I spotted a few cards at the local dismantlers the other day, and I
wonder what they are:
- dual-height (2 card edge fingers) with a sticker reading " MTI Model
MSV05B" and a 50-pin header at the outside edge of the card
- quaad-height with a silk-screened Dilog logo and DQ130 model number
and 2 50-pin headers at teh ccard edge.
What are these?? They had several of each of these, condition unknown
(they were already pulled out of the machines), which I asked them to
put away for me for a few days. Does anybody need any?
One machine I also spotted there was labelled VaxStation II / GPX in a
BA123 enclosure. I"m not interested in the machine, but if anyone wants
cards from it, let me know....
On Oct 6, 21:34, Don Maslin wrote:
> On Sun, 6 Oct 2002, John Lawson wrote:
> > It boots from two Micropolis 51/4" half-height drives sitting in the
> > card bay of a card-less 11/23 chassis... which has been re-badged by
> > Centaur Software. The front panel switches control write-protect, now.
> > I don't have models right now, since I didn't work on that device yet.
> > But they connect to a Dilog DU686 controller card - a quad-height card
> > with one common 34-pin ribbon and individual 20-pin ribbons going to
each
> > (of 2 drives). This is... MFM, no? the original owner called them
SCSI
> > but somehow I think not.... Anybody have Doc on this Dilog card?
>
> Certainly not SCSI, but are either ST506/411 (what you called MFM) or
> ESDI. Check the controller capabilities or the interface of the drives
> before you swap in a different drive that "looks the same". The
> connectioons are NOT the same.
DQ686 is an ESDI controller, with MSCP protocol. Don's right, do not
connect ST506/412 drives to it or you'll release soe magic smoke!
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I have a Newton.. also the complete, never-used programming kit.. And a
spare LCD should anyone need one...
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QIC controller, not sure off the top of my head..
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QIC controller, not sure off the top of my head..
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Yesterday (and into the night), I powered up one of the two 11/44
machines rescued from San Diego. Did the usual thing of taking out the
cards, documenting cables, cleaning, dusting, and then turning things up
slow and watching voltages - no worries, the systaem came up and was
subsequently reassembled in it's as-acquired config.
It boots from two Micropolis 51/4" half-height drives sitting in the
card bay of a card-less 11/23 chassis... which has been re-badged by
Centaur Software. The front panel switches control write-protect, now.
I don't have models right now, since I didn't work on that device yet.
But they connect to a Dilog DU686 controller card - a quad-height card
with one common 34-pin ribbon and individual 20-pin ribbons going to each
(of 2 drives). This is... MFM, no? the original owner called them SCSI
but somehow I think not.... Anybody have Doc on this Dilog card?
The machine currently runs RSX-11M V4.2 G Build 58, or so it says. File
creations run from 1980 to 1997, when the machine was shut down. The
physical devices are mostly from '79 to '83.
It has Fortran, Basic, and Oregon Pascal V2 installed.
There is an RL02 system, working nicely, and couple of multi-line EIA
muxes, one DEC (M7819) DZ11 and a Ditronics 16-line EIA mux.
There is also a Digital Pathways SLC-1 real-time clock/calendar that
sits in the Console line and responds to certain interrogatories from the
System... fairly funky, IMHO.
It came with printsets for all major subsystems, and the Blue Wall, and
about 20 RL02 packs, most of which are blank.
If everything goes as planned, I will bring this machine to VCF5.0 and
let it be Played With.
And, looking back into the Files, it was Bill Bradford who first brought
this machine to the attention of Chris Kennedy, who referred it to me, and
voila! here it is warming my (pleasantly) chilly garage while we wait to
see if Autumn is going to actually stay for a while. It was pushing 90
here this afternoon... wierd! Should be fixing to snow....
So - now to wake up the Second System. Since this was a
mission-critical machine, there are actually two complete
identically-configured 11/44a and disk subsystems. The RL02 is shared by
changing cables to the machine in use, and the TTY lines are all hooked up
to a bank of DPDT mini switches (also by Centaurus Software) so that, if
one system crashes, the other can be cut over by changing one connector
and flipping the switches.
