Re: Vintage Computer Warehouse Liquidation

> On Sep 22, 2019, at 2:40 PM, Thomas Raguso via cctalk > wrote: > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] > > This is my first of many posts that I will make about this sale. > > I am liquidating a large warehouse filled with vintage computers including > Apple, DEC, IBM, Commodore, Tandy/Radio Shack, HP, and

Re: Alphaservers for free in Athabasca, Alberta

> On Aug 5, 2019, at 11:41 PM, Richard Loken via cctalk > wrote: > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] > > On Mon, 5 Aug 2019, Boris Gimbarzevsky wrote: > >> A mere 579 miles from Kamloops. Unfortunately have to talk to my wife who >> thinks I have too many computers even though I've given away bulk of my

Re: Alphaservers for free in Athabasca, Alberta

> On Aug 5, 2019, at 1:03 PM, Seth Morabito via cctalk > wrote: > > I'm tempted, but... I don't know where I'd put it. I'm clean out of room for > a whole rack :( Seth, you just need to think about this objectively. Alphaserver rack …..

OT: (was: Re: Things to do in Australia & New Zealand?)

> On May 20, 2019, at 7:12 PM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk > wrote: > >> Subject: Things to do in Australia & New Zealand? >> From: Patrick Finnegan > >> I'm going to be in Australia and then New Zealand for most of June, and was >> wondering if there was anything interesting classic computer wise

Re: Mac 1K

> On May 15, 2019, at 2:34 PM, Alexandre Souza via cctalk > wrote: > > No Cindy, it should turn on and go bong without the keyboard... > > ---8<---Corte aqui---8<--- > http://www.tabajara-labs.blogspot.com > http://www.tabalabs.com.br > ---8<---Corte aqui---8<--- > > > Em qua, 15 de mai de

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

> On May 13, 2019, at 6:57 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk > wrote: > > On Mon, 13 May 2019, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: >> The last game that I recall playing with any frequency was Chess 3.0 on >> a Cyber 74. Other games over the years have held my interest for only >> a couple of hours, tops.

Re: Plane of core memory

> On Apr 18, 2019, at 11:18 PM, dwight via cctalk wrote: > > Although, after written, there is little magnetism lost out side of the ring, > while being magnetized, there is quite a bit of stray magnetism. By placing > the the rings at 90 degrees, it minimizes the magnetism induced in the >

Re: RS/6000 7043-140 boot floppies

> On Feb 18, 2019, at 4:42 PM, Alan Perry wrote: > … > Yes, it has a CD drive. Do you recall what month the discussion was so I know > where to start looking in the list archive? > > It sounds as if Solaris doesn't run on the 604e in the 43p/7043 (I will never > understand IBM model

Re: RS/6000 7043-140 boot floppies

> On Feb 18, 2019, at 11:49 AM, Alan Perry via cctech > wrote: > > > Is there some trick to making boot floppies for the RS/6000 7043-140 (a > mid-90s PReP architecture machine)? > > I initially tried to install Solaris 2.5.1 on it and created the boot floppy > by dd'ing the image using a

Re: Free: 2x DEC Alpha workstations - 164LX and XP1000

Arun, If you don’t find other homes for these systems, please let me know. I probably have more machines than I need right now, but I think I can add these to the herd. But, if you get another offer, please put that first priority. - Mark

Re: Mounting HP7970e 9-Trk 1/2" Tape Drive

> On Feb 11, 2019, at 12:24 PM, Jack Harper via cctalk > wrote: > > At 10:16 AM 2/11/2019, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: >> ...Need to bolt the rear to the floor, or something SOLID, and extend the >> "footprint" of the front to include where the center of gravity is when >> fully extended.

