I just today acquired a Sharp PC-7000 "lunchbox" style luggable, I thought
it was a boombox until I opened it up. I know that it is an MS-DOS (XT or AT
class?) machine, but now I need software for it. Can someone direct me to a
good software archive for this machine? Also, what is the purpose of the
metal-covered (screwed shut) connector on the underside of the machine? Is
it for an external hard drive?
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David Vohs, Digital Archaeologist & Computer Historian.
Computer Collection:
"Triumph": Commodore 64C, 1802, 1541, FSD-1, GeoRAM 512, Okimate 20.
"Leela": Macintosh 128 (Plus upgrade), Nova SCSI HDD, Imagewriter II.
"Delorean": TI-99/4A.
"Monolith": Apple Macintosh Portable.
"Spectrum": Tandy Color Computer 3.
"Boombox": Sharp PC-7000.
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>Does anyone have any pointers to sites on the web which cover Altos
>machines? I've done a search on Yahoo and a couple of other places and
>turned up nothing.
Yes, there is a surprising lack of information "on the web" on Altos
machines.
>I'm particularly interested in information on the Unix systems they were
>making around 1990 - we had one at work, an i386 in a tower case. Not PC
>compatible IIRC, possibly called an "Altos III" or something similar.
If you can wait a day or two, a fellow classiccmper and I are going to be
inventorying the Altos machines that we've (temporarily) taken custody
of, as well as the documents. All the machines that we have are
19" wide by about 7.5" high tabletop units, often with 8" floppies in the
front so they're almost certainly older than your machine, but there may
be some documentation (we've several binders full of it) on your machine.
--
Tim Shoppa Email: shoppa(a)trailing-edge.com
Trailing Edge Technology WWW: http://www.trailing-edge.com/
7328 Bradley Blvd Voice: 301-767-5917
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CC'd to port-vax (NetBSD) and Classiccmp...
Last call! I have a complete doc set for the VAX GKS software (whatever
the heck it is) that's going in RECYCLE if someone doesn't speak up by
Tuesday. These are still in their shrink wrap, and they can be yours for
$1.00 plus the shipping cost (small box, not very nasty at all).
Let me know. Thanks!
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Bruce Lane, Owner and head honcho, Blue Feather Technologies
http://www.bluefeathertech.com // E-mail: kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com
Amateur Radio: WD6EOS since Dec. '77
"Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our
own human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..."
>This pair of boxes is nominally the same size, somewhat narrower than
>"rack-width" and about 7" tall. They're plastic boxes with a beige (could
>be influenced by many years' cigarrette smoke) exterior and black (probably
>... I haven't looked closely at them for some time.) front.
>
>They're quite weighty. By that I mean absolutely too heavy to ship across
>the planet.
Huh? The boxes you're talking about must be different than the 6 Altos
boxes I have that meet the same dimensions... they only weigh 55 or 60
pounds each.
(OB disclaimer: my standard for "heavy enough that I don't want to lift
it too often" is a DG 6045 drive or a DEC RA80 drive, about 140-150 pounds.
I used to be a puny weakling until I started collecting old computers and
drives...)
Tim.
I'm CC'ing this to both classiccmp and port-vax.
Found on Usenet. Keith Huff, in Allentown, PA has a bunch of DEC'ish
freebies up for grabs. Get 'em while you can!
Attachment follows.
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On Sun, 26 Mar 00 18:31:13 GMT, in comp.sys.dec you wrote:
>> I still have some stuff I need to get rid of, otherwise it goes to the
>>dumpster. Everything listed is best offer and shipping. Items located in
>>Allentown, Pa 18103.
>>
>>
>> (2) VR262 19" mono monitors
>>
>> (1) VR260 19" mono monitor
>>
>> (2) DECstation 3100 motherboards
>>
>> (18) DEC 2Mb 80-pin SIMMs
>>
>> (1) VFB01 mono framebuffer
>>
>> (10) used TK50 tapes
>>
>> (6) brand new TK50 tapes
>>
>> (1) bare TK50 drive
>>
>> (1) LK201 keyboard
>>
>> (1) VT320 terminal
>>
>> (1) VT1200 mono X-term base
>>
>> (1) Wyse WY-85 terminal & keyboard
>>
>> (8) CDROM caddies
>>
>> (1) DZ11 users guide
>>
>> (1) DZ11 maintenance manual
>>
>> (1) RL01/RL02 disk subsystem users manual
>>
>> (23) 6250 BPI 9-track tapes
>>
>>Keith Huff
>>
>>kshuff(a)fast.net
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Bruce Lane, Owner and head honcho,
Blue Feather Technologies -- kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech [dot] com
Web: http://www.bluefeathertech.com
"...No matter how we may wish otherwise, our science can only describe an object,
event, or living thing in our own human terms. It cannot possibly define any of them..."
<Yes, it was a real 360K disk, I just reformatted it in Windows (it will let
<you choose between 1.2Mb or 360 formats).
<____________________________________________________________
<David Vohs, Digital Archaeologist & Computer Historian.
A 1.2mb drive does not produce reliable 360k media. It will read it but
it's not symetric. Some 360k drives have more than normal difficulty
reading disks created by a 96tpi drive.
Allison
Here are some more items up for grabs. John
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin and Julie Grove <grover(a)scecnet.net>
To: <jrkeys(a)concentric.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 4:35 PM
Subject: Mac Computer
> Hi,
> I saw the article in the Pioneer Press. I have a Macintosh SE/30 (~1989)
> and an Apple ImageWriter II. Both are in excellent condition. Do you
have
> either of these in your collection yet? Let me know if you are interested
> in either one or if you need more info about them.
>
> We also have a "Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display" monitor (~1995). The
screen
> has a blue cast to it. According to the Apple website, there is a way to
> fix this problem, but I no longer have a use for the monitor. Let me know
> if you are interested in this as well.
>
> We live in Western WI, but come to WBL on occasion, so we could drop it
off.
>
> J.G.
>
Going by the goodwill today, they've got a LARGE quantity of external
floppy drives (probably 15-20 at least) for the 2260 and 2270 models
for $2.95 each. If anybody needs one for their GRiD, let me know, and
I'll pick one up for you (already got one for each of my 2270s).
They look BRAND NEW - no scratches/wear, and the connectors that plug
into the laptop have a little blue plastic bag still over them....
Now, if I could just find a power supply and/or a pen.
Bill
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Anybody know where I can get info on these? I picked up 3 of them today,
complete with batteries, but no power supplies or pens (they can be used as
a "flat pad" mode, with a pen, or the screen flips up to reveal the keyboard).
Any info would be appreciated.
Bill
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<>Are you using a 1.2MB floppy drive to write a 360K floppy disk?
<
<Yes, but I used the drive (1.2Mb) to format it to 360K.
<____________________________________________________________
<David Vohs, Digital Archaeologist & Computer Historian.
There lies your error. 360k floppies are 48tpi, 1.2mb floppies are 96tpi.
The intertrack spacing is different, head width is different.
Find a real 360k drive, try again.
These young apprentices... ;)
Allison
