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

by ethan.dicks＠gmail.com

I got a message today from someone who is looking to find a new home for his Kaypro2 with the trimmings... Hissam509 at aol.com writes... > I have a 1983 Kaypro 2 PN. 81-014 Computer that is in 98% > Mint condition with the original printer in mint condition. I have > all the Kaypro manuals that came with the computer when it > was bought new. The manuals are in wonderfull condition. Would > you be interested in this? Even if your not could you please tell > me how much something like this would be worth? This machine is in Kennewick, WA... please contact the owner directly if you are interested (I already have more than one Kaypro). -ethan

21 years, 2 months

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New box of 8" disks for $9

by vcf＠siconic.com

On eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3666&item=5181237890… -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

21 years, 2 months

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program to print out ASCII renderings of punch cards and/or papertape?

by gtoal＠gtoal.com

and/or papertape?~p I've been out of town and am catching up on a backlog, but a quick grep of my mailbox seems to indicate that no-one has posted this link yet: http://www.facade.com/legacy/punchcard/ G PS Unfortunately there's a small bug caused by him mishandling protection against data injection attacks: you can't enter Algol60 code or anything else with single quotes in it :-( ... e.g. http://www.facade.com/legacy/punchcard/?val='BEGIN'

21 years, 2 months

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hp2114 basic

by Tim＠rikers.org

From what I hear, the system I used was not one of the TSB series. I'm still interested in trying it out. I don't see binaries online anywhere. Can someone point me to them? I never did any admin on the systems as a student. I only had access using BASIC. I have booted up SIMH with the hp basic stand alone, and it's similar but lacks some features our system had like string variables. http://oscar.taurus.com/~jeff/2100/hpbasic/basic1.abs I see on jeffs site the source tapes for 22255 "Four user BASIC". Perhaps this is the system we were running? 2 CRTs, one ASR-33 and a card reader would mean 4 users, correct? http://oscar.taurus.com/~jeff/2100/hpbasic/index.html Anyone willing to give be instructions on how to get the files assembled? I would think I'd load something like the "extended assember" via PTR: http://oscar.taurus.com/~jeff/2100/siotapes/extasmb.abs jump someplace? and then feed in each of the basic tapes on the same PTR? My experience has been with Linux on all kinds of hardware, from x86 servers and desktops to alpha, sparc, ia64, mips, ppc, sh3, and many arm systems. Most recent work is with ARM boxes. I was deeply involved with the SHarp Zaurus release while working at Lineo (or Embedix, or Metroworks, or whatever they call themselves now). I have simh up and running. Not the same without the blinking lights. Perhaps Jay's emulator will have blinking lights? We did a version of VNC for the Zaurus that had a "skin" which was a scanned image of the device. I envision the same interface on an emulator. click the buttons with the mouse, turn the key to lock/unlock, Would be nice to have a tape reader with audio and perhaps a mag tape too. ;-) There used to be some internet accessable simh access systems running. Are they still? I notice that simh just loops like the actual machine would. This means it eats up 100% cpu all the time. Seems to me that should get hacked somehow to detect "idle" states, and select() someplace for a short ammount of time instead of looping all the time. If I ran the simulator on my Zaurus it would suck the battery dry in no time. We can't have that can we? ;-) Well, thanx in advance for the help. I look forward to trying out the 4 user basic environment and see if it's what I recall. -- Tim Riker - http://rikers.org/ - TimR at Debian.org Embedded Linux Technologist BZFlag maintainer - http://BZFlag.org/ - for fun!

21 years, 2 months

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what is this Qbus board "EMULEX H70A" ?

by vax9000＠gmail.com

Ebay auction #5765010603 the picture is at http://i9.ebayimg.com/01/i/03/c4/1b/ab_1_b.JPG

21 years, 2 months

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Tools for arching standard floppies

by birs23＠zeelandnet.nl

Hi, I was wondering if any of you know any good free tools for archiving floppy's on a standard IBM compatible PC ? Dont have a catweasel yet but do want to archive some standard floppy disks already. So if anyone has any good idea's, please let me know. Thanks! Stefan. ------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mansier.net

21 years, 2 months

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Tools for arching standard floppies

by rimmer＠xs4all.nl

Hi, I was wondering if any of you know any good free tools for archiving floppy's on a standard IBM compatible PC ? Dont have a catweasel yet but do want to archive some standard floppy disks already. So if anyone has any good idea's, please let me know. Thanks! Stefan.

