Re: Keyboard "enthusiasts"

> > Well, the latter are presumably in it as a business, whereas it seems these > people do it for 'fun'. > > Now there's an idea: perhaps we could convince them that pulling the wings > off flies is a more entertaining hobby? > > Noel > Did anyone attend VCF South East this past year,

Re: SCSI Controller Hanging...

On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 11:33 AM, Jack Harper via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Greetings to the List from the Snowy Rocky Mountains. > > Beautiful clear sunny day here at +9F :) > > The SCSI controller on the 68K development system (VMEbus) that I have > cobbled together

Re: GT-40 etc.

I'm sure they're out there in bitsavers, but I have an original copy of the GT-40 engineering drawings. Sometimes it's nice to have the printed copy to work from. Bill On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 8:05 AM, Philipp Hachtmann via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > On 12.01.2018 23:24, Al

Re: New TestFDC Results Registry

with NEC 765 command set). The CWs > that I have (a MK3 and a MK1) are all sui generis devices not supported > by off-the-shelf software. In particularly, I don't think they'll work > with, say, IMD, or AnaDisk. > > --Chuck > > > On 01/18/2018 01:17 PM, william degnan via

Re: New TestFDC Results Registry

Does someone have results for the Siliconsonic / Individual computers Catweasel MK4 plus? IF not I will put that on my list of to-do's. I added a link to this onto my web site in the links section and the archiving info thread. Bill On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 3:46 PM, Adrian Graham via cctalk <

Re: help id a chip

On Jan 18, 2018 4:13 AM, "Christian Corti via cctalk" wrote: > > On Wed, 17 Jan 2018, william degnan wrote: >> >> Not sure, I have a bunch of items that need to be investigated including >> that one. >> http://vintagecomputer.net/pictures/2017/Objects/ >> b > > > Well, two

Re: help id a chip

Fantastic, thanks. Bill On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 3:46 PM, Pete Lancashire via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Found it !! > > http://www.picklesnet.com/burroughs/gallery/bpgb80.htm > > 4th picture top row. > > Yikes that was long ago > > -pete > > > On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 12:43 PM, Pete

Re: help id a chip

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 1:21 PM, Anders Nelson via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > What does it do? It's pretty. > > =] > > Not sure, I have a bunch of items that need to be investigated including that one. http://vintagecomputer.net/pictures/2017/Objects/ b

Re: Reviving ARPAnet

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 7:50 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > From: Phil Budne > > > I asked around for v6 Unix with "NCP" code when the IMP code was > > resurected, but never found it > > Yeah, that one was retrieved only recently, when Chuck

Re: PDP11 media looking for a good home

Paul, The VCFed museum (Wall NJ USA) could use the RA60 pack for its 11/44. I donated the 11/44 with a RA60 drive a few years ago, but I am unsure if an RA60-bootable pack came with it, most of what they got are just data packs IIRC. I personally don't have an RA60 Please advise and I can send

Re: Getting Sun Sparcstation 10 to recognize its graphics card

On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 8:56 AM, systems_glitch via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Yeah, I use a 13W3 adapter and a VGA Samsung SyncMaster LCD on my bench. > The adapter is generic and happens to work on both Sun and SGI machines (as > mentioned, this is not guaranteed). > > Thanks, >

Getting Sun Sparcstation 10 to recognize its graphics card

Working from this page to configure my sparcstation 10 after NVRAM replacement: http://www.obsolyte.com/sunFAQ/faq_nvram.html ...but curious is there an installation manual or whatever specific to the video card in my system, a TurboXGX with STP3010GPA chip

Re: Vaxstation 4000 m60 and NetBSD

> > > > > > > > > > > If anyone has documentation, the netbsd vax port mailing list would > be > > > > very interested. > > > > > > > I've been chatting to the NetBSD dev who wrote support for most of the > > sparc framebuffers (up to and including accelerated antialiased font > > console support

Re: ID some core memory

> > > > > >> Bill said > >>> Just curious...can anyone id the system that used these two types of > core > >>> memory? I am thinking the first is a hand-made custom core, but the > 2nd > >> is > >>> definitely from a commercial system. Looks kind of IBM-ish but it's > >>> nothing I can ID. It's

Semi OT: rocky 518HV

Anyone have one of these single board embedded computers in use? I have one that is unresponsive and I believe I need to replace the Dallas battery chip, similar to other computers like the SunSparc 10 that does nothing without a working NVRAM battery chip installed. Any opinions/experience with

ID some core memory

Just curious...can anyone id the system that used these two types of core memory? I am thinking the first is a hand-made custom core, but the 2nd is definitely from a commercial system. Looks kind of IBM-ish but it's nothing I can ID. It's not an IBM 1401 I don't think.

