test-drb August 2005

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by zmerch＠30below.com

Yea, the subject line is "baited," but technically, the machine's offtopic... I have an Amiga 4000T now (built in January 1998!) with a "standard" VGA card (It's got an S3 Virge chipset), 2G SCSI HD, CD-ROM reader & not much else. I'm thinking of setting this machine up for the kids as a 'game' machine but as it doesn't have ethernet, I'm not sure how easy that may be. I also don't have any install disks or anything, so I don't want to do too much to it, have it b0rk, and have no way of restoring/reformatting. [[ I also don't know much at all about Amigas, other than the fact I really drooled over them & the Atari ST's when I couldn't afford 'em... ;-) ]] Here's the stats on the box: Version 3.1 ROM, Kickstart Version 40.70 Workbench version 45.1 (I think this is AmigaOS 3.5...) 1,969,472 bytes Graphics Mem 11,534,728 bytes 'other' Mem Multiview, 44.15 (6-6-2000) It's got a 68040 in it, but IIRC, it's a 25Mhz. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I don't have the coin for one of those Zorro <-> PCI thingamabobs on ePay, and the last few searches I did didn't bring about much for an ethernet adapter[1], so I'm guessing the best way to get info on the machine would be via the CD-ROM drive and CD-R's. I think I could also compile a custom Linux kernel that allow read/write access to an Amiga-formatted HD, but I've never done it, so I don't really know for sure. I have a few questions: 1) Was there ever a version of OS-9/68K that ran on Amiga hardware? I know there was one that ran on the Atari ST series... 2) Would I be best off to just buy the latest available version of AmigaOS (for dox, media, etc.) or should I search/wait/etc. for it? It easily meets the 'minimum' install requirements for AmigaOS3.9, and is still better than the "for improved usability" specs... 3) I have access to a SCSI CD-R/RW burner - Is this machine capable of burning CDs (even at 1x - I'm not in a hurry... ;-) at all? That could help me making backups in case of a disaster... 4) Anything else I forgot to ask about??? ;-) Thanks, Roger "Merch" Merchberger [1] Admittedly, I haven't searched my brains out for one... -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger | A new truth in advertising slogan SysAdmin, Iceberg Computers | for MicroSoft: "We're not the oxy... zmerch at 30below.com | ...in oxymoron!"

21 years, 1 month

Bit banger /analog modem

by infomagic＠localisp.com

Tony wrote: have never seen a bit-banged RS232 (or current loop) port on a minicomputer. Anyone know of one? -tony On the RCA 1802, there was an output line named "Q", and there were two instructions that directly set and reset the line. I believe the CPU had a built-in D-flip-flop for keeping it stable. It's my understanding that this line was often used to drive serial output. You might be able to locate software for any of the ELF computers that would show this use. I'll see what I can dig up... -John M.

21 years, 1 month

Old Compaq Portable III to give away (London WC1)

by jonathan.laventhol＠imagination.com

Dear CCTALK -- I hope this is an appropriate place to post this kind of message. My company occasionally has old computers and such to get rid of -- "else they're going in the skip". Would anybody be interested in a Compaq Portable III? It's Model 2660 120/240 V, orange screen luggable. Here's a page with pictures I found: http://oldcomputers.net/compaqiii.html It powers up, passes RAM check (640 Kbyte) and then has an error about options not set, then another about time and date. I assume its CMOS RAM battery is flat. I don't know whether it has a hard drive (I think so) or whether it will boot or is repairable. It has a UK keyboard. Yours for Two (2) bottles of beer for first person to e-mail me saying they'll come collect it (from London WC1). Many thanks, Jonathan. jonathan dot laventhol at imagination dot com -- ______________________________________________________________________ Imagination Ltd 25 Store Street South Crescent, London WC1E 7BL, England Tel +44 (0)20 7323 3300 Fax +44 (0)20 7323 5801 ______________________________________________________________________

