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

by barythrin＠gmail.com

Anyone know if mcm electronics changes the shipping charge before you pay or are they all flat rate/minimum of 9.49 to ship? Between them charging extra for shipping and adafruit charging extra for the device but admitting shipping is only $4 it sorta comes out the same. I just don't know who I'd offer the mark up (if I have to pay one) to.

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OT: WWVB clock with silent movement

by tshoppa＠wmata.com

Various "time-nuts" start off with GPS disciplined rubidium clocks, or radio clocks like WWVB, and derive a phase-locked 60Hz to run the old-fashioned 120VAC continuous-hand-movement analog and flip clocks (in my circle known as "NUMECHRON"s although I think the most applicable trademark was TYMETER). One example is: http://leapsecond.com/pages/atomic-nixie/ Obviously an HP 3325B is overkill as a 60Hz synthesizer but you get the idea. If you have WWVB carrier, 60Hz is just dividing by 1000, no funny numerator/denominator stuff.

13 years, 4 months

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Tek 4317

by seefriek＠gmail.com

On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 1:00 PM, Sander Reiche <reiche at ls-al.eu> wrote: > > I was wondering about the Tektronix 4317 machine. The only information I'm > able to find online is the catalog introducing it: > http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/tektronix/\ > 44xx/4300_Series_1988_Catalog.pdf > The rest inside that bitsavers PDF (or Bits corner for that matter) don't > even > mention the 4300 series. > Wow...what a great machine. I spent some time with Smalltalk on one in the before-times. Really advanced, well made little box for the time (and expensive). > I gather it should run UTek 3.1, but where could I try to find the media > (which > is 5.25" floppy I think) for that O/S? > I'm afraid I don't know what the last UTek was for that box, but 3.1 is a reasonable guess. UTek did come on QIC tapes (which is what we used); I never loaded it from floppies or saw a floppy distro. That said, most of my UTek stick time was on later versions and later hardware (XD88 workstations). I can't imagine where one would find the install media these days other than lucking onto someone with a similar machine. I vaguely recall that all 4xxx machines could be loaded from the same distro media, but I can't confirm that. That said, if you do find someone with a working system, you could clone the drives. They're SCSI, and 'dd' just fine. > Does anyone know of the connections which can be made on such a machine? > Not sure exactly what you mean by "connections", but I'm pretty sure the one we had had ethernet, serial, PIO, and SCSI. And the video output of course. Good luck with it. I'd love to have one running Smalltalk and/or Lisp. KJ

13 years, 4 months

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PANASONIC HHC RL-H1800 TV DISPLAY ADAPTOR

by n8uhn＠yahoo.com

RE:PANASONIC HHC RL-H1800 TV DISPLAY ADAPTOR Thankx all for the info and help with my HHC questions. i did win the ge programmer with working HHC on ebay for around 50 dollars. so now i have an hhc with working display and some GE spares. Tony my answers to your post is below: >Waht exactly is the fault with the existing one? Missing columns? Missing >rows (over part of the display?) Odd dots missing? Missing row's on the last third of the display almost to the end of te display. >The only HHC peripheral I ahve seen is the printer/cassette interface and >tht contains a ROM and a custom I/O chip. I would be very suprisied if >the display interface was all standard ICs. there were a few hhc peripheral's besides the tv adaptor and printer. according to my manual that came with the hhc used in the ge programmer there was: the I/O adaptor for six peripheral's, two printer's with cassette i/o on them , an acoustic coupler modem and a ram module. Ge used two modules with the hhc/printer/io adaptor setup: one module held eproms for software that programed the ge two way radios and the other module interfaced the radio's to the hcc via cable or ZIF sockets for bare eeproms. google "ge suitcase programmer" for info on the GE/HHC setup. there was one other HHC set up that used only an HHC and printer for insurance companies - the printer attached directly to the HHC and the custom insurance software was on a "capsule" (rom chip) that went in the back of the HHC. Bill

13 years, 4 months

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VMS 6 docs

by reiche＠ls-al.eu

Hi all, The orange binders are spoken for. But the large paperback books are still available. Rob Jarratt has expressed his interest for the VMS 4 documentation, but as said, that's gone. Anyone interested or can I bin it? http://ls-al.eu/~reiche/log/index.html?id=2013020601 re, reiche

13 years, 4 months

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Raspberry Pi

by barythrin＠gmail.com

That's where ya pick the right project for you (nv8em not a raspberry) :-) ------Original Message------ From: Jules Richardson Sender: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org To: cctalk at classiccmp.org ReplyTo: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Raspberry Pi Sent: Feb 26, 2013 8:36 AM On 02/25/2013 04:45 PM, Tony Duell wrote: > There are, IMHO, 3 thigns wrong with the Rpi. The hardwre, the software, > adn the docuemtnion. I think my main problem with it is that I'm tainted by nostalgia, and what I really wish it was is a backplane system with separate cards for ROM, RAM, CPU, I/O, video etc. :-) Much more fun to mess around with, put into a cool-looking chassis, use to teach kids about how a computer works etc. cheers Jules

13 years, 4 months

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Commodore 1084s

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

Compatible with IBM CGA modes? Same pinout? As to a related topic, the C128 outputs RGBI like a CGA card?

13 years, 4 months

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old 9-pin monitors

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

------------------------------ On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 2:19 PM PST Richard wrote: >EGA and CGA have compatible signalling, but MDA is very different >(TTL vs. analog signalling). None of those monitors are analog. Internally EGA monitors mix it up differently, but all the above monitors take digital inputs. The EGA just has more. A analog monitor is RGB, CGA is RGBI, EGA is RGBI + 2. >Presumably the color ones she mentions are either CGA or EGA and the >mono ones are MDA.> There were others...

