Re: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
I have US half dollar coins (JFK) trom 2017, and maybe later they were in proof sets, unc sets, and banks should have them for general circulation. On Mon, Jul 1, 2019 at 12:50 AM Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > I think that half-dollar and small dollar are still officially in > circulation. You might have to ask your bank to ORDER. > I think that they stopped minting half dollar in 2002, when they decided > that they had enough inventory to meet foreseeable needs. > > Half-dollar would presumably be all Kennedy. Walking Liberty is now R@RE. > > Small dollar would be commemorative presidents, with some random Susan B. > Anthony, Scajewea, Native American small dollars mixed in. But, don't you > want to collact EVERY president? :-) > Cartwheels (large dollar) are not in circulation much. > > > On Mon, 1 Jul 2019, John Herron via cctalk wrote: > > > This is interesting. How long ago was that out of curiosity? I keep > > thinking to ask my bank if they have any dollar coins or half dollar > rolls > > (probably doing them a favor by trading for more common currency) same > with > > $2 bills. Might as well get them before they're really out of circulation > > unless that already happened. > > > > On Fri, Jun 28, 2019, 2:47 PM Electronics Plus via cctalk < > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > >> Just for fun, I went to the bank and bought about $1000 in half dollar > and > >> dollar coins. My son collects them, and we went through them all. We did > >> find some silver half dollars. The ones we are not keeping now go to > >> whatever fast food or corner store is needed. Some like them, some hate > >> them! Most tell me they have not seen them in years. > >> > >> Cindy > >> > >> -Original Message- > >> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of TeoZ > via > >> cctalk > >> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 2:36 PM > >> To: Chuck Guzis; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > >> Subject: Re: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an > >> IBM 5100 using OCR > >> > >> I have not seen any half dollars in circulation in some time. They are > >> just > >> too big to fit in people skinny jeans these days. > >> > >> -Original Message- > >> From: Chuck Guzis via cctalk > >> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 3:18 PM > >> To: Fred Cisin via cctalk > >> Subject: Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM > of > >> an > >> IBM 5100 using OCR > >> > >> On 6/28/19 9:57 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > > I saw this half-dollar sized plastic fob on the desk and asked what > > it was for. > >> > >> The big failure of the Susan B. Anthony coin was that it was about the > >> same size (slightly different shape) as a quarter-dollar coin, causing > >> people to mistake them as such on occasion. > >> > >> It was *extremely* unpopular. > >> > >> FWIW, I just checked my "loose change" container that sits atop my > >> bedroom dresser. There were two Kennedy half-dollars--one from 1968 and > >> the other from 1983. I suspect that a great many are still in > >> circulation. > >> > >> --Chuck > >> > >> > >> --- > >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >
Re: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
The banks I go to usually have a pretty good selection. Every once in a while I'll get a surprise from a teller who has been saving something special for me for a few days. If asked nicely, some tellers will watch for things for you. On Mon, Jul 1, 2019 at 12:37 AM John Herron via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > This is interesting. How long ago was that out of curiosity? I keep > thinking to ask my bank if they have any dollar coins or half dollar rolls > (probably doing them a favor by trading for more common currency) same with > $2 bills. Might as well get them before they're really out of circulation > unless that already happened. > > On Fri, Jun 28, 2019, 2:47 PM Electronics Plus via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > Just for fun, I went to the bank and bought about $1000 in half dollar > and > > dollar coins. My son collects them, and we went through them all. We did > > find some silver half dollars. The ones we are not keeping now go to > > whatever fast food or corner store is needed. Some like them, some hate > > them! Most tell me they have not seen them in years. > > > > Cindy > > > > -Original Message- > > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of TeoZ > via > > cctalk > > Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 2:36 PM > > To: Chuck Guzis; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > > Subject: Re: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an > > IBM 5100 using OCR > > > > I have not seen any half dollars in circulation in some time. They are > > just > > too big to fit in people skinny jeans these days. > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Chuck Guzis via cctalk > > Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 3:18 PM > > To: Fred Cisin via cctalk > > Subject: Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of > > an > > IBM 5100 using OCR > > > > On 6/28/19 9:57 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > > >>> I saw this half-dollar sized plastic fob on the desk and asked what > > >>> it was for. > > > > The big failure of the Susan B. Anthony coin was that it was about the > > same size (slightly different shape) as a quarter-dollar coin, causing > > people to mistake them as such on occasion. > > > > It was *extremely* unpopular. > > > > FWIW, I just checked my "loose change" container that sits atop my > > bedroom dresser. There were two Kennedy half-dollars--one from 1968 and > > the other from 1983. I suspect that a great many are still in > > circulation. > > > > --Chuck > > > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > >
