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Lomas S100 projects
by Richard Cini 05 Dec '24

05 Dec '24

All – I haven’t directly posted to the list much recently, but I do lurk, and I mostly hang out on the S100 list and of course the VCF forums. But I thought I’d post something about what I’ve been working on over the last year-ish or so. I really liked the Lomas video board, the Color Magic, mostly because I thought I could use it with my Gazelle (there was a reference in some source code). But, the CM is pretty rare, so I created a reproduction which took nearly two years to complete (most of it was idle, waiting to crack the PALs on the board which only occurred earlier this year). That reproduction works great, and I have some boards available. While I was waiting to move that project along, I worked with a few guys on the Seattle Computer Products 86-DOS source code reconstruction after F15sim found all of those disks. That was an awesome project and I got to work with some really smart people, so I learned a lot. Once that project concluded, I undertook another Lomas-related project, doing a reproduction of their 186-based board. Lomas had a 186-based SBC that’s fully-integrated with peripherals and 256k of DRAM. That one only took 3 months for me to create a working modernized reproduction. So, if you add a floppy to it, you have a nice 2-board system able to run PC/DOS up to 3.3 (and probably higher, but I haven’t tried). It will also run with external RAM, so my system is running with 640k (using CompuPro RAM) – a 4-board PC. Unfortunately, it’s not really PC-compatible; it’s more like the Tandy 2000 in that way. Most software works so long as it sticks to DOS or BIOS calls. Direct video calls will work because the Color Magic is a PC-compatible CGA board. The two follow-on projects hopefully will include a reproduction of Lomas’ SCSI board (no schematics or docs have been found yet in the wild), and I’d really like to get Windows 1.0 running on it. It nearly runs, but it needs a few custom drivers which I may try to write using the Tandy 2000 drivers as a model. Lomas also had a 286 board which looks to be reproducible but there’s no manual/schematics for that either. Anyway, I’ve posted a lot of stuff on my GitHub (https://github.com/RichCini/) for those interested. I could really use help locating those missing manuals. Overall, I’m impressed with the quality of the boards Rich Lomas produced, but they’re very dense boards chip-wise (the Color Magic in particular) and were challenging to reproduce. Happy holidays all, and more to come in the new year! Rich -- Rich Cini http://cini.classiccmp.org

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sad news
by Dave McGuire 04 Dec '24

04 Dec '24

I know several people here are acquainted with Mike "Big Mike" Nicewonger, most recently in Houston, TX but formerly of the Baltimore/Laurel MD area. A big personality on the rescue list, big dealer (pusher!) of workstation hardware in the 1990s/2000s, etc. Mike passed away a few minutes ago. I'm sorry to share sad news. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Facebook marketplace raspberry pi modules
by Christian Liendo 04 Dec '24

04 Dec '24

If it's not directly related to vintage computing. I know there are uses for RaspPis in Vintage Computing, but this is not about that. It's not like he's telling you not to post it, Please just add the "OT" to state it's off topic. On Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 8:53 PM Sentry TV via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > OTHow is OT determined? > On Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 08:47:12 PM EST, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Facebook marketplace raspberry pi modules
by Jeffrey Brace 03 Dec '24

03 Dec '24

This message should have been labeled OT. I suppose CDL members would be more interested in this. On Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 7:48 PM Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Compute 3? > No wonder she is trying to get rid of them now. Compute 5's are shipping > and she may get stuck with them. > > > > From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces(a)lists.vcfed.org> On Behalf > Of Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic > Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 7:30 PM > To: Dave Shevett <shevett(a)pobox.com> > Cc: Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com>; vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Facebook marketplace raspberry pi modules > > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. > If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. >

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RE: [vcf-midatlantic] Facebook marketplace raspberry pi modules
by Hopkins, Justin 03 Dec '24

03 Dec '24

Compute 3? No wonder she is trying to get rid of them now. Compute 5's are shipping and she may get stuck with them. From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces(a)lists.vcfed.org> On Behalf Of Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 7:30 PM To: Dave Shevett <shevett(a)pobox.com> Cc: Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com>; vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Facebook marketplace raspberry pi modules This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Facebook marketplace raspberry pi modules
by Dave Shevett 03 Dec '24

03 Dec '24

Those are 8 gig modules for $35. A 32 gig module brand new is $40. https://www.pishop.us/product/raspberry-pi-compute-module-3-32gb/?src=raspb… On Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 5:49 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > *I saw these on Facebook marketplace* > > *She happens to be in Middletown, New Jersey.* > > > *I have no use for them but m**aybe somebody here can use them for > projects.* > > > *The lady has something like 50 of them.* > > > Raspberry Pi Compute Model 3+ / CM3+, 8GB, NEW IN BOX > > > > [image: 468948810_973420024819892_2546949151594479944_n.jpg] > > Raspberry Pi Compute Model 3+ / CM3+, 8GB, NEW IN BOX > <https://www.facebook.com/share/j1uKWah5qPoFyjCr/?mibextid=79PoIi> > facebook.com > <https://www.facebook.com/share/j1uKWah5qPoFyjCr/?mibextid=79PoIi> > <https://www.facebook.com/share/j1uKWah5qPoFyjCr/?mibextid=79PoIi> > > > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > -- Dave Shevett shevett(a)pobox.com

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Facebook marketplace raspberry pi modules
by Sentrytv 03 Dec '24

03 Dec '24

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classiccmp not working
by Christian Liendo 03 Dec '24

03 Dec '24

I figured someone would have figured this out by now, but does anyone have a contact to tell them it's down https://classiccmp.org/mailman3/postorius/lists/cctalk.classiccmp.org/ Something went wrong Mailman REST API not available. Please start Mailman core.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] winTV card available on Craigslist for $5.00
by Devin Heitmueller 03 Dec '24

03 Dec '24

I've got a pretty large collection of Hauppauge cards if anybody is looking for anything in particular (since I used to work there). Devin On Mon, Dec 2, 2024 at 8:46 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > I use the newer PCI-E versions for digital television reception and recording, > They usually work pretty well. > Reception has to be near perfect, unfortunately. > > The card being sold is way too old for that! > > Mike > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Dec 2, 2024, at 7:07 PM, Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > >

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New topic : Panasonic Toughbook model CF 47 drivers needed
by Sentrytv 03 Dec '24

03 Dec '24

Good morning to all I don’t usually ask for help for stuff here, only for a few things I am having difficulty finding. Typical Internet searches did not come up with anything usable. I did reach out to Panasonic directly, who pointed me to their current drivers page, which no longer has this model or models similar to it. I know Panasonic has an FTP server which I had access to years ago, but of course the login/password no longer works. I’m hoping that somebody out there has the Windows 98se Restore disk, or the drivers for this model. Thanks to anyone who responds in advance. Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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