HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: jan@bagend.uucp (Jan Isley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
Subject: Re: TEAC Combo 3.5 & 5.25 FD drive
Date: 13 Oct 92 00:13:37 GMT
Organization: This space for rent.

So, has anyone bought one of these combo drives?

How is the drive select done?  What configurations are possible?
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
From: toddwall@rock.concert.net (R. Todd Wall -- Catholic Diocese of Raleigh -- Computer Services)
Subject: 3B1 and Ethernet
Organization: CONCERT-CONNECT -- Public Access UNIX
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 17:48:56 GMT

	Is there an Ethernet driver for the 3B1 which supports NFS drives??



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Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
From: kage@rimmer.bah.rochester.ny.us (Kevin Brayton)
Subject: select() question
Organization: The Looney Bin
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 22:15:41 GMT

I'm soon to be writing some networking applications on my 3b1 and I remember
some talk about Wollingong's select() panicking in certain situations.  Could
someone please tell me exactly what these conditions are?  And, are there any
other limitations (bugs) in Wollingong's TCP package?  Thanx.
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From: bill@cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
Subject: Re: Frequently-asked Questions about the UNIX-PC/3b1, Part 1/2
Keywords: Fix your paths
Date: 16 Oct 92 14:58:57 GMT
Organization: Department of Computing Sciences

In article <BvxG00.CKF@zero.com>, steve@zero.com (Steve Urich) writes:
|> In article <3b1-faq.02Sep92.1@glyph.kingston.ny.us> 3b1-faq@glyph.kingston.ny.us (Andy Heffernan) writes:
|> >Send updates to 3b1-faq@glyph.kingston.ny.us.
|> 	This mail address is unknown to uunet and the newspath was via uunet.
|> 	I tried to send mail 4 times and it failed with system glyph unknown
|> 	to uunet. Therefore 3b1-faq@glyph.kingston.ny.us and ahh@moji.uucp
|> 	both failed.

I would look and see if your mail software is trashing the address, cause
it should work fine.  Output from nslookup:

> glyph.kingston.ny.us
Server:  platypus.uofs.edu
Address:  134.198.10.10
 
glyph.kingston.ny.us    preference = 10, mail exchanger = RELAY1.UU.NET
glyph.kingston.ny.us    preference = 10, mail exchanger = RELAY2.UU.NET


|> 
|> ahh@moji.uucp (uunet!glyph!moji!ahh)
|> 	This was in the .sig and it doesn't work.
|> 	Mr. Andy Heffernan please tell your feedsite to fix their problem with
|> 	uunet. I wanted to send you the DOS-73 info via e-mail just in case 
|> 	you missed my post.
|> 

I haven't tried, but somehow, I have the beeling that a search of the UUCP
maps would be successful for this one as well.

bill

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
From: memanuel@cbnews.cb.att.com (mark.emanuele)
Subject: Re: AT&T 3B1 for Sale (fully working system)
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: ba
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 17:02:02 GMT

In article <1bhon5INN1br@male.EBay.Sun.COM> merblich@imola.guard writes:
>
>AT&T 3B1 Computer ($500 obo)
>-----------------
>Motorola 68010 , 10Mhz
>2.5 MB main memory
>40 MB drive
>AT&T Sys V 3.51 OS
>Wyse 50 Terminal
>Full Documentation Books and OS on floppies
>Special software included : SVR3.2 and SVR4.0
                                         ^^^^
                                   ARE YOU  S U R E  ???

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
From: kirtus@athena.mit.edu (Kirk R Hill)
Subject: Help Me
Keywords: Help, Hard Drive
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 23:01:25 GMT

A blank call screen was on my computer one day and I could not close that window
though it did not seem to affect any other functions with my beloved 3b1. 
However, when I went to reboot my machine and it was checking stored files it 
rebooted, like it sometimes has before, but it keeps on rebooting every time it
checks the stored files.  I am wondering if there is any way that I can find and
fix this corrupt file without having to reinitialize my hard drive and start over.
I do not have my hard drive backed up and this would be real heinous.  Please if
any one has any information to offer email me at kirtus@athena.mit.edu since I
don't have hardly any time this semster to read net news.  Thanks in advance. 
Also if anyone is looking to sell a tape drive that is compatable with the 3b1
for a reasonable price let me know.

