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by allisonp＠world.std.com

>> Anyone ever hear of a manual refered to as the PDP-10 yellow pages? > >Yes, any of the PDP-10 Handbooks. They were printed on roughly phone-book >grade paper that may have been slightly yellow to start with, but has >definitely yellowed more with age. Also referred to as "phone books". that and also one o fthe manuals had a yellow cover, I believe it was this programming manual. Allison

25 years, 11 months

OT: WTB: Mac II Monitor Cable

by kla＠helios.augustana.edu

Sorry to bother you folks, but all local sources are turning up negative. You might recall a few weeks back I reported that my son was given a Mac LC II computer for free, sans monitor. Well, now we were given a monitor, but it lacks, sure enough, the DB-15 cable to connect it to the computer. The world here in the Midwest seems to be solid into the PC world, with tons of SVGA cables, including at stores that formerly sold Apple products. Where can I get a replacement Mac monitor cable? Thanks. Kevin Anderson * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Kevin L. Anderson Ph.D., Geography Department, Augustana College Rock Island, Illinois 61201-2296, USA phone: (309) 794-7325 e-mail: kla(a)helios.augustana.edu -or- gganderson(a)augustana.edu * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Opinions expressed here are my own and do not represent the administration of Augustana College.

25 years, 11 months

Collectors from Holland & India please contact me...

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Apr 26, 16:09, John Honniball wrote: > I've heard the area around Cambridge, UK, referred to as > "Silicon Fen". The Fens are a low-lying area of > countryside near Cambridge. > > Also, in Scotland there's "Silicon Glen". Somewhere near > Edinburgh, I think. Possibly referring to the HP works > there. It's actually the area around Glenrothes, on the other side of the River Forth (and parties on both sides would be offended to be confused with the other :-)). There used to be (still are?) lots of electronics companies around there -- though HP is in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, not in Silicon Glen. The most famous Glenrothes company I can think of is (er, was) Rodime. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Dept. of Computer Science University of York

25 years, 11 months

WTB: Mac II Monitor Cable

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

In a message dated 4/26/00 12:34:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jbmcb(a)hotmail.com writes: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin L. Anderson" <kla(a)helios.augustana.edu> > To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 10:44 AM > Subject: OT: WTB: Mac II Monitor Cable > > > > Sorry to bother you folks, but all local sources > > are turning up negative. > > > > You might recall a few weeks back I reported that my son > > was given a Mac LC II computer for free, sans monitor. > > > > Well, now we were given a monitor, but it lacks, sure enough, > > the DB-15 cable to connect it to the computer. > > > > The world here in the Midwest seems to be solid into the PC > > world, with tons of SVGA cables, including at stores that formerly > > sold Apple products. > > > > Where can I get a replacement Mac monitor cable? > > Thanks. Kevin Anderson its just a 15 pin straight wired cable. i think dalco.com carries the cable, but since an IBM joystick extender cable seems to be the same thing, wouldnt that work? DB Young ICQ: 29427634 view the computers of yesteryear at http://members.aol.com/suprdave/classiccmp/museum.htm --You can lead a whore to Vassar, but you can't make her think--

25 years, 11 months

Collectors from Holland & India please contact me...

by dastar＠siconic.com

Someone writing an article for Playboy magazine wants to interview someone from Holland and India (specifically mentioned cities: Amsterdam and Bangalore) about their local computer culture. Please e- mail me directly <sellam(a)vintage.org> if you perhaps want to be interviewed. Also, she would like information about the different locations around the world trying to model their local high tech economy around the Silicon Valley, and calling themselves "Silicon <something>", ie. Silicon Corridor, Silicon Gulch, etc. If your local high tech community is referred to as the "Silicon <whatever>" and you can talk a bit about it then please contact me <sellam(a)vintage.org> and I'll pass your info along to her. Thanks! Sellam International Man of Intrigue and Danger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for a six in a pile of nines... VCF Europe: April 29th & 30th, Munich, Germany VCF Los Angeles: Summer 2000 (*TENTATIVE*) VCF East: Planning in Progress See http://www.vintage.org for details!

25 years, 11 months

Opening CP/M files (.asm/.bas)

