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

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> Doug, the nearest one that I have carries the NCR 0380XXX > chip set and a label on one of the major chips that says > 3127A-2D and 1002734-1D. The EPROM is identified as > 1002735-C. FAB 0005564 Rev B. On the solder side is > A/W 0005563 Rev B. There is a Z8 Romless chip on the board > also. > > Any interest? Yeah, I remembered wrong, Z8 is correct... sounds like a later version of the same thing. How about this: can I try before I buy? Or are you willing to let go of it for chickenfeed (like say five bucks)? tia, -dq

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ASR 33 Emulation - help!

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> Our sawmill uses an HP-1000 for process control; it has an infrared paper > tape reader and an ASR 33 Teletype. And they all work. But I'd like to > replace the teletype with a PC. Does anyone know how to make a PC emulate an > ASR 33?? Most PCs running Windows either have installed or can have installed on them a terminal emulator named Hyperterm which can do what you want. However, the serial ports on PCs are RS-232C ports, while many ASR33s had 20ma current-loop serial interfaces. You'll need to either get a converter, or a separate 20ma current-loop serial card for the PC. BlackBox used to have both of these, but they got acquired, IIRC, and I can't recall the new firm's name... For the paper tapes, once read in, you can just use Hyperterm's file transfer... oops, NIX that, I see ASCII mode is not among Hyperterm's file transfer options... Hmmm, you may need to use something like PROCOMM PLUS or ProcommPlus/Win... they still have the ASCII transfer mode. Or just run DOS and use COPY, I did that with a PC and a friend's CNC machine a few years back, worked quite well. hth, -doug q

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Looking for PDP-1 listings

by dpeschel＠eskimo.com

No, not PDP-10, PDP-1. Thanks to Al Kossow, I already have the manual for MACRO, but he didn't scan the source listings (which are supposed to come with the manual) and I haven't found anyone else who has a copy. Any other listings (DDT, TECO, MIDAS, the LOGO programming language, TVEDIT or any of the timesharing systems) would be interesting too. I'm trying to spiff up the cross assembler that comes with Bob Supnik's simulator, so that's why MACRO and MIDAS are important. I'm also trying to understand Peter Deutsch's LISP, so that's why DDT is important. The others would be just for fun. I already have Spacewar from http://lcs.www.media.mit.edu/groups/el/projects/spacewar/sources/ but maybe someone has a newer version. Thanks, -- Derek

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IIgs using hard disk 20

by geoffr＠zipcon.net

Apple II SCSI card :) At 11:21 AM 10/16/01 -0400, you wrote: >! From: Louis Schulman [mailto:louiss@gate.net] >! >! Won't work, simply because the floppy port on the GS doesn't >! have the firmware to support the HD20, while >! the early Macs did. But there are many better hard drive >! options for a GS, anyway. >! >! Louis >! >! On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 16:39:02 -0400, Chris wrote: >! >! #Does anyone know if an Apple IIgs can use an old Macintosh >! #Hard Disk 20. The Mac HD is NOT scsi, but rather uses the >! #disk drive port on a Mac. It ... > >Louis --- > Umm, okay, what are those other HDD options? I'm curious... :-) > >--- David A Woyciesjes >--- C & IS Support Specialist >--- Yale University Press >--- mailto:david.woyciesjes@yale.edu >--- (203) 432-0953 >--- ICQ # - 905818

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FREE: IBM PC Convertible (austin, tx)

by mrbill＠mrbill.net

Got an IBM PC Convertible free for pickup in Austin, TX. Works fine the last time I plugged it in 2-3 years ago, has battery, AC adapter, and "port expansion" (serial, parallel, etc) "pack" on the back. In IBM canvas carrying case. Will not ship - pickup only. Bill -- Bill Bradford mrbill(a)mrbill.net Austin, TX

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New aquisitions: PCjr (minus power supply) and Amstrad PC 6400

by lgwalker＠mts.net

Just tried them again, and they downloaded with no problem. Must have been some problem on my end. Thanks for the data. Lawrence > I tried to get these scans but they wouldn't come up on my browser alas. > > Lawrence > > > I have a copy of the PCjr Technical Reference Manual. I bought a PC-Jr for my > > brother years ago and got the Reference but never used it. "L@@K RARE > > computer book". > > > > On page 2-135 > > "The system power supply is a 33 watt, three voltage-level, two stage > > supply" > > > > Appendix D-1 > > Transformer > > Input: 110 Vac 60Hz > > Output: Pin 1 - 17Vac, Pin 2 - GND, Pin 3 -17 Vac > > > > I put scans of the internal Power Supply schematic and PCB here: > > http://members.home.net/swtpc6800/PC_JR/ > > > > Download them now before AtHome goes out of businness. > > > > ----------------------------------------------- > > Michael Holley > > holley(a)hyperlynx.com > > ----------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Reply to: lgwalker(a)mts.net

