> Well, if you could post the power specs, power cord pinouts, etc...
> Also, if there is a main board, how much power does it need?
Did you mean me?
I have no idea of all this sort of info on the S/34. But a lot of it
can often be found looking inside the various boxes and subassemblies of
the machine.
Philip.
On 16 Feb 98 at 9:29, Richard A. Cini wrote:
> Turned-on, yes. Warmed-up for 30s, no. The drive did finish it's
> power-on sequence and came to a rest, though, which happens in less than
> 30s.
>
> Does the GS/OS use a special boot block like the MS-DOS boot sector, or
> does it just look for the ProDOS file?
You say that the drive came from a Mac SE. Did you low level format
or re-partition the disk on the IIGS before installing GS/OS?
I share a drive between a IIGS and a couple of Macs, so the drive
has a ProDos partition and a couple of HFS ones too. Often the IIGS
barfs on startup when it comes across the APPLE_DRIVER43 partition
map; I find that a Command-Control-Reset sorts this out and the IIGS
boots normally.
Phil
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At 09:21 AM 2/14/98 -0800, you wrote:
>As for Linux....are you new to Unix? Start there. I bought one of those
If you're new to linux, but not to MS-DOS (or even CP/M, I guess) there's a
DOS-to-Linux tutorial on the web. It's at
<http://linuxwww.db.erau.edu/ldp/HOWTO/DOStoLinux-HOWTO.html>.
Actually, there are much better places to look for recomendations on books
for modern OS's and languages than a Classic Computers list.
>Atari BBS* instead. Mine was a 130XE with 384K ram (I did the upgrade
>myself - had to run it with the cover off because of the heat), 4 1050
>disk drives, and a single 2400b Codex modem. I was 13 years old, I don't
ABACUS (the Atari Bay Area Computer Users Society) still runs it's BBS on
an Atari 1040ST. (Though, to keep this off-topic, we're thinking of moving
to a linux box.)
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> <>Does anyone know how well LCDs hold up against time (provided, of
course
> <>that they are not cracked!)?
>
> There is no finite life assuming they havent been abused.
I just picked up a Panasonic PC 7100 ('84 or '85) Lunchbox that works
fine, but the backlight's gone. I also have a NEC XT laptop (don't remember
the model) that has a screen in beautiful shape, backlight and all.
I should imagine that the cables feeding the display would be a weak link.
manney(a)nwohio.com
Found on Usenet. Contact this fellow directly if you can give his
offerings a well-deserved home.
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* * * FOR SALE OR DONATION * * *
Due to increasing financial and other pressures, I am being forced to
get rid of a substantial part of my Computer Collection.
Most of this stuff is heavy and bulky, so any local pickup that can be
arranged would be strongly preferred. I will deliver to you in the
area, but most of this stuff simply cannot be shipped. If there is
an individual part or board you want, and you want to pay for
shipping,
I will do my best to make that happen for you.
I will accept any amount of money for any given item, or I will accept
no money. If you are in the area or coming here to pick something up,
it probably wouldn't hurt to buy me a burrito or something, as its
going to hurt to part with some of this junk. My only condition
is that this equipment goes to a collector (at least someone who
appreciates the item) and not to the junk heap. I have spent far
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I am in the Chicago, Illinois area. Please contact me through
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Here is a partial listing, I can search for specifics if you like.
Best Bet would be to come on by and take a look:
PDP 11/04 Computer with unknown boards.
DEC TU60 DECASSETTE DRIVE
AED 6200P quad-8" Floppy drive, I believe with PDP11 interface
(unbelievably heavy)
(Qty3) PDP-11 in BA23 enclosure (tower)
[two 11/23, one 11/53]
DEC TK25 tape drive
(various parts of) External RD52 Drives
Various Quadbus and Unibus PDP boards (list is being compiled)
Various Cables from above systems
3 good size boxes of repair manuals from Tandy repair shop
[mostly Panasonic Printers, Sony Monitors, Tandy stuff]
Ohio Scientific Challenger
TI Silent 700s
Various 8 bit systems/parts
Lots of 1200 baud modems
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In a message dated 98-02-16 15:09:50 EST, you write:
<< BTW, I'm gonna run Norton Calibrate over it, just to see if it's toast or
not... >>
...or you could always call debug and low level format it after it's warmed
up. i have revived many mfm drives by doing so. most of them get a second
life!
david
Well it's been a busy weekend went to a Hamfest/Computer Swap this Saturday
in Blaine MN and got a Mac IIx for $25 unit works great has 16meg of
memmory and was loaded with good software and system 7.1; a NEC APCIV
PowerMate portable that works great for $10; a Mac LC475 new case for $1;
and alot of notebook power supplies for $1 each. A Commodore 1802 monitor
in great shape for $20 at Goodwill; a Compaq 286e with KB, mono VGA monitor
for $12.50 and it works great with 4 meg of memory, 42 meg HD with nice
software on it; a Hyperion model 3012 with a nice carrying case, a ram
upgrade in one of the case pockets and a owners' manual will be firing this
one up later tonight; a IBM 6091-19 monitor for $15 can't it to work with
my RS6000 box. I still have a pickup load of stuff to open and see what I
have purchased over the last few days, will update later. Well Keep
Computing - John
Well, if you could post the power specs, power cord pinouts, etc...
Also, if there is a main board, how much power does it need?
>From: Philip.Belben(a)powertech.co.uk
>To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers"
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
>Subject: Re[2]: System/34 contd.
>
>The mail software crashed while I was typing this. Oh well, try
>again...
>
>> I doubt I will be using the thing because it needs a 220-volt plug,
>> which there are at my school, but noone would let me put it in their
>> room. There isn't any space in my apartment either :). Could I
>> somehow wire to 110-volt plugs to get 220? If there is some kind of
>
>You can try it if you like, but you'd far better notter!
>
>Seriously, in most (afaik) homes/schools/offices in the US, it is
>possible to find 230V between the live terminals of two suitably chosen
>sockets. But this is not recommended. In particular, you cannot
>connect the output voltages of two randomly chosen sockets in series
>and expect the wiring to survive...
>
>I'd recommend a 110/220V transformer. They do exist and they are not
>very difficult to find. It may also be possible to modify the PSU.
>Don't give up that soon!
>
>> "getting started" thing, photocopies would be fun, just to look at...
>
>I may have spare copies of some pocket reference guides. There is one
>for the OS (about 1/2 inch thick) and one for the assembler at least.
I
>shall have a look - eventually!
>
>Philip.
>
>
>
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