13 years, 4 months

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Commodore Amiga Catweasel Mk2 available for sell

by gerardcjat＠free.fr

in GERMANY. International shipping available ( 12 Euros / $ 15 ?? ) Not affiliated in any way with the seller. Just for information of this list members ;-) http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330878622028&ssPageName=A… Please, let me know if this kind of "information" is helpfull for the list, or NOT. and if I should continue to post such "findings" ??

13 years, 4 months

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Strobe plotter documentation or information?

by Carl.Claunch＠gartner.com

Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:06:53 +0000 From: Dave <dave.g4ugm at gmail.com<mailto:dave.g4ugm at gmail.com>> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org<mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org>> Subject: Re: Strobe plotter documentation or information? Message-ID: <512B45CD.8090903 at gmail.com<mailto:512B45CD.8090903 at gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 25/02/2013 11:06, Dave wrote: > Carl >Poking around on the net, in particular here:- > >http://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v10n2/212_Print_about_printers.php > >and here > >http://www.cpm.z80.de/roche/DRGDOC.TXT > >and here > >http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/convergent/manuals_b20/118… >(Page 135 onwards) > >implies that the interface is RS232 and that it kind of understands a >subset of HPGL.... > > Hi Dave Yes, those links were the three mentions that I had previously found (plus links to some ads in archived magazines). However, since the interface board is a S-100 bus card labeled as "Strobe 100 parallel interface" I believe the RS232 is a different option that this does not have, or the link from the plotter enclosure to the card itself is using RS232. The Burroughs document defines their graphics subroutine library and mentions that these can be used (unsupported) on the Strobe plotter, but not enough to write anything that will talk to the box. Further, they mention in appx B the configuration file that defines the format for talking to each peripheral that there is a format Strobe which is different from the HP plotter formats. The review link mentions commands, which do not sound like HPGL to me, but with only these three documents to go on, it is a grain of data and a pound of interpolation to decide what the protocol might look like. The DR Graph document mentions a unique driver for the plotter, in a long list of many different monitors, plotters and printers. All of these documents suggest to me there is a unique programmatic interface, thus I was hoping for a one in a million chance that someone has the manual or enough documented about this plotter to allow me to send it valid sequences. All mention RS232 so that may at least resolve the question of communications protocol - well documented across the three links you listed. What to send over that link is the question now. Reverse engineering may be quite challenging, but I might be able to replace the controller inside the plotter with my own controller, driving the servos and motor myself, thus free to create my own programming interface. Thank you for looking and posting the citations. Carl ________________________________ This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the person to whom it has been sent, and may contain information that is confidential or legally protected. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, you are not authorized to copy, distribute, or otherwise use this message or its attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and permanently delete this message and any attachments. Gartner makes no warranty that this e-mail is error or virus free.

13 years, 4 months

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Alphaserver 1200 dual CPU to part with

