HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: crj2@ra.msstate.edu (Charles R. Jones)
Subject: Commodore Stuff For SALE!!
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 03:03:13 GMT


Okay I have the following bundle of Commodore stuff for sale:

Commodore C128 -perfect condition
Commodore 1571 -needs alignment, nearest place to do it is 300 miles away
                so I have not had it done, but that is ALL that is wrong
                with it....its just as new as the 128.
Commodore 1902a Monitor -also perfect condition, same age as the computer
                         and drive.
Minimodem C24 2400 Baud Modem - Fully hayes compatible, barley bigger than
                                a cartridge...even has all indicator lights.
                                Very new. Still have orig box and manuals.
Commodore Datasette - (I know...)
Jemco Disk Notcher - I've never seen anybodys cut as easily as this one!

I (*MAY*) throw in my library of 200 or so disks...depending on wether you
take all or not.

Respond Via Email to: crj2@ra.msstate.edu OR crj2@isis.msstate.edu

JUMP ON THIS!! I am going home for thanksgiving on wednesday, and that 
will be the best time for me to get all the stuff together and send it!

Price?
MAKE OFFER!  Keep in mind that all equipment is very new, still in orig
boxes with manuals.  Arent you tired of downloading at 1200 baud? 
Dont you want a sleeker computer?  Okay, lets increase the pot...I am also
offering a Final Cartridge III!  Freeze/edit your favorite games!  Print
any hires screen!  Make your joystick autofire!  Load programs 15x faster!
****************************************************************************
Its close to Christmas.....go ahead, treat yourself!


Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr
From: tom@ulysses.att.com (Tom Smith)
Subject: Forms software sought
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 14:31:41 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ
Keywords: 3125 pen forms

We've recently purchased a 3125, and are trying to find forms
software for administering surveys.  Can anyone help?

If you post, an e-mail copy is appreciated.

Thanks,
Tom Smith.
tom@ulysses.att.com



Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr,misc.forsale.computers,dc.forsale
From: pcolsen@super.org (Peter C Olsen)
Subject: Multibus Tape Controller for MiniTower
Organization: Supercomputing Research Center
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 22:51:33 GMT


I'm looking for help --- and maybe a cheap multibus streaming tape
controller for my NCR MiniTower.

I use a MiniTower as a personal computer.  Recently it crashed and I
have just found that the streaming tape controller will no longer read
my backups, saying ...

TEST: STP
LOG TASK = STP0,0
ERROR CODE 1 = $A103

My hardware manual tells me that this indicates "The STP Controller
board in the Multibus card rack failed to generate a required
interrupt."

Can anyone offer any advice?  Do I need to buy a new controller?  Does
anyone have one for sale, cheap? 

Peter

-- 
 Peter Olsen, PE, n2ell, P.O. Box 410, Simpsonville, MD 21150, 410-997-8584 
pcolsen@super.super.org  ...!uunet!super!pcolsen  CG:pcolsen@super.org/G-ASMTP
     "Engineering is the art of applying a professional knowledge of
   mathematics and the physical sciences to improve the quality of life"
From: jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr
Subject: Re: Floppy disks on Tower XP reading IBM format
Date: 21 Nov 1992 13:38:04 GMT
Organization: UT Health Science Center Houston

In article <1992Nov21.023051.26160@almira.uucp> powell@almira.uucp writes:
>Interesting but I was told that the Tower 32/600 formats the disks to
>1.024 (1mb) and if I want to use a 1.2 disk I have to format it on a PC.

I can't speak to the 32/600; it may use a different disk controller than I'm
used to on my XP.
-- 
Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can
jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu      | adequately be explained by stupidity.
           "Cat: Four legs and an attitude." -- Jim Reese
From: jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr
Subject: Re: Floppy disks on Tower XP reading IBM format
Date: 15 Nov 1992 15:06:41 GMT
Organization: UT Health Science Center Houston

In article <1e104nINNk01@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ar961@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Duane Kaufman) writes:
>I have an NCR Tower XP and it has a program called pcdsk which allows the 
>reading of MS-DOS formatted 5-1/4" floppy disks. I have read the (scanty)
>man page on the process, but I can get the program to only work with 360K
>formats, even though the drive can store much more when formatted under UNIX.