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IBM Punched Card equipment docs

by mhstein＠usa.net

IBM PC system meant something different back then :) Here's the list, for Norm, Erik, Dave and anyone else who inquired or may be interested; a little musty but generally in good shape. REFERENCE/OPERATION MANUALS 24/26 Card Punch/Printing 46/47 Tape-to-Card Punch 56 Card Verifier 65/66 Data Transceiver/Printing 77 Collator 2, 1 no cover 82/83/84 Sorters 101 Electronic Statistical Machine 2, 1 no cover 402/403/419 Accounting Machine 3, 1 no cover 519 Electric Document-Originating Machine 2 519 ditto, Principles of Operation 528 Accumulating Reproducer 548/552 Interpreters 549 Ticket Converter 550/551/552 Card Interpreters - Principles of Operation 557 Alphabetic Interpreter - Preliminary 601 Electric Multiplier - Principles of Operation 602-A Calculating Punch 604 Electronic Calculating Punch 2 650 Magnetic Drum Data-Processing Machine 654 Auxiliary Alphabetic Unit CUSTOMER ENGINEERING REFERENCE MANUALS 602-A Calculating Punch - w/wiring diagram 77/85/87/89 Collators 402/403/419 Accounting Machine w/wiring diagram 24 Base 24/26/27/28/46/47/56/65/66/526/534/536/824/826/834/836, Wiring diagrams for 024 and 056 only Also, some interesting pamphlets about system design, procedures & control with these machines and I'll even throw in ref manuals for a Honeywell 400 and the Burroughs B200 Series (not the famous B205, but 250-280). The stack is abt 7" high, wt. abt. 10 lbs. Don't know about any others, but FWIW, I see there's a 604 manual at: http://www.spies.com/~aek/pdf/ibm/604_OperMan.pdf What I'd like to do to save time & trouble is ship it all to Norm since he generously offered to scan it, and then you can sort out who needs and gets what. mike/ccs

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Network protocols - RS232 Serial

by mhstein＠usa.net

That's the baby, all right, but both the units and the manuals say "Products"; guess when they made yours that was the only product they had :) And these are the NC16 serial-only model, HW or XON/XOFF selectable, no parallel ports (but I do have some S/P converters... :) And I was mistaken, now that I think back; the RJ45 model (which these are) can not select DCE/DTE, it's fixed (although I don't recall which). $2995 (no, no decimals in there) when new!!!! Just found the price list. And these later models handled binary data a little better. Did I mention modem/printer sharing, many-to-many? Or computer-less local e-mail & messaging (within 250 K of course)? mike ------------Original Message------------- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 19:41:00 +0100 (BST) From: ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) Subject: Re: Network protocols - RS232 Serial > > Now that the OT ramblings are dying down, a serious one (sort of): > > Anybody have a use for one or more Data Products Inc. NC16/250 > NetCommanders (Not to be confused with Diamond's NetCommander ISDN > adapter)? Are you sure that's not 'Digital Product Inc'? I have a couple of NetCommanders here. Quite nice multi-port RS232 and parallel 'switchboxes'. <snip>

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ASR 33 Emulation - help!

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> Douglas Quebbeman wrote: > > > > For the paper tapes, once read in, you can just use Hyperterm's > > file transfer... oops, NIX that, I see ASCII mode is not among > > Hyperterm's file transfer options... Hmmm, you may need to use > > something like PROCOMM PLUS or ProcommPlus/Win... they still > > have the ASCII transfer mode. Or just run DOS and use COPY, I did > > that with a PC and a friend's CNC machine a few years back, worked > > quite well. > > Nobody on this list likes KERMIT anymore ? > Just wondering. I was never a big Kermit fan. It came at the very end of the days when it would have been of most use to me (76-81). As a nearly charter member of Ward & Randy's BBS, I adopted Ward Christiansen's XMODEM protocol, and used MODEM/MODEM86 during those years. First time I saw it was a copy that came with an 8051 protoboard in '87 and it gave me fits, being generally much less capable than a clone of Andrew Flugelman's terminal emulator/transfer program (forgot the name). PROCOMM most closely resembled Andrew's program, so that became my standard terminal emulator under DOS, and later Windows. Regards, -dq

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5.25 floppies available

by mythtech＠Mac.com

More stuff being made available by me. I have 5.25" half height floppy drives, both HD and DD's. All working, all free (+ shipping, or you can pickup in NJ). I have about 10 of each. Any takers? -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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IIgs using hard disk 20

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> > Great product, I used mine with a Cutting Edge 30MB external drive > > until the drive's piggyback OMTI SCSI <=> MFM adapter went south. > > > > Anyone know where I can get one of these tiny adapters? > > Doug, what size was the OMTI bridge controller? I have several of the > 3.5" form factor. If that size, do you have the model number? Ok, On the board: SMS MODEL OMTI 3 FAB 005298 REV A.3 ASSY 0005447 REV A Chipset is NCR 0380xxx family with SMS & OMTI labeling. Paper label on one chip says OMTI 3127 and repeats the assembly number given above. ROM is labeled 1002550-A, 3127(C). If a working one of these doesn't get the drive going, then the pro0blem was with the drive. But I was hoping I'd killed the controller with improper termination. It sometimes seems to work at first, but then craps out as it warms up. The drive activity light comes on and stays on at that point. I'd sure love to get the damned drive backed up... I think I have copies of everything on there, but perhaps not. Regards, -dq

