Re: Is This A Shill?

[Noel Chiappa via cctalk]

> From: Ali

> There is a guy with a listing with missing parts which he is
> advertising as working. It has been listed for over two years now ...
> I offered to buy a part off of it for ~half of what he wanted
> for everything and he replied that "the value was in keeping it all 
together".

Well, since he's not an expert (which we can deduce from his calling it 
'working'
when it's missing bits), perhaps he feared you were trying to grab the 'good 
bit',
and leave him with un-salable dreck.

Although given the amount you were willing to pay, maybe he is not thinking 
hard!

Noel

Re: Looking for TI 990/12 hardware reference manual ????

[James B DiGriz via cctalk]

On Wed, 2 May 2018 18:56:42 + (UTC)
Jerry Wright via cctalk  wrote:

> I have a later TI 990/12 system with a dead power supply. Looking
> drawings or schematics andI believe there in the hardware reference
> manual.  The one manual on bitsavers  under 990/10shows a older type
> of power supply.  Mine is basically  all on 1 board.  The chassis is
> a 990 A13 
> 
> Thanks, Jerry
> 

I have a 990 hardware manual here that I haven't scanned in yet. It's
in storage right now, I don't have a scanner set up at the moment, and
I can't remember off-hand whether it has /12 schematics, but it's
monstrous and has lots of schematic foldouts. I'll see if I can find it
this weekend and let you know about the latter. I would think, though,
that the PSU is covered. The A13 chassis was used in other 990's. I
have a /10 setup in one. Been decades since it was powered up, though. 

later,
jbdigriz 

old vintage stuff for pretty cheap

[Electronics Plus via cctalk]

https://www.acrosups.top/vintage-computing-c-29/

Don't pay attention to where it says Old Price.

Click on the item and see the discounted price.

Free shipping over $15.

 

Not affiliated with seller, etc.

 

Cindy Croxton

Electronics Plus

1613 Water Street

Kerrville, TX 78028

830-370-3239 cell

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Re: old vintage stuff for pretty cheap

[Michael Lee via cctalk]

Caution to anyone looking at this site, at a quick glance it appears to 
be a scam site, just using ebay items and descriptions for product info.



On 5/3/2018 12:48 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote:

https://www.acrosups.top/vintage-computing-c-29/

Don't pay attention to where it says Old Price.

Click on the item and see the discounted price.

Free shipping over $15.

  


Not affiliated with seller, etc.

  


Cindy Croxton

Electronics Plus

1613 Water Street

Kerrville, TX 78028

830-370-3239 cell

sa...@elecplus.com

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Re: old vintage stuff for pretty cheap

[Jason T via cctalk]

On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 12:48 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk
 wrote:
> https://www.acrosups.top/vintage-computing-c-29/
>
> Don't pay attention to where it says Old Price.
>
> Click on the item and see the discounted price.

I smell an unfresh fish here.  Most of the items on the site are just
ebay listings, but much cheaper.  Not sure how they're operating but
there's likely a scam at play somewhere.

-j

Re: old vintage stuff for pretty cheap

[Ethan Dicks via cctalk]

On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 2:18 PM, Jason T via cctalk
 wrote:
> On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 12:48 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk
>  wrote:
>> https://www.acrosups.top/vintage-computing-c-29/
>>
>> Don't pay attention to where it says Old Price.
>>
>> Click on the item and see the discounted price.
>
> I smell an unfresh fish here.  Most of the items on the site are just
> ebay listings, but much cheaper.  Not sure how they're operating but
> there's likely a scam at play somewhere.

I find it quite odd that everything I looked at was posted between
$140 and $150...

-ethan

Re: old vintage stuff for pretty cheap

[Mike Loewen via cctalk]

   I was about to say something similar.  Those items have been on Ebay for 
years, some of them still up for auction, such as this:


https://www.ebay.com/itm/192514501391?ViewItem=&item=192514501391

   The pictures are the same (what few of them actually display), and the 
pries are nowhere close


On Thu, 3 May 2018, Michael Lee via cctalk wrote:

Caution to anyone looking at this site, at a quick glance it appears to be a 
scam site, just using ebay items and descriptions for product info.



