Re: Problem with RF73 DSSI disk

2015-09-06 Thread Holm Tiffe
Dave Woyciesjes wrote: > How about all of you shut the hell up, drop this, and talk > computers, okay? > > >>.. > >>Now, after that many text about "Role of Meaning" is it just me that > >>thinks that the time where better to be used for clearing technical > >>problems? > >> > >>Regards, > >

Re: What kind of keyboard is this?

2015-09-06 Thread Ian Primus
Coleco Adam. -Ian On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 10:16 PM, Win Heagy wrote: > I picked this up at Radio Shack about 25-30 years ago and have been > hauling it around ever since. > > http://imgur.com/oNEcRFv,VacFqrY#0 > (There should be two images...a link to the second.) > > It was a surplus thing that

Fw: MITS Altair 8800b switches needed

2015-09-06 Thread Mike Stein
Oops: http://www.dailywell.com.tw/uploadpic/file/20130914143655f.pdf - Original Message - From: "Mike Stein" To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Sent: Monday, September 07, 2015 12:41 AM Subject: Re: MITS Altair 8800b switches needed Anything here you like? Mi

Re: Data General 6050 Cartridge Disk Drive, got 6060 documents

2015-09-06 Thread Göran Axelsson
I got a thick manual full of schematics and procedures for Data General 6060 series cartridge disks, don't know if it could be of some help. Göran Den 2015-09-02 kl. 16:21, skrev b coleman: I know this is a pretty long shot, but does anyone happen to have any service or maintenance manuals on

What kind of keyboard is this?

2015-09-06 Thread Win Heagy
I picked this up at Radio Shack about 25-30 years ago and have been hauling it around ever since. http://imgur.com/oNEcRFv,VacFqrY#0 (There should be two images...a link to the second.) It was a surplus thing that RS was selling on the parts wall and I grabbed on the off chance I'd need it someda

Re: 21MX proms (per request)

2015-09-06 Thread J. David Bryan
On Sunday, September 6, 2015 at 13:41, Jay West wrote: > Here's a non-exhaustive but useful list of compatible parts for each: > > [...] > > 4K parts > Signetics N82S141 > Harris 7641 > MMI 6341 Some additional part numbers: - AMD Am27S31 - National DM87S474 > 8K parts > Signetics N82S181

Re: MITS Altair 8800b switches needed

2015-09-06 Thread Mike Stein
Anything here you like? Might have to hunt for a distributor/retailer though. m - Original Message - From: "drlegendre ." To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2015 4:21 PM Subject: Re: MITS Altair 8800b switches needed Since Erik b

Re: Control Data ad: Omega 480 "370 compatible alternative" on eBay

2015-09-06 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 09/06/2015 07:54 PM, Mark Linimon wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-197X-RARE-CONTROL-DATA-AD-OMEGA-480-370-COMPATIBLE-ALTERNATIVE-Q-/271967493965?hash=item3f52869f4d Not that I'm going to bid on it, but ... I had never heard of this CDC product before. Does anyone have any idea if thi

Control Data ad: Omega 480 "370 compatible alternative" on eBay

2015-09-06 Thread Mark Linimon
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-197X-RARE-CONTROL-DATA-AD-OMEGA-480-370-COMPATIBLE-ALTERNATIVE-Q-/271967493965?hash=item3f52869f4d Not that I'm going to bid on it, but ... I had never heard of this CDC product before. Does anyone have any idea if this was a real product, or just a way to poke IBM

Re: seeking Burroughs B6700 manuals and software

2015-09-06 Thread Nigel Williams
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > Thank Jim Haynes for saving these from UC-Santa Cruz's machines and donating > them to CHM in 1998. Most definitely, thanks to Jim Haynes for the foresight and energy to grab them when he could. Jim has been involved in the early discussions abou

Re: PDP-8 diagnostics SR settings?

