I wonder if one of the old CRT demagnetizer‘s would work.
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> On May 6, 2024, at 13:30, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On 5/6/2024 2:28 PM, Wayne S via cctalk wrote:
> > You do need a very strong magnet. I’ve put 3.5 floppies on top of
> >
You do need a very strong magnet. I’ve put 3.5 floppies on top of a mag tape
demagnitizer ( not technically called that, but you know what i mean) and it
had no effect at all. I could still read them fine in my pc. I surmised that
the magnetic field generated was not strong enough to get
IMHO, “C” nomenclature really screwed up the equality vs assignment statements.
The == made it difficult to understand especially if you came from a language
that didn’t have it. Basically all languages before “C”.
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> On May 1, 2024, at 15:39, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
If you look around, there are cheaper ones.
: COPY C: FORMAT.COM A: and press Return
>> This loads the utility and allows you to use the extra parameters
>> explainedinthefollowingFORMATcommand.
>> TheMS DOS command thatallowsthiscompatibilitywithits parameters isshown next.
>> Format C:/W -Single-sided
>> /X
Are these the disks you need?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303254321218?var=0=1=1=711-53200-19255-0=5338590836=10044=bb4f007d293e125433cd664c59b413a4
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On Apr 30, 2024, at 15:22, Just Kant via cctalk wrote:
Format it more then once. That may afford additional stability.
Try
with 1024 byte
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On Apr 30, 2024, at 14:39, Mike Katz wrote:
Thank you for your help.
That is the command I am using on the 41 to try and format the disk. With a
directory size of 60.
On 4/30/2024 4:22 PM, Wayne S via cctalk wrote:
Also this article refers to a set of commands
Also this article refers to a set of commands for this drive. The NEWM command
formats a new disk.
Link is https://www.hpmuseum.org/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/hpmuseum/articles.cgi?read=78
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On Apr 30, 2024, at 14:07, Wayne S wrote:
What kind of floppies did Hp recommend to use with
What kind of floppies did Hp recommend to use with this drive?
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> On Apr 30, 2024, at 13:55, Fred Cisin via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 30 Apr 2024, John Herron via cctalk wrote:
>> Yup, that's all I used to do. Some scotch tape over the floppy disk hole to
>> make the
What errors are you seeing?
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> On Apr 30, 2024, at 12:29, Mike Katz via cctalk wrote:
>
> I have tried bulk erasing 1.44 MB disks and they still won't format in the
> HP9114A battery operated HP-IL Floppy Disk drive.
>
>> On 4/30/2024 12:20 PM, Joshua Rice via cctalk
IMHO, having started programming in 1977, the thing that drove sales was the
promise of reduced costs just by having a computer that could be programmed to
do accounting type work that would eliminate jobs and thus costs. Mainframes
were very expensive back then so there weren’t many companies
When you say “software drove hardware sales” do you mean complete software
application systems or do you mean compilers available for the hardware so the
software teams had variety in what they could program?
Up to the ‘90’s, companies had big, expensive hardware and little to no canned
I read somewhere that the cable lengths were expressly engineered to provide
that signals arrived to chips at nearly the same time so as to reduce chip
“wait” times and provide more speed.
So that begs a question. Older chips like the Z80 and 8080 lines required other
support chips that added
Good point but i’m not an trained EE, just a hobbyist so i’m just curious. I
buy Z80’s and other’s for repair projects but …
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> On Apr 20, 2024, at 11:20, Jim Brain wrote:
>
> On 4/20/2024 1:16 PM, Wayne S wrote:
>> Who still uses the Z80 line for new projects? Wouldn’t
Who still uses the Z80 line for new projects? Wouldn’t it be easier and cheaper
to just use an Arduino or Raspberry Pi?
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> On Apr 20, 2024, at 10:54, Jim Brain via cctalk wrote:
>
> to
Bill, so the disk drives are gone?
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> On Apr 18, 2024, at 14:36, Bill Degnan via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Not sure if you mean me, "Bill", but I sold or gave away all of the Apple's
> that I had for sale, about 15 or so all gone.
>
> I did not have any original II's for sale.
Bomar as in the Bomber Aircraft?
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> On Apr 15, 2024, at 19:04, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote:
>
> Bomar 901b My wife found in my stuff. Is this as scarce at it seems?s,?
