Re: TRS-80 Model III stopped responding

2019-11-05 Thread rescue via cctalk
On 2019-11-05 13:50, rescue wrote: I haven't dug into this one yet, but I did get it booted in trsdos, and the letter I on the keyboard wasn't working. I shut it off, disconnected and removed the keyboard. I desoldered and removed the APLS switch, opened it up, cleaned up the carbon pad and

Re: Floppy drive (DSDD) DOS compatability woes (are these drives ok?)

2019-11-05 Thread rescue via cctalk
On 2019-11-05 13:45, rescue wrote: Been away for some time from the mailing lists getting back into my classic gear again I have two of these Qumetrack 542 drives. While testing my 360K drive collection (8 drives I must be slacking :-) ...), 2 worked, 4 had issue (resolved with a

Modcomp Minicomputers Related - Preservation and Repair

2019-11-05 Thread devin davison via cctalk
Greeting. Its been a while since I have posted here. A while back I picked up a large Modcomp classic minicomputer. Recently the person i picked the computer up off of gave me a call to come and get many books and software, among much more hardware. I have picked up hundreds of 9 track tapes. The

Re: Andromeda disk controller diag/format disk found

2019-11-05 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 11/05/2019 09:24 PM, allison via cctalk wrote: On 11/5/19 10:08 PM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: On 11/05/2019 12:11 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: it would be good to get it archived. I can do it if no one else volunteers OK, you're on. It is a 5.25 " disk in RX50 format, RT-11 file

Re: Andromeda disk controller diag/format disk found

2019-11-05 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
Where hey a blue board or handles? I think I have a few around here. On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 11:10 AM Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: > If anybody has an Andromeda Q-bus MFM hard drive/floppy > controller, I have dug up the diags/utilities disk for it. > This will boot from the floppy on an LSI-11

Re: Looking for DEC RA80 (or RM80, R80) service manual (EK-ORA80-SV or similar)

2019-11-05 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
My RA81 print set is REV A. I can ship the RM80 pocket guide for scanning, but want it back. I'm shipping some other things to a list member, and will see if he will scan it. It is a copy, about 40 pages. EK-0RM80-001 On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 6:08 PM Antonio Carlini via cctalk <

Re: Andromeda disk controller diag/format disk found

2019-11-05 Thread allison via cctalk
On 11/5/19 10:08 PM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: > On 11/05/2019 12:11 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >> it would be good to get it archived. >> I can do it if no one else volunteers >> >> > OK, you're on.  It is a 5.25 " disk in RX50 format, RT-11 file > structure, and bootable on both PDP-11

Re: Andromeda disk controller diag/format disk found

2019-11-05 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 11/05/2019 12:11 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: it would be good to get it archived. I can do it if no one else volunteers OK, you're on. It is a 5.25 " disk in RX50 format, RT-11 file structure, and bootable on both PDP-11 and uVAX-II. let me know where to send it. Jon

Re: TRS-80 Model III and IV parts needed (keycaps, keyboard switch, ribbon cable, floppy drive parts)

2019-11-05 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Tue, 5 Nov 2019, rescue via cctalk wrote: Looks like keycaps from a Model III, and possibly a model I would work. Early model I will not fit, but the last of the model I keyboards might. (There were several different keyboards used)

Re: Qume Qumetrack 542 track seeking issue

2019-11-05 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
The TRS80 step time is leisurely. If the problem is the PC step time, it probably won't matter for TRS80 use.

TRS-80 Model III stopped responding

2019-11-05 Thread rescue via cctalk
I haven't dug into this one yet, but I did get it booted in trsdos, and the letter I on the keyboard wasn't working. I shut it off, disconnected and removed the keyboard. I desoldered and removed the APLS switch, opened it up, cleaned up the carbon pad and the contacts below it,

Floppy drive (DSDD) DOS compatability woes (are these drives ok?)

2019-11-05 Thread rescue via cctalk
Been away for some time from the mailing lists getting back into my classic gear again I have two of these Qumetrack 542 drives. While testing my 360K drive collection (8 drives I must be slacking :-) ...), 2 worked, 4 had issue (resolved with a good head cleaning), and 2

TRS-80 Model III and IV parts needed (keycaps, keyboard switch, ribbon cable, floppy drive parts)

2019-11-05 Thread rescue via cctalk
So, on this Model III I'm working on the following keycaps are missing: 1/! key right shift key Looks like keycaps from a Model III, and possibly a model I would work. Probably a Model IV keycap for 1/! would work, but I think the right shift key would be different between a Model III and

Re: George Schmidt, Distinguished Lectures, January 16, 2020

2019-11-05 Thread Tapley, Mark B. via cctalk
All, Southwest Research Institute will be hosting a talk in San Antonio, (Texas, USA) by one of the engineers involved in the Apollo navigation effort, George T. Schmidt. I understand he is aware of and very interested in the Apollo Guidance Computer work done by some of the folks on this list

Re: Andromeda disk controller diag/format disk found

2019-11-05 Thread Chris Zach via cctalk
Agreed. I might have one of those controllers in my pile, information on them is now exceptionally rare, and without things like those disks one is sunk. Also have an MTI ESDI Q Bus controller in my 11/73. It has its' own serial port that allows you to configure if you know the "HELLO"

Re: Andromeda disk controller diag/format disk found

2019-11-05 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
it would be good to get it archived. I can do it if no one else volunteers On 11/5/19 9:10 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: > If anybody has an Andromeda Q-bus MFM hard drive/floppy controller, I have > dug up the diags/utilities disk for it. > This will boot from the floppy on an LSI-11 or

Andromeda disk controller diag/format disk found

2019-11-05 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
If anybody has an Andromeda Q-bus MFM hard drive/floppy controller, I have dug up the diags/utilities disk for it. This will boot from the floppy on an LSI-11 or MicroVAX-II and allow you to format drives and run diagnostics. Anybody need this? I have no idea if the floppy is still readable,