On Jan 25, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
> images. Maybe I can find a utility to write them from DOS? I have a 386 clone
> running MS-DOS 6.22 that I use for running ImageDisk.
There's an LOADDSKF program on the CD that can be used to write the images to
floppies, from DOS. It may ev
Hi, well this is amazing. It's only the second time some one has known what
I'm talking about!
I have 6 LANstations a mix of 16s and 20s. Only one of them will boot which I
boot from its hdd or a Netwear 3.12 server.
Iv tried all sorts over the years (about 15).
These don't have the infrared
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 09:42:00PM -0800, Josh Dersch wrote:
> On 1/25/16 1:48 AM, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
> >Hi
> >
> >I would love one with my "table-top" PDP-8/E. I suspect shipping over
> >the pond will kill it though. Do you have measurements of dimensions and
> >weight?
> It's 20"x19"x10.5" (a
> 4951A protocol analyzer
My luck, last fall I could of had 4 of them for free. :-) But dont need a
drive.
I've been asking a few T&M friends and I maybe able to get the
test/calibration software in newer formats and in HP Basic. That would
eliminate the whole issue.
Sounds like time to make a
On 1/25/16 1:48 AM, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
Hi
I would love one with my "table-top" PDP-8/E. I suspect shipping over
the pond will kill it though. Do you have measurements of dimensions and
weight?
It's 20"x19"x10.5" (approximately). Not sure how much it weighs, but it
can't be more than 15-20l
Looking at that BonusPak ISO, it doesn't seem to be bootable (I tried booting
it in VMWare), and I think it's just extra software rather than an OS
installation disk. So I think my next challenge is to figure out how to write
out 1.8M XDF floppies from the installation floppy images. Maybe I can
I found a floppy-based image set for OS/2 Warp 3 Connect 3.0, but most of the
images are 1.8M XDF images which I don't think I can write on my 3.5" USB
floppy drive.
I also downloaded an ISO of OS/2 Warp 3 Connect BonusPak 3.0, and I pulled a
SCSI CDROM drive out of a spare Sun Ultra 60 organ d
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Paul Berger wrote:
> These tapes where used in a number of machine such as 9825, 9831, 9835,
> 9845, 9915, and 85A&B.
And the HP 9815 desktop calculator, 2644 terminal, 4951A protocol
analyzer. Probably other products as well.
> There was also at least 1 externa
On 01/25/2016 12:29 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
To my surprise, I found something just barely old enough to interest me
on the e-waste pile at work: An IBM PS/2 85 from around 1993 or so.
Neat. Likewise here, I found a 65sx a couple of years ago and it's just
quirky and old enough to keep around.
>Pete Lancashire wrote:
Have one of the UPS/FedEx packaging place go pick them up, pack, then ship.
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 7:55 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
Per off-list email, it looks like the manuals are near the
Pasadena/Glendale border, which is over 2 hours from me... and there's a
I have a collection of Apricots including a Qi from about that period.
Haven't played in ages but as I recall one of their selling points was
a strange security system involving an ?infra red? remote key?
(and I mean *key* - not keyboard!)
Mike
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Peter Faraday
> Hi all,
>
> Dose anybody know about Mitsubishi Apricots (1990ish)? They are of
> interest to me as they were the first PC I used and I now have a few.
> I'm having issues with getting them to boot from a floppy. Iv done some
> reading around the subject and from what I understand I need a secure
> These tapes where used in a number of machine such as 9825, 9831, 9835, 9845,
> 9915, and 85A&B. There was also at least 1 external tape drive that used
> these
> tapes not to mention DEC made a drive for them as well.
> If you hope to recover the data off the tapes you would probably need acc
Hi all,
Dose anybody know about Mitsubishi Apricots (1990ish)? They are of interest
to me as they were the first PC I used and I now have a few. I'm having
issues with getting them to boot from a floppy. Iv done some reading around
the subject and from what I understand I need a secure boot floppy
> -Oorspronkelijk bericht-
> Van: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Namens Pete Lancashire
> Verzonden: maandag 25 januari 2016 19:55
> Aan: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Onderwerp: Re: HP 9000/382 Questions
>
> So sounds like
>
> 1. get a 9825 (or find
On Jan 25, 2016, at 12:29 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
> So, would any of y'all like to help me brainstorm about interesting
> applications for this vintage heap, or maybe point me towards non-eBay
> sources of software that it would like to run?
Great work on the restoration!
Distributed.net?
h
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Joshua
> Stetson
> Sent: 25 January 2016 19:00
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
>
> Subject: Re: ISO: Outer rails for RK05
>
> Bumping this request as I'm looking for the same, as
On 2016-01-25 2:55 PM, Pete Lancashire wrote:
So sounds like
1. get a 9825 (or find someone that has one locally)
Reason for a 9825 is it is the only one with a tape drive that will read
the tapes
Is this correct ?
