Re: Latest Additions to the Virtual Warehouse of Computing Wonders Sale Inventory
On 6/28/2019 1:13 PM, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote: Anybody try business with this guy? His prices are 10X off the chart I've visited his home, and stuff there, and other locations, he has a lot of great stuff. I don't know the prices being commented on here being high, maybe so. He deals. I did great with him every time I dealt with him, and will continue to do so, I expect. thanks Jim From: cctalk on behalf of Sellam Ismail via cctalk Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 9:59 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Latest Additions to the Virtual Warehouse of Computing Wonders Sale Inventory Greetings Folks! I have finalized the latest batch of items added to the inventory of my Virtual Warehouse of Computing Wonders, and here it is: Commodore 64 Exatron MM800 Internal Memory IBM PCjr Power Expansion Attachment IBM 74F3465 The 3270 Connection Polaroid PerfectData DS/DD 8" floppy disk (10-pack) Xidex Precision DSDD 8" Floppy Disks (10-pack) Diablo Printwheel - APL 10 Diablo Printwheel - Courier 10 Diablo Printwheel - European Elite 12 Diablo Printwheel - OCR A Diablo Printwheel - Pica 10 Diablo Print Ribbon (Carton of 12) SmartPrint Printer Sharing Network Add-on Computer Module Symantec Think C for Macintosh 6.0 (Upgrade) Hayes Personal Modem 1200 Gravis Mac MouseStick II Apple Power Mac Processor Upgrade (APMPU) Orange Micro OrangePC MS-DOS Coprocessor Radius Full Page Display SE Corvus Systems Macintosh OmniDrive User Guide Corvus Systems Qbus Interface RT-11 System Reference Card RT-11 System Reference Card Convergent Technologies WK-100 WorkSlate Convergent Technologies WorkSlate Travel Task Ware Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100 Portable Computer Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100 Cassette Interface Cable TRS-80 Model 100 Calculator TRS-80 Model 100 Bar Code Drivers TRS-80 Model 100 Bar Code Writer TRS-80 Model 100 Executive Calendar TRS-80 Model 100 Function Plotter TRS-80 Model 100 Personal Finance TRS-80 Model 100 Portable Computing with the Model 100 TRS-80 Model 100 SCRIPSIT 100 TRS-80 Model 100 StarBlaze 100 TRS-80 Model 100 Tandy Code Tandy 102 Owner's Manual/Applications and BASIC Reference Guide IBM Personal Computer PCjr BASIC Reference IBM Personal Computer PCjr Guide to Operations Hands-On BASIC for the IBM PCjr AST VGA Plus Tall Tree Systems AT3-P w/JLaser-3 daughterboard Western Digital WD7000-ASC FASST2 SCSI Controller Ziatech IEEE 488 Interface for PS/2 Computers Everex 24E+ External Modem Epson FX-86e/286e Printer User's Manual Citizen Color Ribbon Okidata Okimate 20 Plug 'N Print for IBM PC and Compatibles Okidata Tractor Feed Option Kit (boxed) Memorex Epson MX-80 Printer Ribbon 3M DS,HD 5.25" Diskettes (10-pack) Dysan 100 MD2HD floppy diskette 10-pack Ohio Scientific 5.25" Mini Floppy Diskette (10-pack) Verbatim Datalife SS/DD 5.25" Minidisks (7-pack) Epson E95D0U External 5.25" Disk Drive Compaq MS-DOS Version 3 Reference Guide DEC PDP-8/L Instruction List reference card Osborne dBase II Version 2.3b (manual only) Altera MAX+plus II Programmable Logic Development System FHR Industries 1200 Intelligent Modem Commodore 64 HP 92220R HPIB Right Angle Cable (1ft) HP10833B HPIB Cable (2m) SunRize Industries Perfect Sound Timex-Sinclair 1000 Sinclair ZX81 case Apple Macintosh Plus (Platinum) Apple Macintosh SE w/Targus Carrying Case (Those are two different Commodore 64 units, one has a case "variation".) Links to the newly arrived items are here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I53wxarLHlNmlPVf_HJ5oMKuab4zrApI_hiX0pNmy48/edit?pli=1=IwAR29aeaPInesPowqSLeq_ElmtOwSThjfRAJyW9T_oN6mnjPPt4wO1CchMGQ#gid=949372371=A1 I have discovered the myriad of Facebook vintage computing groups, so I have begun posting my sale lists there as well. However, I will always post notifications of new lists here and on the VCFed forums 24 hours before I unleash them on the FB groups, which results in a deluge of activity. In this way, I give you guys first stab at the action on the new stuff before the hordes descend upon it. You are welcome. As always, please contact me directly by e-mail to inquire about an item. Thanks! Sellam
Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
On 2019-06-28 7:50 p.m., Nemo Nusquam via cctalk wrote: On 06/28/19 16:54, Steven M Jones via cctalk wrote (in part): On 06/28/2019 11:11, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: Canada also replaced the $1- and $2-bill with coins (26.5mm and 28mm, resp.). Oh, I know. I was questioned by the RCMP for spending a $2 bill that was in my leftover Canadian cash from a previous trip years before. Two weeks ago I was in London, and had brought my pound notes/coins from a visit a few years earlier. When trying to buy lunch, the cashier refused my £10 note since new £5 and £10 notes had been issued over a year before. I was advised I could change it at a bank... Then there were those huge 10-franc coins in France before the Euro, large enough to have writing engraved on the edge. (I still have one or two somewhere) N. The Canadian 2 dollar coin has writing engraved on the edge. The largest coins I have encounter was when I was in Mexico in the early 90s. I think the smallest denomination at the time was 500 pesos it was about the size of 2or 3 quarters stacked up and worth nothing. Paul.
Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
If the note is in good condition, I'll buy it from you. I've been collecting US coins on and off for years, and started on GB coinage when I lived over there. Now I collect about everything, including currency, AND WILL TRADE COMPUTER ITEMS FOR COINS AND CURRENCY! Paul On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 3:55 PM Steven M Jones via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 06/28/2019 11:11, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: > > > >> Canada also replaced the $1- and $2-bill with coins (26.5mm and 28mm, > resp.). > > > > Oh, I know. I was questioned by the RCMP for spending a $2 bill that was > in my leftover Canadian cash from a previous trip years before. > > Two weeks ago I was in London, and had brought my pound notes/coins from > a visit a few years earlier. When trying to buy lunch, the cashier > refused my £10 note since new £5 and £10 notes had been issued over a > year before. I was advised I could change it at a bank... > > So the next day I stopped at a Metro Bank outlet on my way to our local > office, but was told they'd only change notes for account holders -- > which I can guarantee you I will now never be. But I was told I could go > to the Bank of England and they'd change it. The BoE was probably only > 20 minutes away by Tube, but I wasn't trying to turn this exchange into > a side-quest. :^/ > > I still have the £10 note. In theory I might be able to exchange it by > snail mail, but haven't looked into it yet... > > --S. > >
Re: OT: the end of Dyn DNS
On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 10:44 PM Charles Dickman via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 1:55 AM Ali via cctalk > wrote: > > > > > Now that Dyn has been absorbed by Oracle I need a new DNS service > > > > for my vanity domain. I welcome suggestions for a replacement > > > provider. > > > > I have had my own DNS for 20 years, it's pretty simple stuff. I have a master and a slave linux box, used to be freebsd but when I moved it to Amazon I changed to Fedora I think. My client pays for it, but that said, for other DNSing I usually just use Godaddy's DNS, it's easy to use and it comes with the domain registration service. Not expensive either. They basically leave me alone and I rarely need to do much to it. Having my own DNS is more or less just a legacy thing that one of my customers needs, does not serve me to have one when it's freely provided by godaddy. So, jumping in late to this conversation, why does it matter that Dyn and/or Oracle do not supply this service? I may have missed a key point. It's also easier said than done to set up the DNS I suppose, but if anyone really needed a temp DNS I could provide it. Contact me privately. I can also take a look at a DNS record for bugs/issues with reverse lookup and other OT stuff. Bill
Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
On 6/28/19 1:54 PM, Steven M Jones via cctalk wrote: On 06/28/2019 11:11, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: Canada also replaced the $1- and $2-bill with coins (26.5mm and 28mm, resp.). Oh, I know. I was questioned by the RCMP for spending a $2 bill that was in my leftover Canadian cash from a previous trip years before. Two weeks ago I was in London, and had brought my pound notes/coins from a visit a few years earlier. When trying to buy lunch, the cashier refused my £10 note since new £5 and £10 notes had been issued over a year before. I was advised I could change it at a bank... So the next day I stopped at a Metro Bank outlet on my way to our local office, but was told they'd only change notes for account holders -- which I can guarantee you I will now never be. But I was told I could go to the Bank of England and they'd change it. The BoE was probably only 20 minutes away by Tube, but I wasn't trying to turn this exchange into a side-quest. :^/ I still have the £10 note. In theory I might be able to exchange it by snail mail, but haven't looked into it yet... If I had realized that the Canadian $2 bill been withdrawn, I never would have spent it and would have instead added it to my collection of withdrawn currency.
Re: OT: the end of Dyn DNS
On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 1:55 AM Ali via cctalk wrote: > > > Now that Dyn has been absorbed by Oracle I need a new DNS service > > > for my vanity domain. I welcome suggestions for a replacement > > provider. > > What is the exact issue here? As I understand it DynDNS is still being > offered as a service. Is it because there is no longer a free option? > > This is a quote from the email I received regarding the Standard DNS service. It was not the free service. "Now that this integration work is complete, Oracle is announcing the end-of-life of the Standard DNS service in favor of our upgraded version on the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure platform. On May 31, 2020, the “EOL Date”, the Standard DNS will be retired and will no longer be available. The upgrade to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will require some actions on your part and must be completed on or before the EOL Date. " I take this to mean that I have one year to migrate to Oracle or move along. -Ali > >
Re: TurboDOS for S-100, IMS or L/F Technologies
Just sending a thanks for the replies from various folks on this list. I was able to recover a partial set of operating system files for my IMS/LF-Technologies S-100 machine from members who dug deep into their archives. It's booting now to a basic single-user TurboDOS 1.4 which proves that my hardware is sound. In order to get what I really want out of this machine, I still need to source a full set of TurboDOS 1.4 drivers (.REL files) from IMS L/F Tech distribution diskettes. I'll be around if they ever turn up. Thank You! IMS A645 Z-80 Processor IMS A631 serial/parallel I/O IMS A930 Floppy controller IMS A465 64K RAM IMS 1100 Winchester Hard disk controller IMS 862 User Processor (Z80) IMS 1081 User Processor (186) IMS 1120 Tape Controller On Tuesday, June 11, 2019, 11:55:29 AM CDT, Jonathan Haddox wrote: I'm restoring an IMS - L/F Technologies S-100 Bus computer. I've got all the pieces except for the Operating System. I'm hoping that someone here may have a disk stashed away. From the literature I have read, I would need TurboDOS version 1.40a or 1.41c from IMS or L/F Technologies. I've seen TurboDOS 1.3 versions out in the wild from IMS, but the 1.4 version was greatly enhanced and offered better compatibility with my specific hardware. I'd be much obliged if anyone can help. Thanks, Jonathan new_castle_j at yahoo
