October 2016 - vcf-midatlantic

Modems...
by Al Hartman 28 Oct '16

28 Oct '16

I have several PCMCIA modems, a Radio Shack Acoustic Coupler (no Power Supply), and a few assorted Modem Cards of various kinds. I'd donate to them to the museum if needed, or would like to sell/trade them off. I have several boxes of assorted cards for PCs of all kinds, some small Apple SCSI drives from 68k machines (not sure how many are still working), and at least one SCSI drive with a non standard interface I could never get to work. I'd like to try to pull some cash out of the PC Cards as I have crushing medical debt, but the hard drives are free to anyone who wants to come get them. Drop me an e-mail off the list if you are interested. -[ Al ]-

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my index card of modem tests
by Jeffrey Jonas 28 Oct '16

28 Oct '16

I keep an index card of "smart modem" commands for checking a modem's mfgr, rev and such. ATI0 ATI3 ATI6 AT+fmfr? AT+fmdl? AT+frev? Just in case anyone's testing unknown modems. -- jeffj

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my index card to test modems
by Jeffrey Jonas 28 Oct '16

28 Oct '16

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OT: gotta-go: home router/switches
by Jeffrey Jonas 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

I have a heap of Linksys, D-link and other home routers. The usual: 4 port 10/100 switch, 802.11g wifi and router. But these are too small for Linux: 2 meg flash. If you want any, reply to me ASAP. I need the floor space. Yesterday :-( -- jeff jonas

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Dialup Modems
by Blatboy 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

> > From: Christopher Gioconda <cgioconda(a)gmail.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Dialup Modems > Message-ID: > <CALfxmS68HL3-Am6hyVuXey6WCef5OFC15S0OoJz1io > x73E_DGA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > Hi David, I've been thinking of picking up a 14.4-38.4 kbps external serial > modem off of ebay. If you happen to see one I'd gladly compensate you for > it. > Christopher Gioconda > cgioconda(a)gmail.com I'm pretty sure I have a 14.4 serial modem I'd be happy to give you. Drop me an email if you're interested. I'd love it to go to someone who appreciates it. http://www.jwalterhawkes.com http://www.blatboy.com like to know where/when I'm playing? Click here <http://www.blatomaster.com/mlist.php> to sign up for my list, and let the babble begin.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] TVs installed!
by Todd George 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 09:24:06 -0400 Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] TVs installed! > You can steal USB power from the USB port :-) Just as an FYI, I'd think most televisions probably supply 500mA or mabye 1 Amp on their USB ports. Westinghouse doesn't seem to publish the power capabilities of their USB ports (at least not at quick glance). It looks like most of the Raspberry Pi devices can probably function on a 1 Amp feed, but that assumes nothing else is connected to the Pi. Most of the USB power supplies marketed toward the Pi that I've seen out there are providing 2.4A or so. Something to keep in mind in case the Pi acts strange when powered from the TV. -Todd

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Semi-OT: history @ work
by Evan Koblentz 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

Sometimes being a computer historian helps with my daytime job as a technology journalist, because I have context that other reporters lack. Today I started working on a story about anti-DDOS measures and wound up snagging some predictions from Paul Mockapetris -- the guy who basically invented DNS. Fun times! In another recent story, I tracked down the people who made the product that became Veritas Netbackup. Not sure if I posted that here when it published back in June. Here's the link: http://www.techrepublic.com/article/veritas-netbackups-roots-a-brief-histor…

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Quality laser toner refills? (potentially OT)
by David Riley 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

Hi all, This is vintage-ish... a LaserJet 2200 is kinda skirting the definition of "vintage", but the question applies to older laser printers as well. I have an LJ 2200 that still sees frequent use (it's a great printer, especially with a network card in it), but it looks like HP has either discontinued or sharply reduced new production of its cartridge ("96A"). There are other toner cartridges for older laser printers that are entirely discontinued. However, there are a lot of refillers out there who sell refilled cartridges for reasonable prices. I've never had good success with the print quality from those, though. There are also toner refill kits, which seem like a dubious (and messy) proposition. Does anyone have POSITIVE experience with any particular refillers? Whenever I've gotten one from e.g. "Cartridge Depot" or the like, the prints have been either light, uneven, or sticky. I'd like to have something that's roughly comparable to the excellent quality of the original HP toner. I don't mind refilling it myself if there are good results; I wouldn't be surprised if some of the spotty quality issues are due to worn wiper parts, etc. in the older refilled cartridges. If I search on Amazon for HP 96A, I get a lot of results that claim to be "original", but the reviews say they're rebuilt/refilled cartridges, with all the related ill effects. Staples does seem to stock it, but for a bit more than I expected (and if it's discontinued, I don't know for how long). Regardless, it's a question of interest for all older laser printers. - Dave

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Dialup Modems
by Joseph Oprysko 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

Does anyone in the Philadelphia area have an external modem or three to lend me for testing? -- Normal Person: Hey, it seems that you know a lot. Geek: To be honest, it's due to all the surfing I do. Normal Person: So you go surfing? Normal Person: But I don't think that has anything to do with knowing a lot... Geek: I think that's wrong on a fundamental level. Normal Person: Huh? Huh? What?

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Festivus Sign Up Sheet
by Jeffrey Brace 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1flOzpjh4Wdd3Gn6B3DqWHpQmxYSQGrtFo20… Please sign up if you want to attend! Festivus is Dec. 3 & 4. -- Jeff Brace - ark72axow(a)gmail.com

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