-- 
Kirk R. Hill
"Slightly insane but always HAPPY!"
From: smith@acpy01.att.com (Bob Smith (CXNIXPT1))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
Subject: More memory for DOS-73 board?
Date: 15 Oct 92 11:49:39 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: AT&T IMS - Piscataway, NJ (USA)

Can the memory on the DOS-73 board be increased to 640K?
Has anyone done this? Thanks.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
From: costello@tolsun.oulu.fi (Antti Jarvinen)
Subject: How do I mark bad blocks?
Keywords: iv, bad blocks
Organization: University of Oulu, Finland
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 21:08:08 GMT


I have a minor problem with my Convergent Miniframe: I installed a
new hard drive. There were a listing of known bad blocks printed to
the cover of the HD and that list contained a few dozens bad blocks
(not much for a 120MB HD). When I formatted the disk /etc/iv found
only one bad block and marked  it to the bad block table. Now, after
a few days use the other bad blocks appeared to the disk trashing
a bunch of important files. I don't care about the files but I don't
know how to update the bad block list :-( When Miniframe can't read
some block from a disk it reports it to /etc/log/confile -logfile
with that kind of note:
Block 1106 :Transfer failed. on Priam5 drive 0, slice 4
Block 626 :Transfer failed. on Priam5 drive 0, slice 4
Block 27 :Transfer failed. on Priam5 drive 0, slice 4
and that's quite clear, for example the first one: it's block 1106
from partition /dev/fp004 .. but is it a logical block (1024bytes)
or a physical block (512 bytes)? Bad block table can be updated
with /etc/iv program which requires a description file that
includes information about bad blocks. What are the bad block numbers
in the iv description file? Are they physical blocks or logical?
I guess they're calculated from the first physical block of a HD.
If I know that some block 1106 from partition 4 doesn't work what should
I put to the iv description file in order to make Miniframe to skip
that block? I made some guesses and tried to update the bad block
table .. the number of bad blocks in the table increases, jeah, but
it has no effect to the acting of the HD. If I update bad block table
with new bad blocks should I boot the machine to make that update
active? How do I calculate the block number to iv description file
from information found in /etc/log/confile? Please help!

Sorry about spelling errors etc, my native language is finnish.

--
Antti Jaervinen, costello@tolsun.oulu.fi, costello@muikku.pulp.nullet.fi
From: pcg2@Ra.MsState.Edu (Patrick C Greer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
Subject: vi editor
Date: 8 Oct 92 10:51:54 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Mississippi State University


I was wondering if there was a version of vi for the 3B1?
If so, how can I get it?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
From: gregh@cc.gatech.edu (Greg J. Hankins)
Subject: Elm on att7300?
Reply-To: gregh@cc.gatech.edu (Greg J. Hankins)
Organization: Ministry of Silly Walks
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 14:57:14 GMT

I would like to install elm on my att7300, and was wondering if there
were any precompiled binaries anywhere.  I looked on the archive site to no 
avail.  If not, is there anything special I have to do to compile it 
myself?  

Thanks in advance,
Greg

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Greg Hankins  |  Georgia Tech CoC System Support | email: gregh@cc.gatech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
From: gcorke@zvi.carleton.ca (Graham Corke)
Subject: Mondo combo board
Summary: Any information around the net re the mondo combo board
Keywords: SCDI 2cd floppy all purpose MONO COMBO board
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 17:56:55 GMT

To all 3b1 fans, hackers and officanardos

          Is there any word on the Mondo Combo board? I have been
off the net for about three months. I seem to recall something
about a prototype board being developed and tested. Is this
just wishful thinking or is the project still on going. 
          I would appreciate any info available,

                    Chimo,

                    Graham Corke - gcorke@ccs.carleton.ca
From: hybl@umbc4.umbc.edu (Dr. Albert Hybl (UMAB-BIOPHYS))
Subject: Re: Reversed fans
Organization: Univ. of MD, Baltimore County
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 21:28:56 GMT

