[cctalk] Re: BASIC and other languraes

> On May 1, 2024, at 11:03 PM, CAREY SCHUG via cctalk > wrote: > > I very much miss CMS PIPELINES which was ported to MVS, but afaik never > beyond IBM mainframes. > CMS PIPELINES was a mainframe implementation of a “standard" UNIX facility (with some small extensions, e.g. multiplexed

[cctalk] Re: RD54 Maxtor XT-2190 w/one long meep

> On Feb 23, 2024, at 3:46 PM, Jacob Ritorto via cctalk > wrote: > > Would anyone here know enough about these disks to venture a guess at where > to begin troubleshooting this? voice coil positioner. ok bear.

[cctalk] Re: IBM 38 on Facebook Marketplace

> On Jan 24, 2024, at 12:33 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk > wrote: > > I think that this is an AS/400e 9406 Model 170 Server, from about 1998. I concur with this identification. ok bear.

[cctalk] Re: programming the IBM PC synchronous serial boards (Northstar Advantage project)

> On Dec 22, 2023, at 4:02 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk > wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 2:13 PM r.stricklin via cctalk > wrote: >> >> Did IBM ever publish programming information for their PC SDLC or BiSync >> communications boards? I’m wondering abo

[cctalk] programming the IBM PC synchronous serial boards (Northstar Advantage project)

Did IBM ever publish programming information for their PC SDLC or BiSync communications boards? I’m wondering about the possibility of programming one to drive the synchronous protocol needed for “booting” a Northstar Advantage over its serial port. Or, for that matter, wondering what

[cctalk] Re: Unknown Viewsonic monitor flashes Red-Blue-Green-White

> On Dec 1, 2023, at 9:27 PM, Gavin Scott via cctalk > wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 5:46 PM Van Snyder via cctalk > wrote: >> >> I was given a 22-inch Viewsonic monitor. > > CRT or LCD? > Probably doesn’t matter. This is a characteristic behavior of many monitors' “burn-in”

[cctalk] Re: xerox viewboard

nd. > > Sellam > > On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 6:24 PM Don R via cctalk > wrote: > >> You might also try contacting someone at Digibarn. >> >> Don Resor >> >> Sent from someone's iPhone >> >>> On Jul 21, 2023, at 5:58 PM, r.stricklin via ccta

[cctalk] xerox viewboard

Looking for information on how to set the jumpers/dip switches on the Xerox ViewBoard (AWPI Bounty) and ViewBoard II. Apparently there’s one or more hardware installation manuals for these boards, which were also sold as part of the “Network Services for PC” product, so the hardware

[cctalk] Re: Greaseweazle part 2

> On Jun 24, 2023, at 11:10 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk > wrote: > > And this is where I get lost.. > I do not understand your overbearing attitude of helplessness toward this project. I have known you on many occasions to go to far greater lengths to achieve far deeper understanding of far

[cctalk] Re: How much memory?

> On Jun 16, 2023, at 12:48 PM, ben via cctalk wrote: > > Remember 32 bit code is 2x the size of 16 bit stuff. Are you, like, trying to play the list for laughs, with this kind of comment? ok bear.

[cctalk] Re: IBM RT Graphics

> On Jun 7, 2023, at 11:26 AM, Jonathan Katz via cctalk > wrote: > > Hello! > > I have an IBM 6152 aka IBM RT system I rescued. (It may be a 6151?) You have a 6151, the 6152 has VGA graphics (is built inside a PS/2 Model 60) > I'm 90% sure it has colour graphics. The system does seem to

[cctalk] Re: The World Wide Web

> On May 5, 2023, at 3:55 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk > wrote: > > People evidently don't recall the bad old days of POTS where calls > outside of your calling area was billed as long-distance and reception > was noisy and slow. Back then, a leased line connected to a 208 modem > would run

[cctalk] Re: ESDI drive imaging

> On Apr 22, 2023, at 4:44 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk > wrote: > > On 4/22/23 15:18, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote: >> I think I know the answer to this, but just in case: >> >> Is there a way to image ESDI disks other than to hook them up to their >> usual host controller and use the host?