21 years, 2 months

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TCPSER4J Modem Emulator development

by brain＠jbrain.com

To address some limitations in my tcpser modem emulator (http://www.jbrain.com/pub/linux/serial), I've been working on a new version that is Java based. Firstly, comments about any hate of Java should be directed to /dev/null or similar :-) tcpser4j is a piece of software that runs on a PC/Mac/Workstation and turns a regular rs232 port into an emulated Hayes compatible modem. Instead of dialing out over phone lines, this modem uses TCP/IP for the connection. tcpser4j can handle both incoming and outgoing calls. It is most useful to place vintage BBS systems online as telnet BBSes. The original version of tcpser was a single 'C' codebase, but to get Win32 support I needed cygwin1.dll. That is a problem at times, and there are a number of older versions of the DLL out there that do not work with the app. As well, baud rates less than 300 seem to be non-functional in the DLL. I can't legally redistribute the DLL in my archive either. Moving to Java addressed those issues, and it also allowed the codebase to become more dynamically loadable, or reloadable. The new version contains the following features found in the original: o Multi-platform support o Support for all normal and extended Hayes AT commands, including multi-command strings o Proper S register support, including changing line terminator, linefeed char, guard time, etc. o Correct AT command response codes, including abbreviated numeric codes and Hayes Smartmodem limited response code emulation. o Tracing abilities (see what is being sent on the wire) o Phone book aliases (alias 555-1212 to servername:portnumber) o Multi-line support (multiple "modems" listen on one IP port, like modem pool) o Proper DCD support (with modified null modem cable) o Very good Hayes modem emulation o Inbound and outbound call support o Support for sending text files or raw text to local and remote sides for events like BUSY, ANSWER, TIMEOUT, NO_ANSWER, etc. o Support for inverting the DCD line o Proper support for +++ Hayes escape sequence o Support for handling NVT sequence negotiation when "dialing" telnet servers The new version hopes to better the original in a number of ways: o Java codebase, can be run on any platform with a 1.2+ JRE o Uses the RXTX Comm Library, available for most platforms. o Extensive logging flexibility. Users should be able to cater logging to their heart's desire o Better support for AT command set. Default S register setting and querying now supported, for example. o Multi-modem bank support (configure 2 modems on 1 port, 3 on another, etc.) o XML based configuration file easier to use than command line switches o Phone book aliases now loaded from file. o Multiple Phone books, with phone book delegation. Modem has a modem book, which checks pool book if no results. pool book checks master book if no match found in pool book. o Support for remote administration GUI o TCP232 option. Connect to the server via TCP/IP port and issue AT modem commands. This is best used with an emulator like VICE that emulates a rs232 interface by conecting to a TCP/IP port. It can also be used to test modem operation. DCD operation is not supported in this mode. o Remote232 option. This allows one to use RS232 ports on on the local machine. If your BBS or vintage PC is by another PC, but you want tcpser4j to run on a server, use this option. the RS232 port need only be on a machine reachable via TCP/IP, so it could be across the house, the state, the country, or the world. All control lines are preserved in this mode. o captive modem support. If configured, soft-modem will listen to IP port and real modem. This will allow existing dialup BBS systems to add telnet option while preserving dialup user support. In this mode, if telnet access is active, captive modem will be placed off-hook, and will be placed on-hook when telnet user logs off. Outbound calls will also be routed, so atdtjbrain.com will go out over IP, while atdt431-7754 will use modem. (this is still under development) o Better support for +++ sequence timing. o Support for extended error code reporting (i.e.: "NO CARRIER (Server Refused Connection)") o Support for adding new modem commands to better emulate specific modem variants I'm pretty much done with the base code, and am looking for some folks who would be interested in helping to test this codebase in some situations with different vintage platforms and send bug reports. As it's an all-new codebase, I need to do a shakedown. Initial testing has been good, but I only have so many test scenarios here. I'm also interested in ideas folks might have. Some have asked for hooks to add a chat room in the unit for folks who get busy signals when dialing in. I'm looking into that option, and some others. Most will be support via dynamic classes. Finally, I'm looking for someone to help with the Remote GUI Administration component. The codebase is available at: http://www.jbrain.com/pub/xplatform/serial/tcpser4j-2.0alpha.zip. Windows users need only unzip and execute run.bat. Other platforms need to install the appropriate RXTXComm JNI library (http://users.frii.com/jarvi/rxtx/) for that platform and tweak the run script to suit. Since I can redistribute the RXTX codebase, I may add the various libraries in a later release. Please send run scripts for other platforms. Notes: I preloaded all of the telnet BBS systems I know of into the master phone book. Please help me add to the list. As well, I created my own protocol for encapsulating serial line status into a TCP/IP datastream with the serial data. I had once saw another application that provided remote serial ports, but was unsuccessful in finding a current reference. If someone has a link and the existing protocol will work for this project, I will change my code to use the existing protocol. I have not prepared a proper README file for tcpser4j as yet. Please use information from the current tcpser project archive, or email me if you have trouble. I have tested the IP232 port option with the WinVICE emulator configured to send serial data to a remote IP port. VICE 1.16 has bugs with TCP/IP serial option, but 1.15 works. However, I have not yet been able to test the ACIA IP emulation in 1.15, and the user port emulation fails if custom RS232 routines (the George Hug routines, for example) are used. Normal KERNAL RS232 works fine. Jim Brain -- Jim Brain, Brain Innovations brain at jbrain.com http://www.jbrain.com Dabbling in WWW, Embedded Systems, Old CBM computers, and Good Times!

