Hello, all:
Courtesy of Ruud Baltissen, I have been given OCR'ed versions of the KIM
"hints" book and the "user's guide". Over the next few days, I'll reformat
them slightly and post them. Enjoy!
[ Rich Cini/WUGNET
[ ClubWin!/CW7
[ MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
[ Collector of "classic" computers
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Anyone have a manual for the DEC LA75S-A2? This model has both parallel and
serial ports, although the serial port is the skewed RJ-45 connector.
I haven't been able to find out anything about configuring/setting up this
printer. There seems to be a little info on the Web on how to set up up for
DOS/Windows, but I want to use it with DEC equipment (VT-220, VT340, Pro,
etc.), and I don't even have a new enough manual to give a description of it.
It looks like it will take a font cartridge, too? Anything useful?
Thanks,
Dave
On 1 Mar 99 at 1:58, Gareth Knight wrote:
> Zane H. Healy mentioned reading Mac disks in Windows:
> >Rumor has it that there is something along these lines. Since use a Mac
> >and Windows I've never looked into it.
>
> There is a freeware utility called TransMac or something like that. It is
> also possible to use Mac CDs and disks using the Executor Mac emulator.
There are two DOS based shareware apps, MacSee and Macette. Try your
local Simtel mirror site in the DOS area under DISK. Needless to say,
these utils only work for 1.4Mb disks, not 400/800Kb.
Phil
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On the off-chance that someone can use it for something, I'll offer a CXI
3270 (coax) board for the 8-bit ISA bus, condition unknown.
I plan to ship via USPS Priority mail. If you want it, let me know. I
have had little use for such a card, but I am told if you need one, little
else will do.
Dick
In a message dated 3/2/99 1:42:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jott(a)roadkill.ee.nd.edu writes:
> There may be some IBM 5160 type computers available in a day or two.
> I'm not interested, but if someone wants to pay shipping I'll look
> into it. Reply quickly, since I'm not interested they'll go in the
> dumpster if I don't hear anything.
>
> john
well, they're only XTs, but shirley they deserve something better than just to
be thrown out? Personally, I don't think any computer no matter how
'worthless' should be thrown out. It could do word processing or dos tutoring
at the very least.
At 02:58 PM 3/1/99 -0800, Sellam Ismail wrote:
>So far, as far as being THE venue for buying/selling/trading old computer
>things, I say that the VCF is second only to eBay. But the advantage of
>the VCF is that you can get stuff MUCH cheaper than you would have to pay
>on eBay. Last year all sorts of excellent stuff got sold for very
>reasonable prices.
The VCF is an admirable effort, indeed, but I don't see how you're
going to avoid eBay's influence on the price of old computers.
For the booth sales, I'm sure eBay's prices will have an effect
on the initial price for some high-profile items, don't you?
The VCF isn't an auction, right? Or are you thinking of an auction
format for next year? If you took a small cut, it might be good
for the bottom line.
- John
>For the T2/T4/T8 (original transputers), there's the :
>C004 crospoint switch
>C011 parallel bus -> link interface
>C012 ditto
>
>According to the databook, for the T9000 there's (at least) the :
>C100 Protocol converter (links T9000 links to T2/T4/T8 links)
>C104 packet routing switch (same sort of function as the C004)
>C101 parallel bus -> link interface
>
>Be warned, I've done quite a bit with the original transputers (both
>TRAMs and bare chips), but I've never seen a T9000.
>
I just found out that I have all the datasheets from Inmos! The IMSB103
is a DS-Link to Ethernet interface. I also got some more info on the T9000
transputers.
I too have never seen a T9000 or worked with them, so I don't know too much
about them
either. I did work with T4 and T8 though.
Ram
To doug, and the rest of the list. First, to doug. As for my "contribution
to the last flame war" I made one post stating my opinion. I'm sorry if you
feel this is not allowable.
To anyone else, that I may have offended, by posting an e-bay auction, I do
apologize, again.
I must say, that I am disappointed with this. I subscribed to this list,
because I enjoy older computers, and I wanted to learn more about them. As a
thank you for the knowledge that I learned, I attempted to help someone else
by pointing out a possible find for them.
I'm done. I will not post another post at all to the list. I will sit here,
and do nothing more than read. That way, no one, including doug, will ever
feel that I have offended their opinions.
Noel
Doug wrote:
> I just checked and found you contributed to the last flame war about this
> topic. There's a mailing list setup where you can perform these acts of
> kindness for people who have indicated they appreciate them. Send a
> "subscribe ccauction" to majordomo(a)nut.net, and you can list your finds
> there as often as you like.
>
> Please don't continue posting auctions to the classiccmp list where
> several people (especially me) find them very annoying.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
A magnification from one of my other posts:
Prior to doing a websearch, has anyone on The List any info about
the Sord Socius machine that I brought back from TRW?
It appears to be in the same evolutionary tree as the early NEC APC
series, ie; it uses soldered-in 8086 and 8087 (haven't looked for
multiples) and twin 8" drives vertically mounted to the right of a
12" color monitor in a large case with seperate keyboard.
Like the APC as well, is built like the proverbial masonry
defecatorium.
I also have the original (OS?) disk and another, that were in the
drives.
Cheerz
John
PS: I am just going out to unpack the haul from TRW, and I will
fire up the Nicolet scope and see if it works...
Hello -
There may be some IBM 5160 type computers available in a day or two.
I'm not interested, but if someone wants to pay shipping I'll look
into it. Reply quickly, since I'm not interested they'll go in the
dumpster if I don't hear anything.
john
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