[cctalk] Re: LS120, LS240, Floptical Drives and DD, HD, ED, and ?TD? drives

> On Mar 26, 2023, at 11:18 PM, Ali via cctalk wrote: > > To answer my own question apparently sun made a triple density drive: SUN > 370-1420. Based on online pictures it uses a 34pin connector although I > believe it is keyed differently than standard floppy drives. Also, I > couldn't find

[cctalk] Re: IBM PS/2 Model 80 (8580-071) restoration

> On Mar 8, 2023, at 8:18 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > > The label near the power switch says that it's an 8580-071. I have no idea > how that compares to the hardware that's in it. That would be 16 MHz, one 70 MB ESDI HDD (IBM 0667). Maximum 2 MB on the planar (2x 1 MB

[cctalk] Re: Need a 1.2mb 5.25 floppy

> On Feb 27, 2023, at 10:21 AM, Mike Katz via cctalk > wrote: > > the drive would see half the new data and half the old data. I think that explaining it this way can easily lead to an incorrect inference on the part of an arbitrary hypothetical neophyte that what is going on in the drive

Re: idea for a universal disk interface

> On Apr 13, 2022, at 11:51 AM, Tom Gardner via cctech > wrote: > > There are a few others like ANSI and CalComp but they are probably not worth > investigating. > They are if you’re someone who has a machine using one of these interfaces, or e.g. the 40-pin “IMI bus”, or whatever else.

Re: Sun-2 and Sun-3 mice (eBay)

> On Oct 29, 2021, at 12:51 PM, Michael Thompson via cctech > wrote: > I have a black Mouse Systems mouse with a Sun sticker on the front. P/N > 900783-002/01. Maybe for a Sun-1? Sun-1 mouse has a DA15 connector. ok bear.

Sun-2 and Sun-3 mice (eBay)

https://www.ebay.com/sch/xi_jinping/m.html?item=334195034340=item4dcf9388e4%3Ag%3Ar%7EcAAOSwFVhhd12t=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Hadn't realized before that there were Sun-2 mice which weren't black (were white/beige). I know some folks are looking. No connection with the seller, apart from

Re: Early '80s Motorola Semiconductor Reference - anyone?

> On Aug 7, 2021, at 7:24 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctech > wrote: > > On 8/7/21 5:50 PM, r.stricklin via cctech wrote: >> Anyone have an early ‘80s Motorola semiconductor reference manual? I am >> attempting to repair a Boschert power supply from ~1983 that is full of

Early '80s Motorola Semiconductor Reference - anyone?

Anyone have an early ‘80s Motorola semiconductor reference manual? I am attempting to repair a Boschert power supply from ~1983 that is full of Motorola parts marked as 1027 (DO-42ish), 1077 (TO-3ish), 1078 (DO-5ish), etc. It would be extremely helpful to know their specifications, or ideally

Re: Early '80s Motorola Semiconductor Reference - anyone?

> On Aug 7, 2021, at 9:17 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote: > > On 8/7/21 8:20 PM, r.stricklin wrote: > >> Ugh… I hadn’t even thought of that. You’re confident of it? > Until someone comes up with a better theory, yes. Consider this supply: > > http://bitsavers.org/pdf/bo

Re: Compaq Deskpro boards/hard drives from the late 1990s

> On Jul 21, 2021, at 2:42 PM, Jules Richardson via cctech > wrote: > > On 7/21/21 12:51 PM, r.stricklin via cctech wrote: >> CDC 94208-51, 62, -75. The -51 is Compaq drive type 17. > > Interesting! Were they built as IDE drives from the ground up, or wer

Re: Compaq Deskpro boards/hard drives from the late 1990s

> Regarding your "IDE HDDs were extremely rare" comment, did *anyone* other > than Quantum release an IDE drive in that 5.25" form factor? I can't think of > any, everything else was 3.5", although some early vendor's drives were the > same height as a "half height" 5.25" drive. > CDC

Atari ST & MegaFile with Minix?

I was playing with ST Minix (v1.1, based on PC Minix v1.3). I didn’t have any luck with Minix (neither the boot program nor the kernel) detecting the MegaFile (60 or 30, both the same outcome) on the Mega 4. Both MegaFiles worked fine with Minix on the 1040ST. So there must be some difference

Re: Early Programming Books

> On Jun 22, 2021, at 12:40 PM, ben via cctech wrote: > Lisp is evaluated, not compiled from what little I have read. > If I could read the papers (for free) I could know more. So… have I got this right? 1. You admit directly you have only a little knowledge on the topic. 2. You choose to

Re: Vintage Computer Museum eBay Sales

> On Jun 17, 2021, at 8:09 AM, Al Kossow via cctech > wrote: > > On 6/17/21 7:55 AM, Eric Dittman via cctalk wrote: >> It's a virtual museum using eBay to display the exhibits. >> On 6/17/21 9:48 AM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote: >>> Approximately zero people ever thought this guy was a

Re: Anyone want some LMI Lisp Machine tapes?

