Obsolete Computer Helpline

April 1998 Archive

I had a copy of Geoworks, but the disks corupted does any one know where (like FTP) I can get the program back .

FOR SALE:
Toshiba 200CDS Laptop computer. Pentium 100, 8 MB RAM, upgradable to 40 MB. 810 MB Hard drive, 6X CD-ROM, 1.44MB floppy (floppy has external case for when CD-ROM is in computer). 800X600 32 million color SVGA display. Parallel, serial, PS/2, VGA, & IR ports. 2 type II PCMCIA (or 1 type III) slots. NEW hard drive and display. 2-hour NIMh battery, 16-bit sound. IBM 14.4 data/fax PCMCIA modem/ethernet card.
Software: All original software (win'95, Toshiba utilities, etc) Microsoft Office 4, Nascar Racing, Links 386. All original manuals and warranty documentation. 2yr factory warranty.
Originally paid $1300, asking $1100.

If you have any further questions, please email.
-Jason

To the webmaster:
Sorry about the legnth of this message.

Hi. I am looking for a copy of MacOS version 7.1 on 1.44MB floppies. Anyone who has a copy please E-Mail me. Thanks in advance.

Also, does MacOS 7.1 support a CD-ROM drive with my Mac's SCSI port? I have a Macintosh Classic, 2MB RAM, 40MB HD.

I have just purchased something that looks somthing like
an IBM portable with the screen built into the case . IT
is an Olivetti and has twin 5.25" floppies mounted sideways,
an AMD 8088 processor identical to what is in an XT, 512k RAM
, 4 Expansion slots, and a switch block with only 6 switches
. IT seems exactly like an IBM Portable but since the switch
block only has 6 switches, there must be something different
about it. IT booted MS-dos 6.21 fine and both drives work
(360k. I am going to do some investigating on my own but
if anyone owns one of these or knows anything specific about
them please contact me.

I was given a Zenith laptop computer Model ZFL -181-92
I was wondering if any one had any info on how to operate this thing
or if any one has any books or manuals that I can have to help operate this laptop.

Some good support drivers and other files for NCR, Globalyst, Falcon, Eagle, Micro Channel i386 and Pheonix/s-40 systems are available at:

http://www3.ncr.com/support/pc/pcdesc

best of luck to all!

Pat Eustis

I have an old Compaq 386 Desk Pro Mod#2570 thatHas Been
sitting for some time When I try to boot it up it ask FOR A
diagnostic disc installed in drive A Where can I find one?

Looking for a functional, new or used system board for a Zenith Z-Star ES '486DX2\50 notebook.

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks.

Does anyone out there have a copy of MacWrite for the original MAC #m0001 128k? The system has two floppies and no Hard Drive. The program came on one floppy and I have the original but the disk is un-readable.

I'm looking for the setup file for an NEC MultiSpeed XT with a Hard Drive. The system boots fine from a floppy but doesn't see the HD.

Does anyone have have copies of issues 1 to 5 of
"The Computer Hobbyist", published by Hal Chamberlin in
1976? I stll have the later issues 6-10.

I am also looking for issues of the Amateur Computer Society
newsletter, about 1970.
Thanks

I have a Packard Bell Legend 301 with a Cyrix Pentium 60 CPU. My question is what maximum CPU can I upgrade too, and can I change my motherboard and what can I use? With the motherboard and CPU change, do I have to change anything else?

I am trying to configure a PS/2 for someone. We have installed a Digital model RRD42-AA cd-rom (scsi) in it. The reference disk will autodetect the drive, but it can't be accessed from within Windows 3.1. There are no scsi address conflicts, so I can only assume that the generic driver I'm using doesn't work with the drive. Anybody have the correct drivers? If so, please e-mail me and let me know how I can get them. Thanks.
Paul Braun
NerdWare

I have a COMPUDYNE Laptop Model# CMPD 4DX/33 with a bad monitor. I'm looking for a Compudyne Repair place to send it to. Please Email me at dlviles@aol.com

I need the utilities disk for a Commodore C286-LT laptop.
(setcmos.com switcher.com and so on)
Also a copy of the user's manual and other documantation.
Thanks...

I have recently been given an ai-PC16/AT Portable circa 1990 and have had no luck in accessing the CMOS Setup
Can anybody help me ? (I have tried practically every key combination known to mankind and various other tricks)

Many thanks
Rob

Help! I need information on the clock speed jumper settings for a Laser 486SX-25.
I am upgrading to a 486DX2-66 and the only thing I can't find is the clock
Jumper settings. I know that Laser is no longer in business,
so does someone have this info. Thanks

sorry wrong E-mail address the first time
still looking for info on Epson fx86e printer

I am looking for the dip switch settings for a Epson fx-86e
serial printer. Can someone please help me.
Thanks

Hi,

Having this NEC Spinwriter model 3510.
It has been collecting dust for many a year, now i've
found a victim who thinks he can use it.
But no manual.
Is there anybody out there who can supply info on the
dipswitch-settings??

Thinking about aquiring a Victor 9000 computer for my museum. Can't find any information
except it is the 1st, and probably the only, computer made by Victor Technologies, INC.
It was made available in 1980 and have no idea what operating system it has but I
suspect it is a CP/M machine.
Anybody having any knowledge of this computer I would sure appreciate you passing it on to me.
Thank you.

Have FOR SALE the following:

IBM PS/2 model P70-386 portable with red/orange VGA plasma type screen. Called the "loveable luggable" by some. Has 386-20 processor, socket for 387 mathco. Presently has 2mb RAM, 40 mb HDD, 1.44mb floppy drive, mouse port, serial port, parallel port, 2 expansion card ports. Includes reference/setup disk. Has DOS 6.2 and Windows 3.11 installed but is capable of Win95. Immaculate condition.

$175 or best offer, plus shipping (not very heavy). Email direct for more info.

Still have more sealed copies of IBM PC-DOS 3.30 for sale. Set has 3.5" 720k and 5.25" 360 disks and manual in slipcover. $15 each plus shipping. 4 or more gets free shipping in the US.

Looking for the dipswitch setting information for an
Epson/Seiko P-40s thermal printer (8 dipswitchs on the back
plate).

Thanks.

I have a old Macintosh 512 K Model # M001 W
I need a start up disk.

Hi:
I spoke to a man at a garage sale who has an old Compaq LTE Lite 25c that he wants to sell cheaply . The caveat is that he assigned a drivelock password to his hard drive and forgot it. Is it worth buying? Can unlock it myself w/o paying a dealer? (He will provide me witha sales receipt, of course). What do you think?

I'm looking for the manual of a VIATECH 486DX MAINBOARD WITH INTEL PROCESSOR AND AWARD BIOS. MAINBOARD TYPE 486VCH: OTHER NUMEBERS ON BOARD:C82D17-A 04-1993

i bought a compaq (cheap)lte/286,but i need a power cord/charger
the only info i have for power is the battery 4.8v nom,5.0ah.
anybody have one.e-mail me. thanks

I need a copy of System 6.0.8, 7.0, or 7.1 on 800K floppies.
Recently purchased a Mac SE with NO O/S on it! I cannot use
the computer, and I only access the internet with an IBM that
has a bad floppy drive in it.

I was wondering if anyone has a copy they could make, i can
trade System 7.1 Upgrade on 1.44 Meg disks in exchange (the
origonals)

Thank You

hello fellow kimpewter enthusiests.

TOSHIBA T1000 laptop,
with Intel 80c88 CPU.

I'm looking for manuals, assembler info, tech specs
for this machine so I can use it in sculptures.
or anything about it, really. Have visited Toshiba already.


Thank you friends,

Peter

Have purchased Simply Lantastic (parallel port version), 5.1. I have now discovered that it does not work under Windows 95. Are their any patches or 3rd party software that can help?

I just pickup a Zenith 286 laptop. It has the Conner CP343 harddrive in it, the 40 meg drive. The setup on the Zenith only allows predetermined harddrive types to be set in the CMOS. The only drive type in the CMOS has been lost (dead CMOS battery). None of the 49 drive types in the list matches the drive parameters of the CP 343, but this was one of the original drives in the zenith (the other drive was a CP323, 20 meg drive and is Type 2 in the drive types). The setup does not have a setting for user defined drive parameters. Does anyone know what the setup Drive Type number is for the CP343?

I have a friend who has scads of Smith-Corona Word Processor
disks for a Model XE6100, WPW System 14. She wants to
convert these disks to a computer readable format (ms-dos).
Know anywhere in Chicago or where she could mail these disks
that won't charge her up the wazoo? Thanks all.

I have a 486 PC 8MB RAM that had DOS 6.22/Win3.1. Deleted all the files except Win95 CAB
files. Didn't format the drive. I installed Win95, and now the performance of the machine is terrible.
The machine is very slow. Is it because I didn't format the drive with the Win95 format.exe off the boot disk.
Is there a problem with Win95 O/S working on a drive formatted with an older version of DOS.

For the people that reply to me Thanks a bunch!!!

I boot up and a message appears on the screen, it reads as follows.

Cupid Integrated AST VGA Bios rel 1.10
Copyright 1990
Missing Operating System

A hard drive is installed. It has dos installed on it.
Hard drive is a Maxtor 7120AI.
In bios, hard drive is type 98.
I tried recopying the masterboot record with sys but I get
a message saying, "cannot write to specified default drive".
I need some help in this matter, thankyou for your time.

I need info on a Compac portable III made about 1990 it is a 386. Also a manual if possible.

I've recently acquired a DEC vt-131... I don't have any manuals,
but I've pretty much figured out how this machine works anyway. however,
if anybody has information on these machines, please email me. More specifically,
I need info on the machine's comm port... standard rs-232?
Thanks in advance - also looking for some TI-99 equipment. Plz Email

chris

I would also like a manual for the commadore pc10c

Ineed help finding bios setup for the commadore model pc10
the computer also won't read the seagate hard drive

I have a Lisa 2/Mac XL with Profile 10 running MacWorks XL 3.0. However, I don't have manuals or software. I would like to obtain either Lisa 2 or Mac XL manuals, and Mac XL 3.0 disks (400K). I don't care if the manuals are originals or photocopies, and would gladly pay someone to photocopy the manuals.

Also, need a manual, or copy of same, for the Apple Laserwriter. Thanks.

I need help. I have a Macintosh SE that simply refuses to recognize its system software. I'm trying to re-format the hard drive, but nothing is working. I'm looking for advice on three ideas:
1. Connect it to my main Mac and use Drive Setup
2. Figure out why it won't use Disk Tools that came with the system installers (7.0)
3. Connect an external 1.44mb floppy to it and go that route.
Thanks for your time in advance.

Hello. I just bought a Macintosh Classic
and a ImageWriter II from a yard sale and
was wondering if anybody knows if a CD-ROM
drive can be used with this system.
Also, if anybody has a Macintosh modem and
communications software (ie. E-Mail program
or Internet browser) please E-Mail me.

Thanks in advance,
Chris

Hi!
The school that I go to just upgraded an IBM XT 8088 to a Pentium 133, but they kept the Hercules video adapter that was in the XT. They want to run Windows '95, but do not have the funds to buy a VGA monitor and video card. Is there any possible way to get Win'95 to recognise a Hercules adapter and monitor? Whenever I try to load Setup, it says "VGA not detected", and then shuts down the computer. I tried using a spare EGA monitor that they had with an EGA card that I had, but it did the same thing. I've heard somewhere that an EGA can be used, whigh I believe is the same res as Hercules, but a different signal, but I can't find any drivers that will work.
If anybody has any suggestions (or drivers) for Hercules, your help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
-Jason

Update on previously posted test equipment..

The Knotron logic analyzers and the Tek 7612D digitizer are sold. I do still have an RCA WO-535A single trace 10mhz oscilloscope that dates back to 1975 but looks and works like new, with the original manual for sale. I am looking to get $100 plus shipping (light) for it soon.
Email me direct if interested. You can visit my web page for a descrition and picture of the unit at http://members.tripod.com/~RHBLAKE/fleamarket.html

I have a Zenith Data Systems 486 Laptop computer.
When I tried to start it up the other day the power would
not come on and the power indicator light was blinking. Does
anyone know what the problem might be?

IBM Software, and or Manuals for System/32

I have 3 Morrow computers, ton's of software on 5.25" disks, books, manuals.... If interested email me and I'll put together a complete list of what I have. I started collecting in 1979 and my wife may leave before I sell this stuff. I'll really miss her.
Miami Mike

can you send me information when i can find the diagram of lexmark 4029/30
or the manuals of repairs

Have got nasty old Amstrad 8256PCW with iffy drive,
I have also got a spare drive which also doesn't work.
I have bought and fitted new belts to them, as I noticed the
old ones had stretched.

The drives still don't work though, one will work sometimes
(probably needs cleaning) the other one not at all.

I know these drives are servicable, as I have seen companies
sell 'reviver' kits to mend them, but I wouldn't pay UKú12
for one though.

Any advice/sites/FAQs on mending these troublesome drives?


much appreesh


John H.

PS. I have a another PCW8256 which is working with 512k of
RAM, and single 3" drive. Its just a monitor base, I've got
a keyboard as well, but no printer/software/manuals for it.
Its ideal to replace a dead machine.
ú30 for computer
ú6 for keyboard
will consider sending to anywhere in the world,
if you pay postage.

Where can I get up to date (free) virus killer for DOS that
works on very basic machines? Some of my 386s have got
a nasty virus which messes with your BIOS, its really
annoying!!

Have a Toshiba 3200 mains only laptop, it has 640k, 286 CPU
Gas plasma (orange) screen.

When booted, its always says "Error, BIOS incorrect"
But the BIOS is correct, and I have fitted a new CMOS battery
recently.

If I press ALt-F1, it boots and works fine.

Any ideas?

John

Got rid of the error messages.
Will try booting DOS as soon as I can find
a 360kB diskette (I know I've got them somewhere...)
(don't need any more answers for now...)

Thanks to all who replied!

Does anyone have a Amstrad CPC 664 or the Amstrad CPC 6128
(both had the 3" floppy drive)that they want to sell ?
I am also looking for any equipment that made use of the following floppy drive sizes: 2.0, 2.5, 2.8, 3.0, 3.25, and 4.0 inch formats

Thanks,

Dan

I looking for any information on the following computers: Osborne 1, Franklin, and AT&T. I need info on how to boot the machines and where to get repair parts, etc...any info will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks to all who responded to the Tandon 286 setup query.

I have also come across a Retix Star Series HB 12 Hub and I have not been able to find the controller software for it, any hints???

Thanks
Wil Smith

Please help
I have got a compacq presario 425 without a CD ROM. My frend tried to put microsoft explorer 4.0 in it. It wont fit . When he tried to fix it he erased all of the desktop. I dont have an installation disk. Is there somewhere i can download it or borrow an installation disk?
Thanks in advance!!

Any one interested in an Old IBM PCX3 with monitor, and another computer and all we can find on it is System 1800, also have a Mono monitor, ADC. Contact me or they are going to the recyle bin.

I need the drive parameters to a conner cp30121e / compaq model 131390-001 hard drive. (about 120 mb) type 50
not listed on seagate or compaq websites.
what is capacity, cylinders,heads, sectors, etc?

Does anyone here have any pcjr programs ie basic,games,word processing that they would sell to meortellmewhere I could find this stuff cheap?
Thanks

How do you access CMOS or BIOS on an IBM Personal System/2
Model 55 SX? Cannot get access to the hard drive.

Does anyone have a Commodore64 5.25 disk drive, hard drive, GEOS disk, mouse, or software for a CHEEP price.

PRINTERS--last chance b-4 they go to Goodwill/landfill:
Star NX 2460c color ribbon printer-needs sensor?
Epson LX-80 black ribbon-beat up but works.
Tokyo Electric Co. (?) ribbon- this baby is just slightly smaller than the state of New Jersey.
Just looking for shipping charges.
Also, looking for a cheap sound card. anyone got one to sell, trade?

NEED HELP!!
I have a old ULTRA 386 SX-20 laptop model NB5620
When unit comes on it say "NO ROM BASIC SYSTEM HALTED"
When I try to reboot it tells me It tells me I dont have a hard disk drive or its not functioning properly, or it needs a special driver. Is there anyway I can check to hardrive to see if it is OK? I was told if the internal battery is out it won't recognize the drive is that true and is it something I could replace?
THANKS FOR ANY ADVICE OR HELP!!!!!!!!!

HELP, I finally got the toshiba t5200 (386) to boot to the a: if I type in c: it say's invalid drive, I can type in b: and it reads the same drive as a: was. If someone knows how to solve this problem, I have it on two computers now... Thanks ahead, and good luck with yours.

DO YOU HAVE ANY INFO ON A COMPUTER CALLED (HUNDIA) SPELLING MAY BE OFF

I am looking for any equipment that made use of the following floppy drive sizes: 2.0, 2.5, 2.8, 3.0, 3.25, and 4.0 inch formats!

Any information & all information is appreciated.

Thank you !

Dan

My father's friend has a defunct Panasonic 1550 stand-alone
wordprocessor. He is resigned to replacing it, but he has
diskettes with documents on them that he doesn't have in
hard copy. Does anyone have a) information about the format
of files/diskettes from this dinosaur; b) a Jurassic Park
where one could be found alive so that the documents on his
diskettes could be printed; or c) an old one in working order
that he could buy for not much money for the purpose of
recovering his files? I'd appreciate any information.

need the mouse software for a vendex headstart two computer
thanks for any help

Does anyone know how to convert an RS232 cable into RS422 ? Is it as simple as using an adapter (like 25 pin D connector into 8 pin circular?) Or does it involve using a hub (or similar device)? I'm trying to use the 8 pin serial interface on an Epson Color Stylus II to connect to a serial port on my PC.

Thanks for any info in advance.