The problem is that, while the disk drive and controller support 80 tracks,
they only support the data rate used on the 360K disks. The 1.2 meg disks use
ahigher data rate. It should be possible to hook up a 3-1/2 inch disk drive to
the controller and use 720K floppies (with a suitably modiied pcdsk, which
isn't too likely to happen, or mtools, another suite of DOS disk utilities),
but the high density stuff is out of reach.
-- 
Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can
jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu      | adequately be explained by stupidity.
     We survived Jimmy Carter; we'll (probably) survive Bill Clinton.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr
From: hartlemp@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Michael P Hartley)
Subject: Need to talk with some at NCR...
Organization: Purdue University
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:46:37 GMT

   I would like to talk with someone at NCR who knows about the e-mail
setup within NCR.  That is, how to go about finding an address, or sending
mail from InterNet to an NCR branch office.


---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
   Michael P Hartley                 #           |  Physicist by Choice 
                      ****           |           |  Mathematician by Accident
   Purdue University (====()---------\---------| |  CS student by Mistake
                      ****           |           |  Brilliant by act of God
   hartlemp@mentor.cc.purdue.edu     -           |  Poor by act of Congress 

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr
From: pointer@cs.uiuc.edu (David Pointer)
Subject: 68010 upgrade to NCR1632?
Summary: Any info?
Keywords: Tower XP, NCR1632 upgrade
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 14:01:03 GMT

Heya. I'm considering buying an NCR1632 machine. The box works fine,
but has no virtual memory. I understand that an upgrade exists
to ths NCR1632 called a "Tower XP". This upgrade apprently has
a 68010 and supports virtual memory. 

Can anyone out there give me any information on this upgrade? Where
to get it, what does it consist of, and what does it cost? And
any other info that you may deem important about this upgrade.

Thankee kindly for any help you may offer.

*dave
--
David Pointer           University of Illinois Department of Computer Science
dpointer@cs.uiuc.edu    3256 DCL   1304 W. Springfield
(217) 244-3371          Urbana, IL  61801
From: powell@almira.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr
Subject: Re: Floppy disks on Tower XP reading IBM format
Date: 21 Nov 92 02:30:51 GMT
Organization: Personal Machine, Columbia, SC

Interesting but I was told that the Tower 32/600 formats the disks to
1.024 (1mb) and if I want to use a 1.2 disk I have to format it on a PC.

Powell
From: dick@ahold.nl (Dick Heijne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr
Subject: SNADS support on Towers ??
Keywords: SNA SNADS
Date: 20 Nov 92 13:30:28 GMT
Organization: Ahold NV, Zaandam, Netherlands, EEC

I am looking for a way to interface the mail facility of IBM's
OfficeVision to a NCR Tower (model 650, Unix V3.2) by SNADS.

Formerly, we had DISOSS running and I interfaced that e-mail
through a DISOSS's->RAPID->Tower by SNA/RJE trick and from there
I distributed the mail to the other Unix platforms overhere and
vice versa by a RAPID/Internet mail interface.

Now, DISOSS has been replaced by the OfficeVision disaster and
the former trick doesn't work anymore, since OfficeVision has
no JCL hooks in it to manipulate it's mailfiles.
The only way to make a connection (apart from X400, which I don't
prefer) is by making a connection on SNADS level. This way we
would be able to fully control the routing to and from the host system.
In topology, SNADS would communicate with OfficePath on the host.

SNADS should be a package (in fact it's nothing more than a protocol)
that runs on top of LU6.2.  I know LU 6.2 is supported on the Tower
platform, but I'm not sure about any SNADS support. It would be nice,
since lots of host software communicates through SNADS.

PLease respond by mail for fast service. Thanks in advance,

Dick.

-- 
+==============================Ahold NV===============================+
| Room 146 , Ankersmidplein 2, 1506 CK Zaandam,  The Netherlands, EEC |
| Dick.Heijne@ccsds.ahold.nl - Tel: +31 75 592151, Fax: +31 75 313030 |
+=====================================================================+
From: HENDER@morekypr
Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
Subject: rev 23 spooler
Date: 18 Nov 92 13:12:44 GMT
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM

Hey gang,

Does anyone know if it's possible to load the rev 23 spooler on a rev 22.1
system?  And if so, are there any special considerations?

Any help will be appreciated!!!