On Dec 2, 2020, at 12:48 PM, Chris Hanson via cctech wrote: > I’m bidding on these tapes with the intent to get them into the hands of > someone like Josh and/or Al who has the skill and equipment to read and > archive them. Then I hope you're not making it harder by bidding against them.

Re: Sun SPARCstation LX boot from CDROM?

On Aug 28, 2020, at 3:01 PM, Alan Perry via cctech wrote: > My collection is primarily sun4c and sun4m machines. I have been having > problems with the CD drives that I have been acquiring (purchase or rescue) > in the last year or so. 4-5 drives, none worked. It has all been drives in > 411

Tallgrass PC hardfile driver/utility software

Folks; I see (and am grateful for) the disk images for the Tallgrass PC Hardfile/Tape unit (TG 3000/3100 series, such as my TG-3020) that have been archived on minuszerodegrees.com. This represents version 4.xx of the utilties, for use with PC-DOS 2.x. I was hoping to use this device on a

Re: Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller as a SCSI Controller

On Jul 14, 2020, at 12:22 PM, Ali via cctech wrote: > I think Dave hit it on the head. The Smart Array controllers apparently only > take HDDs and no other SCSI devices. Not all of them. But it is a model-by-model "feature", and maybe not at all on any models prior to some generation. I have

Re: Someone's confused

On Jun 7, 2020, at 7:52 PM, Jon Elson via cctech wrote: > Wow, who would want a 730? Somebody very, very determined. ok bear. -- until further notice

Re: tape baking

On Apr 28, 2020, at 11:47 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctech wrote: > Rather than try to clean the gunk off the tape, which is probably a > fool's errand, I coat the tape with cyclomethicone Just as a word of caution, I've had at least one catastrophic outcome trying this with a QIC tape. Use too

Re: HPIB HDA low-level format?

On Dec 29, 2019, at 10:24 PM, Frank McConnell wrote: > # mediainit -vGD /dev/rdsk/2s0[ G == guru mode D == debugging mode ] That was exactly it. Interesting that "initialization option" 2 is different from "format option" 2 (I thought I could perhaps shortcut the -GD mode with -f

HPIB HDA low-level format?

Is there a way to get an HP-IB disk unit with an ST412 or ESDI type HDA inside to perform a low-level format? I think this is what 'mediainit' is maybe supposed to do (based on being able to change the interleave) but I don't see any way to map bad blocks (etc.) using it. The -r 'recertify'

Re: HP3000/917LX available in Vacaville

On Sep 28, 2019, at 4:26 PM, Stan Sieler via cctech wrote: > IIRC, it's still possible to boot even if the battery is dead ... > boot to the ISL> prompt, run clkutil, set the date, then exit to ISL>, > then run 'START'. It wasn't in my case. I had to replace the DS1287.

vaxstation ii machine check & diags efficacy

It's a VAXstation II/GPX. I'm trying to install VMS 5.5 (from CD if it matters; there is a CMD CQD-200 or -220 as the only storage controller) and routinely getting machine check exceptions. Standalone backup always boots. Sometimes I get an exception the moment I hit on a restore;

Re: cctalk Digest, Vol 57, Issue 12

On Jun 12, 2019, at 10:47 AM, shad via cctech wrote: > maybe there's a short between RXD and TXD, or possibly the GND is > unconnected... > This could cause an echo on the cable, and while the console is echoing > too, this give an infinite repetition, only ended by the limited console >

Re: VAX ODT console fault

On Jun 12, 2019, at 1:25 AM, r.stricklin wrote: > I have a BA23 VAX of unknown provenance, which tonight I moved from the > project backlog to the workbench. It comes up and passes selftest. But any > key I press on the console terminal is repeated a couple dozen times (to the

VAX ODT console fault

Folks; I have a BA23 VAX of unknown provenance, which tonight I moved from the project backlog to the workbench. It comes up and passes selftest. But any key I press on the console terminal is repeated a couple dozen times (to the limit of the input line length?). This makes it impossible to

MPE release history (was: Re: VMS versions)

On May 6, 2019, at 5:02 PM, Frank McConnell via cctech wrote: > Likewise, there used to be an article about MPE release history. Links I > know for it are: > > (20 > Aug 2014) >