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Network protocols - RS232 Serial

by mhstein＠usa.net

Now that the OT ramblings are dying down, a serious one (sort of): Anybody have a use for one or more Data Products Inc. NC16/250 NetCommanders (Not to be confused with Diamond's NetCommander ISDN adapter)? Need to talk to your 15 vintage RS232 systems in the garage from one terminal? Need to have your single-port computer talk to the 15 terminals throughout your house? Need to have your 16 computers talk to each other about you while you're away? And all at the blinding speed of 19200 baud? Or do you maybe just need another obscure piece of hardware sitting on your mantelpiece? Then THIS IS THE DEVICE FOR YOU! Original cost SEVERAL 1000 $$'s each! A 16 port cascadable RS-232 switch/hub/256K buffer, DCE/DTE programmable, allowing each device to talk to any other, either pre-routed or addressable in the datastream header; simultaneous multiple paths possible, even at different baud rates. Software setup (although they'd need 2 new AA NiCads to remember), unfortunately an austere front panel with no pretty blinkenlights. BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! If you order right now, I'll throw in your choice of P/S or S/P converter, parallel or serial buffer, auto printer switch or serial or parallel range extender! Any serious interest? As usual, in the Toronto area, but if ya really can use one of these, unlike the Cromemcos it's almost practical to ship; not very heavy. Might need a few $$'s though, to cover my time in checking one out and copying the docs, since there's only one copy. mike

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Floppy Disks

by jdonogh1＠prodigy.net

Where is a good source for 5.25" 360k disks? Also, I need to find some 8" hard-sectored single-sided disks. Thanks.

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Dark Tower Pics

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>This is the one I am not sure about. 'Philippines' suggests Texas >Instruments to me. And many TMS1000s did have 28 pins... I am going to go >with that guess for the moment Oh, I'm sorry, I might have forgotten to mention, ALL 3 chips are Texas Instuments (unless someone else used the TI logo back in the early eightys :-) ) >75494 'Hex MOS to LED digit drivers' >Basically 6 inverting open-collector drivers with a common enable input. >This chip is another one that turns up in electronic games as an LED >driver, etc. Makes sense, since there is an LED 2 digit counter/display in it. It is also the chip closest to the LED display >Another standard part >TL496C '9V Power Supply Controller' (the TMS1000 runs at 9V, BTW). >Basically a switching regulator normally used to get 9V from a couple of >primary cells. I guess it can step up the power. The game uses 2 D cell batteries connected in series, so it gets 3 volts input power. Humm... thinking about that, the choke coil could actually be a light weight transformer then (maybe? I'm not an EE, so I am guessing since a trans and a choke both have lots of wire wrapped around a magnetic core) I will have to see if I can get a chance to draw up those schematics, that will help tell more about it I am sure. Heck, I have to take it back apart anyway, I need to either oil the motor, or replace it. The game seems to still be working (thank god no perm damage from the battery leak), but the motor starts to slow and stress at certain points. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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punch cards, PPT

by mhstein＠usa.net

Hi Lawrence, Don't know yet what'll happen to the punch & cards; still trying to sort it out, along with the old IBM docs. Will keep you advised if it doesn't go to Erik in Holland or one of the other enquirers. Can't interest you in some 8 ch. punched tape equipment instead? Nice Burroughs optical reader & punch, and a box + of mylar & paper tape, assorted lovely pastel colours and black :) Hope u don't mind if I put this reply on the list, in case someone else can benefit from your tip about the cards. And you haven't told me yet what Cromemco cards you need. mike ---------- From: Lawrence LeMay[SMTP:lemay@cs.umn.edu] Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 6:13 AM To: M H Stein Subject: Re: punch cards I want to eventually connect a card reader to one of my PDP 8's, and thus I would want a method of punching some cards ;) I dont have the room nor the ability to move a large IBM card punch unit, so a small unit would be desirable. I'm still looking for a omnibus card reader interface card. So no, I dont have a specific application, but i'm not looking for something to hang on a shelf and point at occasionally either. I do plan to use it eventually. By the way, it is still possible to buy blank punch cards you know. That guy on ebay who is selling the selection of different types of punch cards does sell them. I think his ebay name was key29 or key26, something like that.