by gpine＠gri.org

It's been a long time since I used my Apple II with CP/M, but I'll give you the dubious benefit of my decaying knowledge of the subject. First, I don't see anything obviously wrong with what you're doing to try to run the basic program. I don't remember the exact syntax, but I assume that you've got that correct from the MBasic book. As far as the ASM files are concerned, you should be able to use your EDIT program, which should be on your CP/M boot disk to look at the files in a somewhat more leisurely manner that allowed by using TYPE. For that matter, any editor that you may have that can display ASCII files (Wordstar in the "non-document" mode, for example) can be used to examine the files. I don't know what assembler you have with the Apple CP/M disks, but you should have at least ASM, the 8080 assembler, and perhaps M80 as well. I'm not an assembly language programmer, but if you can find an old reference on assembly language programming under CP/M, it should tell you the steps necessary to compile, link (to libraries), and run the programs. You may even already have the executable files ready to run. Look on the disk for a file with the same name as for the ASM files, but with a .com extension. I hope this helps get you started. "Ernest" <ernestls(a)home.com> on 04/26/2000 11:08:32 AM Please respond to classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org cc: (bcc: Gerald Pine/GRI) Subject: Opening CP/M files (.asm/.bas) I have an Apple II with a Z80 card, and lots of CP/M disks for it but I'm having a problem opening the .ASM and .BAS files. I thumbed through a book on both Mbasic and CP/M but neither of these books clearly describe how to work with these files. The Mbasic books says to open Mbasic, and at the "OK" prompt type RUN "B:MAINT.BAS" (for example)but when I do that, it gives me a "Direct Statement in file" message, and then it goes back to the "OK" prompt. I don't have a clue how to work with the .ASM files -like SUPRTRK3.ASM or BLKFRI2.ASM. I can see that they are games by typing TYPE SUPRTRK3.ASM but the text flies by so fast that I can't see much else. I have a lot of disks that have nothing but .BAS and .ASM files so any help that you can give me would be appreciated. Also, I have one disk that has a single large file called PILOTA.LST. What do I do with that? Thanks for your help. Ernest

25 years, 11 months

Focal manual online?

by kla＠helios.augustana.edu

I've managed to get the PDP-8 emulator running on one of my computers (the Sun box at school here took it with no problem; my Linux box at home is still not dealing with the keyboard correctly....). One program I loaded was Focal. However, I don't know beans about Focal, other than that I know it is an interpretive language of some sort developed by DEC. Is there a scanned Focal manual online anywhere? Thanks. Cheers, Kevin Anderson * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Kevin L. Anderson Ph.D., Geography Department, Augustana College Rock Island, Illinois 61201-2296, USA phone: (309) 794-7325 e-mail: kla(a)helios.augustana.edu -or- gganderson(a)augustana.edu * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Opinions expressed here are my own and do not represent the administration of Augustana College.

25 years, 11 months

Apple A/D + D/A

by wrm＠ccii.co.za

Hi all I scrounged a Mountain Computer Inc A/D + D/A card, Apple ][ form factor. No manual, no software :-( Preliminary inspection: R8, R11, R15 and R22 are missing (I assume these are 10T pots). Also U1, U5, U6. So, tell me more... what can I do with this card (1 channel in and 1 channel out)? Frequency? What software do I need? What are the missing chips, and resistor values? Hey, and while I'm axing questions :-) Anybody out there with Elektor for Feb 89? I have a set of PCBs that claim to be a MOSFET amp, EPS87096, not a computer but within the 10 year rule :-) Seeya all Wouter

25 years, 11 months

Where has everybody gone?

by foxnhare＠jps.net

> Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 08:31:33 -0700 > From: Mike Ford <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com> > Subject: Re: Where has everybody gone? > > >>>> Is anybody out there? > >>>> > >>>> Frederic Charpentier > >>> > >>> Didn't you get a notice, the list was purchased by MicroSoft. > >> > >> That's a *dirty* thing to say, man. > >> > >> -Dave McGuire > >> > >Disgusting . . . . but not unlikely! > > > >I will give up my Amiga only when Bill Gates pries my cold dead fingers from > >around the keyboard and mouse . . . . . > > You didn't get your manditory Windows 2000 upgrade notice either? Yep, starting 'real soon now' the list will be sent in Word 2000 format. Better upgrade! I myself have been busy hopping up my Commodore 64 BBS with a 14.4k modem interface and Super CPU 20 Mghz accellerator (still got a way to go...) -- 01000011 01001111 01001101 01001101 01001111 01000100 01001111 01010010 01000101 Larry Anderson - Sysop of Silicon Realms BBS (209) 754-1363 300-2400 bps Commodore 8-bit page at: http://www.jps.net/foxnhare/commodore.html 01000011 01001111 01001101 01010000 01010101 01010100 01000101 01010010 01010011

25 years, 11 months

VAX FORTRAN RX50 disks, need a new home.

by whdawson＠mlynk.com

I found these 3 disks in my storage area. I haven't a clue as to where they came from. They are in a plastic DIGITAL diskette storage case and appear to have never been used. The first $5.00 takes them, shipping included. Please email me off list if you are interested. I'll post to the list when they are spoken for. Also, if I don't reply to your email message, it means someone got there ahead of you and they've already been nabbed. I'm totally VAX ignorant, so I'm just going to list what's on the diskette labels: BL-CJ52H-BE 091880 VAX FORTRAN V4.6 BIN RX50 1/2 FORT046 FORT01 BL-CJ53H-BE 091881 VAX FORTRAN V4.6 BIN RX50 2/2 FORT046 FORT02 BL-CJ54-BE 091882 VAX FORTRAN V4.6 BIN RX50 1/1 FHLP046 FHLP01 Bill Dawson whdawson(a)mlynk.com <mailto:whdawson@mlynk.com> ?

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