> Tim Paterson's article "Inside Look At MS-DOS" is a good read.
>
A good history and overview of DR including interviews from some of the main
players by the "Computer Chronicles":
https://youtu.be/bLVbSjDq0DE
-Ali
Fred
Never underestimate the sheer ludicrosity and gullibility of an audiophile!
-Ali
> -Original Message-
> From: Fred Cisin via cctalk [mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org]
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2024 6:58 PM
> To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
> Cc: Fred Cisin
> Subject: [
>Fairly sure you could find something to run Doom >that uses less than 1.7MWBut
>what's the point of buying this monstrosity if not to play Doom? It is like
>SEVEN years old. ;)
>Just 7 year old and no longer in service.>Anyone with some space in the
>basement ?But will it run Doom?
>
> Don't forget to bring a towel.
>
> Sellam
The fact that we all probably got that reference is the amazing part.
-Ali
e or make sense for the buyer.
But that is just a guess.
-Ali
hear back from Micki. Unfortunately, she
didn't reply back to me directly and instead sent a reply to the list which I
did not receive until tonight (Sunday) at 2300. It just wasn't meant to be this
time around. LOL!
-Ali
So did anyone go? How was it? I never heard back from the organizers
regarding the ticketing situation despite my, and Sellam's, best efforts so
I skipped it. Hopefully, the event went better then the organization and the
next one will have the bugs ironed out.
-Ali
urchased at the door? Otherwise
hard pass here. No way I am driving to the OC, in possible SoCal rain traffic,
without something a bit more solid
-Ali
> One last question:
>
> Do kids get in free? If so what is the age cutoff? It looks like
> tickets are needed for everyone but figure I would check just in case.
>
Never mind... Important to read all the WAY to the END. LOL. Kids 12 and under
are free!
-Ali
One last question:
Do kids get in free? If so what is the age cutoff? It looks like tickets are
needed for everyone but figure I would check just in case.
-Ali
>
> This VCF SoCal announcement just came into my mailbox this morning so
> I'm
> passing it along.
>
Great! Thanks for the info!
-Ali
for posting the
> information. Odd that a VCF finally comes to my home turf and this is
> the one I only find out about two weeks in advance!
I have looked at the website for the event and I am still not sure if there
will be consignment/sales area. Can anyone verify if there is going to be one
or not? Thanks!
-Ali
That would be very interesting. I always thought Apricot made some beasts and
remeber the cover of Byte for the first 486 system being an Apricot VX. I would
love to see that machine in person.
Original message From: Christopher Satterfield via cctalk
Date: 1/31/24 6:23 AM
First time I am hearing of this. Are details up on the vcf site?-Ali
Original message From: Sellam Abraham via cctalk
Date: 1/25/24 11:45 AM (GMT-08:00) To: "General
Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Cc: Sellam
Abraham Subject: [cctalk] VCF SoCal I'll be
Does archive.org have an up to date mirror? -Ali
d be an interesting book to read depending on the technical
background required to understand it. i.e. could a layman such as I
understand it or do I need to be an EE w/ CS background? ;)
-Ali
> I'm a little surprised noone mentioned Google sheets or something
> that's cloud native? Probably only accessible from newer systems though
> but I've debated it since it would be instantly accessible from phone
> also.
Sheets is a spreadsheet program, right? Spreadsheets, while nice for
been around since the DOS days and is
still in use today
-Ali
TEXT based e.g. Lynx, browsers also view
inventory and/or edit the DB? I would ideally love a solution that I can access
from both my modern systems and the vintage system I am currently working on.
TIA
-Ali
Well there is his obituary. plus news articles
Original message From: steve shumaker via cctalk
Date: 7/19/23 7:56 PM (GMT-08:00) To:
cctalk@classiccmp.org Cc: steve shumaker Subject: [cctalk]
Re: Death of Mitnick what's your source for this?On 7/19/23 7:35 PM,
e sort of config problem on my end. I
will have to play with it some more this weekend. TBH I would be surprised that
they have an older mirror/more complete mirror. Archive.org actually has an ok
selection of crawls from Compaq.com but they of course never got any files from
the FTP.
-Ali
e. So the only way
anyone would have one is if they had the card with the original software.
-Ali
. This is a very early EISA RILO board for the System Pro and Proliant
line of servers. Please note this is not the same as the System Management
Agents nor the Insight Manager. TIA!
-Ali
for you if you
are interested.