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New aquisitions: PCjr (minus power supply) and Amstrad PC 6400

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>How much should a PCjr PSU run me? I will do some digging, I *might* still have a power supply or two kicking around. I had shelves full of PCjrs not to long ago, and I threw out all but one complete unit (PCjr, side car expansion thingy, wireless keyboard and the wire for it, power supply, monitor). I tossed all the PwrS's back then too, but I *think* I have seen one or two still floating around (if you don't mind that it will have a number written on it in white paint). Unfortuantly, the room they would most likely be burried in, the lights are broken right now, so until I get around to changing the ballast, I can't see very well (I just took a quick look with a flashlight, but when I say they would be burried in there, I really mean burried, it is about waist deep in one giant pile of old stuff). If I still have one, I would be willing to give it to you/trade it to you. (you can't have my last one, but worst case, I can tell you what the pinouts are, and the voltages on them, so you can always try to build one yourself... although they do have an odd right angle connector IIRC and that might prove hard to find/replicate) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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Punch cards, punch & mag tapes (Toronto)

by mhstein＠usa.net

Anybody interested in 1 or 2 boxes of 80 col cards and a manual punch to punch them with (Made by/for Wright Line, sort of like a big Dymo writer: dial your character and punch the holes)? Also have 4 or 5 reels of mag tape, new and used. mike

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Unknown IC

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

The '582 is carry lookahead generator if memory serves. Used to speed up addition of long words. Allison -----Original Message----- From: Dave McGuire <mcguire(a)neurotica.com> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Date: Sunday, October 14, 2001 7:05 PM Subject: Re: Unknown IC >On October 14, Jim Donoghue wrote: >> Anybody know what a 74F582 is? 24-pin DIP, it's on a processor board along >> with several 74LS181's and various others. Thanks. > > Ahh, the 74LS181s are ALUs, as is the 'F582. Interesting that they >used both. I'm curious...what kind of processor is this? > > -Dave > >-- >Dave McGuire >Laurel, MD

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ASR 33 Emulation - help!

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>Nobody on this list likes KERMIT anymore ? well... ever since Jim Henson died and his voice changed... he hasn't been as cool. I guess it really isn't easy being green. ;-) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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Rescue Needed: SGI PowerSeries III 4d/48VGX FREE!!

by mgoodman＠hms.harvard.edu

Please help find a home for this system: This is one unique system giveaway...last of the dinosaurs wants a good home; and we want the space it occupies. The SGI PowerSeries III 4d/48VGX is a beast of an IRIX system (or was in it's day). This system was a graphics workhorse that ruled the world of high-end Structural Biology Molecular Modeling; chewing up other systems in its wake. Today it is a fossil that could have high appeal to a computer archeologist. This system is about the size of a LARGE refrigerator, runs on 220V power (and knows how to USE IT!!). The system is currently not in operation; but for those that know how, or want a unique project, it can be a serviceable working unit. Expensive to purchase originally; reputedly around $250K, This is a classic system that is destined as a museum piece...it would be a real shame if this ends up in the being discarded. Here's a couple of links on this unit and its family, for those with interest: http://www.reputable.com/~skywriter/pstech/index.html http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/2258/4dfaq.html You must be able to remove the system via your own transportation. The system is located on the Harvard Medical School campus in Boston, Massachusetts. Please: Serious Inquires only...remember you must truck this system out on your own; and removal in a timely fashion would be appreciated. Michael -- - Michael Goodman Unix Systems Administrator Harvard Medical School West Quad Computing Group Seely G. Mudd Building/Room 204D 250 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115-5731 Tel: 617-432-4588 Fax: 617-738-0516 Email: mgoodman(a)hms.harvard.edu Web: http://sbweb.med.harvard.edu/mjg/

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ASR 33 Emulation - help!

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> Doug, > > From Black Box's website; > > * 10/3/01?EUR"Black Box Corporation Announces Merger with > Di.el. Distribuzioni Elettroniche S.r.l. > * 9/25/01?EUR"Black Box Corporation Announces Merger with GCS > Network Services Ltd. > * 8/27/2001?EUR"Black Box Corporation Announces Merger With > Optech Fibres Ltd. > > So what are we supposed to cal them now? Bigger Black Box? ;) -dq

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ASR 33 Emulation - help!

by knightstalkerbob＠netscape.net

Doug, >From Black Box's website; * 10/3/01???Black Box Corporation Announces Merger with Di.el. Distribuzioni Elettroniche S.r.l. * 9/25/01???Black Box Corporation Announces Merger with GCS Network Services Ltd. * 8/27/2001???Black Box Corporation Announces Merger With Optech Fibres Ltd. So what are we supposed to cal them now? Bob Mason Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman(a)theestopinalgroup.com> wrote: <snip> > >BlackBox used to have both of these, but they got acquired, IIRC, and >I can't recall the new firm's name... > <snip> > >hth, >-doug q > -- Bob Mason 2x Amiga 500's, GVP A530 (40mhz 68030/68882, 8meg Fast, SCSI), 1.3/3.1, 2meg Chip, full ECS chipset, EZ135, 1084S, big harddrives, 2.2xCD Gateway Performance 500 Piece 'o Crap, 'ME, 128meg, 20Gig, flatbed. Heathkit H-89A, 64K RAM, hard and soft-sectored floppies, SigmaSoft and Systems 256K RAM Drive/Print Spooler/Graphics board HDOS 2 & CP/M 2.2.03/2.2.04 __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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Are office people really that, umm shall we say...slow?