Anyway - not a particularly 'rare' or 'significant' system, but
certainly fun to mess around with. It certainly gets stares from my
nieghbors. One of the local kids looked in while it was running this
evening and asked "what's *that* thing?". I told him it was a computer.
"No Way!!"
Cheers
John
On Oct 6, 12:52, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> >5th or 6th edition would be more practical on this system, though you'd
> >probably have to write a TU58 driver.
> >
> >Eric
>
> I thought 5th & 6th were limited to Unibus systems.... For that matter,
> will 7th even run on a Q-Bus system?
7th Edition certainly runs on QBus. That's what one of my 11/23's is
running, and it was a development machine for Heriot-Watt University, when
they were the UK distribution centre. It has 256KB RAM and two RL02's on
an RLV11 controller. With a small tweak, 7th Edition will also run on an
11/73.
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Went to a large school auction Saturday and got lots of stuff real cheap.
There was hundreds of computers stuff at this auction. I got;
Epson PX-8 missing keyboard cover and ac adapter.
2 - IBM EduQuest Fifty-cs desktop computers that work fine, first time I had
seen these. I have several of the all-in-one units.
IBM type 3194 controller.
NEC MultiSync 6FGp 20" monitor for $1 and it works great.
Apple IIe platinum case and 6 external 51/4 floppy drives.
IBM Thinkpad 350c no charger but only cost $1
Compaq Contura 3/25c no charger but also was only $1
And I got about 15 P166 Compaq for less than $1 each along with one P266
Compaq, several IBM 486's desktop all for less than $1 each. There were some
Dell's in the lot also.
Also got a box full of game consoles that I have not checked yet but saw a
Genesis 16-bit and NES on top.
Went to unload the van at the warehouse and stopped at a couple of stores
and found these hp items:
hp 82162A Thermal Printer with one roll of paper.
hp 82169A HP-IL/HP-IB Interface unit.
A plastic bag hanging on the junk rack with a hp ac adapter 82059D; hp
82160A HP-IL module; and three different length hp cables for the above
units.
Also picked up a power supply for the Zenith Supersport 286 notebook.
Just purchased a digital Prioris HX 5133DP server at a auction and it is
password protected. It powers up ok and then ask for the admin password.
Does anyone know a work around to get into this system? Can put a new
version of NT 4 on top of it? I do have a legal CD that I got last year that
could install on top if I will not lose the drivers that are already on the
machine. Thanks in advance for any help.
Yesterday I ran across someone that has a fairly large supply of Tek
Oscilliscopes available with all the pluggins (I believe they're the 7704A
model). They were well cleaned prior to storage and they've been kept in a
very clean environment. He said prior to storing them they all worked, but
prior to selling any he'd want to recheck them.
I gather he wants a fair price (it sounded reasonable to me), and would be
willing to ship (for an additional cost).
If anyone is interested, let me know and I'll put you in contact with him.
Zane
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After their Xenix 8086 systems, they made 68k-based *NIX servers... I think
they were making x86 processor *NIX servers when Acer bought them.. I have a
3068EP, which is a 20MHz 68020 machine, needs manuals and software, plus
assorted case parts..
Will J
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Bob Shannon <bshannon(a)tiac.net> wrote:
> Does anyone have a pointer to the general history of Altos? Whatever
> happend to them?
Bought by Acer.
-Frank McConnell
Does anyone on the list know a source for the kits to change SIMMs to
SIPPs. I believe you soldered the tips on. Or better yet a source for these
hard to get 30 pin RAM chips.
Lawrence
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Well I used to have some model of EXOS ethernet interface that was QBus...
They were, at one point, owned by Novell.. The board even had Novell
silkscreened on it, was quite amusing to me.. I still have a multibus EXOS
card for a Masscomp.
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Hi all !
While reading in the *pile* of magtapes (on my left side; rightside
for the viewers ;-) I found a tape which doesn't look very familiar
to me:
Excelan
EXOS 8000-0101S
TCP/IP NETWORK SOFTWARE SOURCE PRODUCT
FOR OEM DEVELOPMENT
PN: 4408000-0101S REL: 3.3Zv7
It has three more labels, all of which warn about it's contents being
proprietary, confidential, yadda yadda. The usual :)
Question: what is this? Does anyone know, or remember, what the EXOS
8000S was? The contents (2.3MB or so) look like a UNIX dist of some
kind, with UNIX shell scripts for installation... the rest is probably
a compressed file with the sources.
