Re: Searching for Sun2 and Sun3 bits and bobs- a long-running project approaches completion!

2018-02-25 Thread Geoffrey Reed via cctalk
On 2/24/18, 2:46 PM, "cctalk on behalf of Ian via cctalk" wrote: >Hi folks, > >I recently, on a trip to Oregon, finally got a compatible ECL monitor for >my Sun 2. It came with a rather nice Sun 3/260, which I¹d like to run as >well. > >So I thought I¹d put out a beg here- I¹m so close to finis

Re: Maxtor full-height 5.25" drives of death

2018-02-25 Thread Geoffrey Reed via cctalk
A tangential question out of curiosity: who here has 5.25" MFM drives they're extremely surprised are still working, and which model(s)? ... - John I¹m always surprised when I get my hands on an old st238 and it still works, the amplifiers were run out of spec on mos

Re: Sun 3/50 processor board and unknown processor

2017-11-21 Thread Geoffrey Reed via cctalk
On 11/20/17, 10:51 PM, "cctalk on behalf of Mattis Lind via cctalk" wrote: >> >> It looks like board 2 is for a Sun 3/50 workstation. Board 1 is some >> kind of micro-programmed processor based on AM29331 and AM29331. There >> are also some Analog Devices DSPs. >> >> AM29000 based processor wit

Re: Drive capacity names (Was: WTB: HP-85 16k RAM Module and HPIB Floppy Drive

2017-11-16 Thread Geoffrey Reed via cctalk
On 11/15/17, 9:44 AM, "cctalk on behalf of Fred Cisin via cctalk" wrote: > >Can you name another 20 exceptions? (Chuck and Tony probably can) > > >-- >Grumpy Ol' Fredci...@xenosoft.com ³Floptical² disks 720 rpm 1.6 Mb/s transfer 1250 TPI and 25MB unformatted capacity LS-12

Re: TRS-80 Model 12 versus 16B

2017-04-25 Thread Geoffrey Reed via cctalk
On 4/25/17, 7:52 PM, "cctalk on behalf of Jim Brain via cctalk" wrote: >On 4/25/2017 9:47 PM, Peter Cetinski wrote: >> The 16B released around 1984 is essentially a factory upgraded Model 12 >>with the card cage and the 6Mhz MC68000 subsystem consisting of a CPU >>card and 1 or more 16 bit memo

Re: TRS-80 Model 12 versus 16B

2017-04-25 Thread Geoffrey Reed via cctalk
On 4/25/17, 8:46 PM, "cctalk on behalf of Alan Hightower via cctalk" wrote: > > >Jim, I'll have a 16B at VCF-SE this weekend. You take as close a look as >you want. It has a single slim 8" drive, an internal 15MB hard disk, and >an external 5 MB hard disk. It also has the 68K card stack with 7

Re: TRS-80 Model 12 versus 16B

2017-04-25 Thread Geoffrey Reed via cctalk
On 4/25/17, 7:52 PM, "cctalk on behalf of Jim Brain via cctalk" wrote: >On 4/25/2017 9:47 PM, Peter Cetinski wrote: >> The 16B released around 1984 is essentially a factory upgraded Model 12 >>with the card cage and the 6Mhz MC68000 subsystem consisting of a CPU >>card and 1 or more 16 bit memo

Re: TRS-80 Model 12 versus 16B

2017-04-25 Thread Geoffrey Reed via cctalk
On 4/25/17, 7:28 PM, "cctalk on behalf of Jim Brain via cctalk" wrote: >Been trying to Google things, but not having a lot of luck. I >understand both are white case, both have slimline drives, 12 had no >card cage, I think I read somewhere that the 16 came with 68K std (no >Z80?), and 12 had

Re: Looking for TRS-80 Model parts (and/or someone in the Phoenix, AZ area)

2017-04-25 Thread Geoffrey Reed via cctalk
On 4/24/17, 4:55 AM, "cctalk on behalf of Peter Cetinski via cctalk" wrote: > >> On Apr 24, 2017, at 7:37 AM, Peter Cetinski wrote: >> >>> >>> Just picked up a TRS-80 Model 12, and it boot to the "insert disk >>> prompt" ... Yay! >>> >>> Jim >> >> >> You can find the MC68000 board set (yo