Re: [foxboro] The end of the 3.5" floppy

  • From: Ted Jirik <ted.jirik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:28:28 -0700

Read the Fox3 system terminal and echo to the crt at lun2

Enter the following on the maint panel

1000:   4221
1001:   3561
1002:   E1FE
1003:   4020
1004:   4223
1005:   3571
1006:   E1FE
1007:   4122
1008:   4100
1009:   E1F7

Load the PC with 1000 and start


On Apr 27, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Brown, Stanley wrote:

> My wife used to be a data entry clerk. She spent many nights  
> punching cards.
>
> OK, who claims to have entered their program completely from the  
> front panel switches?
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Stan Brown [mailto:stanb@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>> Jack.Easley@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 4:01 PM
>> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [foxboro] The end of the 3.5" floppy
>>
>> I'll see your magnetic tape and raise you a punched tape (didn't have
>> magnets back then). OK, whose got the punch cards...
>>
>> Jack Easley
>> Sr. I&C Technician
>> Luminant Power, Martin Lake Plant
>> Phone 903.836.6273
>> jack.easley@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-
>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Toecker, Michael
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 2:56 PM
>> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [foxboro] The end of the 3.5" floppy
>>
>> I'll see your 5.25 and 2.5 floppies, and raise you my magnetic tape
>> deck
>> with the FORTH data interface.
>>
>> Mike Toecker
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Ball, Patrick G.
>> Sent: Tue 4/27/2010 3:45 PM
>> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [foxboro] The end of the 3.5" floppy
>>
>>
>>
>> David,
>>
>> I would like 100 - 3.5" floppies and I still have some 5.25" I will
>> swap
>> you.
>>
>> Much later,
>> Patrick
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-
>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Johnson, David
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 2:29 PM
>> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [foxboro] The end of the 3.5" floppy
>>
>> hey guys,
>> Sony announced they would no longer make the 3.5" floppy.  This seems
>> to
>> herald the demise of the format.
>> Here's a link or two
>>
>> It's in this neatorama post.
>> http://www.neatorama.com <http://www.neatorama.com/>
>>
>> and more boringly here at pcmag
>> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2363055,00.asp
>>
>> Now I know you still need them to do your sysdefs and reconciles,
>> especially if you have old Sun boxes.  So I'm willing to help a  
>> brother
>> out.  I am selling unused 3.5" floppies for $400 a piece WHILE THEY
>> LAST.  Jump in and get them early, they won't last at these prices.
>> Free Shipping if you enter promo code "letterbug".
>>
>> Later,
>> David
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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