21 years, 2 months

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program to print out ASCII renderings of punch cards and/or papertape?

by ethan.dicks＠gmail.com

I've been wracking my brains and googling for most of an hour... ISTR there _used_ to be a program that shipped with UNIX (at least BSD-flavors, if nothing else) that could take a string as a command line arg, and print either a punch card image or papertape renderings to stdout. Does anyone remember the _name_ of this program? Thanks, -ethan

21 years, 2 months

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[Milsurplus] e-mail address harvesters of QTH.net

by kyrrin＠bluefeathertech.com

Hold on a moment here! *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 01-Apr-05 at 23:20 WA5CAB at cs.com wrote: <snippety> >eBay, PayPal or on-line banks. Those are all recognizable out of hand, >and can be treated as wolves are. Picking a nit... You could have picked a better analogy. Wolves are sociable critters. I would greatly prefer their company to that of any spammer. Contrary to popular belief, wolves are not the mindless "man eaters" that they are often made out to be. They are, in fact, pretty timid where humans are concerned. Unfortunately, "timid" does not make for sensational headlines or even more sensationalistic movies, so wolves are often made out to be 102% opposite what they are in reality. If I may... The phishing schemes (and spam in general) come from people (and I use the term loosely) who have all the redeeming social characteristics of toxic slime mold. I'll shut up now and stop causing topic-drift. Keep the peace(es). -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Bruce Lane, Owner & Head Hardware Heavy, Blue Feather Technologies -- http://www.bluefeathertech.com kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech do/t c=o=m "If Salvador Dali had owned a computer, would it have been equipped with surreal ports?"

21 years, 2 months

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Sparc5 bits wanted

by mtapley＠swri.edu

At 19:51 -0600 4/1/05, cctalk-request at classiccmp.org wrote: >Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 13:19:09 -0800 (PST) >From: Cameron Kaiser <spectre at floodgap.com> >Subject: Re: Sparc5 bits wanted >.... > > > The SS5 uses a JDEC 5v SIMM similar to Tsunami based Mac's. I seem to >> > recall that 5v FPM Mac SIMMs will work in a SS5 >> >> That's not a G3 then? I've got one full of memory I can, er, 'borrow' :) > >No. This is RAM from the older PCI Power Macs, such as the 7300 (or in >this case, the 9500, which is the aforementioned Tsunami). The G3s were >the first Macs to use SDRAM. > Is this the stuff you are talking about? If so no idea whether this is a good price or not. Not affilliated with Other World Computing, but a satisfied customer. http://eshop.macsales.com/Item_XLR8YourMac.cfm?ID=6454&Item=OWC5MD128MBE2 -- - Mark 210-522-6025, temporary cell 240-375-2995

21 years, 2 months

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Sparc5 bits wanted

by witchy＠binarydinosaurs.co.uk

Folks, (eep, is a Sparc5 on topic?!) While clearing out the soon-to-be dining room where all my stuff has been stored for the last couple of years I found a Sparc5 that I'd completely forgotten about. It's been completely robbed of bits that I can see - memory, floppy drive, CD, HDD - so what's the minimum I can get away with before at least powering it up to see if it works? The only spare memory I've got is PC100 (may even be PC66) 168-pin DIMMS. Can I use a serial console on it or do I need a 13w3 monitor cable? The HDD looks like it's a standard SCA-80 connection....keyboard and mouse are there but I hope I don't need one of those foil mousemats! Assuming it does work does anyone have a floppy and CD spare for this thing? Cheers! -- adrian/witchy Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UKs biggest home computer collection?

21 years, 2 months

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Computers...Aprils Fools???

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Apr 1 2005, 21:18, William Maddox wrote: > --- "David V. Corbin" <dvcorbin at optonline.net> wrote: > > There are a few "rescues"/"scraps" that I **REALLY** hope are > > hoaxes.otherwise I will be in jail for murder. > > PDP-1's G-15's if *EITHER* of these went from intact system to > > the skip, it WOULD be a crime. > After close examination of the pictures, I am > certain that the PDP-1 shown in the pictures is > in fact the one at the Computer History Museum. Didn't anyone read the whole thread? Or look at "Mike Rowe"'s email address (backwards)? Or the actual sender in the headers? :-) -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

21 years, 2 months

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OT: new info on fuse

by fernande＠internet1.net

Just got back from Radio Shack. I bought a fast blowing 250v 2 amp fuse and installed on in the laserdisc player. Unfortunetly, it blows just as fast as the .75amp fuse. So.... that means I have a dead short somewhere, right? How do I go about checking that? Chad Fernandez Michigan, USA

21 years, 2 months

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Computers...Aprils Fools???

by wmaddox＠pacbell.net

--- "David V. Corbin" <dvcorbin at optonline.net> wrote: > There are a few "rescues"/"scraps" that I **REALLY** > hope are > hoaxes.otherwise I will be in jail for murder. > PDP-1's G-15's if *EITHER* of > these went from intact system to the skip, it WOULD > be a crime. Even > semi-significant parts would be a shame.. Done know > if I will sleep tonight > wonderng... David, After close examination of the pictures, I am certain that the PDP-1 shown in the pictures is in fact the one at the Computer History Museum. You can even see the purple cubicle walls (left over from SGI's former tenancy of the building) that are used as a backdrop for the Visible Storage exhibit currently on display. Also, the picture of the inside does not look like a production machine -- it is almost certainly a photo of the prototype PDP-1 also owned by CHM. Others have noted that the photo of the G-15 appears to be a fake composite. I admit that before realizing this, I sent serious inquiries to both parties advising them that they were sitting on treasures worth big $$$$ and would be well advised to preserve them. --Bill

