Any secondhand 10baseT/100baseT or compatible network cards for sale?

[Andy Burgess]

Hi there,

Does anyone have any working network cards available to sell that would
work on a Risc PC or an A7000+ and a 10/100 Base T network hub ?

Andy Burgess

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[Steven Pampling]

In article <4c150f15abajburgess@argonet.co.uk>,
Andy Burgess <ajburgess@argonet.co.uk> wrote: Hi there,
Does anyone have any working network cards available to sell that would work on a Risc PC or an A7000+ and a 10/100 Base T network hub ?

CJE Micros will probably have something in stock :-)

That's www.cjemicros.co.uk for anyone that's not quite up to speed.

[Simon Willcocks]

In message <4c15a386d3steve.pampling@argonet.co.uk>
Steven Pampling <steve.pampling@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
In article <4c150f15abajburgess@argonet.co.uk>, Andy Burgess <ajburgess@argonet.co.uk> wrote: Hi there, Does anyone have any working network cards available to sell that would work on a Risc PC or an A7000+ and a 10/100 Base T network hub ? CJE Micros will probably have something in stock :-) That's www.cjemicros.co.uk for anyone that's not quite up to speed.

Are there any other dealers with RISC OS/Acorn equipment in stock? We only
ever seem to hear of one (on Usenet, at least).

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[Stuart Winsor]

In article <eceffd154c.simonwillcocks@enterprise.net>,
Simon Willcocks <simonwillcocks@enterprise.net> wrote: Are there any other dealers with RISC OS/Acorn equipment in stock? We only ever seem to hear of one (on Usenet, at least).

I think that's probably it. Because he posts regularly his name is never
far from mind. Of course the fact that they usually have got it in stock
and the service is excellent probbably helps too.

Stuart.

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[Philip Pemberton]

In message <4c161ac484stuartwinsor@argonet.co.uk>
Stuart Winsor <stuartwinsor@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
I think that's probably it. Because he posts regularly his name is never far from mind. Of course the fact that they usually have got it in stock and the service is excellent probbably helps too.
Well, CJE are - in my opinion - about ten thousand times better than most
PeeCee component dealers...
Me> Have you got any Athlon CPU bundle packs left? The £150 ones?
Them> Sold the last one two hours ago
Me> Have you got any other Athlon bundle packs in?
Them> No, but we've got a 1.2GHz Duron machine for £1700.
Me> I think I'll take my business elsewhere...

Now, CJE on the other hand...
Me> Have you got any 32MB Viewfinder cards in stock?
CJE> Yes. They're £175 all inclusive
Me> I'd like to order one...
CJE> [standard postcode/name/address/card number procedure]
CJE> That's great - we'll get that posted tomorrow
[Note: this was at 5PM yesterday evening...]

I've just found out today (via a certain Chris Evans) that my Viewfinder has
been sent via Special Delivery - nice one CJE! I've moved the Vision capture
card into Slot 0 in preparation for the Viewfinder. Maybe !Browse will paint
large images a bit quicker when it's fitted.

BTW, I need a few Podule and NIC screws. ISTR they're M2.5 pan-head screws.
Can anyone confirm this or suggest a possible source? I'm still waiting for a
certain Ebayer to send me the two screws I need to secure my RiscPC's
EtherLAN600...

Later.
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[Roger W Wylde]

In message <4f852b164c.philpem@dsl.pipex.com>
Philip Pemberton <philpem@despammed.com> wrote:

<snip fact that CJE are ace> BTW, I need a few Podule and NIC screws. ISTR they're M2.5 pan-head screws. Can anyone confirm this or suggest a possible source? I'm still waiting for a certain Ebayer to send me the two screws I need to secure my RiscPC's EtherLAN600...

Screws, what d'ya need them for - got my podules held in
with a vertical strip of sticky tape. As for the NIC slot,
frightened your net card might escape? ;-).

Roger.

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[Dave Symes]

In article <4f852b164c.philpem@dsl.pipex.com>,
Philip Pemberton <philpem@despammed.com> wrote:
BTW, I need a few Podule and NIC screws. ISTR they're M2.5 pan-head screws. Can anyone confirm this or suggest a possible source? I'm still waiting for a certain Ebayer to send me the two screws I need to secure my RiscPC's EtherLAN600...

Two questions...

1) Okay you want 2.5mm pan headed screw bolts, but what length 5mm 10mm
maybe 2 inches?

2) Erm! maybe I'll be kind and not mention this one...
Screws... Threaded bolts... ;-)

Cheers
Dave S

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[Philip Pemberton]

In message <350e33164c.roger@nifty.demon.co.uk>
Roger W Wylde <roger@niftysoftware.co.uk> wrote:
As for the NIC slot, frightened your net card might escape? ;-).
In this place? No. Someone's more likely to open up the RPC and steal the
framegrabber, RAM, StrongARM, PC Card, CDROM, etc. Oh, the netcard will
probably get half-inched as well.