2015-09-06 Thread Charles
Johnny, I appreciate the thought, but there are over 1500 pins on this board and soldering them all would be a major undertaking in itself... I don't have a wave soldering machine ;) The first error flagged today is on D1 CA 3, the Command Register A bit 3. Scope loops definitely identify this

Re: Problem with RF73 DSSI disk

2015-09-06 Thread Dave Woyciesjes
How about all of you shut the hell up, drop this, and talk computers, okay? On 09/05/2015 06:10 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote: Holm. You may call it whatever you want. I found your comments insulting. And following your advice I'll not ignore you. Have fun. Johnny On 2015-09-05 09:00,

Re: Reading ROMs

2015-09-06 Thread wulfman
They do not make bipolar proms any more. you can find them on ebay sometimes some functions can be emulated by fast pals. but not code storage. Old arcade games use them for all sorts of things. some old arcade game repair sites also sell the ICs http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=

Re: Reading ROMs

2015-09-06 Thread Eric Smith
On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 5:38 PM, Marc Verdiell wrote: > It just dawned onto me that these were "write once" PROMs, [...] > I guess none of the modern ebay Chinese ones would do? I'd suspect not, since bipolar PROMs are long obsolte. > where can you get the blanks? The usual surplus IC sources.

Re: seeking Burroughs B6700 manuals and software

2015-09-06 Thread Al Kossow
On Sep 5, 2015, at 2:23 AM, Nigel Williams wrote: We were amazingly lucky with the B5500 to have so much of the critical documentation (thanks Bitsavers!) Thank Jim Haynes for saving these from UC-Santa Cruz's machines and donating them to CHM in 1998.

RE: Reading ROMs

2015-09-06 Thread Marc Verdiell
Jay, Mike, John, Thanks for the helpful information. It just dawned onto me that these were "write once" PROMs, not modern EEPROMs. Duh. So you get one shot at doing it right... The Data I/Os on ebay seem to be quite a bit more than $100 right now, I'll keep looking. I guess none of the modern ebay

Re: Interlisp-D (Medley) "display font" disks for the 1186?

2015-09-06 Thread Josh Dersch
On 9/6/15 10:59 AM, Al Kossow wrote: On 9/6/15 8:43 AM, Josh Dersch wrote: I'm going to look at more the disks that don't have "300 DPI" in the label (since those are unlikely to be display fonts). right, those are 4045 laser printer fonts Wrote out a couple of disks that looked promis

Re: MITS Altair 8800b switches needed

2015-09-06 Thread Erik Klein
Bill Degnan Wrote: >>I thought Banesville electronics in Baltimore had the switches. They're on Joppa Rd. I'll have to call on Tuesday to see. I'm on the other coast, but it's certainly worth a shot. If anyone has any in their hands to sell, I'm still looking! :) Thanks! On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 a

Re: 21MX proms (per request)

2015-09-06 Thread Alexandre Souza
Jay, no one is pin compatible, I always make adapters. But at least I make it work :D 2015-09-06 16:00 GMT-03:00 Jay West : > Alexander wrote... > - > Intersting to note: many times i have used eproms in place of these proms. > Usually, flash parts are faster, so better suited to the task. >

Re: 21MX proms (per request)

2015-09-06 Thread Mike Loewen
On Sun, 6 Sep 2015, Jay West wrote: Here's a non-exhaustive but useful list of compatible parts for each: 4K parts Signetics N82S141 Harris 7641 MMI 6341 You can add National 74S474 to this group. I've tried it, and they work. Mike Loewen mloe...@cpumagic.s

Re: MITS Altair 8800b switches needed

2015-09-06 Thread william degnan
I thought Banesville electronics in Baltimore had the switches.They're on Joppa Rd. On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 4:21 PM, drlegendre . wrote: > Since Erik brought it up.. > > I could also use a couple switches, but in my case they are for an 8800A > model. (Well, it's sort-of a 'B' now as it was u

Re: MITS Altair 8800b switches needed

2015-09-06 Thread drlegendre .
Since Erik brought it up.. I could also use a couple switches, but in my case they are for an 8800A model. (Well, it's sort-of a 'B' now as it was upgraded to the 'B' power supply, but it still has the original 'A' type D/C board). Like the 'B' it uses mostly Mom-Off-Mom mini-toggles, with panel

Re: Tu10 pdp11

2015-09-06 Thread william degnan
Next big step is to get the rack into the basement, not an easy feat. On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 3:17 PM, Henk Gooijen wrote: > -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: william degnan Sent: Sunday, > September 06, 2015 8:51 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic > Posts Subject: Re: Tu10 pd