21 years, 2 months

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Have You Protected Your Collection?

by bpettit＠ix.netcom.com

Chrisian Fandt wrote: > Aggh!! Where is it??!! Anybody!!??? I'LL HELP PAY their citation from the > police for having "junk" in their driveway!! Let's just try to rescue > anything that remains (if there's much left)! > > Just look at this URL to see what we're basically losing: > http://members.iinet.net.au/~dgreen/ > > Jeeez, that's all the more reason for someone to have disposal > instructions, including basic descriptions, for the "stuff" their family > may be stuck with after their death. > > Keep us posted on this please. > > --Chris F. > > NNNN > > > Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian > Jamestown, NY USA cfandt at netsync.net > Member of Antique Wireless Association > URL: http://www.antiquewireless.org/ > > * I want to second this and third this message. I'm in another hobby, science fiction fanzines, where we just lost one of the most significant collections of the last 50 years. And all because the collector didn't write it's disposition exactly in his will. He left most of his estate to his church. The fanzines were left to a University collection. He mentioned this is letters and conversations - but not in the will. But probate ruled that the church gets everything since it wasn't in the will. The church wass fighting to keep the stuff because they smell big money. So the collection now is lost to the group that would appreciate it most. I know of two major collections of science fiction lost the same way. One of them was original art worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Is your collection going to the dump? Will your kin know what to do with it? Will the books and tapes be tossed? If you value the effort you put into it, protect your collection. Write it up - talk to your heirs. Billy

21 years, 2 months

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Computers...Aprils Fools???

by dvcorbin＠optonline.net

There are a few "rescues"/"scraps" that I **REALLY** hope are hoaxes.otherwise I will be in jail for murder. PDP-1's G-15's if *EITHER* of these went from intact system to the skip, it WOULD be a crime. Even semi-significant parts would be a shame.. Done know if I will sleep tonight wonderng...

21 years, 2 months

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UCSD CP/M Adaptable system

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Randy McLaughlin" <cctalk at randy482.com> > >From: "Jules Richardson" <julesrichardsonuk at yahoo.co.uk> >Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 3:38 PM >> On Fri, 2005-04-01 at 12:52 -0700, Ben Franchuk wrote: >>> Randy McLaughlin wrote: >>> >>> > >>> > I started using self-expanding archives because of complaints that >>> > people couldn't unzip straight Zip files. Not everyone uses the same >>> > Zip format. I use Winzip v8.1, many people use a variety of programs. >>> > >>> > I have yet to find one archival format that everyone can use, >>> > self-extracting archives at least supports 99%. >>> >>> Umm I may want files for my LINUX box... I favor raw files for TEXT >>> since anybody ( using ascii ) can read them. >> >> And tar for multi-file archives... more portable than zip I'd say, plus >> errors won't trash the archive (or at least not so much!). >> >> Of course if compression *has* to be used... hmm... I suppose zip *is* >> the best bet there, as at least it's more widely supported than some of >> the other compression methods. >> >> Self-extracting archives sound like a *very* bad idea when you have no >> idea what the target machine will be! :) > >As stated in a different post the *.exe file can be renamed to *.zip and any >zip program will handle it normally, that is if the algorithms are >compatible. I had too many complaints from people that didn't have a >compatible program so a self extracting archive is the best way I've found >so far. > >If anyone can come up with a method that is truly better I'll jump on it. >The problem is simple if it's not a self extracting file then everyone has >to use a compatible extractor :-( > >For DOS/Windoze there are many different incompatible zip programs. > > >Randy >www.s100-manuals.com > > Hi The older ZIP program works fine and is compatable with most any newer versions that I know of. Dwight

21 years, 2 months

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Bendix G-15 for rescue? [Was: Old Computer Rescue?]

by elf＠ucsd.edu

Marvin wrote: > In searching for radio gear, I ran across this URL > and thought it might of some interest here. I don't > recognize it, but it looks like it might be some older > computer stuff. > http://www.geocities.com/heftyharry/OLD_COMPUTER_SALE.html Looking at the picture on the website, it looks as though this guy has a Bendix G-15. Wow. Compare it to the following picture: http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/BRL61-bendix-g15d.jpg Same thing. (Same picture, too? Hmmm...)