-Ali
the info/files up on that model any more
either after the merger with Tandenberg...
The manual for the SW5450 Switch Manual and any FW updates (not sure if there
was any).
Any FW later then 1.01 for the SW332x series of dual speed switches.
TIA!
-Ali
files either.
>
> There is some info about libraries under the Storageworks folder.
>
> https://ftp.zx.net.nz/pub/archive/ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/storagewo
> rks/
Thanks I will check it out.
-Ali
hpubs" and
"softlib1". I am looking for some old documentation and firmware for Compaq
switches and Tape Libraries but if anyone has a full set of files I am happy
to add them to a mirror. TIA!
-Ali
> I doubt this will go thru either but other attempts to send to the list
> are
>
> now getting rejected as SPAM. Doesn't the list check addresses to see
> if
>
> the poster is a member?
In short: no. The spam filters on the list are antiquated at best
s nice and the NEC Multisync XL
immediately caught my eye. I've had my eye out for one of those for a lng
time. Nice pictures and thanks for sharing!
-Ali
es. Just be glad
his video thumbnail is not a scantily dressed girl...
-Ali
... And snopes.com But hey everyone is entitled
to their beliefs... ;)
-Ali
ot go
away...
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/PCWorld/story?id=5214635
So I guess like the napkin/disk story and the DR/IBM story this is another
one of those vintage myths and folk lore with no real basis in reality
-Ali
I can always take
it off your hands at the next VCF West :D
The black power supply might be an indication it is one of the early 64KB
5150s making it worth more...
-Ali
ial features.
>
I always wondered if anyone made use of the extra BIOS sockets. Do you by any
chance recall what functions were added?
-Ali
>AH! NUTS! :)>Runs and ducks...That's actually pretty funny and much milder
>then what I was screaming...-Ali
ere is a tooth mark right through the Micro-SD. Apparently
what I thought was a pistachio was my Micro-SD card. Suffice to say it was
no longer working and I had no backup. Choice expletives were spewed
throughout that day LOL
-Ali
> No kidding. That 64GB fingernail can easily hide in clothing
Or make it easily edible... Say if you were munching on some nuts while
waiting... Ask me how I know *sigh*
-Ali
ty
Unformatted capacity per side
Triple[14] 240 406.5 36,700 6,500 KB
-Ali
since it
had backwards compatibility. I think the same can be said of the LS240 drives
half a decade sooner in introduction and they would have taken over everything.
-Ali
d with 1.2MB HD drives.
Also from Wiki: 2TD drive in NEC PC-88 VA3 3 1⁄2-inch TD 1988ca. 9.3
MB 12.5 MB[13] (13 MB unformatted)
-Ali
sers/4f92de2852282d0c4055f15836cd43f760275f36/i-img1200x675-1672137143s8ehmb271085.jpg
Or am I missing something?
-Ali
ne it would be you ;)
-Ali
> My floptical drive (20MB SCSI) could also handle 1.4M
Yes, those could only write 20MB max though. Still pretty cool for the time.
>
> My 2.8M drive (Micro-Solutions "Backpack" parallel port) could also
> handle 1.4M
The BackPack drives are nice for quick testing or adding a temporary drive.
n
system. The LS240 drives are very reliable as well and I have not had any media
issues. Plus, like Chuck said, they are so much faster than standard FDDs for
regular floppy disks.
-Ali
>It’s a 1.2 MB format (360 RPM) as used in the>Japanese market.Ahh so it is a
>triple mode drive not a triple density drive. Thanks!
enthusiasts can shed some light?
-Ali
> -Original Message-
> From: Ali via cctalk [mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org]
> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2023 11:11 PM
> To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
> Cc: Ali
> Subject: [cctalk] LS120, LS240, Floptical Dri
and would have
give 12.5MB on a standard physical sized (3.5") floppy:
https://www-computerwoche-de.translate.goog/a/hitachi-maxell-bietet-nec-neue
-12-5-mb-floppy-an,1155888?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wap
p (original in German)
-Ali
Hi Jared,
Please send the invoice for $19.50 to afah...@alumni.usc.edu. I believe once
payment is made you should get all the address info. Thanks!
-Ali
> -Original Message-
> From: Parts via cctalk [mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org]
> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2023 1:28 PM
>
> anybody remember the numbers for 8"?
This is the official KB from MS on the topic:
Standard Floppy Disk Formats Supported by MS-DOS
===
Article ID: 75131 - View products that this article applies to.