Collection Reduction - Free for pickup

2015-09-06 Thread Wayne Smith
As a result of remodeling my house, I now have less space for the collection and need to thin it out a bit. The following items are free for pick-up in the Los Angeles area. Priority will be given to the first person who will take everything. Almost all of these are "portables" so it isn't that

RE: 21MX proms (per request)

2015-09-06 Thread Jay West
Glen wrote The loader PROMs are 256x4 while the firmware PROMs are either 512x8 or 1024x8. The firmware has some interesting code to unpack the 256x4 loader PROMs into 64x16 format in memory, and patch in the I/O select code while it is doing it. The same 1K parts are used intercha

RE: 21MX proms (per request)

2015-09-06 Thread Jay West
Alexander wrote... - Intersting to note: many times i have used eproms in place of these proms. Usually, flash parts are faster, so better suited to the task. - Loader roms: You may be able to get by with that on loader roms. I've never found eproms that were functional & pin compatible.

Re: 21MX proms (per request)

2015-09-06 Thread Glen Slick
On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 11:41 AM, Jay West wrote: > Several people asked, here's the scoop: > > The common proms for HP 21MX M/E/F are 1K, 4K, and 8K. > > 1K are used for either loader roms on the cpu board or microcode on the FAB > 4K are used for microcode on the FAB or FEM > 8K are used for micr

Re: Tu10 pdp11

2015-09-06 Thread william degnan
I have uploaded more photos of my TU10M (it's a master with the TM backplane installed). I also updated the design of the file listing pages on my site to make it easier for people to find things. One of the images shows it has the RSX-11M tape loaded. I have been cleaning the cables, having fun

Re: 21MX proms (per request)

2015-09-06 Thread Alexandre Souza
Intersting to note: many times i have used eproms in place of these proms. Usually, flash parts are faster, so better suited to the task. Em 06/09/2015 15:42, "Jay West" escreveu: > Several people asked, here's the scoop: > > The common proms for HP 21MX M/E/F are 1K, 4K, and 8K. > > 1K are used

Re: seeking Burroughs B6700 manuals and software

2015-09-06 Thread Paul Koning
> On Sep 5, 2015, at 2:23 AM, Nigel Williams > wrote: > > We would be glad to hear from anyone who might have new material > related to the Burroughs B6700. > > We're on the hunt for any manuals or software related to the Burroughs > large systems so we can build an emulator for the B6700. Thi

21MX proms (per request)

2015-09-06 Thread Jay West
Several people asked, here's the scoop: The common proms for HP 21MX M/E/F are 1K, 4K, and 8K. 1K are used for either loader roms on the cpu board or microcode on the FAB 4K are used for microcode on the FAB or FEM 8K are used for microcode on the FEM The manuals you'll want to print and keep ha

Re: Cheap board guy

2015-09-06 Thread Holm Tiffe
Ethan Dicks wrote: > On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 2:13 PM, Mark G. Thomas wrote: > > I picked up a bunch of the boards too. My results have been mixed, but > > for the price and description, I expected some wouldn't work. > > Sure. > > > 1x M8028 - DLV11-F SLU works. > > 1x Plessey 32kW memory, work

Re: Control Data 160 Ebay

2015-09-06 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 09/06/2015 10:30 AM, couryho...@aol.com wrote: was it a 160 or a 160A? I believe the eBay lister stated that it was a 160, not the -A. So no return jump for you... --Chuck

MITS Altair 8800b switches needed

2015-09-06 Thread Erik Klein
I am desperately seeking NOS, working pulls or accurate replacement switches for my MITS 8800b. These are flattened paddle switches, both ON-OFF and MOM-Off-MOM type. SPDT, Panel mount, solder post with a 15mm actuator. This last part is the pain as everything I've found is 10mm or less. I've ch

Re: Control Data 160 Ebay

2015-09-06 Thread COURYHOUSE
was it a 160 or a 160A? Ed# In a message dated 9/6/2015 9:13:38 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, coryheisterk...@gmail.com writes: I'd be curious, too. I was *this close* to throwing in a bid seeing as this turned up within driving distance...until I was politely reminded that I have

Re: Control Data 160 Ebay

2015-09-06 Thread Cory Heisterkamp
I'd be curious, too. I was *this close* to throwing in a bid seeing as this turned up within driving distance...until I was politely reminded that I have a few other projects around here. The coffee can of 'spare parts' also gave me pause. -C On Sep 5, 2015, at 9:08 PM, Jay Jaeger wrote: > O

Re: Schematics KDJ11-A / M8192?