21 years, 2 months

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CXY08 (without S-box cover/handle!) QBUS board for shipping

by vax9000＠gmail.com

FIFO. Send me email off line. vax, 9000

21 years, 2 months

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OT: Sheet metal and UNF screws (was Re: PET and the IEEE-488 interface)

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Apr 1 2005, 20:33, Philip Pemberton wrote: > It's not supposed to be flexible - it's for the electrodes. Two pieces of #6 > (5mm dia) copper wire, with one end ground down to a 1/32 rounded point. OK, that makes good sense. Try Folkestone Engineering Supplies, a company I've used for small amounts of "stuff". They have no minimum order and they just happen to have some 1/4" copper (your #4 is just a little smaller than 1/4"): http://www.metal2models.btinternet.co.uk/Copper.htm Have you got a lathe? If not, I'm not far away if you need the ends machined. > I can see two possibilities - either the 2.5mm wire will work fine, or it > will blast itself apart when the capacitor array dumps 50-odd (or was it 70? > need to crunch the numbers again) watt-seconds through it. I'd guess the electrodes won't be very long, and the pressures won't be very high for this spot welder, but 2.5mm might also bend. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

21 years, 2 months

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searching for a set of RL02 slides

by James＠jdfogg.com

> >> If the rest of NH is like Portsmouth, no thanks. An > entire "city" > >>of jerks. > > > > > > NH south of Concord is just an extention of Massachusetts. > > Massholes that thrive there. AKA - Flatlanders. > > You do realize we're still on CCtalk, right? :) > > Doc Yeah, after the ripping I got for my slander about the glorious and illustrious lives of career wordsmiths I figure my cherry is busted and I'll say what I'll say. And I'm sure there's a few Mass residents on the list too. It 'twas in jest. Though South of Concord does smell way too much like Massachusetts for me.

21 years, 2 months

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Motorola Microsystems 8 Bit computer, 6800, Like S100

by river＠zip.com.au

Hi, It's a Motorola Micro Module system. river

21 years, 2 months

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Freecycle: another route to free computer junk

by cb＠mythtech.net

>If anything, I think Freecycle suffers from a lack of centralized >interface. Not everyone is smart enough to sign up for a mailing list, >and a web interface would be easier to search. (Oops, didn't mean to >start that "list vs. web" thread again. I give up. You're right, >yes, absolutely, eBay should be a mailing list and not a web site.) > >I might want to subscribe to my county's list, but I'd also drive three >hours for the right giveaway. It also made me think there could be >opportunity in aggregating and searching these giveaway mailing lists. My wife monitors the list for my county... and I get the feeling that a centralized list would work against the point of Freecycle. I have the strong impression that anyone sucking up the goods to resell or otherwise do anything other than fill personal use (and this would border on collectors hording items as well), is not what the freecycle movement is all about. So a cental list, that a reseller could monitor and have the resources to snatch everything of value quickly, would be seriously frowned upon. By keeping the lists smaller and more local, it helps bolster the general idea of being a good neighbor. That said, I do watch for computers of interest myself (I haven't snagged any yet however). But I also give back, just Tuesday I gave away an unneeded queen size box spring via Freecycle. And last night I replied to someone looking for a free PC monitor (but haven't heard back, so I gather they got a better offer then the 14" I have available). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

21 years, 2 months

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Data I/O "303-011B CMOS/Bipolor PLD Programming/Testing Adapter" ?

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

Anybody know where I can find a manual on-line for the item above? I checked Al's site but it's not there. This is an adapter that fits the model 29 Programmer and allows the user to program QFP PLDs. It has a socket for 20 QFPs and two sockets for 28 pin QFPs. Joe

21 years, 2 months

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Sparc5 bits wanted

by James＠jdfogg.com

> Can I use a serial console on it or do I need a 13w3 monitor Btw - there are 13w3 <-> vga adapters. They sell for around $15.00. You will need a sync-on-green vga monitor.

21 years, 2 months

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Old Computer Rescue?

by James＠jdfogg.com

> THAT IS A BENDIX G-15 PEOPLE!!!! AAAAAAIIIIEEEEEE NOOOOOO!!!!!! > > I'm waiting for a response back.... > Oh craps. It IS a G-15.

21 years, 2 months

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searching for a set of RL02 slides

by James＠jdfogg.com

> If the rest of NH is like Portsmouth, no thanks. An > entire "city" of jerks. NH south of Concord is just an extention of Massachusetts. Massholes that thrive there. AKA - Flatlanders.

21 years, 2 months

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Old Computer Rescue?

by jpl15＠panix.com

On Fri, 1 Apr 2005, Dwight K. Elvey wrote: >> From: "Marvin Johnston" <marvin at rain.org> >> http://www.geocities.com/heftyharry/OLD_COMPUTER_SALE.html >> > > Hi > It might be an analog computer but it looks more > like a power monitor for a large computer. THAT IS A BENDIX G-15 PEOPLE!!!! AAAAAAIIIIEEEEEE NOOOOOO!!!!!! I'm waiting for a response back.... NOOOOOOO! OMIGOD - SOMEBODY **DO** SOMETHING!!!!! John

21 years, 2 months

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Old Computer Rescue?

by marvin＠rain.org

In searching for radio gear, I ran across this URL and thought it might of some interest here. I don't recognize it, but it looks like it might be some older computer stuff. http://www.geocities.com/heftyharry/OLD_COMPUTER_SALE.html

21 years, 2 months

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searching for a set of RL02 slides

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

woodelf <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote: > Hmm My still is displaying March ... I think I'll change it tomorow and > skip the 1st :) Seems like a good strategy. :-) At least for those like me who hate April Fool's Day with passion. > PS ... I favor 13 months and a yearly leap day. So how would you deal with the fact that a tropical year will *never* divide evenly into days no matter how you twist and turn it? In my calendar I've addressed this problem at its root: instead of starting with the day as the basic unit and trying to pack days into years like other calendars do (doomed to failure because of the above), I start with the year as the basic unit (actual astronomically determined tropical years starting at Ostara, the vernal equinox), divide the year into dates mathematically (without regard to actual solar days), and then *map* days to dates as a separate function. MS