I see many people asking about old Epson computers, but no replies.
Well, here's a reply! This is Epson's driver download page. You'll
see listings for setup utilities for these systems:

Epson Apex 100
Epson Equity I+
Epson Equity II
Epson Equity II+
Epson Equity III+
Epson Equity 386/20

And a variety of stuff (sound drivers, BIOS upgrades, etc) for the
Epson Action/Epson Endeavor series.

http://www.epson.com/connects/ftp.shtml

-Scalar

Does anyone have a Commodore64 hard drive, 5.25 inch disk drive, mouse, and a GEOS disk for a good price.

I got 162 error: CMOS Checksum/configuration error in my
PC/XT 286, but my SETUP program exist on hard disk.
How to obtain SETUP program or solve the problem?
Thanks in advance. Barbara

"NEC MULTISYNC 3D"
The control cover is missing from my old monitor and I am curious at the function of the switches at the right hand side? (The legend for these buttons goes on the missing flap)
Ian Partridge
ipartridge@clara.co.uk

Gretings all,
Anyone know how to make an NEC P5 Pinwriter do its self test?
Thanx.....BigAl

Hello all. I really need someone's help fast! I have a 4-year old Compudyne 486 DX/33 PC. I have upgraded the CPU to a 586/133, the RAM from 4 to 16 meg, and I replaced the original 210 meg hard drive with a Western Digital 5.1 gig. Since the original bios would not recognize larger than a 528 meg hard drive, I used the EZ-BIOS software that came with the new hard drive to overcome this limitation. I now want to upgrade from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95, but Win95 will not install because it doesn't like the EZ-BIOS software it sees. Do I need to upgrade my bios and get rid of EZ-BIOS to do this, and if so, how do I go about it? My current bios version is V1.2R2.0. What is flash bios? Is this what I need? Please help ASAP! I'm stuck in Windows 3.1!

This concerns Microsoft Basic:

I learned alot of BASIC with my Osborne 1. It signed on with the message:

BASIC-80 Rev. 5.21
[CP/M Version]
Copyright 1977-1981 (c) by Microsoft
Created: 29-May-81


I'm now looking at a Tandy Model 200 laptop. Its BASIC signs on with the heading:

TANDY 200 Software
Copr. 1984 Microsoft

Does anyone know if the syntax is essentially the same between these two versions? Can I rely on the Osborne documentation in my efforts with the Tandy Model 200?

I'm asking before I leap because I haven't done any serious BASIC programming since the Osborne days, and don't want to have an exercise in frustration.

Your thoughts ????

Hi there,
I have an old Burroughs computer that I bought at a yard
sale. It starts up fine with the boot disk but I don't have
any other software. It has 2 five and a quarter drives and
I would like to know what it's compatible with. IBM stuff
doesn't work in it. It's pretty old (as computers go) but it
looks cool and I'd like to see it feeling useful again.
Anyway, the big question is, what is it compatible with?

Thanks for any and all help. I and my Burroughs wish you
all a great day.

I was given a CompuAdd 425CXL without the original manual. The toggle for the monitor is set for an attached VGA monitor; what key combination do I need to use get the screen on the laptop working?

Hi! Does anybody have any good shareware or other games for
a Mac Plus running system 6.0.8? I'm especially looking
for Dark Castle. Thanks!

Here's a weird request for you.. :)
I've got an old Honeywell mainframe I want to play with..
it seems to boot up just fine, does it's front panel checks..
Problem is, it wants a terminal with an -RS 422- interface as it's
console, instead of a normal RS-232 terminal.. Any ideas as to where I could get 'hold of such a beast? :)
- Turq.

I have a Kaypro 2000 with charger. I know nothing about
these things, but, would like to be able to use it for
basic typing. Nothing fancy, just type & save. Would
also like any & all info that I can get my hands on.
Manuals, software, etc., as well as instructions for getting
to the battery pack which I can't even find! Help, please!
Thanks!

Hi!
I have a Backpack 2x external CD-ROM (parallel), and I can no longer get it to be recognised. I think the controller went bad. Does anybody know how to fix this, or where I can get a 1 or 2x external parallel CD-ROM?
Thanks in advance,
-Jason

I have a Z-80 CP/M card fr IBM compatibles. It is a "Blue Thunder" board by Decmation Inc. Has a Z80B cpu and 64k of ram on-board. This is an eight-bit card. I would like ta find software and/or documentation. Tnx in advance if ya have any or cn point me in da direction of same.

Hi everyone, I need the drivers for this CD-ROM Interface
card. It is a Laser Magnetic PCA 9764-5763-01 . Thankyou
for your time.

I was just wondering if anyboddy knows what comaine may have made
Laptop called ULTRA its a 386?
/\FiRe-StOrM/\

I have an Old tape backup from Archive Corp a Fastape FT-60.

Anyone know where I can get driver or software for it ?

i just bought an apple IIc computer and monitor that works for $3 and i dont have any software for it and i was wondering if anyone knew where i could get some? if so please let me know. thanks in advance.

Hi everyone, I need some drivers for this CD-ROM Interface.
It is a Laser Magnetic PCA 9764-5763-01 . It would be nice
to have a CD-ROM. Thankyou for your time.

I am looking for an inexpensive laptop in working order, with a 1.44 floppy drive and internal or external modem, does not have to have a color monitor, 386 model.

I have a commodore AMIGA 500 with extra meg of ram working condition with all manuals.
>word perfect for amiga
>DIGA
>Superbase Personal database
Mixi plan 500
>Printmaster plus
>page setter
>games
>2002 high resolution full color monitor

Anyone know what I can sell this for
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Also I have a star NX 10 printer, Does anyone know how to set this up it prints over to the next page. Iam using IBM 9 pin as driver. is this right?

Anybody know how to adapt a 2.5" notebook harddrive to a desktop system?
I've got a 1.2 gig that I need to use but can't figure out how to adapt.

I'm looking for a DOS disk for an Apple2+, Atari400 adapter, Atari 800, and stuff for all of the computers. Try to be cheep.

I am looking for software for the Tandy 1000 HX; esp. chess, yathzee

I have an IBM 8514 monitor ,that I purchased (very) used to go
with a low end 486 that I was able to get going.It displays
256 colors at 640X480 but the colors are not as good as my
newer monitor. It also dims and brightens from time to time.
I would consider having it repaired if that seemed a good
option ,but I believe the colors could be tweaked. Obviously
I am open for advice if anybody has dealt with this situation
or knows where I could download drivers for this monitor, since
I am using the generic Windows 95 drivers. Thanks in advance

I have MSDOS 6.2 setup disks on floppies but they will no
longer boot up . I think either the IO.sys file or the MSDOS.sys
file is corrupt. I would appreciate if someone e-mailed them
to me.

Help, I bought a Toshiba T5200/100 and tried to delete some old stuff and I think I deleted the wrong thing.... When I turn it on now I get: Warning! Share should be loaded for large media, and Bad or Missing Command Interpreter. Don't have the system disks to get it up and going, I need help... Thanks ahead....

I have a Tandy laptop from 1991, 1500 HD and do not have any of the books. I am trying to copy info onto my new computer (IBM Aptiva)and cannot even get info to copy onto a disk. Any help?

I am looking at an old Commodore C386SX-LT for a pal which will not boot. Indicates a Hard Disc problem.
Does it require an unique boot system floppy and if so where can I download a copy from?
Any help will be appreciated

I need help finding the bios setup for the commadore pc10c

Hello Simo your E-mail did not responce so I give a message back,
in this helpline:

I Think the 301 error is from your
keyboard. Look if there is a XT/AT switchon the back of your keyboard
and activate on XT else you need an old XT keyboard. An XT can't
handle 1.2 or 1.44 MB flopdrives only 720 and 360 MB.
I know were the switch is for: with 1, 7, and 8 you hose the amound of
flopdrive's 1 up to 4. The 3 and 4 are for the amound of memory and 5
and 6 are for your screen monochome or color and two other resolution.
If you want more exact details mail me.

With greeting from Holland

Allard Schaap

Collector of old computers

Hey, its me again. I have a Texas Insturments Compact
Computer 40. It looks like a big scientific calculator
with a 1 line LCD display, cartridge slot, and says it is
'Hex Bus' compatible. It is a model CC 40.

I was wondering if anyone has cartridges, manuals, or any other
information on the computer. Right now, it only gets used for
a 'high tech' calculator, and i would like to see if i can
use it to its full potential.

Thanks,
Michael

Looking for supplier of QMS 2001 laser printer toner cartridges and drums.

I also have - Toshiba T3200 PC with some cards (external graphics adapter, etc.)
Amiga 500 console with OS, paint progs, games, controllers, etc.

All with original disks and manuals. Anyone interested in anything, send me an email.

Does anyone know about coputers pre 1983 that were adapted for disabled use (for someone who couldn't use hands?). I'd be grateful for any information or leads

I am looking for any of the following older equipment; Radio Shack II/12/16/16b/6000, and the IBM 5110 NEC TRS-80, and the Terak 8510a, or for that matter anything that makes use of the 8" floppy drive.

Any & all information is appreciated

im looking for manuals for a original Apple Macintosh 128k
also a macintosh 128k logic board from someone in Australia would
be good...

thanks

Hello,
Does anyone know who may have several monichrome monitors they would like to sell for a good price?

I'd like to purchase/trade for a manual (or a copy of one)for an Epson Geneva PX-8.
Also could use a power supply for it and a printer cable.

I have a Mac Centris 650 w/28 megs of ram running system 7.6.
it has extremely limited hard drive space and I want to plug
in the 40 meg internal drive from an SE 40, but both drives
use the same SCSI ID#, do you know how I can change the 40
meg drive's ID so I can use them both?

Anybody got a good, oldish Macintosh comparing to the 6100/66 ? Or maybe the 6100/66 ? (I think that that is the number!) CD-ROM, Modem, 1.44MB Floppy, etc... Maybe under $150 ? Thanks in Advance,

Chris eman@frontiernet.net

Does anyone have the text file for the XT upgrade to 640k
handy. I mean the one where you use the 74LSxxx chip and
solder a jumper together. I am using it for a web page I am
designing for the Early IBM PC/XT/AT/PS/2 computers. If you
want to check it out it is at http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/gallante/ibmcpu.
It is not done yet, so there is not much there yet. If you
have any ideas on what to add, please let me know.

looking for battery charger for notestar np925
thanks

The Franklin Ace 1000 has two 360 or 5 quarter inch floopy
drives in it. I want to know if its possible to download
the software from somewhere. If you know where I can get
it Please tell me.
Thank you
Richard Davis
rdavlmur@gte.net

I need software to boot my franklin ace 1000 up with.
I also need to know what kind of video output this machine
has.
Please email me with where I can get this software at.
Thank you
Richard Davis

I have the following items for sale or trade:
3 5.5INCH FLOPPY DRIVES (OLDER ONES)
1 TEAC TAPE BACKUP DRIVE WITH FIVE TAPES
FIVE VGA VIDEO CARDS
MOUSE CARD, POSSIBLY A SOUND CARD BUILT IN.
ONE OLDER MOUSE
TWO IDE CONTROLLER CARDS
ONE PRINTER\IDE FLOPPY DISK CONTROLLER CARD
ONE MOUSE\PRINTER CARD
ONE PRINTER CARD
ONE CGA\PRINTER ADAPTOR CARD
ONE MOUSE\PRINTER CARD
ONE MICROSOFT PC RAMCARD
ONE 286 MOTHERBOARD (NEWER ONE COPYRIGHT DATE ON IT SAYS 1991) ( NO
MEMORY)
ONE 8088 MOTHERBOARD WITH 5 8 BIT SLOTS
TWO 386SX MOTHER BOARDS WITHOUT MEMORY OR CPUS
3 TOSHIBA BRAND MEMORY MOUDULES
4 OKI BRAND MEMORY MODULES
4 NMBS? BRAND MEMORY MODULES
1 AMBER MONOCHROME MONITER (WORKS GOOD)
AND 2 8 PORT ARCNET HUBS (SAYS ON BACK THAT THEY DO NOT WORK HAVE NOT
TESTED. PARTS? REPAIR?)
If you want any of these items they are for sale or trade.
Special consideration will be made for those wanting to trade laptop
computers.

I can help anyone that need Setup files for the EPSON Equity series (from Equity I+ to 486). Please contact me to send this files, and indicate the model.

Best regards,

Jose
EPSON VENEZUELA

I was wondering if anyone knew any sites that would post any of the old games for a Toshiba T3100 286 with 640 k
if anyone has any info. on these sites please e mail me at acdc@splus.net
thank you very much

I have a NEC Powermate SX/20 the unit has an ATI VGA 640 graphics card
My question is: Is this card capable of supporting 256 colors or is it
limited to 16? If it supports 256 colors where can I get the necessary
for DOS 5.00 and Windows 3.1. I assume resolution is limited to 640x??.
Is this correct? Further information from VGA card:

P/N 109004800
1988 Rev 2.

A sticker on a microprocessor - VGA 640 V3-1.02

Any info is appreciated.

Thanks in advance

I've got an IBM XT (5160, I think) It has built in BASIC,
and it works OK. What I would like to do, however, is to
use DOS.

When I boot the computer I get these messages:

4E 301
640 kb
Error press 'F1' to continue (might not be the exact words,
but you get the idea)
and a beep on top of all the text
after pressing 'F1' the machine waits for a while
and starts IBM BASIC 1.1

sometimes, I get '601' before the 'Error ...' message.

The 20MB HD, if connected starts to make horrible noise
soon after power is turned on. This can't be normal or
can it? (I did drop it once before I ever tried it)

I've got three 5"1/4 FDDs but can XT use a 1,2 MB FDD?

One more thing, there are 8 switches and 1 jumper on the
mother board. What do the switches do? (I know about the
jumper)

Hope someone has some good ideas...

I have an old Toshiba T1000 laptop. I wanted to know if anyone had a manual for this computer. I would like to copy it or get a copy. If you have any info you could share about this laptop (hard drive, battery etc.) please let me know. Thanks in advance!

Hi
i have 2 compaq portables when i turn one on
it is looking for a system disk to boot from
does anyone know where i can get one?

the other one just gets alot of green lines on the screen
could it be a problem in the video card ?

i want to know is there basic password for bios from amerian megatrend products.
if there is, what is it? it's emergency, please. thank you.

Hi!
I have some documents that I have saved in Micrososoft Word for Windows 6.0 format, and they are passworded. Since the time that I saved them, I have forgotten the password.I've tried opening the files in Works or a copy of Word 4.0 for Dos that I have, but it just comes up as a bunch of garbage.
Is there any way that I can bypass the password, or is there some program that will still read the file if I don't have the password?
Thanks in advance,
-Jason

Help Does anyone know the pinout on a Commodore 1902a monitor
I have heard it is RGB and would like to use it with an Amiga 500
But I don't know which pins to hook up on the monitor
Any help would be greatly appreciated

I have a commodore pc 30-III that will not boot. The message
that is on the screen says "1872 disk controller failure"
What are the necessary steps to overcome this problem?

Hello evrybody!

I have an old Olivetti M24 (8086, 5 1/4" Floppy, ect...) and
I want to install a "new" Harddisk (Maxtor xt_1085;
MFM-Disk with 85MB) but I can't get into the BIOS setup.

Does anybody know the Keys to press during strat-up???
Or do I need a SetUp program and where can I get it?

Thanks, Mike

I am looking for several MAC related items:
1) Macintosh SE/30 Logic Board w/ or w/o RAM
2) Macintosh Superdrive and External Case
3) Macintosh Modem (9600 or better pls)
4) Old, Heavily Used, Apple Laserwriter w/appletalk cables
5) System 6.0.8 on 800K Floppies

If anyone has any information on where I can obtain these
items, or has any of these items, please email me.

Thank You.

Also, thank you to all who email'd me about the PC Speaker
Driver for Windows. I got about 65 mails about that. Thanks!

i have 2 old computers, a kaypro II and a TRS80 Model I.
It has all original manuals. I have no use for it, but it
works fine. if any of you collect old computer or just want an old one,
let me know.

I still have a beautiful monitor from NEC. It's a NEC 19"
colour monitor. Model CDU1964, S/N FK6620022. 3xBNC
connection behind the monitor. One LED in front. Does
anyone have more information about this monitor? I don't
have anything. It syncs wrong, but it looks like it's a
multisync

Cheers, Bas.

Need an operational HP9835A desktop computer. If somebody knows about one please e-mail me.

Hey, does anyone have or know where I can get or download a copy of the Users Guide for a Mac Plus.

Much appreciated. Peace out.

to the person looking for an expansion unit for a Compaq laptop, If you contact USA Computer School on Redwood Road in Salt Lake City, they may still have one of the 4 I donated last January. Good Luck.

to that person a few week (months) ago looking for a word processor to run on a single floppy laptop. Your best choice is Word Star 6.0 in 384K mode. I run it on an old Toshiba T-1000 with 512 K memory booted with V-Disk

looking for a printer driver for Cannon BJC-210 for Word Perfect 5.1+ (running in DOS on old 286) they only give windows drivers on the setup disks. please e-mail me a download site or attach to message & I will retreive. THANKS!

Hi there,

I' have this very nice IBM 8580-111 386 machine which is equipped with a Micro Channel Bus.
Now there are a number of cards installed for which I do not have the ADF files.
These are the adapter description files. I know where to find these files, but I do not know
which adapters are in the machine.
Does anyone know a tool to probe the cards in the MCA bus to find out what number they are?
Thanks in advance for all the help.

Frank

A friend of mine bought a Epson Equity 386/20 and has lost their CMOS
information. I have the User's Guide and it says I need a Reference
Diskette to enter their setup and restore their CMOS information. I
have looked and can not find this Reference Diskette. Can you e-mail me
the files I need to recreate this Reference Diskette?

Thanks for all your help!

Robert L Froman

I have a Macitosh Powerbook 230 Duo laptop & docking bay
has 12meg ram upgrade (16 total) 120 meg scsi drive .


Bought unit used & found it to work fine for about a month ,
until a few days ago , a line appeared horizontally
across lcd screen ( dividing screen int 2 equal parts )

then went to use it today & no powerup ! ( undocked )

The unit will powerup fine in docking bay , but not in undocked mode.
I found that depressing button on rear of unit would produce
Sound from speaker. prior to problem battery was fully charged.

