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It did not go well.
One of the screws in the boot drive removable tray stripped out. That taught
me to always check the torque setting on the screwdriver. I had to go back
home to get a GraBit and dig it out.
When I got back to the datacenter... I found that the new disk controller
for some reason absolutely refuses to work at all in the classiccmp
motherboard. No clue why - tested it in other machines and it works fine.
Just not in the classiccmp server.
This puts me in the fun position of having a perfectly functioning system
sans drives, and weeks of work (data) on a set of drives - neither of which
can be connected together.
The only thing I can think of is a new M/B but I really don't want to do
that. I'll call escalade/3ware on monday. Wasted day. Everything was finally
put back the way it was. I'll keep ya'll posted.
Jay
I have tried to get a quorum on comp.os.cpm but there are only a few with
any opinions.
We all agree that 3.5" drives are a viable way to go. Many prefer to never
change from 8" drives. I am running the SuperIO (www.imsai.net), it is a
new Imsai card and uses a PC controller.
I have a variety of CP/M systems with a variety of storage mediums.
The point is for those of us that use 3.5" HD drives should try and come to
a consensus for a "standardized" format.
Questions such as sector size and numbering come to mind.
With more PC's dropping 3.5" drives does that mean there will be a limit to
new drives all together?
Are USB drives a reasonable option.
I've been using Flash ROM cards (on both my SuperIO system and coming up now
on my eZ80 Acclaim) and I am hoping to come up with a scheme for sharing
data with PC's. I like Flash cards since digital cameras should help
support continue on PC's.
I'm also looking into IDE based CD/DVD drives but they are a one way road
since I do not believe CP/M systems will ever write them.
I am trying to build a quorum of technically minded CP/M users to try and
develop a semi-standard and other ideas.
Randy
I know I promised a disk image of this if I was able to read it. I now have
the disk image (SingleSided/DoubleDensity) dd imaged, but can't for the life
of me figure out who it was. If it was anyone on the list, please reply
privately. I already asked on the comp.sys.tandy newsgroup.
Thanks,
Kelly
> Now I wouldn't mind a real colorbar generator, but a
>algorithmically-generated MPEG would be adequate for non-broadcast
>use, surely.
>
>Does anyone know of the existence of such a thing? Theoretically, one
>could perhaps generate a "proper" still image from a program like
>GIMP/Paint/Photoshop, etc... then use a movie tool to generate
>'frames' from it, then make an MPEG to play the image as long as one
>would like (a VCD or SVCD is around 45 min on a CD-R blank) -
>presto... el-cheapo color bars.
I know there are DVD test discs out there that have test patterns on them.
This would actually be fairly trivial for me to whip up on my computer. I
just did a quick google search and the first hit had a downloadable GIF
of the standard color bar pattern. I could toss a 1 MHz tone (IIRC that
is the right freq, I'll have to look it up to be sure) in the background,
and loop it in Quicktime, then output to VCD.
If you really want one, let me know, I can build you a VCD this weekend
and mail you a copy.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
All,
I was tweaking the knobs on a Panasonic "Color Video Monitor"
(NTSC/"VTR input" version of a Panasonic 19" TV marketed to the AV
crowd, not the home consumer), and I realized that since I don't have
any genuine TV diagnostic tools, but I do have modern things like a
DVD player that can play CDs, etc, wouldn't it be handy to have a VCD
of color bars, etc., as a reference to adjust composite-input devices?
Now I wouldn't mind a real colorbar generator, but a
algorithmically-generated MPEG would be adequate for non-broadcast
use, surely.
Does anyone know of the existence of such a thing? Theoretically, one
could perhaps generate a "proper" still image from a program like
GIMP/Paint/Photoshop, etc... then use a movie tool to generate
'frames' from it, then make an MPEG to play the image as long as one
would like (a VCD or SVCD is around 45 min on a CD-R blank) -
presto... el-cheapo color bars.
Also, if there is another technique to do this (without having to have
a live, NTSC-emitting classic computer generating it real-time), I'm
all ears. I don't technically mind having to fire up a C-64 to pump
out colors, but, that one, in particular, may or may not have pure
enough colors to do the job properly. Even an Atari 800 might not be
close enough, but at least it has a larger palette. I'd rather just
use a dedicated device that doesn't have to rely on a custom program
in ROM or on a disk, such as this Apex 1100-W DVD player, a handy
dictionary-sized box that just displays a picture when you throw in a
disc. Technically speaking, though, since this device also plays JPG
picture discs, I could burn a disc with one file, a JPG of color
bars... that might not be too hard to find.
As for the specific idea of building an MPG of color bars, thanks for
any tips and pointers,
-ethan
On Jan 29 2005, 10:05, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
>
> What is this board?
>
> Made by Emulex. Has ASSY# SU0210401. ROM on board says
"SC0210201-AXC W/
> Boot Strap".
>
> Has on top two 26-pin connectors and one 60-pin.
Emulex SC02 controller for two SMD drives. I think the "SU" means
Unibus, but I can't remember. It could be an SC02/A, SC02/C, or some
other version. The ROMs determine which version; the different
versions make the drives appear as different types: RK06/06, RM02/03,
MSCP, ...
And your one has (or had) the bootstrap ROM (a small TTL PROM, IIRC).
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Is anyone interesting in acquiring a Stellar Computers Inc. GS-1000
graphics supercomputer circa the mid-1980s? There's not a whole lot of
information online but it basically was a vector processing special
purpose graphics computer used for generating intense graphics.
If you want it, it's yours. Free. Local pick-up prefered. If you want
me to ship it you'll have to reimburse me for my time in a reasonable
manner.
Be groovy, reply off-line.
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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I'm going to head down to the datacenter in a bit to look into the hard
drive migration. Of course, I have to have that riser card and it's not
here. So if I get down there and it's not there I'll try to do the upgrade
tomorrow. If it is there, I will try to do the upgrade in about an hour.
So if the list goes down in an hour, you know I found the riser card and
it'll be down for a bit :)
Jay