21 years, 2 months

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OT: Sheet metal and UNF screws (was Re: PET and the IEEE-488 interface)

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Apr 1 2005, 19:33, Philip Pemberton wrote: > Shame it's so hard to find #4 copper wire (then again I'm > probably not looking in the right place). The thickest I've found is 2.5mm > solid core copper. It may depend on what you're asking for. What do you mean by "#4 copper wire"? 4SWG, which is just under 1/4" diameter? 4AWG, which is somewhat slimmer? That might be "wire" to the company that runs the mill that makes it[1], but it would be "copper rod" to most of the rest of us. Try a model engineering supplier. Or do you mean insulated cable? That would have a cross-sectional area of between 21mm^2 and 28mm^2, depending on whose wire gauge you used, and would have a current capacity of something like 150 amps, continuous, in an enclosed space (like a conduit). Almost double that in free air, more for intermittent use. Try a welding supplier, and ask for the cable used for earth clamps, or buy a cheap pair of jump leads. Or do what I did, and twist 3 or 4 thinner cables together. I have a cable that will run about 350A-400A, good for a fairly decent spot welder. [1] I once got some 3/8" square silver steel from the local wire works. They called *that* wire, too. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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Original Apple 1 FS

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

Apr 1, 2005 > > From a friend of mine to the LEM Swap list: > >From: Kyle Hansen <pixie at speakeasy.net> >Date: Fri Apr 1, 2005 1:36:58 AM US/Pacific >To: "LEM Swap List" <lem-swap at mail.maclaunch.com> >Subject: [swap] FS. Original Apple One > >LEM-Swap is for buying & selling Mac stuff. It is not a discussion list. > >See the FAQ <http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html> for guidelines on >postings, feedback, and dispute resolution. >-------------------- >Here are the specs. The case is made out of wood and I can't find a >mouse >for it. I originally paid $666 for it so I am hoping to get my money >back. > >CPU: MOS Technology 6502 >CPU Speed: 1 MHz >FPU: none >Bus Speed: 1 MHz >Data Path: 8 bit >Onboard RAM: 8 kB >Maximum RAM: 32 kB >VRAM: 1 kB >Maximum Resolution: 60.05 Hz, 40x24 char >Power: 58 Watts > >It doesn't offer much in the way of upgrade capabilities. I think that >you >can install OS 10.3 on it using a utility from Ryan Rempel but you have >to >find a CD drive first. > >Best offer takes it. Shipping from 94501. > >Kyle Hansen > >The first lemming to lead his peers off the cliff is a bold and >decisive leader. > >

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D.G. Nova update -- crapacitors strike again

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Jules Richardson" <julesrichardsonuk at yahoo.co.uk> > >On Fri, 2005-04-01 at 00:32 -0800, Tom Jennings wrote: >> Well I identified the failure, fixed it, and the disk pack is >> formatting right now. Whew! >> >> Another crapacitor -- looks like a tantalum, but it's only .01uF, >> a dipped-looking bright blue axial part, about the size of a 1/8W >> resistor. I think these were discussed recently; not necessarily >> tants, but some short-lived process. > >That's one thing that bugs me about old kit for which there aren't >schematics around - tantalum caps often completely explode. If the value >was critical for some reason, then that creates a problem! > >I've started taking lots of photos of any rare boards I have these days, >just in case. Once a cap explodes or a resistor burns out it might be >impossible to tell what the right part should be (well, without serious >circuit analysis and/or guesswork) > Hi One thing to consider is that critical valued passive parts rarely are in a position that will cause them to burn when shorted. Still, most IC's are across the rails. I've seen IC's with a crater right where the part number was. Dwight

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Old Computer Rescue?

by dvcorbin＠optonline.net

----- Original Message ----- From: Marvin Johnston <marvin at rain.org> Date: Friday, April 1, 2005 12:45 pm Subject: Old Computer Rescue? > > In searching for radio gear, I ran across this URL and thought it > mightof some interest here. I don't recognize it, but it looks > like it might > be some older computer stuff. > > http://www.geocities.com/heftyharry/OLD_COMPUTER_SALE.html > >From the Site: >>The typwriter was bolted to a desk, which didn't work, so that went to the >>dump already, also all the boxes of books and boxes of paper strip are in the >>driveway, OK to come get those or I will haul them away. AAARGH..........[Is this cause for justified homicide?]