Any Mac techs out there that could offer suggestions ?

I have acquired a Cbm Vic-20 for nothing and have nothing
for it except the box itself. Does anyone know the pin-outs for
the Power Supply plug. I am just going to try making a power
supply for it myself from old adapters lying around.

I have pin-outs for the disk-drive plug and video plug, but
I didn't find one for the power supply and what voltages it
uses and what prongs to plug the power into.

The system board is Revision D, if that is significant or not.

I need to buy a ZX80 / ZX81 / Spectrum computer.
Does anyone know of a retailer / person willing to sell ??

Please help.

Scot.

I need a the driver for a Magnavok CM 9032 VGA 600x800 monitor
In the Win 95 format (if it exists)
Please let me know.
Thank You

I have an old "IBM personal computer" that was just given to me. I have no use for it, but I'm sure someone might. If any of you collect old computer or just want an old one, let me know. It has all original manuals and some software & games. I think it's about 15 or 16 years old, but it works fine and has the original monitor. I think its runs on DOS 1.0 or 2. Has a small C drive and 5 1/4" drive. Everything works, let me know if you want it.

5X86 AMD 133MHz , 24MB RAM
Having problems with this system.
ItÆs a tower model, but just in the past few
Months it can only run on its side (MB back down)
If I sit the tower up right, the monitor nor PC will work,
If I lay it down works fine.
Switched out the power supply and all hardware and still is not working.
Took the hard Drive out to see if there was a mounting problem and Swapped out monitors and cables, check all hardware connections And even removed the MotherBoard from the back plate.
Any IDEAS?

I'm looking for drivers for a HOUSTON INSTRUMENT tablet TRUE GRID 1017 (model ETG-1017)

If you have any inf for me Iwould be pleased

CED

sombody knows how can i convert a cga monitor into a tv set?
como convertir un monitor cga en un receptor de tv ?

tengo una computadora kaypro II que funciona bien,
y una Radio Shack trs80 modelo II, a alguien le interesa
comprarla ?

Hi...Urhm...
I have an old Olivetti Pentium90 (Designed for Win95 etc...)
Im thinking of uppgrading it a little, like changning the processwor
and so on..BUT! It doesnt say
in the manual how to sett the jumpers for like P133-166.
PLEASE IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME, then mail me at..
Mahrellon@hotmail.com
Thanks! (Maby you want something from me...?)
If theres anything i can do in return youre welcome to say so!

Looking for a "dog house" ie. expansion unit for Compaq Portable III. If you have one for sale or trade, please e-mail me. Thanks !

When starting up an IBM PS1 I only see the function key indications. When pushing a Function key only a beep is heard, but no action.
I think the battary is worn out, i opened the computer....but where is the battary??? Does enyone has any clue??
Or perhaps there is an other problem, can anyone help please Thnkx in advance Jelle.

I have a Pansonic word processor that was used in our office for many years, it uses the 31/2" floppy, however it is not PC compatible... Does anyone know how to somehow convert all of these over to an IBM format ???

I have thought about printing out the most imortant documents, but this would amount to a few hundred pages!

If ANYONE has any thoughts, I would be forever indebted... Maybe longer...

Thank you,

Dan

I have purchased a couple of PS/2 77 486DX2-66 SCSI machines for use in ministry.

I know very little about them. Can I attach a regular external scsi cd-rom to this machine?

If so, how?

Thank you for any help that you can provide.

Vincent
Church of the Sequoias
Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks

Does anyone know what kind of machines made use of the 8" floppy ? I would very much like to find one...

Any & all info would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Daniel L Dhondt
807 Elliott Rd.
Newberg OR 97132
503-538-5922 (home)
503-538-0125 (fax)
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What Say Ye Then ?
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I SAVED FROM THE TRASH WHERE I WORK AN AT&T 6544 NETWORK CONTROLLER BOX AND A MOTOROLA CODEX DIGITAL SHARING DEVICE. SHORTLY AFTER I PICKED UP AT A AUCTION AN IBM MODEL 30 PC. ALSO A LASER TURBO XT AND TWO OTHER UNKNOWN XT COMPUTERS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE AT&T NETWORK BOX? I DIDN'T MANAGE TO SAVE THE FOUR WORK STATIONS THAT WERE HOOKED UP TO IT WHEN THEY UPGRADED OUR DEPARTMENT STORE TO NEW COMPUTERS. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF I CAN RUN THE IBM PC 30 THROUGH IT OR MY OTHER 3 COMPUTERS? ANY INFORMATION AT ALL WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. ALSO DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT I MIGHT USE THIS MOTOROLA DSD FOR?

Oh! Another obsolete computer question. I found some IIe peripherals cheap, and bought a "DuoDisk"
(those rectangular blocks with two floppy drives). Unfortunately there was no cable for it (I looked all around the store).
The DuoDisk unit has a DB-25 connector, while the connector on the back of the IIe (and single drives) have what I think is DB-15.

I take it a special cable is needed. Does anyone know where I can find a schematic to make a cable,
or is there any place where one could buy such a cable?

Thanks much,
Doug

Hi. I was wondering if anyonw knows how to zero out the CMOS on a NEC ProSpeed 286 laptop.
My girlfriend bought one at a secondhand store but it has a password on the CMOS (and I tried guessing quite a few times - no luck)

Thank you very much for any help.
Doug

I for got something a minute ago.

I found in a 2nd hand store a book that may be of some intrest.

It is titled "The IBM 5100 PORTABLE COMPUTER, A Comprehensive
Guide For Users and Programmers". Hard Bound, Published 1977.
Deals with BASIC & APL languages' and basic overview of computer.
Excellent condition.
I don't need it, so it's first come first served!
$5 would cover book & shipping!

Cliff.

Got a few questions about an Apple Computer I picked up.
Actually it is a Franklin ACE 1200 w/2 drives, a real Apple
monochrome monitor and a real Apple printer as well as some Apple
IIe books and very little software.

The computer has printer/drive/80 column cards all made by
Franklin Ace. The printer ribbon cable has a regular parallel
end. But printer has what looks like a round serial plug.

I want to unload the Franklin and get a real Apple IIe, but will
this printer work with a IIe. Printer has a model# A9M0303 and
has power button on top along with on line/form feed/line feed
buttons.
I have always wanted a functional Apple system. I bought this
setup because it worked (I don't know about the printer though)
and because it is in pretty good shape.
I know just about nill about Apples!
I have a 30 day money back guarantee. I paid $37 for all!

Does any one have a IIe computer w/ 1 or 2 drive's they want to sell,
or a place I can purchase one?

Cliff Boyer,
homeline@ezl.com

Hello, I have an Aquarius Systems 486-VLB motherboard
model #MB-4DUVC /UV V5.1.
I can't find the jumper specs anywhere. I think the company(ASI)
GOT ABSORBED.All they have is an E-mail drop, and a BBS THAT
doesn't answer.I wan't to change the cpu from a Intel 486DX-33 TO
A CYRIX DX2-50. The jumpers in the Generic green board manual do not jive with the motherboards.
can anybody help me?

thanks
Jeff Bumgardner
Arvada Co.

I have a IBM PS1 MY children Changed the Paswword on at startup I opened up the machine but i do not see a clear cmos switch that can be shorted is there another way to clear the password so i can get into the machine

Out of curiousity, has anyone tried the 386SX to 486SXR2 upgrade yet? I know I can get a real 486 laptop for the same price as the upgrade. But it still intriques me.

I am looking for a replace AC ADAPTER for my Compudyne N386 SXE, and am having a hard time finding a replacement. The adapter has 8 pins in it, and 3 are bent, and one broke off. So saving the old one isnt to promising. Any help is appreciated.

Hi!
Does anyone know of or have a copy af an email and web browser (text) program that I can run on a Tandy 1000 TL (286-12mhz, 768k RAM)?
Any info is appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
-Jason

I recently purchased a Zenith data systems lap top dated 1988. I was wanting to know if anyone has any kind of old programs I could purchase to install? Something like quicken. I purchased it to keep a record of my bills so I could leave my desk top memory free for important stuff, like games. Can anyone help?

what was the first computer called what did it look like(a picture please) and what were capabilitys

I have an old ISA board with sockets for HDD FDD game
and 2 serial and one paralel on it.
I don`t have makers name, only "made in Taiwan",
and type number: SAB-757
The chip used is w83757F.

Since I don`t have any manual I would really
apreciate if somebody could send me the jumper Settings

Gunnar Mellqvist

The mesagge below about the Tandon was not complete the (esc)
was missing.

Here a message for Robbert

Hi Robert,

I saw your message on the helpdesk.
You were asking for a bootdisk for your PS2
The next site will give you much info and downloads for your PC.

http://www.gtweb.net/faq.html#1

Your keyboard of the XT does not fit with AT's ? thats normal I
thougt, else you have to switch at the back if there is one.


With Greetings from Holland

Allard Schaap

Here some responce for Seehan, your E-mail did't responce:

Hi Seehan,

Here responce from Holland,
It's about your PS2.

You have to replace the battery (161)
and setup the time again(163)
See also http://www.gtweb.net/faq.html#1
PS2 FAQ
It's great , there is everything about your PS2 !



Here some support for Wilburn Email also did't responce:

Hi Wilburn,


Here some responce about your Tandon,
Most Tandon 286 computers has an inbuild setup, the active button is
the . Press this one while starting up till you hear one or twoo
beeps.

See also the list with is given somewhere in the Helpline.


With greetings from Holland

Allard Schaap

Collector of old computers

Hello. I am trying to find some information about the Radio Shack CoCo computers. I have an external disk drive and am wondering what kind of 5.25" disks does it use? Is the disk drive the same as an older PC's? Also, while going through my CoCo stuff, I found a few extras that I am tryin to sale. All of the prices do not include shipping. All items are tested and working fine (unless otherwise specified). If interested or if you have any questions, please e-mail me. I also have a bunch of old computers and video games on my web site for sale.

Color Computer (prompt does not come up after start-up screen) $2.50
Color Computer 16K RAM $10
Color Computer 2 64K RAM ("B" key does not spring back) $10
Color Computer 2 64K RAM $15
Color Computer 2 64K RAM $15
Color Baseball cartridge $2
Color Scripsit cartridge $2
Football cartridge $2

Thank you,
Jason Whorton
www.oldcomputers.com

For Yuusuke

Your e-mail was rejected by the server-this in reply to
upgrading an XT to 1998 Technology:

By "upgrading to 1998 technology", do you mean upgrading it
to run something like Windows '95? If so, then no, not
without a major overhaul of the entire unit itself.
The IBM XT is an 8088 based machine, and the most recent
version of Windows which would run on it is Windows 3.0.
Even then, it would run only in "real" mode. You could run
Geoworks (i.e. New Deal Office--http://www.newdealinc.com) on it,
but even then it would be pretty slow.

These machines were designed for a text-only world. If you
wanted to upgrade it, you would have to replace the power
supply , motherboard and all cards in it (essentially
leaving only the case) Also, the case is not really
designed to accept most motherboards, due to the metal
brackets which hold the full-height drives. I have upgraded
one of these machines to accept a 386 motherboard, but the
power supply was already upgraded from the XT's original
135 watts. For more information on the XT, you can try:

http://www.can.ibm.com/helpware/5160.html

Hi all
I look for drivers Win'95 to laser printer EPSON GQ3500.
Anybody help me??
Tia Jerzy

I just received a Compaq 486 to work on. I never used one before. But I have no idea how to get in to BIOS. ie. At startup press F1 or Delete Key.

I have a bunch of 8" diskettes, CP/M format over 10 years
old. Were made on a Lobo Max-80, now in my mom's basement.
Replaced clock battery, still couldn't get it to boot last
year when I tried to start it for the first time in years.
Anyone know of a place in Pittsburgh, PA that can copy 8"
diskettes onto 3.5"? Thanks, will be going there in a
couple of weeks. Rich

To Wilbur Smith:

I tried to respond to your e-mail, and the computer said that the mail server rejected your address. Your e-mail address may be a little too far advanced for these computers.

I have a system with an old OPTi 486WB Ver. 2.0 VLB Motherboard. OPTI chipset is 82C495, 82C206, & 82C392. I am attempting to upgrade this system from a 33DX CPU to a
66DX2 CPU. I've also added more Cache and Ram. I have not been able to get the system to run well. I need a manual
for this motherboard to identify the correct jumper settings. If anyone out there has one, please lend me a hand.
Thanks.

I have a Quadram color printer. It is a canon but I don't know which drivers to use. Any help? Thanks

I have a card that I do not know where to find drivers for it.
It is a Media Vision sound card and I would like to get it
working on my pc but since I don't have the drivers to set it
up, there isn't much I can do with it.

Here is the link to the picture of the card (633k Total):

http://www.crosswinds.net/fredericton/~alienc/SCard.jpg

Here is the link to the picture of the card (633k Total):

http://www.crosswinds.net/fredericton/~alienc/SCard.jpg

I have a tandy 486 sx 25 (upgraded with dx2/66 chip). The original
hard drive is a WD caviar 2170. I want to use the original as a
master drive for my new slave, a WD caviar 2340. I set up the bios
for the C drive (master) and D drive (slave) with the specs supplied
with the drives. The master jumpers are set for 5/6 (dual:master) ; the slave
jumpers are set for 3/4 (dual:slave). The problem is that
windows 95 will not recognize the new drive even after running the
the 'new hardware' program. Is there something else I need to do?

I have a Media Vision sound card which I do not have the drivers
for and cannot seem to find a site that has the drivers
on it. Does anyone know where I can find a site that had
drivers for Media Vision soundcards.

I have a picture of the sound-card loaded up on a site. It is VERY
large so be pre-warned, it does give you an excellent look at
what it is, though,

Picture of Sound Card

Looking for two different items, in need of a cpu chip 75 or 90 mhz, and I am in need of cables and batteries for Reno Media Vision, Inc., CD Player model: 660-0020-01 and batteries for the battery base model 660-0021-01, also the power supply cord. I have no manuals and this item has been discontinued. Any help would be greatly appreciated. This an external cd rom unit.

Does anyone know where I can get an AC power adapter for a Zenith laptop 8088. It requires a 12v. dc 200 ma.
Thanks

Does anyone out their have the I/O and jumper connections for the
motherboard in an Everex model EXO-2904D-B10T.
Thanks Lyle rralla@citrus.infi.net

I have questions concerning IBM personal computer XT...would I be able to update it to 1998 technology? Where could I find an instruction manual/command list for the IBM PC XT? Thanks.

I have something that anyone with older machines may want to be able to link their older and newer machines together and share files and printers as well.

Simply Lantastic starter set - complete in the original box in near new condition. Contains 2 Lantastic network cards, 360, 1.2mb and 1.44mb software (v5.1) for both, 25' of thin ethernet cabling, full manuals and worksheets.

Software works in DOS and Windows and is almost invisible. Very easy setup. Requires anything from an original PC to a Pentium having a free 8 pr 16 bit ISA slot. Small amount of HD space required but I think it's possible to install on a boot floppy. I no longer can use this as the machines I have in use require PCI or MCA adapters. I had this in use for a while and it's a very nice system for being so simple to install and use.

Would like to get $30 plus shipping (very light). Contact me by direct email. First come first serve.

I have an old PC. I am led to beleive it is a 286 but I never really tried to find out. If it is it is a very low-end one. Its Hard Drive has packed up for some reason when I unplugged it, even though It is now all plugged back in again properly. So I tried to boot it from a floppy. It came back with "Invalid Address Mark" (I think). This is obviously a problem with the drive as it does it with all my discs. I had to unplug the floppy drive when I took the hard drive out...

I was pretty careful when I was poking around in there, I earthed myself and so on, so I don't think I've fried anything. Does anyone have any ideas? (the floppy drive is 5.25")

Thanks in advance,

Pete

Hi all -

I found out how to convert a 256K
IBM XT system board into a 640K system board. I thought
some of you with the older PC/XT's might be interested in
expanding your memory, so
I'm just pasing the info along. You have to get a 74LS158
chip (around $0.25 from any electronics catalog) to put
into the U84 socket, plus eighteen 256K ram chips for
banks 0 and 1. You install the 74LS158 chip in U84, move the
old RAM from Banks 0 and 1 to Banks 2 and 3, then install the 256K
in Banks 0 and 1. Then you have to jumper E2 (near where the
power connection is - use a small wire and some solder to join
pins 1 and 2 togther.) Then remember to set SW1 to 640K by setting
rockers 3 and 4 to off, and you're done. E-mail me if you
need help - happy ramming!

One of my friends picked up a used Compaq Prolinea 575e. It was pretty much barebones, so I've added a cd-rom, soundcard, modem, and some extra ram. His computer is still extremely slow with some applications, so I suggested a new video card, as his is an old onboard cirrus logic. I need to know how to disable this video card to add a new one. I assume its a jumper setting, but he doesn't have any of the manuals. Any help would be appreciated.

I recently picked up a CoPam Electronics Corporation PC. IT
is a COPAM 386SX M/16 and I need information of the mother-
board settings or a diagram. I would appreciate any help
on finding this info. Thanks!! Jerry

Hi there!
I recently acquired an IBM PS/2 Model 25. It appears the hard drive has been formatted, and I don't have a boot disk. I would be very thankful if someone could e-mail me the system files I need to start the machine (config.sys and autoexec.bat).
Also, any ideas on why the PS/2 keyboards won't work with my Pentium. I have two keyboards, they are very stout with the clicky keys and I'd like to use one of them with my Pentium.
Thanks for your help.
Robert Ross

i need info on my monitor , its a sampo kdm-2055(alphascan ls). on windows it does`nt have the exact one & i have no drivers.any help especially instruction booklet would be great.

I have a Laser 128 for sale. It has two broken keys, but works fine. It includes the users guide, two joysticks and some games.
It has a built in disk drive. $20 + shipping.