On 5/3/2018 12:48 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote:

 https://www.acrosups.top/vintage-computing-c-29/

 Don't pay attention to where it says Old Price.

 Click on the item and see the discounted price.

 Free shipping over $15.



 Not affiliated with seller, etc.



 Cindy Croxton

 Electronics Plus

 1613 Water Street

 Kerrville, TX 78028

 830-370-3239 cell

 sa...@elecplus.com

 AOL IM elcpls





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Old Technology  http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

Re: old vintage stuff for pretty cheap

[David Williams via cctalk]

On Thursday, May 3, 2018 1:25 PM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk 
 wrote:


On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 2:18 PM, Jason T via cctalk
 wrote:
> On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 12:48 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk
>  wrote:
>> https://www.acrosups.top/vintage-computing-c-29/
>>
>> Don't pay attention to where it says Old Price.
>>
>> Click on the item and see the discounted price.
>
> I smell an unfresh fish here.  Most of the items on the site are just
> ebay listings, but much cheaper.  Not sure how they're operating but
> there's likely a scam at play somewhere.

I find it quite odd that everything I looked at was posted between
$140 and $150...

If you click on an item to see the "discounted price" like the original post 
suggested, you find that EVERYTHING is listed for $43.99. A fully stocked IMSAI 
8080 with free shipping for $43.99? Right...
David Williamswww.trailingedge.com
   

RE: old vintage stuff for pretty cheap

[Electronics Plus via cctalk]

I just talked to a friend, who said he tried to order off the site and never 
got product. Had to use pp dispute to get his $ back. Sorry guys.

-Original Message-
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Ethan Dicks 
via cctalk
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2018 1:25 PM
To: Jason T; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: old vintage stuff for pretty cheap

On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 2:18 PM, Jason T via cctalk
 wrote:
> On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 12:48 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk
>  wrote:
>> https://www.acrosups.top/vintage-computing-c-29/
>>
>> Don't pay attention to where it says Old Price.
>>
>> Click on the item and see the discounted price.
>
> I smell an unfresh fish here.  Most of the items on the site are just
> ebay listings, but much cheaper.  Not sure how they're operating but
> there's likely a scam at play somewhere.

I find it quite odd that everything I looked at was posted between
$140 and $150...

-ethan


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Save or throw out - ST1480N HDD edition

[Alan Perry via cctalk]

Actually, for me, this could probably be expanded to "early 90s SCSI HDD 
edition".


As a collector of early 90s Sun systems, I have many Seagate ST1480N 
(aka Sun 424 drives). Starting two year ago, they all started dying. Out 
of a dozen, I am now down to one working one. Is anyone repairing/saving 
these or should I just throw them out when they fail?


alan

Re: old vintage stuff for pretty cheap

[Ian Finder via cctalk]

How did you find this? Sadly I don't think it's legit. These are just
scraped from eBay!

On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 10:48 AM, Electronics Plus via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> https://www.acrosups.top/vintage-computing-c-29/
>
> Don't pay attention to where it says Old Price.
>
> Click on the item and see the discounted price.
>
> Free shipping over $15.
>
>
>
> Not affiliated with seller, etc.
>
>
>
> Cindy Croxton
>
> Electronics Plus
>
> 1613 Water Street
>
> Kerrville, TX 78028
>
> 830-370-3239 cell
>
> sa...@elecplus.com
>
> AOL IM elcpls
>
>
>
>
>
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-- 
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   (206) 395-MIPS
   ian.fin...@gmail.com

SGI stuff in the UK

[Electronics Plus via cctalk]

 
http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/sgidepot/kybdsmice.html

 

Hopefully this one is legit? Not affiliated with seller, etc.

 

Cindy Croxton

Electronics Plus

1613 Water Street

Kerrville, TX 78028

830-370-3239 cell

sa...@elecplus.com

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Re: SGI stuff in the UK

[Ben Sinclair via cctalk]

On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 1:51 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/sgidepot/kybdsmice.html
>
> Hopefully this one is legit? Not affiliated with seller, etc.
>

Ian is very much legit! If you need SGI stuff, he's an expert.