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searching for a set of RL02 slides

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

Cameron Kaiser <spectre at floodgap.com> wrote: > This may be a subtle point, but it's the day, not the date, I'm referring to. But there is absolutely nothing special about the day. The "April Fool's Day" semantics result only from the Gregorian calendar mapping this day to the April 1 date, and are applicable only to those using the Gregorian calendar. BTW I have always hated "April Fool's Day" with passion. But now I can breathe a sigh of relief since the new calendar I use has NO April 1. MS

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searching for a set of RL02 slides

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

Cameron Kaiser <spectre at floodgap.com> wrote: > You realize today *is* April 1st, right? Only for those who live on the Gregorian calendar. I live my life on the Republic of Terra calendar instead: http://ivan.Harhan.ORG/RT/calendar/spec.txt Today is SE 44 Nis 12 (Space Era year 44 month Nisannu day 12). MS (The RT calendar won't be supported in 4.3BSD-Quasijarus, though, only in 4.5BSD-Quasijarus along with extension of time_t to 64 bits.)

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searching for a set of RL02 slides

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

Cameron Kaiser <spectre at floodgap.com> wrote: > Like I said, today *is* April 1st. ^^ For you it is, for me it isn't. Your calendar says April 1, 2005, mine says Nisannu 12 of SE 44. MS

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More vintage in the mainstream news....

by dvcorbin＠optonline.net

> > Sellam - you think there's only a dozen PDP-8 in the world? > No I am not Sellam (and we are all grateful for that)....but I figured I would chime in... If he is talking about operational, complete, "straight-8" machines, he is probably on the right order of magnitude. Remember almost all of the ones you see are /S/ E /L /I /A /M models....

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breaking into an RSX-11M Plus 3.0 system

by dvcorbin＠optonline.net

> I don't have the password for an RSX11 install I have on a used RD53. > Anybody know the sequence? Is there something like on VMS where > you give a bootpart to be able to interrupt startup and use an > altauth ? > regards, > heinz IIRC [I worked alot more on 11-M than on M-Plus... and it was over 15 years ago...]..... While the startup script is running you should be ablse to press Ctrl-C to abort it. If the sys manager did not put in good error handlers, it will leave you at an MCR prompt....A cleaner alternative is to enter Ctrl-Z when prompted for the date and time during startup....RMMV David

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Apple IIe that really does deserve a WOW!

by teoz＠neo.rr.com

----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike" <kenziem at sympatico.ca> To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 1:54 AM Subject: Apple IIe that really does deserve a WOW! > My local computer recycler is offering these on E-Bay. > > http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=80286&item=5181480695… > > > > > Exactly what makes that system worth $999 for a starting bid?

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Original Apple 1 FS

by gkicomputers＠yahoo.com

Funny --- Jim Arnott <jrasite at eoni.com> wrote: > From a friend of mine to the LEM Swap list: > > From: Kyle Hansen <pixie at speakeasy.net> > Date: Fri Apr 1, 2005 1:36:58 AM US/Pacific > To: "LEM Swap List" <lem-swap at mail.maclaunch.com> > Subject: [swap] FS. Original Apple One > > LEM-Swap is for buying & selling Mac stuff. It is > not a discussion list. > > See the FAQ <http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html> > for guidelines on > postings, feedback, and dispute resolution. > -------------------- > Here are the specs. The case is made out of wood > and I can't find a > mouse > for it. I originally paid $666 for it so I am > hoping to get my money > back. > > CPU: MOS Technology 6502 > CPU Speed: 1 MHz > FPU: none > Bus Speed: 1 MHz > Data Path: 8 bit > Onboard RAM: 8 kB > Maximum RAM: 32 kB > VRAM: 1 kB > Maximum Resolution: 60.05 Hz, 40x24 char > Power: 58 Watts > > It doesn't offer much in the way of upgrade > capabilities. I think that > you > can install OS 10.3 on it using a utility from Ryan > Rempel but you have > to > find a CD drive first. > > Best offer takes it. Shipping from 94501. > > Kyle Hansen > > The first lemming to lead his peers off the cliff is > a bold and > decisive leader. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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searching for a set of RL02 slides

by dvcorbin＠optonline.net

> I guess you'll just have to drive your ass up here (nh.us) from tx.us. > There's still snow on the ground - hurry and I'll teach you how to ski > while you're here. > > Ummm... 11/23...peripherials...skiing....leaving Long Island now! David (at least wishing I could...(local) skiing is OVER)

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searching for a set of RL02 slides

by James＠jdfogg.com

> > I have a few sets (and their RL02's). I just removed 2 from a 4-disk > > PDP-11/23 configuration. Open to trade ideas. > > I'll take the RL02s off your hands if you ship the 11/23 with them. I didn't see no smiley. I guess you'll just have to drive your ass up here (nh.us) from tx.us. There's still snow on the ground - hurry and I'll teach you how to ski while you're here.

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searching for a set of RL02 slides

by James＠jdfogg.com

> I wanted to create more space on the floor, but I just can't > seem to find a set of RL02 slides to mount the RL02 (standing > on the floor) into a rack. > Does anybody have a spare set for sale or trade? > With regard to shipping costs I would prefer a location in > Europe, but else "world" is ok! I have a few sets (and their RL02's). I just removed 2 from a 4-disk PDP-11/23 configuration. Open to trade ideas.