Re: GSX-80 software

Pat, DEC Rainbows used GSX-86, presumably related, running on CPM-80/86. I think that’s not what you are looking for, but let me know if you want more info on that. - Mark 210-522-6025 office

Re: 2 vax 4000-300s, 54KHA-AB, storage container and drives

Paul, Where are the VAXen, and what are you looking to get for them? I’m in San Antonio, so if you’d rather just estimate shipping plus price, that’s what I’m really interested in :-). Are they likely to be in running condition? - Mark

Re: OT? Upper limits of FSB

> On Jan 6, 2019, at 1:31 PM, dwight via cctalk wrote: > > Surprisingly, this is actually good for older languages like Forth that are > fugal with RAM. Why so (why surprising, I mean)? Understood an unrolled loop executes faster, RISC instruction sets have lower information density than CISC

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

> On Dec 17, 2018, at 7:29 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk > wrote: > > I have two ES47 System Building Block Drawers boxes, each with two > 1GHz 21364 EV7 processors, which form a four CPU ES47 Model 4 when the > two boxes are connected via the interprocessor hose cables. I didn't > have any issues

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

> On Dec 17, 2018, at 5:32 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > > On 12/17/2018 04:02 PM, Richard Loken via cctalk wrote: >> I have immediate access to four Alphaservers, an RA8000 raid server, and the >> associated fibre switches in need of a new home. > > Where are the servers located?

Re: Ethernet names...

> On Oct 4, 2018, at 11:00 PM, Eric Smith via cctalk > wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 4, 2018, 14:19 Eric Smith wrote: > >> except that in the Pelkey account the Alto network wasn't designed and >> built until June, _after_ the name change. >> > > I should have written that it the design and

Re: Ethernet names...

> On Oct 4, 2018, at 11:00 PM, Eric Smith via cctalk > wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 4, 2018, 14:19 Eric Smith wrote: > >> except that in the Pelkey account the Alto network wasn't designed and >> built until June, _after_ the name change. >> > > I should have written that it the design and

Re: Ethernet names...

Listening to Bob Metcalfe talk right now (15:30 CST), and there may be a question and answer session. Any questions? - Mark 210-522-6025 office 210-379-4635cell > On Oct 4, 2018, at 11:00 PM, Eric

Re: VT100's

> On Oct 1, 2018, at 1:55 PM, Paul Koning wrote: > >> On Oct 1, 2018, at 2:46 PM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 2:16 PM, Tapley, Mark via cctalk >>> ...I have to say my favorite VT-100-alike is a Rainbow. One box (pl

Re: Cleaning out again

> On Sep 26, 2018, at 9:19 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk > wrote: > > > > Here's a list of stuff I need to cull from my collection. > … > DECServer 200 > MC 3 > Desktop enclosure for DECServer 200 MC

Re: DEC H744 +5 supply

On Sep 21, 2018, at 6:03 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: > (Although I guess the coil > for the buck might be cheaper than the transformer - even though the use of a > high frequency would reduce the size of the latter - making the buck approach > superior.) > > To put it another way,

Re: VT100's

> On Sep 6, 2018, at 10:34 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk > wrote: > ... > Personally I prefer the VT420’s, though I’d love a VT340/340+ or VT525. I have more desire to own systems to play on than I have space or time. Addressing the former, I have to say my favorite VT-100-alike is

Re: WTB: Altair 680, Any Condition, Any Configuration

Jonathan, no connection to this site: http://www.altair680kit.com but I assume you are familiar with it? - Mark 210-522-6025 office 210-379-4635cell > On Sep 2, 2018, at 7:43 PM,

Re: Global Village 56k modem for shipping

> On Jul 29, 2018, at 7:41 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk > wrote: > > Yes, I capisce. > > Being "in original box (opened and inspected, not tested), includes power > supply and software on CD (for Mac OS 8)." implies that it's as sent by the > vendor, who sold it configured for Mac, and is less

Global Village 56k modem for shipping

All, pursuant to the modem discussion the last couple of weeks, i searched briefly and came up with: Global Village Teleport 56kbps fax/modem in original box (opened and inspected, not tested), includes power supply and software on CD (for Mac OS 8). Cable connects to the Mac serial

Re: how good is the data reliability with CD ROM and DVD RAM?

