test-drb October 2011

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by lproven＠gmail.com

Apart from Lawrence, who AIUI is a former user - as he just gave me a pile of OS/2 boxes yesterday :?) - are there any other OS/2 users on the list? Or are there any active OS/2 mailing lists still around? I am wondering if I can get a copy of the subscription-only last couple of fixpacks for Warp 4 anywhere. I believe there were entirely discontinued around 2007, so I really doubt that IBM cares any more! -- Liam Proven ? Info & profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/lproven Email: lproven at cix.co.uk ? GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lproven at gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 ? Cell: +44 7939-087884 ? Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AIM/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven ? MSN: lproven at hotmail.com ? ICQ: 73187508

14 years

The Commodore 65

by feldman.r＠comcast.net

>Message: 14 >Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 17:43:20 +0100 >From: Dave Caroline dave.thearchivist at gmail.com > >On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote: >> On 10/03/2011 11:26 AM, Dave Caroline wrote: >>> >>> Last person to give me an instant second chance got an instant report to >>> ebay :) >> >> ?Huh? ?Why? ?It's a pretty common practice when the seller has more than one >> unit to sell. ?I've done it myself. >> >> ? ? ? ? ? -Dave >> >> -- >> Dave McGuire >> Port Charlotte, FL >> > >By its nature of being a qty on a pallet with a picture it was a one >off in my opinion with a shill bid to get as much as he could out of >me. > >I dont play those games, be honest as a seller please. > > Dave Caroline As a seller, I've had auctions where the winning bidder crapped out, so I have made a Second Chance offer to the next highest bidder rather than relist the item. No shilling? or dishonesty was involved. Bob

14 years

Kenbak one recreation story on Gizmodo

by dzubint＠vcn.bc.ca

http://gizmodo.com/5846177/modder-recreates-first-pc-from-scratch quote: "The Kenbak-1 is 40 years old, runs at 1 MHz, and can't do very much besides blink. But computers had a humble start in this little guy, and modder Mark Wilson replicated the antique with 21st century parts." ----------------- Thomas PDP-11 Dzubin Vancouver, Calgary or Saskatoon

14 years

IBM Model M keyboard repair tip

by ard＠p850ug1.demon.co.uk

I think some of us like the INM type M keyboard... If you are brace enough to take the heatstaked 'sandwich' apart and replace the stkes with screws (I post the method for doign that some years back), it's easy for one or two of the 'flaps' to jump out of position when you're putting the bits together again. You then have a couple of keys that don't work and you have to take the whole thing apart again. What I do now is insert a flap then slightly stretch its spring and press it over the rear of the key plunger housing, forcing the rim of the housing between the coils of the spring. It'll stay like that, and the flap will be held in place. Fit all of them, put the rubber sheet, the membrane sheets and the base plate on, and screw it all together. Then unhook the springs by running a screwdriver along, and fit the keycaps. The plastic keyframe can be cafully cut between rows of keys (it sometimes breaks along these lines anyway). You can then use parts of 2 damaged keyframes to make one good keyboard. I am not sure what the offical sixe of head for the casing screws is. It's often quoted as 7/32", which turns out to be a smidgen more than 5.5mm. I've found both my 7/32" and 5.5mm nutdriver fit fine. Somebody was looking for some tpye M casing screws. Did you find them? I spent the afternoon making a good tpye M from bits of 2 broken ones, and thus I have soem bits over :-). I never thown anything away so I've got a box of flaps, screws, etc. I could probably be persuaded to part wit hthe casing screws... -tony

14 years

Kaypro 4 CP/M disks

by elazzerini＠interfree.it

Hi, I'm not unfamiliar with the various versions of the firmware of your Kaypro 4, but the only person that comes to mind is Dave Dunfield. In time he has collected images of boot disks of many machines. I arrange from a few months of a PC configured to be able to read and write disk images 3.5 " and 5.25", but I live in Italy. Once you've got practice on how to use the software to create boot disks is more 'easy to do that to tell it. If there is no one else to may help you I can try. I'll give you references of Dave Dunfield: At the bottom of this page http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/kaypro/index.htm for manual. Here for images of boot disks: http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/img63549/system.htm Here his contacts: http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/contact.htm Greetings Enrico - Pisa (ITALY)

14 years

WinNT on multiple platforms (was RE: IBM Model M keyboard repair tip)

by teoz＠neo.rr.com

----- Original Message ----- From: "Nigel Williams" <nigel.d.williams at gmail.com> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 7:01 PM Subject: Re: WinNT on multiple platforms (was RE: IBM Model M keyboard repair tip) > > Is anyone operating a working Netware LAN? or still have the software? > > > excuse the previous reply, a mis-click on my part. I think I have a complete set of original disks for Netware 3.12, plus the boxed Intranetware (v4.11 with 250 user liscense). Never got around to setting it up (figured it would be cool on 486 and older machines).

14 years

ETH Lilith's on Ebay sold...

by jdr_use＠bluewin.ch

Whoever got that set of Lilith;s that where on ebay.de, if you are on this list that is, please ensure that you write-protect the disks. Medos, the Lilith OS, expects a writable disk, but will boot and run from a write-protected one. Otherwise you run the risk that a slight error in diskdrive or controller will ruin your disk pack. Happened to me more than just once... And don't forget to replace those Keytronic foam pads : Medos expects a keystroke before booting up ! And google for "Emulith" in case you want to try out my Lilith emulator first. Jos Dreesen

14 years

HP-UX 10.20 manuals

by eric＠brouhaha.com

Are the HP-UX 10.20 manuals available online in PDF format somewhere? I can find a lot of 11.x manuals on the HP site, but nothing for 10.20. Failing that, was there a documentation CD or the like? Thanks! Eric

14 years

MicroPLATO Pascal Course

by spedraja＠ono.com

Just arrived to PLATO World, I've encountered this while lurking: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1983-Control-Data-CDC-PLATO-Pascal-CBE-CAI-Course… Regards SPc.

14 years

EP/IX Documentation

by spedraja＠ono.com

Hi. I am searching for documentation for the CDC EP/IX Operating System and I'm detecting a deep lack of it. Some place where I could get some initiation manual, training guide or so on ? Regards Sergio

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