23 May
2000
23 May
'00
1:44 p.m.
Had a good day today as I got a digital TK25 with cable and a Sharp
PC-500 portable computer with a built-in printer for 10 bucks total. The
PC-5000 has a very small but long liquid crystal display of 640x80 dots
and is one weird laptop computer. No power supply was with it and the
battery seems to be dead. Anyone know anything about it. Also picked
up a neat 3 foot robot for $1 here at a thrift store. No remote was with
it a and one cover plate is missing, have not tried to power it up yet.
Keep computing
John Keys
24 May
24 May
12:45 a.m.
New subject: New Finds Today - Specifically the TK25
John R. Keys Jr. wrote:
Had a good day today as I got a digital TK25 with
cable
Jerome Fine replies:
From personal experience, a TK25 is about 25% faster
than a TK50 (AFTER
the tape has been tensioned the first time it is inserted - which
may take as long
as a few minutes - but can often be done while other things are happening - like
booting the OS). In RT-11, I also use VBGEXE to increase the size of the
buffers when I do a "/VERIFY:ONLY" command (yes I know - that notation
can't be used with VBGEXE which requires CSI switches). I may have a spare
controller. Do you have anything to swap? I may also have a few spare cartridges.
The drive uses standard DC600A tapes (1/4" QIC cartridges). The only drawback
compared to a TK50 is that the capacity is less than 2 RT-11 partitions, but when
it comes to doing a "/VERIFY:ONLY" on a TK50, it takes so long that I never
used the TK50 for regular backup, only as an off-site exchange media. And then,
a VERIFY operation consisted of doing a RESTORE to a scratch partition followed
by a BINCOM with the original file or partition.
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine
11:25 a.m.
New subject: New Finds Today - Specifically the TK25
Thanks for the tips and information. John
John Keys
----- Original Message -----
From: Jerome Fine <jhfine(a)idirect.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: New Finds Today - Specifically the TK25
(AFTER
John R. Keys
Jr. wrote:
Had a good day today as I got a digital TK25 with
cable
Jerome Fine replies:
>From personal experience, a TK25 is about 25% faster than a TK50 the tape has been tensioned the first time it is
inserted - which may
take as long
as a few minutes - but can often be done while other
things are
happening - like
booting the OS). In RT-11, I also use VBGEXE to
increase the size of
the
buffers when I do a "/VERIFY:ONLY" command
(yes I know - that notation
can't be used with VBGEXE which requires CSI switches). I may have a
spare
controller. Do you have anything to swap? I may also
have a few
spare cartridges.
The drive uses standard DC600A tapes (1/4" QIC cartridges). The only
drawback
compared to a TK50 is that the capacity is less than 2
RT-11
partitions, but when
it comes to doing a "/VERIFY:ONLY" on a
TK50, it takes so long that I
never
used the TK50 for regular backup, only as an off-site
exchange media.
And then,
a VERIFY operation consisted of doing a RESTORE to a
scratch partition
followed
by a BINCOM with the original file or partition.
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine
12:35 p.m.
battery seems to be dead. Anyone know anything about
it. Also picked
up a neat 3 foot robot for $1 here at a thrift store. No remote was with
Off course now you realize that you can't hate me anymore, so whatdayasay we
do the diner thing?
it a and one cover plate is missing, have not tried to
power it up yet.
Keep computing
John Keys
Francois
1:52 p.m.
That would be great and when I get back from Texas On June 10th I will
contact you to set a date. I found out the robot sells for $199 and
will not do anything without the remote. Still looking for the Hero's I
or II. Have a fun holiday next week and see you in June.
John Keys
----- Original Message -----
From: Sue and Francois <fauradon(a)mn.mediaone.net>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: New Finds Today
> battery seems to be dead. Anyone know anything
about it. Also
picked
> up a neat 3 foot robot for $1 here at a thrift
store. No remote was
with
Off course now you realize that you can't hate me anymore, so
whatdayasay we
do the diner thing?
> it a and one cover plate is missing, have not tried to power it up
yet.
Keep
computing
John Keys
Francois
15 Aug
15 Aug
10:44 a.m.
Hello sorry for the long delays in messages but I'm going to St. Louis
this weekend to visit and shop for computers. I would like to get
together one night next week, maybe you could come out and see some of
the collection ? I will contact on Monday as will get back late Sunday
night.
John Keys
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sue and Francois" <fauradon(a)mn.mediaone.net>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: New Finds Today
> battery seems to be dead. Anyone know anything
about it. Also
picked
> up a neat 3 foot robot for $1 here at a thrift
store. No remote was
with
Off course now you realize that you can't hate me anymore, so
whatdayasay we
do the diner thing?
> it a and one cover plate is missing, have not tried to power it up
yet.
Keep
computing
John Keys
Francois
12:09 p.m.
Hello sorry for the long delays in messages but
I'm going to St. Louis
this weekend to visit and shop for computers.
Good God, John. Just how rich are you? ;)
You're not interested in big Sun's are you? like a Sun rackmounted system,
possibly sun 3 vintage, scsi and SMD interfaces. Or a sun 400(something)
I forget the exact model, that someone is trying to get rid of? You'll
have to visit Minneapolis sometime to get them though ;) ;)
-Lawrence LeMay
16 Aug
16 Aug
1:23 a.m.
Sorry you have me mixed up with someone else, I go to work 40 hours a
week like everyone else. I'm at a age and stage in life were there is
only my wife and I and since I'm very serious about starting a museum I
need items to fill it. As stated before I work odd jobs on the side to
get money to help pay for the items I purchase. I do also spend a large
share of my income on computers but again I have no small kids to take
care of. Most people have things they like to do and since nothing is
really free you have spend money, some like boats, some like cars (to
restore), some like to collect art, and the list goes on.
John Keys
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawrence LeMay" <lemay(a)cs.umn.edu>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: New Finds Today
system,
> Hello sorry for the long delays in messages but
I'm going to St.
Louis
this weekend
to visit and shop for computers.
Good God, John. Just how rich are you? ;)
You're not interested in big Sun's are you? like a Sun rackmounted possibly sun 3 vintage, scsi and SMD interfaces. Or a
sun
400(something)
I forget the exact model, that someone is trying to
get rid of? You'll
have to visit Minneapolis sometime to get them though ;) ;)
-Lawrence LeMay
15 Aug
15 Aug
12:31 p.m.
You're coming to St. Louis John? If so, (and you're so inclined)... drop me
a line off-list and I'll buy you lunch one of the days you're here. I'm
pretty familiar with the local surplus stores (such as they are). I'm always
up to chat a bit about when computers were "real computers". <grin>
Jay West
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