Re: Identifying some boards
On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 01:09:08PM -0400, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > This class machine (for example) > http://vintagecomputer.net/Tricord/ Heh. That's a name I hadn't heard in a while. Your Tricord system was probably designed by a guy named Rick Nicholson who I later worked with. mcl
Re: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR (among other things)
That was a very interesting read! The type of thing I could see myself doing over 40 years ago when once I'd come up with a neat idea and either did preliminary coding or hardware design suggesting it would work I'd jump right into it and find optimistic 1 month project timelines stretching to 6+ months. My approach now would be to just use a logic analyzer or a number of Propeller boards to sample all of the lines from ROS as very sedate clock speed that the 5100 uses. Still, this has applications beyond original goal and could use it to acquire patient lab data from hospital EMR's which are increasingly locked down. Used to be I could export a patients lab results to a text file easily to graph them out vs time or look at correlations between various lab values. Now that's forbidden as one is only allowed to look at them on the screen or use the abysmal graphing functionality which is very poorly coded and makes a PDP-8 doing the same functionality seem like a supercomputer. Thus, one could simply point a cell phone camera at the screen, record the lab results scrolling by and then do OCR on the series of images to create a data file of all of the lab results one is interested in. I've just photographed results on a screen as takes less room than another sheet of paper. This is *epic*. https://github.com/stepleton/5100NonExecutableROSDecode/blob/master/WRITEUP.md -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk - Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven - Skype/LinkedIn: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 - ÄR (+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal): +420 702 829 053
Re: DNS and Registrar
On 6/28/19 4:59 PM, Seth Morabito via cctalk wrote: This is something of a touchy subject for me because I have been a Linode customer for over a decade, and have always been extraordinarily happy with their service. I'm not sure how long I've been a Linode customer. I think it's something like six to eight years. I've also almost always been quite happy with their service (VPS and connectivity) and their customer service (hand holding when desired). I say almost because I have had a couple of things that I was not happy with initially. I say initially because they did realize they were dropping the ball and stepped up their game and made me happy. THAT SAID: I had to stop running my own mail server about two years ago, after the failure rate of delivery became too high. Part of that was because of Google, but I'm sure another good part was due to Linode IP addresses ending up on blacklists. I've heard less noise about Linode's IP space than I have other VPS providers. I'm successfully delivering to Google from Linode daily. Running an email server today is non-trivially more difficult than it was ten years ago. It has been a very long time since I looked at the competition, but I'm very open to switching. Do you (or anyone else for that matter) have providers you would recommend? I'm not aware of any /better/ options, just /other/ options. Honestly, if I ever need to switch, I'll likely go back to a company that I do work with that has a Co-Lo facility and host something with them. -- Grant. . . . unix || die
Re: DNS and Registrar
On Fri, Jun 28, 2019, at 2:07 AM, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote: > [...] so my response is to filter out anything to do with Linode from > here. This is something of a touchy subject for me because I have been a Linode customer for over a decade, and have always been extraordinarily happy with their service. THAT SAID: I had to stop running my own mail server about two years ago, after the failure rate of delivery became too high. Part of that was because of Google, but I'm sure another good part was due to Linode IP addresses ending up on blacklists. It has been a very long time since I looked at the competition, but I'm very open to switching. Do you (or anyone else for that matter) have providers you would recommend? > Regards, > Peter Coghlan. -Seth -- Seth Morabito Poulsbo, WA w...@loomcom.com
Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
On 06/28/19 16:54, Steven M Jones via cctalk wrote (in part): On 06/28/2019 11:11, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: Canada also replaced the $1- and $2-bill with coins (26.5mm and 28mm, resp.). Oh, I know. I was questioned by the RCMP for spending a $2 bill that was in my leftover Canadian cash from a previous trip years before. Two weeks ago I was in London, and had brought my pound notes/coins from a visit a few years earlier. When trying to buy lunch, the cashier refused my £10 note since new £5 and £10 notes had been issued over a year before. I was advised I could change it at a bank... Then there were those huge 10-franc coins in France before the Euro, large enough to have writing engraved on the edge. (I still have one or two somewhere) N.