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by GOOI＠oce.nl

LOL. Brilliant. Saw a nice article today that calls cellphone owners to help astronomers to receive signals from the Huygens space probe (now on the moon Titan of Saturn). Here is the (free) translation: AMSTERDAM - Astronomers are asking the help of Dutch and Belgium cellphone owners to receive the extremely weak radio signals of the European space probe Huygens. Huygens is since 14th of January on the Saturn moon Titan. Allthough it was thought that Huygens after its descend on parachutes would only survive a few minutes there are clues that the probe is still active. Astronomers all over the world want to pick up Huygens' radiosignal as soon as possible, because any day could be the last that the probe still has sufficient energy. In order to receive the weak radiosignal astronomers call in the help of the people. Using cellphones, measurements can be done because cellphones are sensitive to radio signals. Cellphones communicate via repeaters with telecom satellites. Since these satellites reflect the signal back to the earth surface, groundstations for satellite communication, but also radio astronomers observatories, who have often bigger dish antennas, can receive the weak signals. By cooperating all cellphones, Holland and Belgium can form a gigantic radiotelescope. If people go on to the streets and aim their cellphone between 12.30 and 13.00 hours in east direction, those tens of thousends cellphones work together as one big radio mirror. The weak Huygens signal reflects via space back to the east of our (Holland) country where it can be picked up by out VLA synthesis radio telescope. The amplified signal will enable this radio telescope to receive the Huygens signal loud and clear. It is hoped that astronomers can find out what happened to the probe in the last few months by this amplification. <end trandslation> Here is the URL to the article (in Dutch of course) http://www.nu.nl/news/504049/81/Zwak_signaal_Huygens_opvangen_met_mobieltjes .html keep your eyes open! - Henk. > From: "Gooijen H" <GOOI at oce.nl> > Subject: RE: searching for a set of RL02 slides > > > > Damn, I've been fooled by Edward! <grumble-grumble> > > Today is April 1st, and that is the day that everybody tries > > to fool everybody in Holland. I fell for it completely! > > Not just in Holland. > The most hilarious in DK in recent times, was when DDSF in > Roskilde, the > major bottler of spirits, announced that they had had a > production error, > resulting in a mix of 50% whiskey and 50% cognac, so people > could come and > collect it free of charge, as it couldnt be sold. They should > come early, as > it was a "while stock lasts" offer. The local traffic stopped > alltogether, > while a huge queue was formed by people with bottles and even buckets. > The DDSF people must have wet their pants, I guess > > Nico

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Original Apple 1 FS

by jrasite＠eoni.com

From a friend of mine to the LEM Swap list: From: Kyle Hansen <pixie at speakeasy.net> Date: Fri Apr 1, 2005 1:36:58 AM US/Pacific To: "LEM Swap List" <lem-swap at mail.maclaunch.com> Subject: [swap] FS. Original Apple One LEM-Swap is for buying & selling Mac stuff. It is not a discussion list. See the FAQ <http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html> for guidelines on postings, feedback, and dispute resolution. -------------------- Here are the specs. The case is made out of wood and I can't find a mouse for it. I originally paid $666 for it so I am hoping to get my money back. CPU: MOS Technology 6502 CPU Speed: 1 MHz FPU: none Bus Speed: 1 MHz Data Path: 8 bit Onboard RAM: 8 kB Maximum RAM: 32 kB VRAM: 1 kB Maximum Resolution: 60.05 Hz, 40x24 char Power: 58 Watts It doesn't offer much in the way of upgrade capabilities. I think that you can install OS 10.3 on it using a utility from Ryan Rempel but you have to find a CD drive first. Best offer takes it. Shipping from 94501. Kyle Hansen The first lemming to lead his peers off the cliff is a bold and decisive leader.

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FA: Motorola Microsystems 8 Bit computer, 6800, Like S100

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

FYI Looks like an Exorbus system. For sale by our own Paxton Hoag. Joe <http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1247&item=5181400855& rd=1>

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Sparc5 bits wanted

by James＠jdfogg.com

> While clearing out the soon-to-be dining room where all my stuff has > been stored for the last couple of years I found a Sparc5 that I'd > completely forgotten about. It's been completely robbed of > bits that I can see - memory, floppy drive, CD, HDD - so what's the > minimum I can get away with before at least powering it up to see if it > works? The only spare memory I've got is PC100 (may even be PC66) > 168-pin DIMMS. The memory is almost unique. I have some of it in small-stick size (32M sticks I think - the smaller of the two that work). The disks are SCA interface normal SCSI with a special disk carrier - I have both. You can stick a serial terminal on port A and if there is no keyboard attached it will default to serialA as the system console. >>> I'm in the US but I bought a whole box of 50 brackets for $20. I could send you one. Take this guy up on his offer- I don't have that many as spare. >Assuming it does work does anyone have a floppy and CD spare for this thing? Normal SCSI CDROM with 512 byte block option (plextors are beautiful for this). The SS5, esp. with the 170mhz processor, is a lovely example of early Sun SPARC processor technology. The last of the 32 bitters and an example of good clean design. All my Suns are 64 bit, with an Ultra 60 as my high-end workstation, but I keep a few SS5's around just because they are so neat.

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searching for a set of RL02 slides

by GOOI＠oce.nl

the ".html" is part of the URL. New try without the leading "http" www.nu.nl/news/504049/81/Zwak_signaal_Huygens_opvangen_met_mobieltjes.html - Henk.

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