test-drb November 1999

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Hyperion Passport, Apricot, Convergent Technologies workSlate,

by Philip.Belben＠pgen.com

> The Apricot is a UK-made IBM-incompatible (my term for an 80x86 box that > runs MS-DOS or CP/M86, but which doesn't have PC-like hardware). There > were various models made, most using 8086 CPUs. > > I think Apricot went on to make some 80286 and higher machines that were > basically PC-clones :-( They did. They were then bought by Mitsubishi (I think) who went on using the Apricot name right on into 486 days - a pc clone called Xen, IIRC. Philip. This E-mail message is private and confidential and should only be read by those to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, reproduction, modification or publication of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please delete the message from your computer and destroy any copies. This message is not intended to be relied upon by any person without subsequent written confirmation of its contents. This company therefore disclaims all responsibility and accepts no liability of any kind which may arise from any person acting, or refraining from acting, upon the contents of the message without having had subsequent written confirmation. If you have received this communication in error, or if any problems occur in transmission please notify us immediately by telephone on +44 (0)2476 425474

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E.U.N.U.C.H.

by Philip.Belben＠pgen.com

>>Considering that the aluminum heat-exchanger/cold-plates from my last >>water-cooled design weigh more than 7lbs total, I don't think I'm going to >>be re-implementing my design in silver any time too soon... > > Aw, c'mon! By my (admittedly rough) calculations, that's only about $510USD > worth of silver (at $5/troy oz spot price). Isn't your hobby worth that? ;-) Did you take account of the difference in density? In such an installation it is usually the volume that is fixed, not the mass... :-) Philip. This E-mail message is private and confidential and should only be read by those to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, reproduction, modification or publication of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please delete the message from your computer and destroy any copies. This message is not intended to be relied upon by any person without subsequent written confirmation of its contents. This company therefore disclaims all responsibility and accepts no liability of any kind which may arise from any person acting, or refraining from acting, upon the contents of the message without having had subsequent written confirmation. If you have received this communication in error, or if any problems occur in transmission please notify us immediately by telephone on +44 (0)2476 425474

26 years

Amdek Disks and Drives

by Maddog1331＠aol.com

Hey, I was wondering if anyone could give me more info on some stuff. I have bought a HUGE lot of old computer stuff, and part of it is a slew of Amdek disks and disk drives. One of the Amdek drives says Atari computer ( I think...I still have yet to get all this stuff to the house, much less sort through it....gonna be a great weekend of fun :-D) Anyway, whats the deal with Amdek? I have quite a few drives, and a bunch of disks! What was their main purpose? For just Atari, or IBM? Also, what is their capacity? The disks look neat, and rugged...I am hoping that they will still work :-) Anyway, this bunch of stuff came with lots of parts too...sealed keyboard boards for different systems and such. I think that this came out of somebodys old computer repair place. Even has some replacement doohickeys for dot matrix printers. Im still sorting this stuff out. Ill let yall know more as I go along! Mark

26 years

Sinclair QL and others..

by Maddog1331＠aol.com

me? I have some sinclair 1000s with printers and such, im a little confused on what posting you are replying to :-) Mark

26 years

Thank you folks! The information will come in really handy!!!!

by Maddog1331＠aol.com

Wow....thanks for all the responses....I thought the workSlate was the only thing I had never seen, but the more I go through this stuff the more stuff comes out I am not familiar with! Thank you all for the information you gave me!!! Very Sincerely, Mark Saarinen

26 years

Sinclair QL and others..

by ghall8360＠juno.com

Do you still have any of the PCs that you wanted to get rid of?

26 years

Need VAX cables

by vaxman＠uswest.net

Hi, In my efforts to get all my VAXes up and running, I am in need of a few cables/parts. If you have something, let me know how much you want for it. No reasonable offer refused... If you know where I can get something on the list, let me know and you will receive a NOS thank you for your trouble :) Qty P/N Function any VAX-11/7xx printsets / technical documentation 1 EK-GA750 VAX 11/750 gate array handbook any VAXstation 3100 / KA42 technical documentation 2 BC18Z Vaxstation color graphics/keyboard/mouse cable DB-15 (not PC VGA) on one end, block with mini-din for mouse, RJ-45 for keyboard, and 3 BNCs for video 3 BC18P Vaxstation mono graphics/keyboard/mouse cable DB-15 (not PC VGA) on one end, block with mini-din for mouse, RJ-45 for keyboard, and 1 BNC for video 1 BC09J Vaxstation 3100 SCSI cable 68pin Champ? connector on one end, standard SCSI-1 micro ribbon on the other (I think) 1 Vaxstation 3100 SCSI terminator a few DECconnect cables and DB-25 adapters Any other early VAX stuff you think I should have :) Thanks, clint

26 years

PDP 8I up and running but....

by dylanb＠sympatico.ca

-----Original Message----- From: Derek Peschel <dpeschel(a)u.washington.edu> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Date: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 8:55 PM Subject: Re: PDP 8I up and running but.... >John B wrote: > >> The 8I is up and running and the paper tape is now going.. I'll try FOCAL >> and BASIC before playing with OS/8... > >Congratulations! > >> What is (these are on paper tape): >> >> 1) DEC X-8 (large paper tape.. I think more than 1) > >An "exerciser" or diagnostic program. This one was installed in core during >the last stage of production at the factory. If you had bought a PDP-8 new, >you would be able to take it home, set it up, turn it on, and see X-8 >start running where it had left off. Sounds cool. I will have to try it out. > >> 2) PT/8 ???? (Many tapes... but I have no idea what it is) > sorry it was PS/8 , not OS/8. >I don't know. > >-- Derek >

26 years

PDP 8I up and running but....

by dylanb＠sympatico.ca

The 8I is up and running and the paper tape is now going.. I'll try FOCAL and BASIC before playing with OS/8... but. What is (these are on paper tape): 1) DEC X-8 (large paper tape.. I think more than 1) 2) PT/8 ???? (Many tapes... but I have no idea what it is)

26 years

transferring data between APPLE IIGS CP/M diskettes and the real world.

by edick＠idcomm.com

I got a plea for help from a fellow named Andrew Saunders <ASAUNDERS(a)worldnet.att.net> who needs some help with his APPLE-][gs. Maybe someone could help him out, as I surely can't. I know some of you guys know more about this than I. I sent him the mailing list address so he can subscribe if he wants. Dick -----Original Message----- From: Don Maslin <donm(a)cts.com> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Date: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 3:49 PM Subject: Re: Hyperion Passport, Apricot, Convergent Technologies workSlate,Amdek, HELP! > > >On Wed, 17 Nov 1999 Maddog1331(a)aol.com wrote: > >> Hey all...I am new to this classic computer collecting, but I have been >> buying and reselling systems for a few months now. Anyway, I recently >> acquired a Hyperion Passport (or is it a Passport Hyperion?), an Apricot, a >> workSlate, and some drives, and other stuff (diskettes, or things) that say >> Amdek on them. I am just looking on any information I can find on these! I > >My top of the head reaction to the name Amdek would be that the >diskettes are hard cased like a 3.5" diskette only narrower and have a >plastic hub that is accessible from either side of the case. They >are/were used in Amstrad PCW 8nnn machines, amongst others. > > - don > >> am attempting to put a value on them, and am trying to decide which to keep, >> if any....I am running out of room it seems :-) >> >> Any help would be appreciated! >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Mark Saarinen >> >

26 years

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test-drb November 1999