On 05/06/2018 09:01 PM, Bill Degnan wrote:
> I think I'd rather have a NeXT if I had an unlimited budget and it was
> say 1993, but that's also when Pentiums came out and changed everything.
I have a lot of respect for NeXT machines. I think I'd like to own one
some day. But I think I'm going
On 05/07/2018 01:12 PM, ben via cctalk wrote:
Unless you have a old copy of DOS, what OS can you get for the OLD
MACHINES?
I have multiple copies of older OSs that will run on the machine.
DOS / Windows: MS-DOS, PC-DOS, DR-DOS, FreeDOS, Windows 3.x, Windows
9x, Windows NT 3.x, Windows NT 4
On 05/07/2018 08:52 PM, Ken Seefried via cctalk wrote:
EISA is a nice-to-have, especially if you want to run multiple interfaces
(much better irq handling than ISA) and/or higher speed stuff like FDDI,
100Mb enet, T-3/ATM, etc. Or you already have a cache of EISA cards.
That said (and this is
On 05/07/2018 10:07 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
P3s are a dime a dozen, still, so paying a premium for PPro doesn't make
much sense today, unless someone just *gives* you a system.
Sadly, I have long had a soft spot for Pentium Pros. Which probably
means that I'll pay through the nose
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,
and I found this one:
https://archive.org/details/CDROM_March92
While browsing through the
On 05/10/2018 07:18 AM, geneb via cctalk wrote:
Rich, if you point a reader at nttp.olduse.net, you can start reading in
1988 again. :) The most recent messages posted are from 05/10/88. The
messages that appear on the server are exactly 30 years behind the
current date. It's pretty cool.
Does anyone know why UUCP "bag" files are called "bag"?
Thanks in advance.
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On 05/10/2018 11:05 AM, Kevin Bowling via cctalk wrote:
As in mail bag
That's what I sort of thought. But I've not been able to find anything
documenting that.
Someone on TUHS replied and said "news bag" like paper boys wore for
delivering news.
Seeing as how UUCP can easily carry both
On 05/12/2018 05:32 AM, Dave Wade via cctalk wrote:
I am rebuilding a Microchannel server with a P/390 card.
Will you be chronicling this process anywhere? I'd like to observe from
a distance. Blog / Twitter / other?
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On 05/12/2018 05:07 PM, Dave Wade via cctalk wrote:
I was so unsure of what I was doing that I haven't blogged, twittered,
or even Facebooked
And here I went and asked you to air dirty laundry. — I'm sorry.
But I am grateful that you did so. :-) I did find it an interesting
read, and
On 05/07/2018 06:28 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
> I ran a Cyrix 6x86-P166+ for a while as my main PC and it was a lovely
> machine.
I think I had a Cyrix CPU in an Acer Aspire that I had years ago. It
served me well. Though I didn't do much that would push the system.
> But they were
On 05/06/2018 12:18 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
> Years ago I had a Compaq desktop that had PCI and EISA slots. I'm trying
> to re-acquire it from the friend that it went to.
Lo and behold the friend that has the old Compaq desktop agreed to sell
it to me. Presumably it's
On 05/19/2018 01:04 PM, Robert via cctalk wrote:
Must be a mail client issue. I saw them, along with two attachments to boot.
I sent the messages twice in almost identical messages. The first time
they were message/rfc822 attachments, which were stripped from the copy
I got from the mailing
On 05/19/2018 12:28 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
I ran across the following messages in comp.os.os2.marketplace
(referenced from comp.os.os2.programmer.misc) and remembered that there
were a few people talking about IBM's Personal Communications Manger
here, particularly in the context
I ran across the following messages in comp.os.os2.marketplace
(referenced from comp.os.os2.programmer.misc) and remembered that there
were a few people talking about IBM's Personal Communications Manger
here, particularly in the context of the P/390. So I figured that I'd
cross post the
On 05/23/2018 11:30 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
Gmail also allows for a POP3 interface.
I /think/ I knew that. But I obviously forgot it.
I was actually trying to remember if Gmail had something more akin to
ActiveSync or something else that ran over top of HTTPS that email
clients
On 05/22/2018 01:55 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 to release the source code of what
was, in my opinion, the finest email client ever written: Eudora. It's
finally done!