Re: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
I think that half-dollar and small dollar are still officially in circulation. You might have to ask your bank to ORDER. I think that they stopped minting half dollar in 2002, when they decided that they had enough inventory to meet foreseeable needs. Half-dollar would presumably be all Kennedy. Walking Liberty is now R@RE. Small dollar would be commemorative presidents, with some random Susan B. Anthony, Scajewea, Native American small dollars mixed in. But, don't you want to collact EVERY president? :-) Cartwheels (large dollar) are not in circulation much. On Mon, 1 Jul 2019, John Herron via cctalk wrote: This is interesting. How long ago was that out of curiosity? I keep thinking to ask my bank if they have any dollar coins or half dollar rolls (probably doing them a favor by trading for more common currency) same with $2 bills. Might as well get them before they're really out of circulation unless that already happened. On Fri, Jun 28, 2019, 2:47 PM Electronics Plus via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: Just for fun, I went to the bank and bought about $1000 in half dollar and dollar coins. My son collects them, and we went through them all. We did find some silver half dollars. The ones we are not keeping now go to whatever fast food or corner store is needed. Some like them, some hate them! Most tell me they have not seen them in years. Cindy -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of TeoZ via cctalk Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 2:36 PM To: Chuck Guzis; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR I have not seen any half dollars in circulation in some time. They are just too big to fit in people skinny jeans these days. -Original Message- From: Chuck Guzis via cctalk Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 3:18 PM To: Fred Cisin via cctalk Subject: Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR On 6/28/19 9:57 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: I saw this half-dollar sized plastic fob on the desk and asked what it was for. The big failure of the Susan B. Anthony coin was that it was about the same size (slightly different shape) as a quarter-dollar coin, causing people to mistake them as such on occasion. It was *extremely* unpopular. FWIW, I just checked my "loose change" container that sits atop my bedroom dresser. There were two Kennedy half-dollars--one from 1968 and the other from 1983. I suspect that a great many are still in circulation. --Chuck --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
Re: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
This is interesting. How long ago was that out of curiosity? I keep thinking to ask my bank if they have any dollar coins or half dollar rolls (probably doing them a favor by trading for more common currency) same with $2 bills. Might as well get them before they're really out of circulation unless that already happened. On Fri, Jun 28, 2019, 2:47 PM Electronics Plus via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Just for fun, I went to the bank and bought about $1000 in half dollar and > dollar coins. My son collects them, and we went through them all. We did > find some silver half dollars. The ones we are not keeping now go to > whatever fast food or corner store is needed. Some like them, some hate > them! Most tell me they have not seen them in years. > > Cindy > > -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of TeoZ via > cctalk > Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 2:36 PM > To: Chuck Guzis; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: Re: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an > IBM 5100 using OCR > > I have not seen any half dollars in circulation in some time. They are > just > too big to fit in people skinny jeans these days. > > -Original Message- > From: Chuck Guzis via cctalk > Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 3:18 PM > To: Fred Cisin via cctalk > Subject: Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of > an > IBM 5100 using OCR > > On 6/28/19 9:57 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > >>> I saw this half-dollar sized plastic fob on the desk and asked what > >>> it was for. > > The big failure of the Susan B. Anthony coin was that it was about the > same size (slightly different shape) as a quarter-dollar coin, causing > people to mistake them as such on occasion. > > It was *extremely* unpopular. > > FWIW, I just checked my "loose change" container that sits atop my > bedroom dresser. There were two Kennedy half-dollars--one from 1968 and > the other from 1983. I suspect that a great many are still in > circulation. > > --Chuck > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > >
Re: IBM PS/2 Model 70 or compatible floppy drive wanted (Or help with current one?)
This is how it shipped from the factory. Note the fact that the floppy drive has a ribbon cable instead of a regular FDD connection this is, from every picture i've seen, how they came. I would need another Alps or similar FDD that has the same ribbon cable connector instead of a standard 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 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 >> compatible, however - >> >> https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/images/2009-09-16-broken-ibm-drives.jpg >> >> Mine is like this one - >> >> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Floppy_IBM_PS2_M70_back.JPG > > > This looks like an adapter has already been installed possibly. > Bill > >> >> -- Gary G. Sparkes Jr. KB3HAG
Re: IBM PS/2 Model 70 or compatible floppy drive wanted (Or help with current one?)
