< Does anybody know what the production numbers were for the Processor
< Technology Sol-20? Also, does anybody know when PT went out of
< business? Was it due to the Persci drives in the Helios II as I've
< been told? A co-worker of mine said the Persci drive heads were
< actuated by a voice coil and while they had an extremely fast access
< time (for the day) they were unrelible. I'd appreciate any
< information.
crock!
PT like many of the time were susceptable to the volitile market and
over extended and went under. Good machine and the Persci drives were
very late in the program when they were nearly gone.
I think the SOL-20 was about 10,000 before the folded.
Allison
<One more question to go along with this subject. I obtained a Sol but
<have no disk drive. What does it take to add the disk interface and wha
<disk drive would work. Any disk based software or OS available?
The micropolos and NorthStar controllers and matching drives were common.
Most any s100 floppy or hard disk system could be used if:
=The controller would work well with a 2mhz 8080 (some DD controllers
would not).
=the controller fit in the available slots (there were only a few)
=The controller didn't use too much power
=The drive had their own power supply
Allison
The North Star setup was pretty common on the SOL. I have CP/M set up for
the SOL with a North Star disk system. You'd need a North Star controller
board, and any standard external 5 1/4" drive.
Kai
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Rachor [SMTP:george@racsys.rt.rain.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 1998 1:37 PM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Re: Processor Technology Sol-20
>
> One more question to go along with this subject. I obtained a Sol but
> have no disk drive. What does it take to add the disk interface and what
> disk drive would work. Any disk based software or OS available?
>
> George Rachor
>
> =========================================================
> George L. Rachor george(a)racsys.rt.rain.com
> Beaverton, Oregon http://racsys.rt.rain.com
>
> On Tue, 3 Mar 1998, Marty wrote:
>
> > Does anybody know what the production numbers were for the Processor
> > Technology Sol-20? Also, does anybody know when PT went out of
> > business? Was it due to the Persci drives in the Helios II as I've
> > been told? A co-worker of mine said the Persci drive heads were
> > actuated by a voice coil and while they had an extremely fast access
> > time (for the day) they were unrelible. I'd appreciate any
> > information.
> >
> > Thanks-
> >
> > Marty Mintzell
> >
> >
Some of the drives that I've seen actually have the connectors extending
out, as if they're on a seperate piece of equipment alltogether. Now,
anyone know about what type of power connector (small, like on a 1.44MB
floppy, large, like on normal HDDs, or non-standard?) Also, is there any
way to make a 44-pin connector into a 40-pin connector (for a standard
dekstop?) Also, I've gotten into the whole mini-PC idea. So, I want to
build one. The hard drive'll probably end up being a Kittyhawk, I'm
currently thinking an x86 CPU (as little power and size as possible. I know
that the AMD Elan 400 COULD work but I haven't seen them resold, and I'd
need drivers for the built in stuff, etc.) So, if anyone has any info on
this, I'd love for them to contact me personally. (If they could put
"Building a Mini-PC" or something in the subject, so I could know that it
wasn't a ClassicCmp post...)
TIA,
Tim D. Hotze
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip.Belben(a)powertech.co.uk <Philip.Belben(a)powertech.co.uk>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, March 03, 1998 4:17 PM
Subject: Re[2]: A possible (future) classic.
>Joe on Kittyhawk drives:
>
>> Do these drives use a standard interface? They're neat drives, it's a
>> shame that HP quit building them.
>
>Gary pointed us at a web site:
>
>> http://www.allelec.com
>
>according to which they are 44-pin IDE the same as most laptop IDE
>drives. I'm not quite sure how that would fit in such a small drive,
>but...
>
>Philip.
>
<SurplusDirect (www.surplusdirect.com) had some 40mb PCMCIA hard drives o
<sale a while back. Brand new units, priced around $20-$40, can't recall
<exact price.
I don't have data on PCMCIA and removable is not a requirement. I will
look at them if I can find data on the interconnect as it's not going into
a PC.
Allison
<3.5"? That's a "standard" off-the-shelf IDE disk, isn't it? 2.5" is
<a standard off-the-shelf laptop IDE drive. 1.8" drives are also
I'd rather 2.5 or smaller but a really cheap 3.5 is ok.
<Are you looking for drives that are still produced in quantity? If not,
<the Kittyhawk 20MB drive would be a good one to get (at the website
<mentioned previously).
The is at most a one up for myself(non commercial design).
Allison
The Kittyhawk is pretty small, and I don't know of any machine other tha
<the Dauphin DTR-1 what used it. I don't think it's the smallest though.
<Does anybody remember the Syquest SQ1100? Removable hard disks about th
<size of a box of matches. They produced them for OEM eval, but I don't
<think they ever made it to the retail channel. I have about 100 of them
As someone building a smaller z280/cpm system I'm in the hunt for a
IDE hard disk with a form factor 3.5" or smaller. I may be able to use
PCMCIA but a forsee them as too expensive. The storage can be small as
10mb and anything over 60-80mb is gross overkill(I'll take bigger but I
really dont need it). My other requirements is known good and real
cheap.
Allison
I have acquired an old "kit" computer, circa 1977. The CPU has a trademark like a double script N, slanted to the right, with one superimposed on the other. Most of the other 10 or so smaller chips have the same mark.
Adjacent to this is the number 804 (the CPU ID?) Other numbers are ISP-8A, /500D and SC/MP.
It is the size and shape of a Z80 or 8085
Anyone have any idea what this is?
Thanks
Hans
PCMCIA drives are 2"W x 3 1/4"L x 3/8"H.
Note that the SyQuest media size doesn't really count because the rest of
the drive was in the PCMCIA card (heads, motor, electronics).
I have a DTR-1 also, BTW...
Kai
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Yowza [SMTP:yowza@yowza.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 1998 9:51 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Re: A possible (future) classic.
>
> On Tue, 3 Mar 1998, Doug Yowza wrote:
>
> > The Kittyhawk is pretty small, and I don't know of any machine other
> than
> > the Dauphin DTR-1 what used it. I don't think it's the smallest though.
> > Does anybody remember the Syquest SQ1100? Removable hard disks about
> the
> > size of a box of matches. They produced them for OEM eval, but I don't
> > think they ever made it to the retail channel. I have about 100 of
> them.
>
> I just got off my lazy butt and actually compared the two drives side by
> side. They are both the same width, but the kittyhawk is considerable
> shorter in length and taller.
>
> SQ1100 media: 1.8" x 2.0" x 3/16"
> Kittyhawk: 1.8" x 1 5/8" x 3/8"
> PCMCIA-II drives would need to be 3/16" tall or under, I'd guess.
>
> (measurements done with a crude tape measure.)
>
> -- Doug
I finally got the various pieces together that I need to hopefully setup
a shoebox for my 3/50. I have a copy of NetBSD on CD-ROM, the shoebox, and
60mb tapes.
My question is this: what is the best way to setup the shoebox with
NetBSD? I thought about hooking the shoebox and a CD up to a PeeCee and
trying to create a bootable tape (I don't know if this is even possible), or
copying the 68k distribution to the hard disk. If you read the FAQ on the
CD, it almost sounds like you need a bootable system to be able to install
it.
Any thoughts??
Rich Cini/WUGNET
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