Wanted: Exidy Sorcerer CP/M cart or disk

2018-08-06 Thread Steven Stengel via cctalk
Hi, I need CP/M, either floppy or cart based, for my Exidy Sorcerer. I want to format and use the floppy drives - I have the S-100 expansion and interface card. I’ll make copies and return your disk if you have one. Thanks- Steve.

Re: Pair of Portmaster II's

2018-08-06 Thread Jim MacKenzie via cctalk
Apologies, Diane - I've just been waiting to hear back from you as to what shipping might cost: Jim MacKenzie 165 Coldwell Road Regina, SK  S4R 4K7 If you can let me know, I can make a decision.  No rush. Jim

Re: Australian Computer Museum in trouble.

2018-08-06 Thread Ed Sharpe via cctalk
argghhh!   the  1401 is outside? time to prioritize... I  see stuff inside that  could  switch places   This is  sad  though... something  needs to  be  done...     Ed#   In a message dated 8/6/2018 4:07:49 PM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:   Its also made the ABC

Narrow width fan fold paper

2018-08-06 Thread Diane Bruce via cctalk
I found over a full box of fan fold paper for an MX-80 that was hiding all these years. It's here in Ottawa Canada so if you want it and can arrange pick up it's yours. Otherwise it's scrap paper. This isn't worth the shipping! Diane -- - d...@freebsd.org d...@db.net http://www.db.net/~db

Re: Pair of Portmaster II's

2018-08-06 Thread Diane Bruce via cctalk
On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 02:03:24PM -0600, Tammy Firefly via cctalk wrote: > Diane, > Ill take them. What do you want for them? An old friend expressed interest in one but I have not heard confirmation yet. I don't know what they are worth. Be aware they are 15 pounds each 13"Lx6"Wx11"L each >

Re: Computer tape quantities in the 70's or 80's?

2018-08-06 Thread Shoppa, Tim via cctalk
Chuck writes: > I'd probably start with the US Commerce Department. In their industrial > report summaries, the product code is "36950 11" > e.g.: https://tinyurl.com/y8ks3mdd for 1987-88 Wow, Chuck, that is fascinating info that I had no idea was so easily accessed. Thank you! It looks like

Re: Computer tape quantities in the 70's or 80's?

2018-08-06 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
I'd probably start with the US Commerce Department. In their industrial report summaries, the product code is "36950 11" e.g.: https://tinyurl.com/y8ks3mdd for 1987-88 I don't know if the information exists on a worldwide basis. --Chuck On 08/06/2018 10:24 AM, Shoppa, Tim via cctalk

Computer tape quantities in the 70's or 80's?

2018-08-06 Thread Shoppa, Tim via cctalk
Bitsavers has preserved a couple of key marketing studies that help me understand the wide world of disk storage in the 70's and 80's. For example http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/competitiveAnalysis/Engineering_Strategy_Review_Mar82.pdf has numbers both for DEC and world disk market. DEC sales

Re: PC04 cables

2018-08-06 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: Al Kossow > is it roytron/Roytron500_1966.pdf ? That sure looks like it! The illustration on pg 5-16 of the DEC PC054/PC05 manual looks just like the thing illustated on the cover of that. I wonder why it didn't turn up in the Web searches? Probably because this doesn't include

Re: PC04 cables

2018-08-06 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
it is.. On 8/6/18 6:25 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > will also check if the manual in > http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102750774 > > is the same thing. > > > On 8/6/18 6:22 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >> >> >> On 8/6/18 3:30 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: >>

Re: PC04 cables

2018-08-06 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
will also check if the manual in http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102750774 is the same thing. On 8/6/18 6:22 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > > On 8/6/18 3:30 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: > >> Finally, speaking of missing stuff, several DEC manuals refer to the

Re: PC04 cables

2018-08-06 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 8/6/18 3:30 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: > Finally, speaking of missing stuff, several DEC manuals refer to the "Roytron > Model 500 Maintenance Manual" (alternative title "Royal-McBee Model 500 > Maintenance Manual"), which again I couldn't find. Does anyone have a copy > of this?

Boards for XTs and ATs

2018-08-06 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
XT boards IBM 1501994 Async card 83X9262 or 3 qty 3) 110-6135952-01 serial/ parallel 6236194 JB125540 has DB25 Sysgen PSA 1030 30-02131 Seagate 20917 Everex EV138 memory 30150986? B/W Parallel WDXT-GEN 61-000222-08 AT boards qty 2) Interlan NT 600A-3 DET 55X3543 AST 20297 AST