This article was
> For ordinary CD's I've always used MAM-A Gold. Started buying when it
> was a Mitsui brand and haven't had a single failure.
Chuck,
Which brand is MAM-A?
-Ali
k,
But does that matter? If the main purpose is to be able to refresh the data so
it is readable does it matter that the data is not in the same block as long as
it is readable?
-Ali
n for a long time (e.g. xcopying to NUL a 512GB or bigger
SSD).
If I remember Spinrite would read and write each sector back in Level I or
II and gave you a constant update I still have a license from long
ago I think the last version came out in early 2000s...
-Ali
ill do that on
SSDs (i.e. reread and rewrite every byte). I know Steve Gibson is working on a
new version of Spinrite that will work with SSDs so that could be the solution
when it comes out...
-Ali
reread and rewrite or just keep power to it? If it's
the latter it should be trivial to setup a system with backup battery just
to supply voltage to a bunch of SSD drives.
-Ali
connector
was for light pen input.
-Ali
>
> From NYT website:
>
> You’ve reached your limit of free articles.
>
> Purchase a subscription yadda-yadda
>
> THET! :)
>
> Don Resor
https://sf.funcheap.com/city-guide/ny-times-free/
Problem solved and completely legal...
-Ali
ne manufacturer that continued to make
> and supply them to the government from back East
>
> -Ali
Correction: 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/us/nuclear-weapons-floppy-disks.html
-Ali
o the government from back East
-Ali
> Bring back the light pen!
Have you tried dragging and dropping in Excel with a light pen? OMG, never
again ;)
-Ali
d on IP address so if your
provider has a server name for their SMTP that maps to a number of IPs some
could be blocked while others are not. Today, I must be on a "clean" IP!
-Ali
re... lol), and are hard to do multi click, and drag and drop
operations with them. Touch screens have their uses but I think they are very
limited (i.e. works best in an app only environment where interaction is
menu/choice based). The younger generation would disagree...
-Ali
> Since the switchover I am getting more and more of my messages
> rejected as suspected SPAM. Anyone else seeing this?
>
> bill
Same here bill. I contacted the new list owner and the response was pretty much
tough cookies
-Ali
p.s. It would be interesting to see if th
> The funny thing is that James and I were talking about doing some PCBs
> and kits for the things, then decided that it would appeal to too few
> people. I still have the prototype, done in wire-wrap.
Chuck,
It may be a good time to dust off the old design and bring it out! ;)
-Ali
> I don't know. I always thought it was kind of a nice idea. Doctors fer
> instance are so stupid these days. They need all the help they can get.
In what way are they so stupid?
-Ali
> Not to humble brag, but what do I have here? I probably got
> them for free at a trade show.
Two idiots? I mean if I bought one poster for $95 and the same seller had a
second one I would offer $95 for it again. Why would you offer $300 and then
up it to $500?
-Ali
ctured.
-Ali
st. -- If you want to, put a piece of card board
> outside the bag between (like jelly) the two cards (bread) as a buffer.
Thanks!
-Ali
bags seems to be easy to
find. TIA!
-Ali
nless you stiffed someone of out
of mucho bucks it usually never happens.
-Ali
>I think one of the primary factors is >how much time the collector has to
>dedicate to> their collection.And how much money-Ali
You had to ask..I was there 3000 years ago (or about 10 years ago in non
Tolkien meme terms) and it wasn't pretty
Original message From: Tom Hunter via cctalk
Date: 10/17/22 1:31 AM (GMT-08:00) To: "General
Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Cc: Tom
Hunter
nk I have ever seen a PC architecture
board with the i860 and I am not even sure how much use the Hauppauge board got
out of the i860 except for video processing.
-Ali
I always thought the i960 was an upgrade to the i860 (sort of like i386 to i486
upgrade). However, based on the info on wiki it seems as if the i960 actually
came first and although a RISC chip it was in no way in the same league as the
i860. Anyone can clarify or verify this?
-Ali
e and see this
precision-ground lead screw mechanism. Thanks.
-Ali
racity of the story. It would make for a great gag gift! Or if you want
to get real fancy have a QR code that can be scanned on each napkin for a site
with more detailed discussion of the events.
-Ali
racity of the story. It. Would make for a great gag gift! Or if you want to
>get real fancy have a qr code that can be scanned on each napkin for a site
>with more detailed discussion of the events.-Ali
usually has
> hub reinforcement, but HD media rarely does. By the time HD media was
> a
> thing, the problem had been solved.