Lesson for today: Never buy a Sony or AOC monitor. In true Sod's Law fashion,
the Sony 17SF2 has died, the spare is a 14" AOC 5Elr that's worse than an
AKF60 (!). Oh, and the AOC has major pincushioning that not even the front
panel controls will fix. The IT manager (who to the best of my knowledge has
no qualifications in electronics repair) has deemed the Sony irreparable and
has pilfered the last working 17" monitor for herself. Never work with
children, computers, animals or IT managers....

Later.
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.... Reactance: your imaginary friend.

[Philip Pemberton]

In message <4c16637371dfs@ukgateway.net>
Dave Symes <dfs@ukgateway.net> wrote:
1) Okay you want 2.5mm pan headed screw bolts, but what length 5mm 10mm maybe 2 inches?
I think they're 6mm. So that's M2.5x6. IIRC...
2) Erm! maybe I'll be kind and not mention this one... Screws... Threaded bolts... ;-)
Whatever... Political correctness gone mad...

Later.
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.... Which sparks some mnemonic circuitry.

[pv]

In article <eceffd154c.simonwillcocks@enterprise.net>,
Simon Willcocks <simonwillcocks@enterprise.net> wrote: Are there any other dealers with RISC OS/Acorn equipment in stock? We only ever seem to hear of one (on Usenet, at least).

Hmm. Now there's an interesting concept.... I wonder if Chris has 'RISC OS
dealers' in stock....?

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In article <4c16807e09nospam@segfault.co.uk>, pv <nospam@segfault.co.uk>
wrote: In article <eceffd154c.simonwillcocks@enterprise.net>, Simon Willcocks <simonwillcocks@enterprise.net> wrote: Are there any other dealers with RISC OS/Acorn equipment in stock? We only ever seem to hear of one (on Usenet, at least).
Hmm. Now there's an interesting concept.... I wonder if Chris has 'RISC OS dealers' in stock....?

Liquid Silicon & CTA might object to being cloned by Chris ;-)

and STD & RComp as developers and dealers are simply unique! ;-))

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[Liam Gretton]

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Roger W Wylde wrote:
In message <4f852b164c.philpem@dsl.pipex.com> Philip Pemberton <philpem@despammed.com> wrote: BTW, I need a few Podule and NIC screws. As for the NIC slot, frightened your net card might escape? ;-).

They're required to ensure a proper earthing of the NIC to the case.

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[Dave Symes]

In article <239079164c.philpem@dsl.pipex.com>,
Philip Pemberton <philpem@despammed.com> wrote:
2) Erm! maybe I'll be kind and not mention this one... Screws... Threaded bolts... ;-) Whatever... Political correctness gone mad...

Not really... Horses for courses... a Surgeon doesn't ask the theatre
nurse for a Carving knife, He/She asks for a scalpel.

Go into an Ironmongers and ask for a 2.5mm Panheaded screw.
What you get, will not be the thing you are after.

You'll get a pan headed screw with a 2.5mm shank and a screw thread that
tapers from the shank to a point.

Ask for a 2.5mmm panheaded bolt,and you get what you are after... with a
parallel thread.

Dave S ;-)

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[Steven Pampling]

In article <af7b79164c.philpem@dsl.pipex.com>, Philip Pemberton
<philpem@despammed.com> wrote: The IT manager (who to the best of my knowledge has no qualifications in electronics repair) has deemed the Sony irreparable and has pilfered the last working 17" monitor for herself. Never work with children, computers, animals or IT managers....

If the first sentence is true then nip into the office and remove the fuse
from the mains lead of the 17" monitor -then blag the "failed" item when it
becomes available >:-)

(see some IT bods are nice :-)

[Martyn Fox]

In article <af7b79164c.philpem@dsl.pipex.com>, Philip Pemberton
<philpem@despammed.com> wrote:
As for the NIC slot, frightened your net card might escape? ;-).
In this place? No. Someone's more likely to open up the RPC and steal the framegrabber, RAM, StrongARM, PC Card, CDROM, etc. Oh, the netcard will probably get half-inched as well.

Don't forget that the case can be padlocked at the locking pins.

As one reviewer said [1], "Acorn certainly know schools".

Martyn

[1] Also used in the review where it mentioned that the case is made from the
same type of plastic as riot shields.

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[Martyn Fox]

In article <4c16a15a58dfs@ukgateway.net>, Dave Symes <dfs@ukgateway.net>
wrote:
Horses for courses... a Surgeon doesn't ask the theatre nurse for a Carving knife, He/She asks for a scalpel.