Re: CDC Cyber 180-960 available
> It is still not clear if the 960 is to be kept at Vandenberg! This is > the US Air Force here. Also, the "maybe-available" 960 is the *spare* machine. The fate of the production machines are in question. They would likely go through normal military surplus channels. Anyway, time is basically up. I have a bit of an inventory - no, don't expect them to still have any ancient stuff - so if you have a very specific want, maybe I can inquire and see if is has not yet been junked, and can be thrown in with my stuff. Quite a lot was junked some time ago. -- Will
Re: CDC Cyber 180-960 available
Sorry, I passed this along with the information I was given. I just wanted to make sure that it was saved rather than scrapped if at all possible. TTFN - Guy > On Jun 28, 2019, at 3:31 PM, William Donzelli wrote: > > HOLD THE BOAT! > > It is still not clear if the 960 is to be kept at Vandenberg! This is > the US Air Force here. > > I would advise that this be NIPPED IN THE BUD. > > -- > Will > > -- > Will > > -- > Will > > On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 4:22 PM Guy Sotomayor via cctalk > wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> It has come to my attention that a CDC Cyber 180-960 is available. >> Apparently this is from a supplier that was supporting Vandenburg AFB >> (California) with spares. Since Vendenburg is decommissioning it’s Cyber >> systems, the supplier wants to get rid of the spare machine that they have. >> >> I think the supplier just want the machine “to go away” so the price is >> likely to be negligible. >> >> Please contact me off-list if interested and I’ll get you in touch with the >> relevant folks. >> >> TTFN - Guy
Re: CDC Cyber 180-960 available
HOLD THE BOAT! It is still not clear if the 960 is to be kept at Vandenberg! This is the US Air Force here. I would advise that this be NIPPED IN THE BUD. -- Will -- Will -- Will On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 4:22 PM Guy Sotomayor via cctalk wrote: > > Hi, > > It has come to my attention that a CDC Cyber 180-960 is available. > Apparently this is from a supplier that was supporting Vandenburg AFB > (California) with spares. Since Vendenburg is decommissioning it’s Cyber > systems, the supplier wants to get rid of the spare machine that they have. > > I think the supplier just want the machine “to go away” so the price is > likely to be negligible. > > Please contact me off-list if interested and I’ll get you in touch with the > relevant folks. > > TTFN - Guy
Re: Latest Additions to the Virtual Warehouse of Computing Wonders Sale Inventory
> > Anybody try business with this guy?[Sellam] > > His prices are 10X off the chart > > I have done business with him. > He always treated me fairly, and even gave me advice about where I might > find better prices than his. > His prices are negotiable, although he is trying to make a living. > He had some major problems with storage a number of years back. > > A tiny part of the stuff that he has, is stuff that he got from me, when I > needed EVERYTHING to go to move out of my old office, and he was willing > to take stuff, even some that he didn't want, to help me out. Sam has always done well by me. They may be higher priced, but I've never got junk from him, and that's worth a premium IMHO. -- personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckai...@floodgap.com -- "I'd love to go out with you, but I need to clean my toilet brush."
Re: Latest Additions to the Virtual Warehouse of Computing Wonders Sale Inventory
On Fri, 28 Jun 2019, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote: Anybody try business with this guy?[Sellam] His prices are 10X off the chart I have done business with him. He always treated me fairly, and even gave me advice about where I might find better prices than his. His prices are negotiable, although he is trying to make a living. He had some major problems with storage a number of years back. A tiny part of the stuff that he has, is stuff that he got from me, when I needed EVERYTHING to go to move out of my old office, and he was willing to take stuff, even some that he didn't want, to help me out. From: cctalk on behalf of Sellam Ismail via cctalk Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 9:59 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Latest Additions to the Virtual Warehouse of Computing Wonders Sale Inventory Greetings Folks! I have finalized the latest batch of items added to the inventory of my Virtual Warehouse of Computing Wonders, and here it is: Commodore 64 Exatron MM800 Internal Memory IBM PCjr Power Expansion Attachment IBM 74F3465 The 3270 Connection Polaroid PerfectData DS/DD 8" floppy disk (10-pack) Xidex Precision DSDD 8" Floppy Disks (10-pack) Diablo Printwheel - APL 10 Diablo Printwheel - Courier 10 Diablo Printwheel - European Elite 12 Diablo Printwheel - OCR A Diablo Printwheel - Pica 10 Diablo Print Ribbon (Carton of 12) SmartPrint Printer Sharing Network Add-on Computer Module Symantec Think C for Macintosh 6.0 (Upgrade) Hayes Personal Modem 1200 Gravis Mac MouseStick II Apple Power Mac Processor Upgrade (APMPU) Orange Micro OrangePC MS-DOS Coprocessor Radius Full Page Display SE Corvus Systems Macintosh OmniDrive User Guide Corvus Systems Qbus Interface RT-11 System Reference Card RT-11 System Reference Card Convergent Technologies WK-100 WorkSlate Convergent Technologies WorkSlate Travel Task Ware Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100 Portable Computer Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100 Cassette Interface Cable TRS-80 Model 100 Calculator TRS-80 Model 100 Bar Code Drivers TRS-80 Model 100 Bar Code Writer TRS-80 