I have a NEC #8800310HR laptop and need a boot disk and any thing else
that might be useful
THANKS TOM

I have a Compuadd 325tx laptop with 4mb of RAM, and I'm
looking for a RAM upgrade (to 6 or 8mb). Any ideas where
I could find something like this?
Thanks

I have an acer motherboard according to my bios Id oem#1770
am curently running an I486dx 33 megahertz
trying to upgrade to cyrix 486dx2 66 megahertz
Does anyone have the proper jumper settings for this board
and cpu application.the cyrix cpu boots up but won't start windows with the current settings.


PLEASE HELP!!!
Mike Blackwood
certserv@telepath.com

Looking for manual for a Commodore 128D. This is the Commodore with the PC style case with built in 1571 drive and separate keyboard. Drop me a line if you have one.

I have more copies of IBM PC-DOS 3.30 new in the factory seal for $15 each plus parcel post. First come first serve.

All the Windows 3.0 copies are gone now.

Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer 2, great physical condition, untested. Computer/keyboard unit only. $20 plus shipping.

BOOK: Learning MS-BASIC on the TI Professional Computer (Tab, hardcover) $15 shipping included.

Hi!

I received a Fujitsu scanner. It looks like it is some sort of SCSI, but it doesn't have standard pins. The connector has three rows of 62 pins. I was told that this might be some sort of proprietary connector for SUN machines, or that the scanner might have come wiht its own proprietary SCSI card. A search of the Fujitsu web sight didn't help any. Any tips out there on how I can find a converter of where I can find the proprietary card (if it exists). Hate to throw this out.
Brad

I have a Kaypro II. The disk drive went kablooey last night. Or soemething. It read can't read drive A. I need some help.

Hi !!!
I'm searching for Technical Information about a Packard Bell Legend 10CD 486sx with a cirrusLogic card !!!!
A friend of mine has this computer and no documentations for it ! he wants to know if he would be able to connect a Cam on his computer
Maybe witha "live-video-capture-driver" or something like this

I have recently obtained a Grid 1450sx laptop that I use on
my workbench for
testing. On the back it has a modem, serial a and serial b.
The serial a connector seems to be Com2, but I can't get the
serial b connector to work. I have tried using it as Com3
but it doesn't seem to respond.

I need to use the serial a connector for the mouse and the
serial b for a connector to a HP calculator or Basic Stamp.
Any help getting serial b to work would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Mike Girdner
mgirdner@telepath.com

Does anybody know of a computer "loop" that I can join? If so please e-mail me.
Thanks!

I am looking for Apple IIe Numeric Keypad, Part # A2M2003. If you can be of help please email me! I need at least 2, I could use 4.

T1200 battery charger. saw a web site that had one listed for about 29.00
I requested information on how to by it and never hear from them. believe site
was located in Iowa. I am looking for the external charger.
thank you for any help in advance.

Does anyone know where I can get a keyboard cable for a Comadore SX64.
Thanks

I have a Research Machines RM Nimbus 386 PC which refuses to work without the configuration disc since I temporarily removed the floppy drive.
Anyone have one?
An emailed image would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Looking for power pc upgrde for the power book 500 series
This is a Mac by the way.

I would like to flash a new BIOS on an Ollivetti M6-460
and would like to know the correct DIP switch to allow
BIOS updating. (Would quite like to know all the Mother
Board Switches and Jumpers also... :) )
Thanks

I have a Hp laserjet IID that I cant get to work with
windows 95. Ive installed the printer. But all I get
on test print is the message about...
no paper in the paper tray.
Of course there is paper in the tray so why is this message
generated? Help!!

I have a 486 dx 33 made by a company called Northgate. I wondering if anyone knows how to contact them to get the Bios for the system?

i have one of the first earth stations made by cylix,communications corporation.it is a model mo621,it was used to send and recive messages to a satellite.is it worth anything?

I am looking for a source for TI 1500 parts. If anyone can help please drop me a line.


Thanks,
Jeff

9 Tandon 286 machiches were just donated to the school I teach in. In order to add 3.5 HD floppy drives I need the SETUP DISK for these machines. Either the disk or a pointer where the files may be obtained would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

To Don Goff and BunnyHopper,

Actually, the Colossus (1941, 1944), the Z3 (1941), and the Mark I (1944)
all predate the ENIAC. ENIAC was the first ELECTRONIC computer, not
the first computer. Among other things, Grace Murray Hopper was
programming the Mark I before the ENIAC was even completed.

Claudio Puviani

I have an NEC Multispeed that does not work I want to use
the LCD on another computer but I do not know the pinout of
the connector or any other technical details about this LCD
if you know anything about Mutispeeds or putting LCD's on
desktop computers drop me a line at GAR_VP@yahoo.com

I have recently been getting error messages 161 and 163 on my
IBM PS/2 model 70 computer. Can anyone tell me what these messages mean

Sun workstations.

I have a bunch of spare keyboards (type 4) and assoicated
optical mice for Suns. Not compatible with pc or mac.
Any Sun-people need a keyboard? I may have some spare 19"
monitors, with the 13W3 interface.
..pat

Hello,

Here a question from holland.
I wonder if I can ask a technical Question like this.
I have two IBM PS2 50z computers and they both have the folowing problem:
If I startup the system it wil stop after some minutes, sometimes it
will give an errorcode 110, 105 and 00000(s) and once it gave a sign likes a
music note or a key. I did't find in the errocodelist. Sometimes it wil automatic
starts up again but then it stops direct after starting or while starting.
I've tryed to run the test from the referencedisk but it took too lang to get
a report (the machine stops before finishing).
I called with IBM Holland and they said it is an plymer parrity or memory problem.
Then I replaced the sims with one I know it's OK (from my PS2 70 portable) but
they still keep stopping after a few minutes. Do I have to replace both
motherboards or can I replace some parts and then with part(s).
If you can give me an answer I will be very glad !!

With greetings from Holland

Allard Schaap

Hello,
does enybody have setup and diagnostic diskette for Compaq LTE 286 notebook?
Thanks
Josef

To BunnyHopper:
The name of the first computer invented was ENIAC, and
it was completed in Nov. 1945 and cost 486,000 dollars.
It was 90 ft. long and weighed 30 tons. ENIAC stands for
Electronic Numerical Integrator Analyzer and Computer.
It could perform 5000 additions per second, 357
multiplications per second, and 38 divisions per second.

The bibliography is as follows:

Cohoon, Hames P. and Davidson, Jack W. C++ Program Design.
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chicago:1997, p. 316.

Good luck on your report!

Don Goff
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL

I have Windows95 and have loaded up Wordperfect 5.1. When I go into wp in a window the cursor is there but when I take it to full screen the cursor disapears. Why is this happening and how can I fix it?

I recently purchased an IBM SLC75 computer that uses
MicroChannel Slots. My question is to anyone that has a
microchannel modem or microchannel 16 bit sound card, I
would be interested in purchasing it. Please email me if
interested. Thanks

Woops, sorry forgot I had this number too for the post below (looking for cache chip for 486).

CY7C182
Cypress 8Kx9

Need an 8Kx9-15ns cache instruction chip for a 486SX. Found the following number for one manufacturer's identification. Another manufacturer's number could be similar or more likely, wildly different.

IDT7015
Integrated Device Technology
Dual-port SRAM 72K 8Kx9

Appreciate any leads or info on other manufacturer's part number for it.

Thanks,
Sam

i have a 486 and just up graded from a amd 100 mhz to a amd 5*86 133 mhz but it is still running at a 100 because i dont know which jumpers to move where. if anyone can help please e-mail me! thanks
Yabbo

A friend just bought a Mac Classic II just to use for e-mail and I am trying to set it up. I can't find a version of Open Transport that is appropriate for system 7.1 and this computer. I think that it should be OT 1.0 with the 1.0.1 patch (is this right??? if so, where can I find it?). Didn't find it at ftp.info.apple etc. I have an old eudora and MacTCP and PPP.

Hello,
I'm looking for a little info!
1. I have a Data General laptop that is used daily. It works great
with one little problem. When I power it up the Harddrive doesn't
always spinup unless I literaly pound the daylights out of the thing
on the back topside of the case. It acts like the bearing is froze.
Is this repairable or should I look for a replacement drive.
Where can I find one?

2. In a second-hand shop I have found a Commodore computer that
I believe is an IBM clone. It is housed in a Desk top case
with two 5-1/4" floppys. It is labled COLT on the front and
(I think) Model CT/10 CT/20 on the back. It looks as if there
is serial/parallel/RGBI ports on the mainboard and a 5pin(?)
keyboard connector on the right side of the case. Can't tell
if there is hard drive inside or not. No monitor or keyboard
is with it. What is this thing. Never seen or heard of one.
I love old Commodores. Had a VIC20 and still have a C-128.
a 128.
Any help/direction or info would be greatly appreciated.

Cliff Boyer

I am intrested in information on Comador Computers. Software
printers, drivers, and any information you may be willing to send along
Thanks
Austin

I have an old CDC model 9350 Lineprinter that has served me
well since the mid 70's. The technical advance has made it
obsolete for my needs but I don't have the heart to trash
it. It has an eight bit serial input and can use standard
or wide (tractor feed) paper. If anyone out there would like
to have it (or knows of anyone) it is theirs for the cost of
shipping. Anyone interested, please let me hear from you.

Thanks

I have an old Apple IIe, Franklin Ace.
I need to find a drawing, map, or layout of the inside of it so I can put it back together and use it.
If you will please help me I would dearly appreciate it.
Thank You very much.
Davis Horrocks

PLEASE HELP SOMEONE!!!
I have NEC Power Mate SX/16, and I don't know how to open BIOS.
I must change hard disc in my computer and change setup.
THANKS someone for help!!!

I am looking for any info/software/drivers for the Apple Tape Backup 40SC, model: m2640, manufactured 1987. Also any info on what/where I can get tapes for it. I think it uses a cartidge the size of a 4mm tape. I know that apple produced a similar tape backup that uses the 3M tape DC600(0),a much larger tape. I need the smaller one. Any help would be appreciated. I really need the driver most. Thanks!

Yes, even the mighty curator has a question. I recently received 3 SIIG Minisys S286 computers. But they didn't come with power supplies. The power plug is a round 5-pin plug, similar, but not identical to a large keyboard plug. Does anyone know the pin-outs for these?
Many thanks! Tom

Help. I have a Macintosh Portable Model # 5120
looking for a battery pack, and power cable. Anyone that can provide information on were these items can be obtained please respond.

Help. I have a Macintosh Portable Model # 5120

I'm compiling a web site for Atari SLM series laser printers
Have got lots of info on getting replacement toner/drum
and disks.

Would like more stuff to add to it for both SLM804 and SLM605
models of this weird Atari ST only laser printer.


/|\

John Hayward

I've got an Apricot Xi (black model, hard disk is missing)

I have rebuilt it, by replacing the floppy drive and keybaord
and the front case panel was damaged which I replaced.

I've got s/up disks but it won't go.

Error 08, whysis?

John

I've got an Apple Lisa!! I have had it for two years now
and I love it!!

How much is the most weird and exotic computer in the world
worth now? i don't want to sell it, I know it cost $10,000
/ú(pounds)8,000 new.

John Hayward

Phillip Acworth
Ft.Lauderdale, FL U.S.A - Thursday, April 16, 1998 at 10:18:36
said:
"I need to know where i can find a boot disk for a IBM XT computer any info would help"

That would be a bootable, low density (360k) 5 1/4 " floppy,
with DOS - any DOS from 1 to 6.22.

..p

I need to know where i can find a boot disk for a IBM XT computer any info would help

As I didn't had a computer an uncle of mine gave an old IBM PS1 286 at 10 MHz ( it's better then nothing ).
As it only has an 30 MB harddisk I thought in putting a bigger harddisk on it but I found out that the data and the power cables were together.
Can anyone tell me how can I put a harddisk with a separated data and power cables in it ? If I can do it...
And can anyone tell me how can I fool the computer so that he can accept RAM memory that it isn't IBM, if that's possible.
Thank's anyway.

Hello !
I just got Toshiba 3100 without HD ( it was broken and trashed out), but I do not get it to even boot itself . I mean , it do not start floppy , when it is powerd up , it just beeps a few times and show
mesagge :"DMA page error" or something like this ( I do not have it with me right now ) . Also , when I opened it , I noticed there is no battery inside , and I am little confused , as I have found various info what type and voltage battery should be . One source claim 3.6 V lithium and another 6V Ni-cd.
Can anybody help ?
--

Who can help me !!!
I collect oldy's and last I've got a HP series 100 model 150
and now I am looking for a copy of the manual, also I'm
looking for a boot-systemdisk. The same problem I have with
the HP 86 B, the Philips type YES, the Philips msx2, the
Apple II.
Maybe I can help you for example: I have manuals from VIC20,
Olivetti M*, IBM AT, Philips XT, Tulip, NCR. Also different
reference disks.
Be free and mail me.

My E-mail: A.Schaap@PL.HANZE.NL

Just thought of this as I posted the message below. The Micro House tech ref program is a Windows 3.1 program.

Noticed many requests for jumper/switch settings for cards. A good resource is the CD which came with the Fifth edition of Scott Mueller's book "Upgrading and Repairs PCs". The CD contains a demo/sample version of Micro House Tech ref library. It contains several hundred i/o, video and hard drive controller cards settings and diagrams. For older stuff like listed here I think the ballpark hit rate is one third'ish or so, or at least close enough model wise to make intelligent guesses.

The book itself is also a good reference for older computers. I've seen the it (5th edition) at used bookstores. Currently I think Mueller's book is in 8th edition (the CD is different in each edition? so I think the Micro House demo was only distributed with the 5th ed, but I don't know for certain.)

I do have one spare copy of the book and CD (thought I had lost the CD in a move, later found it, of course). Please email, if interested.

BTW if you visit the Micro House web site, they have good general info, but no dice on getting a free search for a card or motherboard. Their product looks great, but a bit pricey for general users.

Sam

I have a Timex Sinclair 1000 that I was wondering what it's collector's value is worth. I miight be looking to sell if the price is right.

I recently attended auctions where I bought the following computers. Laser 128, Apple 2e, Commodore 64, Franklin Ace 1000, and Apple //gs. The apple 2gs's power supply doesn't work, and I need software for all the rest so I can make a buck on them. I don't think I can download any software with an IBM, besides its mostly images online anyway right? And where can I get a power supply or isn't it worth it. Also, do I need seperate software for ea system? I don't know much about Apples. Thanks for your time and this great site. P.S. If the guy running this museum is interested in any of these, let me know, I have several of the franklins and 2e's. Thanks again.

I need to know the name of the first computer invented for my Math project. Please help. Thank you!!!

I just wanted to know if anyone had an old Zenith TurboSport around, or where to find one. I tried www.zdsparts.com, there was nothing. any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Hi!
I have some 3Com etherlink cards (10base T ethernet)
I need info about the model # and jumper settings and DRIVERS.

- - - Here is the info - - - -
8 bit card (assay 1221 -04 rev 4) 3Com etherlink
on the back there is a BNC (thin coax) connector and a 15 pin D (vampire to backbone) connector
There are clearly labelled jumpers for IRQ, DMA
less clearly labelled jumpers for Memory location & memory disable
poorly labelled jumpers for I/O port

a sticker on the back says M23669 IE4 ****

there is a 20 mhz crystal in the top left of the board.

We have an old database on Filemaker 4 version 4.0 by Nahoba
Systems, Inc. of 1157 Foster City CA, 94404 415-578-1974 (out of business); program copywrited 1984-88. We need to convert to a file format that can be read by Excel, Access etc. (poss an ASCII file format or some type of deliminited file format).

Is there a program you sell or can recommend that can do this?

Thank you for your assistance.

PS. Nice web page!

Don Pelersi

Does anyone know the name GESTETNER
I have a Gestetner laser printer model GLX800 SB - I would be grateful if anyone can give me ANY info on this.

Also if anyone knows the jumper settings to an Olivetti M4 454S computor please let me know.

thanks Much

Does anyone have the CPU jumper settings for a Shuttle HOT 307 386 Motherboard? I have several of these, and would be interested in finding out if these units will accept a 486DLC 40Mhz Chip that will fit on many 386 boards

Epson FX-1050 Printer info needed. I am looking for ingo on the dip switch settings to change from serial to parallel input.

Looking for a setup disc for a 286, can anybody help.

I have an old Packard Bell Statesman. I want to give it to someone but the Windows 3.1 is messed up. Won't boot properly.
How do I clean the slate and start from scratch. Or, how do I retrieve the image files I used with the mirror command?

Thanks.

Any info on the power supply for the Zenith notebook computer,
model number ZWL-184-97? Also, the disk drive: 1.44 megabytes or
720 kbytes? Any documentation? Any ways to find existing power
supplies or should I make my own with specs (needed voltage and
current...probably 12-18 volts at around 2 amps...or so it appears,
but who knows?). Byron Caloz

I have my dads old tandy 1000 TL/3, and software. The thing won't boot
up, so I volunteered to take a look at it. I can't get the dam thing to
do anything.He's sent this unit to texas, twice, and they send it back saying it
works fine, but when he turns it on, it doesn't boot.

As for the software, I have the following on 3.5" floppy:
tandy cat.#25-1603,
MS-DOS/GW-BASIC and supplemental programs, ver.03.30.23
#1: DESKMATE address,dictionary,hangman,install,startupdisk,teachme,text
#2: DESKMATE calender,filer,formsetup
#3: DESKMATE music,sound and telecom
#4: DESKMATE pc-link,tl3setup and worksheet
#5: DESKMATE draw
all version 03.05.00
and tandy (no cat.#) SMARTDRIVE Installation-backup diskette

He's got the 40 meg harddrive (smartdrive) A.K.A. Seagate ST351 A/X and
extra ram chips for a total of 768kb, instead of the standard 640kb.