ISTR an item in the news a little while ago about a kitchen spoon being used
in surgery.

Martyn

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[Dave Higton]

In message <350e33164c.roger@nifty.demon.co.uk>
Roger W Wylde <roger@niftysoftware.co.uk> wrote:
In message <4f852b164c.philpem@dsl.pipex.com> Philip Pemberton <philpem@despammed.com> wrote: <snip fact that CJE are ace> BTW, I need a few Podule and NIC screws. ISTR they're M2.5 pan-head screws. Can anyone confirm this or suggest a possible source? I'm still waiting for a certain Ebayer to send me the two screws I need to secure my RiscPC's EtherLAN600... Screws, what d'ya need them for - got my podules held in with a vertical strip of sticky tape. As for the NIC slot, frightened your net card might escape? ;-).

There is a well-known problem with NICs that haven't been screwed in
and therefore aren't properly earthed. They can exhibit terrible
error rates.

Dave

[Dave Higton]

In message <4f852b164c.philpem@dsl.pipex.com>
Philip Pemberton <philpem@despammed.com> wrote:
BTW, I need a few Podule and NIC screws. ISTR they're M2.5 pan-head screws. Can anyone confirm this or suggest a possible source?

I can confirm they're M2.5 pan-head screws, but I can't suggest a source.
Unfortunately Maplin don't do them any more.

Dave

[Stuart Winsor]

In article <4c16a15a58dfs@ukgateway.net>,
Dave Symes <dfs@ukgateway.net> wrote: In article <239079164c.philpem@dsl.pipex.com>, Philip Pemberton <philpem@despammed.com> wrote:
2) Erm! maybe I'll be kind and not mention this one... Screws... Threaded bolts... ;-) Whatever... Political correctness gone mad...
Not really... Horses for courses... a Surgeon doesn't ask the theatre nurse for a Carving knife, He/She asks for a scalpel.
Go into an Ironmongers and ask for a 2.5mm Panheaded screw. What you get, will not be the thing you are after.

Don't think you've been in many ironmongers somehow, not that there are
many left these days.
You'll get a pan headed screw with a 2.5mm shank and a screw thread that tapers from the shank to a point.

In the uk, wood screws are sized by numbers if that's what you're
suggesting and pan heads are rare. They usually come in round or
countersunk
Ask for a 2.5mmm panheaded bolt,and you get what you are after... with a parallel thread.

No you won't. If you want to be pedantic you ask for an M2.5 pan head
machine screw and specify the drive type - bolts have hex heads.

Stuart.

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[Dave Symes]

In article <4c16ae7a0emfox@argonet.co.uk>,
Martyn Fox <mfox@argonet.co.uk> wrote: In article <4c16a15a58dfs@ukgateway.net>, Dave Symes <dfs@ukgateway.net> wrote:
Horses for courses... a Surgeon doesn't ask the theatre nurse for a Carving knife, He/She asks for a scalpel.
ISTR an item in the news a little while ago about a kitchen spoon being used in surgery.
Martyn

Yea,yea...
.... Don't forget the ball point pen case being used for a Tracheotomy
insert.

Or the craft, (Stanley) knife for a variety of surgical works, when people
have been out in the wilds on expeditions...

Dave S

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[Philip Pemberton]

In message <4c16ae45camfox@argonet.co.uk>
Martyn Fox <mfox@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
Don't forget that the case can be padlocked at the locking pins.
Which is useless when the thieves have Dremel Moto-Tool cutters, batteries
and diamond, carborundum and carbide cutting discs.
An ABUS Diskus padlock would probably work, but I can't find anywhere that
sells one that's small enough... That and the last time I checked they cost
a good £30...
[1] Also used in the review where it mentioned that the case is made from the same type of plastic as riot shields.
Acorn certainly knew how to make something indestructable... "Let's drop a
monitor on it!" >ping< "Damn, the case still won't open!"

Later.
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.... I ran Doublespace on my monitor & get 2 more TV channels.

[Steven Pampling]

In article <9eadb0164c.davehigton@dsl.pipex.com>, Dave Higton
<davehigton@dsl.pipex.com> wrote: In message <4f852b164c.philpem@dsl.pipex.com> Philip Pemberton <philpem@despammed.com> wrote:
BTW, I need a few Podule and NIC screws. ISTR they're M2.5 pan-head screws. Can anyone confirm this or suggest a possible source?
I can confirm they're M2.5 pan-head screws, but I can't suggest a source. Unfortunately Maplin don't do them any more.