Drew Henderson
Systems Administrator
Morehead State University
Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
From: gml4410@ggr.co.uk (Lack Mr G M)
Subject: ! in FTP on Prime
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 15:05:05 GMT


     Could  anyone  please tell me why, when I use the !  command within
ftp to execute a Primos command, I have to quote the command if  I  wish
to give it options?  I don't need to on a unix system. 

     Why not be *really* friendly and:

1) remove the need for quoting,

2) pass it through com$ab to expand abbreviations,

3) (you could even go the whole hog and call eval_a to expand functions!)

-------------------------- Gordon Lack ----------------------------------
The contents of this message *may* reflect my personal opinion.  They are
*not* intended to reflect those of my employer, or anyone else.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
From: tabo@hitech.com (Tony Abo)
Subject: [PHIL.K@PBN45.Prime.COM: Re: rev 23 spooler]
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:38:45 GMT

Subject: Re: rev 23 spooler
To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
>From: Phil Kumbatovic (Product Manager, PRIMOS x7696)  <PHIL.K@PBN45.Prime.COM>
Encoding: 12 text (note by PHIL.K), 18 message (from HENDER)
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 09:45:08 EST
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM

Drew,,,               
       You * * * * *                 ...keeps right on going....
that you go back no fu* * * * *             ...  and going ...
rev, but there are no guarantees* * * * *        ...  and going ...
advantage of the configurable per-user/acl* * * * *   ... and going ...
environments. The PRIMOS gate that allows this doesn* * * *     
                                                            * * * * * 
                                                                       * * *
                                         Phil,,, [Thumper]
From: STEEN@DDS.dent.ohio-state.edu (Steen Hansen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
Subject: looking for a memory board
Date: 18 Nov 92 22:17:08 GMT
Article-I.D.: usenet.9211182222.AA20901
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM

We have an old 9955-II which could use a little more memory to keep us
going until the university's finances get a little better.

We don't have much money to buy, even from the third-party vendors. If you
have a memory board collecting dust, please consider if you will sell it
to us for a bargain price, or maybe donate it for a possible tax
write-off.

I am looking for a 4 MByte board or an 8 MByte board.

Thank you

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Steen Hansen                       phone: (614) 292-7211 (tue/thu/fri)
Computer Specialist                       (614) 292-5174 (mon/wed)
Ohio State University              e-mail: hansen+@osu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
From: STEEN@DDS.dent.ohio-state.edu (Steen Hansen)
Subject: annoying messages from rev 23.3 spooler
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 14:40:16 GMT

The 23.3 spooler has a new feature for sending messages to the console.
It can also display the message on specified users screens.

I get the following message if one of our networked printers are
off-line for some reason (turned off, out of paper, etc). The Prime
does not know this is a networked printer, since we handle that on
the other side of the serial port. I have one printer which is often
left in such a state, with nothing I can do about it, filling my console
with these anoying messages generated every six minutes. Is there a
way I can disable the message to the console, or at least increase the
time between each repeat?

Thanks
Steen Hansen
Ohio State University

*** PATH (user 120 on DDS) at 05:30
PATH  ** Check printer - output buffer full - possible printer fault **

*** PATH (user 120 on DDS) at 05:36
PATH  ** Check printer - output buffer full - possible printer fault **

*** PATH (user 120 on DDS) at 05:42
PATH  ** Check printer - output buffer full - possible printer fault **

..... ad nauseam ...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
From: ERIC@cccc.cc.colorado.edu
Subject: (none)
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:12:22 GMT

Files available include ports of GNU Tar, Bison, Grep and Diff. BSD
Compress/Uncompress. Sun's RPC 4.0 package and an old version of
MicroEMACS.

Send comments, questions, and problems to pen@lysator.liu.se.


Kean College offers FTP service in addition to the mail service listed
above.  Login to Turbo.Kean.EDU (131.125.1.1) with user "anonymous".  No
password is required.  Get the file "READ-THIS-FILE-FIRST" for additional
information.  Some of the same files available via e-mail are available
via FTP as well; in addition there is a great deal more information
available only via FTP, including Internet information, RFCs, and a large
library of PC software, especially Windows software.