by p.gebhardt＠ymail.com

Hi folks, having several Alphaserver 1200's in my collection, I thought I could part with one so that it find a good new home and make somebody happy. Unit is tested and located in Germany near Cologne, local pick-up preferred. Dual CPU 533MHz, 1GB RAM, 3x 9GB and 1x4GB disks, graphics and network card, 1x CD-ROM drive. Please make offers. Kind regards, Pierre ------------------------------ console output: starting console on CPU 0 sizing memory ? 0??? 256 MB DIMM ? 1??? 256 MB DIMM ? 2??? 256 MB DIMM ? 3??? 256 MB DIMM starting console on CPU 1 probing IOD1 hose 1 ? bus 0 slot 1 - NCR 53C810 ? bus 0 slot 2 - QLogic ISP1020 probing IOD0 hose 0 ? bus 0 slot 1 - PCEB ??? probing EISA Bridge, bus 1 ? bus 0 slot 2 - S3 Trio64/Trio32 ? bus 0 slot 3 - DECchip 21140-AA ** keyboard error ** configuring I/O adapters... ? ncr0, hose 1, bus 0, slot 1 ? isp0, hose 1, bus 0, slot 2 ? floppy0, hose 0, bus 1, slot 0 ? tulip0, hose 0, bus 0, slot 3 System temperature is 9 degrees C AlphaServer 1200 Console V5.3-1, 27-OCT-1998 11:16:38 ? CPU 0 booting ? (boot dkb0.0.0.2.1 -flags A) block 0 of dkb0.0.0.2.1 is a valid boot block reading 32 blocks from dkb0.0.0.2.1 bootstrap code read in Building FRU table base = 200000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 4000 initializing HWRPB at 2000 initializing page table at 1f2000 initializing machine state setting affinity to the primary CPU jumping to bootstrap code ? halted CPU 0 ? halt code = 5 HALT instruction executed PC = 20000000 boot failure P00>>>sho config ?????????????????????????? Digital Equipment Corporation ???????????????????????????????? AlphaServer 1200 ? ?Console V5.3-1? OpenVMS PALcode V1.19-18, Digital UNIX PALcode V1.21-26 ? ?Module????????????????????????? Type???? Rev??? Name ?System Motherboard????????????? 0??????? 0000?? mthrbrd0 ?Memory? 256 MB DIMM???????????? 0??????? 0000?? mem0 ?Memory? 256 MB DIMM???????????? 0??????? 0000?? mem1 ?Memory? 256 MB DIMM???????????? 0????? ??0000?? mem2 ?Memory? 256 MB DIMM???????????? 0??????? 0000?? mem3 ?CPU (4MB Cache)???????????????? 3??????? 0001?? cpu0 ?CPU (4MB Cache)???????????????? 3??????? 0003?? cpu1 ?Bridge (IOD0/IOD1)????????????? 600????? 0032?? iod0/iod1 ?PCI Motherboard???? ????????????a??????? 0003?? saddle0 ? ?Bus 0? iod0 (PCI0) ?Slot?? Option Name????????????? Type???? Rev??? Name ?1????? PCEB???????????????????? 4828086? 0015?? pceb0 ?2????? S3 Trio64/Trio32???????? 88115333 0044?? vga0 ?3????? DECchip 21140-AA???????? 91011??? 0012?? tulip0 ? ?Bus 1? pceb0 (EISA Bridge connected to iod0, slot 1) ?Slot?? Option Name????????????? Type???? Rev??? Name ? ?Bus 0? iod1 (PCI1) ?Slot?? Option Name????????????? Type???? Rev??? Name ?1????? NCR 53C810?????????????? 11000??? 0002?? ncr0 ?2????? QLogic ISP1020?????????? 10201077 0005?? isp0 P00>>>sho power ? ??????????????????? Status Power Supply 0?????? good Power Supply 1?????? good System Fans????????? good CPU Fans???????????? good Temperature????????? good ? Current ambient temperature is 10 degrees C System shutdown temperature is set to 55 degrees C ? The system was last reset via a power-on reset ? 3 Environmental events are logged in nvram Do you want to view the events? (Y/<N>) y ? Total Environmental Events: 3? (3 logged) ? 1? FEB 17 12:52? Temperature, Fans, Power Supplies Normal 2? FEB 25 18:36? Temperature, Fans, Power Supplies Normal 3? FEB 25 19:15? Temperature, Fans, Power Supplies Normal ? Do you want to clear all events from nvram? (Y/<N>) y P00>>> P00>>>sho dev polling ncr0 (NCR 53C810) slot 1, bus 0 PCI, hose 1 ?? SCSI Bus ID 7 dka500.5.0.1.1???? DKA500?????????????????? RRD46? 0557 polling isp0 (QLogic ISP1020) slot 2, bus 0 PCI, hose 1?? SCSI Bus ID 7 dkb0.0.0.2.1?????? DKB0???????????????????? RZ1CB-CA? LYJ0 dkb100.1.0.2.1???? DKB100?????????????????? RZ1DF-CB? 0372 dkb200.2.0.2.1???? DKB200?????????????????? RZ2DA-LA? N1H1 dkb300.3.0.2.1???? DKB300?????????????????? RZ1DF-CB? 0372 polling floppy0 (FLOPPY) PCEB - XBUS hose 0 dva0.0.0.1000.0??? DVA0????????????????????? RX23 polling tulip0 (DECchip 21140-AA) slot 3, bus 0 PCI, hose 0 ewa0.0.0.3.0?????? 00-00-F8-31-4E-4D??? Twisted-Pair P00>>> ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pierre's collection of classic computers : http://classic-computing.dyndns.org/

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Strobe plotter documentation or information?

by Carl.Claunch＠gartner.com

The 20 wire cable that might have been an RS232 link is definitely not - among other signs, pin 3 is ground, not receive data. The S-100 interface card has no UART or intelligence, just routes the signal lines through an 8255A to the bus. Finally, opened the plotter itself - no microcontroller/processor, no logic circuits, just transistor drivers to activate the stepper motors and solenoids, wired to the various lines of the cable. So, yes, it is a parallel interface and it appears to be completely proprietary to the Strobe plotter. No fancy protocol to speak to it, at least, just raise lines to drive the motors one way or the other in 3.6 degree rotary steps. The power supply in the plotter has a 7805 on it, so appears to be standard TTL 5V interface at first glance. Seems it will be more straightforward than I thought to put this into service. Carl ________________________________ This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the person to whom it has been sent, and may contain information that is confidential or legally protected. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, you are not authorized to copy, distribute, or otherwise use this message or its attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and permanently delete this message and any attachments. Gartner makes no warranty that this e-mail is error or virus free.

13 years, 4 months

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old 9-pin monitors

by sales＠elecplus.com

If anyone is looking for old 9-pin monitors, color or mono, please let me know. _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2641/6130 - Release Date: 02/25/13

13 years, 4 months

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old 9-pin monitors

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

There are a few Princeton, Taxan and other uncommom brands I could be interesred in. CGA, MDA, and largely EGA I am not. If you have a list w/model numbers, I'll be sure and look it over. ------------------------------ On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 9:18 AM PST Cindy Croxton Electronics Plus wrote: >If anyone is looking for old 9-pin monitors, color or mono, please let me >know. > > > > _____ > >No virus found in this message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2641/6130 - Release Date: 02/25/13 >

13 years, 4 months

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HP 2116C for sale

by sellam＠vintagetech.com

I am soliciting offers for a very nice condition HP 2116C with a 2748 tape reader until the end of this week. Here's a not great photo. The 2748 is on top beneath the shrinkwrap. http://vintagetech.com/photos/bigiron/HP%202116C.JPG This is in very good condition cosmetically, just a little dirty. I will get better photos after I've cleaned it up and get a hold of a key so I can open the front door. The configuration is roughly as follows: TOP SHELF: 02116-6175 - POWER FAIL 02116-63248 - MDB 02116-63212 - MAD 02116-? - "SSA" 02116-? - "XYD" 02116-63210 - INHIBIT DRIVER MIDDLE SHELF: 02116-6208 - A101 02116-6237 - A102-105 02116-6237 - A102-105 02116-6237 - A102-105 02116-6237 - A102-105 02116-6028 - A106 02116-6258 - A107 02116-6029 - A108 BOTTOM SHELF: ??? More details are in this file: http://vintagetech.com/photos/bigiron/2116C/Notes My asking price is $6,000, but I will consider any offer over $4,000 until this Friday. Please contact me directly if you have any further questions. Thanks! -- Sellam Ismail VintageTech ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintagetech.com Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap...The truth is always simple.

