RE: Ferroresonant transformers and 3278

2015-12-31 Thread Mike Ross
I did and never got a reply... Could you ping him to check his spam folder, or email me directly? Thanks Mike On Dec 23, 2015 1:10 AM, "Alexandre Souza" wrote: > His address is symphony.robot...@gmail.com. his name is Sergio. You can > all > talk directly to him. > > Enviado do meu Tele-Movel >

Re: Ferroresonant transformers and 3278

2015-12-31 Thread jwsmobile
On 12/30/2015 11:45 PM, Mike Ross wrote: Thanks for the thought... my main concern is the System/3s and Henk Stegeman - who has forgotten more than most of us will ever know about S/3! - says that 60Hz S/3 on 50Hz power is a no-go. Different voltage, fine - transformer can be restrapped. Differ

Targeting Computers in X wing fighters.

2015-12-31 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Went to Starwars last night. Oh boy did they get it right this time!! Look and feel of the original 1977 version. Really good new actors. In a way it was like a retelling of history but in a completly new way. The bombing runs up the trench used the same sighting system as thirty odd ye

Re: Ferroresonant transformers and 3278

2015-12-31 Thread Mike Ross
On Jan 1, 2016 12:05 AM, "jwsmobile" wrote: > > > > On 12/30/2015 11:45 PM, Mike Ross wrote: >> >> Thanks for the thought... my main concern is the System/3s and Henk >> Stegeman - who has forgotten more than most of us will ever know about >> S/3! - says that 60Hz S/3 on 50Hz power is a no-go. Di

Re: Ferroresonant transformers and 3278

2015-12-31 Thread Paul Berger
On 2015-12-31 7:17 AM, Mike Ross wrote: On Jan 1, 2016 12:05 AM, "jwsmobile" wrote: On 12/30/2015 11:45 PM, Mike Ross wrote: Thanks for the thought... my main concern is the System/3s and Henk Stegeman - who has forgotten more than most of us will ever know about S/3! - says that 60Hz S/3 on

Re: Ferroresonant transformers and 3278

2015-12-31 Thread Mike Ross
On Jan 1, 2016 1:34 AM, "Paul Berger" wrote: > > On 2015-12-31 7:17 AM, Mike Ross wrote: >> >> On Jan 1, 2016 12:05 AM, "jwsmobile" wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On 12/30/2015 11:45 PM, Mike Ross wrote: Thanks for the thought... my main concern is the System/3s and Henk Stegeman - who has

Re: 10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes

2015-12-31 Thread Geoff Oltmans
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 30, 2015, at 7:06 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote: > > Talking with the techs working on the DSLAM near my house, this summer, all > said it was still ATM--and much of what went into the DSLAM was brand new. > So someone is still making ATM gear. Not saying they don't kn

Re: Ferroresonant transformers and 3278

2015-12-31 Thread William Donzelli
I was reporting on the ferroresonants, and nothing else. -- Will On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 7:33 AM, Paul Berger wrote: > On 2015-12-31 7:17 AM, Mike Ross wrote: >> >> On Jan 1, 2016 12:05 AM, "jwsmobile" wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On 12/30/2015 11:45 PM, Mike Ross wrote: Thanks for the thou

Re: Telecom woes (was: Re: 10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes)

2015-12-31 Thread Chris Elmquist
On Thursday (12/31/2015 at 12:02AM -0600), Jim Brain wrote: > On 12/30/2015 10:51 PM, Guy Sotomayor wrote: > >We're at least 2.5 miles from the DSLAM, so DSL is *not* an > >option. That's the distance on the private roads and I haven't > >seen where the DSLAM might be (nearest town is 5 miles away

Re: The KGB, the Computer, and Me

2015-12-31 Thread Mouse
> [...] industrial espionage [...] > One wonders how much goes undetected. > Most of those getting caught are in upper management. Us lowly > grunts don't seem to get involved as often or maybe there are those > among us that are just that much better at covering our tracks. Or, when a low-level

Old versions of 2.11BSD

2015-12-31 Thread Jacob Goense
Over at TUHS an attempt to put the history of 2.11BSD under version control (git) stranded somewhat. After some digging the patchlevels that can be found in the archives are now 195, 277, 303 and 431. The base 2.11BSD is sorely missing. The numbered updates by Steven M. Schultz are not pure cont