>
>
> Sent from AOL on Android
For rubber rollers many people swear by Terry’s Rubber Rollers.
https://www.terrysrubberrollers.com/
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On Apr 11, 2024, at 21:16, Andre Lewis via cctalk wrote:
Thanks Paul, handy to know!
I have a set of tapes that look to be in very good condition, with the
exception of
Hi Bill. I would be interested in the rz28 drives. They would work on my Alpha.
I live in the Los Angeles area though so i would need shipping.
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> On Apr 4, 2024, at 12:14, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 4/4/2024 2:39 PM, Zane Healy wrote:
On Apr
What were the brand new DEC disks?
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> On Apr 4, 2024, at 10:53, Bill Degnan via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Apple II's go for a lot. The iie a lot less. Compare the original cbm Pet
> with later Pets
> Bill
>
>> On Thu, Apr 4, 2024, 1:20 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
>>
I have 2 of the Non-Linear Systems (NLS) oscilloscopes that you speak of. Still
working
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> On Apr 1, 2024, at 16:21, Rick Bensene via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>> And still works! Built to withstand an atomic bombardment.
>
> Except for the EMP. It'll theoretically
Fyi, if you have small hands you can get work as a hand model. E.G. Holding a
bottle of liquor makes it look big.
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> On Mar 18, 2024, at 03:55, Nigel Johnson Ham via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> In my first job,I was a trainee Field Engineer on a Univac 418 system at
> Bell
>> double density? does not seem familiar, but certainly there was a double
>> density encoding scheme that the
>> device attached to the floppy cable would have to recognize.
>>
>> I had forgotten that atari? commodore? changed speed, though I remember I
>> kne
recognize.
>
> I had forgotten that atari? commodore? changed speed, though I remember I
> knew that before.
>
> --Carey
>
>> On 02/27/2024 5:18 PM CST Wayne S via cctalk wrote:
>>
>>
>> The “support” channel has the most info on the applesause.
>>
thru so here it is
again
https://discord.gg/njetE8zU
Wayne
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On Feb 27, 2024, at 15:02, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
On 2/27/24 14:42, Wayne S via cctalk wrote:
Take a look at the Applesauce.
It hooks up to a lot of different floppy drives and records and decodes the
flux
cctalk wrote:
On 2/27/24 14:42, Wayne S via cctalk wrote:
Take a look at the Applesauce.
It hooks up to a lot of different floppy drives and records and decodes the
flux.
Version2 of the hardware is being sourced and should be available in a few
months.
Good grief, there are more
Take a look at the Applesauce.
It hooks up to a lot of different floppy drives and records and decodes the
flux.
Version2 of the hardware is being sourced and should be available in a few
months.
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> On Feb 27, 2024, at 14:32, Martin Bishop via cctalk
> wrote:
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>
>>
Here’s some info.
https://www.stason.org/TULARC/pc/hard-drives-hdd/maxtor/XT-2190-155MB-5-25-FH-MFM-ST506.html
It does sound like it can’t seek.
Maybe a jumper incorrect?
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On Feb 26, 2024, at 14:29, Jacob Ritorto via cctalk
wrote:
Thanks for the good ideas and convo
Most of the computer props are rented from other companies so probably they
were not dumpstered. Apex electronics in Sun Valley, Ca is an electronics store
with lots of recycled equipment and components for sale. They have a section
roped off that displays old terminals that can be rented for
Here’s the link.
https://discord.gg/<https://discord.gg/9g5bTAZe>9g5bTAZe<https://discord.gg/9g5bTAZe>
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On Dec 31, 2023, at 17:55, mark audacity romberg via cctalk
wrote:
How does one access the Classic Computer discord?
On Dec 31, 2023, at 18:03, Wayne
with the
>> same wire color scheme, except gray became "PwrOff"/"Poff".
>>
>> The PSU in my Axil 320 (a SS10/SS20 clone) uses the 18-pin connector and a
>> color scheme similar to the SS10/20 one but I haven't checked all of the
>> pins to see if t
Do those tapes need special handling ? Are they shedding? Chuck any experience
with them?
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> On Dec 31, 2023, at 13:51, The Doctor via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On Saturday, December 30th, 2023 at 23:24, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> The Bosch unit may be very
Also a link to the lx service manual
http://www.obsolyte.com/sun_lx/sparcLX.pdf
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On Dec 31, 2023, at 14:37, Wayne S wrote:
Does this help?
https://allpinouts.org/pinouts/connectors/power_supply/sun-sparcengine-motherboard-power-supply/
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On Dec 31,
Does this help?
https://allpinouts.org/pinouts/connectors/power_supply/sun-sparcengine-motherboard-power-supply/
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On Dec 31, 2023, at 13:48, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
Does anyone here have a running Axil 220 or 245 (Sun SPARCstation LX clone)?
