Curt, leave me a phone number and I will try to get intouch with you, I
can translate the sssd to ssdd or even IBM format with my osborne 1.
Charles Cotham
2205 Lilac St.
Nederland, Tx 77627
409-727-6156
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Date: 5 Jan 93 13:29:53 GMT
From: paladin.american.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!udecc.engr.udayton.edu!blackbird.afit.af.mil!ss1!serkowtk@gatech.edu (Tom K. Serkowski)
Subject: S-100 Boat Anchor for sale
Message-ID: <1993Jan5.132953.9286@afit.af.mil>
I stopped using this computer about 4 years ago & haven't turned it on
since, so not sure if it works. I almost threw it in the trash when I
moved to Ohio, but decided there may still be someone out there who
wants it. The minimum bid is cost of shipping. If I get any offers,
From: agate!spool.mu.edu!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.unomaha.edu!cwis.unomaha.edu!haworth@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Dwight A. Haworth)
On the back of the Epson QX-10 there is a set of DIP Switches. Would some on please tell me what these are for and what the settings ON/OFF will do if I were to chance them. Right now #1 is ON all others are OFF.
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Im having trouble with the RIGHT drive. Some times when I fire this thing up the drive will work perfect, other times it will read/log onto it once, other times it will not work at all. Any segestions!!!
2) I have a MS-DOS operating system disk that does not come up with any type of a listing but there is something on the disk. Is this the disk to get the QX-10 to operate in the MS-DOS system!!!
3) there is a program on the CP/M Boot disk thats called QXPC.COM. When I run this program it locks up the computer and has a "Testing QX-PC" message. There is anouther QX program that asks if I would like to install QX-PC on the hard disk. I answered "YES" and nothing happened. I ran it again and a Warning Came up stating that QX-PC was installed. Whats going on!!!!
4) Where can I get a full set of documentation for the EPSON QX-10 all I have is a few reference book.
I would appriceate any information I can get.
*** Cliff ***
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Thanks for the INPUT, in a previous message I was told that the present setting is the proper settings, any thing else will couse the machine not to boot.
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Thanks for the help!!! I was not about to do anything with out knowing what it is I'm messing with. In case you wandering why Cliff is not answering that is becouse this IS Cliff and I loged in on my wifes time. REAL SMART OF ME!!!!
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Date: 27 Jan 93 19:52:03 GMT
From: aclark@netcom.com (Al Clark)
Subject: Re: 8 inch drive questions
Keywords: terminators, power connectors
Message-ID: <1993Jan27.195203.27936@netcom.com>
In article <C1H0FH.9H6@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> wilker@hopf.math.purdue.edu (Clarence Wilkerson) writes:
>As I look at the pile of unused (unusable) 8" drives in one corner of
>my basement, I came up with a couple of questions
>
>1) What do I need for the DIP style terminator resistors on Qume DataTrak8
> DSDS drive?
>
>2) I have a couple of fancy 1/2 height NEC 8" drives that use DC power
> only. What is the pin out on the power plug? I't a little 4 or 5
>square pins in row connector, not the usual massive block style.
>
>3) Does anyone have mods to a cheap PC floppy controller to let it read/write
> 8" drives? I'm not interested in buying a new card, but have several
> extra XT and AT floppy controllers to experiment with.
Can't help with 1 and 2, but the AT 1.2 Mbyte format is
supposed to be hardware and software compatible with the
8" drive double sided double density format. Haven't
actually hooked one up myself, but I'd be interested to
know what results you get. Note that the cable is not the
same, so you have to figure out an adapter.
Good luck.
--
Al - aclark@netcom.com - My opinions are my own.
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Date: 28 Jan 93 03:03:03 GMT
From: cwr@crash.cts.com (Will Rose)
Subject: Re: Another QX-10 Question (HELP)
Message-ID: <1993Jan27.190303.22503@crash>
Susan Fawley (Susan.Fawley@f1066.n374.z1.fidonet.org) wrote:
>
>Im having trouble with the RIGHT drive. Some times when I fire this
>thing up the drive will work perfect, other times it will read/log
>onto it once, other times it will not work at all. Any segestions!!!
>
I recently had this problem, and it turned out to be the drive cable
to motherboard IDC connector. But a number of different connectors
and indeed problems with the drives themselves would give this effect.
In the end I made up a set of extension cables so I could run the
machine dismantled, and swapped cables until the fault went away.
Then I attacked the duff cable.
>2) I have a MS-DOS operating system disk that does not come up with any
>type of a listing but there is something on the disk. Is this the disk to
>get the QX-10 to operate in the MS-DOS system!!!
>
>3) there is a program on the CP/M Boot disk thats called QXPC.COM. When
>I run this program it locks up the computer and has a "Testing QX-PC"
>message. There is anouther QX program that asks if I would like to
>install QX-PC on the hard disk. I answered "YES" and nothing happened.
>I ran it again and a Warning Came up stating that QX-PC was installed.
>Whats going on!!!!
>
You have the software, but not (probably) the hardware for the TITAN
QX-PC MSDOS Coprocessor Board, which may still be available. It costs
around $400 and is almost useless. I use mine as a 500KB ramdisk under
CP/M, where it is marginally effective. (Needless to say, it was in the
machine when I got it). Check the slots to see you haven't got the board
installed, and then ditch the software.
I don't know where you can get documentation now Snyderscope has folded.
I find odds and ends at swapmeets, but that's about all.
Hope this helps - Will
cwr@crash.cts.com
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Date: 27 Jan 93 20:05:57 GMT
From: aclark@netcom.com (Al Clark)
Subject: Re: what means the initials CP/M ?
Message-ID: <1993Jan27.200557.29798@netcom.com>
In article <799@muller.loria.fr> cardeira@loria.crin.fr
(Cardeira Carlos) writes:
>
>Can anyone tell me what exactely means the initials CP/M