2. prep the tape(s)
3. copy the data from the tape to a 9895A -- any ever do a
Have one of the UPS/FedEx packaging place go pick them up, pack, then ship.
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 7:55 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
> Per off-list email, it looks like the manuals are near the
> Pasadena/Glendale border, which is over 2 hours from me... and there's a
> dumpster deadline on Thurs
This brings back memories. One place I worked used a IBM "Industrial" PS/2.
It's main board was the same as a regular PS/2 don't remember the model. We
were buying so many of these things IBM set us up as reseller. Still have
the "Authorized Reseller" sign somewhere in the basement. These things we
Bumping this request as I'm looking for the same, as well as an actual
rack. :)
Josh
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 12:02 AM, Josh Dersch wrote:
> Anyone happen to have a spare set of outer rackmount rails for an RK05? I
> have the inner rails that attach to the drive, and I'm trying to track down
>
I have a like-new OmniGo 120 with all the accessories ( including link to
Windows). Apparently it will even boot into DOS. Not the same as
the phone-based 700lx though. More of a fold-open HP calculator.
On Jan 24, 2016 4:56 PM, wrote:
> and after ben gets his we would buy one for S
So sounds like
1. get a 9825 (or find someone that has one locally)
Reason for a 9825 is it is the only one with a tape drive that will read
the tapes
Is this correct ?
2. prep the tape(s)
3. copy the data from the tape to a 9895A -- any ever do a emulator ?
4. read the data/run with a 68010 ba
The 'best' 'prepackaged' version of OS/2 to have is probably the one
called 'DemoPkg'. Back in the day it was for IBM and Business Partners
internal use only and - as the name suggests - included an OS/2 system
preconfigured and installed with a whole bunch of interesting
software. Came as a set of
>Message: 6
>Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 21:42:59 +
>From: Benjamin Huntsman
>To: "cctalk@classiccmp.org"
>Subject: HP 700lx
>
>Hi!
> Maybe a long shot, but does anyone on here have an HP OmniGo 700LX? And
> further, might anyone be willing to sell one?
>
>Thanks!
>
>-Ben
You might try aski
I would second the idea of running OS/2 Warp on it. Though FWIW, I would
recommend Warp Connect (blue spine).
It will give you TCP/IP networking (over Ethernet, and not just dial-up
like the "Internet Connection for OS/2" that shipped
with "vanilla" Warp's Bonus Pak) out of the box. If you get Warp
Not so much of luck so far
a)
http://www.kermitproject.org/k95sourcecode.html
lists 2 "projects" with windows binaries. The first one seems to work,
but when it comes to downloading files from the connected system, k95
just terminates.
the 2nd project just does not start at all.
b)
TeraT
> On Jan 25, 2016, at 10:19, drlegendre . wrote:
>
> You should also be able to attach an external SCSI CD drive using a device
> like the Trantor T-348, which is a parallel port -to- SCSI adapter built
> into a cable.
I should also be able to plug one into the system's external SCSI port. I d
You should also be able to attach an external SCSI CD drive using a device
like the Trantor T-348, which is a parallel port -to- SCSI adapter built
into a cable. I've used one many times to load OS onto some weird old
machine that lacked any other (easy) options.
There are both DOS and Linux drive
> On Jan 25, 2016, at 10:04 , Chuck Guzis wrote:
>
> However, my recollection of Warp is that you need two floppies available for
> the "kicker" loader. Given that PS/2 floppy drives seem to have an
> unfortunate propensity toward death, you might want to check those out first.
> It is poss
On 01/25/2016 09:52 AM, Mazzini Alessandro wrote:
I think part or all the devcon ( developer connection ) is uploaded
in the same place the sgi cds are
https://archive.org/details/cdromsoftware?&sort=-publicdate&and[]=SGI
just change the search. If not, and a specific devcon number is
needed,
I think part or all the devcon ( developer connection ) is uploaded in the same
place the sgi cds are
https://archive.org/details/cdromsoftware?&sort=-publicdate&and[]=SGI
just change the search. If not, and a specific devcon number is needed, I
should have them all in storage.