21 years, 1 month

New POWER toys

by dogas＠bellsouth.net

The other day the mailman delivered the bills and a lead saying a doctor's office around the corner wanted to get rid of their 'big old' computer. Picture my stationwagon's wheels squealing out of the driveway moments later. ;) Turns out to be a IBM PowerServer 520, a 3151 ascii terminal, a 7207 scsi tape, a 4226 printer, a couple of concentrator boxes, and the cabeling to run it all. It boots cleanly into AIX 3.2 and I've got the root password for it. Sweet, though I didn't get any media or docs or see a C compiler in there either. Off to the faqs there It was supprisingly liftable after an earlier experience toting a 'small' AS400. Has anyone been inside a 3151 terminal? The screen is pretty dim even with the front contrast knob jacked up all the way. Is there a pot inside (and where) to brighten the screen? And can anyone recommend any of the cool cards/options to look out for? It's my first AIX box. Thanks - Mike: dogas at bellsouth.net ps. here are some pics... http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dogas/a.JPG http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dogas/b.JPG http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dogas/c.JPG http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dogas/d.JPG http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dogas/e.JPG http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dogas/f.JPG http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dogas/g.JPG

21 years, 1 month

Loose in San Jose

by doc＠mdrconsult.com

And I'm coming to kick Sellam's butt! No, seriously, I am in San Jose CA, with an unexpected day-and-a-half off work. I'm looking for suggestions for classic computer sightseeing and/or shopping. Obviously, Weird Stuff is high on the list. Sellam, I'll try to contact you off-list, to see if you want to meet this afternoon or tomorrow. Doc

21 years, 1 month

DEC program listing

by mpokorni2000＠yahoo.com

Hello everyone, I am looking for listing of a program. It is for DEC PDP11s, used under test monitor XXDP. The program is WLINK, used for checking out DRV-11W boards in link mode between two machines. The board, DRV-11W, is intended for 16 bit parallel interface either between DEC machines with Unibus or Q Bus or between a Q Bus machine and an external device. I am told, the program is written in some strange language used by DEC people who supported manufacturing, but the listing is in Assembler, I have seen it and used it some 15 years ago. thank you, Miroslav Pokorni

21 years, 1 month

Vax 6320 on Ebay

by ISC277＠CLCILLINOIS.EDU

This, my friends, is truly, truly hilarious and awesome... "Digital VAX 6320 PC, approx 5.5 ft high 4 foot deep and 3 foot wide, needs 3 phase mains to operate."" A PC that runs on 3 phase...nothing personal about that, LOL! -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dan Williams Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 1:53 PM To: classiccmp at classiccmp.org Subject: Vax 6320 on Ebay Anyone got some space and 3 phase ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=96944&item=5211 981884 Dan

21 years, 1 month

DEC VMS 5.0, VAX FORTRAN, VAX LAB, VAX GKS docs available for shipping

by vcf＠siconic.com

See below. This stuff is in Ohio. Please reply directly to original sender. Reply-to: Stephen.Gunderson at wpafb.af.mil ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:55:14 -0400 From: Gunderson Stephen L Contr AFRL/MLBT <Stephen.Gunderson at wpafb.af.mil> To: 'Vintage Computer Festival' <vcf at siconic.com> Subject: RE: donating materials We have available for donation the following: Complete documentation set for VMS 5.0, VAX FORTRAN documentation, VAX LAB documentation and VAX GKS documentation. We also have software for all the previous systems BUT no code keys and we also have some TK50 tapes. Could you or anyone else you know of use all or some of these materials for the price of shipping only (probably about 50 pounds for all). We have already contacted the Computer History Museum and are also contacting the American Computer Museum and the San Diego Computer Museum. Thanks. Steve Gunderson Research Engineer Contractor (UDRI) AFRL/MLBT Ph: (937) 255-5180 Fax: (937) 255-2176 -- 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, 1 month

New POWER toys

by ken＠seefried.com

William Donzelli wrote: >(they were used in a specially badged RS/6000-320 called a ><mumble> Network Processor). <muble> == 6611 Ken

21 years, 1 month

Need TK30 manual

by vcf＠siconic.com

Anyone have a TK30 manual? -- 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, 1 month

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test-drb August 2005