Re: Attaching SIMH devices without halting simulation?

I thought you set all devices you planned to use "online" so you could mount them later? I don't simh vax much so thanks for the correction as to the procedure. I mostly do pdp8 or pdp11 stuff, or esoteric hardware. Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Dec 31, 2017 5:03 PM, "Mark

Re: Attaching SIMH devices without halting simulation?

Yes, but you were not able to attach in your startup script? That's when to do it. Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Dec 31, 2017 3:59 PM, "Mark J. Blair via cctalk" wrote: > I've been experimenting with the SIMH VAX simulators a lot lately. The > only

Re: Computing from 1976

On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 5:21 PM, Murray McCullough via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I was perusing my old computer magazine collection the other day and > came across an article entitled: “Fast-Growing new hobby, Real > Computers you assemble yourself”, Dec. 1976. > > what magazine? b

Re: RT-11 idle light pattern

Do you have an octal or asm listing for the part of the code with the migrating bar effect? This would be a good practice / test for me to try on my RT 11 system. Merry Christmas Bill On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 7:05 PM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I have been able

Re: SM EVM A131-10 advice

On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 10:58 AM, Greg Smith via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Hi, I'm brand new to vintage computing and would love any advice. I'm > thinking of putting together a SM EVM A131-10 and would appreciate any > advice/knowledge on the unit. > Learn to read Russian?

Re: RL02 to PC image

On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 6:15 PM, william degnan wrote: > > > On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 6:10 PM, Chris Elmquist via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> On Friday (12/15/2017 at 07:57PM +), Henk Gooijen via cctalk wrote: >> > >> > I have not yet had time to

Re: RL02 to PC image

On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 6:10 PM, Chris Elmquist via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Friday (12/15/2017 at 07:57PM +), Henk Gooijen via cctalk wrote: > > > > I have not yet had time to build/test it, but a few months ago there > > was an RL01/RL02 emulator project on VCF. You need

Re: RL02 to PC image

> > > > > I have not yet had time to build/test it, but a few months ago there > was an RL01/RL02 emulator project on VCF. You need a PDP-11 > with RL11 controller. The RL0x emultor connects to the RL11 > just as an RL01/RL02 disk drive and you can assign it any drive > number (0 - 3). > But what

Re: RL02 to PC image

You can simply boot with thr commanf @ DL2 PDPGUI is a great tool to build actual disks from a simh rl02 image. This way you can test first, get it working, then transfer via m7856 and m9312. Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Dec 15, 2017 12:33 AM, "Adrian Stoness via cctalk"

Re: RL02 hook up to 11/04

On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 2:18 PM, william degnan wrote: > > > On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 2:10 PM, william degnan > wrote: > >> >> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 10:59 AM, John Welch via cctalk < >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> >>> Now that I have the 11/04

Re: RL02 hook up to 11/04

On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 10:59 AM, John Welch via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Now that I have the 11/04 running the next step is to hook up to the RL02. > > I need to run a cable from the M7762 to one of the connectors on the back > of the RL02. I have cabling stripped from a 11/04.