Send comments, questions, and problems to Service-Reply@TURBO.Kean.EDU.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
From: tim@shovel.Prime.COM (Tim Cantin)
Subject: Re: problems w/cu on an exl 3xx
Organization: Prime Computer R&D
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 15:49:03 GMT

Does using the '-d' option show you any more information?

-- 
#include "stddisclaimer.h"
/* Tim Cantin      {uunet, csnet-relay}!primerd!tim || tim@primerd.prime.com
 * Computervision Corp., Computervision Services Department, 10-21
 * 500 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, Massachusetts 01701  (U.S.A.)
 */
flames > /dev/null 2>&1
Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
From: MARK@acspr1.acs.brockport.edu
Subject: change_project
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 07:09:13 GMT

I don't know if this has been brought up before or not, but can
anyone tell me why the CHANGE_PROJECT command (Primos Rev. 23.3) results
in an "Unexpected Error" when any other user is running CONFIG_USERS
or EDIT_PROFILE ?

Just wondering.
Mark Weiland
mark@acspr1.acs.brockport.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
From: MSO@bobcat.usc.edu
Subject: re: [PHIL.K@PBN45.Prime.COM: Re: rev 23 spooler]
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 14:36:46 GMT

I think Thumper has finally lost it.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
From: PHIL.K@PBN45.Prime.COM (Phil Kumbatovic, Product Manager, PRIMOS x7696)
Subject: re: [PHIL.K@PBN45.Prime.COM: Re: rev 23 spooler]
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 14:37:08 GMT

nah,,,,

       can't lose what ya dont have! besides, that last message 'bout
keeps on goin and goin came from henry unger, you know, tony abo's
look-a-like, could almost be a brother type person.

                                   silly rabbit, unix is for kids!

--- Your original message :

Subject: re: [PHIL.K@PBN45.Prime.COM: Re: rev 23 spooler]
To:   Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
From: MSO@bobcat.usc.edu
Date: 20 Nov 92 06:36:46 PST
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM

I think Thumper has finally lost it.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
From: R.KITTREDGE@md-b.prime.com
Subject: (none)
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:22:22 GMT

Date: 19 Nov 92 10:43:47 EST

TO:         Computervision Services World Wide Employees

FROM:       Kathy Cote/Joe Costabile

DATE:       November 19, 1992

SUBJECT:    ORGANIZATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT - IAN SMITH


We are pleased to announce that, effective immediately, Ian Smith
has assumed general management responsibility for the Computervision
Services business in Australia, reporting to Joe Costabile.

In creating this new role, we recognize the importance of having a
single focal point for the day-to-day management and direction of
the Computervision Services business in Australia.

Computervision Services in Australia, under Ian's leadership, will
continue to provide general administrative assistance to the
Computervision CAD/CAM Sales organization in Australia headed by
Barry Bevis.

Ian has extensive Service experience, which, coupled with his
management capability, makes him ideally suited to bring our
Australian organization together and focus on our customers more
effectively.

Please join us in congratulating Ian, and wishing him continued
success in this new role.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
From: YODERS@Prime.Wittenberg.EDU (Kevin Yoders)
Subject: ERROR notification on Rev. 23.3 Spooler
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:15:04 GMT

Steen,

    At Rev. 23.3.R24 2 new options have been added to the
ERROR_NOTIFY environment directive.  According to the UPINFO file,
they are:

-No_System - no messages to console
-FREQuency n - number of messages to "skip".  This is like "send
               every (n + 1)th message".

I'm not running this yet.  I just got it about a week ago.


************************************************************************
Kevin Yoders                       Internet: Yoders@Prime.Wittenberg.EDU
Wittenberg University                BITNET: YODERS@WITTENBG
Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
From: R.KITTREDGE@md-b.prime.com
Subject: (none)
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 12:53:28 GMT

                      DP/MIS MANAGER

Growing Mail Order & Manufacturing Co. requires a seasoned professional
to interact with management to plan/prioritize future system development
efforts. Guide the implementation of various packages and custom
software, and manage a small communications and programming group.

This position requires a Programmer/Analyst with at least 10 years
experience in a Distribution and Manufacturing environment. Qualified
candidate must be proficient in UNIX System Administration and VMARK
Universe Application (Prime Info). Experience EDI and RJE required.
Experience in communications, networking, PC, Macintoshes & Thoroughbred
Basic or equivalent a plus.

