Re: 8 inch floppies, decaying

2018-07-10 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Steve, Adrian, I am pretty certain that alcohol will break down the binders and remove the oxide. Since the bad disc was run through the drive the head/heads should be cleaned before any more read or write attempts are made otherwise more discs will be damaged. Thanks, rich! On

Re: RAID? Was: PATA hard disks, anyone?

2018-03-28 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: On Wed, 28 Mar 2018, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: I have been kind of following this thread. I have a question about MTBF. I have four HGST UltraStar Enterprise 2TB drives setup in a Hardware RAID 10 configuration. If the the MTBF is 100,000 Hrs for each drive does

Re: RAID? Was: PATA hard disks, anyone?

2018-03-28 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, I have been kind of following this thread. I have a question about MTBF. I have four HGST UltraStar Enterprise 2TB drives setup in a Hardware RAID 10 configuration. If the the MTBF is 100,000 Hrs for each drive does this mean that the total MTBF is 25,000 Hrs? GOD Bless and

Re: PATA hard disks, anyone?

2018-03-28 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Bill, I have a 30 year old IBM SCSI drive that still works great. Yes, every company has had good drives and bad drives. I have had Quantum drives that have lasted for decades and I have had ones that died in a year. :) GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 3/28/2018 5:03 AM, Bill Gunshannon via

A CD-ROM that is compatible with the 16700A LA!

2018-02-27 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, . . . . For those of you who having not been following my trials and tribulations with a 16700A in another topic here is a partial update. I received this LA from a benefactor who has stepped forward. A real big thanks to him. I have run into that incompatibility problem with

Re: TRS-80 Fireworks

2019-08-28 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, S100 based computers have the same problem. I have had the caps in the PS and on the individual boards go boom. Common failure mode for electrolytics and tantalums. GOD Bless, rich! On 8/28/2019 3:10 AM, Peter Corlett via cctalk wrote: On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 07:07:21PM +1000,

Re: Classic equipment available & my bad year.

2019-11-08 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Dave, I am so sorry to hear about what has happened to you. I am so glad that you are recovering. I will hold you and your family in my prayers. Yes, miracles still happen. GOD Bless you and yours!! rich! On 11/8/2019 5:10 PM, Dave Dunfield via cctalk wrote: Hello Everyone. I have had a

OT: A spring trip!

2019-11-06 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, I am looking for someone in the Reedsburg, WI area that would like to take a road trip out West come this spring. Say sometime in late May or early June. If you are interested please let me know. Non-smoker only. GOD Bless and Thanks, Richard R. Pope 1230 19th Street #5

Re: OT: A spring trip!

2019-11-06 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, BTW: Reedsburg area includes Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, Minneapolis, Dubuque, or any other towns or cities within 300 miles. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/6/2019 9:23 PM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Hello all, I am looking for someone in the Reedsburg, WI area

Re: OT: A spring trip!

2019-11-07 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
certainly be in your geographic area. But, out of curiosity: How long a road trip, and for what purpose? JRJ On 11/6/2019 9:58 PM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Hello all, BTW: Reedsburg area includes Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, Minneapolis, Dubuque, or any other towns or cities within 300

Re: Fwd: For auction: Amiga 3000

2019-10-19 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Sellam, I am an Amiga expert. If you don't remove the battery asap you are going to lose this system. I am amazed that it still works but that isn't going to last much longer. You stated that there was some corrosion that you cleaned up so it may already too late to save the motherboard.

Re: First Internet message and ...

2019-11-24 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, That is cool! I have been using the Internet from the time when you had to sign up with Compuserve or AOL to gain access. There was no private Internet access like what we have today. I was using a VIC-20, then a C-64, then a C-128, then an Amiga1000, then on to an Amiga2000,

Re: First Internet message and ...

2019-11-24 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Jim, Well said and Thank-you! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/24/2019 10:37 PM, Jim Manley via cctalk wrote: Don't spoil the spirit of excitement over this sort of thing, even if they get every detail wrong. You weren't present for this event, and even "expert" historians routinely also

Re: First Internet message and ...

2019-11-26 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Chuck, I wouldn't consider this a Personal Computer. It has some severe limitations. There are no graphics, only one line of display, no sound, no expandability. It is more of a front end to talk to another system. This computer is just too limited. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On

Re: First Internet message and ...

