[cctalk] Old QIC02 tape drive problems

2023-01-02 Thread Nigel Johnson Ham via cctalk
Nigel Johnson, MSc., MIEEE, MCSE VE3ID/G4AJQ/VA3MCU Amateur Radio, the origin of the open-source concept! Skype: TILBURY2591 Happy New Year everybody. Pleased with my success at getting a QIC02 drive running through an MTI MSV05B on my RT11 system today, my jaw dropped when I did a DIR MS0:

[cctalk] Re: How to print old files.

2023-01-02 Thread Alan Frisbie via cctalk
ben wrote: > What I would like to get is a serial printer (rs232), with a definable > character set. Does any one know of a cheap one? Probably not cheap unless you get lucky, but an excellent choice would be the Toshiba P1351 (not to be confused with their later 1351 laser printer) or the

[cctalk] Re: Altos 486 (was: Altos 386 series 1000 installation disks & tape)

2023-01-02 Thread BogDan Vatra via cctalk
Hi, În lun., 2 ian. 2023 la 10:50, Christian Corti via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> a scris: > On Sun, 1 Jan 2023, BogDan Vatra wrote: > > Earlier this December I got an Altos 386 series 1000 with lots of > > documentation and some installation floppy disks and one tape. I must say > > that

[cctalk] Altos 486 (was: Altos 386 series 1000 installation disks & tape)

2023-01-02 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Sun, 1 Jan 2023, BogDan Vatra wrote: Earlier this December I got an Altos 386 series 1000 with lots of documentation and some installation floppy disks and one tape. I must say that it's an amazing machine! I'd like to reinstall the os but I have two problems: I have an Altos 486 System

[cctalk] OT but FREE: really beat up Asus eeePC 900A (Linux)

2023-01-02 Thread Chris via cctalk
Broken monitor hinges. All sort of madness. No screws. No structural integrity whatsoever. But the sucker works. Assuming you glue it all to the point it'll sit up strait on it's lonesomes, plan on an external mouse and keyboard (kb works though afaik). You pay shipping from 08758. Check or