Re: 11/04 Project

On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 8:23 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > From: William Degnan > > > 1) the console rom does not go in any of the 4 bootstrap slots, these > > should be empty for now. There is a special console rom slot. > > Just to clarify, by

Re: 11/04 Project

I am confused by the flow of this thread on my phone but.there are important things to confirm 1) the console rom does not go in any of the 4 bootstrap slots, these should be empty for now. There is a special console rom slot. Please confirm you have it installed. 2) 164020 should bring up the @

Re: EPROM baking

On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 9:08 AM, Mark G Thomas via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I am working on several projects requiring 2708 and 2716 EPROMs, and > am finding some of my chips will not erase, and some will not take > a program. I've also learned more in the past week than I

Re: Revive 11/34

On Dec 12, 2017 3:41 AM, "Mattis Lind via cctech" wrote: > > There has been plenty of good suggestions already. > > If I were you I would: > > 1. Check voltages from the PSU as mentioned previously. > 2. Check AC LO / DC LO signals as Bill mentioned. > 3. Strip out every

RE: Revive 11/34

> >> > >> Any suggestions as to what to try first? I may have the bus grant in backwards. I have other boards I can try. > >> For an 11/34A can one test for DC LO / AC LO? If so and you don't get the correct reading that's a show stopper right there. Remove all but the essential cards,

Re: Revive 11/34

Ray Fantini knows the 11/34 very well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU8DOKVxDJ8 He helped me with UNIBUS diagnosis. I am sure you have seen this: http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp11/1134/ I would definitely start with the power supply and work my way through the voltage regulators, etc. If you

Writeup on Preventing Third-party SMTP Relay MULTINET

If anyone is interested, I documented a fairly easy way to prevent third party SMTP relaying with MULTINET 4.1 on a VMS 5 MicroVAX. http://vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=708 I did cheat a little...I set up an email alias on my modern mail server to forward messages to a single email

Re: Preventing VAX running VMS / Multinet from being used as SMTP relay

> > > > The Multinet SMTP server is pretty basic and people who are serious about > > doing SMTP on VMS typically disable it and install a proper mailserver like > > PMDF. That's my excuse for not knowing how to disable SMTP relaying in > > Multinet. That and because it probably varies for

Preventing VAX running VMS / Multinet from being used as SMTP relay

I have a microvax set up with VMS 5, running MULTINET (and decnet locally). The server has a FQDN and after a while being exposed to the WWW someone out there started using the server as an SMTP relay. I can disable and clear the queue, but I'd like to block entirely this from happening in the

Re: Kodak Diconix 150plus - looking for info

On Sat, Nov 25, 2017 at 6:27 PM, Philip Pemberton via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I just picked up a Kodak Diconix 150 Plus portable inkjet printer. No > power supply or documentation, but it works fine. It appears to be a > variant of HP's Thinkjet (it certainly uses

Re: Kodak Diconix 150plus - looking for info

We used to provide every pharmaceutical field sales rep with a GRID Lite laptop and Diconix printer. Very reliable printer. If I still have any docs I will post them. Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net

Re: Xerox 820

> > > > I have an 820-II but I also have a lot of 820 1/4 un software diskettes > > (but no 5 1/4" drive. I can image and upload my disks if you'd like. I > > have about 50 or so disks, various software. > > > > My 820-11 was new-old -stock when I got it whatever years ago, still have > > the

Re: Xerox 820

On Nov 22, 2017 8:17 PM, "Pete Lancashire via cctech" wrote: > > Wow that brings back some memories. There was about 10 of us who got > together and I can't remember how or who got 10 of them. I think mine is > still in storage somewhere. > > > > On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at

Re: Almost PDP 11/05 on Ebay

On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 1:52 PM, Josh Dersch via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 10:25 AM, william degnan via cctech < > cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > This looks to me like the power supply and backplane of a PDP 11/05, > looks > > to be in nice shape.

Almost PDP 11/05 on Ebay

This looks to me like the power supply and backplane of a PDP 11/05, looks to be in nice shape. Surprised no one grabbed this yet, esp someone with an 11/05 that has issues with power supply. Someone might have the missing parts. "DEC PDP-11 Digital BA11-KE Mounting Box"

Re: Almost PDP 11/05 on Ebay

I agree with Josh upon closer inspection that the backplane may not be for an 11/05 I'd have to look it up. If so, you'd need a CPU backplane too. The power supply is part of the BA11-KE, at least you'd have that. On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 2:04 PM, jos via cctalk wrote: >

