Re: Digital Control Applications with the TMS320 Family

2022-04-05 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
I cannot wait to read this!! Hardcopy or electronic copy, I don't mind. (Although if someone has a hardcopy selling for a not-insane price, please let me know :-) On Tue, 5 Apr 2022, at 20:07, Kevin Bowling via cctalk wrote: > Does anyone have a hardcopy of this book they'd be willing to

Re: FTAG: AlphaServer DS15, Sun T5140, Sun Blade 10, HP Proliant DL380 G7, VT220 [London, UK]

2021-04-21 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
On 21/04/2021 13:27, Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk wrote: With a heavy heart I need to find a new home for the following beautiful hardware: -   Sun Blade 10 mini tower I've just realized this is a typo. It should be: - Sun Ultra 10 mini tower I will write to all who have expressed

FTAG: AlphaServer DS15, Sun T5140, Sun Blade 10, HP Proliant DL380 G7, VT220 [London, UK]

2021-04-21 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
Hello all again, With a heavy heart I need to find a new home for the following beautiful hardware: - AlphaServer DS15 server - Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 1U rack server - Sun Blade 10 mini tower - HP Proliant DL380 G7 2U rack server - DEC VT220 with screen, keyboard, and various

FTAG: 42U Rack Cabinet, flat packed for collection [London, UK]

2021-04-20 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
Hello all! I am starting a new job next week and returning to a field where my roots are (multimedia engineering, signal processing, etc). Therefore I am vacating my studio workshop and ending a few projects I was working on until recently. I have a lot of industrial and enterprise server

Re: Decision Data Keyboard for sale

2019-07-18 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
On 17/07/2019 20:46, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote: https://www.elecshopper.com/decision-data-keyboard.html For parts or repair. Looks great. I'd love to purchase this to restore to its former glory in my copious free time. I am going to be adding quite a few keyboards in the coming

Re: Plane of core memory

2019-04-18 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
On 18/04/2019 05:47, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > If you just want core memory, check out the following link: > > Link - Core Memory Shield for Arduino >  - https://www.tindie.com/products/kilpelaj/core-memory-shield-for-arduino/ > > You can actually use Core Memory on a modern computer. 

Plane of core memory

2019-04-17 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
Hello all, I have been wanting to acquire a plane of magnetic core memory as a piece of computing history. My partner actually thinks they look very beautiful and says we should frame it, if we ever find a plane. At the time I was thinking about memory from the S/360. But in retrospect, this

Re: Jesse and the ebay mess

2019-01-26 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
I've been reading all this hot air blowing around since Jesse first posted. I feel that _maybe_ a non-thing has turned into a big thing for no good reason. There's no prize at the end of all this, it's lose-lose for everybody concerned. If people were so concerned about Jesse selling precious

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

2019-01-25 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
Dear Jim, Please see my response inline... On 25/01/2019 23:04, Jim Manley wrote: > Hi Andrew, Hi Jim, > If it’s any consolation I needed no consolation because I already knew that these machines are going to a good home.  But your message is great to read.  This sounds like an amazing

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

2019-01-25 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
Dear Richard, Thank you for replying in such a considered way. Please see below for comments. On 25/01/2019 00:07, Richard Loken via cctalk wrote: > All of you have at one time expressed interest in all or part of this > rack full of Alphaservers and one of you even talked about driving a

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

2018-12-17 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
Dear Richard, As soon as I saw this message my heart skipped a few beats, merely at the _possibility_ that I might be able to share in some of this hardware. I have been fascinated by my first HP AlphaServer DS15, ever since an acquaintance at the local hackspace kindly gave it to me. Here

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

2018-12-17 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
Dear Richard, As soon as I saw this message my heart skipped a few beats, merely at the _possibility_ that I might be able to share in some of this hardware. I have been fascinated by my first HP AlphaServer DS15, ever since an acquaintance at the local hackspace kindly gave it to me. Here

Re: early ANSI C drafts, pre-1989 standard

2018-11-15 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
On 15/11/2018 16:10, Keven Miller(3k) wrote: > For those who expressed interest or have, > I've scanned and uploaded my X3J11-88 ANSI-C Draft and Rationale pdfs. Thank you Kevin. This is greatly appreciated. Learning why C has the syntax and semantics that it does, and writing compilers for

Re: OTsorta : Old phone system(s) avail

2018-10-17 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
> On 17 Oct 2018, at 17:39, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > > Remember that it is possible to spoof or hijack SMS / phone numbers. So > don't rely on just that for security. Good point. As far as I can tell, there's no way of securing communications with a purely SMS-based approach.