Here's my problem: at power-on, the system does the memory check and
displays memory size=768kb, for a second, gives a short beep, the hard
drive makes that "rrr-rrr-crunch-crunch" sound, and then displays the
following:

BIOS ROM version 02.00.00
Compatibility Software
Copyright (C) 1984,1985,1986.1987,1988
Phoenix Software Associates Ltd.
All rights reserved.
( flashing = )

and thats it......no keyboard response, no accessing floppy drive light,
no nothing. Them idiots at radioshack want us to send it to texas so
they can charge us another $268.00.
I put a couple of his data floppies in my system, and my norton
anti-virus imediately kicked in, and reported virus found, but the tandy
floppies were OK. so I don't know whats up with this thing...maybe the
hard drive is infected or something.
If anybody has any ideas on getting this machine up and
running, I sure would appreciate any help.

Looking for information on a unit labled
ADVANCED PC/XT
ASSEMBLED IN USA
001892

Hi, I just got a very old 286 laptop, its called "LAP V"
and I was wondering if it has a battery power supply, so
I can use it without a power cord( I am not really
familier with laptops. It has a back part which is
removeable and you can connect it to the power point, but
how do u charge it etc, and could I get a manual for it
anywhere?

Does anyone have technical information on the power supply section of a Toshiba T3100sx laptop. I am particularly interested in the voltages required by the plasma display.

I there, I have a compudyne 4sx/25 laptop, and the problem is the LCD monitor, and I want to conect a external monitor, but I dont have a drive to doit, were you recomend for home page driver!!!

I am looking for the setup disk for the BIOS on a TANDY Motherboard P/N 8709894. It is a 386SX. If anybody has a copy please e-mail it to me.

I have an old Epson 286 computer. I can boot it off of a disk, but I can not set the configuration. I have a hard drive that was made for it, but I cant get it to work without the configuration ( it has all the info about the drive printed on it). I have tryed everything that I can think of, hitting the del key, and about every other key on the key bord to get to the configuration. IF you could help me, that would be great. Thanks BJ

I'm trying to find out what accounting software Tandy/Radio Shack used to sell in the 80's (product name, DBMS, O/S, vendor, etc.).

I'm trying to find out what accounting software Tandy/Radio Shack used to sell in the 80's (product name, DBMS, O/S, vendor, etc.).

I'm trying to find out what accounting software Tandy/Radio Shack used to sell in the 80's (product name, DBMS, O/S, vendor, etc.).

I have been looking for a company called PC channel...does anyone know where it went, or if it merged?

I have a Commodore 486 SX 25. I tried to put in 4 4MB SIMMS, but that doesn't seem to work. Does this computer only work with 1 MB SIMMS, or does it have a maximum from 8 MB total memory? Who can help me out? Thanks very much.

I HAVE AN OLD ARCHIVEXLe TAPE DRIVE, MODEL NO. 5540E/50IPS. I'M TRYING TO LOCATE DRIVERS, SOFTWARE, MANUALS ECT. ANYONE WHO CAN HELP PLEASE CONTACT ME!!!!
THANKS

I'm looking for help with some "Obsolete" SCSI Controller cards...
their brand-name is CONTROL CONCEPTS and have either the NCR 53C94 chip or
a Q-Logic FAS408 chip onboard. These legacy boards also have onboard
floppy and IDE controllers.... Please help...I'm getting desperate.

Paul.

Need info re "Epson PC Portable" manufactured by Seiko Epson
model Q150A.....need copy of diagnostic disk or address one can be obtained at.....this device is a laptop computer with 720k floppy drive, hard drive, LCD display etc. processor speed either 4.77 or 10 mhz selectable....any info
appreciated.......thanks

I have a IBM type 8570 Computer. When it boots up I get a 301 error. But I cannot get into bios, I have used control alt del it does not work. I have tried control alt esc. it does not work. The keyboard does not appear to work. But I have replaced it with 3 other keyboards that I know work but nothing. I tried the battery, but it is O.K. Does anyone have any ideas.
Help Al

I need to upgrade a Pheonix 486DX-33 and would like some specs on this unit first, i.e, memory type, etc. Need as much info as I can get. Thanks.

need to know how to get to the bios on old zenith 286 laptop-thanks

I'm trying to find a 200mb or 400mb Hard Drive for an IBM PS2 model 57 SLC2, plus any software that I may need to install it.

I'm have a Epson portable computer PX-16 with 1 FDD block.
I'm search information about pinning barcodereader Jack, adn (maybe) RAM Board connectors (which line connected to).

I've an old noname notebook, which is about 4-5 years old. Because the power connector was broken, the cmos lost all his data. Now after about half a year wihtout any power i repaired it and everyything works. Only the disk is not accessible. But because i would like to save some for me important data from the harddisk, i need the bios parms to reconfigure the bios for the disk. Also my daughter would like to use the notebook for textprecessing and games. The disk is a

TOSHIBA HDD2216 C MK2124 FC 2B04

Does anybody know, where i can get the bios parms for that disk.

Thanks in advance

Erwin

I have a Compuadd 425tx. If anyone has the owner/operator manual for this machine, I would be interested in hearing from you. Does anyone have the keystrokes for entering the bios (Phoenix). Was this machine manufactured by Compuadd( I know they are out of business) or was it made by another company that may still be in business? Can the pcmcia slot Card and Socket services Phoenix ver 1.02 be upgraded cheaply and simplely? Does anyone know what pcmcia modem card would work on this machine without upgrading the card and socket services version. Two more questions: What does the FN key do on this machine? I tried installing newer card and socket services software ver 3.0 and got an error message, cannot locate adapter, whats the adapter? this machine uses a Databook controller. Thanks for any help. Larry

iv upgraded an old luggable 286 to a 486 but the power supply
is hadit, ive replaced the old power suppy but there is a
second power suppy for the gas plasma display that was biult
into the old power supply,i need to find out what voltage the plasma
screen runs on so i can wire it up to the new power supply
the computer was a transdata luggable 286,i would be gratfull
for any help

I was given an IBM PC Jr. about a week ago with a monitor and two keyboards.
It did not come with a power supply or any cards though. I am wondering if
the infrared card can be removed and used in a modern PC which has pin outs
on the system board for an IR receiver. I don't know much about the
technology but if I can find out which pins do what, then I could possibly
match them up and connect them to my PC and use the "Freeboard". I'm not too
cheap to by an IR keyboard. I just like to do this kind of stuff...
Please let me know if you think it's possible.
Thanks in advance.
Rob Scott

On Monday, April 13,Derek Daniels wrote about his newly aquired Toshiba
T1200. Because he didn't specify an eMail address here is a reply to the
list :
Try : http://www.csd.toshiba.com/tais/csd/support/ServiceSupport.html
and do a search on 'T1200'. This will give you about 50 hits.
There even is a manual there, if memory serves me.

Cheers,

Peter

Does anyone have documentation or an owner/operator manual for an old Wang professional computer.A big tower case8086/8087 unit with a 20MB Seagate harddrive, and 5 1/4" Floppy.I have acquired a complete unit but really have no Idea how to use it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)

Someone gave me an ALTOS-586. Unfortunately, on boot up it gets a
hard dike sector error. I have the manuals but no diskettes or
other software. Does anyony know where I might find some diagnostics
or how to fix the hard disk error? Thanks.

Does any on know where cga video drivers for windows 311 or
windows for workgroups 311 can be found..

Hi..I`m looking for the o.s .to the zeinth lap top zwl-183-93
Can Anyone help me???

Hi..I`m looking for the o.s .to the zeinth lap top zwl-183-93
Can Anyone help me???

Recently, someone gave me an AT&T 6386/25 WGS but without, of course, the manual. Does anyone know where I could get a copy of one?

I just found a Toshiba T1200. Where can I download software to use on it.
I would like some games and word processing programs, etc.

I have just bought a colorado 250 external tape drive, but I
can't find any driveres for win95.
Can any one tell me where I can download some driveres for my tape drive

I have recently come across a number of Toshiba T3100 Portables. I have parts available for sale or trade. I also have one original manual for these machines if anyone needs any info on them. Drop me a line if I can help anybody out.

We are looking for a file named boot.exe
for a wang 286 pc.
This file or other possibility to came into the setup.

I Have A Z386 sx/20 that I bought last week for my
8 year old son. The original owners have lost the
password. Any help would be appreciated.

i have a recent compaq computer and my brother put a
power on password on it. the password is in bios and
i don't know how to bypass bios or the password and
my brother forgot the password.can some one tell me
how to bypass it?

i am having problems with my epson 286's bios there
was a config program on the hard drive so it will
reconize different drives but before i got it the former
owner deleted it along with bussnis docs.i am looking
for some one who has what i am looking for so i can
make the computer better so i can run some programing
programs.any help would be greatly appresheated.

thanks
Adam Sacks

I have an old Toshiba T1000 laptop and wonder if anyone knows how to set the parallel port into bidirectional mode via software. I can't depend on the CMOS being set correctly and would like to know how to dynamically set the parallel port to bidirectional mode.

Thanks for any help

Have an original TRS-80 CoCo for sale. With 16K Extended Basic, Manuals, 3 Program Cartridges, Joysticks, Cassette. E-mail me for price. (otherwise it goes to the Great Computer Museum in the Sky)

Does anyone have any good URL's for floppy disc drive info. ie jumpers etc. esp. 5.25 drives
Hard drives seem to be well catered for, but what about the floppies.

If anyone needs help with Acorn BBC / BBC Master computers, then drop me a line

Where can I get a copy of the manual for a Zenith ZF-171-42 portable. I've got one that locks up during the POST at "memory error at 0000". I'd like to find out what the jumper settings are for this old 8088. Thanks for the help. Rob
hamco@sk.sympatico.ca

Hi, I have an old 386 Olivetti M300-05 XP2655, my children set a password on it and no one can remember what it was. It has written it to Bios and there's no way we can get back in. How do we bypass bios to used our PC again ?

Please mail mPaul

lgb@clara.net

Can Juno E-mail work on an old 286? Even if it is very slow?
Are there any web browsers for 286 computers?
Answers appreciated.

I am looking for info and drivers on an old Western Digital
SCSI card model wd7000-asc
any info will be most apreciated.

I was given an AT&T 6386E WGS. I plan on using the case and HD's w/ a new motherboard and power supply. However the case has a single line by 16 character display with info about the system and it plugs into a card on an 8 bit slot.

1. Can this display and card be used on the new motherboard?
2. Also can it be programmed (using VB or C++) for custom messages?

I would like to hear any suggestions about the display, thanks in advance.

Hi.

I'm attempting to install a Plus Hardcard IIXL 105 mb (circa 1990) on a
generic 486 DX2-50 system with an AMIBIOS (circa 1994). When the system
boots up, the POST works ok, then attempts to autodetect the hard
drives. It finds the Maxtor 250mb fine, then pauses for about a minute,
and then freezes when it gets to the hardcard. If I remove the hardcard,
the system boots to the O/S just like it is supposed to. The hardcard
jumpers are at the defaults, but I tried all the other settings, and the
same thing happens. How can I fix this, or is the hardcard toast? It
worked fine in another system last week.

Thanks.

I have too much Apple ][ stuff and want rid of it.

Please drop me an email or letter (see my web site for contact info).

Thanks,
Jonathan

For help on ACT Apricot PC/Xi/F1/F2/F10/Portable, please see my web site.

Please see my web site for my email address.

I was lucky enough to recieve a AT&T PC6300. When I got this computer about a year ago I recieved nothing with it. You see a friend of mine ownes a buisness and got all new computers so she gave me the computer. I don't know how to get anything up on the computer up and running. I don't even know if there is anything on the computer. I need some help.

Hi!
Looking for an old full-size Gateway 2000 tower case. Anybody have one that they don't want??

Thanks,
-Jason

I was lucky enough to acquire about 8 PCs that were about to be trashed. four of them are old AT&T 6000 series the other four are 1)NEC PowerMate 386/25s, 2)386s that were built and 1)486 that was built. I am trying to put all of the best hardware in the same computer, but I don't have the setup programs for any of them. In one of them, when I boot it, I get an error message telling me the keyboard locks, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!

THANKS

ok ok i have a question today i got given a Atari 400, (if i didnt take
it it was heading for the big computer graveyeard in the sky!!
but one problem, it dosent have a power suppley
does anybody know the Volts/Amps this baby takes??
it dosent say on the system unit so i need help

also any infomation about this computer would be good as well
all i know about it is that it was the first atari computer
but from when??? and specs i have no idea....

(please excuese my ignorance of early Atari computers they look great)


cheers

I have a Compudyne 486DX 33 mhz computer. I need the jumper settings or motherboard manual. Some one out there have one to copy/share or direct me on where I could buy one. It is tabletop style.

I just got an NEC pinwriter P6 and it has a small o on an internal LCD and has the Error light flashing. I don't know what this means. Can you help me?

I am looking to buy a 8087 math co-processor for an IBM XT.
It has a 8088 processor and would like to get the co-processor
to speed it up a little bit. (Or at least make me think that
it is going a little faster). IF someone has one lying
around let me know.

I just bought a 286 from datatech and I can't get anywhere.
It counts the memory then I get a st-11 and if I hit esc,
it says it is going to run the set up utility, but from
there it locks up. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Recently obtained an Alloy Computer Products Retriever/40 tape
backup drive. I am desperately seeking information on setup
and configuration.
all I got was the drive itself. Thanks.

I need to find out what error code 165 means on a IBM model ps/2

Looking for a source for an LCD screen for a Gateway 2000
Handbook Ser# 04U295125. Part Number & price would be nice,
and where I can get a used one would be even better. Tried
Gateway 2000's URL and all I got was a blank page.

I just got done cleaning out a boot virus on floppy disk, The disk was supposed to be virus free. The people who made it (Value Ware Software) Guarentied it to be virus free. So, no matter what, scan your floppy disks before using them.

Was given an old IBM 5150 which has a 5 1/2 floppy and 30 meg hard drive. Also was given a 40 meg hard drive and would likt to put it in and give the thing to a local boy.
Can not remember how to bring up the the setup routine for the hard drives. Have attempted Ctrl + esc, Ctrl + S and a whole bunch of others. Any suggestions?
Please e-mail if you have any ideas. Hope it does not need a diskette for ther rotines.
Ash

Ash

i have recently bought some HP Vectra 486/25u PC's and can't figure out how to access the cmos settings. i can see the dip switches that list: clear config; lock config; and reset password. but none of these seems to allow me to go into setup, in any combinations.

can anyone tell me what the settings should be to be able to access the cmos settings?

thanx!!!
C.B.

I have a Compuadd 325 tfx, 200mb hd, 4mb ram..both my batteries are dead (cmos & powerpack)..I have absolutely NO documents...no idea where to look for batteries...or any idea what can be upgraded on the machine...need it for my writing....any help AT ALL would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and have a good day.

Two Things:
1) I am looking for Microsoft's PC-Speaker Driver for Windows 3.1
they bundled it with the origonal version of Win 31, but they
are very hard to come by. I need this for my Compaq Laptop (can't
quite fit a sound card in there!)
2) I am looking for(8) 1 Meg/30 Pin/70ns Simms (nonparity). Want to trade
single 8 MB 72 Pin SIMM for the 8 1 Meggers!

Thank You
Michael A. Stanhope

Hello,
Okay here is another address for Zenith parts, Ect..
http://www.olderzds.com/
Good Luck....:)

Hi. Nice site! I have an old Toshiba (t 1000 se) that has dos appearently
in a solid state hard drive. It also hase a "ram drive" that
you can load small programs in, but they disappear when
you unplug the unit, cause the battery's bad. my question is...
Can anybody turn me on to some simple dos 3.0 or something
software. I like tetris, stuff like that. Also, any body
know where I can get the Hold your breath three meg ram
upgrade? I suppose a battery request would get me laughed off
the heplline! Thanks, Shepp. Ps, the key board on this
machine is far superior to my later model laptop

I found the problem with the TurboSport but need to know how to fix the hard drive or where to get a new one for cheap. I tried www.zdsparts.com, but they didn't have anything? Any help would be greatly appreciated> ;-)

Where can I find a "mmsystem006" driver? I've looked all over, is there anyway someone out there can help me?

I have a new PC (running Windows 95) and wish to use my old Amstrad DMP4000 pin printer (Epson Compatable).
W95 does not have a listing for Amstrad and I cannot get the performance out of the Epson Compantables I have tried.
Looking for recommendations.
Gord.

I need some help on a symphony 486 ATX motherboard. I've got a Cryix 586 100 cpu that I want to install into this motherboard, but I don't have the manual.
the motherboard seriel no is 4072453. does any one know the jumper settings that I need.

Hello,
There seems to be alot of questions about Zenith Laptops parts.
I buy my parts and Manuals here:
http://www.zdsparts.com/

Good Luck..:)

Is any company now taking responsibility for the Notestar
NP-942 notebook? Any info on availability of service and/or
parts?

Does anyone know where I can find a copy of Word for DOS,
version 2 through 6?

I am having trouble with a Zenith TurboSport 386. When I boot the computer, after trying to boot from the floppy, there is a buzzing sound comeing from the Hard Drive. This only happens sometimes, and sometimes the computer just works. What should I do to correct this problem?

I am trying to find the additional memory that will fit a Zenith Lap Top 286 supersport Model ZWL 0200-41
It has a spot for it located on the bottom of the lap top. I guess you place it in the little door that is there. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi!
I'm looking for a copy of Windows 2.x or 3.0 on 3.5" 720K floppies.
I'm also looking for any information that I can possibly get on a WANG WLTC laptop. I have one, and I need an AC adapter, and a battery for it.

ANY help will be appreciated.

Thanks again for everyone's help,
-Jason

Thanks for help gang we got problem fixed

Tom

I have a NOVACOMM laptop, and I am looking for a memory upgrade for it. I am also looking for anything that had to do with NOVACOMM laptops so i can upgrade the one I have.

Thanks

Hi! I have a laptop Zenith SuperSport 286 and I'm looking for
user's manual and everything about it (I have only the computer
and I don't know how to use it, particularly the keyboard).
Great Thanks for any information (and sorry for my bad english !),

Didier

Need operating manual and parts or addons for NEC PC8201a or
PC 8300 (computer is equal to Kyocera 85/Tandy 100/102/200,
only with some variations)
Contact Bob Sambolin via email
Thanks

I have production equipment that requires monochrome monitors.
The machines came with monitors manufactured by
TVS model # VM14AI.
I understand that these are no longer manufactured in the
USA, but are sold here. Do you know of a source for these
monitors?