by fernande＠internet1.net

I just went to a local computer show today. I was happy to find that a few vendors had components available from disassembled computers or whatever. I picked up a 3com 3C905-TX PCI ethernet card, an ATI Mach64 video card, and a very nice Sound Blaster 16, all used of course. The Mach64 had "Monitor" written in marker on the slot cover. Do office people really need to remind themselves where to plug the monitor in? I have also seen a 3.5" floppy drives marked "hard drive a:" and the 5.25" floppy, marked, "floppy drive b:". What's the deal? I also picked up a new AMD K6-II 500 to replace my IBM 6x86 233, and a nice new heatsink/fan for it too. Hopefully I'll have my re-made socket 7 setup, up and running Linux soon :-) Chad Fernandez Michigan, USA

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Falco Terminals, ADM11

by mhstein＠usa.net

Anybody need parts or info for a Falco TS-1 intelligent terminal? Also a few of the 2624 HP emulator model and the MAI 4309 Basic Four version, but no docs on these. And last but not least, a Lear Siegler ADM-11 And of course some Cromemco 3101(?)'s (unknown condition), and a C5, although if I ever do get rid of a Cromemco system, the C5 might have to go with it. Did I mention that I have some Cromemco stuff ? :) Toronto area as always

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Armatron

by lgwalker＠mts.net

There was a thread on the Armatron recently. I just found an Atari site with the mechanical drawings scanned in to build one as well as some old articles from Compute! and other 8-bit Atari stuff. Its at http://cerebro.cs.xu.edu/~ryanr/atari/armatron/ Lawrence Reply to: lgwalker(a)mts.net

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IBM Keypunches

by brian＠quarterbyte.com

Hi all, Is anyone interested (seriously interested) in obtaining an IBM 029 keypunch machine? There may be four or five becoming available soon, and I'd like get together with other interested folks to share the wealth (and costs!). Please write to me directly and we'll if we can work together to make this happen. Thanks! Brian =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _| _| _| Brian Knittel / Quarterbyte Systems, Inc. _| _| _| Tel: 1-510-559-7930 Fax: 1-510-525-6889 _| _| _| Email: brian(a)quarterbyte.com _| _| _| http://www.quarterbyte.com

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Redactron WP

by jeff.kaneko＠juno.com

Having had some actual hands-on experience with these beasts (I used to be a service droid for a Redactron Dealer), I say deep-six the mutha'. They're pigs to work on, and utterly useless without the 'printer' (actually, it's an IBM Selectric I typewriter mechanism, with a belly plate *packed* with solenoids). Electrically, not very interesting; most of the space in the cabinet is taken up by the powersupply (ya gotta source enuf current to actuate all them solenoids). The 'brain' (if ya wanna call it that) of the thing is just a 12" square board, packed with custom ceramic SSI or MSI chips. There was another board with all of the SCR's (I think, geez, that was like, twenty years ago). ANyways, one of my fondest memories was the day I had to service on one of these puppies at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. Those GI's schlocked so much wax on the floor in that office, the damned umbilical from the cabinet to the selectric was *stuck* to the floor! I gave it a good yank, and the wax flaked off the umbilical like so much dandruff. Yeek. The later Burroughs Redactor II's and III's were 8085 based, and are of more interest . . . On Wed, 17 Oct 2001 02:42:40 -0400 M H Stein <mhstein(a)usa.net> writes: > Redactron dual mag card WP (with one card), schematic, no printer. > Can I assume there's no interest and I can finally toss something > without feeling guilty? > > mike ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile computer

by ken＠seefried.com

From: Gene Buckle <geneb(a)deltasoft.com> >You're right. I was thinking "Kryton", but that's a neurotic robot on Red >Dwarf. :) Or a character from the SciFi channel series Farscape, depending on your generation. Coincidence? I don't think so... Ken

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IBM Punched Card equipment docs

by mhstein＠usa.net

<snip>...What I'd like to do to save time & trouble ...<snip> Meant to add, "and make everyone happy"... (well, within my rather limited power to do so...) mike

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Way OT: Photon gas (was RE: looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile computer)

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

-----Original Message----- From: Chris Kennedy <chris(a)mainecoon.com> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 6:55 PM Subject: Way OT: Photon gas (was RE: looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile computer) >much snippage... So what you said was reaction A is used to trigger chain reaction B that finally trips C with a whopping big bang. That about it? Allison

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AIM65 items in Toronto

by mhstein＠usa.net

Sorry Paul, got a little overwhelmed by replies to my various posts and did indeed miss you somehow. Yup, except for some manuals (but there are lots more), everything's still here; just haven't found it all or sorted through it yet after my recent move. No 68000 stuff though, just AIM and S100 stuff (except for the oddball items and of course CBM and PC stuff, but I don't dare mention that here - but just in case anyone wants an original cassette PC MB or some of the interesting add-on cards from that era.... :-) Will be in touch. (And the same to everyone else waiting to hear from me) Are there really NO collectors here in the Toronto area (other than the three I've heard from)? mike ------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 20:58:54 -0400 (EDT) From: "Paul R. Santa-Maria" <paul(a)orchard.wccnet.org> Subject: AIM65 items in Toronto M H Stein: I asked about possible 6502 and 68000 items you mentioned on this list, but I never heard a reply from you. Is the AIM65 stuff still available? Paul R. Santa-Maria Monroe, Michigan USA