RE: Ferroresonant transformers and 3278

2015-12-31 Thread Dave G4UGM
> > > > Paul. > > Yep. I was going through the 5410 parts lists on Bitsavers earlier; it even > lists > different part numbers for the fans, 50Hz vs. 60Hz. > > So it's frequency converter or bust. Anyone got any specific suggestions? > Someone earlier vaguely waved about the name 'Elgar'; any ot

Re: 10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes

2015-12-31 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 12/31/2015 05:27 AM, Geoff Oltmans wrote: Not saying they don't know what they are talking about, but if it's brand new equipment, particularly vdsl then I find that hard to believe from what I've been exposed to. Vdsl does fallback to adsl mode for adsl modems in which case the dslam has to

Re: 10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes

2015-12-31 Thread Geoffrey Oltmans
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Chuck Guzis wrote: > > Several times. When the weather improves and they start working again, > I'll corral a tech and ask him to open one up for photos. They're great > guys to a man/womam. It's a big cabinet--perhaps 10-12 feed long. There > are smaller cabi

Re: 10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes

2015-12-31 Thread Geoffrey Oltmans
I should note too that more "forward looking" approaches such as in Australia with NBN Co have re-evaluated their wholesale approach at a fiber-only deployment to also include some copper deployments, due to cost pressures.

Copper (Was: 10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes

2015-12-31 Thread Fred Cisin
On Thu, 31 Dec 2015, Geoffrey Oltmans wrote: The death of copper has been preached since I started into this business. Almost half a century ago, there were attempts to use aluminium instead of copper for house wiring. It did not go well. "After having dug to a depth of 1,000 meters last y

Re: 10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes

2015-12-31 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 12/31/2015 09:40 AM, Geoffrey Oltmans wrote: So, I'd say realistically you're likely to see copper for a good while longer, but it is getting pushed farther and farther to the edges of the networks. I'm happy for it to stick around for as long as possible. :) Eventually xPON will supplant it

paging Jack Rubin or Jason Timmons, Mike Lee, Chicago Folks

2015-12-31 Thread william degnan
Jack/Jason/Mike Lee, etc. If you get a chance please contact me privately about a Chicago rescue. Thanks 1mb -- Bill

Re: Copper (Was: 10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes

2015-12-31 Thread Geoffrey Oltmans
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Fred Cisin wrote: > > Almost half a century ago, there were attempts to use aluminium instead of > copper for house wiring. It did not go well. > No, it didn't! We looked at several old houses back in 2012 before we bought the house we're in now. Several of the

Re: Copper (Was: 10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes

2015-12-31 Thread Paul Koning
> On Dec 31, 2015, at 2:47 PM, Geoffrey Oltmans wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Fred Cisin wrote: > >> >> Almost half a century ago, there were attempts to use aluminium instead of >> copper for house wiring. It did not go well. >> > > No, it didn't! We looked at several old h

Re: Copper (Was: 10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes

2015-12-31 Thread Geoffrey Oltmans
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Paul Koning wrote: > > I haven't see aluminum-rated devices in hardware stores in many years. Be > careful: typically they will be labeled either as "copper only" or as > "CU/AL". But that doesn't mean "copper or aluminum" -- it means you're > allowed to user co

Re: Copper (Was: 10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes

2015-12-31 Thread Paul Koning
> On Dec 31, 2015, at 3:17 PM, Geoffrey Oltmans wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Paul Koning wrote: > >> >> I haven't see aluminum-rated devices in hardware stores in many years. Be >> careful: typically they will be labeled either as "copper only" or as >> "CU/AL". But that does

Re: The KGB, the Computer, and Me

2015-12-31 Thread Ken Seefried
From: Mouse >> [...] industrial espionage [...] >> One wonders how much goes undetected. >> Most of those getting caught are in upper management. Us lowly >> grunts don't seem to get involved as often or maybe there are those >> among us that are just that much better at covering our tracks. > >

Re: Copper (Was: 10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes

2015-12-31 Thread Chuck Guzis
> On Dec 31, 2015, at 3:17 PM, Geoffrey Oltmans wrote: "CO/ALR switches and outlets are required anywhere aluminum wiring has been installed." I thought that the only approved method was using a hydraulic tool to crimp a copper pigtail onto aluminum. My kitchen still has aluminum wiring

[SPOILERS] Re: Targeting Computers in X wing fighters.