Have a few books to part with:

MicroSoft Windows 3.1 User's Manual (2 copies) Softcover

Learning MS-BASIC on the TI Professional Computer (1 copy) Hardcover, Tab Books

Contact me directly by email and be sure to mention what it is that you're looking for.

PS: Anyone considering their own web page should consider this - Tripod now gives a full 5 megs of disk space for the FREE page. All you need to do is register and obtain your own directory/address and go from there.

They're all in terrific shape. I need $15 each which includes postage in the US.

Looking for an *.adf file for an MCA SCSI adapter, manufacturer Dest Corp. chip: NCR5380 to fit in my IBM PS2/70
also looking for the switch settings for an IBM harddrive type 0667 (70MB ESDI drive full size) How can I make it work with my Ultrastor 22C Controller?

Anyone know where I can obtain information about repair hdd drives?
Thanks very much

I have a mystery HD and need to know the format of it.
It has a power plug on it, and 24 and 40 pin connectors on it.
An MFM/RLL drive uses 20 and 34-pin connectors, so what kind of drive
is this. IT is made my MAgnetic Perpherals INc. and the
model # can't be found on any list I have looked on.
The model # is 94208-75. The TYPE is 47.
Any info on this drive would be appreciated.

2) I have another drive (ST-238R) that has alot of seek errorrs
on the drive. I have tried re-formatting the drive but
they come back a week later. Would low-level formatting the
drive again help this problem or possibly make matters worse.
I would much rather have a sick drive than a dead one if you
know what I mean.

I would appreciate any help people could give me with
these questions.

We have an assortment of obsolete equipment for sale. If there
is any interest, please give us a call at (403)-486-7675 and
make us an offer (you pay shipping). The list (at the moment,
it's always changing) is:
One Compaq Portable
One Compaq Portable II
One Compaq Portable III
Two Mac LC
One Mac LC II
One Mac LC III (no HD, no RAM)
For the above: 1 12" mono, 2 12" RGB, 1 14" HiRes RGB
One Mac Plus
One Mac Classic II
Three Mac SE
Two Apple ImageWriter II
One Apple LaserWriter
One Apple 40SC Tape Backup
Seven IBM PS/2 55sx
Five IBM PS/2 57sx
One IBM PS/2 65sx

All Macs have orig. keyboards & mice, we also have over
a hundred original IBM keyboards (PS/2 and XT/AT).

I recently obtained two machines, apparently minis, marked
'MAX 8500', apparently a model name, and 'ADP', which is the
logo of a company that makes payroll software and such.
One of the machines came with two full height hard drives, a
tape drive, an asynchronous communication card, what apears
to be a networking card, a cpu card based on four AMD 2900
bit slices, and two drive controller cards.
The second is identical exept that it has three hard drives
and is based on a proprietary McDonnell Douglas Computer
Systems Company microprocessor. Most of the hardware in both
machines also appears to have been manufactured by MDCSC. I
have not been able to boot either of these machines, and AMD
and ADP have both been unhelpful. (AMD no longer supports
the 2900 chips and ADP only writes software.) I have not
been able to contact MDCSC, and I'm not really sure whether
they still exist. If anyone has documentation on this
class/series of machines or any experience with them, I
would really appreciate it if you would contact me.

Thank you.

asr

Need copy of MS-DOS 2.11 on 3 1/2 inch 720k diskette. If anyone
could help, would apreciate it very much.

I have an epson equity I am trying to find the refernce disk for can anyone help. it is a386 with 4 megs of ram. runs real good but give memory mismatch error evertime on boot up

I recently buy an old notebook. It's an NEC PROSPEED 286.
I have all with it Battery,setup disk etc. but i don't have
the DC adapter to recharge the battery. Anyone know where I can obtain it ?

I have a Compaq Presario CDS-520 and I smoked the printer port trying to do a laplink. I am now trying to add another printer port and having no luck getting it to recognize it. Not sure if the problem is with the computer or Win95. Help, Please.... Thanks in advance {:^)

im looking for a screen or place to buy 1 for zenith laptop
z-sport 420s

I have a Seagate St251 drive and two controllers, Seagate
ST11 and WD 1002A-WX1. I want to get this to work in a XT.
Which controller should I use? How do I install and
format this drive. Should I use FDISK?

I have a Tandy 1000TL/2 and I wanted to know if I install a modem if I can use this computer to get on the internet?
Also does anyone know what modem I need for this. It is not a windows based computer. It has deskmate on it.
Thanks. If anyone can help email me.

Timothy Downing on Wednesday, April 08, wrote

I have a ps/2 model 70. can anyone tell me what not ok error
code 165 means thanks

Timothy,

Configuration error, run setup.
See : ftp://204.146.167.81/pub/pccbbs/refdisks/ for the Reference Diskette you need.

Cheers,

Peter

On Wednesday, April 08, 1998 at 22:42:19 Gary Morris wrote :

Howdy all...

I have an old CompuAdd 316nx Laptop (386sx-16 - circa 1990) that I'm in need of assitance with.

#1. I recently tried adding a new 540mb HD to the unit, & found that it's BIOS HD settings are locked. It has Type
44-47 left blank, but unlike most current systems, there appears to be no way to get into them to add the 540's
parameters.


Gary,

You can use DRIVEPRO from Microhouse to solve your problems.
This is a great piece of software which enables you to use
almost every harddisk (MFM, ESDI, IDE, SCSI) on PC's without
BIOS support. Even drives that seem to be faulty or even broken
can be revived.

(I'm not affiliated)

Cheers,

Peter

I need a copy of word version 2.0 or some word processor that will go onto a 286 can anyone help me
thanks

Is there a phone number of a Kaypro users group? I am taking some info to a relative who cannot get his Kaypro to boot up properly. He does not have access to the internet, so he needs a phone number. An address would do in a pinch.

I'm still looking for Epson QX-16 and QX-10 parts, machines, documentation. Please contact me. I want to get one up and running for a display of older systems for students at our university. Thanks

Hi everyone - I just wanted to let those of you who responded
to my inquiry about getting files from an MFM to an IDE drive
know that I managed to do it with DOS's INTERSVR and INTERLNK
programs. These (or Laplink) were the overwhelming number of
suggestions I got from everyone. However, one of you also
pointed out a program called 3_drives which can be found at
Simtel as 3drvs260.zip (I think). That allows you to
have both MFM and IDE controllers in at the same time, but
the catch is that you have to know how to reconfigure the MFM
controller card to an address of 170h. Since I didn't have
the info on my cards, I tried the interlink, which worked
very nicely.

Thanks again to everyone who wrote and I apologize if I don't
get to thank you
personally as there were a lot of letters coming in.

Isn't this an awesome page - thanks also to the webmaster!

Howdy all...

I have an old CompuAdd 316nx Laptop (386sx-16 - circa 1990) that I'm in need of assitance with.

#1. I recently tried adding a new 540mb HD to the unit, & found that it's BIOS HD settings are locked. It has Type 44-47 left blank, but unlike most current systems, there appears to be no way to get into them to add the 540's parameters.
I found a repair center that handles CompuAdd.. and KNEW how to do it, but they refused to tell me the trick.. and wanted me to send it in to them for a mere $120!!

SO.... Does anyone know of a DOS utility somewhere that will allow me to change the HD bios settings??? Does anyone have an original Setup disk for this model that may do this?? Any Suggestions??

#2. The unit came stock with 1mb on the board & I picked it up w/an additional 1mb memory card installed. I would like to upgrade to at least 4mb (they DID make such a card) or 8mb (not sure if ever made)

This unit didn't use standard SIMMS.. it had a small 2"x3" card with an end connector that plugged into a slot on the left side of the unit above the optional modem slot.

SO.... does anyone happen to have one?? or come across a source for one?? I've called numerous memory dealers, and so far, no luck.


I know...It's an old toy that I've had for a long time, but it's in mint shape & it works great still... just need it for DOS database I use in the field... extra memory would be a big help...

If you happen to have a module kicking around.. please email me (w/price)

technicalsorcery@mindspring.com

THANKS
Gary

WANTED GRIDCASE 155O SX OR A LITTLE NEWER, REASONALBLE PRICES PAID, WILL PAY BY MONEY ORDER OR CERTIFIED CHECKS. WORKING CONDITION REQUIRED, AND IF MANUALS ARE AVAILABLE WILL WANT ALSO.

Hi! I'm looking for a very obsolete 2.8 QD (quick disk) drive... Anyone can help me?
Thanks!

I have a ps/2 model 70. can anyone tell me what not ok error code 165 means
thanks

I would really appreciate any help figuring out the settings
of an old Compuadd motherboard. It has "Compuadd
H.P. 386" printed between two ISA slots. It also has 2
banks of DIP switches, one has 8 switches, the other has
4. It uses a Phoenix Bios and a Chips & Technologies
chipset with an Intel 386/25 processor (no coprocessor).
I installed 1M of RAM in bank 0, but all I got was a 1-3-3
beep error code. Thanks in advance for any help you
can give.

I have a 486 66 DX I bought from CompUSA. It is a Compudyne and I have not gotten any books showing jumper settngs for the motherboard. I havn't found any support on the internet for this motherboard. I need to turn off COM 2 so I can get my modem to work in voice-server mode. It works fine as a modem on COM 3 but the voice-modem wants the modem on COM 2. If I set the modem on com 2 without disabling the board COM 2 I get an error upon boot-up, duplicate COM 2s.
I need to be told which jumpers to change or where on the internet I can find the information. Thanks for any help.

Hey!! Anybody out there have a NEC multispeed HD? If so I
could use copies of the start-up files. If you could E-mail
those files to me that would be greatly appriciated.
Thank You,
Tom

Does any one know of a X-10 appliance/security control program written for and can be used on an old but great Heathkit H-89? I would appreciate any info you may have.

Needed: A way to read punch cards.
Yes, there are still some 20 year-old cards out there with useful scientific data on them. Unlike magnetic media, the holes are still there after all these years!

If you know of anyplace that still operates a card reader, please let me know and I will pass the word to my colleagues with the punch cards. (I converted my cards over 10 years ago, right before they shut down the last reader at UVA).

Thanks for your help!

-John Porter

I've got an old CD-ROM, NEC intersect 2Xi ( CDR-84 ).
Does anyone have a driver for this Cd-ROM ?
It will sure help me out if you can send it to me.
Thank you !

I am looking for the jumper settings on an Epson Comrex 420i. Does anyone have such information (to change # of bits, stop bit, etc.)?

JUst came across old ibm pcc jr....

what's it worth ????

I got my GRiD up and working. HooWa! I was even able to order another meg of ram from GSC, inc the company who took over GRiD. Now, does anybody have a 40 meg or 100 meg HD so I can upgrade the 20 meg??? I appreciate all the help I've gotten so far, and any more I get in the future. This site is sweet.

B.

Hi,
i am "working" with a micro PDP 11, and I would like to transfer files from this PDP to a PC, or a mac. I have a connection, wich is working quite well, and not too bad on the pc. But I don't have any program like Kermit on the PDP to transfer files. The question is: even if I can find the Kermit program on the web (I am looking for it, and if you have an adress, please send it to me!) how will I be able to transfer it on the PDP?
Another solution would be to find a program enabling my PC to read floppys from the PDP... does this kind of program exist?
any comment or other solution are WELCOME!

thanks

fred

I own a Toshiba Satelite 305CDS w/ 2.1 GB hard drive. The problem
is that I need a hard drive that is less than 540 MB in order to
run my business XENIX program. Can anyone sell me a compatible
hard drive for my unit. Is there any way I can change the BIOS
settings to make XENIX see a smaller HD. For example
CYL: 970 HD: 16 Sector/tk: 63. I do not know how to get
into the BIOS setup. P.S. This works well for my desktops.

I have an old Epson 1 computer that I am going to either give to a friend 's child or donate to my church. When I turn it on the" A" prompt comes up but I am unable to do any word processing. I do have some games that I can load and play but that's it, nothing else. Do you have any knowledge of how to fix this or could you please, put me on to where I can find some software to do some basic word processing.

I am looking for printer WINDOWS or WINDOWS NT 4.0 driver for old but still very good printer:
NEC PC-PRIORI TL3 (MODEL NT3674)
Thanks

HP PaintJet XL -Offer (don't know if it'll work or not, cheap parts! Has all ink carts)
Intel NetPort Ethernet adaptor with Power Supply -$25.00 (adapts serial or parallel interfaces to your network)
Two, GRiD 3404 5.25 External Drives, Parallel Interface - Offer
Three, GRiD 32170 3.5 External Drives, Parallel Interface -$5.00ea
Fourteen, GRiD 2107 5.25 External Drives, with built-in power supply -$5.00ea (one of these is tempest shielded/I'm thinking about using one or two of these as external drive enclosures)
Two, Severn Companies Inc. Gemini SC-922 Dual External CD Rom Drives -Offer (Each unit has two drives in it. Requires CD Caddies, haven't tested, my guess-1x or 2x speed)
Three, Dauphin Technologies 1050, 386SX20 Laptop Computers -Offer (ea has 3.5 drive, modem, & battery, sorry no HD's {removed by the previous owner-U.S. Govt)
One, Everex Systems EverFax 24/96E external speakerphone & fax modem -$5.00 (no pwr supply)
One, Zenith Data Systems ZF--158-42 (aka ZF-0158-42), IBM XT PC Clone, CGA video & two 5.25 Drives, no HD -Offer (Zenith knock-off of early IBM XT/PC system, identical in appearance case is just a little smaller)
One, IBM Computer Model 4455 -Offer (Don't know anything about this/I'd say it's for parts (I didn't have a hex wrench to open the case, when I examined it)
One, HP Paintjet Model 3630A -Offer (Works great!)
Six, Zenith Data Systems ZWL-184-97 Laptop Computers -$5.00 and up (in various states of working order, all have 720K 3.5 drive, 20MB HD, Modem (1200/2400 baud?), color LCD)
One, Complete Zenith ZWL-184-97 Laptop Setup; power supply, battery, carrying case, computer works & boots, has DOS 5.0 & WP 5.1 -$60.00
One, Toshiba TD80 External Tape Drive -Offer (haven't gotten to test this one yet)
Six, Zenith Data Systems ZWX-0248-62, 286 Desktop Computer systems. All have 5.25 Drives, HD's, video card, I/O card, Memory card, etc -$5.00ea (GREAT deal on parts!/Most CMOS batteries are dead, have to put in settings at boot-up)
One, Commodore PC10 computer with Keyboard -Offer (one keycover is missing/All Works!! Has DOS 5 & WP5.1)
Twenty, 386 computer systems (SX/DX 16,20,25,33), most work, incl: HD, Video, 3.5 & 5.25 Drives, 4MB ram, some have Math Co-processor, a few with ether net cards, & programs DOS 6.22/WFW3.11, others -Offer (great starter systems or use to build new system!!)
Three, IBM PS2 systems (I honestly haven't examined these as to what they are/have in them)
Lots of parts: MFM Drives 3.5 (720K & 1.44MB), 5.25(360k & 1.2MB), HD's. IDE Hard Drives, Cards (all types), Floppy Drives 3.5(1.44MB) & 5.25(1.2MB), RAM, Keyboards, Power Supplys, Cases, Printers, Monitors, etc (Email a request & offer, I may have just what you need!! - And I need to get rid of it!)
Three Philips Magnavox Color Monitors for old Commodore, Atari, etc, type computers - Offer
One Commodore 1802 Color Video Monitor - Offer
One Atari 130EX computer system with boxes or Software and 10 game cartridges, joystick, etc - Offer
Two 3Com Multiport Repeaters for Ethernet system - Offer
Two BJ-10 Printers - Offer
Twenty-four Cases of 5.25 DD Disks. Each case has 100 disks (10 boxes of 10ea)-$1.00 a case (100 disks).
All these prices do not include shipping! You pay the shipping, any method you want.
Items with prices - First Come / First Serve. Offers - Highest Bidder takes it.
Lets talk! Lets deal! Help me clean out my storage area, closets, back porch, car port, living room (you get the picture!)

Thanks Again to all the help and support. This site is GREAT!!

Seagate ST-277R RLL hard drive - electronic failure

This drive recently started to make terrible banging noises at boot up, and the head stepping rate has increased dramtically. The stepper motor itself is OK (I tried another), and the drive is still useable but runs extremely hot because the stepper motor overheats. What is the generic part number for the 3 chips that drive this motor? The Seagate part number is 11721-501, and Seagate won't give out any information. I haven't been able to find another ST-277R or ST-251 to cannibalize the electronics from it.

(sorry about this post being quite large!)
In about 2 weeks i will be moving and have nowhere to store my
quite large collection of computers, this means that I will have
to sell them, i have almost 70 computers for sale but i would
like to seem the all go to the one person,
off the top of my head this is what i have:
Appie IIs
Apple Mac 512ks
Apple Mac Pluses
Apple Mac SE's
Apple Mac II's
Atari 2600s
Atari 7800s
Atari XE
amstrad portable computer
Commodore PET
Commodore VIC-20
Commodore 16s
Commodore 64
Commodore drives, manulas, disks, Power supplies and other bits
and pieces....
Compaq Portable IIs
Compaq Deskpro 286s
Compaq Deskpro 386s
Dick Smith System 80s large collection of these, about 5 with manuals, tapes, disks, expansion units, and a ton of other stuff with them
Digital Vax 3100s
DIgital Vax 3500
Digital Rainbows 100s about 5 of these
Digital DECmate 2s
Digital DECmate 3s
alot of terminals, manulas, books, tape drives, basically enough
to set up 20 terminals all running of 3 or 4 vaxes
IBM PCs
IBM XTs
IBM PS/2s about 3 of these at last count.....
IBM XT clones about 10 XT clones in total, cards, drives, video cards, controllors cards, MFM controllers, ethernet cards,
modems, floppy drives, IDE/MFM drives about 15-20 mono/CGA/EGA monitors.....
I also have boxes of XT/286 motherboards and various other cards and bits and pieces
Line Printers, a large collection of these most of them are for the Vaxes and DECmates
Labtam 3000 large CPM computer with all manuals and disks....
I also have a few other CPM mechines cant remmebr what they are called.....
NEC Apricot III
NEC PC 8201a
Texas Instruments TI99A with manulals and aloth of other bits and pieces
TRS-80 CoCo 1
TRS-80 CoCo 3
TRS-80 Model 4
UNIVAC lots of munals and stuff with this one.....
Video arcade mechines yes i have a big box full of the motherboards out of arcade mechines, I know one of them is a PacMan board and the others are from that time
period....

thats all i cam remember off my the top of my head, there are others just can picture the names of them...

ok i if you are interested in bidding for my entire collection please email me at the above address...
i have put alot of time and money into collection and preserving these computers and would like to see them go to a good
home......


bids end on sunday this week.....

if u live in australia special consideration will be made...
if you are interested and would like a list of everything i will compile
it and email it to you.....

thanks....