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New aquisitions: PCjr (minus power supply) and Amstrad PC 6400

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>Download the serial pinouts at. >http://members.home.net/swtpc6800/PC_JR/ Hey, thanks! >The manual has the technical descriptions of base system and options, >schematics and the BIOS listing. It is over 500 pages long. I'll have to keep an eye out for this book. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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New aquisitions: PCjr (minus power supply) and Amstrad PC 6400

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>I have a copy of the PCjr Technical Reference Manual. Does that book give the pinout for the serial port? The dang PCjr uses screwy IBM square connectors. I had a need at one point to connect my PCjr to a serial terminal server, but I didn't have the pinouts to make an adaptor. Any other goodies in that book? (It was probably the book used when a guy built a few PCjr monitor adaptors to hook them up to CGA cards... I still have a few of the adaptors... someday I should right down their config in case I have to make a new one) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile compute r

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> On October 17, Gene Buckle wrote: > > > Two stage weapons physics is really weird. The first time I read > > > the phrase "photon gas" my head spun. > > > > Photon gas. Say WHAT? :) > > I get that when I eat too much Mexican food. Photon gas also correlates with the comsumption of beer with less than 5% alcohol ("lite beer")...

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IIgs using hard disk 20

by mythtech＠Mac.com

> I forget the name and manufacturer at the moment, but there >was also a 'hardcard' that put both the drive and controller inside >the IIgs in, I believe, the slot closest to the PSU. It's been a >while since I saw one of these though. Maybe the name escapes you, because it might have been "HardCard". I have two hard drives on a card. I know one is called "HardCard", I am not sure what the other is called. I have never been able to get them to work (but I didn't throw them out cause they were too cool). Interesting thought... I always tried to get them to work in PCs (ISA slot)... humm... I wonder if they went to my old Apple II+'s (is the slot the same? Although, I don't think they would have, as IIRC, they would be too tall, and they have the dust cover plate for a PC on the back, which just would have made no sense in an Apple II) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile compute r

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> > (does the trick involve Tritium, or is that just a yield enhancer for > > implosion types?) > > The tricks usually involve things like surrounding the implosion core > with a neutron reflector which can reduce the critical mass by a factor > of two (from 11 kg to 5 kg or so for Pu). > > For some reason I don't understand and haven't looked into, it's possible > to get a critical mass as low as 1 kg using plutonium nitrate solution > in a stainless steel implosion sphere. Yield would probably be a few kilotons. > > Tritium is a yeild enhancer. Turns your A bomb into an H bomb. I assume the tritium component is a modular part of the device, as it has a rather short half-life (and IIRC, the last production facility was closed down). -dq

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Data Books - Toronto area

by mhstein＠usa.net

Several boxes of miscellaneous data books headed for landfill if nobody around here wants to pick them up; I definitely ain't shipping these anywhere :-) mike

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Dark Tower Pics

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>For the benefit of people like me with a text-only display, could you >post the markings on the ICs here, please... Sure thing... Largest (28 pin): MP7332-N1LL D 8131 4149 PHILIPPINES Medium (16 pin): TAIWAN 8114XM SN79910N SN75494N Small (8 pin): AC TL496CP MALAYSIA (and has 140 verticle down the pin 1 edge) I wrote everything on them, including country of origin, because I have NO idea what is important and what isn't (for all I know, different country origin chips have different designs). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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Redactron WP

by mhstein＠usa.net

Right you are, Don; later became Burroughs. Picture at: http://communities.msn.com/TeachingComputerUseandProgramming/teaching.msnw?… And another buenas dias, Sergio, but even without the printer I don't think you'd want to ship this baby to Spain... I'll keep the mag card & schematic though, JIC mike --------------- Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 10:52:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Don Maslin <donm(a)cts.com> Subject: RE: Redactron WP On Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Sergio Pedraja Cabo wrote: > > Ahem... What is this thing ? :-) > > Sergio IIRC, it is a clone of the IBM MagCard word processor.

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AHA-1542's

by vze2mnvr＠verizon.net

> There are two flavors, though - 1542C and 1542CF - F for Fast. There was also a 1542-CP ISA Plug and Play version.

