20 Sep
2003
20 Sep
'03
7:40 a.m.
My Ibm ps/2 286 desktop and gateway 2000 486 laptop
are used on a regular basis
to program motorola two way radios and plc's.
the laptop is used in the field also.
alot of the early plc's (programable logic controller)
and programable radios (from
ge and motorola) use software from the pre 486 era and
cannot run on a
pc faster then a 486 - some won't run on anything
faster the a 386.
the i/o and proc speed on a 486 and up is just too
fast for the software and
the "slowdown" software that put's the cpu into a time
wasting loop causes
even more prob's.
i also dust off the ibm pc/xt every now and then to
play all the early games and
game clones that wont run on anything faster in it's
orignal release.
Bill
Message: 4
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 21:45:10 -0700
From: Bryan Blackburn <oldcomp(a)cox.net>
Subject: Re: Old Computer Usage
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
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My Mark 8 and Kim-1 computers run 24/7 doing fun
stuff, and I have a
Digital Group computer that I use for games and a
little programming.
My
286 AT clone does chip programming.
-Bryan
Robert Little wrote:
Okay, just a quick show of hands...
How many of us out there actually use the systems we
have on a fairly regular basis? Personally, all of
my
systems are used regularly. For instance, my Toshiba
T1800 has software that can only run at a useful
speed
on a 386, my battery of Macs are dedicated astronomy
and graphics machines and I even use an Apple IIgs
for
planetarium programming, not counting the Tandy
Model
102 that I use as my erstwhile PDA.
Curious,
Rob
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Robert Little
Astronomy & Space Educator
Talcott Mountain Science Center
Avon, CT
"I have loved the stars too dearly to be fearful of
the night..."
Sarah Williams
"The Old Astronomer to His Pupil"
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20 Sep
20 Sep
2:35 p.m.
New subject: Mountain Hardware expansion chassis
I found a courious item today, a Mountain Hardware expansion chassis for
the Apple II. Its about the same foot print as a Apple II, but its taller
and has a card that plugs into the host apple and provides like half a
dozen slots. No clue what I may do with it, but had to grab it when I saw
it at the swapmeet today.
Another curious thing, a load of calculator sized terminals from Pacific
Bell, but no clue about what exactly they do, so I didn't buy any (should
be at swapmeet next week too). Nothing was obvious about the function,
small 4 line lcd display, alphanumeric keypad, and from looking at a larger
similar unit they attech to a typical POTS phone wire.
3:47 p.m.
New subject: Mountain Hardware expansion chassis
On Sat, 20 Sep 2003, Mike Ford wrote:
Another curious thing, a load of calculator sized
terminals from Pacific
Bell, but no clue about what exactly they do, so I didn't buy any
(should be at swapmeet next week too). Nothing was obvious about the
function, small 4 line lcd display, alphanumeric keypad, and from
looking at a larger similar unit they attech to a typical POTS phone
wire.
Sounds like either a POTS line tester of some sort or a terminal for the
old AT&T craft access system. Most likely the later.
-Toth
3:42 p.m.
New subject: Mountain Hardware expansion chassis
Another
curious thing, a load of calculator sized terminals from Pacific
Bell, but no clue about what exactly they do, so I didn't buy any
(should be at swapmeet next week too). Nothing was obvious about the
function, small 4 line lcd display, alphanumeric keypad, and from
looking at a larger similar unit they attech to a typical POTS phone
wire.
Sounds like either a POTS line tester of some sort or a terminal for the
old AT&T craft access system. Most likely the later.
22 Sep
22 Sep
7:45 p.m.
New subject: Mountain Hardware expansion chassis
At 08:42 PM 9/20/03 -0700, Fred Cisin wrote:
Did they appear to be MANUFACTURED by pacBell?
There were also some TDDs in that size.
No these were clearly "tools" for linemen type things, likely made
exclusively for Pacific Bell, but not by them. I should have just bought
one, maybe I will this weekend at the next swapmeet.
Another curious thing, a load of calculator sized
terminals from Pacific
Bell, but no clue about what exactly they do, so I didn't buy any
(should be at swapmeet next week too). Nothing was obvious about the
function, small 4 line lcd display, alphanumeric keypad, and from
looking at a larger similar unit they attech to a typical POTS phone
wire.
Sounds like either a POTS line tester of some sort or a terminal for the
old AT&T craft access system. Most likely the later.
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