January 2019 - vcf-midatlantic

TRS-80 Model 1 Complete System in Baltimore
by J. Alexander Jacocks 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

All, There is a complete and seemingly good condition TRS-80 Model 1 System, on Craigslist, in Baltimore. Nock yourself out, if they are your thing. https://baltimore.craigslist.org/sys/6787710400.html - Alex

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Muscle needed
by Evan Koblentz 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

Ian and I build a simple ramp to remove the VAX 9000 racks from their pallets. We got two racks de-palleted, but the other racks were too heavy for he and I to handle alone. A few clones of Ian may have been enough :) but all my strength is legs, not upper body. I don't know exactly how many racks are left to de-pallet. Probably around a dozen. It would help a lot if we could tackle at least some of them this weekend. Then the supercomputer will take up less space in the warehouse. Also, then we could put a couple of racks of it in the museum!

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Workshop Sunday Breakfast
by Jeffrey Brace 12 Jan '19

12 Jan '19

VCF Repair Workshoppers Will be eating at 9am in Blue Swan Diner on Ocean Township. That will be all. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Tandy 6000
by J. Alexander Jacocks 12 Jan '19

12 Jan '19

Also, don't forget that the HxC firmware is available for the Gotek, making it just as compatible as the real HxC drives, if not quite as well made and attractive. - Alex On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 2:28 PM Peter Cetinski via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Not sure about the Gotek. I know the standard HxC works well with the 8” > Tandy’s. > > Pete > > > On Jan 11, 2019, at 1:58 PM, Dean Notarnicola <dnotarnicola(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Of course, you are correct. I have a Gotek handy. Do you happen to know > if the flashfloppy firmware makes it compatible with the 6000? > > > > - Dean > > > >> On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 1:39 PM Peter Cetinski via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> It’s 19 disks for Xenix 3.2 with the 3.0 dev system, Dean! :) You > really want that because without it Tandy Xenix is mostly just a runtime > system. A few of the install disks are double sided as well. > >> > >> I highly recommend getting an HxC floppy emulator for the 6000. The > full Xenix install will push your TM-848 drive to the max. > >> > >> Also a good idea to image the diagnostics disk first so you can run the > full test suite of 68k diags before attempting the Xenix install. > >> > >> Pete > >> > >> > On Jan 11, 2019, at 1:29 PM, Ian Primus via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> > > >> > I can bring my disk imaging setup, which can write those disks. > >> > > >> > -Ian > >> > > >> > On Friday, January 11, 2019, Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic < > >> > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> > > >> >> I'll be bringing a Tandy 6000 to the workshop in addition to the Mac > Color > >> >> Classic II that I'll be attempting to restore. Would anyone have a > set of > >> >> TRSDOS II 4.2/4.3 or TRS-Xenix 3 (preferably) disks? I have some > blank 8" I > >> >> can use to copy them, or I'd be very happy to compensate someone for > a set > >> >> of one or both. > >> >> > >> >> - Dean > >> >> >

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[OT] Anyone Coming Today Have a Dell 2001fp PSU?
by J. Alexander Jacocks 12 Jan '19

12 Jan '19

If you could bring it, I’d appreciate it. - Alex

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Wanted: MFM hard drive
by Mike Loewen 11 Jan '19

11 Jan '19

I'm looking for a working MFM hard drive in the 30-40MB range. Does anyone have one to spare? An emulator would be desirable later (I already have one of Dave Gesswein's), but for now I'm looking for spinning rust. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Tandy 6000
by Dean Notarnicola 11 Jan '19

11 Jan '19

Of course, you are correct. I have a Gotek handy. Do you happen to know if the flashfloppy firmware makes it compatible with the 6000? - Dean On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 1:39 PM Peter Cetinski via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > It’s 19 disks for Xenix 3.2 with the 3.0 dev system, Dean! :) You really > want that because without it Tandy Xenix is mostly just a runtime system. > A few of the install disks are double sided as well. > > I highly recommend getting an HxC floppy emulator for the 6000. The full > Xenix install will push your TM-848 drive to the max. > > Also a good idea to image the diagnostics disk first so you can run the > full test suite of 68k diags before attempting the Xenix install. > > Pete > > > On Jan 11, 2019, at 1:29 PM, Ian Primus via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > I can bring my disk imaging setup, which can write those disks. > > > > -Ian > > > > On Friday, January 11, 2019, Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic < > > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > >> I'll be bringing a Tandy 6000 to the workshop in addition to the Mac > Color > >> Classic II that I'll be attempting to restore. Would anyone have a set > of > >> TRSDOS II 4.2/4.3 or TRS-Xenix 3 (preferably) disks? I have some blank > 8" I > >> can use to copy them, or I'd be very happy to compensate someone for a > set > >> of one or both. > >> > >> - Dean > >> >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Working PATA IDE drive needed 250-500 gig
by Tony Bogan 11 Jan '19

11 Jan '19

I have a couple western digital 250GB drives still sealed, I’ll bring them with me. Tony Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 11, 2019, at 1:39 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > <mime-attachment>

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Tandy 6000
by Dean Notarnicola 11 Jan '19

11 Jan '19

I'll be bringing a Tandy 6000 to the workshop in addition to the Mac Color Classic II that I'll be attempting to restore. Would anyone have a set of TRSDOS II 4.2/4.3 or TRS-Xenix 3 (preferably) disks? I have some blank 8" I can use to copy them, or I'd be very happy to compensate someone for a set of one or both. - Dean

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Working PATA IDE drive needed 250-500 gig
by Sentrytv 11 Jan '19

11 Jan '19

Looking for a couple of working drives to expand XBOX storage Seagate, WD, Maxtor should all work If anyone has spares I'll be at workshop tomorrow 10-5 Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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