test-drb May 2004

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by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

A couple of months ago I found a DEC computer with a front panel. Then I found a second one a few weeks ago. The panels are painted in two tone blue Tekronix colors. I finally got around to photograghing one of the front panels today. I'm posting a picture of it at <http://www.classiccmp.org/hp/dec-k/cp1160.jpg>. Sorry but I haven't cleaned it up. It's also missing two switch handles. The first one was marked as being a 11/35FC but I don't remember seeing a model number on the 2nd one. Joe

21 years

looking for a computer with front panel

by gohai＠gmx.net

Hello, I came across a screening of 'Wargames', with a presentation afterwards about the computers and hacks used in the film ... and I was just blown away by the front panel of the IMSAI :) Do you know of any programmable computer today which has a programmable front panel? Are there maybe some machines for education? Or are there classic computers which have this feature and are less rare (and expensive) than the IMSAI? thanks! Gottfried Haider PS: Please CC me as I am not subscribed to the list.

21 years

The Network Eye for MS DOS network?

by vcf＠siconic.com

There used to be a program called The Network Eye which let you remotely control one computer from another over a LANtastic network. Does such a program exist for MS-DOS over TCP/IP? Preferably, the client would be Windows based. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

21 years

VAX Cluster on Ebay in OK (was Re: More DEC equipment spottedin

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On May 4, 19:11, Patrick Finnegan wrote: > On Tuesday 04 May 2004 17:54, Tony Duell wrote: > > There is no such thing as ground!. > > Sure, there is. It's the voltage potential present on a long electrode > inserted into the earth. :) Measured with respect to what? That wire dangling from your kite, Mr Franklin? :-) -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

21 years

hp proprietary uP history (9825 uP?)

by swtpc6800＠comcast.net

> That's what you'd think but it isn't the case. 9825s in paricular are > nearly indestrucable but I have constant problems with all of the 9845s. In 1979 I did a data-logging project at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in central Washington. We had 6 or 7 trailers that collected ground water measurement on HP 9825s (using the built in tape drive.) The measurement equipment was connected via HP-IB. The power was from a mobile generator. Every time the air conditioner started the line voltage would dip about 25 volts. This test ran for over a year with out a single failure. I was impressed. In the spring of 1980 the place was thick with grasshoppers. They would get into the equipment it you let them. After Mount St. Helens dumped a foot of ash on the place there wasn't a grasshopper to be found. Michael Holley www.swtpc.com/mholley

21 years

Fwd: compaq's portable computer

by dave04a＠dunfield.com

> I think the first one was the Portable (8088 w/ 256k, then the Portable >II (smaller but still 8088 and 640K) then the Portable 286 (286 CPU and >640k(?)), then the Portable III (the small lunchbox sized computer (I don't >remember if theese were 286s or 386SXs)) and then the Portable 386 (it had >a full fledged 386DX). FWIW I have a P-II sitting about five feet from me. FWIW, the Portable III is a 286 machine. I have pictures of mine posted on my site if anyone wants to see one. If anyone has the original setup disk for the Portable III, I would love to get an image of it - the "generic" AT setup disks work in that you can configure the drives and get it to boot, however Compaq apparently "rolled their own" checksum algorithm, as once configured with any of the generic disks, it gets a CMOS Checksum error. Regards, -- dave04a (at) Dave Dunfield dunfield (dot) Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com com Vintage computing equipment collector. http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/index.html

21 years

HP 85-86 roms

by desmet＠cnam.fr

Hello, I was wondering if it's possible to use rom dump as binary program (loaded with loadbin), perhaps with some "relocations" ? (I have an HP86B and some CS-80 HD but no EMS roms) Thanks in advance

21 years

Restoring a Macintosh Backup

by KVanMersbergen＠RandMcNally.com

I have a tape that contains the backup of a Macintosh 8100. I have tried to use Retrospect to restore it but it doesn't recognize the tape as a valid format. I did a raw restore and the header does mention "Macintosh-BU1" and also "BackUp- 01.74" The tape was made in 1995. Anyone know what program I can use on my Mac to restore this tape? -Ken V. *************************************************************** This E-mail is confidential. It should not be read, copied, disclosed or used by any person other than the intended recipient. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying by whatever medium is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this E-mail in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the E-mail from your system. ***************************************************************

21 years

vt220 question

by jwest＠classiccmp.org

Ok, the post from Kevin reminds me of a VT220 question I've been wondering for some time. Is there a "BREAK" key on the vt220 terminal???? I can't find it, nothing is labelled "break". I'm not looking for a key combo that interrupts a specific host platform like ^C or ^P or something, I want to generate a real electrical "BREAK" signal via the keyboard. What is it? Jay West --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]

21 years

Fwd: compaq's portable computer

by RMaxwell＠atlantissi.com

> On Mon, 3 May 2004, Scott Stevens wrote: > > I ran Windows 3.1 on frighteningly underpowered machines for a long > > time. My 8088 XT Clone ran Windows 3.1 in several configurations: > On Mon, 3 May 2004, Fred Cisin wrote: > You were probably running 3.0! > 3.1 requires extended memory (286) IIRC, you DON'T need extended memory to run Win3.1 in "Standard" mode, just "386 Enhanced" mode. Of course, "Standard" couldn't switch tasks or do much of what people expect of Windoze now (except crash). I recall the day I came back from the Rochester (NY) Hamfest with a $5 RAM board that gave me a whole 1MB on top of my 640K and the chance to turn on the Enhanced functions... Bob Maxwell - still running 3.1 on 486s at home -

21 years

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