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by mrbill＠mrbill.net

(I apologize if this breaks the 10-year rule; I *think* this box is about as old as a SS1, or darn close to it - couldnt find a date of mfg..) I've got a barebones (no HD, no RAM, no kb/mouse) HP/Apollo 715/33 available in Austin, Texas. You can find specifics on it at http://parisc.workstations.org/systems.html and http://parisc.workstations.org/systems/715_scorpio.html Nice little PA-RISC box; however, I just have no use at all for any HP stuff. Will trade for anything DEC/VAX related (literally, anything - make a halfway serious offer, you might be surprised) or will even possibly give it away if someone has a good enough need/reason why I should. I just need it out of the way. I'm looking for VAXstation (3100, 4000-VLC, etc) machines and hardware, BTW. Bill -- +--------------------+-------------------+ | Bill Bradford | Austin, Texas | +--------------------+-------------------+ | mrbill(a)sunhelp.org | mrbill(a)mrbill.net | +--------------------+-------------------+

25 years, 10 months

A little more Am2900 learning/evaluation kit info

by ard＠p850ug1.demon.co.uk

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Stag PP28 documentation query

by elvey＠hal.com

Sorry, ment to send to John only. My finger is faster than my brain. Dwight

25 years, 10 months

Using DECmate III from terminal

by rdd＠smart.net

Is it possible to use a DECmate III from a terminal if one has no monitor or keyboard for it? Since it's in the PDP-8 family, can it run OS/8? BTW, Does anyone have any stories of favorite PDP-8 or Decmate hacks, and, has anyone here used a DECmate for any music or sound synthesis applications? -- R. D. Davis rdd(a)perqlogic.com http://www.perqlogic.com/rdd 410-744-4900

25 years, 10 months

How do you finance/afford your computer collection?

by jeff.kaneko＠juno.com

I get an allowance. All of my computer-related purchases come out of that, except if it's something for my wife's machine, in which case it comes out of our general budget (which doesn't really exist, but we pretend). I'm not aquiring many systems these days; I'm trying to concentrate on getting the systems I have now in some decent shape-- so mostly parts and docs, and junk. Since most of the systems I have are not considered 'investment grade', I can still get most of what I need pretty cheaply (MFM drives-- $1, for example). It gets expensive when I have to buy a part that's still used alot in the 'mainstream' (SCSI CD-ROM's, for example). Almost all of my machines occupy my basement-- the rest occupy a small corner of my otherwise full garage. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

25 years, 10 months

Tek 4014/5 emulation

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On June 16, William Donzelli wrote: > > Don't care about the 99% anyway, and what you're saying is, that I need > > a 2 GHz Strontium, running Winblows to talk to this group tomorrow ? > > No, not at all. The question I posed is if anyone is writing mailers for > the older systems so they can handle HTML properly. Again, is this a blanket statement that anything that isn't an Intel box running Windows is an "older system"? As to the question...yes, many modern mailers for non-Windows systems (old systems and new systems alike) deal with HTML just fine. I think the animosity toward HTMLized email (at least for me) comes from these points: 1) It's just not necessary for effective communications. 2) It's a waste of bandwidth and system resources. 3) Technical people generally want genuine functionality to prevail over "flash"...which is why many (most) technical people in the industry (Visual Basic programmers don't count) don't have Windows boxes on their desks if they have anything to say about it. 4) It's a clear outgrowth of the overcommercialization of the Internet, in which uneducated users think the World Wide Web *IS* the Internet, thus they try to cram the World Wide Web into everything they do, and conversely, cram everything they do into the World Wide Web. -Dave McGuire

25 years, 10 months

Did you see...

by bill＠chipware.com

I don't really want to start another "ebay good/ebay bad" argument, but did everybody see that an ADM-3A just sold on ebay for $355 US!?!? I have two in good working and cosmetic condition that I got from a bank some years ago, including the little panels and screws that cover the option dip switches. I alos have docs. How many more are out there, just on this list?

25 years, 10 months

Blinking lights hidden

by rdd＠smart.net

Something's been puzzling me: when I look at my CDC SMD drive, the NCR applications processor, some smaller SMD drives, LEDs in my 11/44, etc., there's something I just don't understand. Why did companies begin hiding blinking lights, status displays, etc. behind covers, in places behind the front panel that aren't obvious at first glance, hidden in boards in a card cage, etc.? -- R. D. Davis rdd(a)perqlogic.com http://www.perqlogic.com/rdd 410-744-4900

25 years, 10 months

NCR model 3401 class 5451

by rdd＠smart.net

Greetings, is anyone here familiar with an NCR model 3401, class 5451 "application processor"? On a hand-written label on the front of the machine there's a description of the memory in it: 8MB, 145ns. This box has the following switches on the front panel, in addition to the power switch: Station ID (two thumbwheels) Load options: local/aux disk/tape primary OS/alt OS BCD restart/system reset diag port: on/off mode: normal/diagnostic ps margin: +5%/normal/-5% On the back of the machine are the following connectors: LS link (low speed link?): pos 0, pos1, pos2 (9-pin) Diagostic port (25-pin - RS232 port?) System bus: channel A, channel B (9-pin) HS link (high speed linl?): pos 4, pos 5, pos6, pos7 (9-pin) One interesting thing about this system is a board labeled "writeable control store" - does anyone know it this is user microprogrammable? On this board are about 45 AMD (I think) 8648 ICs and about 27 8651 ICs, in addition to what I think may be EEPROMs (Fairchild MB7142H), as well as morotola 8644A, 8644B, 8648 and 8649 chips and a few other ICs. Attached to this board is a other board that is apparently the main part of the CPU with about 6 (from what I recall) square ICs, about 1" square, with heat-sinks that I haven't figured out how to remove yet to see the part numbers. Did anyone here purchase the machine like this that was listed on e-bay? Another apparently related NCR box that appeas to connect to the SMD drive only has the following indentification on it: "class H6830-STD1-01-46." Coming out the back are three cables: one that looks like it's got about 50 conductors in it, and two that appear to have about 20 to 25 conductors (these are just my guesses, haven't counted them). There are also two 50-pin connectors. I think this connects to the hard disk, but I can't figure out how, or if, it connects to the model 3401. Is anyone here familiar with the above equipment? -- R. D. Davis rdd(a)perqlogic.com http://www.perqlogic.com/rdd 410-744-4900 -- R. D. Davis rdd(a)perqlogic.com http://www.perqlogic.com/rdd 410-744-4900

25 years, 10 months

Mark your calendars for VCF 4.0: September 30 - October 1

by vcf＠siconic.com

VCF 4.0 is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, September 30 - Sunday, October 1. The venue this year in the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California. More details to come! Sellam International Man of Intrigue and Danger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for a six in a pile of nines... Coming soon: VCF 4.0! VCF East: Planning in Progress See http://www.vintage.org for details!

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