Thanks for the update that's what I was figured would be the answer. The
S-bus card was a surprise, now I have to go on the hunt. Thanks again John
At 10:20 PM 1/29/98 -0500, you wrote:
>> Sun SPAREprinter model QA-6, anyone know how to do a self
>> print test on this unit I can not find any buttons or anything;
>
>It will not do much unless you have it connected to a SPARCstation running
>NeWSprint. The SPARCstation also requires a special S-bus card to
>interface to the printer.
>
>In other words, you have either a worthless printer, or a good excuse to
>go get yourself a SPARCstation.
>
>William Donzelli
>william(a)ans.net
>
>
>
I have several questions on some computers I have that I'm stuck in the
mud on.
Point Four Data Systems Mark 3 minicomputer: This thing dates from
1985-ish. It's rack-mountable, and I have a CDC Lark 25+25MB removable
hard drive for it. The manuals I got with it are for a different model of
computer. I can get into the MANIP monitor but few of the commands do
anything (particularly the one to IPL off the drive- it either hangs or
goes back to the MANIP prompt immediately.) I don't know if the drive
or any of the cartridges contain anything at all. Does anyone know
*anything* about this thing? Any info would be helpful, as I'm out of
ideas.
Anadex DP-6500 RapidScribe printer: I'm told it works. All of the DIP
switches are set off (and there's 30+ of them). It doesn't do much at
all. Does anyone have the DIP switch settings for it? I've searched the
WWW and found ribbons for sale but that's it.
Commodore 64: I bought a boxful of C=64 stuff today at a nifty junk market
I've never noticed before. The 64 boots to one of the following screens
(at random): black, blue and black stripes, blue and red stripes, red
screen, red-white-blue-black stripes, white and black stripes, or
multi-colored graphical garbage. Does this sound like a common failure
mode, and if so, which chip?
Also, what's a fair price for a Coleco Adam system: 2 keyboards, memory
box with datacassette drives, external numeric keypad with knob (paddle?),
and printer.
One more: fair price for Apple //c+ system: CPU, monitor, two disk drives
(one Apple, one other).
Enough questions. Thanks for your help,
Richard Schauer
rws(a)ais.net
Hi,
Picked up a few more items today. A book named The AmigaDOS Manual by
The Bantam Amiga Library and a copy of the Operating Manual for Jet also
for the Amiga. Also two manuals for Commodore disk drives, one says 1541C
and the other says 1541. And a GEOS User's Mamual for the Commodore 64 or
128. Any need any of this stuff? E-mail me privately.
Also got a strange Commodore cable. It has what looks like a double
ended HP-IB connector one end and a card edge connector on the other. All
the connectors have 24 contacts. Both ends have a heavy braided ground
strap. It looks like it's about 2 foot long. Any one know what this is for?
Joe
How is it I always manage to get so far behind? Sorry for the late
response...
At 06:17 PM 1/27/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Found an interesting (at least to me) luggable/portable at the local thrift
>the other day. It's a Sharp PC-7100. Very compact and sharp (no pun)
>design. About half the size and weight of an old Compaq, with a detatchable
Best I can figure it, (based on my 3,) is the PC-7000 had two floppy
drives, the PC-7100 gave up a floppy for the hard drive.
These are actually more interesting than you might think at first glance.
Notice how the handle can slide towards the back so it's off-center?
Notice the little metal inserts along the top edge of the back? There's a
printer (I've only got one) that attaches to the back for portability. The
handle can either be centered on just the main unit or on the main unit and
the printer.
>it. BTW, the screen has a blue/purple sort of tint to it. Kind of
>attractive in a psychodelic sort of way ( oh please, no more drug-related
I'm afraid I've got no docs, and it's been a while since I've booted any of
mine so I can't even say if any have the same tint. I would be interested
in hearing anything you find out about it, though!
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Sorry that I don't have all the information, but here goes:
I've got a freidn with an early Pentium 75, purchased July 1995. Needless
to say, it doesn't have Windows 95.
When trying to insall some "classic" Sierra games, like the VGA Quest
For Glory; the install progam has a list of sound cards that it supports.
It puts a check by sound cards supported by your system (IE Sound Blaster 16
would be a Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, and Adlib compatible), and his
would show up as "Sound Master." Now, it's my guess that Sound Master was a
"clone" of Sound Blaster, but early versions must have added more features.
Also, it wasn't "Sound Blaster Compatible" enough so that it used SB
drivers.
Sorry for the sketchy information,
Tim D. Hotze
-----Original Message-----
From: Cord Coslor <archive(a)navix.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, January 30, 1998 2:54 AM
Subject: Sound Master PC card, etc.
>1) Here's an item that I am curious to learn about. I will transpose a
written
>description of this item... I hope it actually falls into the classic
computing
>category. Anyway, it is called the Sound Master PC and it says it is "a
total
>music and sound card.... sound and speech run through a direct memory
access
>(DMA) driven 8-bit digitizer. Sound Master PC incorporates an extra
microchip
>witha three-voice capability, the latestd esign for multi-part music and
>special effects. Combined sounds go to the built-in stereo amplifier...."
> Here's what I'm really interested in... "Sound Master PC also has
digital
>joystick ports which accept the 'fun' types of Atari, Commodore, or other
>game-machine joysticks. ...."
