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Yesterday, 10:03 PM

WBST replied to a thread FDC controller chip diagnostics? in Later PCs

My bad, an egregious assumption that any Intel 8237-alike would have the same features/limitations.

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Yesterday, 09:52 PM

WBST replied to a thread Erasing Adaptec Easy-CD Written CD-RWs With Native Win XP in General Off Topic

Try ImgBurn: https://www.imgburn.com/ You get "Quick" and "Full" erase options, plus a lot more detail.

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Yesterday, 09:38 PM

WBST replied to a thread FDC controller chip diagnostics? in Later PCs

The 8237 isn't 2.88MB capable. You'd need an 82077AA or 82077SL, AFAIK . Probably there isn't the 1Mbps data rate support either.

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December 9th, 2019, 10:20 AM

WBST replied to a thread ibm thinkpad i series 1161 in Vintage Computer Hardware

Do you have a functional floppy drive? Have you checked the boot order in BIOS (to boot from CD before HD, but after FD)?

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December 9th, 2019, 10:04 AM

WBST replied to a thread Gotek/FlashFloppy 2.88MB image success? in PCs and Clones

Y-E Data drives in 3174s were available as 5.25" 2.4MB options (require ED diskettes). I wasn't aware of any entry of them into the PC Server Options...

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December 8th, 2019, 07:26 AM

WBST replied to a thread Microkit 8/16 in Other

My apologies, I don't automatically recognise chips from that era, despite having had an S-100 bus system once upon a time. :( ;)

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December 8th, 2019, 03:51 AM

WBST replied to a thread Large collection of SCSI and ATA hard drives (ex. IBM PS/2 etc.) in Vintage Computer Auctions

Status Update (again) I can't list or photograph all these, it'd take days! IBM PS/2 DBA-ESDI drives (no sleds, suit PS/2 Models...

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December 7th, 2019, 08:15 PM

WBST replied to a thread Possible to install "UNDELETE" or similar to older DOS? in Software

If using NU, beware of using other directory manipulation utilities like DS (Directory Sort) to better see which files to undelete. Anything that...

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December 7th, 2019, 07:55 PM

WBST replied to a thread HP Colorado T1000 vs Connor Jumbo 250/FC-20 Controler in Later PCs

If it's the Jaz Jet PCI Ultra SCSI-2 adapter, then you'll need an HD50-HD50 cable to the Jaz drive and an HD50-HD68 converter cable (or HD50F to...

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December 7th, 2019, 07:29 PM

WBST replied to a thread HP Colorado T1000 vs Connor Jumbo 250/FC-20 Controler in Later PCs

It'll depend how you build the external drive SCSI bus. You just have to enable termination on the last drive, either by drive jumpers/switches, or...

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December 7th, 2019, 07:05 PM

WBST replied to a thread Possible to install "UNDELETE" or similar to older DOS? in Software

If you haven't done much to the directory structure since, one can even do this via DEBUG. The first character of the filename in the directory is...

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December 7th, 2019, 06:57 PM

WBST replied to a thread Clearing out some IBM 4869-002 External drive boxes in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

De nada, amigo. I'm very much in the same position - so much to do, so little time (and energy) available. :D

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December 7th, 2019, 06:43 PM

WBST replied to a thread Microkit 8/16 in Other

My guess would be corrupted boot PROM(s), which CPU and what display adapter would govern the appropriate code. Further looks show an 8080 and...

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December 7th, 2019, 06:20 PM

WBST replied to a thread Clearing out some IBM 4869-002 External drive boxes in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

You can ignore this now, if you'd prefer. A U.S.-based friend has got a 1.2MB bare drive for me, so I can convert my -001 to -002 capability. Sorry...

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December 6th, 2019, 02:25 PM

WBST replied to a thread Tandy 3000 HD (no HD) issues in PCs and Clones

Then the video adapter is probably your next port of call. These should be initialised during POST ROM BIOS area scan.