13 years, 4 months

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Floppy Days Podcast

by floppydays＠gmail.com

Hi, all retrocomputing fans! I'm starting a new podcast called Floppy Days to discuss vintage computers and calculators. I plan to cover things like: - history - specs - emulation - modern upgrades - magazines/books - assembly language tools and much, much more. I plan to cover the vintage computers and vintage programmable calculators in which I have interest, or in my collection, and would be willing to cover computers I've never seen or were not popular or available in the U.S. I would love to be able to interview experts on these systems as well, if anyone would be willing to participate. I would also like to know if anyone would be interested in being a co-host for this show. It would make it much easier to pool our knowledge and share the workload. The podcast is on iTunes, or you can download it at: floppydays.libsyn.com Thanks so much and please listen and provide feedback if you can. Randy Kindig floppydays at gmail.com voice mail 206-426-7200 Web site floppydays.libsyn.com Sent from my iPad

13 years, 4 months

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Rt-11 distribution

by roe＠liveblockauctions.com

Now that Mentec is gone, does anyone know where I might find an rt-11 v5 or better distribution? I desparately need the TMSCP MU: tape device handler.

13 years, 4 months

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Raspberry Pi

by wlewisiii＠gmail.com

On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 5:26 PM, <cctalk-request at classiccmp.org> wrote: > From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh at aracnet.com> > At 7:20 PM +0000 2/25/13, Liam Proven wrote: >>On 25 Feb 2013 18:26, "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote: >>> >>> The talk about the Acorn and RISC OS reminds me that I've been interested >>in one of these, primarily to run RISC OS. What is the recommended >>version, price, and place to get a Raspberry Pi from? >>> >>> I assume I want a "2.0 Model B 512Mb"? I've found a seller on eBay with >>this and they include a case for $57. >> >>If you want to keep it super cheap, try to find a Linux user upgrading to >>the 512MB version. 256MB is a vast amount of RAM for Risc OS, whereas it is >>not enough for a graphical Linux desktop. You really don't need half a gig >>for Risc OS, unless of course you want to run Linux as well. > > I'd want the option of putting Linux on there. Though my current > UNIX box only has 256Mb. :-) Realistically I'll probably see about > turning it into a PDP-11 or PDP-10 after I play with RISC OS for an > hour or two. > > Zane The latter projects would be fun. I've been pondering getting one to put as small a linux distro on as possible and then getting Brad Parker's CADR emulator http://www.unlambda.com/cadr/ running on it. That would make for a screaming little LISP machine :) Getting SIMH & running 2.11BSD on it's emulated PDP-11 or VMS on the emulated VAX could be entertaining as well. William -- Live like you will never die, love like you've never been hurt, dance like no-one is watching. Alex White

13 years, 4 months

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Commodore 64 question

by cctech＠beyondthepale.ie

> > I have a similar problem; I've noticed that the IRQ line is > constantly asserted, which it's not if I just pull the VIC > (of course, that could be because the boot routine is > crashing; the VIC otherwise looks like it's probably working > fine, since it emits a proper NTSC black screen with color > burst). > > Is there a relatively simple test that can be done with an > analog scope (no storage) that can determine whether the > PLA is bad? Some of the outputs, at least, seem to toggle. > I'd like to narrow it down before I put down the money for > a replacement part. > A friend of mine asked me to repair his failed Commodore 64 many years ago. He thoughtfully supplied a schematic for me to work from. As far as I recall (and nobody ever accused me of having a good memory), I wrote some code using the assembler on my BBC Micro, put it in an EPROM, swapped that for the ROM in the Commodore and identified a RAM problem by outputing status on the user port. I'm not sure I should admit to this but rather than an EPROM, I think it was actually my cheapo EPROM eliminator - a 2K static RAM equipped with two flying to a bench power supply... If I remember correctly, I replaced the suspect RAM chip and the machine worked. Regards, Peter Coghlan.

13 years, 4 months

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Raspberry Pi vs competition (was Raspberry Pi)

by barythrin＠gmail.com

Been thinking about it recently also for one or two projects. Has anyone tried any of the other little usb stick microcomputers? I've seen various comments on some *really* cheap ones on amazon which seem pretty competitive other than no ethernet port but a lot of heat/overheating comments. I'm tempted for the raspberry just for a dlna server with attached (but self powered) usb drive. Others could do similar various tasks though.

13 years, 4 months

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Commodore 64 question

by sales＠elecplus.com

I have been testing my C64s today, and 1 works perfectly, joysticks and game, etc. Hooked up via DIN cable to 3 RCA to Commodore color monitor, everything is fine. My questions are these: 1 of the C64 powers on, but absolutely nothing appears on the screen. 1 of the C64 has a totally different pin configuration for the monitor and disk drive, only 5 pins for the monitor. The FCC ID, model number, etc. is exactly the same as the others, but these connections are different. Any ideas? _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2641/6130 - Release Date: 02/25/13

13 years, 4 months

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what chip is that? IBM Displaywriter 6360 Diskette Unit

by nigel.d.williams＠gmail.com

We've had some success decoding the various LSI chips found within the IBM Displaywriter System, in this case the external 8-inch floppy drive subsystem (IBM 6360), but one last chip has stumped us, or more accurately stumped our Estonian colleague who was familiar with the IBM to Intel part number mapping, see here: http://www.cpu-world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=164045#164045 Anyone with knowledge of how to implement the NEC D765D floppy disk controller in a detached setup might be able to make a good guess as to the function of the remaining 40-pin DIP IC (labelled 4430030) in the picture? http://i.imgur.com/VtMxSqj.jpg is it another peripheral chip or perhaps a CPU? I'm guessing the former since I don't see anything that might hold ROM code for a CPU. The Intel 4178628 to the right is an Intel 8255A-5 (Programmable Peripheral Interface (PPI)).