> On Jul 25, 2018, at 4:56 PM, Alexander Schreiber via cctalk > wrote: > >> Are there such things as "microSD" to "standard SD" adapters that allows >> for insertion of standard SD into mcroSD slots? > > Of course there are. Since both SD cards and µSD cards have identical > electrical and

Re: Courier Modems (Was: Landfill?

> On Jul 20, 2018, at 7:57 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk > wrote: > > There's now six requests for 4 or 5 modems. ... That is a little scary. I will hunt for modems in my boxes, and post if I can find them. They will be available, but I’m sure I didn’t get any Couriers. > It would appear that

Re: Parts help - need flight SRAMs

! - Mark 210-522-6025 office 210-379-4635cell > On Jun 5, 2018, at 8:06 PM, Eric Smith via cctalk > wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 8:47 AM, Tapley, Mark via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >

Re: Eudora email client source code released

> On May 25, 2018, at 5:35 PM, Al Kossow wrote: > > yea.. I'm not going to dig into it myself. > Just wanted to warn people some archaeology will be necessary to rebuild the > Mac version. > > > On 5/25/18 3:09 PM, Tapley, Mark wrote: >> ResEdit 2.1 can see a whole page of Resources in the

Re: Eudora email client source code released

> On May 25, 2018, at 4:44 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > On 5/25/18 2:29 PM, Tapley, Mark via cctalk wrote: > >>> I dream of a new version of Eudora for the Mac > > Someone has noticed that all of the resource forks in t

Re: Eudora email client source code released

> On May 22, 2018, at 3:02 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk > wrote: > > >> On May 22, 2018, at 12:55 PM, Len Shustek via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> For the last five years I've been working with Qualcomm and others to allow >> the Computer History Museum

Re: Old newsreader source code

> On May 9, 2018, at 4:38 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > > On 05/09/2018 03:23 PM, Frank McConnell via cctalk wrote: >> It occurred to me (and before I saw Peter Corlett’s post) to go looking for >> some of the old CD-ROMs that have been uploaded to archive.org,

(OT) Re: Is This A Shill?

> On May 2, 2018, at 10:22 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk > wrote: > > On 05/02/2018 08:06 AM, Eric Christopherson via cctalk wrote: > >> When you say you snipe with a bot, do you mean you use eBay's highest-bid >> functionality to do it? Or do you use third-party software?

Re: TRS-80 Fragmentation

> On Apr 27, 2018, at 9:08 AM, Geoffrey Oltmans via cctalk > wrote: > > Don't get me wrong. Like you I learned a lot due to all the variety of > differing machines that were available in the market early on. From a > business perspective I don't think it made a lot of

Toshiba Laptop needing new home

All, in San Antonio (Texas), I have a Toshiba Satellite 2065CDS/4.3 laptop, Model number PRS206U-A, whose owner wants to give or throw it away (preferred give). It has a 16-bit ethernet card including dongle and driver floppy, annoying eraser-head cursor control with replacement

Re: Apple B CRT monitor popping and clicking

On Apr 3, 2018, at 3:48 PM, Phil Blundell via cctalk wrote: > On Tue, 2018-04-03 at 21:07 +0100, Ian Frost via cctalk wrote: >> >> Recently booted up my B Powermac G3, all came up fine including the >> 17” CRT monitor. However after a second or so, the >> monitor gives

Re: PATA hard disks, anyone?

Eric, my 17 yo son is building up a gaming computer out of a Mac Pro. If you are serious about getting rid of these, I might encourage him to set up a Raid 5 with 3 of them and 1 or 2 spares. I would think it would read and write pretty fast until it broke, and then he could transition

Re: AlphaServers

On Mar 13, 2018, at 12:26 PM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > On 13 March 2018 at 05:25, Benjamin Huntsman via cctalk > wrote: >> >> Anyone out there do Alphas anymore? > > I never got my hands on one, although there was a time when I coveted

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 10B)

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Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 10)

All, More of the stack. if any of this interests you please contact me via Private (not list) email at mtap...@swri.edu. If you do want something, send me your shipping address and exactly what you want. I'll get back to you with estimated shipping costs (USPS media rate where

Re: Why don't you respect the mail threads?!