2019-11-26 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Will, And IBM invented the Personal Computer. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/26/2019 7:25 PM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote: You mean like how history says Columbus discovered America... And Edison invented the incandescent lamp. And Digital invented the minicomputer. ...we are

Re: First Internet message and ...

2019-11-26 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Fred, Agreed! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/26/2019 9:16 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: Good point. Some companies that COULD HAVE been the leaders made great inventions and/or engineering, and then fumbled the marketing. I'm thinking that Xerox Parc could be said to have

Re: First Internet message and ...

2019-11-26 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Mike, Word Perfect and the Vista series was also available for the Amiga! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/26/2019 9:15 PM, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote: - Original Message - From: "Fred Cisin via cctalk" To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Sent: Tuesday,

Re: First Internet message and ...

2019-11-26 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Randy, I will argue that that is an engineering computer and not a personal computer. No color and probably no sound except for beeps. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/26/2019 9:26 PM, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote: No, this was the first personal computer...

Re: First Internet message and ...

2019-11-26 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Fred, You are correct in your assessment. Which was first? The Altair and IMSAI had been available for years but you almost had to be an engineer to build them and use them. So were they first? I don't believe so because the average idiot couldn't get them to work. They were too much

Re: First Internet message and ...

2019-11-26 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
! On 11/26/2019 9:03 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: On 11/26/19 6:49 PM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Fred, You are correct in your assessment. Which was first? The Altair and IMSAI had been available for years but you almost had to be an engineer to build them and use them. So were

Re: First Internet message and ...

2019-11-26 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Fred, I started with the VIC. I then got a C-64. From there I bought a C-128 and then the A-1000. I migrated to a A-2000 that I then upgraded many times. I finally got an A-4000T 040/25MHz system which I upgraded to 50MHz and 128MB of ram. It also had 4MB of chip ram and 8MB of Fast ram.

Re: First Internet message and ...

2019-11-27 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, Commodore had the marketing part down pact. That is one of the reasons that at the time Commodore sold more C-64s than all of the other computers combined. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/27/2019 10:39 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: On 11/26/2019 08:59 PM, Chris Zach via

Re: "First Internet message" and ...

2019-11-25 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Noel, Isn't the proper term for my network of computers here at home: internet and the term : Internet the proper term for the worldwide collection of networked computers? GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/25/2019 12:06 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: > From: Fred Cisin >

Re: "First Internet message" and ...

2019-11-25 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Nigel, You are correct. Sorry! A Senior moment. LOL! :) What about internet vs Internet? GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/25/2019 12:53 PM, Nigel Johnson via cctalk wrote: No, your home has an intranet! cheers, Nigel On 25/11/2019 13:45, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Noel

Re: "First Internet message" and ...

2019-11-25 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Mike, That is easy. I am running a router/firewall as my gateway and I have a gigabit switch. I also have some 100mbit hubs and switches but I'm not using them. We can also get in to the fact the proper place to reply is at the top of the post and not at the bottom. Top posting has been

Re: "First Internet message" and ...

2019-11-25 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, So I had an internet when I had my Amigas networked to my Windoze machines with Arcnet and the Windoze machines where connected to the Internet through a router/firewall. Correct?? GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/25/2019 2:45 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: > From:

Re: "First Internet message" and ...

2019-11-25 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Will, Good one. LOL! :) GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/25/2019 4:10 PM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote: Oh goody; when the "intranet" vs. "an internet" vs. "The Internet" discussion finally gets boring we can argue over the meaning and function of "switches" vs. "routers" vs. "hubs".

Re: sa...@elecplus.com

2019-09-24 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, Every couple of years or so I completely disassemble my keyboard. I wash the case and the keys in hot soapy water and thoroughly rinse. I wipe everything else down. This gets rid of the hair and other junk that builds up in between the keys and the plungers. GOD Bless, rich!

Re: Nuke Redmond!

2019-10-07 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, The problem as I see it are all of the sheep that buy pre-configured boxes from the likes of Dell and other such providers. They don't get the OS disc. They only receive restore discs. Most of these users only know how to turn on the power and operate the keyboard and/or mouse.

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-05 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, The Covid-19 threat is being over sold. Children don't seem to be at risk. It is the elderly that seem to get really sick. If you are sick just stay home. You can also wear a mask and that will protect others. The flu is more of a threat than Covid-19. If you are not sick

Re: anyone heard from Cindy Croxton?