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looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile compute r

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

References: <7A9BACCEF0171D4FB77019F5104CDD372257F7(a)jeffserver.tegjeff.com> X-Mailer: VM 6.96 under 21.1 (patch 8) "Bryce Canyon" XEmacs Lucid FCC: ~/Mail/sent-mail On October 17, Douglas Quebbeman wrote: > > > > Two stage weapons physics is really weird. The first time I read > > > > the phrase "photon gas" my head spun. > > > > > > Photon gas. Say WHAT? :) > > > > I get that when I eat too much Mexican food. > > Photon gas also correlates with the comsumption of beer > with less than 5% alcohol ("lite beer")... Ahh, pseudo-beer. :) -- Dave McGuire Laurel, MD

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New aquisitions: PCjr (minus power supply) and Amstrad PC 6400

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

The IBM PS/1 models 2011 and 2121 both use the same monitor with power supply inside. I get several emails from people that buy the CPU but didnt get the display with it. PCjr power supplies show up every once in a while around here, especially at hamfests. In fact, I bought a jr a few months back with a second story floppy drive that connects to the main unit. I'd like to hook up my PCjr hard drive to it also. In a message dated 10/17/2001 11:43:23 AM Central Daylight Time, lgwalker(a)mts.net writes: << The 1640 reminds me of the IBM 2011 with the power supply in the monitor unit. There was an informative thread a while back on the mail list in the spring of 1999 regarding the 1640. I have one but alas no K-B. I did win one on e-bay but was never able to get a reply from the seller. I also have a PCjr and like you don't have the PSU. They come up on e-pay occasionally but either I haven't had the money at that time or else the seller wouldn't ship to Canada. I have managed to acquire some manuals for it, including the IBM one, however, as well as some cartridges but they are buried somewhere among my stuff which is still in disarray due to my move this summer. When I run across them I'll let you know. Lawrence > Went to a new thrift store this week. Ended up with way more stuff > than I expected to. The big items were a complete Amstrad PC 6400 > (8-bit PC clone, dual half-height floppies, 3 ISA slots, proprietary > monitor that powers the base through a monster DIN connector, > proprietary keyboard with 9-pin joystick connector) and a nearly complete > PCjr w/128K and parallel port sidecars (got non-chicklet keyboard w/cable > and CPU, but no PSU). How much should a PCjr PSU run me? What cartridges > were there for it? The company I used to write kids games for (Software > Productions - makers of "Alphabet Beasts and Company, Micro Mother Goose, > Micro Habitats, etc.) did support it, but I was the C-64 dude, not the > PeeCee dude. (ob digression: when the company closed, we _did_ hold the > door open with the PCjr - it really was a doorstop ;-) > > The scary part is that the Amstrad was about triple the cost of the Peanut > (~$6 (after markdown from $11) vs ~$2). I guess size does matter. > > So far in my digging, I've found that the Amstrad PC 6400 is the > American name for the Amstrad PC 1640, and I found a good Amstrad > resource at http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cliff.lawson/index.htm > Any other good tips? > > -ethan > >>

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Hard Card (was Re: IIgs using hard disk 20)

by mythtech＠Mac.com

> Could it have Been a Plus Systems HardCard? I know that they did a PC > hardcard, I don't know about an apple II version... they were acquired? by > quantum many years ago I just dug out my 2 "hard drive on a card" units (not to be confused with a "hot dog on a stick"). One is a Plus Hardcard (says so right on it), I have NO idea what kind of a drive is connected to it (4 small ribbon cables marked R/W, Encoder, Motor, Rotor... don't know what kind of drive connects that way), nor do I know anything about the size (40mb?, see below) or setup of the drive. But the specs may be available on Quantum's (well, now Maxtor's) web site... I do know I have seen Hardcard info there before. The other one doesn't have a name per se on in. The physical drive is marked Kalok, Octagon Disk Drive by the Kalok Corporation. Model# KL330. However, I think that might just be the OEM drive the unit manufacturer used. It looks like maybe an MFM drive (2 card edge connectors that look like 5.25 drive connectors). On the back of the unit is a sticker marked Part#: (blank), Model#: CARD30R, Serial# 9790, Date: 1/90. If the date is right, then this thing is WAY newer than I thought it was. At one point I must have had some specs on it, as I have penned onto the drive the setup of it (616c, 4h, 26s, 32mb). I flipped thru my binders of tech notes, and I didn't find anything on the Kalok drive, but I found a page of notes on the Plus hardcard... tells me how to change the IO and IRQ settings, as well as how to repartition it as one drive. Seems it comes as 2-20mb drives, but needs a device driver to work, repartitioning it as one 40mb allows it to work under DOS 6.22 without drivers. I don't think I have the drivers, and I don't think this is originally my page (it is dot matrix printed and that doesn't jive with the rest of my notes), so my guess is, I found it in a closet somewhere and clipped in into my binder. Well... hopefully some of you cared about all that... if so, there is a picture of the two drives at <http://www.mythtech.net/hardcard.jpg>. If not... sorry to waste the bandwidth. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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IIgs using hard disk 20