> "The board fits into any available slot on your PC. Mini stereo-speaker
jack
>and dual joystick ports are accessibe through the rear mounting bracket.
The
>package includes external speakers, plug-in board, instructioons, and a
one-year
>warranty."
>
>Does anyone know who might have made this unit? What year? Are the joystick
>ports really any good? I run a digital joytsick (Atari) through my Printer
>port.... but this sounds completely different.
>
>Feel free to add some input. Oh, how much would 'you' pay for something
like
>this. I have the opportunity to get up to ten of these things and am
curious
>what they're worth. ANyone else want to get in on the deal with me?
>
>I also have access to these:
>
>2) Voice Master Digitizer for the IBM, Apple, and Commodore Computers.
>3) The Speech Thing-- allows recording sounds through the printer port.
>4) C-20 cassettes (10 minutes per side) -- 20 for $6.60. Unused cassettes
in
>unused plastic case-NEW!
>5) 1000 tractor-feed mailing labels for $3.95.
>6) New 5 1/4" disks 100 for $5.40 (Single-sided, single or double density)
>7) 100 Double Sided, Double Density 5.25" for $5.50 --
>8) also new 8" disketes for $1.00 a piece!
>
>Let me know on some of this stuff and we can work out a deal.
>
>Love to get more info on it all,
>
>CORD
>
>
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It's been awhile with the snow and cold I do not get to make all the
rounds. But here goes in the last few weeks I a PCjr and keyboard without
cable for free; Panasonic model RL-H7000W luggable for free some damage to
housing; another HP Thinkjet without power supply; Apple numeric keypad II;
3 Apple extended II keyboards for free; Mac SE/30 M5119 works great for
$15; Mac Classic M0420 works great $15; VisionScan scanner model n205 no
power supply for it-free; Information Storage Optical Disk drive for free;
3 IBM 3363 units for free; IBM 5144 monitor on a stand uses phono jack
hookup only free; several Mac plus kb's and mice for free; Alphacom 42
thermal printer very strange plug on this unit, anyone know how you power
this printer; Sun SPAREprinter model QA-6, anyone know how to do a self
print test on this unit I can not find any buttons or anything; AMSTRAD
640K PC keyboard in great shape free; Apple modem A9M0300 with power supply
free; Apple modem A9M0301 (2400b) missing power supply free; IBM Colorjet
printer 3852 model 2 free; GTCO Corp Digi-Pad5 controller blackbox free;
houston instrument pad model DT-11;Gulton Industries Recorder TR-711 TAC-59
free;2 Apple PC 5.25 drives A9M0110 can read PC 360k disk free;
ColorMonitor IIe free; IBM VGA 8513001 free works great; Apple Imagewriter
II A9M0310 free; IBM PS/2 50 with keys not tested yet free; Control Data
model 831 needs work free;Wang PC382 not tested yet $15; UNISYS Scanner
flatbed $10 not tested yet;Sun kb and mouse; NEC PC-8300 free not tested
yet someone built a power supply into the battery compartment; a Scanjet
controller card free and not tested;Commodore executive SX-64 portable
works great at Goodwill for $15;Commodore 64C in box with manuals for free;
Apple IIe 80col card for free (new in bag); AE timemaster card for apple
free; and a large number items not yet 10 years old but the prices were too
good to pass on and this way I will the units when they are 10 years old.
There are more items but I will stop for now. Keep Computing John
In a message dated 98-01-29 08:44:40 EST, you write:
<< > I looked in my never used copy of os2 version 1.3 standard edition and
found
> no mention of rexx so maybe it arrived in version 2.x but i'm not opening
my
> shrinkwrapped version to find out! minimum requirements for 1.3 are a 286,
> 2meg, and 12 meg of hdd space.
: Worth a try then. But am I right in thinking that the AT doesn't
: implement all the 286 modes properly? I'm sure the XT286 doesn't. >>
...an AT doesnt implement 286 models properly? i dont get it. AT=80286. now,
all 286 machines had a limitation about being able to switch from protected
mode to real mode and back to protected mode without major work and/or a
reboot. the 386 does this all smoothly under software control. it's also my
understanding the XT286 is just a regular old 5170 board in a 5160 case.
david
I just saw an interesting system It's a white steel box, about 5 x 8 in
and 12 inches deep. Top flips up. Its called an IBC or ICB, I forget,
and it's a Z80 based system with a floppy and Micropolis hard drive.
I also weighs about 20 pounds due mostly to its antiquated power supply.
Any info? It has a CPU card and separate controller card bussed
together laying stacked sideways over the drives and power suppy. All
the ports (many) are hardwired out the back.
I almost picked this up, and I should have. It's going for about 5
bucks.
I imagine the PS is shot, I didn't have a chance to check. Is it
possible to hook up a standard switching power supply (well that's
probably a dumb question).
Any clues, I might pick it up, if I don't go to Vegas 1st thing
tommorrow....
-Mike
<Not even approximately quiet -- I'd estimate that traffic's been
<higher than normal this last week or so, and had been wondering
<where you were in the flood.
Obviously missing something.
<If you want, I could package you a digest or two (might be best in
<digestible chunks for my ISP's sake, now that I think about it).
It's not what I missed but why I wasn't seeing it.
I did resub just in case.
Allison