2020-01-15 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Cindy, I am sorry to hear about your difficulties. I will hold you and yours in my prayers. GOD Bless, rich! On 1/15/2020 8:28 AM, sales--- via cctalk wrote: On 2020-01-14 11:24, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: I tried sending an email about a week ago after noticing https://elecshopper.com/

Re: Design flaw in the SCSI spec?

2020-01-08 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Al, Yep!! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 1/8/2020 1:15 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: On 1/8/20 10:58 AM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: The A3000 did have a problem with the hardware. If you upgraded the SCSI controller chip it fixed the A3000 problem. I guessed it was a WD http

Re: Design flaw in the SCSI spec?

2020-01-08 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, I used Amigas for several decades and I really liked SCSI. The problems with the Amiga and SCSI were related to firmware and not the hardware. It was important to use the latest SCSI Roms on the 2091 and the 590. The A3000 did have a problem with the hardware. If you upgraded

Re: VCF PNW 2020: Cancelled

2020-03-06 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
, Mar 6, 2020 at 1:11 AM Tor Arntsen via cctalk wrote: Please do not try to spread medical advice on a mailing list. FYI, what you're saying does *not* match proper advice from medical sources. On Fri, 6 Mar 2020 at 07:58, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Hello all, The Covid-19 threat

Re: ArcNet board Wanted, Intercontinental Micro

2020-04-10 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Jonathan, I have several ISA ArcNet boards but I don't know what brand they are. If you want I can dig them out this weekend. Are You interested? GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 4/9/2020 11:51 PM, Jonathan Haddox via cctalk wrote: I'm on a quest to find an ISA ARCnet board from

Re: PDP-8 Straight 8 restoration

2020-03-29 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Diane, Very nicely done. I read the whole thing. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 3/29/2020 3:59 PM, Diane Bruce via cctech wrote: On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 09:47:51AM +1300, Brendan McNeill via cctech wrote: Here in NZ and around the world many of us are in lockdown and spending more time on

Re: Bob Davis and old computer stuff

2020-04-25 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Chris, I am willing to come and help you. I would need a place to stay. I am healthy and I do not have Kung Flu. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 4/25/2020 7:13 PM, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote: Well, it's dark, dirty, and a mess. Also stressful as hell to be down there in a respirator,

Re: Ok, got the Perq tapes

2020-04-26 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Chris, Is there any Commodore or Amiga equipment in there? I though that I saw a Commodore 1571 floppy drive! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 4/26/2020 6:33 PM, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote: Ok, so this evening I went back to the house to do a quick evacuation of the most critical stuff and

Re: Microsoft open sources GWBASIC

2020-05-23 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, I started with a VIC, I then got a C-64, C-128, A1000, A2000 which I converted into an A2000T, the A3000T and finally an A4000T. I eventually broke down and got a 486 machine and installed Win2000 on it. Argh! I kept my A4000T for years after I got the 486. I networked them

Re: Firing up the pdt11

2020-10-11 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Chris, I would like to get a clarification on this. Does either drive work fine in the PD0 position or does the drive that was not working in the PD1 position not work in the PD0 position? You said that the spare drive that you put in the PD1 position also does not work. I would try it in

Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] S-100 stuff, electronic stuff, model railroad stuff, books and magazines!

2020-10-17 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, The S-100 stuff is sold pending payment. I appreciate the interest and help! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 10/17/2020 10:44 PM, Bruce wrote: I believe there is an S-100 meuseum - think they specialize in Altare - but they woul probably be a good home for the stuff Cheers!

S-100 stuff, electronic stuff, model railroad stuff, books and magazines!

2020-10-17 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all. I have 22 S-100 boards for sale. There are two backplanes. One is a 9 slot bare board and the other is a 19 slot fully populated board. Both boards have active termination. There are 8080, Z80, FDC, HDC, Serial, 68030, a Display board, a Front Panel board. There are also 3 Mean

FS: S-100 stuff, electronic stuff, model railroad stuff, books and magazines!

2020-10-18 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, It looks like the S-100 stuff is available again. Sorry for the confusion! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 10/18/2020 12:36 AM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Hello all, The S-100 stuff is sold pending payment. I appreciate the interest and help! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich

Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] FS: S-100 stuff, electronic stuff, model railroad stuff, books and magazines!