Any ideas?
Thx,
TapeMa$ter Fred
Got a digital DECstation 5000/240 $6.95 plus tax no keyboard, mouse or
monitor with it.
A dca IRMA Key/3270 keyboard in excellent shape.
A dtk DLT-3311 laptop for $8 no charger with it so not able to test it yet.
Apple mono monitor A2M2010 with cable.
A DeLorme TripMate Hyperformance GPS unit for laptop missing software and
manual, was free.
A TI Passport Flight Computer was free.
SyQuest SyJet 1.5 GB internal SCSI cartridge unit was $1.21 and I found one
cartridge for it (the lady let me have it for 60 cents), and I also found
the install 3.5 FD for it at a cost of 75 cents.
Got some game cartridges for the NES, SNS, Sega CD, and some controllers for
PS1 console. Also got several mousepads for that collection and some
books/manuals.
As mentioned in an earlier posting, there is a hamfest this weekend. It is
at Bedford Indiana. It is not usually a big hamfest, but I seem to find
better goodies there than some of the bigger events. It is also a reunion
of sorts for a group of folks from all over Indiana and I get to see old
friends from Civil Air Patrol days and the like.
In addition to the Intel PC stuff mentioned in an earlier posting, I will
have some other computer stuff. Under the heading of DEC will be some
keyboards, mice (you awake Ethan), MMJ cables & adapters, as well as some
free manuals (which I won't bring back). Also hope to take some spare
NeXT parts.
If you are interested in going, see:
http://www.hoosierhillshamfest.org
for a map, directions and GPS info.
If you mention you are a Classiccmp'er, I'll give you a good discount and
maybe even a free goodie or two.
Mike
KA9JWZ
After I got the PowerMacs, I went back with an idea. Since he considers
486's and lower to be useless I made a suggestion. I would tear them down
to cards, memory, drives, cables, etc. and I would take the stuff to an
upcoming hamfest (see next posting) and sell it cheap. He agreed and we
decided on a 50-50 split and I got 'skimming' rights to the machines as
I tear them down to cover my time. We also decided to recycle the cases
and motherboards to keep them out of the landfill.
So after a few afternoons I got more PC stuff piled around here than even
I can tolerate. Let me just say that I am not so naive as to believe that
the majority of this mess will sell. I suspect the shop owner thinks
otherwise. But who knows, someone might walk up and see that box full
of hundreds of SIMMS and make me an offer that I just can't refuse.
During those afternoons, he would come back and offer to give me this and
that. I think he was happy to just be able to walk into the store room
and see the empty space grow. Out of all his offers was a monitor for a
PowerMac that had been recently uncovered.
The thing that probably made all of this worth it is what I call the Borland
Bonanza. Among all the machines were boxes of software. I got about two
dozen sets of disks in unopened plastic wrap. It includes Paradox, dbase,
Turbo C++, Turbo Pascal, ObjectVision, Delphi, etc. For some products there
is both DOS and Windoze versions. Given that it is older versions, I suppose
that it is available on their web site. Still there is something to be said
for having the original disks.
Mike
I went into the local PC reseller's shop just over a month ago. He had
gotten in a big mess of machines which included some Apple stuff. I managed
to talk him out of three PowerMacs (not quite 10 years old yet) for 10 bucks
each. The models were 7200/120 (with a 1.2 gb HDD), 7200/90, and a 7100/66.
These weren't for me though and they are gone now. A friend of mine took
them for his daughter's private church school. If it were not for his efforts
they probably wouldn't even have that first machine.
These were the machines only, no monitors, kybds, mice, etc. That has
been partially rectified. See my next posting.
Mike
> I probably have the room, but not the inclination. I am
> really a software person - the hardware is just there to
> run the software - well mostly - my wife certainly would
> not agree when she she looks at the basement full of
> PDP-11 junk.
