I just emailed the seller of this system to see if it has been purchased yet.
They say it's still available, and they're thinking of putting it on eBay.
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X
http://www.nf6x.net/
> On Nov 10, 2015, at 07:55, Paul Berger wrote:
>
> For the burn in on the CRT, only half of the CRT is used so you can rotate it
> 180 degrees if that has not already been done. That also works for 3741 key
> to diskette machine, same display unit.
I only noticed burn-in
On 2015-11-09 10:53 PM, Connor Krukosky wrote:
Wow that looks to be in fantastic condition considering its around 40
years old now!
I really wish the best of luck to whomever gets it.
I must say I'm very jealous ;)
-Connor K
On 11/9/2015 9:20 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
At long last, here are
The seller emailed me some pictures. It does look pretty good, aside from some
peeling paint on the front of the floppy drive compartment (I think) sheet
metal panel, and the expected yellowing of the keyboard surround plastic.. This
model has the keyswitch option, which is the only
Sorry for being out of touch: in transit from NZ to NY and crazy busy. No
news my end but plan to speak to seller and visit system towards end of
week. I know at least a couple of you have emailed me privately; sorry for
not responding but will update ASAP. I'd *like* to claim it for the
Corestore
On 11/9/15 7:31 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
Do you have any idea why it was thought a good idea to use
edge-triggered interrupts?
I wasn’t really involved in the HW side of things but I think it was because it
was
“easier”. I think at least one device just generated a pulse for an interrupt
> On Nov 9, 2015, at 19:12, Mike Ross wrote:
>
> Sorry for being out of touch: in transit from NZ to NY and crazy busy. No
> news my end but plan to speak to seller and visit system towards end of
> week. I know at least a couple of you have emailed me privately; sorry for
>
Wow that looks to be in fantastic condition considering its around 40
years old now!
I really wish the best of luck to whomever gets it.
I must say I'm very jealous ;)
-Connor K
On 11/9/2015 9:20 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
At long last, here are pictures and details!
> On Nov 9, 2015, at 12:26 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
>
> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 8:18 PM, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
>> * The expansion bus in the IBM PC was the same bus as the System/23.The
>> connector was rotated 180* so that some of the less expensive
>>
On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 8:18 PM, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
> * The expansion bus in the IBM PC was the same bus as the System/23.The
> connector was rotated 180* so that some of the less expensive
>cards from the PC couldn't be used in the System/23. The other
>reason
> On Nov 9, 2015, at 11:48, Al Kossow wrote:
>
> On 11/9/15 11:46 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
>> I got a reply from the seller of this system, and I'll see if I can go take
>> a look at it today or tomorrow.
>
> And so far, it's still priceless.
Maybe I can do something
On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 9:25 PM, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
> The 8259 (along with the damned 8254) are still alive and well in current
> Intel PCHs.
As I said, it's still there for compatibility. However AFAIK most OSes
use the APIC instead, at least by default. Linux has a kernel
At long last, here are pictures and details!
http://www.nf6x.net/2015/11/ibm-system32-at-the-local-electronics-recycler/
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X
http://www.nf6x.net/
>> Do you have any idea why it was thought a good idea to use
>> edge-triggered interrupts?
>
> I wasn’t really involved in the HW side of things but I think it was because
> it was
> “easier”. I think at least one device just generated a pulse for an
> interrupt rather
> than having some sort
I've seen it, and it is for real. Looks complete except for missing paper rack
on the back. Has keyswitch and band printer options.
More details and a blog post with pictures to follow once I'm back home in
front of a real computer. For now, I've posted a few pictures on my Twitter
feed
On 11/6/2015 8:01 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
>
>> On Nov 6, 2015, at 17:10, Jay Jaeger wrote:
>>
>> Or tipped on end such that it would fit, similar to moving a sofa.
>
> Please don't help... I bought a small CNC mill today, and my wallet is empty.
