For Sale: Spotted on eBay
I came across some genuine Commodore PET to IEEE-488 cables on eBay. i bought a few but the seller has more. These are pretty hard to find at a decent price. Seller is in the UK but with shipping, it...
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Tweener Light
Well, I finally got another Model 4 project done. I think I have been working on this for about 2 years. Its an external USB floppy disk for Windows. Currently I can create and read Model 4 MM CP/M...
View ArticleStill seeking AT&T 3B2 documentation and help
It's been about a year since I last asked around, so it's that time again! Time for me to beg, on bended knee, for any and all documentation that might exist about the AT&T 3B2 architecture and...
View ArticleVintage Dahlgren Wizard Engraver: Pick Up Only
https://www.shopgoodwill.com/auction...-37567948.html Not a computer, but it does have a keyboard and a connector for a composite monitor. Hillsboro, OR
View ArticleAC30 goes south
I made a booboo. I left my AC30 on overnight by accident. It still powers on and lights seem normal, but for some reason it isn't passing data from the terminal back to the computer. If I turn the 6800...
View ArticleALERT! CommVEx 2017 moves back to Plaza Hotel!
In late summer/early autumn 2016, our original venue for the Commodore Vegas Expo, the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, was unavailable for 2017 reservations. Thus, CommVEx was booked into the California...
View ArticleXt-ide-cf optima
This is the first I've seen of this variant of the XT-IDE. Does anyone here have experience with this design or the designer(s). Is he or she a member here? Looks like it can use an internally...
View ArticleNot every cloud has a silver lining . . .
From the daily Tech Report: Amazon Web Services outage caused by a single wrong command Over the last couple of days you may have noticed some of your favorite websites having problems, or even simply...
View ArticleVNC authentication includes user name (new to me)
This is almost not off topic, because it pertains to the use of "vintage" hardware to access other machines via RFB network protocol. So to the point: I've used RealVNC server software on various...
View ArticleMacintosh SE/30 Recap Issues
Hi, I just completed recapping an old Macintosh SE/30 I got from a friend. Before the recap, the Macintosh could boot up, but hung at a somewhat distorted grey screen, with no mouse cursor and no...
View ArticleUse modern graphic file on Apple II
Suppose I have a .jpg or .png or whatever, and I want to display it on a color Apple II monitor. Is there a procedure for this? If not, then what about converting the image into 40-column ASCII text?
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Motorola MC68000 Board - w/ really thick 5v wire?
Hey guys, Marty was kind enough to send this along to me with some DG gear and I thought it might be neat to play around with it. I'm curious though.. the wires used for the power connections are...
View ArticleModel 25 VGA Mod
I made a post a while ago showing how to VGA mod an IBM PS/2 Model 25, but I never fully detailed it. I made a YouTube video finally to change that, and finally remembered my login credentials to share...
View ArticleKIM-1 6530 replacement available
I know a lot of people have developed or are working on a replacement for the KIM-1's two 6530, but I couldn't find schematics, so I winged my own: http://www.corshamtech.com/tech-tips...0-replacement/...
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FS: New Apple II Protoboards with Hard Gold Edge Connectors
The boards from this thread: http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthrea...rototype-Cards Are now available as finished boards with HASL finish in the proto area and hard gold plated edge connectors!...
View ArticleTrue/false
I want to make a variable either TRUE or FALSE and to be able to change that variable during the program. I started out with; Code: TRUE: EQU 0FFH FALSE: EQU NOT TRUE SHIFT: EQU FALSE PROG: (Do...
View ArticleZEOS 386 Flat Desktop
Hi, I have obtained a ZEOS 386 machine for parts in an auction. It looks like this: My question is this: Have any of you ever seen a computer like this? Google acts like it doesn't exist and the only...
View ArticlePS/1 INVESTOR type # 2155-P85 Hard Drive
Hi, I am totally new here, and have joined as I now have two PS/1 machines; a Consultant and a Investor 2155-P85 50 Meg job minus it's hard drive. And with a third machine another Investor (supposedly...
View ArticleBM PC CP/M-86 Operating System Software with Manual WORKS
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272576368962 I tested this software booted up multiple times on IBM PC to verify function.
View ArticleZEOS 386 Desktop
I have a ZEOS 386 Desktop. Not a laptop, or a tower, but a Desktop. I just need help on how to get the thing running, since the motherboard is acting strange and there are NO manuals online about it....
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