[cctalk] QIC tapes

2023-03-03 Thread Steve Lewis via cctalk
Is there anyone familiar with restoring or recovering QIC tapes? I have some original tapes from an IBM 5100.(DC300 media, I think?) A couple of them have the band loose -- I've seen these replaced in the past. One of them looks in decent condition, but want a second opinion before trying to

[cctalk] NextStep/Intel, 486's and Pentium overdrive, thoughts.

2023-03-03 Thread Chris Zach via cctalk
As part of fixing the Pro/380 I dug out and decided to get running my two Intel systems. These are Compaq Deskpro/XE systems. One is a 4100 which has an Intel 486/100 (25mhz, quad clock), the other I upgraded with a Pentium P524T overdrive chip at 83mhz (33mhz external clock). The P524T was an