PC-Letter "WUI" War over User Interface 1-1988

Here is an interesting article from early 1988 (probably written in min 1987) that compares and contrasts GUIs of the day. Interesting that they do not mention OS/2 by name, by this point it would have been available, given I used it in Jan 1987 when I was working at IBM. Also the XEROX

Re: Sync on Green RGB video

I have a 3100 Vasstation but I have not used it yet.. I have only used my MicroVAX 3100. On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 4:21 PM, Aaron Jackson via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > You might be surprised how many LCD monitors support SoG. I have several > iiyama LCD panels which work fine with

Re: Sync on Green RGB video

On Nov 18, 2017 4:09 PM, "Douglas Taylor via cctech" wrote: > > I have a couple of vaxes that output 'unique' video, Alpha 3000 300, Alpha 3000 400, Vax 4000 VLC, and Vax Station 3100 M76. > > The Alpha and VLC each have a 3W3 type of connector and the 3100 has a 15 pin DEC

Re: Ideas for a simple, but somewhat extendable computer bus

On Nov 17, 2017 8:34 PM, "Jim Brain via cctalk" wrote: > > On 11/17/2017 7:25 PM, Paul Koning wrote: >> >> >> One key question is whether it should be asynchronous, as the Unibus is, or synchronous. > > I thought synchronous would make for a smaller/simpler design, but

Re: DR-DOS

I have a few original Dr dos disks. Versions 5, 6, 7. Would these help if I am imaged and uploaded to my site? Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Nov 17, 2017 10:10 AM, "Liam Proven via cctalk" wrote: > Might be more helpful to include downloads! > >

Re: DEC Keyboards with sticky keys

On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 10:48 AM, Douglas Taylor via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I have a couple of LK401 keyboards and they generate a 'keyboard error - > 4' error on power up test when attached to a VT420. The problem seems to > be one or more keys that are 'stuck on'. > > When

Re: Cases (display) for beloved ISA cards?

IBM's ISA cases come to mind, wonder if these are available, I have this one: http://vintagecomputer.net/ibm/IBM_ISA-Card-Case_Open.jpg http://vintagecomputer.net/ibm/IBM_ISA-Card-Case_Closed.jpg Bill On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 11:04 AM, Ethan via cctalk wrote: > > Anyone

Re: WTB: HP-85 16k RAM Module and HPIB Floppy Drive

FYI - I checked related to the HP 85 IEEE port I have an Microcomputer Systems Corporation MSE 9800 and an HP 9122S b On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 11:31 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > On Nov 15, 2017, at 01:31, Christian Corti via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org>

Re: WTB: HP-85 16k RAM Module and HPIB Floppy Drive

Can you use one of those with the old IBM PC IEEE interface card?. Has this been covered here? I did not check but I guess the answer would be maybe. Those drives are 720 each 3.5". Bill On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 6:56 PM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I just got my

Re: Details about IBM's early 'scientific' computers

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 10:53 AM, Al Kossow via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > On 11/14/17 6:16 AM, william degnan via cctalk wrote: > > Following top post of this reply... > > > > There is a doc called 709-7090 General Information Manual

Re: Details about IBM's early 'scientific' computers

Following top post of this reply... There is a doc called 709-7090 General Information Manual D22-6508, which I don't see in bitsavers (I don't have). The operator's guide for 7090 Data Processing System is A22-6535 is on bitsavers, but that's not going to help you much. The big hole in the

Re: Details about IBM's early 'scientific' computers

Speaking of "Computer Structures Reading and Examples" by Bell and Newell, chapter 41 has a section about the 7094 I, II. Start from page 515 to read about the 701-7094 II sequence/evolution Bill On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 9:16 AM, william degnan wrote: > Following top post

ModComp II on Ebay

Ebay item 272914490265 This is a ModComp IIC I think. It's all broken up in parts and half assembled. I don't think new it was barely $18,000 though, but some day, maybe the seller will give up and put up a realistic price. Who knows what's in it exactly but generally it looks like a

Re: RL02 Spinup fails

I have successfully built a rl02 disk using pdpgui on a windows XP laptop, the newer version works on window 10. All you need other than the software is a serial card like a m7800. Pdpgui acts as a gui. Do you have a m9312 rom/terminator card with a terminal console rom? Bill Degnan twitter:

