test-drb March 2004

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by melamy＠earthlink.net

sorry for the list intrusion, but who ever sent this did not provide an email address that I can reply to. Email me directly at sthatcher(a)melamy.com with a good email address. Thanks. best regards, Steve Thatcher >--- Original Message --- >From: "lipeng" <ly-lp(a)sac-china.com> >To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> >Date: 3/20/04 9:49:24 AM > Hi, Steve > >Since I really need IBM-PC BIOS Source Code, I search for it on Google. >Fortunately, I find you message. If it is still available, would you mind >mailing it to me. > >Thanks a lot! > >Flying. > > >

21 years, 1 month

NEC PC8200, 8201

by runtime＠wzrd.com

I have 10 or maybe 12 of these babies, all from the 80s. The oldest would be from 84 and the newest maybe 87 or 88. Some have the original vinyl case and others have hand-made insulated cases (they were used outside for data collection). Dry cell battery holders only (no NiCads). Some have 16k, some 32k and maybe one with 64k? When I stored them, they all worked. There are no documentation sets for them. There are no cassette tapes for them. Most or all of them have stickon labels identifying their function (in my operation), so a bit of cleaning will be necessary. I need reimbursement for actual shipping costs, only. Contact me by making the obvious substitution: runtime (at) wzrd.com Don Mitchell Runtime Services

21 years, 1 month

Anyone heard of Gespac?

by b.hakim＠chello.nl

Hi! I am looking for the schema or data sheet of the gesinc encoder card gespac.... Thank you.

21 years, 1 month

Teac Tape Drive

by pkalaher＠mac.com

Hi there; I saw your post in Classiccmp from last July; "If you are still interested, I have a total of 11 compatible tapes (8 Teac CT-600N and 3 Maxell CS-600XD). All are used and have used labels. As far as I know, they all still work. (I still have the tape drive as well, but have no longer an operating Apple system, so I cannot check these)." DO you still have the tape drive? I'd be interested in buying it from you... thanks, -pbk

21 years, 1 month

OT Windows Profanity

by lyosnorezel＠yahoo.com

Don't know how I missed this thread... seems I'm not recieving all of the group mail. >A month ago Monday the windows source code leak happened >and at least one commentator, Michelle DeLeo(sp?) of Wired magazine >said that the source was "filled with profanity". I'd like to find a few >sites with more information on this. Anybody have some good >places to go find out more? A reply offline is fine. >TIA John A. John... I actually have a copy of the Winblows source code and so far have not found any profanity... will keep looking. >Just as a comparative data point - when Australia passed its blue >laws, there were some concerns as to whether the Linux source would >pass scrutiny. The "F Word" appears very frequently in the comments. > Doc Somehow I'm not suprised. >Yeah, I remember most of my code told tales of evil hardware >bugs in the comments... :) >--f LOL... but of course... source code would be source code without the occaisional bit of cussing. >I believe profanity is a common in most likely most source code. I >have had the opportunity to examine extensive amounts of source code >from Atari and it is filled with profanity, poems, quotes, jokes and >inside-jokes... >I think its a way of blowing off steam for programmers and quite frankly >it adds a more personal touch to code to see that it wasn't just written >by a bunch of drones, but from creative, feeling people with a sense of >humor. >Curt Good point... always nice to know that the programmers aren't in fact some highly advanced robots or something. >Well, I've done it before: >"What kind of brain-damaged drone designed this piece of (excrement)?" >"This compiler needs a rewrite. Preferably by someone who isn't a (*beep*)ing >moron" >"Now for something pointless and unnecessary" (just before a "write the same >thing to a port ten times" loop) >"The (*beep*)head who designed this API should be hung, drawn and quartered" >As you can probably guess, I haven't had much luck with compilers, especially >the MICROS~1 compiler. LOL... gotta love it. >I didn't quite go that far, but in some of the code I wrote to directly >access the disk controller under MS-DOS, I had comments that insulted >Intel peripheral chips (which always seem to do the Wrong Thing) and the >PC hardware design... >-tony How could you not insult Intel? They put themselves in a collaborative effort with Microsh~t didn't they? LOL >So end-users aren't the *only* ones swearing at Windows? That's >refreshing to know... :-o Of course we aren't... anyone who designs software that is meant to be absolute sh~t has got to be allowed to vent once in a while. >Bad show when it's the programmers cursing at it, though, huh? Naw... just shows how bad MicroSh~t has really gotten. BTW just so ya'lls know... the guy who wrote windows.h needs to jump off the empire state building. That is about the worst piece of programming I've ever had the misfortune to lay eyes on. What's really pathetic... is that my attempt a few years ago a disassembling the windows software... the code it threw out was actually better then the code I saw in the windows leaked source. It was User32.dll incase you wanted to know. It's pretty bad when a computer spits out better code then what the programmer made in the first place. Lyos Gemini Norezel Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.

21 years, 1 month

need some software

by bear＠typewritten.org

howdy y'all I need: * A copy of disk 5 of LucasArts Classic Adventures. Mine seems to have failed. * the R/390 LIC for AIX, so I can at long last install my copy of OS/390 on this goofy thing. Sridhar? Are you still out there? * SunLink FDDI/DX 2.0 software for SunOS 4. This is for the VME FDDI card. This stuff's got to be out there, somewhere. If Steve Gibson gets back to me about why SpinRite 5 hangs on my 5170 AT, I might be able to recover the LIC and special version of CMS for AT/370 in case there's somebody on either list who needs it. Unfortunately I don't have the AT/370 card to go with it, and it seems unlikely I'll get one anytime soon. ok bear

21 years, 1 month

Looking for a device programmer that doesn't require Weendoze

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

Thanks all for your suggestions. I'll probably go with the Transtronics Pocket EPROM Programmer solution. MS

21 years, 1 month

Looking for a device programmer that doesn't require Weendoze

by jeff.kaneko＠juno.com

I like the pocket programmer. They supply a DOS program, any you can 'upgrade' to Windblows if you like. Check out: http://xtronics.com/memory/EPROM.htm#supported Jeff ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

21 years, 1 month

Micro PDP-11 Available

by chrisc＠addpower.com

For an 11/23, I'd offer $50. I can't think that it's worth too much more than that nowadays... CRC <technobug@comcast. To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org net> cc: Sent by: Subject: Micro PDP-11 Available cctech-bounces@clas siccmp.org 03/18/2004 03:34 PM Please respond to "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only" One of the local vintage equipment liquidators has come upon a Micro PDP-11, Model 11C23-R. If anyone is interested for about $125 I will have him put it on the Vintage Market Place... Claude

21 years, 1 month

TI-99/4A for sale

by lyosnorezel＠yahoo.com

Hey ya'll... I have a nonworking TI-99/4A in my possession that I need to sell... the TI-99/4A has the following attributes/detributes TI-99/4A Computer: Minor damage to case 5 missing keys: the "A", "S", and "Z" letter keys, the spacebar, and an unknown key Nonworking, undamaged inside but fails to boot up... could just be a minor fault... but I am unable to test it. 2 command modules: 1 Blackjack and Poker 1 "The Attack" 1 working TI-99/4A power adapter model no. AC95000 w/"Safety Checked" sticker 1 Video Modulator w/protection/on LED TV/Antenna/IN 3-position switch Channel select (ch 3 or 4) model no. UM1381 seems to work 2 "Home Computer Remote Controllers" (joysticks) attached to one serial port plug model no. PHP1100 $25 plus shipping from US 45424 gets it. Trade only for working power adapter for an Apple IIc. Lyos Gemini Norezel Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam

21 years, 1 month

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test-drb March 2004