-- 
Ben Sinclair
b...@bensinclair.com

RE: old vintage stuff for pretty cheap

[Rob Jarratt via cctalk]

The About Us page doesn't seem in keeping with the items listed (no fashion
there). The "All Category" menu includes an "ebay motors" item which is
probably a give away and one of the menu items is in Italian. 

> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mike
> Loewen via cctalk
> Sent: 03 May 2018 19:27
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> 
> Subject: Re: old vintage stuff for pretty cheap
> 
> 
> I was about to say something similar.  Those items have been on Ebay
for
> years, some of them still up for auction, such as this:
> 
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/192514501391?ViewItem=&item=192514501391
> 
> The pictures are the same (what few of them actually display), and the
> pries are nowhere close
> 
> On Thu, 3 May 2018, Michael Lee via cctalk wrote:
> 
> > Caution to anyone looking at this site, at a quick glance it appears
> > to be a scam site, just using ebay items and descriptions for product
info.
> >
> >
> > On 5/3/2018 12:48 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote:
> >>  https://www.acrosups.top/vintage-computing-c-29/
> >>
> >>  Don't pay attention to where it says Old Price.
> >>
> >>  Click on the item and see the discounted price.
> >>
> >>  Free shipping over $15.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  Not affiliated with seller, etc.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  Cindy Croxton
> >>
> >>  Electronics Plus
> >>
> >>  1613 Water Street
> >>
> >>  Kerrville, TX 78028
> >>
> >>  830-370-3239 cell
> >>
> >>  sa...@elecplus.com
> >>
> >>  AOL IM elcpls
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  ---
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> >
> >
> 
> Mike Loewen   mloe...@cpumagic.scol.pa.us
> Old Technology
http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

R: SGI stuff in the UK

[Mazzini Alessandro via cctalk]

Very legit and the most reputable business seller on nekochan, plus he's an
expert on the machines

-Messaggio originale-
Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Per conto di Electronics
Plus via cctalk
Inviato: giovedì 3 maggio 2018 20:52
A: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
Oggetto: SGI stuff in the UK

 
http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/sgidepot/kybdsmice.html

 

Hopefully this one is legit? Not affiliated with seller, etc.

 

Cindy Croxton

Electronics Plus

1613 Water Street

Kerrville, TX 78028

830-370-3239 cell

sa...@elecplus.com

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Re: old vintage stuff for pretty cheap

[Eric Christopherson via cctalk]

On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 1:26 PM, Mike Loewen via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

>
>I was about to say something similar.  Those items have been on Ebay
> for years, some of them still up for auction, such as this:
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/192514501391?ViewItem=&item=192514501391
>
>The pictures are the same (what few of them actually display), and the
> pries are nowhere close
>

I noticed the few listings and pictures I tried searching for on eBay
didn't bring up any results. Is this site a case of someone storing up a
bunch of sales listings over a long period of time and then repurposing
them to scam people after most of them are gone from eBay? Or did they
manage to find those images and listings just recently in eBay?


>
> On Thu, 3 May 2018, Michael Lee via cctalk wrote:
>
> Caution to anyone looking at this site, at a quick glance it appears to be
>> a scam site, just using ebay items and descriptions for product info.
>>
>>
>> On 5/3/2018 12:48 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote:
>>
>>>  https://www.acrosups.top/vintage-computing-c-29/
>>>
>>>  Don't pay attention to where it says Old Price.
>>>
>>>  Click on the item and see the discounted price.
>>>
>>>  Free shipping over $15.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Not affiliated with seller, etc.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Cindy Croxton
>>>
>>>  Electronics Plus
>>
>>

> Mike Loewen mloe...@cpumagic.scol.pa.us
> Old Technology  http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/
>

-- 
Eric Christopherson

Re: old vintage stuff for pretty cheap

[Paul Koning via cctalk]

Clearly a website that steals other people's work is a problem.  If they do 
stuff like that, they may have larger criminal intent.  For example, the links 
may be malware vectors.