by lgwalker＠mts.net

This didn't seem to get thru last time. Sorry if it's a duplicate post. L. Here's some gleanings from my database of a2gs inf. I believe it was supplied by Supertimer on the csa2 newsgroup. --------------------------------------------------------------------- There are two things you need to do to get the IIGS usable. First, get a hard drive for it. http://www.allelec.com/ Alltech Electronics sells an internal hard drive for the IIGS that is a hard drive on a card. No extra controller needed. It is an IDE controller plus notebook mechanism. It costs $59. For that price, you also get the most modern Apple IIGS System Software, GS/OS (System 6.0.1), which is normally on six separate floppy disks (a hard drive is needed to get the most out of it). You also get tons of freewares and sharewares. The hard drive is called the Focus hard drive card. Look for it on the Alltech site. The other thing is memory. Alltech (see above for web site) also sells the Sirius RAM card. They are revising their web site, so this product may not yet be on there, but just call them and ask. It is a 0-8MB memory card that can be expanded in 1MB increments using 1MB 30 pin SIMMs. I'm sure you have an old 386 lying around that you can gut. Only the IIGS can run a graphical OS somewhat similar to MacOS. The IIGS' OS can, with the proper software, generate printed pages on high resolution ink-jet printers and laser printers with TrueType fonts, an Apple (same as Mac) style GUI, and the use of the same keyboards and mice as the Mac (in fact, ADB was first used in the IIGS before being used on Macs...pre-GS Macs used "telephone" style keyboard cables). The IIGS has built in support for 15Khz analog RGB color. The IIGS itself has a 4096 color palette and is capable of theoretically throwing up to 3200 of those on screen at once. The monitor the IIGS uses will also work on the Amiga and Atari ST and their monitors will work on the IIGS. some URLS http://www.allelec.com/ http://www.sequential.com/ Sequential Systems. http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/ I believe the A2 FAQ by Rubywand and a bunch of other stuff is still on this site or you can find it regularly on the csa2 n-g. There used to be older FAQ by one Nathan Mates a notorious csa2 flamer who, in a snit, removed it from circulation. If you contact me off-list I MIGHT be able to tell you what was in it. Since I've had an A-gs monitor for years and by the Law of Affinity knew that a GS would eventually find it's way to me (thanks Rich) I've kept this info and even the GS manual. Lawrence SNIP > I was hoping maybe they used the same ports, and I might be able to use > the HD 20 with my IIgs so I can add a hard drive to it. > > Anyone info would be great. > > > > -chris > > <http://www.mythtech.net> > ------- End of forwarded message ------- Reply to: lgwalker(a)mts.net

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IIgs using hard disk 20

by mythtech＠Mac.com

Does anyone know if an Apple IIgs can use an old Macintosh Hard Disk 20. The Mac HD is NOT scsi, but rather uses the disk drive port on a Mac. It was designed to work with older non scsi macs (128k 512k), and could be daisy chained thru the disk drive ports (at one point, I think I had 3 HD 20s and a 400k drive connected to my 128k Mac). The IIgs has a disk drive port, and visually, the 3.5" drive I have for it looks just like the 3.5" drive I have off an old Mac Classic (I have to go off visual, as the one from the Classic has no labels or other markers beyond the apple logo... don't know why, that is the way it was when it was given to me). I was hoping maybe they used the same ports, and I might be able to use the HD 20 with my IIgs so I can add a hard drive to it. Anyone info would be great. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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Toshiba T300 - last call, Toronto area

by mhstein＠usa.net

One gone, one awaiting its fate: T300 dual floppy PC semi-compatible, no monitor (but std RGB OK), spare KB, 2 sets of 3 manuals, 123 & dBII, diskettes & some tech info; also service info & schematics for T100. Good for converting 360 to/from 600 Kb diskettes. Headed for landfill if no interest. mike

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Available in NJ: BYTE magazines, 1982 and 1983 complete

by ysgdhio＠yahoo.com

In the process of reclaiming basement space for other hobbies, I have unearthed a box containing two complete years of BYTE magazines, specifically 1982 and 1983. They are in very nice condition. If you want them, please reply to me directly to arrange pickup in central New Jersey, just off the Garden State Parkway. At a later date, I might also be uncovering at least one complete Sony SMC-70 (CP/M) system, perhaps up to two more system units and a number of add-on cards. These probably won't be free, but certainly not eBay prices. (I'd work a trade, but I really really need the space) Again, reply directly if you'd be interested. Thanks.

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looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile computer

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On October 17, Gene Buckle wrote: > > Two stage weapons physics is really weird. The first time I read > > the phrase "photon gas" my head spun. > > Photon gas. Say WHAT? :) I get that when I eat too much Mexican food. -Dave -- Dave McGuire Laurel, MD

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Blame Microsoft! (in bad taste)

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> Speaking of bad taste, > Did anyone notice that there was a picture of the WTC > expolsions published in 'Wired' before the 11th? > (apologies in advance) Fact. The October issue has > no Written reference to the event because it was obv. > made before 11-Sep. However, on p.170 there is a > very realic picture from an ultrabad taste (now) > CD called Party Music of The Coup. where the artwork > depicts two tower explosions. > > So... blame Wired? Blame 'Wired' for the cover design of The Coup's album? -dq

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Epson Equity LT-286 setup

by mouch＠imv.au.dk

Hi I just got a Epson Equity LT - 286 but I need the setup disk and cant find on Epson site - can you help me ? please

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