On 05/24/2018 07:55 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
It's about the best browser-based email I've ever seen, though, and I've
tried most of them since Elonex HTMaiL in 1995. Most suck. A few are OK.
Gmail is actually good. They're dropping useful features all the time,
though.
Gmail's web
On 05/23/2018 09:41 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
I'd prefer to keep my own messages
I do too.
and just use gmail as a server.
What sort of server? IMAP, POP3, SMTP, file & printer, fax?
I'm asking sort of to be ornery but it does make a difference which you
mean in the context of
On 05/24/2018 11:08 AM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
Though I've got to say, I think the absolute very BEST online / offline
email client integration that I've ever seen was Lotus Notes and Domino.
(I'll send a follow up email with details as to why I was /so/
impressed.)
I was EXTREMELY
On 05/24/2018 02:30 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
You haven't been paying attention, Grant. I mentioned a bit earlier
that I used POP3 with gmail.
I have. You mistook my meaning.
I was meaning to imply that "gmail as a server" can mean multiple
things. As in stating "gmail as a
On 05/24/2018 04:54 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
I'm not entirely sure that I do use gmail for SMTP. I rarely use it to
send mail--i use it mostly as a "junk mail collector" or for something
that requires a gmail address.
Fair.
I don't recall if I used my own relay for outgoing SMTP
On 05/15/2018 02:38 PM, Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctalk wrote:
I finally gave up and acquired a PCI based RS/6000 that I’ll install
AIX on and have an R/390. :-) I haven’t had the time yet to make any
progress on it.
Props for the R/390. I've not heard mention of them in quite a while.
--
On 05/23/2018 08:28 AM, JP Hindin via cctalk wrote:
Apologies to hijack this one (I can't tell you how impressed I am with
both the CHM's efforts and Qualcomm's release, I find these things
really exciting for our hobby) - but I've been having real troubles with
TBird in the last few years and
On 05/26/2018 02:15 PM, Dave Wade via cctalk wrote:
Well in case any one has the slightest bit of interest, I have now plugged
the RAID card back in and after replacing on of the drive carriers I
can get five of the six drives to spin up. Its now copying stuff to my
Buffalo NAS but as its
On 05/26/2018 03:31 PM, Dave Wade via cctalk wrote:
The Hercules emulator on a modern (Core i3 or Core I5) PC is much faster
than the P390.
Ya. But there's still something to be said about older IBM servers. ;-)
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On 05/28/2018 10:28 AM, Guy N. via cctalk wrote:
I started with Linux kernel version 0.12 (not a typo), which I believe
was the first version that was self-hosting.
I need to go back and learn more history of Linux, particularly about
before it was self hosting.
I've heard vague reference
On 06/05/2018 08:41 PM, TeoZ via cctalk wrote:
I have 9 floppy disks for WRQ ReflectionX Windows V4.00 if anybody needs
images.
I would love images to mess with.
I've played with some Sixel and ReGIS graphics and I'd like to see how
other emulators stack up.
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On 06/06/2018 03:40 AM, Jim Carpenter wrote:
Reflection X is a X11 server for Windows. I believe it comes with
Reflection 2, which means no ReGIS or Tektronix graphics.
ACK
I don't know how good the X server is. It's on my list of things to play
with.
It's been a long time since I've
On 06/26/2018 10:31 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote:
What does non-intrusive mean in this context? I thought that thick
ethernet taps always required drilling a hole in the cable.
There are taps that screw onto the N connectors. Thus you have to
intrusively disconnect segments, to insert
On 06/26/2018 06:02 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
There clearly is confusion about what terminators are and how they work.
It's all perfectly straightforward elementary classic E & M, and any
halfway decent RF theory textbook will make things clear. Even a source
as elementary as the ARRL
On 06/26/2018 01:07 PM, systems_glitch via cctalk wrote:
I seem to recall the CCNA instructor telling us that you weren't really
supposed to screw a 50 ohm terminator onto an intrusive tap; I don't know
if there's good reason for it or if it was just a general practice.
I'm taking that to
On 01/16/2018 12:18 PM, Anders Nelson via cctalk wrote:
I suppose one could emulate the telephone carrier dial tone and ring
back tone with a third device, then the modems would just act like a
direct connection after their handshake?