2020-10-19 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, The S-100 stuff is sold and paid for. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 10/18/2020 9:46 PM, Richard R. Pope wrote: Hello all, It looks like the S-100 stuff is available again. Sorry for the confusion! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 10/18/2020 12:36 AM, Richard Pope via cctalk

Re: Exploring early GUIs

2020-09-21 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, The Amiga 1000 with AmigaDos and Workbench was released in late 1985. AmigaDos is based on Unix and Workbench is based on X-windows. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 9/21/2020 11:24 PM, Chris Hanson via cctalk wrote: On Sep 21, 2020, at 3:38 PM, Cameron Kaiser via cctalk wrote:

Re: Exploring early GUIs

2020-09-18 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, There are emulations of the Amiga out there. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On Sep 17, 2020, at 10:18 PM, Michael Kerpan via cctalk wrote: Something in another recent thread about LISP machines got me wondering: how many early graphical systems are well emulated (or emulated at

Re: Arcnet cards and lost emails!

2020-07-02 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Jonathan, I am going to look for them this weekend. I finally got the mess about my insurance straighten out. I should be able to have my car fixed by next weekend. I apologize for the delays. My life is a mess right now. I appreciate your patience. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On

Re: A tool many of you may make find useful!

2020-06-30 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Tor, That is very possible. I haven't installed 7Zip but I will do that in the next few days. I am kind of overwhelmed with other things at the moment. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 6/30/2020 3:47 AM, Tor Arntsen via cctalk wrote: Ultimate Zip is showing that the file is empty.

Arcnet cards and lost emails!

2020-06-25 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, I had a HDD failure and I lost all of my emails going back 3 years. There was a gentleman that was looking for Arcnet cards. Could you please recontact me? GOD Bless and Thanks, rich!

Re: A tool many of you may make find useful!

2020-06-27 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Dave, The file is empty. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 6/27/2020 4:55 PM, Dave Dunfield via cctalk wrote: Downloading http://dunfield.maknonsolutions.com/dos/sw/ddw2020.zip gets flagged by Windows Defender on Windows 10 Pro (1909) as "Worm:Win32/Spybot". A new tool now available on the

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board

2020-06-16 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Chuck, I get the same thing! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 6/16/2020 10:56 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: Sorry, Peter, but when pasting your links into my browser, I get a white square with a circle with a hyphen in the center. Nothing more. Perhaps it's a permission issue? --Chuck

Re: A tool many of you may make find useful!

2020-06-28 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Dave, When I open the zip file with Ultimate Zip there are no files inside the zip. That is what I mean when I say that it is empty. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 6/28/2020 9:53 AM, Dave Dunfield via cctalk wrote: The file is empty. Not much I go do except stop trying and advise

Re: A tool many of you may make find useful!

2020-06-28 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Will, Ultimate Zip is showing that the file is empty. Hum! I have been using Ultimate Zip for decades. Hum! I wounder what is going on! Could someone please just send me the individual files to my email address? GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 6/28/2020 3:29 PM, Will Cooke via cctech

Re: Duplicate messages

2020-06-11 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Johan, Yep! I do also! rich! On 6/11/2020 10:36 AM, Rick Bensene via cctalk wrote: Johan Helsingius wrote: Anyone else getting duplicate messages from this list? I get 2 copies of most (but not all) messages, with the second copy often arriving significantly later. I experience

Re: TRS 80 Model 12 Picked up

2020-07-28 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Fred, The information is greatly appreciated. I forgot about TRS-DOS. I was sure about the CP/M. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 7/29/2020 12:18 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: The model 12 was a replacement for the Model 2. The 12 is smaller and lighter. Half-height drives, keyboard

Re: TRS 80 Model 12 Picked up

2020-07-28 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Devin, I believe that this is a Z-80 machine that runs CPM. You will probably find that the electrolytics in the power supply are leaking. Please don't quote me on this. Where is this stuff located? GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 7/28/2020 11:00 PM, devin davison via cctalk wrote:

FS: Tek scope, HP LA, and Electronic components!

2020-11-21 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, I have probably developed cancer. I can't get in for treatment. I have enough lumps in my body that it probably wouldn't make a difference. So more than likely I am dying. I am asking for everyone's help. I am selling off all of my processions and simplifying my life before I

Re: Seagate Elite "reverse surging" noise

2020-11-14 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Jules, That sounds like a spindle motor bearing that is going bad. Yes, it will get worst and the motor will fail to spin up at one point. I wouldn't use this drive for anything that is important. Remember these motors don't have a lot of torque. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/14/2020

The best hard drives??