Chuck,
Then why was is it that DD media bought well after HD media was available, in
use, and the norm still had the reinforced ring? Tradition?
-Ali
Hello All,
Since the new hosting has taken over I am having a ton of issues posting to
the list. Anyone else experiencing legit posts being blocked as spam?
-Ali
lity by putting them into modem emulation mode and then using the
ADTD(IP ADDRESS:PORT) command. I am not sure how capable the telnet client
is but I would guess it may have been as good as the Cisco boxes. If I do
roll my own Pi solution I at least now know how to properly refer to it :D.
Thanks.
-Ali
se units to
see how much they are going for used on eBay.
I am still interested in the Pi solution as well though as it provides more
flexibility and could make for a slicker interface/solution (i.e. terminal
client with a phone book) as it would run a full Linux system. I have to see
what I can cobble together!
-Ali
used in a turnkey manner and be hidden away out of sight for my use. Failing
that rolling a Pi system w/ serial HAT or a USB to RS232 adapter maybe the
cheapest option as you suggested.
-Ali
phone on the road using VPN). The "fun" part for me
was to get an old style dumb terminal to work with the setup hence my original
question. That way I could have the dumb terminal on my desk or somewhere
convenient and show it off connecting to the different hosts.
-Ali
l for the Lantronix UDS1100 I did not see any mention
of it being able to be used as Telnet client. However, if it can function as
you say that would be perfect.
-Ali
your hosts with any TCP/IP capable terminal
> emulator.
>
> However, that does not allow you to use your serial terminal.
See above.
Thanks.
-Ali
cted to a terminal server like the Avocent. The Avocent is presenting the
RAID controller as a telnet session. Now how is hitting REIURN a few times on
my dumb terminal going to bring up a telnet session much less a telnet session
to the host I am interested in? Thanks.
-Ali
e, PSU, heat sinks, etc. $130 (w/ tax etc.):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/284826299524
RPi Serial HAT $26: https://www.ebay.com/itm/284910159003
Now I am guessing the Pi 4 is overkill for what I need (text based shell
running telnet or another telnet client). So nay advice and guidance is
appreciated. Thanks.
-Ali
> Ali
>
> I have used the Lantronix UDS1100 for Ethernet/RS232 bridgingmaybe
> too pricey new, but available on ePay
> Trevor
Trevor,
I checked out the manual for the Lantronix and while it is a capable server it
does not provide a client interface. Thanks.
-Ali
actual terminals to Vax computers, very easy.
> Connecting to Linux was hard, Linux doesn't like old style TELNET by
> default.
Doug,
Thanks for the info. I will look and see if I can find the manual for it to
check it out.
-Ali
here (i.e. take data
from the serial console of a device and present it over the LAN via TCP/IP and
accessible by Telnet, SSH, even HTTP) so I am hoping someone has a client
device as well.
-Ali
device, I can hide away as opposed to setting up a PC
of my own running some *nix flavor that I know can do this but is way over
kill. Oh yeah and if it is super cheap even better. Thanks!
-Ali
but drivers are more necessary. Thanks.
-Ali
Dwight,
Is this what you are talking about:
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/dc4.php
-Ali
se was too many notes not enough time So you scribbled and
went... Now with electronics records (EMRs) we just get legible but junk notes
- copy and paste for a week straight And of course information overload...
But that is partly the insurers fault as they pay more for more useless info...
-Ali
en last used but no guarantees" line...
Anybody else seeing this as well?
Just my two cents
-Ali
maximal brightness? Or does it just slightly dim the screen?Thanks.-Ali
>Would someone please suggest a replacement >for the Compaq Portable's
>>brightness knob? This was missing on mine >when I got it.David,Are
>youblooking for the pot or the actual plastic knob?Out of curiosity does your
>brightness adjustment work at all? -Ali
through any crazy paces. I mainly use them for the 5100 and 5110. They are
significantly more expensive then the Amazon mix bag ones but may be worth it.
-Ali
s, whole
systems, stuff with batteries this practice is more likely not to work.
Of course my personal favorites are the seller refurbished items that "worked
the last time used but no guarantees and are sold as is". LOL. Makeup your mind
is it refurbished or is it junk?
-Ali
be nuts to think they would actually do any repairs.
-Ali
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