22 Mar
1999
22 Mar
'99
1:45 a.m.
--- Lawrence LeMay <lemay(a)cs.umn.edu> wrote:
If
Hmm.... I _do_
have a 25Mhz NeXT slab
Hmm, what is required to duplicate an OS disk for an old NeXT cube? memory serves, they used some sort of optical disk.
NeXT cubes did ship with an optical disk. I have a slab. It has room
inside for a 3.5" SCSI disk and has a 2.88Mb floppy for removable
media.
It is monochrome and otherwise resembles (from point of view of the
software that runs on it) a faster version of the cube.
I haven't seen a cube up close since they first came out. Perhaps
people wanted to find out if the case really was made of magnesium
and set them on fire? :-)
-ethan
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22 Mar
22 Mar
6:06 a.m.
On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Ethan Dicks wrote:
I haven't seen a cube up close since they first
came out. Perhaps
people wanted to find out if the case really was made of magnesium
and set them on fire? :-)
I've heard of such. At least one guy I spoke to at a ham fest had some
NeXT cube cases he was going to ignite at the Burning Man festival in
Nevada. I expressed my disdain for this practice. Of course they were
just dead shells, but still.
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23 Mar
23 Mar
4:37 a.m.
New subject: HP stuff
Hello everyone.
Here's a list of all the HP stuff we have here.
They have to be out of here ASAP. But, I'll try to hang on to them
for as long as I can. I'd like to find homes for them.
I would also like any info any of you possibly have on them. Like,
what exactly are they - what do they do?
9000 345
7958 B
7959 B
32-track 9145 A
there is also one keyboard and a 46087 B Mech Eng Series 10 Pad
a PaintWriter XL
the 98785 A screens I mentioned before as well as the plotters (HP
DraftMaster I and HP DraftPro DXL)
I am located in London, so it would obviously be easier to ship
within the UK for anyone interested.
All I know about these things is that they were once part of the
network they had here.
I have no clue about their working status.
Sincerely,
Nasos.
Oh. About the above monitors. Does anyone know how I could get these
things to work with a PC or Mac? They have three BNC connectors in
the back - R,G and B. No Sync like on those new LCD screens - so will
a cable for those newer screens not work on these HPs? What cable do
I need?
Thanks.
10:55 a.m.
New subject: HP stuff
At 03:37 PM 3/23/99 +0000, you wrote:
Hello everyone.
Here's a list of all the HP stuff we have here.
They have to be out of here ASAP. But, I'll try to hang on to them
for as long as I can. I'd like to find homes for them.
I would also like any info any of you possibly have on them. Like,
what exactly are they - what do they do?
9000 345
Pizza box size HP computer with 68000 series CPU and HP-HIL keyboard
input. I'm still trying to figure out what monitor they take.
7958 B
External disk drive with HP-IB interface. 158 Mb. I think the internal
drive is ESDI.
7959 B
Same but ~ 300 Mb.
32-track 9145 A
Tape back up with HP-IB interface. I don't rmember the capacity. I
have a couple of these but I've never found the tapes for them. In fact, I
haven't even found the PN for the tape. These will read (but not write)
the 88140 tapes used on the 9144.
there is also one keyboard
If it has two RJ ? sockets then it's HP-HIL and used for the 345.
and a 46087 B Mech Eng Series 10 Pad
I think that's the keypad with 20 some odd buttons that used mainly for
CAD work. It's also HP-HIL. You can daisy-chain the HP-HIL devices together.
a PaintWriter XL
the 98785 A screens I mentioned before as well as the plotters (HP
DraftMaster I and HP DraftPro DXL)
I am located in London, so it would obviously be easier to ship
within the UK for anyone interested.
All I know about these things is that they were once part of the
network they had here.
I have no clue about their working status.
Sincerely,
Nasos.
Oh. About the above monitors. Does anyone know how I could get these
things to work with a PC or Mac?
Yes, but it's not worth the trouble. You need a specail video card and it
costs as much as buying a GOOD PC monitor.
They have three BNC connectors in
the back - R,G and B. No Sync like on those new LCD
screens - so will
a cable for those newer screens not work on these HPs? What cable do
I need?
Joe
2:12 p.m.
New subject: More details was: HP stuff
At 03:37 PM 3/23/99 +0000, you wrote:
Hello everyone.
Here's a list of all the HP stuff we have here.
They have to be out of here ASAP. But, I'll try to hang on to them
for as long as I can. I'd like to find homes for them.
I would also like any info any of you possibly have on them. Like,
what exactly are they - what do they do?
9000 345
7958 B
7959 B
32-track 9145 A
there is also one keyboard and a 46087 B Mech Eng Series 10 Pad
I was wrong, this isn't the 20 key keypad. It's a A4 size digitizer.
a PaintWriter XL
Printer.
the 98785 A screens
16 inch high resolution, 1024 x768 color monitor with 60 Hz refresh
rate. it works with the 98547 video card.
Joe
24 Mar
24 Mar
3:56 a.m.
New subject: More details was: HP stuff
At 03:37 PM 3/23/99 +0000, you wrote:
I knew that one... ;)=
Just mentioning it for anyone that would like it. And I haven't
checked if it works.
Hello everyone.
Here's a list of all the HP stuff we have here.
They have to be out of here ASAP. But, I'll try to hang on to them
for as long as I can. I'd like to find homes for them.
I would also like any info any of you possibly have on them. Like,
what exactly are they - what do they do?
9000 345
7958 B
7959 B
32-track 9145 A
there is also one keyboard and a 46087 B Mech Eng Series 10 Pad
I was wrong, this isn't the 20 key keypad. It's a A4 size digitizer.
a PaintWriter XL
Printer. the 98785 A
screens
16 inch high resolution, 1024 x768 color monitor with 60 Hz refresh
rate. it works with the 98547 video card. 
23 Mar
23 Mar
12:33 p.m.
New subject: More details was: HP stuff
With all this talk about HP stuff... I have the chance to get ahold
of one of the HP Ethernet network trace units... it is something like
an HP9273 (I'll have to check)...
It has a 5" Green monitor, flip-down keyboard in the cover, AUI
port. It can boot from 3.5" floppy or internal hard disk (which
may be 20 or so MB...) I think it uses a 68020 processor (?).
Can this boot something other than the HP network analysis
software? Are there any development tools which someone
can get ahold of which can be used to write software for
it?
I know I can use it on my home network... but it would be a neat
hack to also be able to develop software for it (maybe see if a
unix port is possible...)
If anyone can identify it from my somewhat scattered description,
great... if not, I'll get the info and ask again...
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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