My 220 has a dead PSU
Probably one of the pulse xformers that drives the backlights. Buy a new
monitor, they seem to be about what it would cost to repair it.
https://www.samsung.com/us/business/computing/monitors/flat/27--led-monitor-with-borderless-design-lf27t350fhnxza/
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On Dec 3, 2023, at
Mike you should post this on the classic computer discord under teletypes.
Do you want an invite to the discord or do you already have one?
The teletype discord is fairly active lately.
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> On Sep 29, 2023, at 06:11, Mike Katz via cctalk wrote:
>
> Hey folks. I need to
Might be IBM CMS Conversational Monitor System (CMS, originally Cambridge
Monitor System). Used it in 1977. Don’t know about the format though.
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On Sep 20, 2023, at 17:24, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
Group,
Ive got a tape here from what I believe to be a VM system. The
You can find some manuals here, but probably not what you want…
WWW.FLIGHT-MANUALS-ONLINE.COM
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On Sep 16, 2023, at 09:34, Martin Bishop via cctalk
wrote:
The UK Concorde heritage sites may provide contacts / answers
e.g. https://www.heritageconcorde.com/duxford
Martin
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> On Sep 8, 2023, at 13:16, Wayne S wrote:
>
>> but presents itself to an OS as a Mass Storage Device (block device).
Anders, for what practical purpose would you do that?
It’s not like there’s so many 8 inch floppies around to make it feasible. You
would have to have a
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> On Sep 8, 2023, at 13:15, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
>
> On Fri, 8 Sep 2023, Anders Nelson via cctalk wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I just bought a very clean, DSDD 8" disk drive off eBay and it has a 50p
>> connector which I guess is the common Shugart type? I also found a
Re: ipad 3 lack of support.
What gets me the most is that Apple doesn’t seem to allow old versions of app
on the store anymore. Seems that they force developers to use the newer SDK
which only supports IOS 10 and above. Hate That with a passion.
Take care.
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> On Sep 8,
Re: PDF
I use a free app Pdfreader to view and usually just email the pdfs i want to
read and save them that way.
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> On Sep 8, 2023, at 11:48, Liam Proven via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 8 Sept 2023 at 19:23, Wayne S wrote:
>>
>> I have an ipad 3 and it was absolutely
of that.
Liem, sorry about your forearm. Get well and keep writing ✍️
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> On Sep 8, 2023, at 11:14, Liam Proven via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 30 Aug 2023 at 02:59, Wayne S via cctalk
> wrote:
>>
>> I used a newton and still have it a box.
&
I was thinking of the parts kits that was offered by sone arrangement between
the author of a construction article and some parts house. Was handy if you
really wanted to build the device.
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> On Sep 3, 2023, at 20:15, ben via cctalk wrote:
>
> > What kinda kits we talking
What kinda kits we talking about?
Heathkit kind or the kind you could get in popular electronics?
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> On Sep 3, 2023, at 17:01, Adrian Godwin via cctalk
> wrote:
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> On Mon, Sep 4, 2023 at 12:33 AM ben via cctalk
> wrote:
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>>
>> I guess the era of kit building is long
I think you might be confusing a law argument with a logic argument. 邏 The 2
are not related.
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> On Aug 31, 2023, at 21:00, Tony Duell via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 9:53 PM Chris Zach via cctalk
> wrote:
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>> Which is weird, since Radio Shack was
Was the picture significantly better then with the modulator ?
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> On Aug 31, 2023, at 14:14, David Arnold via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
>> On 31 Aug 2023, at 07:07, William Sudbrink via cctalk
>> wrote:
>>
>> Now that I'm thinking about it, there were also instructions for
When s-100 machines came out, they were standalone. The serial port was for
sending serial data not for a terminal. You would have to write some software
to use it with a terminal.
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> On Aug 30, 2023, at 14:45, Fred Cisin via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 30 Aug 2023,
, the library of Congress should be tasked with it.
