[cctalk] HP 150 software

2022-09-06 Thread Stan Sieler via cctalk
Hi, I found a bunch of original HP 150 software on 3.5" floppies ... any HP 150 collectors here?Free, pickup, Cupertino. Includes the following. About 1/2 are original disks. The most unusual are probably the compilers from Prospero, and the IMAGE-like database (Mirage?) from Datasoft

[cctalk] Re: You have Apple Lisa 1 "twiggy" system to trade for my IBM 5100 Portable PC?

2022-09-06 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Mon, 5 Sep 2022, jim stephens wrote: The unit I have is IBM. There was no floppy drive unit from IBM for the IBM 5100. Or do you have a model number? It only did single sided diskettes, low density.  It's the only device which The IBM 5114 handles single and double sided diskettes, as

[cctalk] Re: You have Apple Lisa 1 "twiggy" system to trade for my IBM 5100 Portable PC?

2022-09-06 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Mon, 5 Sep 2022, jim stephens wrote: the 5100 has an external connector.  The floppy drive is a floor unit about Yes, three Sub-D connectors. Two for the signals, one for power. the size of three AT units upright, with two single density floppies in it.  And that floppy drive (if you

[cctalk] Re: You have Apple Lisa 1 "twiggy" system to trade for my IBM 5100 Portable PC?

2022-09-06 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Mon, 5 Sep 2022, Tom Stepleton wrote: Or at least there as something that was sold in this way. Here is its brochure: http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/sykes/brochures/Sykes_Comm-Stor_5100_Brochure.pdf Interesting! (What is an IMF?) IMF = internal machine fix The 5100/5110 had a mechanism

[cctalk] Re: VAXstation 100 ROM image

2022-09-06 Thread Lars Brinkhoff via cctalk
Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote: >> My idea is to make a VS100 emulator and have it run the firmware >> uploaded by early X versions. > > What kind of emulator are you planing? A completely new thing? Or do > you want to use SIMH as a basis? It's just a vague idea. It's much too early to say I have any

[cctalk] Re: VAXstation 100 ROM image

2022-09-06 Thread Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk
On Tue, 2022-09-06 05:02:08 +, Lars Brinkhoff via cctalk wrote: > Matt Burke wrote: > > I dumped the ROMs from my VAXstation 100 some time ago (along with many > > other DEC devices): > > > > http://www.9track.net/roms/ > Thank you very much! My idea is to make a VS100 emulator and have it