I doubt that will work quite like you are thinking. There
On 01/16/2018 02:07 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
Which of course also goes out if the power fails, perhaps not as quickly
as a poorly constructed POTS system but it will. Various emergency
sitatuations (hurricanes etc.) have demonstrated this repeatedly.
That surprises me. In Missouri,
On 01/16/2018 04:19 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
If you don't need the "handshake" for dialtone, ring, caller-ID, etc.,
then all you need is some electric power.
Now I'm wondering about superimposing ~90 VAC (at 20 Hz) to simulate ring.
I think that the ""dialing modem could be configured
On 01/16/2018 04:46 PM, Ali wrote:
You can pick up a cheap Chinese analog 8 port PBX on ePay for about
$60. It will create dial tone, ring, etc. and allow you to call from
"extension" to "extension" so you can even dial in and get a handshake
tone. The only issue is that I don't believe they
On 01/16/2018 01:19 AM, Martin Meiner via cctech wrote:
Hello guys.
Hi,
I am a passionate collector of old computer hardware (PDP8’s) and
terminals from the very early 70ies.
To each his / her own.
It has always been my aim to be able to connect a modem or an acoustic
coupler directly to
On 01/16/2018 01:19 AM, Martin Meiner via cctech wrote:
Hello guys.
Hi,
I am a passionate collector of old computer hardware (PDP8’s) and
terminals from the very early 70ies.
To each his / her own.
It has always been my aim to be able to connect a modem or an acoustic
coupler directly to
On 01/16/2018 02:21 PM, Mark G Thomas via cctalk wrote:
Teltone and several other companies made/make phone line similators which
provide battery, dial tone, ringing, caller ID (sometimes), DTMF (and
maybe even pulse?) dialing between several ports. These are designed
for testing and
On 01/17/2018 11:33 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
This just a guess, but 'sort of'? It is TCP/IPv4, so it's got compatible
headers, but I don't know if other parts have changed enough to make it
not work.
Are you referring to the 802.3 Ethernet (vs Ethernet II) frame type that
Frank
On 01/17/2018 01:12 PM, Frank McConnell via cctalk wrote:
So here's a real example: I have an HP 3000 Micro GX with MPE G.A3.09
(V-delta-9) which is very 1990. And it has a LANIC, and V-delta-9 is
late enough for it to be able to do IP over Ethernet (vs. V-delta-4 and
before which could only
On 01/18/2018 10:53 AM, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote:
I thought that what Novell refers to as "IEEE 802.3 raw" was an early day
foulup on their part where they put IPX data directly into IEEE 802.3
frames with nothing to indicate what protocol was being transported.
That's my understanding
On 01/18/2018 11:00 AM, Eric Smith wrote:
Years ago I added a configurable "bozo-arp" feature to the Telebit
NetBlazer router, which would respond to ARP requests for non-local
addresses and reply with the router's MAC address (on that interface),
specifically in order to make classful-only
On 01/18/2018 12:23 PM, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote:
You all talk about Proxy ARP in the past tense for some reason. :)
Please don't interpret the fact that I am inadvertently talking about
Proxy ARP in the past tense to mean anything.
I personally started solving the problem that Proxy
On 01/18/2018 12:53 PM, Eric Smith via cctalk wrote:
Proxy ARP is (or was, at the time) something that had to be configured
for individual IP addresses or ranges. What I did was have it reply to an
ARP for any IP address outside the subnet(s) configured on that interface.
Intriguing.
I guess
On 01/19/2018 01:25 AM, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote:
Why do you want to convert between the two frame types? They can happily
coexist on the same segment. In fact I'm using this setup on some Linux
servers that provide both ordinary IP services (like NFS) and Novell
shares (using Mars
Sorry for the off topic post.
I'm hoping that someone here might have seen a (what I consider to be) a
computer lore type story about a contractor that was brought in part way
through a project to consolidate three DCs into one. - In the end he
managed to do it early and under budget. The
On 01/24/2018 10:52 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
More pics of the 3mbit transceiver, cable and pics of a 10mbit TCL
transceiver (the original 10mbit one) are up now
Thank you for the pictures.