On Feb 21, 2018, at 9:39 AM, Pontus Pihlgren via cctalk wrote: > Which part is it that bothers you? That the subject is not changed > (which I did) or that the In-Reply-To: header is preserved which > mucks up threading in my client. > > anyway, this has been up for

Re: Password reset for ~1998 AIX on RS/6000?

On Feb 3, 2018, at 9:08 AM, Jules Richardson via cctech wrote: > On 02/01/2018 02:28 PM, Tapley, Mark via cctech wrote: >> Is there a standard procedure for recovering lost passwords for these >> systems, or for resetting passwords? I do have physical access to the >>

Re: Password reset for ~1998 AIX on RS/6000?

On Feb 2, 2018, at 2:49 PM, Ian Finder via cctalk wrote: > I had this experience with a Tadpole N40, running AIX 3. > > I simply DD'ed the drive, took the image... > $ strings aix-machine.img | grep root: > ...to get the password line. > > Dump that into a passwd file

Password reset for ~1998 AIX on RS/6000?

All, I’m trying to resurrect an AIX workstation that may well contain useful information for the NASA IMAGE spacecraft. The system is an IBM RiscSystem/6000 43P-140 according to the badge on the front (which I think is reasonably accurate). It’s running a version of AIX

Re:

On Jan 27, 2018, at 8:35 PM, Curious Marc via cctalk wrote: > Next video: cleaning heads in fragly brewed IPA (the beer). I bet it would > work too. Ultrasound in hot solvent cleans stuff that no other method can. > Marc > > ...On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 12:17 PM, Carl

Re: Google, Wikipedia directly on ASCII terminal?

On Jan 16, 2018, at 4:38 AM, Peter Corlett via cctalk wrote: > On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 08:19:34AM +, Martin Meiner via cctech wrote: > [...] >> Does anybody know if there exists such anaccess-number where this conversion >> is already made, or is there a small

Re: Spectre & Meltdown

On Jan 13, 2018, at 5:24 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > Although reduction in sneaker-net has virtually eliminated boot-sector spread. I never made that connection before! Glad you toed me.

Re: LA30 restore complete

On Dec 11, 2017, at 2:03 AM, Paul Anderson via cctalk wrote: > Very nice! The LA30 and ADVENT both bring back memories... > > On Sat, Dec 9, 2017 at 8:58 PM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> Got the last replacement components I needed

Re: Ideas for a simple, but somewhat extendable computer bus

On Nov 19, 2017, at 11:54 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > So we agree on parallel standard buses, that STD bus is a strong > contender with varied processor base. Catching up late, sorry if this is an old question, but what did the Digital Group computers

Re: Drive capacity names (Was: WTB: HP-85 16k RAM Module and HPIB Floppy Drive

On Nov 15, 2017, at 11:44 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > "400K" generally means Macintosh single sided, not DEC Rainbow, etc For once, the physical format disambiguates those two! The Rainbow disks are in flexible envelopes (and ~1.75” greater diameter). (Got many

Re: PDP-Lifter

On Oct 7, 2017, at 12:53 AM, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote: > After the discussion last year about lifting and racking heavy gear, I bodged > together some hardware and > came up with the PDP-Lifter. It allows easy movement, lifting and lowering > for racking and

Re: iMac ethernet connection quit - help?

On Jul 20, 2017, at 1:11 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: >> Next stop, I'll pull the cover off the machine and see whether I can >> spot any spilled battery electrolyte from the old battery or anything >> else suspicious looking on the logic board in that area > > It

Re: RIP Jerry Pournelle, the first author to write a novel on a computer Early adopt

On Sep 10, 2017, at 7:55 PM, Mark Linimon via cctalk wrote: > On Sun, Sep 10, 2017 at 04:55:48PM -0700, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: >> Not nearly as funny to watch as a Mergenthaler Linotype hot-type >> machine, I'll wager. > > I got to see one in use my freshman year

Scavenging higher-end models (Was: Re: determing date on TI 99/4 computers.)

