Looking for Atari Mega ST peripherals

[Ryan Eisworth via cctalk]

Hi folks,

I'm looking for a keyboard and mouse for a Mega ST. Please contact me if you 
have either available. I'm in Texas, USA, 77833.

Best,
Ryan

Re: "scsi bus continuously busy"

[Ryan Eisworth via cctalk]

On May 2, 2020, at 12:22 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk  
wrote:

> Are these boards picky about SCSI devices?

I believe that the Sun-2 SCSI card only supports devices that support "Unit 
Attention". 

Scientific Data Systems Cards

[Ryan Eisworth via cctalk]

Greetings all,

I have a contact that has unearth a massive cache of Scientific Data Systems 
modules like the one pictured here in the Houston area: 


If anyone has a need for these modules or can identify based on that photo 
which SDS mainframe let me know and I'll put you in touch with the owner. 

Best,
Ryan

Re: Two AT Unix PC/3B1/7300 systems available

[Ryan Eisworth via cctalk]

Hi David,

I'm in the Houston area, and would *love* to get these! I have been searching 
for a 3B1 for a long time.

Best regards,
Ryan

> On Jun 18, 2019, at 2:06 PM, David Williams via cctalk 
>  wrote:
> 
> Sorry for the brain fart, just so much going on that I forgot to mention that 
> these are located in Houston, TX.
> 
> Best regards,
> David Williams
> 
> On 2019-06-18 13:10, David Williams via cctalk wrote:
>> I have two AT Unix PCs that I am offering up to interested parties
>> as described below:
>> 1) AT Unix PC with the standard 67 MB HDD, this is the base system
>> and three button mouse. The right arrow key on the keyboard is broken
>> but the key cap is still included. This unit is also missing the
>> keyboard cable though I should have it around somewhere and so it
>> might turn up at some point at which time I'd send it along. It has
>> been several years since this was last powered on and I don't recall
>> if there are any passwords or what they might be so you may have to
>> hack your way into the system. Had UNIX System V installed but don't
>> recall what other software may be installed as well. Sold as is.
>> 2) AT Unix PC. This unit comes in the original box, with keyboard
>> and mouse and the following documentation:
>>   a) AT Unix PC Owner's Manual
>>   b) AT Unix PC Getting Started Manual
>>   c) AT Unix System V Utilities Manual
>>   d) AT Unix PC Communications Management Manual
>>   e) AT Unit PC System Software
>> As with the above system, it has been a while since it was last
>> powered up and I don't recall if there were any passwords or what so
>> may need to hack into the OS. Also not sure what software was
>> installed besides the OS. Sold as is.
>> I believe I may have some more documentation around but haven't
>> located it yet, if I do discover it I will offer to send it along to
>> anyone who picks up these systems.
>> If you need any other info please let me know and I'll send it along.
>> Will entertain any offers at all and prefer local pickup but I am fine
>> with packing and shipping if you pay for it.
>> I'm offering them up to the list first though if there isn't any
>> interest here will possibly offer on eBay or if someone knows other
>> good places to list systems please let me know. Would like to move
>> them out. Will also have several other systems for sale/trade/haul
>> away very soon as I am clearing out a lot of stuff.
>> Best regards,
>> David Williams

Re: Need a part for Sun 2/120.

[Ryan Eisworth via cctalk]

I think I may have a spare bracket, but I don't have the internal video cable 
to go to it. I have two 2/120 systems, but they were in the process of being 
dismantled when I rescued them so they came as a pile of parts. I only have one 
case (which is missing some sheet metal and the front panel) but I have 
otherwise roughly two systems worth of parts and boards. I'll do some digging 
and see what I can find.

When I set up a system I ran off the video port off the front of the card into 
a homemade TTL converter into a VGA monitor, and I built a converter to use a 
Type 4 keyboard and mouse.

What does the 2/120 keyboard cable even look like? RJ11 to ... ?

On Apr 23, 2019, at 5:48 PM, Earl Baugh via cctalk  
wrote:

> I’m in the process of restoring a Sun 2/120 and realized that the unit I have 
> doesn’t have the back plate and cables for monitor and keyboard/mouse. 
> 
> I have spare parts to trade for 2/120 ( including a sun 2/120 keyboard cable 
> I found today. ) or can do $$
> 
> Earl 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone


-- 
...although, I could be wrong...
Ryan Eisworth - Brenham, TX, USA

Re: Who is in Houston?

[Ryan Eisworth via cctalk]

On Jan 11, 2019, at 11:37 AM, Electronics Plus via cctalk 
 wrote:

> 2 storage sheds were bought at auction. Includes mainframes, terminals, dot
> matrix printers, monitors, PS/2 and PS/2 machines, etc.

I'm very close to Houston (Brenham) and I make trips there several times a week.

-- 
Ryan Eisworth

Re: Quadra 660AV what's with the "PowerPC" label?

