From: Jeff Hellige <jhellige(a)earthlink.net>
>>In general, I'd say that if you can find an alternative to ADAPTEC, at
least
>>with their PCI products, I'd use the alternative.
>
> I've never had any problems with the 2930U with CD-R's,
>scanners and hard disks. I've not used the 2940U2B enough to make a
>judgement yet. I'll likely be running both in the same machine soon
>though so that I don't have to try and mix the LVD and SCSI-2 stuff
>on the same bus. The 2930U would be just for legacy stuff I don't
>feel like upgrading anyway, such as my scanner.
Same here. the 2930 series (most are U but I have a u2B)is a good
board that seems to be unbreakable. I must have at least 6 in use
plus another here at home. Two of those were installed to support
Plextor CDwriters exclusively on systems with IDE disks. Mixing drive
interface types on SCSI busses is somthing I DO NOT do, two many
performance impacts.
Allison
Did someone preserve the pictures from VCF4? Curt's excellent retrospective
on AtariHistory.com doesn't work anymore :-/
http://www.atari-history.com/vcf4/vcf4.html
Clicking on the pictures (except vendor2.html) just gives 404s.
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-- It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail. -- Gore Vidal ---------------
Well today I hit a small jackpot in that I got a almost complete HP
200LX palmtop PC with 1MB ram, leather carrying case, 3 manuals and
other papers, a set of four connectors all new and still wrapped in
plastic unopened. It's missing the cable for connecting it to a desktop
unit.
My other find is a complete Brainiac toy computer from the 1950's. This
unit is in it original box with all the parts for building your own
wooden computer that really works for doing math and other small task.
One of the light bulbs is broken and will need a replacement. The manual
is there and seems to be complete also but is showing it's age. Now if
I can just find a Geniac toy computer also ???
John Keys
From: Chad Fernandez <fernande(a)internet1.net>
>> >SCSI is backwards compatible as long as you keep Single Ended and
>> >Differential separate.
>>
>> Thanks for the info... I only work with them for a lving. ;)
>
>You work with Differential (not LVD) every day? What do you do?
Work with LVD too. MIS/magician/systems engineer for small company
40+ clients 5 servers. Not to mention various standalone dedicated
systems.
>How did you get 30mb/sec out of a 20mb/sec capable hardware setup?
Lean to the left and pray, the drive was 7200rpm baracuda running wide.
Would have gotten the rated 40 but the system was the limit. Testing was
under Linux and only to test hardware tuning. That system runs NT4.
>Narrow is 5, 8, or 10, ultra narrow is 20, wide is 20, ultra wide is 40
>and U2W is 80, and U3W (U160) is 160. What VLB card is wide? I don't
>think Adaptec has one, do they? I would like to get a VLB wide scsi
>card for the computer mentioned above.
Knock yourself out and good luck.
>What do you use for drive benchmark testing? I use Snooper, but I never
Norton, Snooper, DRivX and a few others.
Generally if I needs speed IDE does it well enough. SCSI is nice as I
can
hang a Raid disk farm on it.
>I need to rephrase that, the cards are 8-bit ISA, not 8-bit SCSI.
Still isn't going to be fast. ISA poops out at 8-10mhz.
>I am not trying to be rude, or make enemies, but why are you on a
>classic computer list?
Your rude. ;)
I am an original Altair owner and have a list of classics including
things like
PDP-8F, PDP-11, Northstar, KIM-1, ELF, TI99/4 and a raft of CP/M systems
based on S100. I can even say that most systems are operational with a
bunch of the oldies still cranking real work.
I've always pushed the hardware for just a bit more. PCs however tend to
raise my contempt as not all are quality hardware. I have PCs too but
few
are "classic" to me despite their age. I consider the PS/2 50Z and my
Leading Edge model D to be good examples of PC hardware. This is
not to say I'm not skilled at getting all of the performance a PC can
deliver.
>Sure I want my old computers to run, but I want it to be a fast as I can
get
>it, while maintaining reliably.
;) and thats something new?
Allison
From: Chad Fernandez <fernande(a)internet1.net>
>What I want it one of the later 1542 cards that isn't plug an play, but
>will handle drives over 1 gig. Both my 1542s have the earlier bios and
>won't go over 1 gig :-(
>
???? The 1542 in the domain server (an old P100) has a 2.7 gb drive in a
single
partition. You have a bios problem not an interface problem.
