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Another successful "shopping" stip to Temple Univ.

by rcini＠email.msn.com

Hello, all... I went "shopping" at the Temple University Elephant Graveyard again this Friday. Here's what I got, and here's what's left: 1. Misc. boards: LA100 and LA180 logic boards, MDB DB-11, unknown Printronix board (has IM6402 processor, PCB# 104801-002 Rev A. What's that one for?) 2. M7269, M8256, M9312 3. DEC 60833 cable (console cable??) 4. software: DEC 3000 AXP MUP CD and manual (for the Alpha??) 5. IBM monochrome monitor 6. New RK05 filters and head cleaning kit 7. DB-11 and BA-11 manuals 8. PERTEC interface cable (Unibus to ??) 9. Kinetic Systems PDP-11 Crate Controller Model 3912-Z1E (what's this for?) 10. RK05 disk packs: Blank RK05 packs RT-11 System E (??) RT-11 Diagnostics RT-11 V3 SYS RK5 DISK 11/2/77 RT-11 V02C SOURCES 2/12/76 BASIC/RT-11 V01B 12/17/75 RSTS/E V6C RSXRMS LIB RK5 1/26/78 RSTS/E V7.0 RSX RTX LIB RK5 1979 11. IBM Fortran manual {no disks :-( } A quick look reveals that they have the following left (not including two documents/small parts rooms that I *still* have not been able to get to): many 11/23s, two or three 11/34s, many RL01/02 disk packs, several 6' and 4' racks, several ASR33s, boxes and boxes of uncategorized parts, terminals, VMS manuals, TK58 tape drive parts (should have taken them this trip, but didn't), BA23 cabinets, Cipher tape drives, 3 or 4 uVax-Is, several RX01/02 drives, RK05 drives, RL01/02 drives, other crap too numerous to mention. The guy there is taking a full inventory during spring break. Will post the inventory when available. Rich Cini/WUGNET <nospam_rcini(a)msn.com> (remove nospam_ to use) ClubWin! Charter Member (6) MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking ============================================

28 years, 4 months

CLASSICCMP digest 324

by foxnhare＠goldrush.com

From: Joe <rigdonj(a)intellistar.net> Subject: Re: first bug was a myth >At 05:01 PM 2/11/98 -0500, you wrote: >>> I seem to remember a certain species of cockroach that was quite fond of >>> wire insulation... >> >>I really doubt that, sincd cockroaches eat human food. (Termites, maybe?) > Hey, I live in Florida where the cockroach is the state insect! I can >tell you for a fact that they eat EVERYTHING! If you think they only eat >human food then it's obvious that you've never lived in an area that has >roaches! > I have seen cloth covered wires stripped bare by roaches! I remember reading a specific article on this very subject and it went as far as to identify the various insects and their favorite electronic unit's comound, I thought it was silver fish that went for insulation but I could be wrong... Anyone else ever heard of this article... (I pick up sooo much trivia I have a hard time remembering the source...) -- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Visit our web page at: http://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare/ Call our Commodore 64 BBS (Silicon Realms 300-2400 baud) at: (209) 754-1363 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-

28 years, 4 months

Disk problems/questions.

by allisonp＠world.std.com

<With a 386 computer configured for B: =3D 360KB, a disk formatted in B: <seems fine with no error messages. BUT: running SCANDISK on said <newly-formatted 360KB diskette results in an error message: "Media <descriptor byte incorrect", and prompts for repair. The byte, before <and after repair, is hex FD. Has anyone else experienced this problem? I suspect the following: Disk controller board. Corrupted format program. Corrupted scandisk program. One test not mentioned (or i've forgotten) is do you get the same error on a disk formatted on a DIFFERENT PC? Allison

