[cctalk] Re: NRAO Data tapes

2024-02-09 Thread Gary Sparkes via cctalk
Do we have anyone who can read these tapes? Maybe Al at CHM? On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 4:58 AM mokuba--- via cctalk wrote: > For some handy clarification - some of the tapes I saw seemed to be > operating system tapes for the MAX 32 computer. > > Labeled things like "MAX 32 O/S & SUPPORT PART 2 OF

IBM PS/2 Model 70 or compatible floppy drive wanted (Or help with current one?)

2019-06-30 Thread Gary Sparkes via cctalk
Hey all, i'm having a fair amount of trouble with my PS/2's floppy drive... wanted to back up my BBS and none of the disks i put in would read or format! Oddly though, it WILL boot a disk that's inserted on power-on. I hear it try and hit the disk a few times while in dos repeatedly before failin

Re: IBM PS/2 Model 70 or compatible floppy drive wanted (Or help with current one?)

2019-06-30 Thread Gary Sparkes via cctalk
It... seems to be working reliably again now. I'd still be interested in finding a spare/compatible, even if it's a bare drive without the card edge connector, but somehow now that i've been prodding it and doing absolutely nothing different other than booting off it a few times, it seems to be op

Re: IBM PS/2 Model 70 or compatible floppy drive wanted (Or help with current one?)

2019-06-30 Thread Gary Sparkes via cctalk
Ah, just so we're all on the same page here The drive i'm looking for seems to be "extra" special mine's got a ribbon cable connecting it to the card edge connector same connector as these two pictured drives but slightly different configuration. Apparently the drives shown are compati

Re: IBM PS/2 Model 70 or compatible floppy drive wanted (Or help with current one?)

2019-06-30 Thread Gary Sparkes via cctalk
ndard FDD connector in order to replace it using the pre-existing bracket. On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 8:24 PM Bill Degnan wrote: > > > On Sun, Jun 30, 2019, 3:42 PM Gary Sparkes via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> Ah, just so we're all on the same pa

Looking for BAD / Faulty core memory for a display piece

2020-07-10 Thread Gary Sparkes via cctalk
Unrepairable preferred It'll be going into an epoxy resin setup that someone I know is doing for a table, and I really want to get something that still LOOKS OK but is... well, just faulty and won't be restorable to service so we don't destroy any potentially usable hardware. Ideas/suggestions we

Fwd: Looking for BAD / Faulty core memory for a display piece

2020-07-21 Thread Gary Sparkes via cctalk
Anyone? even if it's physically broken -- Forwarded message - From: Gary Sparkes Date: Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 7:00 PM Subject: Looking for BAD / Faulty core memory for a display piece To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Unrepairable preferred It'll be going into

Re: Fwd: Looking for BAD / Faulty core memory for a display piece

2020-07-21 Thread Gary Sparkes via cctalk
020 at 10:05 AM John Foust via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > At 04:35 AM 7/21/2020, Gary Sparkes via cctalk wrote: > >Anyone? even if it's physically broken > > > You don't like the ones on eBay? > > - John > > > -- Gary G. Sparkes Jr. KB3HAG

Apple IIe case screws

2020-08-07 Thread Gary Sparkes via cctalk
Does anyone know the size/threading of these? I've been searching high and low and haven't been able to find any approximate or otherwise specs (they use captive clips, so close is OK) - i've found the PSU mounting screw sizes and sourced those though. -- Gary G. Sparkes Jr. KB3HAG

Re: What is vintage

2018-02-26 Thread Gary Sparkes via cctalk
I SUCK at basic arithmetic. But i'm stupidly fast with a slide rule. I'm in between useless and obtuse! On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 11:56 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Sun, 25 Feb 2018, Zane Healy wrote: > >> I’ve started seeing toys (mainly action figures) from the