Re: PDP-8 chassis on eBay

The seller in the past sold an 8i I believe, it's probably an 8i. Bill On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Dave via cctalk wrote: > Can you tell which PDP8 this goes with? Would an 8/e panel fit? > Dave > > On Monday, November 6, 2017 11:26 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk <

Re: RL02 Spinup fails

On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 12:43 PM, Aaron Jackson via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have managed to hook up an RL02 drive to my PDP-11 (thanks to Dave > Wade for the drives) . This took me longer than I thought it would - I > tried with a flat ribbon cable with a DIY

RK06 Data Cartridges / Alignment Cart Available (and other stuff)

My last email was unclear...I have a few RK06 Data Cartridges and an Alignment Cart Available. Contact me privately if you have an RK06 drive and you're looking for carts. They look like RL02's maybe a hair thinner. I paid a small amt, and I am looking to be reimbursed for the cost. I have no

RK06 dirve

Does anyone out there have an DEC RK06 drive? Bill

Re: BBS software was Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

I'd get a RS232toWIFI dongle, they're cheap and easy to make a connection via simple terminal software to an outside telnet target. On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 6:02 PM, tom sparks via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I am looking for BBS software to run on my linux computer that i can use >

Re: PDP8.org

My PC set up to use OpenDNS works for this domain, my phone using comcast's 75.75.75.75 dns does not TOR browser does not. On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 2:37 PM, Jay West via cctalk wrote: > So either it’s a bug and will be fixed soon, or we have a very limited > window to

Re: PDP8.org

On Oct 28, 2017 8:18 AM, "Torfinn Ingolfsen via cctech" < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 1:42 PM, Paul Birkel wrote: > > Are you sure that you're not looking at a local cache? > > It doesn't look like a local cache to me: > tingo@kg-core1$ curl

Re: Anyone know who does 'decmuseum.org', PDP-5 pictures

oh, it's Bob. The circle is complete On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 11:03 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Thanks, everyone! Got it. > > Noel >

Re: Anyone know who does 'decmuseum.org', PDP-5 pictures

On Oct 28, 2017 8:43 AM, "Noel Chiappa via cctalk" wrote: > > Does anyone know who does this site: > > http://decmuseum.org/index.html > > I looked, and didn't see anything in the site itself, and doing a 'whois' > didn't turn up anything useful. > > The site has some

Re: Which Dec Emulation is the MOST useful and Versatile?

On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 11:26 PM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Related to DEC emulation: is there a visual Straight-8 simulator? I'd like > to practice working the front panel and such. > I don't think there is one. The PDP 8i is the closest thing but there are I

Re: Which Dec Emulation is the MOST useful and Versatile?

On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 8:06 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > On Oct 24, 2017, at 1:44 AM, Kip Koon via cctalk > wrote: > > > > Hi DEC Enthusiast's, > > > > If I were to have to decide on just one model DEC PDP system to run in a > DEC > >

Re: CDP1801

> On 10/18/2017 06:45 PM, Brad H via cctalk wrote: > > > I just purchased an RCA Microtutor minus the rather important CPU card. I > > can recreate the card but I expect locating the 1801 chips will be > > difficult. I am just posting this in various forums in case anyone has any > > leads on

Re: DECmate disks

Will do, thanks Paul Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Oct 17, 2017 1:10 AM, "Paul Anderson via cctalk" wrote: > I have a few DECMATE I's here. Call me when you get a chance Bill, > > On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 9:25 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk < >

DECmate disks

Anyone have spare OS/8 for DECmate disks, RX02? (copies originals does not matter). I have a lot of RX01 disks, not sure if I have any RX02's, but I'd offer to trade what I can or pay a fair price. I may need a VT278 to the pedestal drive cable. I have a candidate cable that may work, but

Looking for someone in North Carolina to assist person re-seat chips

Is there anyone here who'd be willing to help a person with an Amiga 2000 re-seat his CPU board's chips? The symptoms he describes for a machine that worked last week indicates that this is what is needed. (blinking power supply lights, etc.) Anyone available? If so, please contact me

Re: Giving away my collection to someone just starting out in the hobby

> > Anyone who is tasked with taking everything will be able to hold it > forever any more than you, so they'll have to sell/give away again anyway. > Bill > > > I mean not ..."be able to hold it forever ..."