[Ryan Eisworth]

On Jun 13, 2016, at 8:52 PM, Cameron Kaiser <spec...@floodgap.com> wrote:

>>>> System 9.x and before are
>>>> "something different" for me, a break from my mostly hardcore CLI
>>>> existence.
>>> 
>>> Yes, true. An OS I still miss, for all its instability and quirkiness.
>>> I'd love to see a modern FOSS recreation, at least of the concept and
>>> the style, even if it was binary-incompatible.
>> 
>>  What do you feel is still missing from OS-X today?  About the only thing I
>> can think of is the unique file system, where each file had a data and a
>> resource fork.  
> 
> The spatial Finder.

I can’t agree enough. For what it’s worth, in recent versions of the Mac OS if 
you have the toolbar turned off in Finder it mostly functions in a spatial way, 
but there are glitches that wreck your folder layouts and positioning from time 
to time. 

-- 
...although, I could be wrong...
Ryan Eisworth - Brenham, TX, USA

Re: A couple of afternoons in Austin, Tx

[Ryan Eisworth]

On Apr 12, 2016, at 9:49 PM, jwsmobile <j...@jwsss.com> wrote:

> any places to visit while I'm around?   just visiting and would like to see 
> if there are any surplus spots, or folks to say hi to.

I’m down the road an hour or so in Brenham. There’s a Goodwill store with a 
computer section at 8965 Research Blvd. in North Austin. They are selling a lot 
of the stuff they had in their museum and as a result they sometimes have some 
oddities. I saw an Altos 8600 the last time I was there, along with some 
Heathkit parts. Sometimes the prices are steep for untested equipment in 
unknown condition. 

If there’s any sort of meet-up you can probably count me in depending on the 
day. Just copy me off-list so I see it for sure.


-- 
...although I could be wrong...

Ryan Eisworth --- <r...@diskfutility.com> --- Brenham, TX, USA

Re: A gold mine for anybody in Austin...

[Ryan Eisworth]

> On Mar 12, 2016, at 10:25 PM, James Vess  wrote:
> 
> I'm in Houston and could make the trip, Anyone here interested in the
> systems listed?
> 
> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 5:24 PM, Ali  wrote:
> 
>>> Unfortunately, I'm nowhere near Austin! But here is a great gold mine
>>> for somebody local http://austin.craigslist.org/sys/5436553322.html

I’m live in Brenham, which is halfway between Houston and Austin. I wish I had 
read CCTalk earlier as I have been in Austin for the past two days and just got 
back home. Watching this thread, and would be interested in going in on part of 
the lot as more details emerge, or helping with pickup/shipping/temporary 
storage. A lot of unknowns about the lot and condition (and even quantity) of 
the machines so far though.

Best regards,
Ryan

Re: Random VGA question: 160x200 "high color" mode?

[Ryan Eisworth]

Have you tried on a Tseng ET4000, Video 7, or SpeedStar 24X? No idea if those 
will run it though I have a 24X at my disposal so I can check in a bit. I 
believe they all have high color or true color RAMDACs though.

On another note… a while back I read an article that said John Carmack (one of 
the Doom developers) is wrote Quake on a 28-inch 16:9 CRT made by Silicon 
Graphics/Intergraph that was capable of running at 2042x1152. See: 


The workstation next to the pictured monitor appears to be also by 
SGI/Intergraph, and looks similar to the Interserve 80, though the Pentium II 
was not out yet in 1995 so it is likely an older model: 


I’ve often wondered about computational power might be in that unit in 
mid/early 1995. The Pentium Pro had not been released yet, and I know 
Intergraph shipped multiprocessor Pentium Pro workstations, but prior to that 
if it is an x86-based machine, I don’t think it could have been faster than the 
200 MHz P54CS.

Regards,
Ryan

> On Mar 1, 2016, at 9:30 PM, Josh Dersch  wrote:
> 
> Awhile back a "pre-alpha" version of the PC classic "DOOM" was unearthed 
> (dated Feb 28, 1993), and it claims to support a "high color" VGA mode.  From 
> the README.TXT:
> 
>"Use High-color DAC (160 x200, but great color!)
>(Only newer VGA cards have this-if it looks OK, ya got it)
>(This may--okay, will--REALLY screw up the playscreen's
> graphics.  Just look at the neat colors and don't worry.)"
> 
> I've tried it on a number of machines (from the 386 era to a modern PC) and 
> they all just end up showing garbage when this mode is enabled.  I cannot for 
> the life of me find a reference to this mode existing anywhere, but I assume 
> it must have worked on *some* SVGA chipset of the era since ID programmed in 
> support for it.  I'm guessing it was cut because nothing else supported it 
> (and because 160x200 must have looked awful, even with lots of colors...)
> 
> Does this odd video mode ring any bells with anyone out there?  Any idea what 
> hardware to look for that might support it?  At this point I'm more curious 
> about the actual hardware than getting this pre-alpha to run with it...
> 
> - Josh
> 
> 
> 
>