Ahh, but that merely takes a quick
#ifdef WIFE
# undef WIFE
# define WIFE GEEK_WIFE
#endif
to fix... :)
> As for using the RL02 and RK05 drives, while I have
> one RK05 drive at the moment and a borrowed RKV11-D
> (THANK YOU Ethan Dicks - which I am close to being
> finished with) to recover some RK05 packs I obtained
> last year in Montreal, I would NEVER consider using the
> RL02 drives, let alone the RK05 drive, as a production
> unit to fix software bugs, etc. So if I really want to run
> some code which can only be run using an RK05 device
> driver under RT-11, I would use Ersatz-11 and run the
> code on a PC under Windows 98 SE/Ersatz-11. About
> the only problem is that it will run TOO FAST - about
> 15 times the speed of a PDP-11/93 right now and
> eventually I hope to get to 50 times the speed of a
> PDP-11/93 when a high end Pentium 4 is cheap enough.
I do all my Ultrix-11 development under E11 too, simple
because (a) it's a hell of a lot faster, and (b) I can
take Falcon (the "machine") with me, including its four
RA82 drives and all the others. :)
Still.. I do try make sure it still runs (acceptably) on
Real Hardware as much as possible. Which usually means
teaming with retrogeek-friends for Yet Another retro-session.
(did I mention the WIFE issue already? They usually seem to
have issues with these sessions, too.. duuno why ;-)
So... OK. I probably would not run a bunch of RP's for fun
anymore. However, I have friends ['lo, ed ;-] that do, soo... :)
--fred
Sorry gang,
email/web site just came back on line (net seems to be having a bad week)
and in trying to respond to some inquiries I see that the mailer responded
back to the list. My bad.
-jim
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Greetings all;
Finances suck at present, and to be honest I don't know if I'm going to be
able to make VCF this year. (foo)
So... in an attempt to free up some much needed $$ and keep the lights on,
(and maybe even get to VCF) I'm having a "Garage Sale". (appropriate,
no?)
The offering list and details can be found at:
http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw/Gsale
Any questions, drop me a note.
Thanks!
-jim
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I know Allison posted on this several years ago, but I couldn't find a
collection of instructions. Maybe someone has put this together in a
"cookbook."
I have several RD53s that I'd like to get data off of. I opened one up as
described in previous posts. However it's not obvious to my eyes where the
failed rubber bumper is. Do any of you have any detailed instructions you
can send or point me to regarding repairing these drives?
Thanks for any help.
John
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I have a Spectrum (issue two) with a duff power connector.
Does anyone know where I can get a direct replacement
connector in the UK (other than ripping it off another
similar Spectrum ...).
Thanks
Antonio
arcarlini(a)iee.org
Speaking of a C64... I know of someone who has one she wants to
get rid of along with a disk drive...
Contact Cesullivan(a)aol.com if interested...
Megan
>> I would actually like to see the "official" cutoff pushed out to 20
>> years, as 10 years just does not seem that long ago...
>
>We could start a second list: ClassicerCmp.
Or named 'ClassicCmpLite'
Megan
> > ROCKWELL's 6502 (100% 6800 code compatible)
>
> He probably runs windows XP on it as well, using it as a
> firewall/intranet server for the house.
>
> "It is best to keep one's mouth closed and be thought a fool, than to
> open it and remove all doubt."
Besides, wasn't the Rockwell chip the improved version of the original
(MOS) 6502, called the 65C02? It had some nifty extra instructions and
an extra addressing mode..
--fred
One presumes his car doesn't have electronic fuel injection...
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It used to be for some cameras that you could not import one if it had the
logo/name intact. Just covering it with tape or goo was not sufficient --
the name had to be ground off! This condition was imposed by the official US
importer, IIRC.
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Smith [mailto:eric@brouhaha.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 3:02 PM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Paperwork to move classiccmps from .ca to .us?
Mike Feher wrote:
> Another thing that really helps is to declare that it was made in the
> USA. Regards - Mike
"Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)" <cisin(a)xenosoft.com> wrote:
> That can SOMETIMES add to the problems!
> A US company with a registered trademark can object to anything with
> their trademark being permitted in!
