.1.1 and the other was Fortran 77 compiler 4.0. Got it all for $18

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Seeking for Coprocessor boards for IBM compatibles

by bernd＠kopriva.de

Hi, i'm still looking for coprocessor boards for IBM compatibles (AT-BUS and/or PCI) ... At the moment, i'm specially interested in - Definicon DSI-32 The last one that i saw was offered on eBay some months ago, but unfortunately, Al Kossow grabed that one :-( - Z8000 "Trump Card" (Ciarcia) I never saw an offering for that card. In 1984, when that card was build, i did not have an IBM compatible (and i didn't have the money to even think to buy that card) ... but i may be interested in any other card ... I appreciate any hints ! Thanks Bernd BTW: I'm still looking for documentation/software for my YARC ProTran and Sprinter boards ... Bernd Kopriva Phone: ++49-7195-179452 Weilerstr. 24 E-Mail: bernd(a)kopriva.de D-71397 Leutenbach Germany

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RDRAM chips

by rhaffly＠cablenet-va.com

I am interested in the chips. Contact me. intdoc(a)charter.net Thank You! Bob

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