[cctalk] Re: OLD ftp.compaq.com Mirror?

2023-07-19 Thread Ali via cctalk
> I'm watching a video talking about Protoweb and one of the ftp sites > that they are talking about is ftp.compaq.com. > > The video in question is: > > Link - Protoweb - Reviving the '90s Internet! (Overview & Demo) > - https://youtu.be/1FSd-XhGLqk > > I'm interested in checking out

[cctalk] Re: OLD ftp.compaq.com Mirror?

2023-07-18 Thread Henry Bent via cctalk
On Tue, 18 Jul 2023 at 22:48, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > On 7/10/23 10:54 AM, Ali wrote: > > Hello All, > > Hi Ali, > > > I am wondering if anyone has a private or knows of a mirror for > > ftp.compaq.com that is older than 2014? > I'm watching a video talking about Protoweb and one of the

[cctalk] Re: OLD ftp.compaq.com Mirror?

2023-07-18 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 7/10/23 10:54 AM, Ali wrote: Hello All, Hi Ali, I am wondering if anyone has a private or knows of a mirror for ftp.compaq.com that is older than 2014? I'm watching a video talking about Protoweb and one of the ftp sites that they are talking about is ftp.compaq.com. The video in

[cctalk] Re: OLD ftp.compaq.com Mirror?

2023-07-11 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 7/10/23 1:18 PM, Ali wrote: Hi Grant, Hi Ali, I am currently looking for the following: Firmware for the MSL5000 Tape Library (version 5.20). The file name would be something like Nextgen_520.bin. The MSL5000 is a rebranded Overland library. Apparently you could have used the original

[cctalk] Re: OLD ftp.compaq.com Mirror?

2023-07-10 Thread Ali via cctalk
> I am surprised the original Compaq diagnostics for 5 1/4"- native > systems > and early DOS and even OS/2 are not someplace Bill, I think those are out there. I believe the last version for DOS was 8.x and that is in the first 500 Softpaqs. I can find the exact number for you if you are

[cctalk] Re: OLD ftp.compaq.com Mirror?

2023-07-10 Thread Ali via cctalk
> I can't help with the mirror, but maybe I can help with the old > spinning > plastic that I have related to ProLiants and / or StorageWorks stuff. > > Please clarify what you're looking for and I'll see if anything I have > is germane. Hi Grant, I am currently looking for the following:

[cctalk] Re: OLD ftp.compaq.com Mirror?

2023-07-10 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
I am surprised the original Compaq diagnostics for 5 1/4"- native systems and early DOS and even OS/2 are not someplace On Mon, Jul 10, 2023, 1:07 PM John H. Reinhardt via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I just found this the other day, but I see the update date in in 2014 so > it may

[cctalk] Re: OLD ftp.compaq.com Mirror?

2023-07-10 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 7/10/23 10:54 AM, Ali wrote: Hello All, Hi, I am looking for some old documentation and firmware for Compaq switches and Tape Libraries but if anyone has a full set of files I am happy to add them to a mirror. TIA! I can't help with the mirror, but maybe I can help with the old spinning

[cctalk] Re: OLD ftp.compaq.com Mirror?

2023-07-10 Thread Ali via cctalk
> I just found this the other day, but I see the update date in in 2014 > so it may not be of use. > > http://ftp.zx.net.nz/cgi-bin/archive-mirror John, Thanks. Actually I have been talking to David (the maintainer/owner of that mirror) and he doesn't have those files either. > > There is

[cctalk] Re: OLD ftp.compaq.com Mirror?

2023-07-10 Thread John H. Reinhardt via cctalk
I just found this the other day, but I see the update date in in 2014 so it may not be of use. http://ftp.zx.net.nz/cgi-bin/archive-mirror There is some info about libraries under the Storageworks folder. https://ftp.zx.net.nz/pub/archive/ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/storageworks/ -- John H.

[cctalk] OLD ftp.compaq.com Mirror?

2023-07-10 Thread Ali via cctalk
Hello All, I am wondering if anyone has a private or knows of a mirror for ftp.compaq.com that is older than 2014? All the ones I have found online, including the file at archive.org, are from 2014. By then a number of files and directories had been purged e.g. "/pub/supportinformation/techpubs"

Re: ftp.compaq.com mirror

2017-08-09 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Tue, 8 Aug 2017, Adrian Graham wrote: of the whole ftp site but it?s 220gb and I?m not sure my little 150mb/s web connection will download that in less than a month :) You should think about the proper usage of units... If "gb" is gigabytes, then "mb" is megabytes. With a 150 megabytes/s

Re: ftp.compaq.com mirror

2017-08-08 Thread Adrian Graham via cctalk
> On 8 Aug 2017, at 20:30, Eric Christopherson via cctalk > wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Adrian Graham via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> Managed to rescue a Compaq Deskpro EN from the scrap pile at work today >> and

Re: ftp.compaq.com mirror

2017-08-08 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 08/08/2017 12:38 PM, Rico Pajarola via cctalk wrote: > I have the whole archive, but you'd have to tell me which files you need. > Note that most files from ftp.compaq.com are still available on > ftp://ftp.hp.com/ (including all softpaqs). > > You should be able to install Windows 98 without

Re: ftp.compaq.com mirror

2017-08-08 Thread Rico Pajarola via cctalk
I have the whole archive, but you'd have to tell me which files you need. Note that most files from ftp.compaq.com are still available on ftp://ftp.hp.com/ (including all softpaqs). You should be able to install Windows 98 without any special drivers, and then use Google to find the specific

Re: ftp.compaq.com mirror

2017-08-08 Thread Alexandre Souza via cctalk
I'd download everything and keep it in a safe place, just in case... 2017-08-08 16:30 GMT-03:00 Eric Christopherson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org>: > On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Adrian Graham via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > Managed to rescue a

Re: ftp.compaq.com mirror

2017-08-08 Thread Eric Christopherson via cctalk
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Adrian Graham via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Hi folks, > > Managed to rescue a Compaq Deskpro EN from the scrap pile at work today > and realised it has a proper floppy controller so I can install a 5.25” > drive. > > Trouble is ftp.compaq.com

ftp.compaq.com mirror

2017-08-08 Thread Adrian Graham via cctalk
Hi folks, Managed to rescue a Compaq Deskpro EN from the scrap pile at work today and realised it has a proper floppy controller so I can install a 5.25” drive. Trouble is ftp.compaq.com has disappeared so getting drivers for win98 is going to be difficult unless I