2020-11-16 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, In the opinions of you experts out there considering reliability being number one on the list with speed be number two on the list what would you folks consider to be the best SATA drives on the market? GOD Bless and Thanks, rich!

Re: The best hard drives??

2020-11-18 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, Do you think that we can get back to the original question?? GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/18/2020 10:49 AM, Todd Goodman via cctalk wrote: At least you didn't call us all "Merkins"... On 11/17/2020 8:03 PM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 at 15:36, Bill

Re: The best hard drives??

2020-11-18 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Paul, You are entirely correct when it comes to temperature. Even ten or 20 degrees F can severely shorten the life of a HDD. It looks like I will be getting HGST drives even though I have had some difficulties with them. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! I don't have much to offer; my

Re: The best hard drives??

2020-11-18 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Chuck, I am concerned about SSDs because thy can only be written to a limited number of times. Spinning platters have unlimited write cycles barring a hardware or electronics failure. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/18/2020 4:56 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: Tangential to this,

Re: FS: Tek scope, HP LA, and Electronic components!

2020-11-21 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, I forgot to put in that I live in Reedsburg, WI 53959 which is near the WI Dells. Sorry about that! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/21/2020 4:29 AM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Hello all, I have probably developed cancer. I can't get in for treatment. I have enough

Re: [TekScopes] FS: Tek scope, HP LA, and Electronic components!

2020-11-21 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, I forgot to put in that I live in Reedsburg, WI 53959 which is near the WI Dells. Sorry about that! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 11/21/2020 4:29 AM, Richard R. Pope wrote: Hello all, I have probably developed cancer. I can't get in for treatment. I have enough lumps in

Re: FS: Tek scope, HP LA, and Electronic components!

2020-11-21 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
- my grandfather was Dutch Hagenah (the current Dutch, slightly younger than I am, was sometimes referred to as "little Dutch".) JRJ On 11/21/2020 10:59 AM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Hello all, I forgot to put in that I live in Reedsburg, WI 53959 which is near the WI Dells. S

Re: FS: Tek scope, HP LA, and Electronic components!

2020-11-22 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, The LA is sold and paid for! I appreciate all of the interest and the help! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! Happy Thanksgiving! On 11/21/2020 4:29 AM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Hello all, I have probably developed cancer. I can't get in for treatment. I have enough lumps

Re: FS: Tek scope, HP LA, and Electronic components!

2020-11-22 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, The LA is sold pending payment! I appreciate the interest, the help, and the kind words. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! Happy Thanksgiving! On 11/21/2020 4:29 AM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Hello all, I have probably developed cancer. I can't get in for treatment. I have

Re: COMPAQ ISA PC to ethernent

2021-05-20 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Randy. I have ISA ethernet and Arcnet boards. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 5/20/2021 9:01 PM, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote: If anyone has ideas about boards or software to connect this original Compaq to the net let me know! Browsing the ebay, I do not find a PC 8 bit ethernet board

Re: IBM PC Network

2021-05-24 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, IBM also stated that personal computers will never be accepted. Then when they finally bowed to pressure and started building personal computers they stated that color and sound would never be necessary, GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 5/23/2021 2:06 PM, Lyle Bickley via cctalk

Re: COMPAQ ISA PC to ethernent

2021-05-22 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
, Randy has not responded to me. Yes, I have Arcnet and Ethernet ISA cards. What info do you need? GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 5/22/2021 12:03 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: Hi Rich, On 5/20/21 8:21 PM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: I have ISA ethernet and Arcnet boards. I'd

Re: COMPAQ ISA PC to ethernent

2021-05-23 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
live in Reedsburg, WI 53959. Where do you live? GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 5/23/2021 1:46 AM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: On 5/22/21 10:53 PM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: I have several hundred MB and expansion cards from 30 years ago up to about 5 years ago. I would like to sell all

Re: COMPAQ ISA PC to ethernent

2021-05-23 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
at the top instead of imbedding it! It is much easier on me. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 5/23/2021 11:13 AM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: Hi Rich, On 5/23/21 1:06 AM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: There is so much here. I want five hundred for all of it and 750 to delivered it to any

Re: COMPAQ ISA PC to ethernent

2021-05-23 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
listing off something like X DEC Y IBM Z Commodore Even three to five word descriptions are a start. Then if people see something they are interested in learning more about, they can ask. On 5/23/21 3:35 PM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Hello everyone, I am continuing to list