This position offers an excellent compensation & benefits package. Please
send resume including salary requirements and salary history in
confidence to: ROMAN RESEARCH, INC., 22 Riverside Drive, Pembroke, MA
02359
Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
From: michelle@sunloop.Central.Sun.COM (Michelle Donat SE Chicago Loop )
Subject: problems w/cu on an exl 3xx
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 19:41:25 GMT

I'm not sure that this got out to the world correctly, so's Im going to try it again

What am I doing wrong?

I am having a problem using cu on an exl 3xx machine. Every time i connect to
another system the exl connects, and then immediately dicsonnects.
I usually get as far as seeing the login prompt
on the other machine before the thing disconnects.

This box is at unix 5.3.2 using one of the older 8 line comms boards.
I am (for now) using the standard cables and a null modem until
the modem cable that I want comes in.
I have set up the Device file for a Hayes compatible modem, as thats
what I have (its a courier 2400), and the terminal file is set up
correctly for an outbound modem.

I have set the modem to force high CD and DTR and the modem
still disconnects!  

Any Ideas?

thanx

Michelle
From: gd@gehenna.sw.stratus.com (Greg Dawe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
Subject: Re: Does any dual port on 6-pak?
Date: 19 Nov 92 14:37:25 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Software Engineering
NNTP-Posting-Host: gehenna.sw.stratus.com

In article <9211190518.AA12428@hitech.com> Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM writes:
>Why would anyone want to dual port disks on Prime systems?  This is not a
>facetious question.  One would think that one would want to do it so that
>if one system went down the disks could be added to the other.  This is
>true, but I for one would *never* want to rely on the integrity of the
>data on the disks from the crashed system.
>
>Henry

The situation may not be as bad as you think, depending on the Primos rev.
Those revs of Primos which support RFS allow you to manually or automatically
flush modified locate buffers after a crash.  Although this does not 
guarrantee file system and file data integrity it goes a LONG WAY to improving
it over previous revs - especially in the high-end machines which are more
likely to have thousands of modified, but unflushed disk blocks in memory.
If you combine RFS with FS_RECOVER you'll have a good idea of where to expect 
problems in the file system, and the best chance of quickly returning a 
working system to your users.
-- 
Greg Dawe                        | Disclaimer: I don't speak for my employer,
Voice : (508)-490-6666           |             nor they for me...
e-mail: Greg_Dawe@vos.stratus.com|            
Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
From: hunger@hitech.com (Henry Unger)
Subject: Does any dual port on 6-pak?
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 05:18:04 GMT

Why would anyone want to dual port disks on Prime systems?  This is not a
facetious question.  One would think that one would want to do it so that
if one system went down the disks could be added to the other.  This is
true, but I for one would *never* want to rely on the integrity of the
data on the disks from the crashed system.

Henry
Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
From: TDB@CBRPN1.Prime.COM (Tony de Bont)
Subject: Re: annoying messages from rev 23.3 spooler
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:13:44 GMT

Subject: annoying messages from rev 23.3 spooler
To:   Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
From: Steen Hansen  <STEEN@DDS.dent.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 09:40:16 EST
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM

The 23.3 spooler has a new feature for sending messages to the console.
It can also display the message on specified users screens.

I get the following message if one of our networked printers are
off-line for some reason (turned off, out of paper, etc). The Prime
does not know this is a networked printer, since we handle that on
the other side of the serial port. I have one printer which is often
left in such a state, with nothing I can do about it, filling my console
with these anoying messages generated every six minutes. Is there a
way I can disable the message to the console, or at least increase the
time between each repeat?

Thanks
Steen Hansen
Ohio State University

*** PATH (user 120 on DDS) at 05:30
PATH  ** Check printer - output buffer full - possible printer fault **

*** PATH (user 120 on DDS) at 05:36
PATH  ** Check printer - output buffer full - possible printer fault **

*** PATH (user 120 on DDS) at 05:42
PATH  ** Check printer - output buffer full - possible printer fault **

..... ad nauseam ...

--- Reply by TDB :

Steen

There is a late RRS (23.3.0.R24) release of the spooler where you can
insert the following in the environment for selected (or all) printers.

ERROR_NOTIFY -No_System    or the option -FREQuency n

See the UPINFO file for details.

Cheers .....   Tony
Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime