[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

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: 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

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'l

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

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

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
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 tho

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: 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

Re: IBM PS/2 Model 70 HARD DRIVE NEEDED

2015-12-17 Thread Gary Sparkes
I never saw this post, but did end up with a 30MB. I will take another if available though. On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Daniel Snyder wrote: > Still looking? > - Original Message - From: "Gary Sparkes" > To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off

Re: IBM PS/2 memory

2015-11-11 Thread Gary Sparkes
My model 70 (386 version) wants 85ns 2MB modules. My blue lightning 70 (486) won't accept those. It demands 2MB 80ns modules. On Nov 11, 2015 8:36 PM, "Jules Richardson" wrote: > > Just dug my IBM 65sx out, which had already lost 2 of its original 6MB due > to a bad memory module - but it seems l

Re: IBM z890

2015-11-02 Thread Gary Sparkes
I am so jealous. On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 11:48 PM, william degnan wrote: > >> > >> Congratulations! Mainframes are fun! > > > > Thanks and yes they are :) > > > >> One does not boot a mainframe; one IPLs it. :) > > > > I totally knew this but somehow forgot such terminology while writing > this e

Re: New BBS in Maryland

2015-09-08 Thread Gary Sparkes
Necroing an old thread, but in case anyone's tried in the past two weeks Verizon admitted fault when I called support off the bat! (why didn't they fix it sooner???) Been offline due to a failed CO connection. Oh well. Getting fixed now! On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 7:24 PM, Sean Caron wrot