LGR - IBM PS/2 Computer Motherlode
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Date: 2022-04-14
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EmprsNM
I wonder how many user that Netware 3. 12 SYSTEM_1 disk was. That disk contained the server. exe which limited how many concurrent users could connect to the server. As well as OS serial number so people couldn't run two copies side-by-side, as they would beep and throw messages all over the screen, and to users screens (early anti-piracy. Each server. exe was serialized on every SYSTEM_1 disk, so you could copy the disk successfully as a backup copy, but the server. exe could be traced to the original buyer by Novell. If you wanted to set up two 3. 12 servers side by side in VMs, you would need two different SYSTEM_1 disks containing different server. exe files (therefor S/N's. Care to share the img/vfd? I collect them as it was my first server OS I mastered in IT (NW3. 11/NW3. 12, as a lad of 17yo part-timer. Only the SYSTEM_1 disk was unique per customer, the rest in the set were standard run copies.
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I wonder how many user that Netware 3. 12 SYSTEM_1 disk was. That disk contained the server. exe which limited how many concurrent users could connect to the server. As well as OS serial number so people couldn't run two copies side-by-side, as they would beep and throw messages all over the screen, and to users screens (early anti-piracy. Each server. exe was serialized on every SYSTEM_1 disk, so you could copy the disk successfully as a backup copy, but the server. exe could be traced to the original buyer by Novell. If you wanted to set up two 3. 12 servers side by side in VMs, you would need two different SYSTEM_1 disks containing different server. exe files (therefor S/N's. Care to share the img/vfd? I collect them as it was my first server OS I mastered in IT (NW3. 11/NW3. 12, as a lad of 17yo part-timer. Only the SYSTEM_1 disk was unique per customer, the rest in the set were standard run copies.
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Richard
The Hitachi screen at 6: 10 was a common thing on Wall Street for displaying market data. Cannot tell if there are two coax connectors on the back but I see a switch for 75 ohm termination. They would have taken RS170 (composite video) over coax from some sort of market data service. With two coax connectors it was possible to daisy chain them and display NYSE ticker on them all over the office. Assuming you had permission from NYSE that is. The last screen in the chain would have the 75 ohm termination switch set and the rest not. Their value is that they were stackable. The hard part was that the New York City building/fire/electrical code prohibits power strips that are not permanently mounted and connected to mains with conduit, so a power user might have a lot of PlugMold attached to his immovable trading desk.
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The Hitachi screen at 6: 10 was a common thing on Wall Street for displaying market data. Cannot tell if there are two coax connectors on the back but I see a switch for 75 ohm termination. They would have taken RS170 (composite video) over coax from some sort of market data service. With two coax connectors it was possible to daisy chain them and display NYSE ticker on them all over the office. Assuming you had permission from NYSE that is. The last screen in the chain would have the 75 ohm termination switch set and the rest not. Their value is that they were stackable. The hard part was that the New York City building/fire/electrical code prohibits power strips that are not permanently mounted and connected to mains with conduit, so a power user might have a lot of PlugMold attached to his immovable trading desk.
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fanjoy
I miss the days when there wasn't things like software activations. Not that I am condoning piracy but for example, if you had two computers, and you needed to get one going with DOS, you could just install it on the second machine (yes, technically you were supposed to buy another copy) but it was good in a pinch. These days, activations usually ties the OS to the computer (motherboard, although it is possible to use Windows 10 without purchasing a key I guess. you just can't customize it and are nagged periodically about purchasing a key, but it otherwise works. But still, the day when copyright protection wasn't really a concern or a thing, those were the good days. Mainly because every nerd had multiple computers sitting around.
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I miss the days when there wasn't things like software activations. Not that I am condoning piracy but for example, if you had two computers, and you needed to get one going with DOS, you could just install it on the second machine (yes, technically you were supposed to buy another copy) but it was good in a pinch. These days, activations usually ties the OS to the computer (motherboard, although it is possible to use Windows 10 without purchasing a key I guess. you just can't customize it and are nagged periodically about purchasing a key, but it otherwise works. But still, the day when copyright protection wasn't really a concern or a thing, those were the good days. Mainly because every nerd had multiple computers sitting around.