28 years, 4 months

LCD life

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

In a message dated 2/15/98 1:42:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, higginbo(a)netpath.net writes: << I thought all the pixels that would go bad do so during the assembly process. Do they go bad on their own over time? -John Higginbotham- >> yes, on lcd displays such as what IBM thinkpads use, individual pixels can go bad. usually its not noticeable unless there is a solid colour on the screen and then you can usually see it. i had a thinkpad once and had maybe one or two burn out while i had it. like anything, they can go bad, but usually not very many and almost never several at once. david

28 years, 4 months

Does NetBSD use the hardware clock differently?

by allisonp＠world.std.com

<Hmm... are VS3100m30's rechargable or what? Mine always seem to forget <the time after about 20 minutes off... Its 3 AA batteries in a bundle.. It three AAA or three AA (model dependent) NICADS, a source for those are replacement battereis used for some cordless phones. Do not substitute lithium cells or alkline cells as they will fail due to the charging circuit. They are charged with the system is running (12hours minimum). If they have been discharged for sometime then they will be dead. I take them out and charge them standalone. If they don't charge well new ones are substituted. FYI: they only keep the TOY(time of year) clock powered for 2 weeks to 1 month before going flat. The reason for that is not the TOY chip but nicads have lousy long term shelf life. Allison

28 years, 4 months

A Good Joe

by manney＠nwohio.com

I just concluded a swap with Joe Rigdon (rigdonj(a)intellistar.net) and wish to mention that he followed through with his end promptly and completely. It is a pleasure to trade with him, and other persons on the list may feel confident in doing so. P Manney (manney(a)nwohio.com)

28 years, 4 months

Disk problems/questions.

by allisonp＠world.std.com

<> seems fine with no error messages. BUT: running SCANDISK on said <> newly-formatted 360KB diskette results in an error message: "Media <> descriptor byte incorrect", and prompts for repair. The byte, before <> and after repair, is hex FD. Has anyone else experienced this problem? < <Barry, perhaps there is a problem with ScanDisk on 360K disks? < <If there is a problem, you would probably be able to find some informatio <about it in Microsoft's knowledge base. Go to their FTP site <(ftp.microsoft.com) and navigate from there. I'm sure Kai can supply a I have scandisk on my xt with two 360k drives here and it works just fine. Allison

28 years, 4 months

IBM PC type 5150

by foxvideo＠wincom.net

I just picked up two of these at a thrift shop, 2 floppies, cassette jack, no hd. On the mounting plate of the floppy card is a female 37 contact 'D' connector. Can any one tell me what this was for? Regards Charlie Fox

28 years, 4 months

Commie/Amiga Mouse Compatibility

by foxnhare＠goldrush.com

I just hit the "quote button and had to wait several minutes for the digest to come up in the e-mail... Don't you hate when you do things like that... (:/) ----------------------------------------------------------- From: John Higginbotham <higginbo(a)netpath.net> Subject: Commie/Amiga compatibility > Just came across an Amiga/Atari switchable mouse, and was wondering if it > would also work on my C-64. Does anyone know if c-64 and amiga had the same > pinouts for the joystick port? > -John Higginbotham- > -limbo.netpath.net- Sorry but the mice are not compatible between the Amiga and the 64, the only pins that are the same are the joystick ones... You may want to check this site out: http://www.blackdown.org/~hwb/hwb.html This is the location for the Hardware Book, which lists a vast number of microcomputer pinouts as well as adapter wiring guides. ------------------------------------------------------------ -- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Visit our web page at: http://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare/ Call our Commodore 64 BBS (Silicon Realms 300-2400 baud) at: (209) 754-1363 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-

28 years, 4 months

Memotech MTX500

by adam＠merlin.net.au

Hi! Another lucky find - a Memotech MTX500 for $2. :) Beautiful computer - aluminium case, nice looking external power supply, and black. Unfortunatly it didn't come with any software or manuals. Does anyone have a spare manual, or a couple of spare cassettes for it? i would like to see what it was capable of. :) Thanks heaps, Adam.

28 years, 4 months

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