Surely they can't do anything to prevent a product they manufactured
and that bears their trademark from being imported? Isn't that
covered under the doctrine of first sale?
> > Ahh, but that merely takes a quick
> >
> > #ifdef WIFE
> > # undef WIFE
> > # define WIFE GEEK_WIFE
> > #endif
>
> You forgot the step:
>
> #undef HALF
OOps.
> Also, the third step of your algorithm seems to be quite
> difficult to achieve.
Nobody ever said programming was easy... :)
Much worse is the lack of share-ware (also called try-before-you-buy)
these days...
--f
Does anyone have an image of the OSI Disk BASIC disk?
If not that disk any 'bootable' disk for any of the
6502 OSI Challenger, or compatible, machines.
I've managed to replicate the OSI 610 disk interface
and get it to read/write onto a DD 3.5" drive. Now I
would like to try it out with some 'real' software.
Ta much.
Lee.
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Re: 10 yearsI find it interesting that I agree with this, but picturing the
same text after a %s/PC/C64/g (and other appropriate adjustments) changes my
attitude somewhat.
--Mike
Well I'm not sure as to indexing, but I know that the entire memory on the
LGP-30 is the drum.. nothing else, well at least not programmable anyway..
and no, I/O devices aren't memory! heh
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>From: "Fred N. van Kempen" <Fred.van.Kempen(a)microwalt.nl>
>
>> > ROCKWELL's 6502 (100% 6800 code compatible)
>>
>> He probably runs windows XP on it as well, using it as a
>> firewall/intranet server for the house.
>>
>> "It is best to keep one's mouth closed and be thought a fool, than to
>> open it and remove all doubt."
>
>Besides, wasn't the Rockwell chip the improved version of the original
>(MOS) 6502, called the 65C02? It had some nifty extra instructions and
>an extra addressing mode..
>
>--fred
>
Hi Fred
I have a Rockwell AIM65 and book. I'll have to see if there
is anything extra. Having worked on both 6800 and 6502 code,
I can assure you that there is no code compatability.
The 6502 traded depth in instructions for more page 0 accesses.
For most applications, this worked well. Those who worked
with Apples will tell you that the OS over used page 0
and didn't leave enough for the users.
As was mentioned, there was a 6501 that was pin compatable
with the 6800. It was also not code compatable.
Rockwell also made a number of embedded 6502 application
processors. These are a pain because they are P-MOS and have
non-ttl busses. I have these in my old Gottlieb pinball
machine ( what we pinheads call spider chips ).
Dwight
All,
Oooh... hrrm. Didn't realize there was such a lot of interest in
those (already).
The toolkit is basically an API in the shape of a C library, which
handles all the nitty gritty of the TDF (Tape Distribution Format,
aka Tape Dump Format) file format stuff.
The user interface for reading physical tapes to image, writing the
images back to physical tapes, and doing all sorts of weird stuff
with the image files, is handled by a single program called TDU,
the T... Utility. Its synopsis is similar to that of 'tar':
--------------------------------------------------------
TDU version 1.0.15 for OpenBSD on VAX.
Usage: tdu [-f file] [-m maxchunk] [-p path] [-v] cmd [args]
where 'cmd' is one of {c|e|i|p|r|t|w|x}
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Also, several conversion tools exist to convert between TDF and TAP
(used in Ersatz-11 and SimH simlators) and raw formats.
The tookit is currently in its final First Release testing, at
version 1.0.15. It has been tested with the following systems:
- DOS 6.22 and Win32 DOS box (with ASPI layers for tape I/O)
- Windows 9X, NT 4.0 and 2K, Win32 console app
- DEC Ultrix-32 V4.5 both VAX and MIPS
- OpenBSD/vax V3.1
- DEC Ultrix-11 (on PD-11/83, both real and emulated)
- SunOS 4.1.4 on SPARCstation
- Solaris (cant memebr which one)
- SGI IRIX
Porting to VMS is being done by Robert Alan Byer, of SimH/VMS
fame. Thanks to Tim Shoppa for helping me out with one of those
'does this ever happen?' issues ... :)
I have added TDF support to SimH, so you can just do a
simh> mount mt0: /u/dist/rsx11mplus-4.2-tp1.tdf /wprotect /tdf
in SinH and then boot the tape.