13 years, 4 months

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Acorn Archimedes

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

Mine has the 4Mb RAM upgrade, 10BaseT network adaptor, and the standard 80Mb Conner IDE and 3.5 floppy. > > Nicely equipped. When you say pc gear, do you IBM compatible or incompatible? Do you have a Nimbus yet? If no, Why not?

13 years, 4 months

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Acorn Archimedes

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

My offlist question to Tony was does he own an AA, and if not why not? For the rest of you Britishers,do you own one, and if not why not? Do you have a problem withit?

13 years, 4 months

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Vector Graphic MZB-5025

by dm561＠torfree.net

----- Original Message ----- Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:44:34 -0800 (PST) From: William Maddox <wmaddox at pacbell.net> I recently bought a Vector Graphic MZB-5025 and its matching display and keyboard from a seller on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vector-Graphics-MZB-5025-Computer-Z-80-CPU-64K-RAM-… http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vector-Graphics-MT-Terminal-Mindless-Terminal-and-K… The keyboard and display are packaged like a terminal, with styling nearly identical to the SOROC IQ-120, but the video generation is actually performed on an S-100 card in the main chassis. The seller did not pack the terminal properly at all, and the fragile structural foam enclosure was shattered in transit: ... --Bill ------ Reply: I believe someone on the Vintage Computer Forum has a Mindless Terminal that he doesn't know what to do with (he thought it was a 'normal' RS-232 terminal); maybe he'd like to see it go to an appreciative home: http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?35650-Terminal-hook-… Failing that, you can use an ordinary RS-232 terminal, although you may have to burn a new monitor ROM. FYI, if you decide to keep it, there is a Vector Graphic user group and quite a bit of documentation and software available. mike

13 years, 4 months

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looking for VAX 11/730 Console tape and Diagnostic manual

by g-wright＠att.net

Try to get one going here. Just cant fine the Diagnostic manual DEC # EK-DS730-UG. Also need the Console/Microcode tape or image. found a wounded image out there, but would like to find the original contents. This is on DecTape (TU58) Thanks, Jerry

13 years, 4 months

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xmodem problems

by jules.richardson99＠gmail.com

OK, so I hacked a quick 'n dirty xmodem implementation together in RSI BASIC on the QX10 so that I could transfer a few essentials over via the serial link. It worked on a few files, but I've found a couple of problem files where it will consistently block when trying to send an ACK back to the sender following a packet receive - in one file it's on packet 76 every single time, while in the other it's always packet 161 (it receives the complete packet OK, checksum is valid, packet sequence numbers are all good, but it stalls writing to the serial port). Any thoughts? I can't think of a reason why it should work fine on some files, but barf consistently - and at different points - with these other two. I did wonder if there was a particular byte encountered in these packets which hadn't been seen previously in these files (or any of the others I've sent successfully) which was somehow tripping up the underlying serial code on the QX-10, but that's not the case. I suppose there might be a particular magic *sequence* of bytes which is received and causing problems, but that's harder[1] to check for. Oh, I've disabled the disk-write code on the QX-10 just to rule that out, too; it still fails even when it's just tossing received data away. [1] hmm, although I could just zero out the problem packets and see if that stops it happening, I suppose. Will report back. cheers Jules

13 years, 4 months

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Raspberry Pi

by ethan.dicks＠gmail.com

On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 1:19 PM, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote: > The talk about the Acorn and RISC OS reminds me that I've been interested in > one of these, primarily to run RISC OS. What is the recommended version, > price, and place to get a Raspberry Pi from? Recommended version is 2.0 Model B (that happens to have 512MB; the 1.0 "B" has 256MB but those shouldn't be in the dealer channels anymore). Everything shipping as new for months now is a 2.0 Model B (the "A" is only starting to ship in Europe, so doesn't come into play with US orders). Primary distributors (MCM Electronics or element14/Newark) charge $35 + S&H for it (and sales tax if you are in their state). Secondary distributors (Adafruit, etc) often charge $40 plus S&H and tax. > I assume I want a "2.0 Model B 512Mb"? I've found a seller on eBay with > this and they include a case for $57. Sellers on eBay are marking things up a bit because demand is still higher than supply. -ethan

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IBM etc. plotters

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

Maybe they're the next big thing I don't know. You'd sure get that impression looking at the eBay listings. I payed 5$ for my largish IBM 7374?. No carousel though. I've never actually run it, but it powers up and all, though reports an error after a bit ***Need docs***. I plan on machining/fabricating a carousel. You really don't need one someone pointed out, for circuit board work, or really anything, so long as you're willing to manually change pens.

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cctalk Digest, Vol 114, Issue 45

by seefriek＠gmail.com

Longshot...is it possible that the 8255A is really an 8355A (same w/ mask programmed ROM)? That could make the unknown chip an 8085A (among many other things).

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IBM etc. plotters

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

Maybe they're the next big thing I don't know. You'd sure get that impression looking at the eBay listings. I payed 5$ for my largish IBM 7374?. No carousel though. I've never actually run it, but it powers up and all, though reports an error after a bit ***Need docs***. I plan on machining/fabricating a carousel. You really don't need one someone pointed out, for circuit board work, or really anything, so long as you're willing to manually change pens.