Can someone please advise what video driver I use & how/where can I obtain it?
My system is an American Megatrend, 486SX. I am currently using a VGA driver that is not giving me optimal video monitor performance.

Is there a generic method of determining MB jumper pin
function (ie. reset, turbo sw) without documentation, without any labels or words on the MB to guide, and
without blowing the cheeks of your butt off?

A friend of mine recently aquired a IBM ps/2 386 model 55 sx he did not get a manual
and we can not figure how to get it to go into setup hitting the f keys do not get us access to it. neither does hitting del
if anyone knows how we can get into setup let me know so, I can pass it along to him

I recently to add memory to a 7 year old computer. Unfortunately it has an american Megatrend bios dated 1991. I have search for net for the company address and have run into a blank wall. Have you any information on American Megatrend? Thanks, Cathy

I have a 486sx brand is a laser would like any info on
it looking for a repair manual will not boot up in the A or B drive

I have a 486sx brand is a laser would like any info on
it looking for a repair manual will not boot up in the A or B drive

I am looking for the 20meg harddrive for an Epson Equity LT laptop.

Does anyone have any info on a Highscreen laptop? It is a 386 DX33. I opened the thing and it took 10MB of SIPPs (Single In line Pin Package), is missing either the coprocessor or the actual 386 chip, has a Conner CP30084E 84MB HD, a 1.44MB Floppy drive, VGA card, and unfortunately,
a European-style keyboard {QWERTZUIOPU), 2 COM ports, an expansion port, a parallel port, and a 9" screen.

Unfortunately, it is from Turkey, and I think that it might be loaded with Turkish software, keyboard specs., etc.
By mistake, I ripped out the CPU fan. [radioShack should have them, I guess]

When I turn on the computer -which has no battery- I get just a blank screen. A main chip is missing, only a ceramic one remains.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You,
Chris

I NEED HELP!!!!!!
About a month ago I found a Tandy 1000 TX at the local dump.
It had no books except for reference for Deskmate,but it did
have MS-DOS 3.2 plus WordPerfect 5.1 still on the hard disk.
The problem is I cannot find a cable to use my DMP-133 on it.
I have a parellel port board,but I cannot get the computer to
recognize it.I had no problem getting my modem board setup as
COM2 but I do not know how to setup LPT2.The parellel board
has no pins or switches.
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i have a dec pdp11/53
can someone tell me how to connect an ascii terminal or a pc with a terminal program to make the pdp11 work.

I'm back!! with two more questions: [but not urgent ones :-) ]

1. Does anyone know if drivers are available to use the Amstrad DMP2000 printer with a PC? I have it pluged in and it sort of works, but obviously the Win3.1 "generic" printer driver doesn't let me use most of the printer functions.

2. You've all seen the Psion thingies? I would really like one of them, but it seems criminally insane to actually buy one unless you are going to use all its new functions. I wouldnt. I would just want to type in text and get it out again, preferably into a PC. The important thing is the size. Surely some company back in the mists of time must have made something that would fit the bill? Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks very much in advance. A always, this is probably the most useful web site I go to.

a few years ago, I acquired 2 TRS-80 model II machines
with an external floppy drive tower that had 3 or 4 8"
drives in it... being young and stupid, I threw that machine
away after a few months! Now, I want to kick myself in the
head repetatively. (I also had tons of software and other
stuff) - well anyway, to make a long story short: DOES
ANYBODY HAVE ONE OF THESE MACHINES TO EITHER SELL, TRADE, OR
DISPOSE OF? email me, and I'll pick up shipping, etc...
chris

Hello !!

I've got a 'Microbee' Australian thing ca 1982-83
Complete Whit 'screen' and cabeles. Works ok.
Has 36 k-ram, 28 k-rom, memory backed upp by battery.
It has no tape recorder,but 'any recorder will do'
Have tried, works ok.
Have tested it , and it has a P-rom program in Swdish
but 'rip it out, and it starts in (old basic)
Like goto 150, print, and so on.
(Black and Green) screen.

Any 'Museum' interested or private person, contact me.

Kurre.s@swipnet.se

I have an Epson SD-700(5.25)floppy drive that's jumpered as "A" and I want it to function as "B". The board that the jumpers are on is SD700BB. I'd appreciate any help offered.

David Forsyth
asked about moving info from MFM to ide drives.

Interesting question David. I suspect the MFM wants to be
the master, as does the IDE. Can you jumper the ide to be
a "secondary"? Alternately, select boot from floppy, long
enough to get the system up with both controllers?

You could cheat, and dump the MFM contents to tape or zip.

Also, put MFM machine on a network briefly?

Use lap link and two machines?

Use a big box of floppies?

post your findings, if you get it to work.

..pat

Pete Verdon
asked about getting rid of the "MY Computer" icon.

Peter -

Bill G. wanted you to keep that icon. I know if you get the
"Plus" package, you can change it to one of a pre-selected
set. Also, you can get really wierd, and select the Windows
3.1 desktop in '95. My daughter has this on her system, and
it always confuses me.

..pat

I need jumper info to configure the cache memory for a model DX6700 Motherboard.
It has an AMI BIOS, but I haven't been able to determine who made the board even
using the BIOS # as a guide. The only other ID markings appear to be A or A/N.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Ed

Looking for trade: Commodore Oki-20 Color Printer for working
IBM Parallel Printer or for sale $10.00/postge (US)

Is there anyway that I can hook up a Commodore Printer to
an IBM computer through the Serial Port??? Never ran into
the prob.

Thank You
Michael A. Stanhope/Owner
Computer Services of York

I'm trying to install a Teac 4X CD-ROM drive into a earlier
Pentium system. The motherboard is some generic brand with
no on-board IDE ports. The drive has an interface card (ISA)
and it's physically installed correctly (I know it is,
because it was already in this same system, and working
before I had to replace the harddrive due to a crash and I
haven't touched the CD or interface card.)
The problem: even after running the installation disk, I
can't get the system (Win 95 r2) to see the drive!
Please help! Thanks all

Hullo people... been gone for a while... moved... any
people that I was assisting my new e-mail address is above
(and Mike WRITE!!!!) :)

Tim

Does anybody know how to realign an AMSTRAD PPC 640 floppy?
(I'm assuming that since nothing else on the beast is
standard, the floppys are funky too)
I'm pretty sure it's an alignment problem because the drive
reads some disks but not others, while the other drive reads
them all...

For sale/Trade:

Commodore 64 system - original brown colored main unit with black power supply, brown 1541 drive, power cable,1 serial cable, MPS-801 printer. The computer and drive are in the original boxes. $45 for the set plus shipping - all in great shape and working - just right for a collection.

I am looking to buy a Toshiba T3200 or any other laptop that will accept a full size card. Any leads would be appreciated

hi-
i'm working on a piece here at the Washington Post about the Year 2000 bug, and although there is plenty of info about what it is and how to combat it, there is very little history available.

specifically, i'm trying to find out 1) who were the co-authors of the COBOL language along with Grace Murray Hopper, 2) who decided to use two digits for the year instead of four, and 3) who discovered the Y2K problem?

i'm not sure if you would have that kind of information available in your archive, but any leads you can give me would be a great help.

please reply to:

thanks in advance,
bob massey

i just aquired a fortrex 486. I formatted the hard drive and I need the system drivers for it. I can only boot with an emergency disk and after installing windows the config.sys file is messed up. My system disk can not be accessed for some reason. How do you change the config.sys and then how to boot up without the emergency disk? Thanks.

FOR SALE: Tandy SX1000 like new condition. Has orginal monitor and keyboard. Comes with all SX1000 software/manuals and a external 1200bd modem. Asking $250.00. This price includes shipping to you.

Wanted Monocrome Moniter-Working-9 Pin

*TRS-80 model 4 for sale. Appears to be in terrific condition and working order. 42 lbs shipping weight. $20 plus shipping

*DEC VT-131 with keyboard. Appears to be in good shape and working order. Approx 38 lbs weight. $20 plus shipping.

Email me directly about these. First come, first served.

Looking for parts or the entire Apple model >M30001< ours was hit by lightning...Thanks..Dave

WE ARE IN NEED OF THE MOTHER BOARD SETTINGS FOR SEVERAL COMPUTERS. ZENITH DATA SYSTEMS 386 SX-16MHz WITH CASHE AND THE ZEOS 386 SX/NC - 20MHz.

Sorry, I realise this is question is not quite relevant, but this is the only helpline I have ever got any help from, and I've answerred a few as well.

My question is, is there any way of getting rid of the "My Computer" Icon on the Win95 desktop. It seemed Bill liked it so much he decided to stop us getting rid of it. Even if it can't be got rid of, I would like to change the icon (I would make a special blank one) so you can't see it. There is no obvious way of doing either of these.

So, any ideas? Maybe a program I can download? I am reasonably confident with editing the registry.


Many, Many thanks, This is a great service, it really is,

Pete

I have a Memorex-Telex model 72xx. It is an IBM PS/2
386 SX 25 Mhz clone. It has a Microchannel Bus, 8 SIPPS
slots for RAM, and an old ESDI controller card. The HD is
a 40 Meg Micropolis ESDI.
I am looking for manuals, documentation, etc.
I have the .ADF discs for the MCA bus, but could
use all the files I can get myhands on.
I have tried all the Memorex-Telex possible Internet
searches I could thik of. I know Kahlon makes an MCA
controller to use IDE drives, but I'd like to get the old
ESDI working again. (bad controller and / or cable)
So I'd like to get a new ESDI controller card.
(Post to my email address *please*)
Thankx
Joe

Ya'll ready for this. I just acquired a GRiD 1520 laptop. I need a copy of the bios software so I can boot the thing up. I could also use some memory chips to upgrade the memory to at least 2MB. Any ideas on where I can get these items.

Thanks

I have recieved a bunch of old MFM drives that I want to
to save the contents from to an IDE drive - how do you
get both the IDE drive and the MFM drive to work in the
same system? I tried on both a Pentium and a 386, and
both computers hung during the boot-up. Is there a trick
to this? Are there any special utilities people use when
they have a whole bunch of misc. drives laying around that
they want to get access to? Please e-mail with any suggestions.

Thanks,

Dave

Roger R. Chiasson
Caraquet, NB Canada - Saturday, April 04, 1998 at 21:10:19
said:

- I have a old IBM PS/1 (386, 2MEG RAM, 80MEG Hardrive).
- The model with the 4 big icone on desktop.
- The hardrive is format, I dont have any backup files.
- What sofware i need ? Where get it!
- Can i put Windows 3.1 on it ?
- Is there procedures to follow to bring that thing to life

(Sorry for my english, je suis canadien franτais!)

Roger,

I recently acquired a PS/1 as well. It runs Windows 95 quite well.
Mine came with a CD-ROM, with Soundblaster-16. I added memory to
20 meg. IBM-Canada website has information (get your model number)
and downloads.

Your English is much better than my French.
Canadien French ok on my side - my daughters are fluent.
We have WordPerfect with the French dictionary & Thesaurus.

..pat

I am seeking for power supply for old Notestar NP-933 notebook computer, 386-40Mhz, Mono display.

Looking for documentation and service manuals for Zenith Z-Note 325L
and Compaq LTE386S/20 notebooks. Also power pack, not battery for the Compaq.
Any documentation on a Gridcase 1550sx would be helpful.

Hi,
I have a used Okimate 20 (b&w or color) : do you know if there is DOS/Windows drivers for this printer ?

thanks.

On Sunday, April 05, 1998 at 18:07:35 Chris wrote:

Does anyone have any info on a Conner Peripherals CP30084E Hard drive? I think it is about 50MB. Can I
install it in my Compaq Portable III?
Thank You,
Chris
-----------------------------------------
Sending a message to eman@frontiernet.net gave me a
Network service is not available, or insufficient storage
on remote system
-----------------------------------------
Chris,

Have a look at the following sites :

http://www.blue-planet.com/tech/main.html
http://theref.c3d.rl.af.mil/
http://www.blackdown.org/~hwb/hwb.html
http://www.microhouse.com

Cheers,

Peter

I've got an Action Well AM-8887 motherboard that supports
486 and 586 cpus, but I don't have a manual to determine
jumper settings. If you have a list of jumper settings, let
me know! Thank you.
Chris

I NEED THE MOTHER BOARD SETTINGS FOR; A ZEOS 386/SX-NC AND A ZENITH DATA SYSTEM 386SX THANK YOU!

could some one tell me why i am having trouble upgrading my compac prolinea 4/33 to 6.22 doss my cd rom keeps looking for a ffh file a cant find.thanhs,sonny

I have an IBM AT Multiprotocol Communications Adapter, new, in the original carton, with the original vinyl booklet
and 5.25" disk for sale. It's only missing the cable which can easily be made from two 25 pin d-sub connectors (1M, 1F)
and a piece of cable.

Anyone in the US want or need this? $10 which includes the postage. It goes to the big dumpster in the sky if no one lays
claim to it by Friday the 10th.

Does anyone have any info on a Conner Peripherals CP30084E Hard drive? I think it is about 50MB. Can I install it in my Compaq Portable III?
Thank You, Chris
eman@frontiernet.net

Do the disk drives add any Ram to the Apple][+?

I've just purchased a well preserved TRS-80 III, and would like to use it as a terminal for my Linux box. Does anyone know how to hook up a model III to an ethernet network? Will I have to eviscerate the box and put a Pentium board in there? Any info is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Joseph Diefenbach
sawbones@interport.net

Hi. I am wondering if I can install a 3.5" floppy drive in a COMPAQ Portable III (286 12MHz, 640k RAM). All the drives for sale say they need at least a 386! What's up with that?

Also, if anyone has any extra software (Win2.0, DOS 5.0, etc.) on 5.25" floppy, E-Mail me and we can bargain. And if you have an extra 3.5" drive just sittin' around, I am in need of one.
Thank You, Chris

I have an IBM Personal Computer 5150 8086. It continues to boot
up in IBM Personal Computer Basic Version C1.10 I can not
remember how to get into the CMOS/BIOS during bootup and can
remember how to get out of this version of Basic. When it is
bootup off of a floppy it can no longer see the hard drive.
Does anyone know how to get into the system setup. Thanks!!

I just acquired a Momenta pen-top, but the guy I bought it
scavanged the RAM from it about three years ago. Can anybody
give me RAM chip specs and tell me how to open the case of
this odd-ball?

Thanks,
Doug

I have an IBM which is fairly old, but inside there is a 386 25Mhz CPU, Co-Processor, and the BUS slots are what appears to be PCI but a bit too small. The memory boards are huge (8Mb in total) and an expansion board with 72pin simm slots on it. The Eprom has a version of IBM basic on it. Its VGA and the keyboard connector is PS/2. I want to find out any information i can on this computer if anyone can help. thanx.

I am searching for an Assembler-Handbook for the Pocket-Computer "Sharp PC-1403" or for a listing of the possible assembler-codes
Thanx
Manfred

The "obsolete" priest is at it again. Got the vision problemed solved in great shape. It's called Close View and Lapis TV Board. Works like a charm and Ican read my MacPlus from across the room without trifocals. I may loan it out for a portable bilboard. It is just aboslutely super and Mac Plus and the 128 (and me) keep rolling along.

Now, something new pops up. I'm told by the young "whippersnappers" that ALL manufacturers and purveors of software have "assumed" that the country has gone CDRom drive. Do you find that to be true in your area? Now, how did that happen? No one asked me if I had CDRom and I don't....and probably won't. So what do I do for internet acccess software and other applications. Do any of you know WHERE I can get software on discs. Do any of you have any for sale, begging, borrowing, or no, don't say it. I'd like to get some different apps for a BRAND NEW MACIIsi who has come to live at the rectory. Any ideas or sources. Blessings all. Please let me hear from you. I'd like to enter the new millenium with NEW software on discs...... Hi Francesco.

I am looking for a (Apple) PowerBook 500 series Power PC upgrade.
This would be awesome if one of you out there had one

I beat county dump bulldozers to 15 obselete but operable Everex Tempo Carrier laptops and 10 GRID 1755's. However, power adapters and manuals---if there were any---apparently got buried. Where to obtain adapters for these old machines? Can a fellow build them himself? Anybody have extra manuals? All suggestions appreciated.

Can anyhone Email me the Keystrokes to enter the Bios Setup
for a KAYPRO-16. Thanks. LLA

- I have a old IBM PS/1 (386, 2MEG RAM, 80MEG Hardrive).
- The model with the 4 big icone on desktop.
- The hardrive is format, I dont have any backup files.
- What sofware i need ? Where get it!
- Can i put Windows 3.1 on it ?
- Is there procedures to follow to bring that thing to life

(Sorry for my english, je suis canadien franτais!)

I have just purchased an LCIII with out manuels. I would like to install the 32 megs of ram but I don,t know how. Could some one tell me how to do it? Thanks for your time , Philbeau

I RECEIVED AN IBM 286 XT MODEL 5160. Ineed to find out
how to reset the bios in order to add a 3 1/2 drive. Or how
to get into setup.

