porting software to psion 5mx

2017-12-12 Thread tom sparks via cctalk
Could someone port some software to the psion 5mx for me * [zpaq](http://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html) [source code](https://github.com/zpaq/zpaq) thank you

Re: Looking for AMP / TE coaxial connectors - Memorex 651 drive

2017-12-12 Thread Mattis Lind via cctalk
2017-12-12 20:35 GMT+01:00 Tom Gardner via cctalk : > It is from the AMP M series connector family used in the data cable for > the IBM 2311/2314 and PCM equivalents including double density like the ISS > 715 (RP03?). So some of the parts strippers should have lots. >

RE: Looking for AMP / TE coaxial connectors - Memorex 651 drive

2017-12-12 Thread Tom Gardner via cctalk
It is from the AMP M series connector family used in the data cable for the IBM 2311/2314 and PCM equivalents including double density like the ISS 715 (RP03?). So some of the parts strippers should have lots. Using coax at the FDD data rate was overkill so unless you want to preserve the

Re: Picked up beige Mac G3

2017-12-12 Thread devin davison via cctalk
Thanks for all the advice. Oops,A little late reading whole brittle plastic warning. nothing important is missing, but there are little chips of plastic everywhere now. The plastic does not age well. The hard drive had failed, i replaced it. Im going to find a newer ide cd drive and try swapping

Re: Picked up beige Mac G3

2017-12-12 Thread Cameron Kaiser via cctalk
> I went through a number of "this totally works on a beige G3" MacOS 8.x and > 9.x ISOs before finding one that would boot my beige G3 desktop. I think it > ended up being MacOS 9.2.1. There is a "boot-any" CD from the last eMac that can boot OS 9 that will boot any OS 9.2.2-compatible Mac, of

Re: Picked up beige Mac G3

2017-12-12 Thread systems_glitch via cctalk
I went through a number of "this totally works on a beige G3" MacOS 8.x and 9.x ISOs before finding one that would boot my beige G3 desktop. I think it ended up being MacOS 9.2.1. Thanks, Jonathan On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Cameron Kaiser via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >

Re: Picked up beige Mac G3

2017-12-12 Thread Cameron Kaiser via cctalk
> Also (please correct me if I'm wrong), you lose the integrated floppy > access. You are correct. I don't believe it even works in 10.2, which *is* supported. -- personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems *

Re: Picked up beige Mac G3

2017-12-12 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 12/12/2017 09:34 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > Although they make a very fast Classic MacOS box and a fairly slow OS > X one, I found it very worthwhile to have OS X on there, even if just > for downloading all the various tools and things you need to get > Classic MacOS running nicely.

Re: Picked up beige Mac G3

2017-12-12 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On 12 December 2017 at 12:29, Alexandre Souza via cctalk wrote: I'd only disagree with 1 bit of this. > - Use MacOS 9. They run 10.2 fine and can be coaxed into 10.3 quite readily with XPostFacto. They will take any standard ATA hard disk. Stick in one of up to 128GB

Re: FA: HP 7970 cable

2017-12-12 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
Got a taker with backup, thanks! --Chuck

Re: Revive 11/34

2017-12-12 Thread william degnan via cctalk
On Dec 12, 2017 3:41 AM, "Mattis Lind via cctech" wrote: > > There has been plenty of good suggestions already. > > If I were you I would: > > 1. Check voltages from the PSU as mentioned previously. > 2. Check AC LO / DC LO signals as Bill mentioned. > 3. Strip out every

FA: HP 7970 cable

2017-12-12 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
While I"m trying to clean house a little bit, does anyone need the cable set for an HP 7970 tape drive? This is the "octopus" cable with three 24-position (48 lines) connectors on one end (read, write and control) and the double-24-position connector on the host end. About 20' long. It'd be a

Re: Cleaning out a desk drawer

2017-12-12 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
The MCUs devkits have been claimed, with backups. Thanks all for your interest. --Chuck

Amiga Power Connector. Was: Looking for AMP / TE coaxial connectors - Memorex 651 drive

2017-12-12 Thread Alexandre Souza via cctalk
I made a quick stopgap power connector for testing an Amiga 500 by soldering the leads of a discarded rack server power supply to 5 small nails, worked just fine. A small bit of info that may (or may not) interest you: The strange female connector soldered on pcb of any amiga computer can be

ccl...@sydex.com

2017-12-12 Thread Paul Berger via cctalk
Hi Chuck, If no one else has put up their hand, I will take these items. Paul. On 2017-12-12 2:26 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: I've got some old evaluation/development kits available for adoption. None is really anciet, but all offered as a unit to a good home. 1 Rabbit 2000 devkit

Re: Picked up beige Mac G3

2017-12-12 Thread Alexandre Souza via cctalk
I have a pair of beige G3, checklist: - PULL the battery. if it is drained, it sometimes won't boot. Sometimes even won't power on! - Take care with the plastics, they're brittle - The CD **ON THE POWERMAC G3** can be of any brand to boot (most macs need an Apple branded CD!). So if you won't

Re: Looking for AMP / TE coaxial connectors - Memorex 651 drive

2017-12-12 Thread jim stephens via cctalk
On 12/12/2017 2:22 AM, Mattis Lind via cctalk wrote: A quick Internet search returns this link: and they both claim to have this part in stock and sell it in arbitrary quantities, although they do not seem to do

Re: Looking for AMP / TE coaxial connectors - Memorex 651 drive

2017-12-12 Thread Mattis Lind via cctalk
> A quick Internet search returns this link: > > connectivity-amp/201146-2.html> > > and they both claim to have this part in stock and sell it in arbitrary > quantities, although they do not seem to do retail sales. You might try > contacting them

FS: Tektronix 4051, Signetics Instructor 50, Tempest ThinkJet & more!

2017-12-12 Thread Sellam Ismail via cctalk
I've just listed more items for sale in the VCFed forums. The following is a summary: Tektronix 4051 complete working system http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?61006-Tektronix-40 51-complete-system Signetics Instructor 50