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Acorn Archimedes

by tom_a_sparks＠yahoo.com.au

>On 02/24/2013 09:19 PM, Chris Tofu wrote: >>>My offlist question to Tony was does he own an AA, and if not why not? >>For the rest of you Britishers,do you own one, and if not why not? Do >>you have a problem withit???I had an A310, A440, A540, A3000, A3010, A3020, A4000 and A5000 (plus a >SARPC) - they're capable machines, but for me just not nearly as much fun >as Acorn's earlier 8-bitters, and I decided that the cost of shipping them >across to the US was too much for the enjoyment I'd get out of them. The main reason I'd want one now is for the 'experience' of >the GUI, but I >could probably do that via an emulator without losing anything - I don't >normally care much for emulators in comparison to the real hardware, but >that changes a lot when the real hardware is just a VGA-ish screen, mouse, >keyboard and the OS loads quickly from ROM/hard disk. I do still have a Simtec Hydra multi-processor board set, so should >perhaps >get myself an RPC to put it in one day (it's quirky and "a bit different", >so still appeals) and I kept my ARM copro for the BBC micro along with a >couple of ARM copros on ISA cards, just in case I ever want to mess around >with ARM coding on some real hardware. I *might* still have one of the set-top cable TV boxes which runs RISC OS >under the covers - I can't remember if I kept one or not now (I had a vague >plan to run one as a remote graphics terminal, but never quite got the >tuits together :-) If you're going to buy one, I'd say go for an A540, then you can always run >RISCiX on it as well as RISC OS. >cheers Jules I looked into buying a Acorn Archimedes/RISCPC system the cost kill that idea to get my riscOS fix I decided to get a RaspberryPi and buy the??RISC OS Pi SD card from RISC OS Open[1] [1] https://www.riscosopen.org/content/ --- tom_a_sparks "It's a nerdy thing I like to do" Child of the Internet born 1983 Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks > ?

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Shipping cost USA >> Europe , heavy item ??

by tommie＠fox.se

The cheapest way to ship from the US to Europe is using ocean freight but it will take longer than air freight. Shipping one pallet of computer goods, door-to-door from Reno, Nevada, USA to Stockholm, Sweden: Number of Items: 1 Length: 48 in Width: 40 in Height: 30 in Weight: 130 lbs Packaging: Crates Commodity: Computer Class: 85 The cheapest ocean freight rate I got on the above shipment was from http://www.macrotransport.com/ but there are sites where you fill out a form and will receive quotes from several shipping agents. >FROM RENO, NV 89502 TO STOCKHOLM, SW INLAND RATE: $185 OCEAN RATE: $240 HANDLING/DOCS: $65 TOTAL: $490 Tommie Mademark My Data General blog http://www.foxdata.com/blog/

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Fw: [N8VEM-S2I:128] Version 0.3C Firmware

by lynchaj＠yahoo.com

Hi Quick update on the S2I SASI/SCSI-1 to IDE/SD bridge board.? A great deal of progress recently.? Still making adjustments to the next generation S2I prototype board.? Will be converting from EEPROM to Flash to enable 20 MHz operation.? Still looking for additional testing for compatibility.? Will post when available. ? Thanks and have a nice day! Andrew Lynch --- On Sun, 2/24/13, Wayne Warthen <wwarthen at gmail.com> wrote: From: Wayne Warthen <wwarthen at gmail.com> Subject: [N8VEM-S2I:128] Version 0.3C Firmware To: n8vem-s2i at googlegroups.com Date: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 10:49 PM I have posted an updated firmware archive on the Wiki. ?This update includes: Debug and non-debug variations. ?Non-debug goes much faster, but does not dump any diagnostics on serial port. Support for FORMAT UNIT and VERIFY commands. Improved performance in PPI IDE interface driver. Support for multiple LUNs I am generally finding that the non-debug version is running about the same speed as a real ST125N hard disk when using a 12MHz CPU clock on the SCSI2IDE. ?Given a fast enough ROM chip, 20MHz operation works and achieves much better performance than a real ST125N. If anyone is getting close to testing, let us know! Thanks, Wayne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "N8VEM-S2I" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to n8vem-s2i+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. ? ?

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Strobe plotter documentation or information?

by Carl.Claunch＠gartner.com

Hi I was recently given a Strobe 100 plotter, with an S-100 bus interface card, but no information at all about the protocols or commands or other details needed to connect with and use it. I have searched the usual places and cannot find any manuals or details. Does anyone have a manual for the 100 (or the similar models 200 or 260), or even remember enough to help me get this working. My requirements for it are very simple, pen R, L, F and B, plus pen up and pen down are all I need to command it to do, always in single unit steps. I am going to interface this to my 1130 replica as a replacement 1627 plotter (small Calcomp device rebadged by IBM for 1620 and 1130 computers). The 1130 only needed those few commands I listed above from its plotter. Carl ________________________________ This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the person to whom it has been sent, and may contain information that is confidential or legally protected. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, you are not authorized to copy, distribute, or otherwise use this message or its attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and permanently delete this message and any attachments. Gartner makes no warranty that this e-mail is error or virus free.

