PDP8-A parts

2019-05-14 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
While digging for a KY11-LB for a fellow list member, I came across a few operators panels and programmer panels for 8-As. Sorry, I don't remember the part numbers. I have extra M8315s, M8316s M8316s, and a bunch of other 8-A boards. Please contact me off list if you have any interest. Thanks,

Re: RS2030 MIPS workstation

2019-05-14 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 5/14/19 7:25 AM, Ethan O'Toole wrote: > Is the NVRAM A ST Microelectronics TimeKeeper or Dallas module or something > else? It is a DS1287 The issue is finding out what the contents should be, since it isn't documented in the surviving manuals. Some of this was figured out in getting the

Re: RS2030 MIPS workstation

2019-05-14 Thread Ethan O'Toole via cctalk
It is a DS1287 The issue is finding out what the contents should be, since it isn't documented in the surviving manuals. If the MAC address is the only concern, you could fuzz it. Write a pattern into the chip then if the systems prom monitor or BIOS shows the MAC locate it. It's probably at

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Will Cooke via cctalk
Perhaps this discussion would be a good candidate for private email? > On May 14, 2019 at 1:58 PM Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > > > On 5/14/19 12:16 PM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > > No, not really. The OP was trying to get wifi working on Win98. That's > > not the same thing. > >

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 5/14/19 12:16 PM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: No, not really. The OP was trying to get wifi working on Win98. That's not the same thing. The letter of what the OP wanted was WiFi. I took the spirit of what the OP wanted was network. You jumped to a conclusion. No I did not. I

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Tue, 14 May 2019 at 20:02, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > > The OP wanted a way to get a computer on the network, preferably > wireless, or wired. No, not really. The OP was trying to get wifi working on Win98. That's not the same thing. You jumped to a conclusion. Then, you declared,

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread John Foust via cctalk
At 11:36 AM 5/14/2019, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: >> But you did look it up, and I'm guessing you now have an idea where it >> could be used, even for things other than gaming consoles. >No, not really. Some kind of toy attachment. Not really relevant to >the discussion, AFAICS. We should

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 5/14/19 10:36 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: Some kind of toy attachment. Not really relevant to the discussion, AFAICS. The OP wanted a way to get a computer on the network, preferably wireless, or wired. The type of device I suggested very early did exactly what the OP wanted.

Re: HP 1000 E-series peripherals wanted

2019-05-14 Thread ben via cctalk
On 5/14/2019 11:17 AM, Alaric Nicoll via cctalk wrote: Hi I was wondering if there were any people who were wanting to sell any HP 1000 computer peripherals. Preferably disk oriented Such as a disk controller or a 79xx drive (I live in the UK so shipping may be an issue for larger things) I

HP 1000 E-series peripherals wanted

2019-05-14 Thread Alaric Nicoll via cctalk
Hi I was wondering if there were any people who were wanting to sell any HP 1000 computer peripherals. Preferably disk oriented Such as a disk controller or a 79xx drive (I live in the UK so shipping may be an issue for larger things)

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Tue, 14 May 2019 at 04:54, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > > Maybe it's a regional term. I've heard other people use it in multiple > states here in the U.S.A. Hi, welcome to ClassicCmp. This is an international list with members in dozens of countries and dozens of native languages. You

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Tue, 14 May 2019 at 00:39, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > > So you turned your laptop into a gaming adapter. 31 years in the tech industry, some 5-6 years as a hobbyist before that, working in 4 countries in international teams in multiple sectors from retail to the enterprise. I have

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Pete Turnbull via cctalk
On 14/05/2019 14:17, John Foust via cctalk wrote: At 03:02 AM 5/14/2019, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: On Mon, 13 May 2019, Grant Taylor wrote: "Gaming adapters" take a wired computer and connect it to a wireless network. That "adapter" has always been called a WLAN or wireless bridge.

RE: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Dave Wade via cctalk
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk On Behalf Of Chuck Guzis via > cctalk > Sent: 14 May 2019 16:03 > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: Network cards and Win98SE > > One other problem I have with the term "gaming adapter" is the overuse > by the marketeers of the term "gaming".

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Tue, 14 May 2019, Tapley, Mark via cctalk wrote: Allison, how about you? Al, how about you? ARD, how about you? Geneb has a flight simulator, . . . s/has a/has four..ish/ :) g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Tapley, Mark via cctalk
> 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: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 10:03 AM Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > One other problem I have with the term "gaming adapter" is the overuse > by the marketeers of the term "gaming". So we have gaming systems, > keyboards, monitors, mice, chairs and probably coffee cups. > > Reminds me of the

Re: RS2030 MIPS workstation

2019-05-14 Thread Ethan O'Toole via cctalk
I have the same problem with a cloned MIPS machine, a Sumitomo Sumistation SP300. The biggest problem with my machine is that the NVRAM holds the ethernet address. If it goes flat, there seems to be no way to reprogram the NVRAM. If you find any solution for this, please tell me. Is the NVRAM A

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Will Cooke via cctalk
> On May 14, 2019 at 10:02 AM Chuck Guzis via cctalk > wrote: > > > One other problem I have with the term "gaming adapter" is the overuse > by the marketeers of the term "gaming". So we have gaming systems, > keyboards, monitors, mice, chairs and probably coffee cups. The > original meaning

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
One other problem I have with the term "gaming adapter" is the overuse by the marketeers of the term "gaming". So we have gaming systems, keyboards, monitors, mice, chairs and probably coffee cups. The original meaning of "to game" is "manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 5/14/19 7:19 AM, Chris Elmquist wrote: > But now you are going to be bombarded with ads for yoga pants... Sure, picture me in yoga pants--and before lunch yet. Have you no respect for utter revulsion? --Chuck

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: John Foust > I missed the start of this discussion... exactly why did you want to > rely on a wireless connection and couldn't string a network cable? The list archive: http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/ is your friend. (That's actually how I read it, so my

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Chris Elmquist via cctalk
On Monday (05/13/2019 at 10:15PM -0700), Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > On 5/13/19 9:10 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > > On 5/13/19 10:04 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote: > > >> Those who know me, for example, will know I have little interest in > >> physical exercise. But I bought a mat

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread John Foust via cctalk
At 03:02 AM 5/14/2019, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: >On Mon, 13 May 2019, Grant Taylor wrote: >>"Gaming adapters" take a wired computer and connect it to a wireless network. > >That "adapter" has always been called a WLAN or wireless bridge. I've known the term "gaming adapter" because I

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Pete Turnbull via cctalk
On 13/05/2019 23:47, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: On 5/13/19 3:58 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: I don't want to get into a long discussion; I merely wanted to point out that you're unlikely to find the term "gaming adapter" in Linux tech docs as they're not written for that audience.

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Mon, 13 May 2019, Grant Taylor wrote: "Gaming adapters" take a wired computer and connect it to a wireless network. That "adapter" has always been called a WLAN or wireless bridge. Christian

Re: KCC on TOPS-20 linking question

2019-05-14 Thread Lars Brinkhoff via cctalk
Adam Thornton wrote: > So the first question is: where's the KCC configuration stored, so we > can add the right library path [...] ? If no one here knows, maybe someone on alt.sys.pdp10 does.

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

2019-05-14 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
Those who know me, for example, will know I have little interest in physical exercise. But I bought a mat intended for such activities because it was a suitable material for lininng a carrying case for a piece of photographic equipment. On Mon, 13 May 2019, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: A