I really like the idea of the BNC modification. I think that would make
the transceivers
On 01/16/2018 03:15 PM, Peter Corlett via cctalk wrote:
The tightwad fix is to bodge a PP3 battery onto a line splitter, which is
often enough to convince modems that there is a phone line. There is no
dial tone nor ring signal, so you need to turn off dial tone detection on
the calling modem
On 01/16/2018 08:39 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
I wonder if one of the inexpensive VoIP-to-POTS adapters would do the job...
I expect so. That's what I was referencing earlier when I said that I
had a fax machine working behind an IAXy (connected to Asterisk.)
Otherwise, there
On 01/30/2018 04:52 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
I'm sure that someone will be interested in it--there's usually a good
supply of masochists around.
Hay! I resemble that!!!
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unix || die
On 01/30/2018 04:47 PM, systems_glitch via cctalk wrote:
Per the recent discussion on thicknet/early Ethernet, I figured I'd see
if there's any interest in cut-to-length Belden thicknet/10base5 Ethernet
cable. I've got a local surplus guy who's got at least one 1100 foot roll.
It's the real
Someone shared the following eBay auction in the
comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware newsgroup and I figured that someone
subscribed to cctalk might be interested:
Link - IBM 9331-011 8" External Floppy Drive - eBay 183038271095
- https://www.ebay.com/itm/183038271095
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unix || die
On 02/02/2018 06:26 PM, Tapley, Mark via cctalk wrote:
thanks most kindly to all! It is rare in this hobby that I can report
that things went perfectly the first time, but this is one of those
times. I have reset the root password and logged in successfully, and the
machine appears to be
On 02/02/2018 03:10 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
More precisely: ground the cable at exactly one point. Any point will
do, but it must be grounded (because none of the taps provide a ground).
Why is that?
Is it in an attempt to avoid current loops / sneak current paths?
I thought the
On 02/02/2018 03:50 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
Yes, exactly. And if the cable crosses between buildings, which at least
for 10Base5 is plausible, they might have different ground systems.
If so, grounding both ends might produce a LARGE current through the
cable, possibly enough to be
On 02/01/2018 02:08 PM, Paul Berger via cctalk wrote:
The drives that where used on the AS/400 are all "industry standard"
drives so it should be easy to adapt one to a PC.
The drives may be standard, but I am curious how standard the format of
what's on the disk is. How likely is it that a
On 02/01/2018 01:28 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
machine; it’s possible I can find an AIX install disk but it’s
*highly* desirable to preserve the
On 02/04/2018 02:42 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctech wrote:
The alphaserver 1000a I have has a storageworks array.
The disk carriers are green in color, I see storageworks disks for sale
on ebay that are blue. What is the difference? Are they interchangeable?
Is it possible (or even wise) to
On 01/18/2018 12:23 PM, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote:
You all talk about Proxy ARP in the past tense for some reason. :)
You might find it entertaining to know that I was just talking with
colleagues that are currently using Proxy ARP to solve the lack of
subnet problem at 40 Gbps line
On 02/08/2018 08:39 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
I’m sure. I just need to figure out how to get access, preferably
with ’tin'. One of the reasons I dropped off was time, another was
my ISP dropping USENET access.
There are a number of free Usenet test-only servers, and a number of
next
On 02/07/2018 11:27 PM, Curious Marc via cctalk wrote:
Here you go:
Networking between Win98 and Win7
On Windows 7, using regedit, set
“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\LMCompatibilityLevel”
to “1” You might need to create the new entry under \lsa as a
REG_DWORD, set
On 02/07/2018 06:35 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
What sites still exist that have VMS software? I know the about the
OpenVMS Freeware CD’s from HP VMS Engineering.
I'd suggest that you redirect your question to the comp.os.vms
newsgroup. I frequently see discussions there about software
On 02/07/2018 09:53 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
According to the following link from IBM, the process we are both
thinking of is valid, just using different files.
http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/c546.htm
That link mentions ExittoDOS.pif, and searches for it turn up
On 02/07/2018 09:14 PM, Terry Stewart wrote:
Yes, the files you speak of are config.dos and autoexec.dos. These
confused me at first because I thought just as you did. I put the driver
files in there. However, those files seem to be associated with the
PREVIOUS MS-DOS version (if one exists)
On 01/16/2018 12:52 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
You could do similar via null modem cable between a terminal and
something like a Raspberry Pi.
Watching Curious Marc's HP 264x Terminals - Part 3: Living the ASCII
Life video made me think of this thread.