The goal, of course, is to be able to easly get an archive of
software up and running.
Here's sample output of what an RSX-11M Plus V4.2 tape looks
like:
--------------------------------------------------------
(vaxlab)$ tdu tfv rsx11mplus-4.2-tp1.tdf
TDF version : 1
CRC-32 : 0x32b466df
Part # : BB-J083H-BC
Serial Number : ME109856
Tape Label : RSX-11M-PLUS V4.2 MT:1600
Description : BRUSYS STANDALONE COPY SYSTEM
Copyright : 1989
Owner : DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
File 0 : blocksize 512 (439 blocks)
File 1 : blocksize 80 (2 blocks)
File 2 : blocksize 80 (1 blocks)
2 : blocksize 512 (2 blocks)
2 : blocksize 80 (1 blocks)
2 : blocksize 512 (1 blocks)
2 : blocksize 80 (2 blocks)
2 : blocksize 2560 (1 blocks)
2 : blocksize 80 (1 blocks)
2 : blocksize 4144 (28 blocks)
2 : blocksize 560 (1 blocks)
File 3 : blocksize 80 (2 blocks)
File 4 : blocksize 80 (2 blocks)
File 5 : blocksize 80 (1 blocks)
5 : blocksize 512 (2 blocks)
.......
--------------------------------------------------------
All I need to do is testing magtapes written with TDU, and
I need the HP to work for that. The code will be released
for more testing after I merge in Robert Byer's VMS stuff
when he's done.
Cheers,
Fred
Hello all,
You knew this list would closely follow the free list :-)
I believe all of these are too new to be on-topic, so my apologies... It
never hurts to ask, right?
If anyone has any of these items, please contact me OFF-LIST...
Thanks!
1) Apple Localtalk Locking Connector Kit, DE-9 (for a LocalTalk PC Card). I
have two cards, so I'd like two kits...
2) I recently purchased a 12" PCI-slot Apple PC Compatibility card, for a
PowerMac 8500, but it did not have the three-connector monitor cable (one
connects to the PC card, one to the monitor, and one to the Mac video
output).
3) Apple "Superdrive" 1.44MB 3.5" floppy -- needs to be the AUTO-INJECT
style, where the manual eject pinhole is directly to the right of the
drive slot, and NOT where the pinhole is directly below the slot. You can
also identify this drive as one WITHOUT the flap over the drive
slot. The bare drive is fine, as I intend to put it in my own enclosure.
I'd like to get two if possible.
I guess that's it for now.. :-)
Rich B.
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Hey all !
*grumpf* still not working.
Although I can change the DENSITY setting with CONF 46, it doesn't
"hold" it. The moment I try to write a tape, it switches back to
the original 6250 setting. Meaning (apparently) that the host is
forcing it to 6250...
So... how does one tell that thing that host (SCSI) commands can
**NOT** override the default density stored with CONF46 ?
I grabbed the Sun manual, but that didn't say much about it, just
that it had a DENSITY switch which mine doesn't have, and the info
on the COFN46 stuff...
--fred
Hello all,
I have the following items available for free... You do need to pay for
shipping, so send me your country or ZIP code with your requests, so I can
get shipping quotes out. I accept PayPal, or money order for postage
payments.
This is *NOT* first-come, first-serve. In order to be fair to international
and digest readers, I will pull names from my hat (or any other convenient
place :-) ) to determine who gets what.
PLEASE make all contact OFF-LIST.... No need to flood the list with
replies...
- HP Network Printer Interface for HP LaserJet IIIsi -- looks unused, comes
w/ selaed manual, LANSpool Si test drive edition, original box
- Dell Laser System Font Cartridge "R"
- Qty. 2 SMC fiber-optic Arcnet cards, ISA bus, model PC-310, original box,
w/ manual and registration card, sticker priced at $1295.00 each!
- Qty. 2 proNET Model p2400 "Wire center" -- 4 ports on top, two on the
sides, top ports labeled "node", side ports labeled "link". Each port has a
switch for "in ring" and"out", and each port is a 15-pin D-shaped connector
-- token ring???