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Amplify
this like watching a sc-fi movie. Im more than twice this guys age and remember these computers. I now work as a graphic designer last 30 years. I never had the funds to own a machine back then and also did not have the brain power either I think so was glad when apple came up with simple machines for simple minds like my self. I love watching this guy as he reminds of the super brainy guys back in the 80's clicking away on those keyboards. An Apple Mac guy getting joy out of the early PC universe. Absolutely awesome and enjoying listing to this dude who to me is a 1980's throw back 10/10
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this like watching a sc-fi movie. Im more than twice this guys age and remember these computers. I now work as a graphic designer last 30 years. I never had the funds to own a machine back then and also did not have the brain power either I think so was glad when apple came up with simple machines for simple minds like my self. I love watching this guy as he reminds of the super brainy guys back in the 80's clicking away on those keyboards. An Apple Mac guy getting joy out of the early PC universe. Absolutely awesome and enjoying listing to this dude who to me is a 1980's throw back 10/10
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KameraShy
Sure brings back memories. Had a Model 60 by my desk that was also the department server. In another department, the floppy drive went bad on a PS/2 desktop and IBM wanted $400 to replace it. Because it was special. That was when generic floppy drives like Teac were going for $20. IBM really had the corporate suits hoodwinked.
Any of those come with Token Ring adapters? Or all just coax?
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Sure brings back memories. Had a Model 60 by my desk that was also the department server. In another department, the floppy drive went bad on a PS/2 desktop and IBM wanted $400 to replace it. Because it was special. That was when generic floppy drives like Teac were going for $20. IBM really had the corporate suits hoodwinked.
Any of those come with Token Ring adapters? Or all just coax?
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Jazz
Heh. It made me chuckle that the box for the calculus software showed a portrait of Gottfried Leibniz. He really got the historical shaft with Isaac Newton taking the credit for creating calculus. In addition to calculus, Leibniz also laid down the principles for binary mathematics that made the whole information technology revolution of the 20th and 21st centuries possible.
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Heh. It made me chuckle that the box for the calculus software showed a portrait of Gottfried Leibniz. He really got the historical shaft with Isaac Newton taking the credit for creating calculus. In addition to calculus, Leibniz also laid down the principles for binary mathematics that made the whole information technology revolution of the 20th and 21st centuries possible.
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William
The IBM PS/2 was a piece of crap. I had a model 25, it burned out about a year and 3 months after I bought it. Piece of junk wasn't cheap either, it cost $1300 back in 1988. Didn't come with hardly anything. The manual was a joke, you had to shell out another $100+ to buy the DOS 4. 0 operating system. Expected much more from a company like IBM.
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The IBM PS/2 was a piece of crap. I had a model 25, it burned out about a year and 3 months after I bought it. Piece of junk wasn't cheap either, it cost $1300 back in 1988. Didn't come with hardly anything. The manual was a joke, you had to shell out another $100+ to buy the DOS 4. 0 operating system. Expected much more from a company like IBM.
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The
If you need any help navigating Novell or how some of the older network gear works reach out to me. I use to convert Novell 1. 0 to 4. 12 to Windows NT networks. Make sure before upgrading any RAM that they do not run Novell 2. 0 or lower. You will get an error if you are over 1MB or 2MB of RAM. Use to run into the limit when imaging data over.
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If you need any help navigating Novell or how some of the older network gear works reach out to me. I use to convert Novell 1. 0 to 4. 12 to Windows NT networks. Make sure before upgrading any RAM that they do not run Novell 2. 0 or lower. You will get an error if you are over 1MB or 2MB of RAM. Use to run into the limit when imaging data over.
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techmouse1101
Old computers huh?
- Massive tower.
- Massive power supply.
- Massive CD drive.
- Massive floppy drive.
- Computer manual comes in a binder.
- Computer comes with a manual at all.
- Computer is so heavy it needs a carry handle.
- Carry handle is squared.
Yep. I was not disappointed.
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Old computers huh?
- Massive tower.
- Massive power supply.
- Massive CD drive.
- Massive floppy drive.
- Computer manual comes in a binder.
- Computer comes with a manual at all.
- Computer is so heavy it needs a carry handle.
- Carry handle is squared.
Yep. I was not disappointed.
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Michael
If you started a law degree in 1987, what computer would you consider the best in terms of word processing (the word processor of choice back then was WordPerfect) and printing (as in support and compatibility with 1987 vintage home printers) for writing up and printing out assignments for your law degree?
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If you started a law degree in 1987, what computer would you consider the best in terms of word processing (the word processor of choice back then was WordPerfect) and printing (as in support and compatibility with 1987 vintage home printers) for writing up and printing out assignments for your law degree?
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