> :-)
>
I get it - just
>I think I found Mike's Youtube videos of one of his other System/23. It
even has
>blinkenlights! Dang it, now I'm trying to figure out where I'd
hypothetically stick a
>System/23 in my little house. Probably in the breakfast nook, assuming it
would even
>fit through the front door. I doubt it
> But I don't think a System/32 would fit unless it can be broken down into
> pieces no wider than a 19" rack.
I do not think you can break them down that far, however, IBM has
always been pretty careful to design cabinets that somehow can fit
through a standard office door. Sometimes it is a
On 11/5/2015 10:55 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
>
>> On Nov 5, 2015, at 20:00 , jwsmobile wrote:
>>
>> He is tonight going thru LAX Mike is in New Zealand.
>
> He lives in NZ, or is just traveling there? I can't even guess how much it
> would cost to ship a System/23 from
That's the guy I've been talking to. Pissed he's stealing pics from my
site. Can someone post the URL or thread where he's using them?
Thanks
On Nov 5, 2015 3:06 PM, "Al Kossow" wrote:
> On 11/5/15 2:47 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
>
>> A new user on the Vintage Computer Forums
On 11/5/15 3:19 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
That's the guy I've been talking to. Pissed he's stealing pics from my
site. Can someone post the URL or thread where he's using them?
http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?36875-Molecular-Computers-board/page3
The posts look like spam to me. If you'd like they can be deleted and I'll
warn the user about using pictures without permission.
On 11/5/15 3:19 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
> That's the guy I've been talking to. Pissed he's stealing pics from my
> site. Can someone post the URL or thread where he's
> On Nov 5, 2015, at 20:00 , jwsmobile wrote:
>
> He is tonight going thru LAX Mike is in New Zealand.
He lives in NZ, or is just traveling there? I can't even guess how much it
would cost to ship a System/23 from California to NZ!
I think I found Mike's Youtube videos of
Incidentally, I have an IBM System/23 for which I have not yet procured any
software. In particular, I could use whatever utility software that's necessary
to format data disks. I haven't found any online sources of disk images for
this system yet.
He is tonight going thru LAX Mike is in New Zealand.
I'm in Orange, Ca and can help out with things in this area too.
Thanks
Jim
On 11/5/2015 4:52 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
On Nov 5, 2015, at 15:19, Mike Ross wrote:
That's the guy I've been talking to.
Are you near
> On Nov 5, 2015, at 15:19, Mike Ross wrote:
>
> That's the guy I've been talking to.
Are you near Riverside? If not, maybe I can help you out with this machine
somehow. It is local to me, and I happen to have a couple weeks of free time
between jobs.
On 11/5/15 6:39 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
Incidentally, I have an IBM System/23 for which I have not yet procured any
software. In particular, I could use whatever utility software that's necessary
to format data disks. I haven't found any online sources of disk images for
this system yet.
On Wed, Nov 04, 2015 at 12:53:51PM +1300, Mike Ross wrote:
> I've been offered an IBM System/32. Location is close to LA. Condition
> appears pretty decent.
>
> If I can't take the offer up, would anyone else be interested?
I'd love one, and I'm not too terribly far from LA, but it's probably
On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 3:07 PM, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 04, 2015 at 12:53:51PM +1300, Mike Ross wrote:
>
> > I've been offered an IBM System/32. Location is close to LA. Condition
> > appears pretty decent.
> >
> > If I can't take the offer up, would anyone else
On 11/3/2015 6:53 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
Folks,
I've been offered an IBM System/32. Location is close to LA. Condition
appears pretty decent.
If I can't take the offer up, would anyone else be interested?
Thanks
Mike
http://www.corestore.org
'No greater love hath a man than he lay down his
Sounds good. I'll take it. You can just drop it off at my house in South
Eastern PA, thanks. Contact me off list. Oh, and I am only available on
March 11 at 4PM-445. Hopefully you can hold onto it for me. I'll trade
you a C64, powers up.
Bill
On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 6:53 PM, Mike Ross
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