well, it is not stripped, however I am sure I need some cables for it.
it says donner 3500 as I remember. so it is earlier than a sysdon donner,
although I remember the instruction manual ( lost probably 20 years ago
during a computer exchange inc. warehouse clean out party) said sysdon
donner....
what would you folks date it at?
I remember there was also a bag of little rectangular boxes with jack tips
on them that help components also. ( again missing)
if you get to Arizona stop in and take a look at it.
in the library here we do have a copy of the korn and korn book on analog
computers.
Thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC
Please check our web site at
http://www.smecc.org
to see other engineering fields, communications and computation stuff we
buy, and by all means when in Arizona drop in and see us.
address:
coury house / smecc
5802 w palmaire ave
glendale az 85301
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dwight K. Elvey" <dwightk.elvey(a)amd.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Cc: <esharpe(a)uswest.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: donner analog computer
Hi Ed
Although, I have no specific manuals, these systems
are quite easy to work on. I hope that no one has stripped
it for tubes or parts. There are many application books
published for analog computers. Programming these are
almost always similar.
I would love to work on bringing yours back to life
but am afraid that the distance is a little to great
( I live in Santa Cruz, CA ). Maybe something can
be worked out with the Computer History Museum,
here in Mountain View (
http://www.computerhistory.org/ ).
Some kind of loan or something.
I could work on it there, assuming that you could locate
a sponsor to cover cost of repair, patches, program resistor and
program capacitors.
You might also check with Doug Coward:
http://www.best.com/~dcoward/analog
He may have some information specific to Donner Systems machines.
Like I said, I'd love to play with it.
Dwight Elvey
>From: "ed sharpe" <esharpe(a)uswest.net>
>
>Please see the Donner analog computer at:
>http://www.smecc.org/analog_computers.htm
>
>we would like to get enough stuff and some docs to get it operational.
>
>Thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC
>
>Please check our web site at
>
http://www.smecc.org
>to see other engineering fields, communications and computation stuff we
>buy, and by all means when in Arizona drop in and see us.
>
>address:
>
> coury house / smecc
>5802 w palmaire ave
>glendale az 85301
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "ed sharpe" <esharpe(a)uswest.net>
>To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>rg>; <cctech(a)classiccmp.org>
>Cc: <jwest(a)classiccmp.org>
>Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 7:02 PM
>Subject: Re: HP2000 pictures
>
>
>> that is curious... but I see why the spread the weight of the three
>> drives...
>>
>> we used 2883 disc drives on the main system, and a 7900 on the test
>> system.
>> we also had a rack with a spare processor and reader with a hot
spare...
>> but nice to have the reader on that
processor too if we wanted to
listen
>to
>> music on an am radio next to the processor!
>>
>> If you go to the
www.smecc.org near the bottom of the home page
there
>is
>> a b/w picture... you can click on it and see what I am describing.
>>
>> by the way can use a 2883 disc drive or two....
>>
>> ed sharpe archivist for smecc
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jay West" <jwest(a)classiccmp.org>
>> To: <cctech(a)classiccmp.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 5:59 PM
>> Subject: HP2000 pictures
>>
>>
>> > Hey folks... just happened to come across some pictures of HP2000
>systems
>> > that I have never come across before. Shows some really nice
>> configurations.
>> >
>> >
http://www.entrix.co.uk/nostalgia.html
>> >
>> > Jay West