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HP 1000 F-series.

BTW, I ***MAY*** have the opportunity to buy an 7009A probably in working order, but no firm warranty given.
WITHOUT any "accessory" : No cable, no disk pack, only the related Power Supply
The vendor is hard in deal, and I expect a bottom line of 400 / 450 Euros ( 450 / 500 $ )
Basically, I think it's a TOO expensive deal.
and I probably will not go for it.
Any opinion on this proposed deal VERY WELCOME.
( I am located near Paris, France )
 
You mean 7900A, right? I think it is a lot of money. But it depends on what other options there is. If you have a HP21MX with a HPIB card then it should be possible to use HPdrive. Have not tested myself yet. With the HP21MX I have there were a 7900A and a lot of cartridges. If you buy it I can probably offer you a pair of cartridges at a reasonable price.
 
I have a 7900. Without the interface card that I am still looking for... I would sure buy one of your cartridges if one were available.
Marc
 
Thanks, Mattislind,
That a kind offer.
In about two weeks, I will take a almost three hours drive ( one way !! ) to look at this 7900A.
** IF ** I can get a decent price .... I will buy it and then, be back to you.
BTW, Let me know if you "cross again" ;-) any HP 1000, HP 21MX vintage computer or any related I/O device or even cards.
I would REALLY LOVE having one in a WORKING state .... such good memories ....
 
Finally, I got it for "around" $ 225, this afternoon. ( along with a couple of unrelated small parts )
With its power supply, but without any interconnect cable, neither power nor data.
In a "so-so" shape ..... neither bad, neither good .... we will see ....

BTW, does someone on this list has a 21xx or 21 MX in a working state ?? with some type of Hard Disk attached ??
@ Mattislind : Have you plans to restore ( and display ?? ) your recent brought in HP computer in a working state ??
( It would be a very interesting show, but Stocklom is a bit far from where I live ( close to Paris ), but who knowns, one day.... ?? )
 
Gerardcjat said:
@ Mattislind : Have you plans to restore ( and display ?? ) your recent brought in HP computer in a working state ??
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Yes. I do have plans. But then there is reality. It is not always that they make a perfect match... But the HP21MX, one M and one F are systems I'd like to start to tinker with. I have a GPIB board in one of them and a starter is to use hpdrive and run the RTE-IV system. The drives are a for a later stage.
 
Gerardcjat said:
Finally, I got it for "around" $ 225, this afternoon. ( along with a couple of unrelated small parts )
With its power supply, but without any interconnect cable, neither power nor data.
In a "so-so" shape ..... neither bad, neither good .... we will see ....

BTW, does someone on this list has a 21xx or 21 MX in a working state ?? with some type of Hard Disk attached ??
@ Mattislind : Have you plans to restore ( and display ?? ) your recent brought in HP computer in a working state ??
( It would be a very interesting show, but Stocklom is a bit far from where I live ( close to Paris ), but who knowns, one day.... ?? )
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I do have a 21MX (a 2112 to be exact) and a 7900 drive (with cables!), but I am still missing the disk interface card. And a tape reader and two tape punches and a 7970 mag tape and an ASR 33 TTY with interface cards for each. I have not started to restore any of it yet, they are in the cue. Getting that amount of stuff to work will take a looong while...
Jay West has many HP 1000's that work with disks attached.
Marc
 
NeXT said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=NJoXFdUBSeQ#t=237

That board. Well I'll be damned! I fished an identical board but with a brown PCB and unmasked gold traces out of a goldbug's card bin years ago. I still got it but I mounted it inside a picture frame because I could never figure out what HP device it came out of.
Now I know. :)
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http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/hp/1000/1000_MEF_EngrRef/92851-90001_Mar81_6.pdf

Page D-1, 5060-8400 4K ROM Base Set Assembly
 
Hey Guys, you lost me ...
It's easy, as I am not so fluent in English ;-)

I KNOW the board Gslick refer to
But , I do not understand NeXT comment, as ( at least for me ) there is no such thing (board ) in the video.
( Unless you speak of different versions of the board mentioned at 4 mn in the video. Is that right ?? )
What I have missed ??
 
Gerardcjat said:
Hey Guys, you lost me ...
It's easy, as I am not so fluent in English ;-)

But , I do not understand NeXT comment, as ( at least for me ) there is no such thing (board ) in the video.
( Unless you speak of different versions of the board mentioned at 4 mn in the video. Is that right ?? )
What I have missed ??
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Sorry, this board:

CGS_1049.jpg


Yours is green but otherwise they are identical.
 
OK, got it now !!
Two questions :
- One knows the HP part number ? I would like to check something on the shematics.
and /or
- someone can confirm that the I.C. ( TOP right corner ) **IS** the PROM boot loader I.C. ?

Thanks
 
gslick's PDF link shows the card on page 24. Part 5060-8400 "4K ROM Base-Set Assembly"
Parts list is on the next page and the schematic on the page after that.
 
Dwight Elvey said:
If this has the DRAM in it and you didn't get the battery pack,
it will need a resistor on the connector that would have gone
to the battery pack to let it think there is a battery pack.
I'd have taken everything they had. Even if I'd have needed to
rent a truck.
Dwight
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Hello All !
I think I am going to confront this issue pretty soon ...
Does someone tell me what resistor value , on which connector and which pins ?? Many Thanks !!
And/Or where can I found schematics of the "battery pack" interconnect ?
 
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