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> On Aug 30, 2023, at 11:55, Seth Morabito via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
>
>> On Wed, Aug 30, 2023, at 11:30 AM, Wayne S via cctalk wrote:
>> This dislike of “Discord” has touched a nerve for me. It’s
; On Aug 30, 2023, at 11:43, Raphaël Jacquot via cctalk
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>> Le 30/08/2023 à 20:30, Wayne S via cctalk a écrit :
>>> This dislike of “Discord” has touched a nerve for me. It’s also one of the
>>> reasons the cctalk lis
Just like Twitter (X), Facebook, Google, Yahoo or just about any online
business.
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> On Aug 30, 2023, at 11:43, Raphaël Jacquot via cctalk
> wrote:
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>
>
>> Le 30/08/2023 à 20:30, Wayne S via cctalk a écrit :
>> This dislike of “Discord”
This dislike of “Discord” has touched a nerve for me. It’s also one of the
reasons the cctalk list has lost most of it value.
Discord is a collection of channels most devoted to specific subjects that you
more or less subscribe to. It’s just a server and you need an invite to join a
group.
Finishing up
The BB and Palm and Treo were faster and far more usable that the Newton.
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> On Aug 29, 2023, at 18:59, Wayne S wrote:
>
> I used a newton and still have it a box. It was heavy and very slow.
> Graffiti didn’t work very well either. Microsoft came put with
I used a newton and still have it a box. It was heavy and very slow. Graffiti
didn’t work very well either. Microsoft came put with their first notepad
running Win/NT a few years after that but it was slow too. I think Newton was
just ahead of it’s time. The cpu’s needed to run it efficiently
Off the original subject but here’s Google’s description of robots.txt and how
Google can show your page in results.
https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots/intro
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On Aug 18, 2023, at 13:39, Sellam Abraham via cctalk
wrote:
On Fri, Aug 18,
that's cloud
native? Probably only accessible from newer systems though but I've debated it
since it would be instantly accessible from phone also.
On Thu, Aug 17, 2023, 1:02 PM Wayne S via cctalk
mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>> wrote:
If you’re okay using a MS product that you can find
If you’re okay using a MS product that you can find cheap, Microsoft Access is
pretty good. Lotsa tutorials and works well for small databases. Only drawback
is it’s Windoze.
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> On Aug 17, 2023, at 08:31, Ali via cctalk wrote:
>
>
>>
>> That may be the rub. The
I’ve just pressed the 2 broken end together and measured the resistance end to
end to get an idea of the resistance. Any old trimmer of suitable value should
work as a replacement as the vdu is probably not going to be in a harsh
environment anymore.
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> On Jul 6, 2023, at
Sorry disregard.
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> On Jun 25, 2023, at 19:00, Wayne S wrote:
>
> I remember that th
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>>> On Jun 25, 2023, at 17:26, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 6/25/23 16:59, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
>>>
>>> I have 3" and 1800
I remember that th
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> On Jun 25, 2023, at 17:26, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On 6/25/23 16:59, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
>
>> I have 3" and 1800 pages of possible PDP-11 applications. Trying to
>> guess what
>>
>> application created those files is
.dtx files IIRC were created by Tex and Latex which fit in with rsx11 and DEC
software. So maybe that is it?
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On Jun 25, 2023, at 12:53, Wayne S wrote:
Might want to look at the login.cmd file and see if any logical
variables/commands are defined that might give clues.
Might want to look at the login.cmd file and see if any logical
variables/commands are defined that might give clues.
Also, the .rpt files might have a header that gives some info about the program.
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On Jun 25, 2023, at 12:44, Wayne S wrote:
The file list says they were
The file list says they were created in the 1986 time frame.
So what Dec systems were running around then that required rsx11 ?
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On Jun 25, 2023, at 12:39, Wayne S wrote:
Pretty hard to tell from just the file names what app created them and
looking for (for example) .msl
Pretty hard to tell from just the file names what app created them and looking
for (for example) .msl files sends you down different paths, like visual studio
( probably not), ImageMagick Scripting Language File, MAINSAIL Source Code, and
ProWORX Nxt MSL are all apps that create .msl
Any more
Chuck, why not post the catalog snd we’ll all take a look?
Power of the internet!
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> On Jun 23, 2023, at 18:58, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> I've got a few backup sets (potentially incomplete) done on MicroRSX
> that were created with BRU on RX50 media. I've
at they became) came with call in
>> service from Xerox. Maybe give them a call? ;-)
>>
>> CZ
>>
>>> On 6/14/2023 1:08 PM, Wayne S via cctalk wrote:
>>> Open it up and take a look. Maybe the daughterboard it there and just
>> needs reseating.
