HP 150 stiffies

From: Doug Yowza <yowza_at_yowza.com>
Date: Sun May 10 13:17:09 1998

On Sun, 10 May 1998, Sam Ismail wrote:

> WeirdStuff has boxes of 3.5" diskettes that they're giving away. Right
> besides the counter near the (new) entrance. It usually has a sign on it
> that says "FREE, take as many as you want". They're basically Adobe font
> diskettes (all the same) so they have a colorful label on them, but
> they're useable.

Those are the very disks I've been trying to use. I finally got one to
format after going through about six of them.

> > Well, that is, unless you have one of the real early 9121s that doesn't
> > open the door on the stiffy. That's why some of the older HP stiffies
> > have "pinch" stamped in the corner -- for those drives, you're supposed
> > to slide the door over to the left 'til it catches, then pinch where
> > indicated to close it.
>
> Oh man! I remember those. I think I still have one somewhere.

My original boot stiffy is one of those "pinchers," which is why I assumed
I needed that type. However, it looks like my 9121 groks new disks OK.

So, I'm simply trying to make a copy of my boot disk. It looks like I'm
almost there. I can boot from the new disk, but PAM says I need to
install some apps on the disk, and then she tells me to RTFM! I don't
have the manual, so can somebody tell me how to install apps for PAM?
Better yet, is there a diskcopy available for DOS 2.01 on the HP150?

Also, the first time I power the machine on, I get no video and the
diagnostic LEDs are going through a pretty elaborate sequence. Can
somebody (Tony?) clue me in to the meaning of the LEDs?

Thanks,
Doug
Received on Sun May 10 1998 - 13:17:09 BST