For a while I worked for CALMA, we used apollo workstations when they
were large as two two drawer file cabinets side by side. and the
keyboard had a built in touch pad mouse (way before Apple though of it)
Any Apollo questions? I probably can't answer them, but I will try. I
was one of the computer operators and was responsible for the apollo
ring (both the computers and the wiring plant)
: ^ )
In a message dated 6/19/01 10:56:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ernestls(a)home.com writes:
<< What's the story with these things? They're small black and silver, and the
cassettes are tiny little clear things that look like backup tapes, or
something like that.
What do you do with them? What system are they for?
>>
I have one for one of the 2 trs80 model 1 i have. It's a small box that plugs
into the computer. It uses small carts that looks kinda like cassette tapes.
the media actually looks like thin fishing line. I don't have any of the
carts though. i spoke with a guy that used one and said it was random acess
device and was slow, although much faster than cassette tapes.
--
DB Young Team OS/2
old computers, hot rod pinto and more at:
www.nothingtodo.org
Could you be referring to "Microcomputer Design" by Donald P Martin and
published by his company, Martin Research in Northbrook, Illinois? It has a
black cover with a photograph on the front of integrated circuits lit from
below. A large format squarish paperback about an inch thick. I don't see
an ISBN listed, but the Library of Congress Catalog number is given as
76-1530.
It is full of practical application advice about the 8008, and includes
stuff about the "new" 8080 too. The last chapter describes various "minimal
microcomputer" circuits and Martin's own product line of Modular Micros such
as the MIKE models 3 and 4.
I have the 2nd edition published in 1976, and it is a treasure.
Arlen Michaels
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Kearney [SMTP:jim@jkearney.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 11:53 AM
> To: classiccmp
> Subject: 8008 book identification
>
> Forgive me if this is common knowledge, but I haven't been able to dig up
> any information with a search engine, probably due to my very vague search
> terms...
>
> Around 1974-6 I had a book that covered 8008 system design, in a kind of
> cookbook fashion. I'm thinking it might have been published by Ohio
> Scientific, but that's far from reliable. As I recall, the cover was
> black and it was relatively thick. I built a 8008 system using it (wire
> wrapped, with 256 bytes of RAM), but book and computer have both vanished
> since then. I'd like to find another copy for nostalgia's sake.
>
> Does anyone have any clues?
>
From: ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell)
>I don't know this machine at all, but I suspect that the rack height is
>actually 5.25" (which is called '3U'). The boards sound like single
>height standard eurocards, which are 100mm high by 160mm deep. Getting
>prototyping boards for this machine is no problem :-)
Well...he didn't say wether the cards are vertical or horizontal. It could
be that he's got a 6U VME backplane with only P1 connectors, especially if
it's an old computer.
>Unfortunately, the DIN41612 connector was used for many buses, not just
>VME.
This is definately true, probably because they are fairly mechanically
reliable.
Ken Seefried, CISSP
On June 17, joe wrote:
> What is the name of the 3 row connector used for the sockets where VME
> cards plug in?
I believe those are called Eurocard connectors. It's possible,
however, that that name refers to the cards and not the connectors,
but I'm not really sure.
-Dave McGuire
Anyone have any ideas what a really good condition Tek 454 scope is worth on
the open market? It's no a tube unit but rather a portable transistor/fet
type with a pretty decent frequency. I'm contemplating a trade and I know
what it's worth to me and what I paid for it years ago but I need some
objective opinions on what the average person would think is a reasonable
price for one. It's all intact and good shape just missing the front cover.
Here is an interesting site a friend brought to my attention:
www.instruction-manuals.co.uk
They have a rather large inventory of used instructions manuals for
everything from Amplifiers to Water Heaters.
There is a Computer and Computer Software section. Each section is then
subdivided by manufacturer. The manuals they have available are for sale
at varous prices.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
In a message dated 6/19/01 12:19:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
rmeenaks(a)olf.com writes:
> Hi,
>
> I got a NCD eXplorer Color X-Windows terminal. It is a 14-inch monitor
> with a very small base.
> (4Megs of display memory, 10BaseT, with installation CDs). Anybody want
> it, otherwise it is ending
> in the dumpster. This used to be part of my SUN Workstation at home,
> but I dont need this part anymore...
>
> Ram
>
> --
Would love this depending on where you are located!
-Linc Fessenden
In The Beginning there was nothing, which exploded - Yeah right...
Calculating in binary code is as easy as 01,10,11.
> > But yeah, a dose of intolerance can be healthy; I always think of
> > Peter Finch in "Network": "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not gonna take it
> > anymore!"
>
> The problem is you need a critical mass of that sort of attitude to make
> anything happen :(
Yeah, contrast Finch running out to the window and shouting and
getting everyone shouting *with* him, then compare it to a certain
scene from "Coming to America" (Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall), where
the shouter gets people shouting *at* him...
> > Yes, but "leaving nothing behind." NOTHING? Hard to believe.
>
> Yeah, imagine if this were to be let loose in the citys and towns of the
> US. All those homes with aluminum siding, all those soda cans. Why, it
> has the makings for a good Hollywood disaster film.
Your aluminum siding is under a greater threat from the so-called
"Irish Travellers" (roaming handymen) than from any fungus.
A TV show went through one community somewhere in New Jersey,
it almost looked like a tornado had come through and ripped
off the siding.
-dq