>>&g
Open it up and take a look. Maybe the daughterboard it there and just needs
reseating.
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> On Jun 14, 2023, at 07:26, Bill Degnan via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> I am getting an error message when I boot up a recently donated PCs Limited
> XT clone. The error is
>
> ARC Turbo
There is this for ideas…
https://www.instructables.com/DIY-Paper-TapePunch-Card-Maker-and-Reader/
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On Jun 5, 2023, at 12:29, Anders Nelson via cctalk
wrote:
This is an awesome idea, please make it. How great would it be to load a
receipt-paper roll (made of heavier stock
It’s amazing to me how small “full size” cars are these days. I saw my old 1961
Ford Falcon that used to be a small car and its bigger than my “luxury full
size” car today.
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> On Jun 3, 2023, at 15:06, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
>
>
>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 2, 2023 at 8:24
What op sys and version do you want to run on it? Windows changed the way
drivers work after Xp so it may be an isshe. That made replacement of older PCs
that controlled equipment like xray, MRI, and industrial stuff impossible as
the manufacturers couldn’t write new drivers — lost the
Re: flux images.
Tony, There are flux images on the internet archive if you want to practice
using them.
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> On May 18, 2023, at 12:20, Fred Cisin via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 18 May 2023, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
>> The idea's the same. What I'm a bit surprised
. A greezweasel was suggested.
So he has 2 somewhat related tasks.
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> On May 16, 2023, at 15:42, Fred Cisin via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 16 May 2023, Wayne S via cctalk wrote:
>> Tony in response to your original idea of wanting to download images
Tony in response to your original idea of wanting to download images for use on
you existing machines ( did i get that right?), i think you have everything you
need already. Download the images to your win 8 box then use file transfer
software (kermit or xmodem) to serially transfer to the
Quick comment w/o looking at the schematic yet, is that zeners don’t do
rectification, but do do regulation. If you suspect bad a bad rectifier you can
easily check with a scope.
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> On May 7, 2023, at 03:33, Peter Coghlan via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>
>> The comments
> On May 1, 2023, at 09:20, W2HX via cctalk wrote:
>
> Ok thanks guys. Here is a better picture of the inside cover
> https://w2hx.com/x/VintageComp/Platter-Device/insidecover.jpg
>
> I would love to find a manual to this. There are lots of extra bits stored
> inside a compartment. But I am
The CT version is 4%, the ACT is 2%.
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> On Apr 30, 2023, at 11:37, Wayne S wrote:
>
> Spec sheet for the 7812 shows 2 versions - 4% and 2% tolerances. So the
> voltages your measuring are within the 4% part. Maybe you do need the 2% one.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On
Spec sheet for the 7812 shows 2 versions - 4% and 2% tolerances. So the
voltages your measuring are within the 4% part. Maybe you do need the 2% one.
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> On Apr 30, 2023, at 11:26, Rob Jarratt via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> I think I have found a possible cause, but not too sure
Not progress just consolidation of the pc manufacturing industry. They lost
most of their advertising last year so most of their revenue. Most print
publications have done the same.
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> On Apr 21, 2023, at 19:30, Bill Degnan via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> I saved a few years of
Why don’t you post a picture of the board and see if anyone can id the resistor
from an intact Adm31 they already own?
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> On Apr 17, 2023, at 09:20, John Robertson via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> I've checked bitsavers.org (Al does a great job!), and a number of forums,
> but no
Can you post a picture somewhere?
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> On Mar 26, 2023, at 13:20, Paul Berger via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> I have seen lots of laptop drives that would fit a 50 pin connector that is
> about 2mm pitch Looking at the back of the drive from the left there are 44
> pins in a
Have you tried the worldradiohistory.com site. They have a lot of scanned
computer mags.
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> On Mar 11, 2023, at 19:27, Steve Lewis via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Haven't found a physical copy yet (also been probing around on eBay). I'm
> just looking for a high resolution scan
I’ve heard of people using electric toaster ovens for reflow work. There’s a
few YouTube videos about it. Should work for baking tapes too. I think there
was quite a discussion about it on cctalk a few years ago.
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> On Mar 11, 2023, at 11:52, John Herron via cctalk
>
Snip
On Mar 9, 2023, at 10:57 PM, John Maxwell via cctalk
wrote:
>>> On 3/9/23 10:16 AM, John Maxwell wrote:
>>> Nowhere do I see any mention of a Model 80 Reference Disk. If you
>>> don't have one of these, you will not be able to configure the machine.
