chuck@virgil.UUCP (Chuck Cartledge) (03/28/89)
I'm posting this for a friend of mine. He has purchased three Data Point computers at a flea market and is looking for any information or schematics about the hardware. The side panel information reads: Data Point Corp. 9725 Data Point Drive San Antonio, TX Data Point 6600 Model 6640-001 Computer 256K Model It has 2 cassette drives, a multi-port com adapter, and synchronous com adapter. Any information regarding software, users groups, other owners would be greatly appreciated. He fired them up over the Easter weekend and didn't blow any fuses, so he feels that there may be hope for them. -- Chuck Cartledge (804)498-1012 chuck@virgil.UUCP EDO Corporation (804)424-1004 Virginia Operations 814 Greenbrier Circle, Chesapeake Va. 23320
aubrey@val.UUCP (Aubrey McIntosh) (03/29/89)
In article <1987@virgil.UUCP> chuck@virgil.UUCP (Chuck Cartledge) writes: >I'm posting this for a friend of mine. He has purchased three Data Point >computers at a flea market and is looking for any information or schematics >about the hardware. > >The side panel information reads: > Data Point Corp. > 9725 Data Point Drive > San Antonio, TX > > Data Point 6600 > Model 6640-001 Computer > 256K Model > >Chuck Cartledge (804)498-1012 chuck@virgil.UUCP >EDO Corporation (804)424-1004 >Virginia Operations >814 Greenbrier Circle, Chesapeake Va. 23320 I worked for datapoint when the 6600 was under development. For those of you that remember such things, that was the same year that IBM introduced some cheap, small storage media called a "Floppy" to replace the Diablo cartridges. As of last year, the address was still correct, and you should be able to call them. I would expect that an assembler is available, as well as a smattering of (business type) languages. Much of their language support is custom, since such CPU's as the 8008 did not exist then, and in fact are derivative of Datapoints CPU architecture. A CTOS existed, and possibly is still available. Additionally, there should be LAN hardware support available, since they developed a LAN in about '75. ARCNet, if I remember correctly. I believe that there is still a following in the business community, so this isn't necessarily an 'orphan.' It may even turn out that it is a currently supported product. -- Whatcha' call a boomerang that doesn't come back? --Lost-- -------------------------------------------------------------- 1-(512)-346-5781 (v) Using Modula-2. Austin, TX 78759 ...!cs.utexas.edu![dell|oakhill|kvue]!val!aubrey
pss@unh.UUCP (Paul S. Sawyer == paul) (03/30/89)
I was running a Datapoint system until about 3 years ago. The 6600 could operate from a Cassette Tape OS (CTOS) (never tried it), a local disk, or through an Attached Resource Computer (ARC) network. We had 4 or 5 processors on the ARC. The file server had a whopping total of 40 megs! This was on two 10-meg removable/10-meg fixed drives, so you could swap out one of the 10-meg, 20-inch diameter cartridges while the system was operating, if you were set up right. I had no local disks, everything booted from the ARC... Restart the 6600 using the right-hand, bottom-middle-top keys, releasing one (I forget which) before the others, and you are in a ROM debug command mode. If I can find any manuals, I'll send you the opcodes, etc, but I think most everything went with the machines, which we sold to a used equipment broker (who probably sold it at a flea market??? B-). The main use for our system was to run an Infoswitch Long Distance Calling System (telephone switch). This system (ca. 1972) had some features its replacement System 85/ 3B15 don't have! Besides Datapoint, who keep reorganizing, but are probably still around, get a catalog from Dartek Computer Supply, 800-323-1872; they sell supplies for Datapoint systems, even a "plug compatible file server" which might bring your 6600's to life...! Also, Intelogic Trace is a nationwide maintenance firm (once owned by Datapoint) who can service the things. But... word processing is not much fun on that 12-line screen! B-)) Disclaimers: Only a customer of above named firms. Things in caps are probably trademarks. Your mileage may vary... -- = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Paul S. Sawyer uunet!unh!unhtel!paul paul@unhtel.UUCP UNH Telecommunications Durham, NH 03824-3523 VOX: 603-862-3262 FAX: 603-862-2030