The temperature measurements made by Frank Higgins suggest
that reversing the fan is a bad idea.  The cool air grills
above the PS hot sources appear to be designed to deliver air for
direct cooling of the PS heat sources with the resulting hot air
rapidly exhausted from the computer case.  Likewise, consideration
of the fit of case over the other components, i.e., the HD, FD and
keyboard platform suggest that enlarging the PS grill slots is ill
advised.  There are three rectangular slots in the metal platform
on the right side just forward of the PS that allow air to be drawn
from above the motherboard out and over the PS.  Opening the PS
grill slots would reduce the draw from the other sources.  You
may improve the cooling of the PS at the expense of other
components.

The HD cable connector and the 18 pin motherboard connector
are both located near PS hot sources.  I haven't read any
postings suggesting that the connectors at the rear of the
HD for FD be as assiduously cleaned.  Keep the HD connector
away from the heat sources.

I recently replace a fan in my son's machine with Radio Shack
(Cat. No. 273-242) 3" 120VAC.  This fan was about 1/8" thicker
than the DC fan.  I had to remove the insulation that was
present in the DC fan slot--the AC fan fits snugly.  I agree that
when the fan exhausts outwardly it is noisy.  The noise may be
vibration of the rear grill.  Touching the case momentarily
reduces the noise.  Perhaps nibbling away some of this grill
would cure the noise problem.  Does anyone have an idea for
a replacement grill?  How much of the grill can be removed
without weakening the case too much?

After I closed the case and booted the machine, I saw that the
fan was not working.  The problem seems to be related to the
plastic tubing that protects the blue/brown power wires.  The
tubing has a curvature, probably remembers the coil from which
it was cut.  It curved away from the HD, pointing at the fan.
Since the plastic is stiff, it was probably pushing against
the fan.  Changing the direction and layout of the power
supply wires and the HD cable cured the fan problem.  Only the
noise persists. :-(

Oh, Frank--keep making temperature measurements.  It would be
helpful to have an internal temperature map of the computer's
normal working state.

Regards,
Albert Hybl (hybl@umbc3.umbc.edu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
From: renkel@rtsg.mot.com (Will Renkel)
Subject: 9600 baud modem on 3b1
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 11:11:35 GMT


I am considering STRONGLY adding an external 9600 baud modem to my 3b1.
Does the 3b1 have the horepower to really support that, or should I look at
something less?
And what modems would one find as recomendations?
My use is small(half hour) - but daily.
In the future I expect the use to increase to say 2 hours per day.
e-mail responses are acceptable, but I do watch this newsgroup.
Thanks in advance.
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Xref: sparky comp.sys.3b1:3621 misc.forsale.computers:36914
From: rhg@cpsolv.CPS.COM (Richard H. Gumpertz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1,misc.forsale.computers
Subject: Convergent systems for sale
Date: 14 Oct 92 16:04:53 GMT
Organization: Computer Problem Solving, Leawood, Kansas, USA

A person here in Kansas City has the following two Convergent systems that he
would like to sell but he has no idea what they are really worth.

1) S-640, 64 ports, 40 MB memory, 1.2 GB disk, Ethernet, 150 MB SCSI tape
2) S-221, 22 ports, 5 MB memory, 250 MB disk, Ethernet, 60 MB tape

Anybody have a suggestion as to what he should ask for them?  Anybody want to
make an offer?

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
From: rwilson@uts.cc.wayne.edu (Ron Wilson)
Subject: Re: TEAC Combo 3.5 & 5.25 FD drive
Organization: Wayne State University, Detroit Mich.
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 16:15:25 GMT

In article <ge48RB1w164w@lorc.UUCP> lowen@lorc.UUCP (Lamar Owen) writes:
[...]
>Well, IBM was at this point in time designing the AT system.  It decided to go
>the next step, and double the data rate as well.  However, the media available
>at the time was simply not capable of storing the 1.44 MB available with an
>80 track, DS, 500Kbps, 300 RPM drive, so they pulled a fast one: the 1.2 MB
>drive shipped with the IBM AT used 80 tracks, DS, 500Kbps, and *360* RPM. Note

OK, so an "ordinary" 1.2Meg 5.25" floppy drive can't be used as though it were
an "ordinary" 360K 5.25" drive.