Model 100 Executive Calendar TRS-80 Model 100 Function Plotter TRS-80 Model 100 Personal Finance TRS-80 Model 100 Portable Computing with the Model 100 TRS-80 Model 100 SCRIPSIT 100 TRS-80 Model 100 StarBlaze 100 TRS-80 Model 100 Tandy Code Tandy 102 Owner's Manual/Applications and BASIC Reference Guide IBM Personal Computer PCjr BASIC Reference IBM Personal Computer PCjr Guide to Operations Hands-On BASIC for the IBM PCjr AST VGA Plus Tall Tree Systems AT3-P w/JLaser-3 daughterboard Western Digital WD7000-ASC FASST2 SCSI Controller Ziatech IEEE 488 Interface for PS/2 Computers Everex 24E+ External Modem Epson FX-86e/286e Printer User's Manual Citizen Color Ribbon Okidata Okimate 20 Plug 'N Print for IBM PC and Compatibles Okidata Tractor Feed Option Kit (boxed) Memorex Epson MX-80 Printer Ribbon 3M DS,HD 5.25" Diskettes (10-pack) Dysan 100 MD2HD floppy diskette 10-pack Ohio Scientific 5.25" Mini Floppy Diskette (10-pack) Verbatim Datalife SS/DD 5.25" Minidisks (7-pack) Epson E95D0U External 5.25" Disk Drive Compaq MS-DOS Version 3 Reference Guide DEC PDP-8/L Instruction List reference card Osborne dBase II Version 2.3b (manual only) Altera MAX+plus II Programmable Logic Development System FHR Industries 1200 Intelligent Modem Commodore 64 HP 92220R HPIB Right Angle Cable (1ft) HP10833B HPIB Cable (2m) SunRize Industries Perfect Sound Timex-Sinclair 1000 Sinclair ZX81 case Apple Macintosh Plus (Platinum) Apple Macintosh SE w/Targus Carrying Case (Those are two different Commodore 64 units, one has a case "variation".) Links to the newly arrived items are here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I53wxarLHlNmlPVf_HJ5oMKuab4zrApI_hiX0pNmy48/edit?pli=1=IwAR29aeaPInesPowqSLeq_ElmtOwSThjfRAJyW9T_oN6mnjPPt4wO1CchMGQ#gid=949372371=A1 I have discovered the myriad of Facebook vintage computing groups, so I have begun posting my sale lists there as well. However, I will always post notifications of new lists here and on the VCFed forums 24 hours before I unleash them on the FB groups, which results in a deluge of activity. In this way, I give you guys first stab at the action on the new stuff before the hordes descend upon it. You are welcome. As always, please contact me directly by e-mail to inquire about an item. Thanks! Sellam
Re: DNS and Registrar
On 6/28/19 2:46 AM, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote: I have issues with customers of (or possibly "customers" of) Linode regularly probing my network. On complaining to Linode, the response I get is more or less "oh they're entitled to do that". Linode distributes the ip addresses responsible for this activity across various netblocks and moves them from time to time so my response is to filter out anything to do with Linode from here. I think that all bargain VPS providers are subject to the same type of misuse ~> abuse. It is of course your option to filter them. I might not like it. But it's your choice. -- Grant. . . . unix || die
Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
On Fri, June 28, 2019 18:57, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: >>> I saw this half-dollar sized plastic fob on the desk and asked what it >>> was for. > > On Fri, 28 Jun 2019, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: >> If I may just say -- only about 5% of humanity know how big that is. I >> don't. I don't even know if a half a dollar is a note or a coin, and >> that's without getting extra-pedantic and pointing out that about a >> dozen countries call their currencies the "dollar". >> :-( > > Oh, FAR FAR FAR less than 5%. > Most residents of USA haven't seen a half dollar or "50 cent piece" in > decades. They are as much of an oddity as the $2 bill. They are > nominally still in circulation, most recent being JFK, but I think that > they stopped making them in 2002, and there are federal vaults full of > uncirculated pre-2002 coins. Most recent has a portrait of Kennedy. > They are 30.61mm diameter, which is the largest relatively recent > USA coin (not counting the long discontinued 38.1mm SILVER DOLLAR) > snip snip snip > -- > Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com > How odd & funny! Being a Dutchman, I do have a few half dollars, 2 $2 bills and 2 Susan B. Antony 1 dollar coins. Oh, and a silver dollar which is pretty large. Where I got those? Well, Las Vegas for the half dollar coins (slot machines), change given back (the $2 bills), and a cable car ticket vending machine in SF (the $1 coins). Can't remember where I got the silver dollar from tough. Still have them because I just liked them. Ed -- Ik email, dus ik besta
Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
On 06/28/2019 11:11, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: Canada also replaced the $1- and $2-bill with coins (26.5mm and 28mm, resp.). Oh, I know. I was questioned by the RCMP for spending a $2 bill that was in my leftover Canadian cash from a previous trip years before. Two weeks ago I was in London, and had brought my pound notes/coins from a visit a few years earlier. When trying to buy lunch, the cashier refused my £10 note since new £5 and £10 notes had been issued over a year before. I was advised I could change it at a bank... So the next day I stopped at a Metro Bank outlet on my way to our local office, but was told they'd only change notes for account holders -- which I can guarantee you I will now never be. But I was told I could go to the Bank of England and they'd change it. The BoE was probably only 20 minutes away by Tube, but I wasn't trying to turn this exchange into a side-quest. :^/ I still have the £10 note. In theory I might be able to exchange it by snail mail, but haven't looked into it yet... --S.
Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 1:40 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 6/28/19 12:18 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > > > > > FWIW, I just checked my "loose change" container that sits atop my > > bedroom dresser. There were two Kennedy half-dollars--one from 1968 and > > the other from 1983. I suspect that a great many are still in > > circulation. > > For those who have never seen a Kennedy half-dollar, it's a coin that, > according to my pocket tape rule is about 1 1/8 inch or 29 mm in > diameter, featuring a profile of JFK on one side and the Great Seal of > the US on the reverse. > Yea, I'm just the right age to have seen them in circulation and have it as a unit of measure for "just bigger than an inch". Sorry for the crazy measurement... Warner
CDC Cyber 180-960 available
Hi, It has come to my attention that a CDC Cyber 180-960 is available. Apparently this is from a supplier that was supporting Vandenburg AFB (California) with spares. Since Vendenburg is decommissioning it’s Cyber systems, the supplier wants to get rid of the spare machine that they have. I think the supplier just want the machine “to go away” so the price is likely to be negligible. Please contact me off-list if interested and I’ll get you in touch with the relevant folks. TTFN - Guy
Re: Latest Additions to the Virtual Warehouse of Computing Wonders Sale Inventory
Anybody try business with this guy? His prices are 10X off the chart From: cctalk on behalf of Sellam Ismail via cctalk Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 9:59 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Latest Additions to the Virtual Warehouse of Computing Wonders Sale Inventory Greetings Folks! I have finalized the latest batch of items added to the inventory of my Virtual Warehouse of Computing Wonders, and here it is: Commodore 64 Exatron MM800 Internal Memory IBM PCjr Power Expansion Attachment IBM 74F3465 The 3270 Connection Polaroid PerfectData DS/DD 8" floppy disk (10-pack) Xidex Precision DSDD 8" Floppy Disks (10-pack) Diablo Printwheel - APL 10 Diablo Printwheel - Courier 10 Diablo Printwheel - European Elite 12 Diablo Printwheel - OCR A Diablo Printwheel - Pica 10 Diablo Print Ribbon (Carton of 12) SmartPrint Printer Sharing Network Add-on Computer Module Symantec Think C for Macintosh 6.0 (Upgrade) Hayes Personal Modem 1200 Gravis Mac MouseStick II Apple Power Mac Processor Upgrade (APMPU) Orange Micro OrangePC MS-DOS Coprocessor Radius Full Page Display SE Corvus Systems Macintosh OmniDrive User Guide Corvus Systems Qbus Interface RT-11 System Reference Card RT-11 System Reference Card Convergent Technologies WK-100 WorkSlate Convergent Technologies WorkSlate Travel Task Ware Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100 Portable Computer Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100 Cassette Interface Cable TRS-80 Model 100 Calculator TRS-80 Model 100 Bar Code Drivers TRS-80 Model 100 Bar Code Writer TRS-80 Model 100 Executive Calendar TRS-80 Model 100 Function Plotter TRS-80 Model 100 Personal Finance TRS-80 Model 100 Portable Computing with the Model 100 TRS-80 Model 100 SCRIPSIT 100 TRS-80 Model 100 StarBlaze 100 TRS-80 Model 100 Tandy Code Tandy 102 Owner's Manual/Applications and BASIC Reference Guide IBM Personal Computer PCjr BASIC Reference IBM Personal Computer PCjr Guide to Operations Hands-On BASIC for the IBM PCjr AST VGA Plus Tall Tree Systems AT3-P w/JLaser-3 daughterboard Western Digital WD7000-ASC FASST2 SCSI Controller Ziatech IEEE 488 Interface for PS/2 Computers Everex 24E+ External Modem Epson FX-86e/286e Printer User's Manual Citizen Color Ribbon Okidata Okimate 20 Plug 'N Print for IBM PC and Compatibles Okidata Tractor Feed Option Kit (boxed) Memorex Epson MX-80 Printer Ribbon 3M DS,HD 5.25" Diskettes (10-pack) Dysan 100 MD2HD floppy diskette 10-pack Ohio Scientific 5.25" Mini Floppy Diskette (10-pack) Verbatim Datalife SS/DD 5.25" Minidisks (7-pack) Epson E95D0U External 5.25" Disk Drive Compaq MS-DOS Version 3 Reference Guide DEC PDP-8/L Instruction List reference card Osborne dBase II Version 2.3b (manual only) Altera MAX+plus II Programmable Logic Development System FHR Industries 1200 Intelligent Modem Commodore 64 HP 92220R HPIB Right Angle Cable (1ft) HP10833B HPIB Cable (2m) SunRize Industries Perfect Sound Timex-Sinclair 1000 Sinclair ZX81 case Apple Macintosh Plus (Platinum) Apple Macintosh SE w/Targus Carrying Case (Those are two different Commodore 64 units, one has a case "variation".) Links to the newly arrived items are here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I53wxarLHlNmlPVf_HJ5oMKuab4zrApI_hiX0pNmy48/edit?pli=1=IwAR29aeaPInesPowqSLeq_ElmtOwSThjfRAJyW9T_oN6mnjPPt4wO1CchMGQ#gid=949372371=A1 I have discovered the myriad of Facebook vintage computing groups, so I have begun posting my sale lists there as well. However, I will always post notifications of new lists here and on the VCFed forums 24 hours before I unleash them on the FB groups, which results in a deluge of activity. In this way, I give you guys first stab at the action on the new stuff before the hordes descend upon it. You are welcome. As always, please contact me directly by e-mail to inquire about an item. Thanks! Sellam
Re: Datapoint 8600 system in Little Rock
On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 12:46 PM Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > Did anyone on the list end up getting it? > Austin Roche on the Datapoint mailing list grabbed it. - Josh
RE: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
Just for fun, I went to the bank and bought about $1000 in half dollar and dollar coins. My son collects them, and we went through them all. We did find some silver half dollars. The ones we are not keeping now go to whatever fast food or corner store is needed. Some like them, some hate them! Most tell me they have not seen them in years. Cindy -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of TeoZ via cctalk Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 2:36 PM To: Chuck Guzis; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR I have not seen any half dollars in circulation in some time. They are just too big to fit in people skinny jeans these days. -Original Message- From: Chuck Guzis via cctalk Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 3:18 PM To: Fred Cisin via cctalk Subject: Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR On 6/28/19 9:57 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: >>> I saw this half-dollar sized plastic fob on the desk and asked what >>> it was for. The big failure of the Susan B. Anthony coin was that it was about the same size (slightly different shape) as a quarter-dollar coin, causing people to mistake them as such on occasion. It was *extremely* unpopular. FWIW, I just checked my "loose change" container that sits atop my bedroom dresser. There were two Kennedy half-dollars--one from 1968 and the other from 1983. I suspect that a great many are still in circulation. --Chuck --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
