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WTB: SGI O2 R12000 400Mhz CPU module 0 211 (5/30/2008 12:14:36 AM) comp.sys.sgi.marketplace Hi there, Does anyone have one of these to sell ? And be willing to ship to New Zealand ? Drop me a mail to strandedinnz at yahoo dot com dot au Thanks! Mark ... Mark

Flash ROM upgrade for Power-tec SCSI interface ? 1 30 (9/23/2007 11:43:43 PM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware Hi there, Does anyone know where I can get hold of whatever the latest ROM image is for the PowerTec SCSI-2 podule ? And the latest management software for it ? Thanks! Mark ... Mark

Why do new Seagate Baracuda drives not work in a RiscPC ? 8 24 (9/7/2007 10:00:39 AM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware Any clues ? I've RISC OS 4.39 and it goes all through the motions of formatting a drive with HForm (2.56), but right at the end it bombs out. Unfortunately I only read up on the issue after buying the disk :-... Mark

Anyone have Contiki that came with the RR-Net ? 11 72 (8/14/2007 12:04:49 PM) comp.sys.cbm I've managed to damage the disk that came with my RR-Net (oh if only I practised what I preach about backups! :-) Could some kind soul upload a copy somewhere or e-mail it ? Thanks! Mark strandedinnz at yaho... Mark

How do you make a BASIC 8 ROM ? 0 89 (2/15/2007 6:00:37 AM) comp.sys.cbm Hi there, I've seen a lot of talk about how BASIC 8 is available as a ROM for the socket in the C128 ... how was the ROM made ? I've "found" BASIC 8 as disk images, but if I could burn it into an EPROM that w... Mark

Floppy drive transport card printable version ? 8 75 (1/11/2007 8:04:14 PM) comp.sys.cbm Hi there, Is there a PDF or other doc floating around that will let me printout the shape for a floppy drive transport card ? Thanks! Mark ... Mark

Is the RiscPC still a supported platform in Linux ? 2 16 (12/11/2006 7:29:13 PM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware Hi there, A few Linux RiscPC questions : 1) Is it still a supported platform ? 2) What distribution supports it ? 3) Is there a current install guide ? I want to have a play around with it and see how wel... Mark

Source for heatsink/fan for StrongARM ? 15 26 (11/23/2006 2:26:15 AM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware Hi there, Since I have 2 StrongARM cards I thought I'd have a go at overclocking one of them, but before I do I'd like to get a heatsink and fan stuck to it. Does anyone know of a brand of heatsinks and fans ... Mark

Updates to Contiki ? 10 65 (11/17/2006 8:27:24 AM) comp.sys.cbm Hi there, Are there any unofficial (or even official) distributions of Contiki that use the latest source ? Or even better a C128 one ? Thanks! Mark ... Mark

Kinetic cards still around ? 6 25 (11/17/2006 8:15:54 AM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware Hi there, Are Kinetic cards available still available from anywhere ? Or does anyone have one they are willing to part with and send to a nice new home in New Zealand ? :-) Regards! Mark ... Mark

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What monitor for an A3000 ? 5 36 (8/17/2006 9:47:22 AM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware Hi there, I've picked up an old A3000 (won it by accident ... only put a bid on as a place holder so I'd remember to come back and look ... ah well :-), can anyone tell me what monitor I need to use with it ? ... strandedinnz (97)

How do you enable the A3000 serial port ? 4 47 (8/21/2006 9:54:20 PM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware Hi there, To enable the A3000 serial port do I just need the appropriate UART ? IF it is which one is required ? Thanks Mark ... strandedinnz (97)

VGA from TTL RGB out 3 31 (10/14/2006 12:18:59 AM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware Hihi I have no BBC monitor, however I have a couple of old VGA monitors lurking about, how hard would it be to display the modes in 640x400 or 640x512 as appropriate I'm guessing the frequency conversion woul... hideki.adam (45)

Noob question alert! : How do you install RISC OS 4.39 ? 3 39 (10/25/2006 12:45:17 AM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware Hi there, I got a cheap Risc PC and bought the RISC OS 4.39 upgrade ROMS and CD (only about 5 times as much as the Risc PC cost me! :-) Now I've got to the point where I've reformatted the drive for RISC OS 4... strandedinnz (97)

A3000 free to a good home 1 22 (10/25/2006 1:22:06 AM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware Anyone interested in saving an A3000 from the skip? It has RO 3.1, 2MB RAM and an internal SCSI interface. Free for collection from the Sutton, Surrey, area. Bryan. ... spam7098 (1)

Where to get RISC OS software ? 22 30 (10/28/2006 7:40:18 AM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware Hi there, Well I've finally got 4.39 installed onto my RiscPC, but due to noobieness in RISC OS I'm hitting a few stumbling blocks. Is there a site that has updates to RISC OS ? Where do I get useful software... strandedinnz (97)

My first post to usenet on a RiscPC :-) 7 39 (10/31/2006 8:39:41 AM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware I hope everyone is suitably impressed! :-) ... strandedinnz (97)

Memory test for RISC OS ? 11 30 (11/13/2006 2:50:08 AM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware Hi there, I've a bunch of 128Mb SIMMs here (EDO I think) and I want to try them out in my Risc PC, reading around I've got a bit of conflicting information, some places say EDO works, others say it doesn't, ot... strandedinnz (97)

Source for heatsink/fan for StrongARM ? 15 26 (11/23/2006 2:26:15 AM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware Hi there, Since I have 2 StrongARM cards I thought I'd have a go at overclocking one of them, but before I do I'd like to get a heatsink and fan stuck to it. Does anyone know of a brand of heatsinks and fans ... strandedinnz (97)

Is the RiscPC still a supported platform in Linux ? 2 16 (12/11/2006 7:29:13 PM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware Hi there, A few Linux RiscPC questions : 1) Is it still a supported platform ? 2) What distribution supports it ? 3) Is there a current install guide ? I want to have a play around with it and see how wel... strandedinnz (97)