Re: RS/6000 7043-140 boot floppies

On Feb 18, 2019, at 9:49 AM, Alan Perry via cctech wrote: > The 7043-140 does not appear on the list of supported systems in the Solaris > 2.5.1 release notes, so, even though 2.5.1 supports PReP and the 7043-140 is > a PReP machine, maybe they aren't compatible they aren't. solaris doesn't

Re: Hewlett-Packard 3000, 9000, Itanium (HP-UX & MPE/iX) Servers, Storage Arrays, Replacement Parts, Maintenance, & Disaster back-ups

On Jan 25, 2019, at 6:07 AM, Lee Courtney via cctech wrote: > FYI on the HP 3000 and 9000 systems make sure you get one that has a field > replaceable clock battery. Some early models did not (e.g. 917) and after a > few years the system becomes a brick. :-( Yes, the DS1287 is soldered to the

Re: Looking for SGI Onyx system and/or parts

On Jan 14, 2019, at 7:26 AM, kk via cctech wrote: > Does anyone have any SGI Onyx parts? Any parts. I am trying to resurrect a > deskside r10k onyx, and will need parts - right now I am more focused on > power and VCAM parts, but again, I am interested in all parts. I have many spare VCAMs.

Re: Interest in a DiscFerret?

On Jan 9, 2019, at 12:12 PM, Al Kossow via cctech wrote: > Universal joy through the reinvention of the wheel (badly) Alan Kay called this "reinventing the flat tire", a turn of phrase I rather fancy. ok bear. -- until further notice

IBM APL/PC unofficial patch for memory >512KB

IBM's APL/PC v1.0 crashes if you try to run it on a PC with more than 512 KB RAM. I learned today that there was a patch published to make it work on systems with 640 KB. Of course, I can't seem to find any trace of it. Anyone save a copy or know where it might be found today? ok bear. --

Re: [rescue] Sun2/120 SunOS 3.2 suntools movie (was: advise on Sun2 disk install)

On Dec 6, 2018, at 2:39 PM, r.stricklin wrote: > On Dec 6, 2018, at 10:55 AM, Josh Dersch via cctech wrote: > >> The Sun-1 absolutely had a framebuffer and a display and was not a >> text-only machine, it did 1024x800 at 1bpp, had a mouse, the whole deal. > >

Re: [rescue] Sun2/120 SunOS 3.2 suntools movie (was: advise on Sun2 disk install)

On Dec 6, 2018, at 10:55 AM, Josh Dersch via cctech wrote: > The Sun-1 absolutely had a framebuffer and a display and was not a > text-only machine, it did 1024x800 at 1bpp, had a mouse, the whole deal. The bwone is a 1024x1024 framebuffer. 768 lines visible; the rest was offscreen. ok bear.

Re: does a reverse-engineering EDA tool exist?

On Oct 24, 2018, at 2:25 PM, Al Kossow via cctech wrote: > What I would like to find is a tool that puts up a bunch of footprints with > internal IC functions > shown, then a way to rapidly enter the buzzed out interconnections, > generating a netlist. > > This is exactly backwards workflow

Re: VAX Lisp, Macsyma, Maxima

On Oct 24, 2018, at 4:07 PM, David Coolbear via cctech wrote: > Does anyone know if any of these are still available for OpenVMS VAX? I don't know what "available" means in this context. But: VAX Lisp wasn't among the set of hobbyist licenses I got from HP last August. They did send me one

MVME188 backplane jumpers

Does somebody know how to set the IACK and BG backplane jumpers for the MVME188 CPU? Remove them all? Leave them in behind the memory and/or cpu board(s)? Something else? All the documentation I can find are for the normal VME SBCs, which the 188 isn't. Thanks! ok bear. -- until further

Re: Making a bootable LIF CD for the 9000/382

On Jul 6, 2018, at 11:34 AM, Sophie Haskins via cctech wrote: > I have a Sony CDU561-SC (it came in a Sun 411 case - not sure if Sun > ever sold them like this or if it was custom) The easiest way to tell is whether the faceplate on the drive is molded in such a way that it creates an

Re: HP Series 9000 early 1980’s computer hardware

On May 17, 2018, at 8:35 AM, Al Kossow via cctech wrote: > Series 500 machines are quite rare. Someone should save these. I contacted him yesterday evening about it, but haven't had a reply yet. ok bear. -- until further notice