Weird top level domains like "top" are a sign to be suspicious.

paul


> On May 3, 2018, at 4:38 PM, Eric Christopherson via cctalk 
>  wrote:
> 
> On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 1:26 PM, Mike Loewen via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> 
>> 
>>   I was about to say something similar.  Those items have been on Ebay
>> for years, some of them still up for auction, such as this:
>> 
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/192514501391?ViewItem=&item=192514501391
>> 
>>   The pictures are the same (what few of them actually display), and the
>> pries are nowhere close
>> 
> 
> I noticed the few listings and pictures I tried searching for on eBay
> didn't bring up any results. Is this site a case of someone storing up a
> bunch of sales listings over a long period of time and then repurposing
> them to scam people after most of them are gone from eBay? Or did they
> manage to find those images and listings just recently in eBay?
> 
> 
>> 
>> On Thu, 3 May 2018, Michael Lee via cctalk wrote:
>> 
>> Caution to anyone looking at this site, at a quick glance it appears to be
>> a scam site, just using ebay items and descriptions for product info. ...

Re: SGI stuff in the UK

[Lyle Bickley via cctalk]

Totally legit and Ian (the owner) knows more about SGI gear than
anyone I know. My company's server is the U.S. mirror for his tech site:

http://www.vintagecomputers.info/sgi.html

Cheers,
Lyle

On Thu, 3 May 2018 13:51:48 -0500
Electronics Plus via cctalk  wrote:

>  
> http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/sgidepot/kybdsmice.html
> 
>  
> 
> Hopefully this one is legit? Not affiliated with seller, etc.
> 
>  
> 
> Cindy Croxton
> 
> Electronics Plus
> 
> 1613 Water Street
> 
> Kerrville, TX 78028
> 
> 830-370-3239 cell
> 
> sa...@elecplus.com
> 
> AOL IM elcpls
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
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"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"

DPS 7000 tester?

[Al Kossow via cctalk]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cii-Honeywell-Bull-MPP-Maintenance-Panel-Portable-Tester/253592951049

too far out of scope for me

I'm guessing it is for a 7000

DEC Mouse replacement

[Douglas Taylor via cctalk]

I would like to have a couple more DEC Mice for some Vaxestations I 
have, but they seem to be pretty rare.  At present I only have one mouse 
and I move it from machine to machine.


The protocols for the DEC mice and the standard PS/2 mice don't seem to 
be that much different.


Is it possible to use an arduino to translate  PS/2 mouse output and 
then send it to the vaxstation so that will it mimic a classic DEC mouse?

Re: DEC Mouse replacement

[Bill Degnan via cctalk]

On Thu, May 3, 2018, 9:38 PM Douglas Taylor via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> I would like to have a couple more DEC Mice for some Vaxestations I
> have, but they seem to be pretty rare.  At present I only have one mouse
> and I move it from machine to machine.
>
> The protocols for the DEC mice and the standard PS/2 mice don't seem to
> be that much different.
>
> Is it possible to use an arduino to translate  PS/2 mouse output and
> then send it to the vaxstation so that will it mimic a classic DEC mouse?
>

The jack is different, that would be a factor too.
B

>

Re: DEC Mouse replacement

[Ed Sharpe via cctalk]

how abut forgethe the adreno... chop connector off. rewire a ps2 mouse and  
just use it? 

Sent from AOL Mobile Mail

On Thursday, May 3, 2018 Bill Degnan via cctalk  wrote:
On Thu, May 3, 2018, 9:38 PM Douglas Taylor via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> I would like to have a couple more DEC Mice for some Vaxestations I
> have, but they seem to be pretty rare. At present I only have one mouse
> and I move it from machine to machine.
>
> The protocols for the DEC mice and the standard PS/2 mice don't seem to
> be that much different.
>
> Is it possible to use an arduino to translate PS/2 mouse output and
> then send it to the vaxstation so that will it mimic a classic DEC mouse?
>

The jack is different, that would be a factor too.
B

>