>>
>
> Is there a repository to
Thats exactly the solution. Just keep a few floppies around so that you can
transfer a saved image back to floppy to be read by the machine that needs it.
Personally, there was so much media manufactured that I think the machines that
read the media will fail long before we run out of media.
Your troubles with USB floppy drives reinforces my own experiences. They seem
to work okay in windows using a Microsoft written utility but not too well in
dos or user written programs. It’s hit or miss as to if the program will see
the usb floppy. However, using a builtin floppy always seems
Since, allowing for snail mail, it will probably be a week, i have a question.
Can you run the qrst.exe program at all? Was thinking that it might be possible
to extract the image to hard disk then use an image burning prog to write to
the floppy eith needing 16 bit drivers.
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Btw… here’s the link to the Qrst info…
http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Quick_Release_Sector_Transfer
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On Feb 25, 2023, at 16:23, Wayne S wrote:
Yep. I can probably burn a floppy for you if you put the programs and data
software somewhere i can get to it. I’ll try
Yep. I can probably burn a floppy for you if you put the programs and data
software somewhere i can get to it. I’ll try and then you can tell me where to
send the floppies.
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> On Feb 25, 2023, at 16:17, Chris Zach via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
>>
>> I read that Qrst was
I read that Qrst was just a file format. To quote The QRST disc image format
was used by Compaq to distribute disk images of diagnostic software. The file
QRST.EXE or QRST5.EXE would be supplied with the disc images to write them to a
floppy drive.
-So do you have the QRST programs available?
Also you might just create a dos 6 bootable floppy and boos dos from the “A”
drive. Would thst work?
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> On Feb 25, 2023, at 15:17, Wayne S wrote:
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> “ QRST under DOSBOX on Windows10 can't properly access a floppy even if
> "mounted" with a -t floppy extension.”
> It is a
“ QRST under DOSBOX on Windows10 can't properly access a floppy even if
"mounted" with a -t floppy extension.”
It is a dosbox thing really?
Win 10 comes with cmd so do you need to use dosbox?
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> On Feb 25, 2023, at 14:12, Chris Zach via cctalk
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> So I'm
I have a Synology 4-bay san that has 4 2-tb drives in a raid stripe. I backup
to that. I do convert software cd’s and dvd to .iso and floppies to .img and
copy the results to the san.
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> On Feb 2, 2023, at 07:27, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:
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> On 2/2/23 05:54, emanuel
Maybe go another way and use one of those usb disk adapters to copy the hard
disks that can be placed as second disks on the classics and floppies burned
from there? Or maybe try to get a serial/parallel zip drive that works on the
classics ?
If the classics support IDE, it should be easy.
Another forum said a museum
in Pa won it.
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> On Jan 17, 2023, at 17:55, Tony Jones via cctalk
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> On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 5:52 PM Bill Degnan via cctalk <
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>> That bwas a good price I think.
>>
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> Yes, just imagine all the
Yeah, but can you read them?
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> On Jan 17, 2023, at 10:32, Sellam Abraham via cctalk
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> On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 8:57 AM Chris via cctalk
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>> The bottom line is you have to dispense with the fantasy that any media
>> will reliably keep data for really
A take (mine) on the backup/archiving problem is that any medium that is used
for this purpose will eventually be rendered obsolete and possibly unusable
without going to extreme measures. My solution is to use whatever (economical)
hard disk device has the most capacity and store stuff there
Also a box of linctape from the same auction
https://hibid.com/lot/143159860/box-of-linctape-digital?ref=catalog
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On Jan 10, 2023, at 09:36, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote:
Absolutely gorgeous!Ed#
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On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 10:01 AM,
te a project, expensive
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>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 3:39 PM Wayne S via cctalk
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>> It says “shipping available” on the ad. I’ve had a lot of experience with
>> hibid sellers and when they say shipping available it either means they
>> will package
It says “shipping available” on the ad. I’ve had a lot of experience with hibid
sellers and when they say shipping available it either means they will package
and ship themselves or drop it off at the ups store and let ups contact you for
payment. When i bid I usually write need shipping to
You want to look at this manual.
https://vt100.net/docs/vt220-rm
Vt100 doesn't support soft char sets but vt220 on does.
Wayne
> On Jan 5, 2023, at 10:46 PM, David Griffith via cctalk
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> I'm trying to figure out how to created and load a "soft character set" into
> a vt220
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