Check out Marc's did video
Sorry if this comes across wrong. I think I'm fighting a meat space
bug. As such my filters are a little less functional than normal.
On 02/09/2018 12:00 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
Hi, can I appeal to you (and everyone else who writes up these kinds of
notes) to put this stuff on the
On 02/11/2018 01:31 PM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote:
Nothing but if you're OK with the CHWiki linking to your site (or even
wholesale copying articles with an attribution) that would be a start
(even if it's someone other than you doing it).
I would like other sites to link to my site.
On 02/10/2018 07:45 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
Right, but my question is 'why are you writing them?' Is it just because
you enjoy writing, or do you do it in an attempt to convey information
to others? (Or perhaps some motivation I haven't guessed?)
Because I want to?
Because I want
On 02/11/2018 12:14 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
As you pointed out and commented about the links you provided, they are
online somewhere other than the CHWiki.
I also see a LOT of content that could go on CHWiki, et al, that pass
through mailing lists and newsgroups. Both of which
On 02/11/2018 05:25 PM, ben via cctalk wrote:
That just leaves your shadow.
I'm not sure I follow what you mean.
Is there any thing that really needs to saved from the internet that is
need for old computers and ancient knowledge regardless of IP rights.
I've had plenty of things that I've
On 02/11/2018 01:41 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
It wasn't just supposition on my part; as I had mentioned:
I'm not saying (or implying) that it was supposition on anybodies part.
I understand that you do have the opinion that having something on
CHWiki's site make make it more likely
On 02/21/2018 02:05 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
Not likely to be related to Oumuamua
Well…. Not exactly.
I could see how a loose connection could be made.
Mail User Agents are often used to reach out and make first contact with
people.
I could see how a new MUA could justify using
On 02/21/2018 03:50 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
That's me, I expect.
I'm not naming any names.
I have sent an email to the person directly with a polite inquiry. I
see no point in pointing fingers.
I used to use a TOPS-20 email reader called MM, and when I moved my
email to a Unix
On 02/21/2018 08:57 AM, Tapley, Mark via cctalk wrote:
I was one of the offenders. A list member politely pointed out to me
(in private mail) the existence of the of the in-reply-to header which my
client isn’t set to use. I had no idea! I’d been diligently changing
subject: headers when I
On 02/21/2018 05:26 AM, Philipp Hachtmann via cctalk wrote:
I have to say that I hate this email thread abuse so much...!
;-)
Is it so difficult to leave the thread about PICTURES (fill in whatever
topic it was about) intact?
I suspect it's either people that don't know they are breaking
On 02/21/2018 11:06 AM, Adrian Stoness wrote:
mua?
Mail User Agent
I.e. email client.
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On 02/25/2018 05:51 PM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
What is vintage computing?
I think the Department of Motor Vehicle of my home state considers any
cars over 25 years old to be historic ~> vintage.
Does something like that count?
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On 07/25/2018 07:53 PM, David Griffith via cctalk wrote:
Does anyone have any Skunkware ISOs from around 1995 to 1998?
I have a Skunkware CD-ROM from SCO OpenServer 5.0.6. I don't know what
date that's from.
Email me if you need a copy of it.
--
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unix || die
Does anybody know if external 3.6 VDC batteries, like the TL5242, are
the counterpart for on board 3.0 VDC batteries, like the BR2335-T3L?
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Grant. . . .
unix || die
Thank you for the very detailed reply Greg. I greatly appreciate it and
will be re-reading it to assimilate the information you shared.
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unix || die
On 07/19/2018 03:51 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
Is there ANY interest in Courier 56K V.92 modems?
I'm finding that my interest in BBSing and other modem based
communications of the '80s & '90s is flaring again.
As such, a pair of Courier's is on my list to acquire when it's convenient.
On 07/14/2018 02:43 PM, Adrian Graham via cctalk wrote:
I love them, I see FlashFloppy has also been mentioned which is also
excellent. Keir Fraser (flashfloppy) is constantly updating it to add new
support for formats suggested by folk either on the facebook group or on
the github repository.
On 07/14/2018 04:40 PM, Adrian Graham via cctalk wrote:
Since I got my first Gotek last year I've learned more about floppy
drives and disks than I ever thought would be neccesary but there's SO
many different formats out there that I never knew about.
Yep.