-Messaggio
On Mon, 25 Jan 2016, Mark J. Blair wrote:
This machine doesn't have a CD drive, and I don't think it ever did
based on there being no missing bezel filler panels. But I think that
the scsi2sd may be able to emulate a CD drive. I'm off to work now, but
this evening I'll poke around to see wha
> On Jan 25, 2016, at 09:21, Chuck Guzis wrote:
>
> IBM distributed free CDs with Warp on them about then, publicizing their
> "Developer Connection"--something akin to MSDN. The CD included (IIRC) a C
> compiler and a few tools as well. I still have my CD; if you want an ISO of
> it, I th
On 01/25/2016 09:11 AM, Todd Killingsworth wrote:
According to the first Google hit, Warp should be really close in
time with your PS/2: ( From
http://www.os2museum.com/wp/os2-history/os2-timeline/ )
*OS/2 Warp*—October 1994—Codename Warp
IBM distributed free CDs with Warp on them about then,
According to the first Google hit, Warp should be really close in time with
your PS/2:
( From http://www.os2museum.com/wp/os2-history/os2-timeline/ )
*OS/2 Warp*—October 1994—Codename Warp
- Internal revision 8.162 (94/09/19)
- Performance tuned, lower resource requirements
- Compatible
> On Jan 25, 2016, at 08:44, Todd Killingsworth
> wrote:
>
> Ugh. Find Warp (OS/2 v3 ) if you plan on playing with OS/2. It had more
> drivers included.
I think I'll give it a try. I had wanted to run whatever OS version would have
most likely shipped with this system originally, but maybe
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 11:50 AM, Evan Koblentz wrote:
> (Radio Shack Model 100, NEC PC-8201A, and a few others were part of the
>> same series made by Kyocera (Kyoto Ceramics))
>>
>
> The others were the Olivetti M-10 and Kyocera's own Kyotronic KC-85.
>
I have this photo
http://www.vintagecom
(Radio Shack Model 100, NEC PC-8201A, and a few others were part of the
same series made by Kyocera (Kyoto Ceramics))
The others were the Olivetti M-10 and Kyocera's own Kyotronic KC-85.
Ugh. Find Warp (OS/2 v3 ) if you plan on playing with OS/2. It had more
drivers included.
If you find IBM Visualage software, you'll get C/C++ and with enough
hunting - Smalltalk.
I always wanted to play with that, but couldn't justify the needed.
Todd Killingsworth
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 a
> On Jan 25, 2016, at 08:29, drlegendre . wrote:
>
> If you're interested in a speed-up, I'm fairly sure a 486DX/2-66 should
> drop-in for the current 33mhz CPU, without any additional changes. Doubles
> your core speed and adds the math co-processor in one go.
Cool. I didn't know that it would
>
>
> >
> > So, would any of y'all like to help me brainstorm about interesting
> > applications for this vintage heap, or maybe point me towards non-eBay
> > sources of software that it would like to run?
> >
> > --
> > Mark J. Blair, NF6X
> > http://www.nf6x.net/
> >
> >
>
Sell it and make som
If you're interested in a speed-up, I'm fairly sure a 486DX/2-66 should
drop-in for the current 33mhz CPU, without any additional changes. Doubles
your core speed and adds the math co-processor in one go.
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 12:29 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
> To my surprise, I found something
Per off-list email, it looks like the manuals are near the Pasadena/Glendale
border, which is over 2 hours from me... and there's a dumpster deadline on
Thursday, so I don't think I can help with this one. :(
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X
http://www.nf6x.net/
> A picture of an example tape
>
> http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=5246
>
> -pete
>
Pete,
Those are DC100A tapes used in the HP 98X5 series computers.
The programs are not compatible with the 9000/300 series.
I couldn't see the tape number on the label but I think it's a
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 1:54 AM, Fred Cisin wrote:
> Anyone still messing with the Kyocera machines?
> (Radio Shack Model 100, NEC PC-8201A, and a few others were part of the
> same series made by Kyocera (Kyoto Ceramics))
>
>
>
I've been tinkering with a Tandy 102 lately. Recently picked up a TP
Me. I have a pair of model 100s. Unfortunately both with a broken LCD :(
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Yesterday I dug out my NexTstation (68040 25MHz slab with 32MB of 100ns
SIMMs) which has OpenStep 4.2 for Mach installed. The lithium battery
was flat and it wouldn't boot so I've ordered a replacement and
temporarily kludged a pair of alkaline AAs to get it going. So far, so
good, though it t
> I'm using extensivly C-Kermit on my FreeBSD host to connect to
> various serial-line-only Systems. They also have a kermit executable
> so I'm using kermit -s to send data from those systems to my FreeBSD
> system and also getting files from my FreeBSD host to the other
> systems is working fine.
Hi
I would love one with my "table-top" PDP-8/E. I suspect shipping over
the pond will kill it though. Do you have measurements of dimensions and
weight?
What does it look like, how does one mount the RX02 in the enclosure? Do
you have any pictures?
Kind Regards,
Pontus.
On Sun, Jan 24, 2016
Anyone happen to have a spare set of outer rackmount rails for an RK05?
I have the inner rails that attach to the drive, and I'm trying to track
down the outer parts that attach to the rack, with the inner slide.
Getting very close to having a semi-respectable PDP-8/m system put
together, jus
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