26 Jun
2007
26 Jun
'07
9:31 p.m.
Subject: Most used toys, was Re: The late, great TRS-80
From: Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:22:36 -0400
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only" <cctech at
classiccmp.org>
My list is not very esoteric.
My older NS* Horizon system with many mods running CP/M as a workhorse
system for micros and 8085/z80 coding as it tend to behave better than
PCs and also has the Prom Programmer. The system is Z80/10mhz, 256k ram,
two 31mb disks, floppies, and a few other goodies.
My PX-8 as a data logger and all round Field Day Logging system a
database written in of all things BASIC.
AmproLB+ small, fast, hard disk and CP/M.
PDP-11/73 rack system for those times when I need a break.
Nothing like programming in basic or micropower pascal under RT-11.
PDP-8f, when I need a handle. I like hand toggleing programs and
watching them run.
PILOT: my MicroVAX3100/m76 running OpenVMS, for when it really has to
be different or when once cpu is not enough (running as nine way LAVC).
My portable EElf2000 (embedded elf with Video, PS2 keyboard and CF disk)
that runs nicely on a 12V gell cell for a while (>10hours!).
If it really has to be Wintel, my 486sx brick system (Modular Solutions).
it's about the size of a red brick and runs on 12V nicely. What makes it
useful is 800mb hard disk, network, SVGA, serial, parallel
and runs whatever I care to. It seems to like DOS6.22 and Linux(slackware).
Allison
26 Jun
26 Jun
11:39 p.m.
My list is hardly esoteric, but here it is:
TRS-80 Model 100 as my primary laptop. I use it for general writing
(emails and such, exported over serial port), and quick-and-dirty
BASIC solutions. It's also just plain fun to play games on. ;-)
An Epson PX-8 (CP/M, 128k RAM wedge) was formerly my primary laptop,
but I forsook it for the AA batteries and far more readable screen.
Now, it's sadly my primary CP/M machine for when I want access to that
realm again.
An HP 200LX (formerly a 95LX) as my palmtop, for when I can't carry
the laptop with me.
I interchange between a Network General Sniffer (Compaq Portable/386
6MB/40MB, running Linux), a Mac Plus 4/40, and Mac SE 4/20 as simple
network-enabled workstations that double as serial consoles to my more
interesting boxes. Right now, there's a bog-standard 1992-vintage 486
in that spot, that I repaired and rebuilt "because I could". ;-)
A DECstation 5000/120 (32MB/1GB, CD) MIPS machine, configured without
the framebuffer, gets used as a TinyMUCK game server when I feel the
need to sandbox some game code.
A VAXstation 3100 m38 for running OpenVMS/VAX v7.2. (Truth be told,
my VAX is a beautiful machine, architecturally speaking. I just
haven't found the problem that it is the solution for, yet.) (Wait, I
need a reason? ;-)
My primary minicomputer is a Data General Eclipse MV7800/U with twin
16-port serial boards, a Cipher tape drive, and two Century Data
Systems giant fixed disc drives. (I'd trade it in a heartbeat for a
minicomputer that didn't require 40 amps to start up. As such, it
sits unpowered since 1993 because I don't have the knowledge to wire
up the dedicated power to it, and to test it properly)
Anyone got a machine with a programmer's panel that wants to trade? ;-)
Josef
--
"I laugh because I dare not cry. This is a crazy world
and the only way to enjoy it is to treat it as a joke."
-- Hilda "Sharpie" Burroughs,
"The Number of the Beast" by Robert A. Heinlein
27 Jun
27 Jun
12:01 a.m.
My primary minicomputer is a Data General Eclipse
MV7800/U with twin
16-port serial boards, a Cipher tape drive, and two Century Data
Systems giant fixed disc drives. (I'd trade it in a heartbeat for a
minicomputer that didn't require 40 amps to start up. As such, it
sits unpowered since 1993 because I don't have the knowledge to wire
up the dedicated power to it, and to test it properly)
A standard 20 Amp circuit with nothing else on it should be able to
handle this. 40 Amps startup is just not much, and I doubt the Eclipse
sucks more than 10 Amps out of the wall after it has started. Circuit
Breakers and time-delay fuses allow for startup surges, mostly for
motors.
--
Will
12:21 a.m.
On 6/26/07, William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> wrote:
A standard 20 Amp circuit with nothing else on it
should be able to
handle this. 40 Amps startup is just not much, and I doubt the Eclipse
sucks more than 10 Amps out of the wall after it has started. Circuit
Breakers and time-delay fuses allow for startup surges, mostly for
motors.
That's a good point. I derived my number from the ratings on the back
of each unit, added together. I keep forgetting that little thing
about peak power versus normal operating power. ;-)
I'd also trade, just because I'd like a mini with a programmer's
panel, someday. This MV7800/U is in a Nova 4 enclosure, with nothing
but a power and reset switch on the left side. Since I don't know if
the drives are even viable, it's hard to toggle something into memory
without one. ;-)
--
"I laugh because I dare not cry. This is a crazy world
and the only way to enjoy it is to treat it as a joke."
-- Hilda "Sharpie" Burroughs,
"The Number of the Beast" by Robert A. Heinlein
3:12 a.m.
On Jun 26, 2007, at 11:39 PM, Josef Chessor wrote:
My primary minicomputer is a Data General Eclipse
MV7800/U with twin
16-port serial boards, a Cipher tape drive, and two Century Data
Systems giant fixed disc drives. (I'd trade it in a heartbeat for a
minicomputer that didn't require 40 amps to start up. As such, it
sits unpowered since 1993 because I don't have the knowledge to wire
up the dedicated power to it, and to test it properly)
Anyone got a machine with a programmer's panel that wants to
trade? ;-)
Mmmmmmmmmm. On what continent does this delicious DG beast reside?
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
12:10 p.m.
On 6/27/07, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
Mmmmmmmmmm. On what continent does this delicious DG beast reside?
-Dave
Deep in the heart of the mysterious subcontinent of Texas, I'm afraid.
(50mi east of Austin, TX)
--
"I laugh because I dare not cry. This is a crazy world
and the only way to enjoy it is to treat it as a joke."
-- Hilda "Sharpie" Burroughs,
"The Number of the Beast" by Robert A. Heinlein
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