Re: 18 bit CPU; was: Speed now & then

On Apr 14, 2018, at 4:00 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctech wrote: > I'm familiar with Univac's having worked on the 1100 many moons ago, > But look at the line above my comment: > "you assume that a char is 8 bits, with a signed char having a range > of +/-255". > > An 8 bit signed char has the

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

On Apr 5, 2018, at 5:21 PM, Al Kossow via cctech wrote: > Last Day is this Sunday Sad. )@: Sadder still that my weekend obligations mean I won't be able to make one final pilgrimage. ok bear. -- until further notice

Re: Old Classiccmp archive

On Mar 1, 2018, at 2:18 PM, William Sudbrink via cctech wrote: > Does anyone have an archive of classiccmp that goes back to the 90's? If > so, could I ask you to "hunt down" an old message of mine? I once wrote a > "reminiscence" of connecting to the ARPANET when I was a kid that I was >

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

On Feb 1, 2018, at 7:28 PM, Tapley, Mark via cctech wrote: >> Image the hard drive off to a raw file using a linux host with a SCSI HBA? >> >> Once that is done, it might be possible to run a hex editor against the hard >> drive (one that doesn't copy the contents into RAM) and then search for

Re: PC-Letter "WUI" War over User Interface 1-1988

On Nov 21, 2017, at 8:36 AM, william degnan via cctech wrote: > Basically I am unsure what planet the author was from, but you can decide > for yourself. Talks a little about HP's GUI product, Sun/AT, Apple > Finder, etc. Mentions NeXT is coming, Commodore is dead, ... opinionated. I don't

Re: The origin of SCSI [WAS:RE: The origin of the phrases ATA and IDE ]

On Oct 5, 2017, at 11:18 AM, Tom Gardner via cctech wrote: > I was at Shugart at that time and to the best of my recollection Apple was > not a driver of the ANSI activity. > The Macintosh shipped in January 1984 well after the ANSI SCSI work started > and its major distinguishing feature was

Re: ULTRIX 4.5 on DECstation won't boot into multi-user mode

On Aug 26, 2017, at 12:52 PM, Aaron Jackson wrote: > I installed to a fairly large disk so didn't skip any of the Xserver > packages, although for now I've just been trying to boot with a console > attached. So, not so sure if X is the issue. The installation of the X servers package includes a

Re: ULTRIX 4.5 on DECstation won't boot into multi-user mode

On Aug 24, 2017, at 12:23 PM, Aaron Jackson via cctech wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion - it sounds plausible. If I remember > correctly, it asks for the time when you boot up, but I might not be > remembering it properly so I'll give it a try soon. I think you're tilting windmills with that.

Re: recent ebay lot of assorted ICs - did somebody on the list win this?

On Aug 9, 2017, at 5:06 AM, Alan Hightower via cctech wrote: > Will 310 ROMs work in a 300? I believe 310, 400, 600, and 1000 ROMs are > posted in Seth's emulator project's git hub. If not, I can resend them. Sort of. The machine will POST and you can use, for example, the standalone

recent ebay lot of assorted ICs - did somebody on the list win this?

Folks; I keep meaning to ask... a couple months ago, there was an eBay auction for a fairly large assortment of miscellaneous ICs. IIRC there were a couple of NS32016s, along with some other interesting spares. I was one of the interested bidders, but did not win. In the lot were a small

Re: Ibm rs6000 7025-f50

On Jul 27, 2017, at 9:34 AM, Cameron Kaiser via cctech wrote: >> AIX 5.3 should run on this machine, so why run 4.x? > > Depends on what you want to run on it. AIX 5 definitely had poorer multimedia > support and I think was an overall worse workstation operating system than 4 > or even 3.2.5.

Re: HP 300-series boot rom archive?

On Jul 19, 2017, at 10:21 PM, Josh Dersch via cctech wrote: > On 7/18/2017 10:29 PM, r.stricklin via cctalk wrote: > >> I don't have a 375, but I'll be glad to provide what I can. Having a sense >> of what, specifically, was being sought (and where to send it) would help m

Re: HP 300-series boot rom archive?

On Jul 18, 2017, at 8:38 AM, Al Kossow via cctech wrote: > When MAME started supporting the 68K 9000s, I made an effort to go through > all of my machines > and dump the firmware. I didn't have a 375, which is why it isn't there. It > would be nice if > some other collectors (Bear?) would dump

Re: Repurposed Art (ahem...)