Re: Giving away my collection to someone just starting out in the hobby

Alternative approachhave an open house and invite friends of the hobby to take an item after explaining why they want it, spread it around a little, then after all that is done, let someone with no strings attached take the rest, maybe pay you a token amount. This way you're putting the items

Re: More videos of VCF's Univac

nice job. How many 1219-B's are still running in the world any more? Bill On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 1:00 AM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Here it is loading/running memory tests and Wumpus. :) > >

Re: Did DEC make a Daisy Wheel printer?

> > I'm sure DEC did NOT make the actual wheel motor assembly. Qume and Diablo were the two biggies in that arena. > > Probably because of patents and copyrights, you couldn't just make compatible daisy wheel font wheels, either. > > > > Jon > I had once a dec - branded OEM Diablo, I still have

Re: DECstation 5000/240 Alternative Console Weirdness

On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 4:31 PM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I am trying to get Ultrix running on my DECstation 5000/240. > > > > I can get output on the alternative serial console, but no matter what I do > with the setenv console command, or installing/removing the

Re: PDP-Lifter

> On 07/10/2017 06:53, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote: >> >> After the discussion last year about lifting and racking heavy gear, I bodged together some hardware and >> came up with the PDP-Lifter. It allows easy movement, lifting and lowering for racking and unracking equipment >> in 19" racks.

Re: The origin of the phrases ATA and IDE [WAS:RE: formatting MFM drives on a IBM PC]

> > > ATA-IDE and SCSI (OK SASI) are about the same age but had different > adoption and growth rates. > > Earliest SASI/SCSI was AmproLB+ and Visual 1050 with adaptor. I have both > with hard disks. > FYI the Z80 powered AMPROLB+ was 1984 introduction. The Commodore D9060/D9090 pre-dates these

Re: 40pin Berg connectors, the DEC alphabet, and pin numbering

AA is the 12th pin on the lower row. On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 8:50 PM, Steve Malikoff via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Chuck said > > Is pin AA == pin 1 or pin 40 ? > > > > When using modern replacement connectors with keys and marked pin 1, > > the translation seems to be pin AA ==

Re: 40pin Berg connectors, the DEC alphabet, and pin numbering

http://www.vintagecomputer.net/teletype/asr33/M9970_TTY.pdf This is a short pdf that has a nice diagram of the 40 pin molex letters Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Sep 18, 2017 8:41 PM, "Charles Dickman via cctalk" wrote: > and of course there's a

Re: determing date on TI 99/4 computers.

> > * Beige, typewriter keyboard - TI-99/4A, cost-reduced version of the > above (1983). Manufactured for only a few months before > discontinuation in late 1983. > I'd double check that. I have found, at least in my experience, that the beige are more plentiful than what you'd expect if

Re: Odd Ebay auction showed up today...

I noticed that he had not been selling as much lately, I guess he ran out of the good stuff and needs to close out the business, or raise new funds. His normal list of Altairs and such appear to have all been sold. On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Jason T via cctalk wrote:

Re: honeywell h316 manuals

which ones are they? BIll On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 9:45 PM, Adrian Stoness via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > just found some in a house im poked my head in to look at buying. anthow > would anyone want these for the cost of shipping from northern manitoba? >

Re: Off Topic Any customs brokers on the list?