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Vector Graphic MZB-5025

by wmaddox＠pacbell.net

I recently bought a Vector Graphic MZB-5025 and its matching display and keyboard from a seller on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vector-Graphics-MZB-5025-Computer-Z-80-CPU-64K-RAM-… http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vector-Graphics-MT-Terminal-Mindless-Terminal-and-K… The keyboard and display are packaged like a terminal, with styling nearly identical to the SOROC IQ-120, but the video generation is actually performed on an S-100 card in the main chassis. The seller did not pack the terminal properly at all, and the fragile structural foam enclosure was shattered in transit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/20002766 at N03/sets/72157632849299607/ I thought I was buying a nicely packaged and complete S-100 system that would need only electronic repairs at most, but instead ended up this mess. I imagine that the case could be restored with some fiberglass cloth, resin, and body filler, but I'm not up for it myself. If anyone on the list as a particular affinity for Vector Graphic gear and would undertake such a restoration, please let me know. I could probably be talked into turning loose of the entire system for next to nothing. --Bill

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russian Elektronika E60 PDP11 Clone, tape Drive CM5300.01..

by holm＠freibergnet.de

Hi all, I'm trying to ask here, since searching the russian internet and asking russians not helped me at all. I do have an craddle with something of an 11/03 clone and a RX01/02 double disk drive. The computer is an Elektronika E60 and looks like this: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:E60M.JPG?uselang=ru This is the CPU card (my own picture): http://www.tiffe.de/Robotron/E60/E60-01.jpg the pink chips at to are dynamix 4kx1 RAM like the Intel 2107 the CPU itself is on the right side, a RALU, the Control Unit and 3 Microcode ROMS. That all on a Quad size board, but altough it is a QBUS nothing fits to a real DEC Machine since all Dimensions are metric, including the connectors. I have this beast running, with FODOS which is in fact RT11 and some RT11v4.x andRT11V5. Variants. Now comes my Problem: http://www.tiffe.de/Robotron/E60/I17.jpg This is a tape controller for drives like this: http://www.tis.kz/cm53001.php (russian site) at this site there is an other controller connected, a more modern one with an 8080 CPU and two 8255s on it. As you can see the cable to the drive is directly soldered to the board. All kind of russian Sources are listing my Controller Board MC2702 or I17 (with a cyrillic letter 'i') as one of two possibilities to connect the CM5300.01 drive to this computer, the other possibility is is an entire craddle full of simple TTL chips that must be connected to the E60. My I17 or MC2707 controller has four AM2901 compatible chips (K1804VS1) and a AM2910 (K1804VU4), some microcode ROMS etc. The two 40 pole connectors are electrically connected in parallel, maybe to connect two drives. There is a similar controller to mine: http://andy.sumy.ua/old_computers/world_museum/dvk/DVK_Type.jpg with a single 50 pin connector for the drives and the same AM29x series chips on it. For this controller the schematics are exiting..what doesn't help me that much, since because that is a microprogrammed CPU all functions of the interface, what is using different ICs, are depending on the microprogramm. Ther are single 7474 Flipflops where D is connected to the drive connector for example, I'll never find out what kind of input this may be w/o some dokumentation. At least the ROMs are socketed but to find out what happens I had to find out the complete schematic and then dissassembling Microcode... :-| The russians are listing that controller as standard, but no one knew something about it, there is no documentation available anid no one in russia seems to have such a beast. (two german friends of mine have two other boards but waiting if I can come up knowing how to use them..) The controller is listening on standard addresses on the bus (don't ask me for now, it's a while since I've checked this) and it seems to react to a reset command, seems to be alive... Please guys, I' looking fo any documentation about this thing or at least for the pinout of the cable to connect it to an CM5300.01 (bulgarian) 9 Track drive. (Should have 3 connectors at the other end so far as I know). I've searching for over a year now, hope someone from one of the other countries behind the iron curtain before is listening here and can help.. Please help! Kind Regards, Holm -- Technik Service u. Handel Tiffe, www.tsht.de, Holm Tiffe, Freiberger Stra?e 42, 09600 Obersch?na, USt-Id: DE253710583 www.tsht.de, info at tsht.de, Fax +49 3731 74200, Mobil: 0172 8790 741

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cheap flash RAM for sale

by brain＠jbrain.com

Bulk buy of TSOP32 AT49F512, as noted in here earlier. I am happy to sell by tray (156 = ~$32) at cost + at cost shipping. Let me know off list. Probably will buy end of this week. Jim

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Fwd: Spacewar! on S/360

by jws＠jwsss.com

Thought I'd pass this on. I'm sure that most Hercules people will see this, but not sure about the cctalk folks. thanks Jim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Spacewar! on S/360 Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:51:12 -0600 From: Sean P. McBride <spmcbride at US.IBM.COM> Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN at LISTSERV.UA.EDU> To: IBM-MAIN at LISTSERV.UA.EDU Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main All, I recently found out that Edson Hendricks (the creator of VNET) wrote a copy of Spacewar! for the IBM System 360 while he was an MIT student. It was based on the PDP-1 version, and it was used by MIT for their annual open house in either 1965 or 1966. My understanding is that this S/360 version ended up getting played by IBMers at the IBM Research Lab, which resulted in a corporate ban of running the software on IBM machines. Considering that the source should run on modern IBM mainframes with some code modification, I thought that this might be something worth resurrecting for the 50th anniversary of the System 360 announcement. Do any of you ever recall playing this game on an IBM mainframe or hearing about others that might have done this? Do any of you have suggests for finding the source code for this S/360 version? Edson does not have a copy, and I have not yet heard back the from Computer History Museum. Thanks for your help!!! Respectfully, Sean P. McBride Millennialmainframer.com

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IBM Thinkpad 755? lcd's, new 10$ + shipping

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

I have a number of these. The possibility is they might get dumpsterized. FRU P/N 48G8723. Some still in the box, some still in sealed a.s. bags, a couple loose. Get them while they're hot, otherwise not. I have 1 loose nos Commie. SX-64 crt left, currently on. ebay. If anyone wants it, or anything else, I'll pull it.