2015-09-06 Thread Holm Tiffe
Noel Chiappa wrote: > > From: Holm Tiffe > > > Sorry, I couldn't find a mailing about Schematics for the KDJ11-AA, > > http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2015-September/011849.html > > > I've read that you got some documentation and want to scan it, 600dpi > > with some

Re: Interlisp-D (Medley) "display font" disks for the 1186?

2015-09-06 Thread Josh Dersch
On 9/6/15 7:48 AM, Al Kossow wrote: On 9/5/15 11:10 PM, Josh Dersch wrote: Anyone happen to have these floppies and/or images of them? I have several moving boxes of 5" floppies I got from Envos when the left Redwood City I'll see what's there. The display fonts should be common across all

Re: Tu10 pdp11

2015-09-06 Thread Johnny Billquist
On 2015-09-06 16:55, Al Kossow wrote: On 9/6/15 6:12 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote: I have played a little with KA-10 and KI-10. And yes, there are similarities. KA is built out of R/S/B series negative logic modules, which have single-sided edge connectors. KI was built with TTL (M series pos

Re: Tu10 pdp11

2015-09-06 Thread Al Kossow
On 9/6/15 6:12 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote: I have played a little with KA-10 and KI-10. And yes, there are similarities. KA is built out of R/S/B series negative logic modules, which have single-sided edge connectors. KI was built with TTL (M series postive logic) as was the PDP-8I/L/E, PDP

Re: Interlisp-D (Medley) "display font" disks for the 1186?

2015-09-06 Thread Al Kossow
On 9/5/15 11:10 PM, Josh Dersch wrote: Anyone happen to have these floppies and/or images of them? I have several moving boxes of 5" floppies I got from Envos when the left Redwood City I'll see what's there. The display fonts should be common across all the D machine software platforms.

Re: 'New' PDP-11 prints

2015-09-06 Thread Pontus Pihlgren
Well done! Thank you On Sat, Sep 05, 2015 at 01:10:14PM -0400, Noel Chiappa wrote: > > we now have the 11/73 prints, which I will be scanning Real Soon Now. > > OK, done: > > http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/pdp11/MP01890_KDJ11-A_Jan84.pdf > > Can the appropriate people please download t

Mostek MK8022 QBUS memory repair tips

2015-09-06 Thread Noel Chiappa
So I have one of these Mostek memory cards, and it was non-functional, and a Google didn't reveal _anything_ online about them. The fault was a couple of picked bits, so I started off tracing the signal paths for those bits from the bus fingers, to the transceivers, to an octal latch, etc - and th

Re: Tu10 pdp11

2015-09-06 Thread Johnny Billquist
On 2015-09-06 14:38, Noel Chiappa wrote: > From: Johnny Billquist > Early DMA controllers were all multiple cards, so having their own > dedicated backplanes were a pretty sane idea. Well, there was also that large intermediate generation which still had their own backplanes, but

Re: Tu10 pdp11

2015-09-06 Thread Noel Chiappa
> From: Johnny Billquist > Early DMA controllers were all multiple cards, so having their own > dedicated backplanes were a pretty sane idea. Well, there was also that large intermediate generation which still had their own backplanes, but they were 'system unit' (for lack of a define

Re: Tu10 pdp11

2015-09-06 Thread Christian Corti
On Sat, 5 Sep 2015, Al Kossow wrote: They were common. I worked on a bunch of them. Expect the vacuum sensors to be bad in the columns. I think Guy still has a couple of them. We've repaired them with cut outs from latex gloves. The problem is the membrane that became brittle with the time. O

Re: Tu10 pdp11

2015-09-06 Thread william degnan
I am the original poster, I have two planes of cards, not 1. my link pointed to a page with a thumbnail photo of one of the two planes, but below that are links to more pics http://vintagecomputer.net/digital/TU10/ Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Sep 6, 2015 8:18 AM, "Jay Jaeg

Re: PDP-8 diagnostics SR settings?