Now, cam somebody tell us what's going with the TEAC combo drive?

Does it change spindle speeds depending on which sub-drive is being accessed?
Does it cram 2 seperate spindles into the drive (both could be driven from
a single spindle motor - either with 2 drive belts or a gearbox between the
spindles)?

Does it run 5.25" disks at 300 RPM like the 3.5" disks? or does it run the
3.5" disks at 360 RPM like the 5.25" disks?
From: steve@zero.com (Steve Urich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
Subject: Re: Frequently-asked Questions about the UNIX-PC/3b1, Part 1/2
Summary: Sending DOS-73 info to the 3b1-Faq NOT!!!
Keywords: Fix your paths
Date: 10 Oct 92 22:33:33 GMT
Organization: Beyonet - Zero Network

In article <3b1-faq.02Sep92.1@glyph.kingston.ny.us> 3b1-faq@glyph.kingston.ny.us (Andy Heffernan) writes:
>Send updates to 3b1-faq@glyph.kingston.ny.us.
	This mail address is unknown to uunet and the newspath was via uunet.
	I tried to send mail 4 times and it failed with system glyph unknown
	to uunet. Therefore 3b1-faq@glyph.kingston.ny.us and ahh@moji.uucp
	both failed.

ahh@moji.uucp (uunet!glyph!moji!ahh)
	This was in the .sig and it doesn't work.
	Mr. Andy Heffernan please tell your feedsite to fix their problem with
	uunet. I wanted to send you the DOS-73 info via e-mail just in case 
	you missed my post.

	Steve

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From: toddwall@rock.concert.net (R. Todd Wall -- Catholic Diocese of Raleigh -- Computer Services)
Subject: My 3B1 Lives!!  However...
Organization: CONCERT-CONNECT -- Public Access UNIX
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 18:36:50 GMT


	Well, my Unix-PC is once again working.  However, during the process
of diagnosing(sp?) my problem I erased ALL of the stuff on my 40 meg.  SOB :-(

	Now I have to start the process ALL over again.  So here's my question.


	What are the best program running around to handle e-mail, news, and
UUCPing other machines??  Also, where can I find COMPLETE sources to
programs like gcc, pcomm, elm, etc. without going through level after level
of patches???

	Any help would be very appreciated.....


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   _/ (_) (_/_(_/_  (_(_/ (_/|_</_</         gentleness and self-control."
Xref: sparky comp.sys.3b1:3633 misc.forsale.computers:37030
From: jin@cs.arizona.edu (Yu Jin Thio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1,misc.forsale.computers
Subject: WANTED: 1x9 SIMMS (3 or 9 chip)
Date: 15 Oct 92 20:15:20 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.3b1
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson

Hi,
	I'm looking for 1 Meg SIMMS, 3 chi or 9 chip types are okay with me.
Must be at least relatively new. Am willing to pay $25 each plus shipping.
Please E-mail me if you're able to sell at that price. Will buy up to 12 at
a time. Thanks.

Yu Jin.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
From: bruce@blilly.UUCP (Bruce Lilly)
Subject: Re: What is the function of this board?
Organization: Bruce Lilly
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 22:38:40 GMT

In article <1b0gdaINN6ro@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> sandy47@cats.ucsc.edu wrote:
>	Looks like it might be an Ethernet Card, because it has
>	a "BNC" connector near the handle.

Nope.

>	Marked on the board: AT&T UNIXPC IRMA   DCA, Inc.  1986

Sounds like the International BM 3270 terminal emulation board.