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Acorn Archimedes

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

>I assumed everyone had them. >Where else can you find a computer with a GUI that can also run all of your BBC Master Series applications? > >I have an A4000, mostly for nostalgic value as my parents purchased me one brand new in 1992, for the most part I live for the BOOP when you turn it on. > >First time posting, hopefully my email client doesn't make a mess of it. Don't know who posted what's above yours. Other then that, are you an enthusiast, or just here for curiosity? There's roughly 2 camps here - those that collect and use very little, and those that actually use their old equipment regularly, and may even collect. It's an interesting unit, just wanted some discussion of it. Needless to say it's rarely seen on this side of the puddle. Otherwise how do you feel about Google/Goozitzu these days? Welcome to the list.

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Acorn Archimedes

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

------------------------------ On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 7:32 PM PST Adrian Stoness wrote: >a what now? C: Homina Homina Homina. Ah said ah said...

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10-60 dollar an item sale- Trying to raise a down payment for a house

by slandon110＠gmail.com

10 monitor //s $20 dollars each 4 monitor ///s $30 each 32 yellow $20+ Shipping 10 Non Yellowed IIGS Monitors $50 shipped 5 ImageWriter I's $40 All Items here are $30 dollars per item plus shipping 8 Macintosh IIcx 2 Macintosh IIci 3 Macintosh IIsi 3 Beige G3 MiniTowers 2 Beige G3 Desktops 5 PowerMac 6100s 3 Macintosh Centris 610 1 Macintosh Quadra 160 1 Peforma 6110 1 Performa 6116 2 Performa 6115 1 PowerMacintosh 7300/180 1 PowerMacintosh 7500/100 1 PowerMacintosh 7500/100 With Rhapsody DR2 4 PowerMacintosh 7100/66 1 Performa 600 2 Centris 650 1 Macintosh IIVX 4 Macintosh LCs 3 Macintosh LC 575s 1 Macintosh SE FDHD 2 Macintosh SE 800k 5 Macintosh Plus Items here are $50 dollars an item plus shipping Power Mac 9500 132. 160MB RAM, 1GB HDD IXMicro Twin Turbo VGA Card Fresh System 7.6 install. 6 PCI Slots Power Mac 8500/200 48MB RAM 1GB HDD Rhapsody DR2 Installed Items here are 20 dollars an item Sonic MicroPrint Localtalk To Ethernet Bridge eMachines T-16 Nubus VGA Video Card NIB Radius PrecisionColor 24X Video Card Microsoft Softcard Z80 Card for Apple II All Apple Keyboards $15 each If you dont see it listed I probably have it

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Looking for: PET Chicklet keyboard / tape drive

by derschjo＠gmail.com

A few years ago I picked up an original PETwhich had been heavily modified. The original keyboard was replaced with a larger, more standard keyboard which is unfortunately both very ugly and which also ended up covered in glue at some point in its past. I'd like to restore it to a more original appearance, is there any chance someone out there has a keyboard and/or tape drive going spare they'd be willing to sell/barter for? Thanks! Josh

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My Apple IIe(s) on Youtube

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

I watched both this and the A2+ vids Terry. Both well done. I just can't help but wonder how many marriages were put on the rocks by Apple though. And you should really find a Wombat. Or 2 actually, one for me one for you.

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My Apple IIe(s) on Youtube

by terry＠webweavers.co.nz

For those that might be interested. http://youtu.be/ENno_zzst2U Terry (Tez)

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need DEC Rainbow keyboard for spare parts

by jgevaryahu＠gmail.com

> On 02/22/2013 08:30 PM, Chris Tofu wrote: >>>> I sold my R* like a fool. K/b was broken up, and now I feel bad >>>> and would like to get the guy a working replacement or parts. >>> It's just an LK201, right? I'd think that would be easy enough to >>> track down. >> If you say so. I've asked in the past. And would much rather have a >> broken one so the two can be put to use. A working spare should go to >> a ready system. I hate waste and I was a moron for dropping it. > I have a few busted LK201s; I will dig through them this weekend. > Send me your shipping address. Do you require one that's mechanically > sound but electrically busted, or the other way around? > > -Dave > > -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA If anyone has a DEAD LK201 (with the membrane damaged or shorted irrepairably) which has *RED* LEDs (which blink an error code due to the shorted/damaged membrane when powered up), please let me know. I'm hunting for one to get a working 23-004M2 masked 8051 microcontroller from. (i.e. as seen in this random picture I found on GIS: http://www.wickensonline.co.uk/retro/images/LK201-INTERNAL.JPG ) The LK201 with *GREEN* leds has a 23-001S9-00 MC68HC05 MCU in it instead, and I am not interested in this one (as the extant scanned lk201 schematic does not cover it and the PCB has a small custom ASIC in addition to the MCU which seems irreplaceable). -- Jonathan Gevaryahu jgevaryahu at gmail.com jgevaryahu at hotmail.com

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what chip is that? IBM Displaywriter 6360 Diskette Unit

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

>Hav eyou treid tracing out any of the conenctions? At least power and >ground. Maybe data buses, clock, reset, etc. Often knowing some of those >will narrow the possibilties right down. > >-tony Better pictures would help, including the back of the board. What about monitoring the pins with a scope or logic probe even? Probably unnecessary as long as you can get at it's backside.

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need DEC Rainbow keyboard for spare parts

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

>I don;t rmemebr this. When did you send it, what was it about? > >-tony NP. I"ll dig it out and resend it. It had something of a demanding tone, so I just had to wonder...

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what chip is that? IBM Displaywriter 6360 Diskette Unit

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

>I believe that OTP 8748s exist also. No window. > >--Chuck that's what I was thinking. I seen a few. and I was going to wait to ask this question after examining hopefully some that I have with windows, can't recall seeing one in my stash though, weather the "code" is visible since it has 1.

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