- NEC ProSpeed Power-Block Battery Cartridge for the ProSpeed 286 laptop.
Model no. PC-21-71. Probably dead, but looks in near-mint condition, and in
original box/packaging.
- Qty. 3 Connect brand Ethernet/PC 16-bit ISA Ethernet cards -- AUI/BNC
connectors, original box, driver disk, docs (refer to BNC as "CheaperNet"
connector, so you know it's old :-))
- Microchannel 3270 card -- no docs, but comes w/ "IBM Personal System 3270
Connection Diagnostics" diskette (Version 4.10)
- Tiara LANCard/A, full-length 16-bit ISA Arcnet card, w/ original box,
manual
- Chorus Data Systems PC-EYE Video Capture card -- old, full-length 8-bit
ISA card for video capture. w/ original box, docs, software. Manual seems
to indicate it willwork with "standard" graphics cards, but install
instructions only refer to Chorus cards
- Excelan Etherport II ethernet card -- looks like a Macintosh NuBus, or
PDS? (96-pin connector, 3 rows of 32) full-length card, no docs or drivers
- Qty. 3 Madge Microchannel token ring cards, "SMART MC Ringnode", w/
original box, disks,docs. 2 boxes still sealed, one opened
- Proteon ProNET 8-port Wire Center. similar to 4-port described above, but
with 8 ports, not 4 :-)
- Megahertz External Token Ring Adapter for Toshiba T1000SE/XE/LE, T1200XE,
T2000SX, original box, manual, disks
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At 11:43 AM 10/3/2002 +0200, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
>I wrote my own ASPI layer for both DOS and Win32, and developed
>a bunch of tools around them to handle the reading, writing and
>archiving of tapes of various sorts.
Did you release these tools on the web somewhere?
- John
I used to have about half a zillion of these and other "anywhere
between 2 and 9G" SCSI drives, mostly taken from old Compaq servers
I had to service. Most of them have been given away, but I do have
some 4GB's left. I *might* have a bunch of 9GB barracuda's left,
too, which run at 7200. And get hot. :)
--f
> Jerome Fine replied:
>
> But that is where I draw the line as far as "production" hardware
> is concerned. I don't regard a 60 lb. RL02 drive as reasonable
> because of BOTH the size and the weight - aside from the fact
> that the capacity is only 10 MBytes.
Yeah, but they are way cool, too, like the RK05's.... I truly wish
I had the physical space to put up some racks with an 11/40, 11/34a
and an 11/70 side-by-side -with- all the stuff that used to go with
them... *sigh*
--fred
We are exhibiting a Tektronix 4052 computer and I am looking for some
info on the beastie:
Year of introduction
Price at introduction
Memory size
Processor
Clock frequency
Tape capacity
Tape speed
Screen resolution
The web seems somewhat reluctant to divulge this info and I'd appreciate
your help.
Regards,
-- Hans B Pufal
> > Bear in mind that you'll need some fairly specialized (and
> expensive --
> > in the $300 region) software if you want to use that drive
> on any sort
> > of PC.
>
> Someone should have warned me about that before I started
> using one with no special software whatsoever. :-)
>
> It responds to plain old SCSI tape commands, so any software
> that talks to SCSI tape drives should work.
Yeah :)
I wrote my own ASPI layer for both DOS and Win32, and developed
a bunch of tools around them to handle the reading, writing and
archiving of tapes of various sorts. Kinda nice, because I can
read in magtapes, store them in a single formatted file, enter
the info on the tape label, and then let it sit on my server, or
email it around. Later, one can re-write a tape using that file.
The drawback is: many tapes [worldwide] have decided to gather
up and move themselves to Holland, to find their eternal piece
in archived format. In other words... gawd, I still have a PILE
of tapes to go....
Anyway. The toolkit runs under most UNIXes, too, so no problems
there.
The 7980S is actually connected to a MicroVAX 3100 running Ultrix,
and that box is my fast-tape-reader. Nice! It responds fine, no
extra stuff needed.
Cheers,
Fred