Paul, I used my business incorporation (EIN) to get items through from Canada to the USA by car, through customs I contacted the FedEx Trade Network and purchased a single transaction bond premium from them. I declared the computer items as "display exhibit props" avoiding computers so as not to

Re: at unix pc

http://www.vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread_record.cfm?id=42=4 Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Aug 27, 2017 7:04 PM, "emanuel stiebler via cctech" < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > anybody still uses them, collects them? > > I have to move, so I'm trying to thin out my

Re: LA-180 ? On Craigslist near Duluth MI

On Aug 26, 2017 7:27 PM, "John H. Reinhardt via cctech" < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > On 8/26/2017 4:02 PM, Pete Lancashire via cctalk wrote: >> >> https://eauclaire.craigslist.org/atq/d/aa-occasional-sales/6248628617.html >> >> Picture #8 in rear right corner > > > And #11. It's got a

Re: LA-180 ? On Craigslist near Duluth MI

Looks like it, probably a II Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Aug 26, 2017 5:16 PM, "Pete Lancashire via cctech" wrote: > https://eauclaire.craigslist.org/atq/d/aa-occasional-sales/6248628617.html > > Picture #8 in rear right corner > > No association

Re: halt and catch fire show 2 hr tonite?

On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 2:41 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk wrote: > halt and catch fire show 2 hr tonite? > the story continues.. > ed# > > Sent from AOL Mobile Mail > not that it matters much, but if you look on the tables and such during the show, the magazines you see

Re: Olivetti Programma 101 on EBay

On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 11:07 AM, Tony Aiuto via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > http://www.ebay.com/itm/152665094101?ul_noapp=true > > In good visual condition. Very expensive. Purposefully not powered up. I > used one of these in high school, so it has always had a special place in >

RX01 and RL01 on same UNIBUS system

Just curious, Is there anyone out there with a combo RX01 and RL01 on the same UNIBUS system, today? Are there any known issues? I found a large box of RX01 disks, lucky me. Working to get the RX01 drive running, experimenting. My particular PDP 11 does not like it (11/40) but I think the

PDP 8e green / lab version rack Ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Equipment-Corporation-DEC-PDP-lab8-e-Vintage-1970s-computer/15297190 I hope someone my most-often-traversed groups (CCTech or VCFed) gets this! Bill

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

> > > > You might try using unix dd to prepend 6656. bytes of zero as a header, > and then copy the rest of the data to form a 512,512. byte file. > That may work on PDP11GUI (and should under SIMH as well) ***IF*** the > person who imaged the disk just dropped track 0. > If they ALSO decided to

Re: DEC Unibus, Omnibus and TTL Flip-Chips sought for!

Paul, I could use a set of the unibus board(s) for a tektronix 4015, having had accidentally sold my only one. Oops. Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Aug 12, 2017 6:14 PM, "Paul Anderson via cctalk" wrote: > i have a few put aside for you and will have

Re: DEC Unibus, Omnibus and TTL Flip-Chips sought for!

On Aug 12, 2017 7:13 AM, "Al Kossow via cctalk" wrote: > > On 8/12/17 3:21 AM, Mattis Lind via cctalk wrote: >> >> OK. There haven't been that many replies. The other route is to try to >> reverse engineer the boards. > > > If it were me, I'd just do a new layout using

Re: Disk imaging with IMD - question

NOTE - I was able to make a bootable 8" DOS 6.22 disk even though it slammed the last three tracks, on my imaging computer. The computer thought it was writing to a 1.2M 5 1/4 disk. BUT you're saying a quad density SS disk. I never tried that and if you say it does not work then I can't dispute

Re: Disk imaging with IMD - question

On Aug 9, 2017 1:34 AM, "Chuck Guzis via cctalk" wrote: > > Quick question, Rich--what kind of media are you using to test by > formatting to 1.2MB? > > If they're SS media (as indicated by the position of the index > aperture), your drive will probably barf if you try to

Re: Visual 1050

> > > > > dumping the firmware and character generator would be a good thing to do > as well > > > > > There are milti versions of these I believe. > > "MULTI" not milti :-)

Re: Visual 1050

On Aug 7, 2017 11:55 AM, "Al Kossow via cctalk" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > On 8/7/17 7:08 AM, william degnan via cctalk wrote: > > > I agree. I keep meaning to archive my software > > > dumping the firmware and character

Re: Visual 1050

On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 8:33 AM, allison via cctalk wrote: > > > On 8/7/17 1:43 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > >> On 08/06/2017 04:16 PM, Gary McGill via cctalk wrote: >> >>> I have an Visual 1050 computer (CPM based) with screen and keyboard. >>> Probably works but I

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