On Sep 6, 2017, at 10:45 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > It shows what the machine could have been, if TI hadn't crippled it > for fear of competing with its higher-end models. I have heard similar arguments repeatedly, in reference to systems from multiple

Re: Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 9)

, 2017, at 5:40 AM, Todd Goodman via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Hi Mark, > > I'd like these if not already claimed. > > Thank you! > > Todd > > > On 09/04/2017 04:34 PM, Tapley, Mark via cctalk wrote: >> All, >> Windows Utiliti

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 9)

All, Windows Utilities and drivers: Not cataloged, a box of ~200 assorted 3.5” floppies, most marked “HD” but some not. All have labels describing Windows utilities, drivers, etc. Yours for cost of shipping, or if you know you are looking for something (sure hope not

Re: PSU Input Rectifier Question

On Aug 28, 2017, at 5:12 PM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote: >> >>> If anyone has any good ideas for a "clean" way to remove them I am all ears. >> >> Fully unsoldering the leads and rocking back and forth usually does the job. >> > > Indeed. That is my normal method.

Re: Why women were the first computer programmers

On Aug 23, 2017, at 11:14 PM, Rod Smallwood via cctalk wrote: > I am all for female equality (but not superiority) > > The main reason for the unbalance is the same in all work situations. > Its called Maternal Dropout. > Women are genetically programmed to be mothers

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 8)

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Re: DCC-116 E / DATA GENERAL NOVA 2/10 / Nixdorf 620 - Restoring and restarting

Dominique, I agree with Rod’s suggestion to check the current, but one other possibility is to check for small resistances, maybe considerably less than 1 Ohm, somewhere between the 5V regulation and the delivery of 5V to the logic boards. If a connector has corroded or a solder joint

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 7)

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Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 6)

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Re: Sperry UTS 40 on Ebay - Statesboro, Georgia (part of Operator's Guide FFS)

All, in one of those spectacular coincidences, my excavations today turned up a blue brad binder with 1 page of handwritten notes and photocopies of pages 20-1 through 20-8 of the Sperry UTS 40-81 Operator’s guide (in addition to the other things I’m listing). Terms same as in

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 5)

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Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 4)

All, I'm trying to help Cindy find homes for some of what's left from her warehouse. I can hold them only temporarily ( :-) ), but if any of this interests you please contact me via Private (not list) email at mtap...@swri.edu. If you do want something, send me your shipping

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 3)

All, This seems to surface on my round tuit list about annually. I'm trying to help Cindy find homes for some of what's left from her warehouse. I can hold them only temporarily ( :-P ), but if any of this interests you please contact me via Private (not list) email at

Free for shipping: Cabletron MR-9000C Ethernet (thin-net) repeater

All, I will not get around to using this, so it’s free for shipping (or for pickup). Cabletron MR-9000C ethernet repeater. One AUI port designed to connect to a thick-net bacbone via an adaptor which I don’t have. 8 thin-net coax ports, LED indicators for each. Also

Re: iMac ethernet connection quit - help?

All, update - sorry for long delay, life happens. I did execute the firmware update procedure from the URL listed up-thread. It went seamlessly (I held the programmer’s button in with a deer antler from the greenbelt behind my house - is that a unique way to update an iMac?)

Re: iMac ethernet connection quit - help?

On Jun 29, 2017, at 4:48 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > Try formatting the stick on the Mac running Classic MacOS. It should > be in HFS+ format, not FAT -- you can't safely move Classic MacOS > files on FAT volumes. I think i virtually did that - I switched

Re: iMac ethernet connection quit - help?

On Jun 26, 2017, at 4:33 PM, Wayne Sudol via cctech wrote: > Mark, try opening a terminal window. ifconfig -a will show you all > interfaces and their status. If en0: is down you can try ifconfig en0: up This made a tiny difference. …up changed the ifconfig report to

Re: iMac ethernet connection quit - help?

On Jun 26, 2017, at 4:33 PM, Wayne Sudol via cctech wrote: > Mark, try opening a terminal window. ifconfig -a will show you all > interfaces and their status. If en0: is down you can try ifconfig en0: up > and see if it get an ethernet address. I.E. sudo ifconfig en0

Re: iMac ethernet connection quit - help?

