> On Jul 6, 2017, at 11:20 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
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> On 07/06/2017 11:09 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote:
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>> Did you apply it to the whole tape prior to reading it, or did you apply it
>> in place on the
> On Jul 6, 2017, at 10:59 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
> wrote:
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> That's what I do when baking doesn't do the trick; e.g. binder
> bleed-through. But, as Al says, don't overdo it. I used a thick felt
> wiper to deposit a thin film on a 2400' reel of tape. I added
> On Jul 6, 2017, at 09:55, Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
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> On 7/6/17 9:47 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote:
>> Maybe I could make a machine to allow me to unspool a TK50 tape while wiping
>> on cyclomethicone and then re-spool
> On Jul 4, 2017, at 08:16, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
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> The 'out-gassed material' is water, which has been absorbed
> by the binder, which is hydroscopic.
Has anybody experimented with drying media in a vacuum chamber at room
temperature?
My abortive attempt to
I have also encountered many drives in which the grease inside the hub spindle
and/or hub clamp bearings had dried out. When I am cleaning up a new-to-me old
floppy drives, I check all of the ball bearings in the spindle and hub clamp to
make sure that they spin freely. If they drag noticeably,
> On May 22, 2017, at 1:19 PM, steven stengel via cctalk
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> Please let me know if I may, or may not, place your information on the public
> webpage.
As long as it's just city and email address, I don't mind being on the list. My
email address and city are
I do not have anything useful to say, but I liked your pictures and video.
Congratulations on a successful first boot!
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X
http://www.nf6x.net/
For a year or two in college, I was running UUCP on my Amiga 1000. I had it
dialing into the SPARCstation IPC on the computer support desk at UCI. Gack, I
still remember the pain of hacking the sendmail.cf without the benefit of the
later m4 macros, in order to get the mail forwarding working.
> On Mar 6, 2017, at 6:34 PM, Jason T via cctalk wrote:
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> Before getting rid of them all, maybe you (or someone on the list who
> receives one) could consider taking some photos for the Terminals
> Wiki. I don't believe it has an entry there yet:
If I get them, there
Ugh, this leaves me feeling so conflicted. One or more of these rigs sounds so
tempting, but both my house and my 11/730's Unibus cage are full. Do I stash
one in one of my sea containers in the hope that someday find time to let it
timeshare a desk in my house, and also find a place to plug it
That all makes perfect sense now. Thanks!
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Mark J. Blair, NF6X
http://www.nf6x.net/
> On Mar 5, 2017, at 09:49, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
> wrote:
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> I don't recall many who used those yellow rings for their intended
> purpose. It was just too easy to forget to remove one. You mounted
> tapes without and reached around the back of the reel with a punch
> On Mar 4, 2017, at 21:42, Jon Elson wrote:
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> Oh, get a TU78, for sure!
I would settle for either!
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Mark J. Blair, NF6X
http://www.nf6x.net/
> On Mar 4, 2017, at 17:09, Jon Elson wrote:
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> Hmmm, on our TU77, the vacuum pump was not that audible, but then it was in a
> room with a LOT of noise.
My memory might be faulty, since it has been about 25 years since I've heard a
TU77. I don't suppose anybody near
> On Mar 4, 2017, at 1:22 PM, Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> wrote:
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> On 03/04/2017 03:13 PM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote:
>> For some reason, I fondly remember the scream of a DEC TU77 drive, and would
>> like to have one in my collection. Clearly,
> On Mar 1, 2017, at 11:39 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
> wrote:
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> There are certain experiences that I would not rather relive for the
> sake of nostalgia. Computer room noise would be right up there with
> kidney stones and root canals.
Having experienced both 1980s
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