On Sun, Jun 30, 2019, 3:42 PM Gary Sparkes via cctalk wrote: 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 compatible, however - https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/images/2009-09-16-broken-ibm-drives.jpg Mine is like this one - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Floppy_IBM_PS2_M70_back.JPG On Sun, 30 Jun 2019, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: This looks like an adapter has already been installed possibly. Yes. Notice that that is a 40 pin card edge connector. The "standard" (SA400, etc.) was originally a 34 pin card edge, and later, with 3.5" became a 34 pin dual row header. IF I remember correctly, 34 of those 40 pins correspond to the 34 pin "standard" connector, with the other 6 being for power. Unfortunately, for making adapter cables, MALE card edge connectors for cables are no longer readily available. 40 years ago, IDC ones with gold plated fingers were available, and there were very cheap 34 pin and 40 pin entender cables (popular for TRS80 to avoid connect/reconnect cycles of the non-gold-plated Expansion Interface connectors) If you look around, 30 years ago, there were readily available adapters with male 34 pin card edge and female 34 pin dual row header, for putting the "new" 3.5" drives into machines that had card edge cabling for 5.25". One of those would work, if you can kludge a power adapter, such as cutting off 6 pins from a scrap card edge. And, of course, in those days, there were commercially available after-market adapters for putting "standard" drives into PS/2.
Re: IBM PS/2 Model 70 or compatible floppy drive wanted (Or help with current one?)
On Sun, Jun 30, 2019, 3:42 PM Gary Sparkes via cctalk wrote: > 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 > compatible, however - > > https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/images/2009-09-16-broken-ibm-drives.jpg > > Mine is like this one - > > https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Floppy_IBM_PS2_M70_back.JPG This looks like an adapter has already been installed possibly. Bill > >
Re: IBM PS/2 Model 70 or compatible floppy drive wanted (Or help with current one?)
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 compatible, however - https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/images/2009-09-16-broken-ibm-drives.jpg Mine is like this one - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Floppy_IBM_PS2_M70_back.JPG On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 3:28 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > On Sun, 30 Jun 2019, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > > I have to check but I think there is a "regular" 3.5 to PS/2 drive > adapter > > around, someone selling one? IIRC the PS/2's need a power line (or two) > > merged into pin X (?). It may be worth it to investigate the possibility > > of buying or making an adapter as these PS/2 drives are becoming hard to > > find. > > I might not be remembering correctly (un-refreshed wetware), but I thought > that I remembered from 30+ years ago, that PS/2 drive connector consisted > of 40? pins, of which the first 34 were standard? drive pinout, plus the > added pins carried the power. > > If that remembraance is close to correct, then the adapter would consist > of 40 pin connector to 34 plus power. > > > -- Gary G. Sparkes Jr. KB3HAG
Re: IBM PS/2 Model 70 or compatible floppy drive wanted (Or help with current one?)
On Sun, 30 Jun 2019, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: I have to check but I think there is a "regular" 3.5 to PS/2 drive adapter around, someone selling one? IIRC the PS/2's need a power line (or two) merged into pin X (?). It may be worth it to investigate the possibility of buying or making an adapter as these PS/2 drives are becoming hard to find. I might not be remembering correctly (un-refreshed wetware), but I thought that I remembered from 30+ years ago, that PS/2 drive connector consisted of 40? pins, of which the first 34 were standard? drive pinout, plus the added pins carried the power. If that remembraance is close to correct, then the adapter would consist of 40 pin connector to 34 plus power.
Re: IBM PS/2 Model 70 or compatible floppy drive wanted (Or help with current one?)
On 6/30/19 3:32 AM, Gary Sparkes via cctalk wrote: I'd still be interested in finding a spare/compatible, even if it's a bare drive without the card edge connector I would suggest inquiring in the comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware newsgroup. I fairly regularly see discussions about using regular floppy drives with adapter cables in PS/2s. I /think/ the IDE signaling is electrically compatible with PC floppy drives. The main difference is the form factor and the fact that power goes over the PS/2 cabling / back plane connector. If nothing else, you'll likely get three or four "I have a spare I'll sell for a reasonable price" type responses. -- Grant. . . . unix || die
Re: IBM PS/2 Model 70 or compatible floppy drive wanted (Or help with current one?)