On Jun 26, 2017, at 10:01 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > On 26 June 2017 at 16:44, Tapley, Mark via cctech > wrote: >> All, >> having problems with my iMac G3. Ethernet stopped working, but still >> shows some signs of life. Any

iMac ethernet connection quit - help?

All, having problems with my iMac G3. Ethernet stopped working, but still shows some signs of life. Any suggestions welcome! Details: Machine is an iMac G3/500 MHz (PowerMac 4,1) slot-loading (I think Summer 2001) Ethernet component closest is an Asante Etherhub 10T/8 (8 ports),

Re: Where to send scans for publishing and preservation - Re: DEC archives

On Jun 17, 2017, at 3:04 PM, Toby Thain via cctalk wrote: > On 2017-06-17 8:32 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: >> On 17 June 2017 at 02:54, Jason Scott via cctalk >> wrote: >>> Archive.org will take all your scans no questions asked. Mail me if

Re: OT: Mercury (Was: BBS software for the PDP 11)

On May 22, 2017, at 9:38 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > ...I'm not sure if "mercury" batteries contain metallic mercury or mercury > salts. Metallic mercury is actually pretty much harmless, even though > bringing a thermometer into a US school can cause a major

Re: PDP-8/a cleaning

On Apr 25, 2017, at 8:51 AM, allison via cctalk wrote: > Even after all that I'd still dry it with a little heat (oven at 180F or a > clean empty > container in the sun. Irrelevant for backplanes, but for circuit boards, would any UV-erasable PROMs want to be checked to

Re: WTB: DEC Rainbow Expansion Memory

On Apr 13, 2017, at 3:20 PM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: > On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 12:00 PM, shad via cctech > wrote: >> Hello, >> I'm in the pretty same condition, I have a Rainbow 100B without memory >> expansion. >> Not sure however, about

Re: RTX-2000 processor PC/AT add-in card (any takers?)

Two of them went past Pluto in 2015, inside the LORRI and PEPSSI instruments on New Horizons, running (of course) flight software in FORTH. At least one more was aboard MESSENGER at Mercury, in the MASCS instrument. That is a processor architecture with legs… :-) See pp.

Re: AC magnetic field strengths

On Mar 15, 2017, at 12:01 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > I bought an AlphaLabs GM-2 Gaussmeter for another project, and measured the > AC magnetic > field strength touching these devices yesterday, since I really didn't have > any idea beyond > order of magnitude

Re: Looking to re-home some NeXT hardware

On Mar 12, 2017, at 9:12 PM, Santo Nucifora via cctalk wrote: > Thanks to Chris, I have given the equipment a new home. Pics have been > taken of the two NeXT Cube boards in question and pics of the motherboard, > for good measure. I've made a post on the NeXT computer

Re: Looking to re-home some NeXT hardware

On Mar 8, 2017, at 1:28 PM, Santo Nucifora wrote: > Hi Mark, > > I have reached out to Chris (I am local) and will providing a new home for > the lot. I will be happy to take hi-res pics of the board when I get them > over the weekend. > > Santo Santo,

Re: Looking to re-home some NeXT hardware

On Mar 8, 2017, at 1:09 PM, wrote: > It's been a long time since I had the Cube open so this is from memory. > However, I'm reasonably sure that this was based off a NeXT card (whose name > escapes me) that was half bus interface and half prototype board so that

Re: Looking to re-home some NeXT hardware

On Mar 7, 2017, at 10:10 PM, Chris Reuter via cctalk wrote: > > I have some NeXT hardware that I'm looking to re-home. Items include: > >1 NeXT cube with an unknown expansion card One reasonable candidate would be a NeXTDimension video card. Connectors on mine,

Re: Cassette Interface Assistance

On Feb 28, 2017, at 9:55 AM, Jim Brain via cctalk wrote: > Analog, which is my nemesis, curses me again. > > I have a cute idea for a cassette port project for the Tandy line of > computers (the ones with the cassette port). I have a Coco 3 on the bench, > so I scoped