I expect that I will be learning
On 07/14/2018 05:54 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
There are many more forgotten floppy formats than most realize--for
example, the Drivetec/Kodak 5.25" 2.8MB and 6MB formats.
Wow.
I had no idea that there was a 5¼" disk that held more than 1.2 MB.
So much history that I'm sure is being
On 07/13/2018 03:12 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
Does anyone have any experience with the GoTEK SFR1M44-U100 floppy drive
emulator that reads ""images from a USB flash drive?
In case anyone is interested.
I have received my GoTEK and my initial impression is something betwee
On 07/17/2018 07:21 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
…but they don't see them as particularly important.
Sadly, many of my generation and younger, don't understand that the
perception of importance often doesn't match the actual importance.
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On 07/17/2018 02:04 PM, Adrian Graham via cctalk wrote:
Just a question, you’re not expecting the Gotek to whizz files onto the
Compaq are you?
No, not as such.
It may be something modern emulating a floppy drive but it also has
to emulate the floppy drive rotational speed so it should be
On 07/13/2018 04:13 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
http://torlus.com/floppy/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1683
Thank you.
In the as-provided form, it's just a bunch of sector-by-sector data
written to a predefined set of addresses on the flash drive. No file
system at all.
Reading about the
On 07/24/2018 12:42 PM, Eric Smith via cctalk wrote:
I wrote a lot of DDS2 and DDS3 tapes back in the day. When my DDS3
drive broke, I got another drive. I found out that my first drive was
seriously out of calibration, and though it could read its own tapes,
other drives could not. All the
On 7/21/18 9:14 AM, Carlo Pisani via cctalk wrote:
what is your experience?
I personally have had reasonable success with CD-Rs.
I used Verbatim Blue CD-Rs for general storage back when I had a single
6.4 GB drive in '98. I have recently read the contents of all the
surviving disks with no
On 7/22/18 2:06 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
I wouldn’t touch 4mm DAT tapes with a ten foot pole, if I can help
it. I’ve used them in the past, but only in special cases, OR more
importantly when forced to.
I had reasonable success with DDS2 & DDS3 DATs back in the day. I
routinely
On 7/23/18 12:00 PM, Geoffrey Oltmans via cctalk wrote:
Probably a good idea to use something like RAR with parity. I know I
have downloaded some multi-segment binaries in RAR format from usenet
with several missing segments and as long as I had the parity file
set it could successfully
On 7/23/18 9:51 AM, Alexander Schreiber via cctalk wrote:
Another thing to keep in mind: it is nice if your backup medium lasts
decades, but what about the reader for it? Will that be available
down the road as well and usable?
I seem to recall reading about a ""tape drive that wrote
On 07/13/2018 09:44 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
Actually, given that allocation is in fixed units, it would be pretty
simple to plug in a valid partition table and dummy FAT32 filesystem
image with the disk space pre-allocated on the USB flash.
Possibly.
I would want to likely use
On 08/31/2018 01:07 PM, systems_glitch via cctalk wrote:
Yeah, I forget what the original allowed length was for drop cables,
but I seem to remember it striking me as quite long! A few feet of CAT5
(or even better, STP) has a lot of wiggle room :P
I think I've seen reports of multi AUI port
On 09/06/2018 09:37 AM, Carlo Pisani via cctalk wrote:
cause it's the simples, I guess
I used to naively think that the VT100 was the lowest end Video
Terminal. Then I subsequently saw references to VT50 and VT52. So now
I have no clue.
Maybe it was just the fact that so many things
On 06/25/2018 03:20 PM, systems_glitch via cctalk wrote:
Anyone interested in cable can email me directly (please change the
subject line, it'll get binned into my cctalk folder otherwise). I can
provide any level of "kit" from just the cable to fully ready to go. I
do have a very few NOS
Does anyone have any experience with the GoTEK SFR1M44-U100 floppy drive
emulator that reads ""images from a USB flash drive?
Good?
Bad?
Indifferent?
Run for the hills?
--
Grant. . . .
unix || die
On 07/13/2018 03:42 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
Yup, got a few of them here. Depends on your needs. If what you need
is something that supports bog-standard 2x18x512 "1.44M" floppy images,
it's pretty decent right out of the box.
Cool!
It uses an STM32F105 MCU and some stuff to
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