Anyone tried looking at the CPC web site? (Combined Precision Components)

Like RS but cheaper, and frequently a better stock.
Dave

[Dave Symes]

In article <4c16b7b73estuartwinsor@argonet.co.uk>,
Stuart Winsor <stuartwinsor@argonet.co.uk> wrote: In article <4c16a15a58dfs@ukgateway.net>, Dave Symes <dfs@ukgateway.net> wrote:

[Snip]
Go into an Ironmongers and ask for a 2.5mm Panheaded screw. What you get, will not be the thing you are after.
Don't think you've been in many ironmongers somehow, not that there are many left these days.

There are a few left, one not that far from where I live... Funny old
world, but having done 40+ years in Building contruction and maintenance,
it could be said I've visited both IronMongers and builders merchants a
few times during those years.
You'll get a pan headed screw with a 2.5mm shank and a screw thread that tapers from the shank to a point.
In the uk, wood screws are sized by numbers if that's what you're suggesting and pan heads are rare. They usually come in round or countersunk

The numbers as you put it are guage sizes, 6, 8, 10 ,12, 14, and so on.
And yes the bog standard screw is either RH or CS with either a cross head
(Pozidrive) or the traditional slot.

Some screw imports have a mm size as well.

But there are a variety of other head and thread types available...
Panhead, Countersunk raised head, Cheese head, hex headed, Hex headed
coach screws... Not forgetting the mutant of the pack the Set Screw, which
in reality is actually a bolt but fully threaded, ;-)
Ask for a 2.5mmm panheaded bolt,and you get what you are after... with a parallel thread.
No you won't. If you want to be pedantic you ask for an M2.5 pan head machine screw and specify the drive type - bolts have hex heads. Stuart.

"Bolts" do not have hex heads. "Some" types of bolts have hex heads, some
have square heads, other types can have mushroom heads, with or without
slot, Round heads , countersunk heads, with or without Allen key insert,
star key....... Cup heads, round countersunk heads with square shanks
(Funnily enough called "Countersunk square square bolts").

Lewis/Rag bolts that don't have heads as such, at all... ;-)
Etc, etc...

Cheers
Dave S

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[Stuart Winsor]

In article <4c1724a4ddsteve.pampling@argonet.co.uk>,
Steven Pampling <steve.pampling@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
BTW, I need a few Podule and NIC screws. ISTR they're M2.5 pan-head screws. Can anyone confirm this or suggest a possible source?

Send us your address I'm sure I can find some

Stuart.

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[Martyn Fox]

In article <4c16a15a58dfs@ukgateway.net>, Dave Symes <dfs@ukgateway.net>
wrote:
... a Surgeon doesn't ask the theatre nurse for a Carving knife, He/She asks for a scalpel.

I've encountered plenty of female doctors and a couple of female
anaesthetists but never a female surgeon.

Martyn

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[Stuart Winsor]

In article <4c1739e18emfox@argonet.co.uk>,
Martyn Fox <mfox@argonet.co.uk> wrote: In article <4c16a15a58dfs@ukgateway.net>, Dave Symes <dfs@ukgateway.net> wrote:
... a Surgeon doesn't ask the theatre nurse for a Carving knife, He/She asks for a scalpel.
I've encountered plenty of female doctors and a couple of female anaesthetists but never a female surgeon.

A female friend of mine is a dental surgeon does that count?

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In article <4c1739e18emfox@argonet.co.uk>,
Martyn Fox <mfox@argonet.co.uk> wrote: In article <4c16a15a58dfs@ukgateway.net>, Dave Symes <dfs@ukgateway.net> wrote:
... a Surgeon doesn't ask the theatre nurse for a Carving knife, He/She asks for a scalpel.
I've encountered plenty of female doctors and a couple of female anaesthetists but never a female surgeon.

A female friend of mine is a consultant surgeon.

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[Dave Symes]

In article <4c1739e18emfox@argonet.co.uk>,
Martyn Fox <mfox@argonet.co.uk> wrote: In article <4c16a15a58dfs@ukgateway.net>, Dave Symes <dfs@ukgateway.net> wrote:
... a Surgeon doesn't ask the theatre nurse for a Carving knife, He/She asks for a scalpel.
I've encountered plenty of female doctors and a couple of female anaesthetists but never a female surgeon.
Martyn

IMSC... There's one in the Bournemouth Hospital, top notch apparently.

Supposed to be up there with the most elite.

Cheers
Dave S

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[Steven Pampling]

In article <4c1739e18emfox@argonet.co.uk>,
Martyn Fox <mfox@argonet.co.uk> wrote: In article <4c16a15a58dfs@ukgateway.net>, Dave Symes <dfs@ukgateway.net> wrote:
... a Surgeon doesn't ask the theatre nurse for a Carving knife, He/She asks for a scalpel.
I've encountered plenty of female doctors and a couple of female anaesthetists but never a female surgeon.

We had a female breast surgeon until a little while back.

As you say though, not common. Maybe megalomania is less prevalent in the
female side.