Hi folks,
I don't know whether this has anything to do with the unfortunate storage
'facility' (I use the word loosely) forced on the volunteers at Bletchley
Park, but yesterday I rescued a DEC GIGI that was stuck (?) to a shelf and
left it in bits on a big radiator to get rid of any lurking dampness.
Unfortunately my ol' enemy the failing film capacitor got me again and now
the room stinks :)
http://www.wowrarelook.co.uk/magicsmoke.jpg
Anyone got a spare 0.22uF@X (40/085/56 PME271)) and a 0.1uF@X (ditto)? So
far the 0.1uF one is cracked and hasn't blown yet; obviously I don't trust
it to last much longer!
Thanks!
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Adrian/Witchy
Owner & Webmaster, Binary Dinosaurs
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - possibly the UK's biggest online computer museum
www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - ex-monthly gothic shenanigans :o(
Hi,
I gather the interface for Apple ProFile drives is just parallel - is
the actual protocol documented anywhere?
I'm tempted to have the /// on display at the museum, but am less keen
on having the ProFile units there - but emulating one with something
else (eg. PC host) might be a possibility if the protocol is simple
enough.
(I'd also quite like to get all the existing data off the ProFile
drives)
cheers
Jules
> Does anyone have 1a schems?
Should do, but I don't have a scanner. If all you want is the CPU diagrams
to go with the TechRef, then the PERQ 2T1 or 2T2 CPU schematics are the
same, and they're not too hard to find.
What I don't think anyone has is the T4 schematics, although you can
deduce a bit of them from the TechRef.
--
Is there anyone near Tony that would be able to make copies
of these so they can be scanned and added to the archives?
It's finally come to that time when I have to reduce the amount
of stuff I have been hoarding. (My wife wants to move to a smaller
house.)
I have a number of items of DEC hardware and software from around
1980. I haven't done a complete inventory, but among the items
are:
2 Rainbow 100 personal computers both with hard disk
(5mB? 10mB?), extended memory and accessory "I-drive"
for reading IBM pc-format double sided diskettes.
1 Decmate II word-processor using PDP-8 architecture
in a form factor similar to the Rainbow.
1 Decmate word-processor. This is a the VT-100 type
terminal containing a PDP-8 processor, mounted on
a pedestal base which contains dual 8-inch floppy
drives and power supply. (The VT-100 type keyboard
has some missing key caps.)
3 VR-201 monitors (At least one is amber, the others
are green and possibly white phosphor CRTs.)
2 VR-241 RGB color monitors incl. BNC cables.
1 VT-240 serial terminal
3 LK-201 keyboards. Two of these have the "gold key"
word processing key caps.
1 Floor stand for Rainbow. Holds system unit in a
vertical position. Designed by DEC for proper
airflow.
1 LQP-02 wide letter-quality impact printer.
1 Diablo 620 daisy-wheel impact printer with selectable
serial or parallel interface.
2 LA-50 dot matrix printers.
2 DECpc 420sx personal computers.
Interconnecting cables for the monitors and printers, etc.
Many various "DEC certified" software packages.
3rd party software for things like graphic design,
calendaring, telecom, etc.
DEC handbooks, support documents, catalogs of DEC and
3rd party software, users group newsletters, early
FIDO bbs software and manuals, transcripts of online
discussions about DEC pc hardware, and more.
Several boxes of 8-inch diskettes for use in the
RX01 drives of the Decmate I. Color plastic storage
boxes for these diskettes. Also, DEC-formatted
5.25-inch diskettes for Rainbow and DECmate II.
Printer ribbons, extra daisy-wheels in many fonts,
some internal components such as OEM disk mounting
hardware and cables for the Rainbows, etc.
I am located in an inner suburb of Boston and would like to send all
this stuff to be adopted by a good home.
If interested, please email me at oldbear(a)arctos.com
Regards,
Will
In an effort to get a place to move around, I am starting to move stuff
out, and am putting stuff up regularly on the Vintage Computer
Marketplace.
One question: if anyone is interested in the older PC cards,
motherboards, full height floppy drives, some S-100 stuff, etc., etc.,
etc., is it better to sell it untested at a low price, or sell it
tested/working and raise the price?
Is there any interest in older databooks?
There are still some people I owe stuff to and as I run across it, I'll
get in touch via email. No, I am not getting out of collecting but I
*need* to get some space to work :)!!!
With the talk in the past about the serial numbers for older Macs. I have a
couple questions, that perhaps could be answered here, or point me in the
right direction.
A few years ago I picked up a old Plus to convert into an aquarium (I know,
I know; but it was a fun idea). I had never quite seem a Plus like this
before. It had a Sticker to denote it was a plus. It did not have printing
or a platic label. It was simply a sticker.
Now, Plus was stolen (why people stole it was beyond me), but I am still
curious of the history that Mac may have had.
I'd love to hear of any thoughts or such. I still have the keyboard and
mouse from it, but I trashed the dot-matrix years ago. It was also an apple
printer, but I was never able to id it. Wasn't and LQ or a first gen
imagewriter. Very wide but not descript. Thoughts on that?
Thanks for all.
Chris
Vintage Computer Festival <vcf(a)siconic.com> wrote:
> Is anyone interested in IBM Type 8512 (14") or 8514 (17") VGA displays
> (circa late 1980s, PS/2)?
Does 8512 work? If it does, I'm interested. I have an 8512 that appears toast.
I also have a working 8503, but it's monochrome.
I'm also still looking for an original IBM VGA card for ISA, which they call
(rather confusingly) IBM PS/2 Display Adapter.
MS
P.S. John, your 8503 works, so you can cash my check.
Is anyone interested in IBM Type 8512 (14") or 8514 (17") VGA displays
(circa late 1980s, PS/2)?
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Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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