I have been studying the running of stepper motors from a PC and have found some circuits for the drivers and controllers. Most of the sources say that you can run programs from old 286 and 386 etc. computers after they are generated with a CAD/CAM on a newer machine. I just bought a Tandy 1000 TX complete with monitor for 20.00 and it has two 3 1/2 inch floppy slots in it but it did not have any of the documents with it. Is this thing a 286, 386, or what kind of a clone or wierd piece? I could use any help I can with this before I get around to tearing it to pieces just to get the drive motors out of the floppies. It looks real nice but I don't know what compatability it has to programs from our 133 Pentium P-5 Win 95 machine. Is it junk or upgradable? It has no modem. I have no boot discs. Help! Chuck Lindert

oh help please help :} i just bought a texas instruments travel mate notebook 4000e and the company i bought it from erased the hard drive does anyone know if i need a specific operating system for it or can i just steal the one from my big computer and put it on?? (sorry if it's a stupid question or if it's totally obvious to evryone but me :} )

I have three IBM PS/2 model 70 386 computers. Real nice.
A total of eight were donated to my school because Ford replaced them with beter ones
I have the three that didn't work
They all have a Micro Channel bus.
Anyway I would like to restore at least one of the three to working condition, even if I have to part out the other two. so far the first has a card in the bus that has a video connector, which allows you to connect a second monitor. I determined that by booting up the one at school that works and has the same card
anyway that first one will not boot. does not even beep. the Hard disk does spin up, as well as the fan. the power light also comes on. the HDD doesen't click like the ones that work
Any Ideas?

Thanks in advance

Jumpersettings for intel pen 75MHz on PN2000 mainboard
When starting up the screen goes black.
How do i set the jumpers right?
PLEASE HELP!

Have some OLD, impact printers, need drivers. Checked "normal" manuf. driver sites, and don't see these. HELP!!!

Panasonic KX-P1180
Panasonic KX-P1124
Epson LX-810
IBM ProPrinter II, Type 4201 002 (tried driver for III)

I have 2 IBM PS2 Model 80 computers. Need manuals, copies of manuals, whatever. Can anyone give me some direction

They have different Mother Boards. One MB has P/N 15F8057, the other has P/N 33F5571 and its FRU # is 85F0046.

Looking for os/boot disk for a laser-128ex apple2c-2e clone.Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I found the datasheet for the ATIO-V8 board I was looking for (my post of March 29).
However, it is on a French site, and I can't download the ATI-V8.EXE file (I don't know why!)
Would someone more 'Internet-knowledgeable' than me (easy) please try to download that and email as an attachment to me?
The site is
http://www.sdi.fr/commun/informatique/doc_et_drivers/cartesctrl.htm
and the file is ATIO-V8.EXE

Thank you

Cyro

I am looking for info. on installing a Seagate ST-351AX 40 MB hard-drive on my system as a master drive. I don't want any slave drives, just this one as the master. I got the spec. sheet from their website at www.seagate.com:80/cgi-bin/view.cgi?/at/st351ax.txt, but I am having difficulty interpreting it. I just need to know which jumpers to set to make it work. I have never done this before, and don't want to mess anything up. Thanks for your help in advance!

I need the DIP SWITCH settings for an amstrad DMP 4000 Wide Carriage
Printer. The printer always double spaces no matter what I am doing.

Also, anyone requiring assistance, feel free to click on the mail
address or the WWW page (i hope it is working)

Michael A. Stanhope, Owner
Computer Services of York

Need keyboard controller for CompuAdd 325TX
Gate A20 keyboard controller failure

I would appreciate any information on an ESC computer mod.8086/10
also a list of commands for ms-dos 3.30
thanks

Anybody know if Win98 will run on my TRS-80 Model 102? If so, where can I obtain it on cassette tape, and how many tapes does it use?

I want to know where is possible to load the driver for
an old Amstrad printer, the DMP3160.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation

I am planning to do some hardware upgrading on a Compaq prolinea 486-66mhz dx2.Can anyone tell me how to get into the bios?I'
ve tried everything including the old alt,ctrl,del routine,and that didn't work.Does it use a bios disk like my Compaq Deskpro 386?Any help is greatly appriciated.Thanx

Sorry abot the spelling above.

Kurre

Hello everyone that has helpt me.
I've got commodore going.

Now i've got a mout-watering (too all you fans)
offer, of a (microbee) complet whith screen, and a
P-rom labeling program in swedish. I have tryeed this (thing)
out, and it works ok.

Is this (Thing) australian or thas my memory serve me wrong?

I think it must be from 1976-1979, any one hoo has
information

I have a couple of TI TravelMate 3000 computers, and need to find some parts. If you have a non-working machine you will sell for parts, please contact me.

Want to buy a working 40MB Hard Drive for a COMPAQ LTE286
laptop computer. I think the COMPAQ part number is
117288-001.

Thanks

Help! I need Controllers for Panasonic proprietary interface cd rom drives. I have 2 drives that I'd like to use in some old 386s.

Thanks.

I am working on a 386 main board with Quadtell Bios chips. I need the jumpers settings to activate the com and lpt ports. Any help is gratefully appreciated.

I am working on an olf 386 main board with Quadtel Bios chips. I need the Jumper settings to activate the com ports and the lpt port. If anyone can help it would be gratefully appreciated.

Deb K.

Does anyone have information on the use of a Gainbery 586Maximizer upgrade processor. They are apparently out of business and I purchased a upgrade processor to upgrade an AST 486-25 computer and it does not boot up at all. If you can tell me someone who knows about this company or their products I would greatly appreciate it. I can be reached by e-mail or at 804-672-8831.

I am looking for information about a Gateway 2000 486dx266 with intgrated video.
I am having difficulty finding the make of the motherboard, but I know that it has a Pheonix BIOS. When booting, I get beep codes as follows:
._____ . . .
and then a repeated
. . .
every few seconds. I can not find Pheonix BIOS info anywhere and cannot find their web site.
Any help would be appreciated. Many Thanks,

Todd

I have a notebook NoteStar 386 NP9000 or NP900, don't remember, I need get a up-grade of processor for 486, it's possible ?, and add memory at 8Mb, the chip is HM514400.
Thanks
Sergio Luiz de Menezes

Kaypro 10 loaded with massive amount of original Kaypro
and purchased software, manuals and CPM/Kaypro
related books. Posted with pictures on the eBay auction site search for "Kaypro". Hurry! The auction ends Thursday, April 9 at about 10pm EST.

I have a 386 SX/40 that I'd like to upgrade to a 486. Cyrix
tells me it can't be done. The chip is a Toshiba Chip 2,
TC6154HS. Any information on this chip? Can I upgrade it
to a 486? My motherboard also has an empty chip socket, but
it doesn't indicate if it's for a co-processor or another
chip. How can I tell? Please help!

Thanks
Michael

have a zenith model zfl-184-01 lap top computer with no documentation, screen comes up but does not boot up,I suspect that it uses a 3.5 Dos boot disk need information on this unit to get it to run.

I am looking for an Altair and an Apple 1 computer for the world of
academe at Montgomery College. If anyone wants to sell either or both
of these old computers please email me. Thanks.

someone gave me a laser 386sx 25 pc with 4 meg of ram
i need the main board specs and switch settings to make this
thing accept 16meg of ram i put a larger hd in it and a 2x cd rom
now all i need to do is add more ram and sell it please help

Hi I have a Zenith Z-station PC 433sh that I would like to upgrade
does any one know how to get to the BIOS.

Anyone in need of a factory sealed MS-DOS 3.30? I have some coming and will have a few extras. If anyone is interested in one and wants to commit to one in advance drop me a note on email to get on the waiting list. To get one I had to take the lot and am reselling the extras at $15 plus parcel post s/h within the US. First come, first serve. I should have them in a week/10 days. Serious committments only please.

XT CONFIGURATION: IBM PCs, XTs and thier clonez do not need a setup program. They are configured by setting switchez located on thier main board. By checking da state of those switchez, da processor "knowz" What devicez are attached. The PC has two banks of eight switches each, while da XT simplified thingz greatly in having only one bank of eight. The possible combinations of these switches are too vast to go into here, but there are many sources for this info. (Do da math, 16 switches = 65,535 different combinations possible).

I'm looking to sell an old Eqson Equality I+ and need to know
what a decent asking price is.

I just found an old IBM AT 286 computer and can't get into the setup program. Can anyone tell me how to run the SETUP option. Many, many, many THANKS!!!!!!!

Does anyone have a setup disk for a Wyse XT computer with
5.25 floppy drive. I have fitted a 20MB HDD which I can
read if I boot up in drive A but can't get it to boot into
drive C (even after transferring the sys files.
Also I have a Compaq portable 386 which needs a keyboard -
Can anyone help?
Tnaks......Krzys J.

Does anyone need any Double Density 5 1/4 Floppy Disks? I have boxes of 100 disks For Sale. One case of ten boxes, each containing 10 disks each. They are all brand new and still sealed in their original boxes. Manufactured by KAO. Case of 100 disks only $9.00 ea, shipped to your doorstep. I know that probably seems steep but $6.00 of that is shipment by 1st class mail from Hawaii. If your kamaiana and on Ohau it'll only be $3.00.
Contact me at TI_double_GA_eerr@bigfoot.com

Does anyone know of a good C/PM emulator, or something that can read virtually anything?
I have some old 5.25" floppies written by and Olivetti ETV
300 series machine. I have tried an old version of 22disk but
it can't read a thing. Any help/advice gratefully recieved!!

S Levrant

Does anybody have an Amiga or Apple Lisa
for sale for a reasonable price? I am looking for a working computer with a color monitor or output that can support a GUI Operating System and that has fairly good graphics. However, a 5.25" and/or 3.5" floppy drive is a must!

Also, If anybody has Windows 2.x or Dos 5 or higher on 5.25" floppies that I can use on a Compaq PortableIII(80286, 12MHz, 640k RAM, MONOCHROME), please e-mail me.
Thank You.
Chris

I cant get any further in resetting my emerson 386. i need to know what a missing parimeter is?

I have a Bondwell Laptop model BW8 (ser# B108 00427), please fax or e-mail any information or schematics on this system.
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Fax#áá ---------- (407) 635-9050á Attn:á Gary
E-Mail ---------á g-roc@digital.net

Does any one have information on where to obtain Power Supply pack for NOTESTAR - NS-1181 notebook computer. I misplaced the phone number of the manufacturer based in New Jersey. Please Help!

Ephraim

Thanks for the format tip, I made a boot disk and it can read the disk now but I keep getting an error: illegal v40 opcode trapped!!! It is a Zenith eazy pc model #14zcd2 any thoughts why?
Thanks,
Joe

Is there a way to step through the actions the computer preforms to enter a given software
I am using Win 95.

I've got an old gw2k handbook with a token ring card from Xircom. win95 and the old dos drivers: neither see it. help???

I have a personal computer from COMPUDYNE. I need as much info as possible about the computer and what future it has.

I am looking for the utilities disk files,
which include the VGA drivers,for a Compuadd 425TX laptop.
Can anyone send me these files?

The machine has a 640x420 VGA LCD screen but the manual claims
it will support HR800x 600 graphics on an external monitor with
the proper driver. Objective is to get 256 color display through W3.1
using the external monitor.

Any help is appreciated.

Does anyone know where I can read something about
the history of a CPM machine called the Oneac.
It had a hardware feature I liked: 2 megs of
battery backed up dynamic ram. Someone could pull the plug
on the machine when you were word processing--say--
and you could get up, plug it in again, and be
right back where you were.

I have a Tandy Grid mfp/420s. The video card is built into
the motherboard and is going bad. I need to find out which
dip switch controls the video card. Does anyone have this
info? If so, it would be much appriciated.

*** Atari 800's 810 Disk Drive ***

The Atari 800 works great still (with cartridges), but the 810 disk drive just continues to run and run, without doing anything constructive. Would love to go through all the old software I wrote many years ago. Any ideas on how to fix, who to contact to fix, or if anyone has a working one and is interested in selling it? Your help is appreciated! Thanks!

Does anyone know what modem connection/standard I need for a Notestar NP-942 Laptop. I don't know if it's PCMCIA. Alternatively, if anyone knows where I could get a manual for it I would be grateful.
Thanks, Pete

I have a Mac Portable whose hard drive has died. I managed to make a Ram disc and put Sys 6.0.8 on it along with Eudora and a small word processor. I thought that Sys 7 may be better to have on there but it turned out to be impracticle. On reinstalling Sys6 the backlighting no longer works!! If i boot off a floppy (Sys7) the lighting works just fine. Help!!!! Any sugestions (Pram has been zapped etc etc)

Have Epson Equity I+ XT computer with a 8088 cpu. Need a copy of the diagnostic diskette to load setup information. Any assistance onthis matter is greatly appreciated.
George

I have purchased a used Compaq 15 inch SVGA monitor that needs to be degaussed. It is digital controls but there is not a built in degaussing function. I understand that a strong magnet placed near the screen will accomplish this degaussing. Would some one explain the process to me. Thanks.

Hi!
I'm looking for a few things:

-Light Pen for Tandy 1000 (no suffix)
-XGA video card for PCI of ISA BUS

Things that need homes:
-Compaq Deskpro XT keyboard
-Bunch of parts pulled from TURBO XT's (IBM clones)
-Other XT parts

If you're interested, I'll send you a list.

-Jason

Is it legal to sell used software as long as you don't
intend on ever using it again?? I have a lot of software.
100's of dollars spent on software I no longer use. Just
want to know if its legal to sell?? I don't have the original
boxes that the software came in nor the receit, but I do
have the original instruction guides and perhaps a few boxes..
all of the original CD-cases. Most of the games are 91++.
A few are 96 and 97. Legal to post something on a local
bulletin board about selling some of my software??

I pulled an old Zenith eazy pc model #14zcd2 out of a closet I would like to teach my sister to type with it but can not get it to boot up I need some specs to try and find the problem. My hunch is it can't read the 1.44 disks but am having trouble finding a disk to format at 720. Thanks

I am looking for the jumper configuration for the motherboard in a full size Compudyne 486 DX100.
The board has 5 16-bit ISA, 1 8-bit ISA, 3 PCI, 4 SIMM slots, 2 serial (DB-9, DB-25), 1 parallel, a PS-2 Mouse and a PS-2 keyboard. I am trying to figure out how to enable the PS-2 Mouse port.

286 Bios Setup Utility that lists std at drive types.
I need an AT type bios setup for kaypro dtk and other generic at motherboards please atach to e-mail.

al@allyowl.com

Can anyone help me find a manual for a Toshiba laptop T3100? Many thanks.

Does anyone have any manuals for Compaq Computers? I need manuals for
the following machines

Compaq Deskpro 286
Compaq Deskpro 286e
Compaq Deskpro 286N
Compaq Deskpro 386s
Compaq Deskpro 386/20e
Compaq Deskpro 386N
Compaq Deskpro 386s/20N
Compaq Deskpro 486/33M
Compaq Deskpro 286/25
Compaq Deskpro 386/33L
Compaq LTE 286
Compaq LTE 386s/20
Compaq LTE Lite /25
Compaq LTE Docking Station

I need Power Supplies for the following Laptops
Compaq LTE 286 x1
Compaq LTE 386s/20 x2
Compaq LTE Lite /25 x2
Brother BCP 431V x1

The screen on my trusty Toshiba T5200 (i use the term loosely) portable has died. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement for little dollars? It would be nice to hace color but monochrome works.
Thanks in advance.

I am looking for an adaptor from the ide hard drive to the
laptop. It is an Impulse Compubook 660
Any ideas where I can find one?
thanks.

I need the print driver for a Radio Shack trs-80 dmp-110, or
the information on how to make it run on a 80386 win 3.1 system.

Stealth64 series 2000 graphics card; trying to install
drivers for Win95 -- system locks up.

I need to get all information possible about this specific
hard disk:
Model DW25A
Serial No. A004403(L)
MLC 04B
Part No. 6128190
EC No.7304B
Made in Japan by IBM

Please send me any information about this device

Best Regards
Kristina

Hello,

I've got a PHILIPS P5020 and no info about it.
Could anyone help me ? It's a large and very
heavy case with two 5 1/4" drives, and a metal
keyboard (heavy, also...). I have two disks,
it works, but would like to know more about it
(technical stuff, history, first price, etc.).

Thanks a lot
Yves

Hi,

Having this INTEL 386-16 mainboard.

labeled: PSBC 386AT
SNP83348
PBA 451213-004 JM

It is alive, but keyboard errors occur while starting up.

Question: Which IC to replace to get the thing running?

Hi,

having this Phillips P2000C CPM portable (abt. 15 kgms)

I'm looking for some CPM boot flops and also basic or other
language to get the IEEE-488 interface running.

There is also an HDD connector on the rear, can I attach
a harddisk? If so, RLL, MFM or whatever. And how?

Also does anyone know where any of these machines could be acquired
for not to much.

Acorn Archimedes 3xx or 4xx
DECmate or Pro 350, 380
Kaypro 10
HP Integral PC
Commodore SX-64
IBM 5150

Thanks,
Loren.
vacler@hotmail.com

I'm looking for an IBM 5100. Any leads would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Loren.
vacler@hotmail.com

Massive list of ftp & http sites, company phone and BBS #'s can be found here:

http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/pc-hardware-faq/part5/faq.html

In response to those needing Leading Edge items and those that might need it in the future, you can get help with parts, software, drivers, etc at the following unofficial support site:
http://www.primenet.com/~fwagner/le/leading_edge.html

Leading Edge is out of business but being supported by someone not connected with the old company. Sounds like the company name didn't fit too well, huh?

After talking to a completely labotomized tele-clerk at UniSys today, I'm hoping someone may know what I need....

I have a small 486DX-66 PC made by UniSys in 1995 that has the model of 486-DBA/2...I need a power supply card, which is of course proprietary for this small machine. Anyone know of a knowledgeable UniSys parts dealer or anyone have a 486-DBA that is gutted and has a working power supply? I wouldn't mind buying a few either if anyone has these exact units.

Email me directly please.

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