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December 6th, 2019, 01:40 PM

WBST replied to a thread Tandy 3000 HD (no HD) issues in PCs and Clones

Generally speaking two beeps just indicates a POST error/errors. If the RTC/CMOS battery is flat that could be the cause, date and time not set for...

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December 6th, 2019, 09:54 AM

WBST replied to a thread SyQuest SQ100 -- 5 MB removable disk cartridge in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

Are they MO drives? Is there any "laser warning" on the drive??? I have SyJet (1.5GB) external SCSI and a SparQ (1.0GB) external parallel to SCSI...

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December 6th, 2019, 09:42 AM

WBST replied to a thread HP Colorado T1000 vs Connor Jumbo 250/FC-20 Controler in Later PCs

What Chuck(G) said is spot on. I have early DLT hardware (<= 30GB / tape) and DAT DDS2 autoloader drives to play with. Even my Multiprise 3000...

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December 6th, 2019, 04:47 AM

WBST replied to a thread Anyone know what this is? Some sort of late 90's mpeg2 PCI card and daughterboard in General Off Topic

I suspect the Minnesota card is part of a composite video camera to VGA monitor switching component board, there looks to be an LED display at the...

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December 6th, 2019, 02:39 AM

WBST replied to a thread Option 370 for AT in PCs and Clones

Well, 9595 not 8595.

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December 5th, 2019, 10:04 PM

WBST replied to a thread HP Colorado T1000 vs Connor Jumbo 250/FC-20 Controler in Later PCs

By the user, but it's usually a selectable option for the "set", IIRC. Floppy streamer tape drives being cheap didn't run to the expense of dual...

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December 5th, 2019, 03:21 PM

WBST replied to a thread Can someone please clarify ECC vs. Parity? in Vintage Computer Hardware

As I'd said previously, the PD encoding converged after 8MB 70ns (Parity or ECC), so quite possibly. The main concern would be reactance of...

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December 5th, 2019, 02:26 PM

WBST replied to a thread Can someone please clarify ECC vs. Parity? in Vintage Computer Hardware

I've no experience of non-IBM servers, so it's up to the user to do the research, from my point of view.

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December 5th, 2019, 01:34 PM

WBST replied to a thread Can someone please clarify ECC vs. Parity? in Vintage Computer Hardware

Well, I have a boxful of NOS IBM FRU 96F9100 16MB ECC SIMMs, if you're interested - asking £5.00 per pair plus P&P. I also have an MCA Mafia contact...

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December 5th, 2019, 01:25 PM

WBST replied to a thread Nero Burning ROM for PowerPC macs on early OS X in Other

Have you tried the Apple Store or support? It may have been a bespoke distribution.

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December 5th, 2019, 10:32 AM

WBST replied to a thread Nero Burning ROM for PowerPC macs on early OS X in Other

I can't seem to find a reference to Apple Mac support in the Wayback Machine. Do you remember the Version approximately? See here:...

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December 5th, 2019, 10:07 AM

WBST replied to a thread HP Colorado T1000 vs Connor Jumbo 250/FC-20 Controler in Later PCs

Back in the dim and distant, I started out with an IBM PS/2 ITBU (Internal Tape Backup Unit). This was basically an Irwin drive using 3M DC2000...

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December 5th, 2019, 09:56 AM

WBST replied to a thread Clearing out some IBM 4869-002 External drive boxes in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

Even so, we're not called the MAD (Microchannel Addicitive Disorder) men for nothing. ;)

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December 5th, 2019, 09:45 AM

WBST replied to a thread Clearing out some IBM 4869-002 External drive boxes in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

Any chance of even a guesstimate to ship one to me? Only asking. IBM PS/2 FDs are all jumpered Drive 1, the twist in the cable between Drive B:...

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December 5th, 2019, 01:10 AM

WBST replied to a thread Can someone please clarify ECC vs. Parity? in Vintage Computer Hardware

Ordinarily it's not obvious, visually, which SIMMs are Non-Parity, Parity, EDO (Extended Data Out), EOS or ECC SIMMs. There are a total of 5...

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