On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 5:33 AM Gary Sparkes via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > 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 operating just fine under DOS 5 > > On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 5:15 AM Gary Sparkes wrote: > > > 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 > > failing with the R/A/F options ... and format tries to read it, then goes > > attempts to format it, and can't find sector 0 . > > > > I'm really confused about those symptoms since it boots the only bootable > > disk I had on hand - ironically spinrite 6 (I'm aware of how useful it > > is...) - so i'm looking at replacing it ... or figuring out what's wrong > > with it that it can boot a disk just fine, but not use one while in DOS ? > > > > > > and by wiggling the floppy a bit I just got it to format a disk > while > > in the ... drive, and now it's making the noise it did before and > stalling > > occasionally. > > > > Perhaps the disk just isn't catching fully? > > > > -- > > Gary G. Sparkes Jr. > > KB3HAG > > > > > > It could be that you need to "grease the skids". I'd try a cleaning and re-grease moving parts (although there are less because they don't auto eject like a MAC of the era. Observe the operation of the drive with the cover removed.. I have to check but I think there is a "regular" 3.5 to PS/2 drive adapter around, someone selling one? IIRC the PS/2's need a power line (or two) merged into pin X (?). It may be worth it to investigate the possibility of buying or making an adapter as these PS/2 drives are becoming hard to find. Bill
Re: IBM PS/2 Model 70 or compatible floppy drive wanted (Or help with current one?)
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 operating just fine under DOS 5 On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 5:15 AM Gary Sparkes wrote: > 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 > failing with the R/A/F options ... and format tries to read it, then goes > attempts to format it, and can't find sector 0 . > > I'm really confused about those symptoms since it boots the only bootable > disk I had on hand - ironically spinrite 6 (I'm aware of how useful it > is...) - so i'm looking at replacing it ... or figuring out what's wrong > with it that it can boot a disk just fine, but not use one while in DOS ? > > > and by wiggling the floppy a bit I just got it to format a disk while > in the ... drive, and now it's making the noise it did before and stalling > occasionally. > > Perhaps the disk just isn't catching fully? > > -- > Gary G. Sparkes Jr. > KB3HAG > -- Gary G. Sparkes Jr. KB3HAG
IBM PS/2 Model 70 or compatible floppy drive wanted (Or help with current one?)
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 failing with the R/A/F options ... and format tries to read it, then goes attempts to format it, and can't find sector 0 . I'm really confused about those symptoms since it boots the only bootable disk I had on hand - ironically spinrite 6 (I'm aware of how useful it is...) - so i'm looking at replacing it ... or figuring out what's wrong with it that it can boot a disk just fine, but not use one while in DOS ? and by wiggling the floppy a bit I just got it to format a disk while in the ... drive, and now it's making the noise it did before and stalling occasionally. Perhaps the disk just isn't catching fully? -- Gary G. Sparkes Jr. KB3HAG
Re: Latest Additions to the Virtual Warehouse of Computing, > Wonders Sale Inventory
Hear, hear. Sellam is one of the few good ones. You don't like the prices, don't buy, but he's been a good member of the community for decades. Sellam is a true collector and enthusiast and that's why he has such a huge inventory. I helped him on one of his moves and it was massive at the time. I'm really glad he's disbursing his inventory now, and grateful that he has kept so many machines in good storage when so, so many other machines have been recycled or just trashed. On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 3:01 PM Marvin Johnston via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > FYI, it is unlikely there would have been a VCF without Sellam. He > basically started it (with his own money) and continued through the > first 10 years or so. Many others help support VCF (and continue to do > so even though Sellam backed out some number of years ago.) > > I, for one, fully support Sellam in his effots to move out his > inventory, and have never seen him sell anything at 10x prices. > > Marvin > > > From: Randy Dawson > > > > Anybody try business with this guy? > > His prices are 10X off the chart > >
Re: Latest Additions to the Virtual Warehouse of Computing, > Wonders Sale Inventory
FYI, it is unlikely there would have been a VCF without Sellam. He basically started it (with his own money) and continued through the first 10 years or so. Many others help support VCF (and continue to do so even though Sellam backed out some number of years ago.) Many thanks to Sellam those who continue it! I didn't get an adequate chance to thank Evan at the show last year. You're welcome! But I wasn't able to attend in person last year. Erik Klein ran it for us.