-- 
	Bruce Lilly		blilly!bruce@Broadcast.Sony.COM
					...uunet!sonyusa!sonyd1!blilly!bruce
From: marsella@athos.rutgers.edu (Stacy Marsella)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
Subject: emacs from ohio-state archives
Date: 8 Oct 92 13:07:09 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

Has anyone gotten mouse support (att-mouse.el) to work in the 18.58
binary of emacs that is archived (emacs-bin.tar) in the ohio-state
archives?  Was it in fact compiled with the unixpc mouse support
defined in dspnew.c?  When I load att-mouse.el into emacs and eval
(activate-att-mouse t), emacs returns `symbol's fcn definition is void
- select-mouse-reports'.  This strongly suggests that it was not
compiled with the mouse support, but perhaps I am not doing something
correctly. (I would like to avoid having to compile emacs myself since
i don't have the space and this particular binary was compiled with
gcc which I also don't have the space for)
 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
From: cropley@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (andrew peter.cropley)
Subject: Best mailer?? ELM??
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 13:27:28 GMT


Looking for an opinion. I want to install a mailer (currently using stock
mail). I heard about ELM. Does anyone think it is worth while. If so can
anyone tell me where to get it from.

  Thanks,


      andy



       andy@somerset.att.com


Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
From: frank@halcyon.com (Frank Higgins)
Subject: Non-response to Steve Urich
Organization: The 23:00 News and Mail Service
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 04:32:19 GMT

I didn't respond to Steve Urich and several others because:
	1) Two machines and three hard drives crashed. I won't explain why.
	2) I lost track of the phfix01 that enabled the OBM to talk to
	   Telebits so couldn't get at the BB through which I connect to
	   the net.
	3) I have been unable to get my World Blazer modem working. In the
	   process of working with it, other things get screwed up even
	   if the above hadn't occured.

I love you too Steve.

Frank        

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From: ebd@fang.att.com (Elliot B Dierksen)
Subject: Re: TEAC Combo 3.5 & 5.25 FD drive
Organization: AT&T Tax Systems Development, Maitland FL
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 17:23:15 GMT

In article <1992Oct8.003858.15999@galaxia.network23.com> dave@galaxia.network23.com (David H. Brierley) writes:
>If you want to see something bizarre in relation to the floppy drive,
>you want to see my machine with *three* floppy drives attached to it!
>I've got the standard 5.25 40 track drive, a 3.5 80 track 720K drive,
>and a 5.25 80 track 720K drive, with a three way rotor switch on the
>drive select line.

I would be very interested in hearing how you did that. Preferably in enough
detail to replicate the effort.

Thanx,

EBD
-- 
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                   is that a Sears  poncho?  Hmmm... no foolin'..." -- F. Zappa

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From: andy@cs.caltech.edu (Andy Fyfe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
Subject: Re: Emacs problem on 3b1
Date: 7 Oct 1992 17:09:45 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: hub.scp.caltech.edu

In article <1992Oct7.111440.16742@cbnews.cb.att.com> adh@cbnews.cb.att.com (andrew.d.hay) writes:
>In article <1au4q9INNa5s@gap.caltech.edu> andy@cs.caltech.edu (Andy Fyfe) writes:
>"The 3b1 is a system V machine, so the "termcap database" may very well
>"refer not to /etc/termcap but to the terminfo database /usr/lib/terminfo/.
>
>NO!  you set TERMINFO to /usr/lib/terminfo.

True, but that was *NOT* my point.  Though you shouldn't need to set
TERMINFO to anything, certainly not /usr/lib/terminfo, which is always
consulted as the database of last resort.

The error message from emacs was "emacs: Cannot open termcap database file.".
What I was suggesting is that the message might not mean, specifically,
"termcap", as in /etc/termcap and TERMCAP, but may mean the "natural"
terminal database for the system it's running on.  And for the 3b1, that
is the terminfo database in /usr/lib/terminfo.  If this is the case, then
checking TERMCAP isn't going to fix the problem.

On my system, I just did
	$ chmod 000 /usr/lib/terminfo
	$ emacs
	emacs: Cannot open termcap database file.
	$ chmod 755 /usr/lib/terminfo
	$ emacs
	< works fine >

Andy Fyfe					andy@cs.caltech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1