test-drb April 2005

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by woyciesjes＠sbcglobal.net

*** Please reply to me off-list*** Apologies for the OT message, but I'm looking for recommended software >from people I trust. I'm looking for battery management tools for my Titanium Powerbook. (400 MHz, 512MB RAM, 20GB HDD). I've found these via the magic of Google, but they are all monitor-only applications... iBatt 1.2.1 http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22968 Gets mixed reviews... X-Charge http://www.pol-online.net/index.php?page=freeware XBattery http://www.kezer.net/xbattery.html Or are these not smart batteries that can be managed? -- --- Dave Woyciesjes --- ICQ# 905818

21 years, 1 month

Digital Equipment stuff available

by Fred.van.Kempen＠microwalt.nl

test > -----Original Message----- > From: Will Roberts [mailto:oldbear at arctos.com] > Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 1:51 AM > To: Classic Computer tech list > Subject: Digital Equipment stuff available > > > > 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 at arctos.com > > Regards, > Will > > >

21 years, 1 month

New owner of a Sun 3/80

by jdaviscctalk＠soupwizard.com

Hi, I just picked up a Sun 3/80 chassis from the local university surplus. It looked lonely sitting there. It's dusty inside but appears to work (checked console via serial port). Has a floppy, 8MB memory, no hard drive, and a dead NVRAM. I'll consult the various faq's on the web about the NVRAM, and maybe drill some mounting holes for a hard drive (didn't come with a hd carrier, and I can't find any). I'll run it headless with netbsd, since I don't have room for another monitor. I don't know much about the Sun 3 series though - most of what I see from a google search is about the 3/50 and 3/60's. Is the 3/80 an ignored bastard child from sun? A 68030 in a pizzabox, not a classic Sun 3, but not a Sparc either? Are the hd carriers hard to come by? Thanks, Jeff

21 years, 1 month

DEC identification wanted

by birs23＠zeelandnet.nl

Hi, I've got a "what is this" question for you guys again :-) I think this is easy for someone who knows it : http://www.mansier.net/decthingie.jpg Thanks! Stefan. ------------------------------------------------------- http://www.oldcomputercollection.com

21 years, 1 month

And $500 gets you...

by pat＠computer-refuge.org

A set of manuals? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5181524752 No, guess again. There's a reserve on those. Another example of where the Christie's auction helped to make people think that things are worth *way* more than they really are. Sigh. I usually wouldn't post something like this to the list, but I just can't believe that someone would try to sell *manuals* that look like they're not even in great shape for that sort of price.. And my favorite quote from his auction: "most of these system were destroyed due to the nature/technology of the system and fear of them getting into the wrong hands" DONT LET THE TERRISTS GET THER HANDS ON TEH BIG COMPOOTERS!!! I'd love to see these people do a little bit of research on stuff they're listing on ebay, instead of just pulling info out of their ass, or what they heard on some cable news network. At the very least, they could say "I don't know anything about this" instead of making stuff up.... Ok, I'm done ranting for tonight. :) Pat -- Purdue University ITAP/RCS --- http://www.itap.purdue.edu/rcs/ The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org

21 years, 1 month

Definition of a Computer

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Eric Smith" <eric at brouhaha.com> > >Megan wrote: >> Years ago, someone (I don't remember who) gave the definition of a >> computer as a "device which inputs some stuff, does some stuff to >> it, and outputs some other stuff". > >Which is presumably not actually very useful as a definition of a computer, >since a cow would qualify. > >Eric > > And who is to say a cow is not a computer. What do you think they are doing while quietly chewing their cud under some tree. Dwight

21 years, 1 month

LaserWriter Plus

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk > >> >> Looking around the local salvation army, I spotted a LaserWriter plus. >> I've searched the archives and discovered it's a PostScript enabled laser >> printer with RS-442 interface. It seems. No disucssion of the "plus" >> specifically. If it helps, there was a DB-25, a DE-9 and small (4? 6?) >> dip switch on the back (that I remember, I don't remember any mini-DIN). >> >> I'd be interested in having a "real" postscript printer. But I'd like to >> test it before buying. >> >> - Is there a way to print a test page w/o pluging into a computer? > >IIRC it's based on the Canon CX engine. In which case there should be an >engine test button above the connector panel. Pressing that will get it >to print a page of vertical lines. That proves the mechanism is working, >and the 'DC controller board', but doesn't tekk you anything about the >state of the formatter board. ---snip--- Hi At least on the 3Si, one holds one of the main buttons on the front panel ( I think the line switch ) and it prints the test page. Most 3Si's come with postscript built in and many also have a duplexer. The only bad point is that most office machines only came with the ethernet thin connector. To get serial or parallel it takes another board. I've seen these occationally on ebay for about $20 or so. The 4Si has all three connections in one card and 600 dpi ( not that I've ever seen any difference). The 3Si is a heave unit that will out last the lighter machines. Dwight

21 years, 1 month

Atari Portfolio User Warning - the bugs we lived with then.

by guerney＠bigpond.com

I was lucky enough today to score an as-new Atari Portfolio. In the box was the following "OWNER'S MANUAL ADDENDUM": (All caps as per original) USER WARNING: 1. DO NOT END A DOCUMENT IN THE TEXT EDITOR WITH A Space FOLLOWED BY A Return. If you do end a text file with a Space Return, a serious system error will occur when you load the file. This error will require you to remove the batteries from your computer, causing loss of all data from drive C: 2. NON-WEEKEND REPEATING ALARMS DO NOT WORK. DO NOT USE THEM. USE OF NON-WEEKEND REPEATING ALARMS MAY REQUIRE A COLD BOOT AS ABOVE. Imagine a product being released today with such brazen, data-destroying bugs! Then, it was par for the course. Just remember to end your files with _two_ returns and all's OK! Forget about repeating alarms during the week. It's only software so work around it. Beta testers? Not in Atari with the Tramiels in 1989! Cheers Phil

21 years, 1 month

Must-have PDP-11 accessory on eBay -- VINTAGE BUSGRANTOSAURUSREX

by James＠jdfogg.com

> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1247&it > > em=5181545036&rd=1 > > > > > > Odd - even the board artwork reads Bus Grantosaurus Rex. It > looks like > > someone made some custom PC Bus Grant boards and needed a laugh. > > Making such a board at home would be a simple project. > > Except perhaps for the gold plating. > > Vince A friend on another list mentioned he had seen such boards before. Would someone have manufactured these to address the bleeding knuckle problem - perhaps before DEC made the full-height boards?

21 years, 1 month

LaserWriter Plus

by james＠attfield.co.uk

IIRC the LW+ would by default always print a test page. If you wanted to suppress this you could remove the tray at power on as has already been suggested, a more elegant solution was to send a small piece of postscript code which would change the internal settings so that it would not print at power on. I used to achieve this by putting the code together in an editor then copying it to the serial port. If it has been turned off no doubt it could be turned on. If I can find the code I will post it.

21 years, 1 month

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