On 6/28/19 12:18 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > > FWIW, I just checked my "loose change" container that sits atop my > bedroom dresser. There were two Kennedy half-dollars--one from 1968 and > the other from 1983. I suspect that a great many are still in > circulation. For those who have never seen a Kennedy half-dollar, it's a coin that, according to my pocket tape rule is about 1 1/8 inch or 29 mm in diameter, featuring a profile of JFK on one side and the Great Seal of the US on the reverse. --Chuck
Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
On 6/28/2019 11:59 AM, Nemo Nusquam via cctalk wrote: On 06/28/19 13:18, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote (in part): One big problem with dollar coins is cash trays need to be redesigned for them. Maybe if the US got rid of the penny (like Canada has) there would be somewhere to put dollar coins in a register and they would be used more often. Canada also replaced the $1- and $2-bill with coins (26.5mm and 28mm, resp.). I like $1 bills better than coins here in CANADA. The lack of pennies is real pain, as 3 cents rounds up to 5 cents for cash. but credit/bank card is still in cents. Will trade new $1 coins for old dirty $1 US bills. :)
Re: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
I have not seen any half dollars in circulation in some time. They are just too big to fit in people skinny jeans these days. -Original Message- From: Chuck Guzis via cctalk Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 3:18 PM To: Fred Cisin via cctalk Subject: Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR On 6/28/19 9:57 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: I saw this half-dollar sized plastic fob on the desk and asked what it was for. The big failure of the Susan B. Anthony coin was that it was about the same size (slightly different shape) as a quarter-dollar coin, causing people to mistake them as such on occasion. It was *extremely* unpopular. FWIW, I just checked my "loose change" container that sits atop my bedroom dresser. There were two Kennedy half-dollars--one from 1968 and the other from 1983. I suspect that a great many are still in circulation. --Chuck --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
On 6/28/19 9:57 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: >>> I saw this half-dollar sized plastic fob on the desk and asked what >>> it was for. The big failure of the Susan B. Anthony coin was that it was about the same size (slightly different shape) as a quarter-dollar coin, causing people to mistake them as such on occasion. It was *extremely* unpopular. FWIW, I just checked my "loose change" container that sits atop my bedroom dresser. There were two Kennedy half-dollars--one from 1968 and the other from 1983. I suspect that a great many are still in circulation. --Chuck
Re: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR (among other things)
On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 2:16 AM Liam Proven via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 17:21, Warner Losh via cctalk > wrote: > > > I saw this > > half-dollar sized plastic fob on the desk and asked what it was for. > > If I may just say -- only about 5% of humanity know how big that is. I > don't. I don't even know if a half a dollar is a note or a coin, and > that's without getting extra-pedantic and pointing out that about a > dozen countries call their currencies the "dollar". > It's an *incredible* shame that no technology has yet been devised -- let alone one that might be at your /very fingertips/ -- for finding out what on earth this strange form of currency might look like, or how big it might be. > :-( > Absolutely agreed. - Josh
Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
> On Jun 28, 2019, at 10:59, Nemo Nusquam wrote: > > On 06/28/19 13:18, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote (in part): >> One big problem with dollar coins is cash trays need to be redesigned for >> them. Maybe if the US got rid of the penny (like Canada has) there would be >> somewhere to put dollar coins in a register and they would be used more >> often. > > Canada also replaced the $1- and $2-bill with coins (26.5mm and 28mm, resp.). Oh, I know. I was questioned by the RCMP for spending a $2 bill that was in my leftover Canadian cash from a previous trip years before. alan > > N. >> alan >> >> >
Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
'Is that a toonie in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?' From: "cctalk" To: "Alan Perry" , "cctalk" , "Fred Cisin" Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 10:59:36 AM Subject: Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR On 06/28/19 13:18, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote (in part): > One big problem with dollar coins is cash trays need to be redesigned > for them. Maybe if the US got rid of the penny (like Canada has) there > would be somewhere to put dollar coins in a register and they would be > used more often. Canada also replaced the $1- and $2-bill with coins (26.5mm and 28mm, resp.). N. > alan > >
Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
On 06/28/19 13:18, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote (in part): One big problem with dollar coins is cash trays need to be redesigned for them. Maybe if the US got rid of the penny (like Canada has) there would be somewhere to put dollar coins in a register and they would be used more often. Canada also replaced the $1- and $2-bill with coins (26.5mm and 28mm, resp.). N. alan
Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
On Jun 28, 2019, at 09:57, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > It is quite rare that you will encounter one. > > It was later replaced with the Sacajewa dollar. Same problem. > It is quite rare that you will encounter one. > > Then there was a commemorative series (gold colored) of presidents of USA. > Change of COLOR is NOT ENOUGH. > It is quite rare that you will encounter one. It depends on where you are in the country, I guess. Around here (Seattle area) lots of vending machines give out dollar coins when returning change. But, with more vending machines having payment card readers, there is less opportunity to get dollar coins from them. One big problem with dollar coins is cash trays need to be redesigned for them. Maybe if the US got rid of the penny (like Canada has) there would be somewhere to put dollar coins in a register and they would be used more often. alan
Re: Identifying some boards
On Fri, Jun 28, 2019, 5:19 AM Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > On Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 23:11, Bill Degnan via cctalk > wrote: > > > > These look like they're from 486 era file server hardware. > > Not even slightly, IMHO. > > They're from 1989. That is the year the 80486 was first introduced, so > too early, and also huge wide slots like that aren't from any kind of > Intel box I've ever seen. > > - This class machine (for example) http://vintagecomputer.net/Tricord/ Same kind of quad processor 486 board. I sold one a while back, and I gave away the Ticord system but I should have a few similar boards here and there in my file server inventory. Stuff from the days of the Novell file servers. Bill >
OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR
I saw this half-dollar sized plastic fob on the desk and asked what it was for. On Fri, 28 Jun 2019, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: If I may just say -- only about 5% of humanity know how big that is. I don't. I don't even know if a half a dollar is a note or a coin, and that's without getting extra-pedantic and pointing out that about a dozen countries call their currencies the "dollar". :-( Oh, FAR FAR FAR less than 5%. Most residents of USA haven't seen a half dollar or "50 cent piece" in decades. They are as much of an oddity as the $2 bill. They are nominally still in circulation, most recent being JFK, but I think that they stopped making them in 2002, and there are federal vaults full of uncirculated pre-2002 coins. Most recent has a portrait of Kennedy. They are 30.61mm diameter, which is the largest relatively recent USA coin (not counting the long discontinued 38.1mm SILVER DOLLAR) You could have just ASSUMED THAT IT WOULD BE logarithmically between a quarter[dollar] (24.26mm) and a dollar coin (26.5mm). That would be completely WRONG, unless you use the 38.1mm ancient "silver dollar", but hardly a problem. "50 pence coin" would be CLOSE ENOUGH. Actually, for THIS purpose, "large coin" is as accurate as you need. Just as I am not at all familiar with British currency, that hasn't dampened my appreciation of British TV, such as Doctor Who and a variety of Brit-coms. "Silver dollar" used to be a large coin. (38.1mm) It was the standard for casinos. When it was discontinued (1935), the casinos started to mint their own chips/tokens as a replacement. There was a brief attempt to revive the silver dollar in 1971 with the "Eisenhower Dollar". It is quite rare that you will encounter one of the "large dollars". The Susan B Anthony dollar (1979-1981) http://www.smalldollars.com/ was never widely accepted, mostly because it was MUCH MUCH too close to a quarter in size. (26.5mm V 24.26mm) Different edge milling is NOT ENOUGH. It COULD have been widely accepted, if the gubmint were to have given a tax incentive to have video games that took a quarter to provide five games for a "Carter Quarter"; and the "quantity sale" would have been so profitable that the tax incentive would only have to have been short term. It is quite rare that you will encounter one. It was later replaced with the Sacajewa dollar. Same problem. It is quite rare that you will encounter one. Then there was a commemorative series (gold colored) of presidents of USA. Change of COLOR is NOT ENOUGH. It is quite rare that you will encounter one. And, I understand that the gubmint is planning an "American innovation" commemorative series. We are far too arrogant to learn from our mistakes. It will be quite rare that you will encounter one. But, the states of USA commemorative quarters were so popular that they followed that with national parks commemorative quarters. The quarter is the largest USA coin that you are likely to encounter in circulation. -- Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com
Re: Datapoint 8600 system in Little Rock
Did anyone on the list end up getting it? On 6/25/19 7:48 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > https://www.ebay.com/itm/Datapoint-8600-and-Peripherals/192961883648 > > anyone nearby? > > I'd like to get it, but I have no way to pick it up >
Emulex SC11 Documentation Wanted
I'm looking for documentation covering a board set which came with my new PDP-11/34A. It looks like an Emulex SC11 disk controller, but it appears to be a newer version than what is covered in the 1979 manual scan which I found on Bitsavers. I have pictures of the board set on my blog: http://www.nf6x.net/2019/06/emulex-sc11-disk-controller-documentation-wanted/ -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X http://www.nf6x.net/
Re: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR (among other things)
On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 07:02:42AM -0500, John Foust via cctalk wrote: > At 04:15 AM 6/28/2019, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > > I don't even know if a half a dollar is a note or a coin, and > >that's without getting extra-pedantic and pointing out that about a > >dozen countries call their currencies the "dollar". > > If you were a real pedant, you would've provided a list of > dimensions of their half-dollar coins (or bills) in several > common systems of measurement. half a U.S. dollar is about 3.6 barley corns. > > - John P.S. Or about (Canadian) 2.7 barley corns. - Diane -- - d...@freebsd.org d...@db.net http://www.db.net/~db
Re: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR (among other things)
At 04:15 AM 6/28/2019, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > I don't even know if a half a dollar is a note or a coin, and >that's without getting extra-pedantic and pointing out that about a >dozen countries call their currencies the "dollar". If you were a real pedant, you would've provided a list of dimensions of their half-dollar coins (or bills) in several common systems of measurement. - John
Re: Identifying some boards
On Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 23:11, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > > These look like they're from 486 era file server hardware. Not even slightly, IMHO. They're from 1989. That is the year the 80486 was first introduced, so too early, and also huge wide slots like that aren't from any kind of Intel box I've ever seen. -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk - Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven - Skype/LinkedIn: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 - ČR (+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal): +420 702 829 053
Re: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR (among other things)
On Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 17:21, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: > I saw this > half-dollar sized plastic fob on the desk and asked what it was for. If I may just say -- only about 5% of humanity know how big that is. I don't. I don't even know if a half a dollar is a note or a coin, and that's without getting extra-pedantic and pointing out that about a dozen countries call their currencies the "dollar". :-( -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk - Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven - Skype/LinkedIn: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 - ČR (+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal): +420 702 829 053
Re: DNS and Registrar
Grant Taylor wrote: That's why I have my master that I can do anything and everything I want to, and outsource to slave secondaries. Linode, my VPS provider, has five different DNS servers that (I belie) are geographically diverse. It will be quite a bit harder to take out all five of their DNS servers. Plus, I don't have to pay for connectivity in five different locations. ;-) I have issues with customers of (or possibly "customers" of) Linode regularly probing my network. On complaining to Linode, the response I get is more or less "oh they're entitled to do that". Linode distributes the ip addresses responsible for this activity across various netblocks and moves them from time to time so my response is to filter out anything to do with Linode from here. Regards, Peter Coghlan.