Re: Hard To Believe This Person Is Serious

2021-03-26 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Ali, You are probably correct but it was just something that i have done in the past to get a HDD working by combining two to make one. Just my two cents. Anyone want to buy a used, I believe it stills works, ANTIQUE and COLLECTABLE 100MB SCSI 1 HDD for say $1,000,000 OBO? GOD Bless and

Re: Hard To Believe This Person Is Serious

2021-03-26 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Antonio, Wow! About $30 for one sheet of paper. Is gold woven into it? GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 3/26/2021 4:15 AM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: On 26/03/2021 08:36, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote: The seller is also describing it as "refurbished", one of these days I am going to

Re: Hard To Believe This Person Is Serious

2021-03-27 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Bob, It is a joke from the Airplane movie. Shirley you jest! I told you not to call me Shirley! Shirley is substituted for surely. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 3/26/2021 4:08 PM, Robert Harrison via cctalk wrote: Who is Shirley? Yes, it surely has run its course. Sent from my iPhone

Re: Hard To Believe This Person Is Serious

2021-03-25 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Bill, How much is the guy asking and for what? GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 3/25/2021 2:15 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: On 3/25/21 1:56 PM, mazzinia--- via cctalk wrote: Rofl, If he manages to find someone at that price, I will have to sell my micropolis 5"25 I would

Re: Hard To Believe This Person Is Serious

2021-03-25 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Guy, Agreed. Well by their thinking I should be able to get $1,000 for my IBM 100MB SCSI drive from the 1990s. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 3/25/2021 5:16 PM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: At 05:45 PM 25/03/2021 -, you wrote: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313467585213 Seller is

Re: Hard To Believe This Person Is Serious

2021-03-26 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Rob, Could it be that they get identical drives that don't work. Some of the drives have bad platters or heads and other drives have bad interface cards but the platters and heads are ok. So they take the good cards and put them on the drives with the good platters and heads and then

Re: [HOswap on IO] FS: Panavise vise with circuit board adapter!

2021-03-18 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, The Panavise is sold. I appreciate the interest! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 3/18/2021 3:41 PM, Richard R. Pope wrote: Hello all, As you all know by now I probably have cancer and I am selling off my possessions to finance my travels around the country. I have for sale

FS: Panavise vise with circuit board adapter!

2021-03-19 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, As you all know by now I probably have cancer and I am selling off my possessions to finance my travels around the country. I have for sale one Panavise vise with nylon jaws and a large circuit board holder adapter. $100 plus shipping. Please reply off list. I live in Reedsburg,

Re: FS: Panavise vise with circuit board adapter!

2021-03-19 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, The vise has been sold. I appreciate the interest! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 3/18/2021 3:41 PM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Hello all, As you all know by now I probably have cancer and I am selling off my possessions to finance my travels around the country. I have

Re: VCF Swap Meet in Wall, NJ

2021-03-21 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Jeffery, Yep! All of the states have this provision. It isn't being told to the general public but it is there. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 3/21/2021 1:29 PM, Jeffrey Brace via cctalk wrote: Just responding to Richard: The current guidelines for New Jersey allow exceptions to mask

Re: VCF Swap Meet in Wall, NJ

2021-03-19 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Tony, What ever went wrong with my body 20 years ago when I came down with the flu damaged my metabolism. The extra heat load on my lungs and my core causes me to become sick in about 5 minutes. In 15 minutes I am unresponsive, in 30 minutes I am unconsience, and in one hour my heart

Re: VCF Swap Meet in Wall, NJ

2021-03-19 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
And what about those of us who are disabled and can't wear a mask?? GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 3/19/2021 6:57 PM, Tony Aiuto via cctalk wrote: Nice. I have a lot of stuff I want to clean out of my basement. Will you be requiring masks for all attendees? Not doing so is a deal breaker for

Re: 80286 Protected Mode Test

2021-03-06 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Rob, There is probably hidden damage to the motherboard. The acid will follow the traces inside the board and consume them. There is no way to stop this kind of damage. Sorry for the bad news. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 3/6/2021 4:59 PM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote: I have a

Re: Is this a new record?

2021-04-22 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Chuck and et al, I just showed this to a friend of mine. She sent me a one word reply: 'Stupid'. I have to agree. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 4/22/2021 8:31 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: On 4/22/21 5:13 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: On Apr 22, 2021, at 5:08 PM, Chris Zach via

Vic-20 Power off.

2022-03-16 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Diedrich, Just unplug it. I owned one for years. Thanks, Richard Pope