Re: OTsorta : Old phone system(s) avail

2018-10-17 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
Thanks Liam!! Please read on below... On 17/10/2018 17:07, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 at 17:54, Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk > wrote: >> >> I have an idea for a project to reduce my dependency on my phone. I'm >> trying to move to a mode

Re: OTsorta : Old phone system(s) avail

2018-10-17 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
On 17/10/2018 16:57, et...@757.org wrote: > It's an older office phone system. Boxes that run a bunch of office > phones. Not a mobile phone. I'm not looking for a mobile phone. I'm looking for server-side telephony hardware and services to implement an "SMS-based API" so that I can perform

Re: OTsorta : Old phone system(s) avail

2018-10-17 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
Hi Jay, On 17/10/2018 16:21, Jay West via cctalk wrote: > I know some of our members are into phones... I have an idea for a project to reduce my dependency on my phone. I'm trying to move to a model where voice, voicemail, and SMS are all that I need when I'm on the go. SMS would be used as

Re: early ANSI C drafts, pre-1989 standard

2018-10-07 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
On a related note, I have an ongoing project to create an archive of all Usenet posts from comp.lang.c and related groups, index them, and make them properly accessible to the public. Yes, I know about Google Groups and the backstory about how they got all the gold from Usenet's glory days.

early ANSI C drafts, pre-1989 standard

2018-10-07 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
Hi Kevin, On 07/10/2018 05:56, Keven Miller(3k) via cctalk wrote: > I found that I have a copy of X3J11-88-001 > Draft Propsed American National Standard for Information Systems - > Programming Language C > and X3J11-88-003 > Rationale for Draft Proposed American National Standard for Information

Re: FS: various books, including some old/classic/vintage

2018-10-02 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
Dear MG, I am interested in a few of your items. On 02/10/2018 17:00, MG via cctalk wrote: >    "OpenVMS with Apache, OSU, and WASD: The Nonstop Webserver" >   (Alan Winston, Digital Press, 2003, 454 p.)  Yes please! If there were only one thing in the whole list of items you're offering,

Re: Computer books and PC parts clearance

2018-10-02 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
On 02/10/2018 13:56, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: > > From: Andrew Luke Nesbit ullbeking at andrewnesbit.org > > > Where are you located? > > Like the listing says, "north side of Boston". I missed that part. Also, oops! I was intending to send my message off-list to Dave. I have

Re: Computer books and PC parts clearance

2018-10-02 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
Dear Dave, Thank you for offering these. I'm in the UK and I need check a few things before I pay for international postage. Where are you located? On 02/10/2018 05:18, Dave Mitton via cctech wrote: > But I have added more stuff to the list, including some misc hardware bits. > The current

Re: Wanted: LTO-5 tapes (used?)

2018-09-28 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
On 28/09/2018 16:14, Ethan via cctalk wrote: > Looking for used LTO-5 tapes that I can erase and add to my library > at home for backing up spinning disk archives. I'm designing and implementing a backup regime according to a 3-2-1 strategy. I've never used tape before but LTO-5 was recommended

Re: looking for out-of-print computer book

2018-09-23 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
On 23/09/2018 02:16, Nemo via cctalk wrote: > On 22/09/2018, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >> I wonder if the book was announced and never released. >> It's pretty rare when something that new doesn't show up anywhere. >> > > Very likely as the LC has no such entry (and they receive all titles >

Re: The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talk

2018-09-19 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
On 19/09/2018 17:51, Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctalk wrote: > I worked with Michael when we were both at Apple (a really good/smart guy). > At the time > he was focused on 6502 related stuff and we had many discussions about old > hardware. All of my knowledge of the 6502 comes from my time with

Re: Unisys keyboards

2018-09-02 Thread Andrew Luke Nesbit via cctalk
Dear Paul, On 02/09/2018 08:12, Paul Anderson via cctalk wrote: > Two Unisys PCK105-SKB look unused, but one is yellowed. > > Sorry, I forgot to describe them as keyboards. I realized the beauty of mechanical keyboards earlier this year, and I am gradually changing my workflow to returning to