2015-09-06 Thread Johnny Billquist
On 2015-09-06 02:39, Charles wrote: Looks like I spoke too soon. The dreaded RL8A failure has returned! I made a new OS/8 RL02 pack on vtserver (took the expected three hours at 9600 baud console speed). Booted up the 8/A, so far so good. But then Drive 0 faulted and OS/8 crashed... restarted an

Re: Tu10 pdp11

2015-09-06 Thread william degnan
I am going to see if I can find the card inventory and installtion guide info for the TM11 so that I can confirm whether I indeed have one installed in the TU10'S cabinet. So far I have found little. Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Sep 6, 2015 8:14 AM, "Johnny Billquist" wro

Re: Tu10 pdp11

2015-09-06 Thread Jay Jaeger
On 9/6/2015 3:15 AM, Eric Smith wrote: > On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 7:54 PM, Jay Jaeger wrote: >> Just to be clear, a TU10, even a master, does NOT connect directly to a >> PDP-11. Instead, a cable of the same general ilk as a BC11 UNIBUS Cable >> (but I have not verified it is in fact the same kind

Re: Tu10 pdp11

2015-09-06 Thread Johnny Billquist
On 2015-09-05 20:25, Noel Chiappa wrote: > From william degnan > I was looking to see if references to the tm11 were "module/card" or > backplane interface. I think pretty much all that earliest generation of UNIBUS interfaces were stand-alone backplanes (i.e. 19" wide things tha

Re: Control Data 160 Ebay

2015-09-06 Thread Noel Chiappa
> From: Jay Jaeger > I would not be terribly surprised if that auction result flushed out > one or two more. Well, auctions like this are hopefully getting the word out that many of these old computers are worth a lot more than scrap value. Yes, it will cause some people to ask unrea

Re: Schematics KDJ11-A / M8192?

2015-09-06 Thread Noel Chiappa
> From: Holm Tiffe > Sorry, I couldn't find a mailing about Schematics for the KDJ11-AA, http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2015-September/011849.html > I've read that you got some documentation and want to scan it, 600dpi > with some TIFF compression or so.. that's all.

Re: Schematics KDJ11-A / M8192?

2015-09-06 Thread Holm Tiffe
Noel Chiappa wrote: > > From: Holm Tiffe > > >> Not reading the list much, are we? :-) > > > Huh? Have I missed something in the near past? > > That would be the implication, yes... :-) > > But yes, you're in luck. I'm scanning them as we speak. > > Noel Sorry, I couldn't f

Re: Tu10 pdp11

2015-09-06 Thread Eric Smith
On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 7:54 PM, Jay Jaeger wrote: > Just to be clear, a TU10, even a master, does NOT connect directly to a > PDP-11. Instead, a cable of the same general ilk as a BC11 UNIBUS Cable > (but I have not verified it is in fact the same kind of cable) connects > the drive to the TM11 c

RE: Reading ROMs

2015-09-06 Thread GerardCJAT
List of blank for 21MX and microcode : That would be very usefull. Thanks in advance --- L'absence de virus dans ce courrier électronique a été vérifiée par le logiciel antivirus Avast. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Re: Problem with RF73 DSSI disk

2015-09-06 Thread Holm Tiffe
Johnny Billquist wrote: > On 2015-09-05 12:10, Johnny Billquist wrote: > >Holm. You may call it whatever you want. > > > >I found your comments insulting. And following your advice I'll not > >ignore you. Have fun. > > s/not/now/ > > Johnny > > > ..my advice? You don't want to ask what

Re: Interlisp-D (Medley) "display font" disks for the 1186?

2015-09-06 Thread Eric Christopherson
On Sat, Sep 05, 2015, Josh Dersch wrote: > Hi all -- > > I've been working on getting a Xerox 1186 workstation up and running again, > using the floppy images on Bitsavers. I have the "Medley" Interlisp-D > software installed (after writing out and installing from ~25 floppies) and > running and