Allison
Fellow CLASSICCMP'ers,
As you may remember, my interests are shifting away from computing and
back to ham radio. As a result, I'm in the process of going through my
stuff and clearing out what I don't want to keep.
Part of my accumulation is a library of RSTS/E releases on 9-track tape.
The library covers a range of 7.2 to 9.0, and there are also numerous other
reels of miscellany, all on their own floorstand rack about four feet high.
I need to find a keeper, or librarian for this. It would be difficult to
ship, so I would like to find someone local (WA State, near Seattle) to
pick them up and give them a good home, and be ready to, say, copy a distro
if someone needed it.
Please contact me off-list if you're willing to be the "RSTS/E Archivist."
More posts coming up for more goodies.
Thanks.
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Bruce Lane, Owner and head honcho, Blue Feather Technologies
http://www.bluefeathertech.com // E-mail: kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com
Amateur Radio: WD6EOS since Dec. '77 (Extra class as of June-2K)
"I'll get a life when someone demonstrates to me that it would be
superior to what I have now..." (Gym Z. Quirk, aka Taki Kogoma).
From: Bruce Lane <kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com>
> As you may remember, my interests are shifting away from computing and
>back to ham radio. As a result, I'm in the process of going through my
>stuff and clearing out what I don't want to keep.
Hi Hi, I"m working on getting my ticket too. I've had the commercial
ticket
for 31 years but it's time for the HAM. Radio is my second love.
Allison
(CC to classiccmp and port-vax)
I have a MicroVAX II, complete, in a four-foot mini-rack with a Fujitsu
'Super Eagle' disk drive and Cipher 880 tape drive. Everything worked the
last time I had it powered (about a year ago).
I want it to have a good home, but I also have some time and cleanup
effort invested in it, so I'd like to ask for $50.00 or best offer. LOCAL
PICKUP ONLY. It's too bulky for me to ship. (Kent, WA, southeast of Seattle).
Also available:
-- Two complete VCB02 video subsystems for the MicroVAX II/III. We're
talking boards, cables, cab kit, mice, KB's and monitors. MAKE ME AN OFFER.
-- At least one, possibly two, BA23 enclosures with hardware and panels
(hardware may require some digging to find).
-- Spare boards! MV-II CPU's, memory, etc. I know I have some Dilog
ESDI/Q-bus controllers, and there's probably some SMD boards in there as
well. Prices to be determined, probably best to make me an offer depending
on what you need and what I have.
-- Seagate 'Saber' SMD drives, 850MB. These are nice units in their own
trays, with power supply and LCD display diagnostics front panel. I have at
least two left, possibly three. $25.00 each.
-- PDP-11/73: I know I have at least one. Help me dig it out and we'll
see! ;-)
Lord only knows what else I've got in there... I have yet to go through
numerous crates of stuff, but my plan is to clear out pretty much anything
that I won't need to keep our server farm/Internet presence intact and
healthy. This means most of my DEC stuff.
Thanks in advance.
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Bruce Lane, Owner and head honcho, Blue Feather Technologies
http://www.bluefeathertech.com // E-mail: kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com
Amateur Radio: WD6EOS since Dec. '77 (Extra class as of June-2K)
"I'll get a life when someone demonstrates to me that it would be
superior to what I have now..." (Gym Z. Quirk, aka Taki Kogoma).
On Mar 10, 15:18, Paul Williams wrote:
> Pete Turnbull wrote:
> > They're the VT1xx code ROMs. [...]
> Thank you Pete, that was swift and comprehensive! Is this list on the
> web anywhere, or do you just happen to keep schematics to hand?
Neither; it's from a chart I typed into one of my machines years ago. To
be honest, I can't remember where it came from. It may have been gleaned
>from assorted sources. Anyway, you just happed to be lucky that I was
sitting right beside the relevant machine and online to the time.
> Both boards have 23061-E2, 23032-E2, 23033-E2 and 23034-E2, and fifth
> ROM elsewhere labelled 23018-E2 (soldered, unfortunately).
I'm not sure what 23018-E2 is. Might be a character generator.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
Dept. of Computer Science
University of York
