test-drb April 2001

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by vcf＠siconic.com

I am thrilled to announce that Wayne Green, the mogul of the veritable publishing empire that is Wayne Green Publications, and Jon Titus, designer of the Mark-8 computer, are confirmed as speakers at VCF East! Also, Kevin Stumpf of the Nostalgic Technophile and author of the first ever book on computer collecting, "A Guide to Collecting Computers and Computer Collectibles". http://www.nostalgictechnophile.com More to come! Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org

24 years, 1 month

vt100 & graphics

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

From: emanuel stiebler <emu(a)ecubics.com> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 10:49 AM Subject: Re: vt100 & graphics >Dave McGuire wrote: >> >> Now, though, I have two VT100s with the VT125 graphics option >> installed. They're neat! > >Was there really an option, or is it just aother mainboard ? It was an option to the main video board. Actually other than some shared timing and IO it could be though ot as a VT100 text terminal and graphics terminal with the video combined (you could do both!). Allison

24 years, 1 month

List dead?

by rhblake＠bigfoot.com

Haven't seen a bit of mail out of this list - is it broke?

24 years, 1 month

OT somewhat. China, our aircraft, delays.

by blacklord＠telstra.com

> Intrusion?? Offending?? Why, because Americans care about what is > taking place between the USA and China? I wouldn't be offended if an > Israeli talked about the stuff in there country with the > Palestinians. > Why is it that because a list is "International" that everyone is > expected to pretend that they don't live in a country? > Chad, The entire topic is thoroughly irrelavant to the list, this is Classic Computers, not International_Espionage, not last time I looked anyway :- ) ---------------- Powered by telstra.com

24 years, 1 month

OT somewhat. China, our aircraft, delays.

by blacklord＠telstra.com

----- Original Message ----- From: Sellam Ismail <foo(a)siconic.com> Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 5:13 am Subject: Re: OT somewhat. China, our aircraft, delays. Agreed! > Maybe the biggest objection is that it is completely and totally > off-topic > for a mailing list dedicated to discussing old computers? > > The LAST thing I want is an "Us vs. Them" argument in ClassicCmp. > > In ClassicCmp, as in Cyerbspace, there are no borders. > > Sellam Ismail Vintage > Computer Festival > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > International Man of Intrigue and Danger > http://www.vintage.org > ---------------- Powered by telstra.com

24 years, 1 month

(no subject)

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

Thats pretty bizzare looking if it's for 8251 and the cmos cousin. You sure you not talking to something else as 8251s were never 153kb/s and I doubt the cmos parts were much faster. The addresses seems strange but that may be an interface oddity. Also most 8251s needed a few reads in the init after reset to clean them out. Allison -----Original Message----- From: Mekonnen Tekeste <M.Tekeste(a)Bradford.ac.uk> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 8:26 AM > >Can Any one help me please? i am trying to interface a bar code reader >to PCI Bus via a 82C51 (UART), and i wrote a code to support my >hardware design but the software it seem wrong. Here is the code: > > > >#include <conio.h> >#include <stdio.h> >#include <dos.h> > >/* Type Definitions */ > >typedef unsigned char UBYTE; /* Old habbit... */ > >/* Serial Port Definitions */ > >#define STATUS 0x308 /* Status Base Address */ >#define CONTROL 0x300 /* Control Base Address */ >#define TXREG 0x30C /* Transmit Base Address */ >#define RXREG 0x304 /* Receive Base Address */ >#define TRUE 1 > >/* Function Prototypes */ > >void InitUSART(void); /* Initialize USART */ >void TxData(UBYTE); /* Transmit Data */ >UBYTE RxData(void); /* Receive Data */ > >/* > InitUSART() - Initialize USART to 153600, 8 Data Bits, No Parity, 1 Stop >Bit >*/ >void InitUSART(void) >{ > outp(CONTROL, 0x40); // Reset UART > outp(CONTROL, 0x4E); // Stop, no parity, 8-bit, %16 baud > outp(CONTROL, 0x05); // UART now ready >} > >/* > TxData() - Send Data to Serial Port > Entry: > data = Data to transmit >*/ >void TxData(UBYTE data) >{ > UBYTE x; > > /* Check for Tx Buffer Empty */ > do > { > x = inp(STATUS); > x &= 0x01; > } while(x == 0); > > outp(TXREG, data); /* Send Data */ >} > >/* > RxData() - Receive Data from the Serial Port > Exit: > data = Rx Data byte >*/ >UBYTE RxData(void) >{ > UBYTE x; > UBYTE data = 0; > > while(TRUE) /* Check for Rx Data */ > { > x = inp(STATUS); > x &= 0x02; > if(x == 0x02) > { > data = inp(RXREG); /* Get Data */ > break; > } > > /* Optional. Aborts if keypress */ > > if(kbhit()) /* Abort if Keypress */ > { > getch(); > printf("\n"); > break; > } > } > return(data); >} > > >void main(void) >{ > > >InitUSART(); > >while(TRUE) > putch(RxData()); >} > > > > > > > >

24 years, 1 month

Now taking exhibit entries for VCF East!!!

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf(a)siconic.com> > >I think I am about to announce that the first VCF East will be held at the >Centrum Centre in Worcester, Massachusetts. The tentative dates are June >23-24. Cool I might just be able to make this one. Worcester is only 45 minutes or so west of me. Who knows I can do some face/name association if it works out. Allison

24 years, 1 month

Heath/Zenith stuff

by jss＠ou.edu

Looks like some local Saint Louis collector has already picked up the stuff. Game over. -- Jeffrey S. Sharp jss(a)ou.edu

24 years, 1 month

Minimum VMS Version for VS4000?

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

Does anyone happen to know the minimum version of VMS that will run on a VAXstation 4000? Either a VLC, m60, or m90. Alternativelly, does anyone know what the max VMS version Oracle 7.0.12 or 6.0.36.7 will support on OpenVMS? Zane -- | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator | | healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast | | healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | and Zane's Computer Museum. | | http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |

24 years, 1 month

NeXT slabs, recent finds and a request...and a spelling checker for who?

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On April 10, Claude.W wrote: > Also, I have an excuse for MY spelling mistakes...I am french.... No worries, Claude; your english is perfectly readable... -Dave McGuire

24 years, 1 month

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