On Jul 18, 2017, at 6:03 AM, E. Groenenberg via cctech wrote: > Re-purposed art or vandalism? > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/253015301943 I guess that depends on whether there's a record of it in the Customer Engineering Incident Reporting Log Book. ok bear. -- until further notice

Re: VT100 keycaps? "Z" wanted

I'll pile on with a request for a "setup" key? Does the LA120 even have a setup key?! ok bear. -- Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 23, 2017, at 19:00, John Wilson via cctalk > wrote: > >> On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 08:35:11PM -0500, Paul Anderson via cctalk wrote: >> I

Re: ISO Matrox Multibus SX-900 graphics card manual

On Apr 26, 2017, at 6:01 PM, Glen Slick via cctech wrote: > While on the topic of Matrox graphics boards from around the same time > frame, does anyone know of any Matrox boards that use an NS32016 CPU > other than the QG-640? The Matrox PG-640. Same graphics accelerator, but for PC

Re: Supercomputers, fishing for information

Not commonly. ok bear. -- Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 3, 2017, at 22:05, Chuck Guzis via cctalk > wrote: > > Did the Apollo ever have a 1/2" tape unit on it? > > --Chuck >

Re: SunOS 3.5 and SMD disks

On Feb 11, 2017, at 3:26 AM, Dennis Grevenstein wrote: > SunOS 3.5? There is no „format“ command apparently. Prior to SunOS 4, the formatter is standalone. You'll need to boot it from tape. ok bear. -- until further notice

Re: Building the Ultimate Classic Mac.

Anecdotally, this may be the case. I ran my dual 1.25 MDD for six or seven years without a single hardware failure. It's probably still fine, but I haven't tried to turn it on since I upgraded to a Mac Pro (geez, eight years ago). ok bear. -- Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 15, 2016, at 13:15,

Re: Keyboards and the Model M (was Re: NEC ProSpeed 386)

Hooleon does/did. For other keyboards as well. ok bear. -- Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 16, 2016, at 11:41, geneb wrote: > > > Does anyone other than Unicomp make different key caps?

Re: Accessing a TK50 or TK70 from RT

On Jun 12, 2016, at 7:38 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: > Well its not always the tape. I have three instances of tapes that > would not feed or lace up where I got rid of the problem without doing > anything to the tape at all. In fact all subsequent tapes have had no > problems. It took

Re: Xerox Star install floppies

On May 29, 2016, at 9:15 PM, David Griffith wrote: > This person then stated that Al Kossow might or might not have a full set. > In any case, it's not on Bitsavers. Al expressed interest in a set that I > offered a couple months ago, but he never followed up on that. So, would > someone

Re: 3B2 Diagnostics

On Feb 28, 2016, at 8:20 AM, Seth Morabito wrote: > Does anyone have a 3B2 diagnostics disk that is 100% verified to > have come with a 3B2/300 or 3B2/400? "Come with", dunno. "Work with", definitely. Standby. ok bear. -- until further notice

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

On Jan 25, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote: > images. Maybe I can find a utility to write them from DOS? I have a 386 clone > running MS-DOS 6.22 that I use for running ImageDisk. There's an LOADDSKF program on the CD that can be used to write the images to floppies, from DOS. It may

Re: Preferred way of substituting TFT for CRT Monitor?

The 98549A board is 1024x768, 6 planes (4 color, 2 overlay, at least under HP VUE -- perhaps there's a way it can make use of all 6 planes for color, but I don't know how). Otherwise, that matches what I've observed here. ok bear. On Jan 21, 2016, at 8:51 AM,

Re: TK50/TK70 Info

On Aug 27, 2015, at 9:39 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote: Maybe my tapes need baking or something to keep the oxide from shedding? Yes, your tapes need baking. Even for folks who don't experience problems as catastrophic as yours, the TK50, TK30, and TK70 will each stall out if it senses the tape

Re: TK50/TK70 Info

On Aug 27, 2015, at 11:50 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote: It runs the tape forwards first, then it experiences trouble, then it panics and quits. Yes. Can the TK50 cartridges be baked as-is It may depend on how effective your setup is, but I bake mine as-is. ok bear. -- until further notice

Re: SS10 console settings

On Jun 14, 2015, at 12:05 AM, Mike Ross wrote: I'm trying to resurrect a couple of Sparcstation 10 systems. Is there anything 'funny' about the serial console settings on SS10 hardware? I thought they always defaulted to 9600-n-8-1, but I get voluminous gobbledygook at that, and at every