2015-12-31 Thread Al Kossow
On 12/31/15 3:10 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: Hi Went to Starwars last night. Thanks a lot. I should have known better than to open a message with that subject.

Happy New Year

2015-12-31 Thread Rik Bos
To my most favorite 'off-topic list', all of you guys have a Happy and good new year. >From the Netherlands as we say "Gelukkig Nieuwjaar". -Rik

Re: Happy New Year

2015-12-31 Thread Yvan Janssens
Same from here, different accent and a time zone away - "ne gelukkige nieuwjaar"! Y. On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 12:19 AM Rik Bos wrote: > To my most favorite 'off-topic list', all of you guys have a Happy and > good new year. > > From the Netherlands as we say "Gelukkig Nieuwjaar". > > -Rik

Happy New Year

2015-12-31 Thread Pete Turnbull
A very Happy New Year to all the denizens of Classiccmp, and especially to Jay: thank you for another year of stewardship! -- Pete

Happy New Year

2015-12-31 Thread Murray McCullough
There seems to be in this world a hungering for what’s new: witness the gazillion smart phones sold; untold number of iPads(tablets) and their ilk; and plug-n-play computers. What seems to be forgotten is what came before; what interests us – vintage/classic computers. Whether in the grand scheme o

Re: [SPOILERS] Re: Targeting Computers in X wing fighters.

2015-12-31 Thread jwsmobile
Some people are waiting for the nuts to quit filing theaters. Please don't discuss w/o a warning as Al placed on the line (or if someone else did, I've not gotten that message). It is ill mannered at best. Happy New Year, don't mess up the movie for someone. On 12/31/2015 1:09 PM, Al Kossow

Re: Happy New Year

2015-12-31 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 12/31/2015 04:39 PM, Pete Turnbull wrote: A very Happy New Year to all the denizens of Classiccmp, and especially to Jay: thank you for another year of stewardship! Allow me to second both sentiments, particularly the second. --Chuck

Re: [SPOILERS] Re: Targeting Computers in X wing fighters.

2015-12-31 Thread Fred Cisin
On Thu, 31 Dec 2015, jwsmobile wrote: Some people are waiting for the nuts to quit filing theaters. Please don't discuss w/o a warning as Al placed on the line (or if someone else did, I've not gotten that message). It is ill mannered at best. OK But, I probably won't see it for a few years,

Re: Happy New Year

2015-12-31 Thread drlegendre .
HNY classiccmp! And a Big Thanks to Jay for another year of service to the community! =P On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote: > On 12/31/2015 04:39 PM, Pete Turnbull wrote: > >> A very Happy New Year to all the denizens of Classiccmp, and >> especially to Jay: thank you for anothe

Re: [SPOILERS] Re: Targeting Computers in X wing fighters.

2015-12-31 Thread Sean Conner
It was thus said that the Great Fred Cisin once stated: > On Thu, 31 Dec 2015, jwsmobile wrote: > >Some people are waiting for the nuts to quit filing theaters. Please don't > >discuss w/o a warning as Al placed on the line (or if someone else did, > >I've not gotten that message). > >It is ill m

Re: [SPOILERS] Re: Targeting Computers in X wing fighters.

2015-12-31 Thread Brian L. Stuart
On Thu, 12/31/15, Fred Cisin wrote: > One quick [non-spoiler?] question:  Is it a remake?  Or is it > another in the "series"?  (if so, earlier? later?) It's in the series, specifically Episode 7, taking place sometime after Revenge of the Jedi. BLS

Re: Happy New Year

2015-12-31 Thread Ian S. King
I'll put it another way: praises to Jay for putting up with this bunch of nut-jobs (self included). :-) Happy New Year to all, may you find a PDP-6 in your neighbor's barn. -- Ian On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 7:16 PM, drlegendre . wrote: > HNY classiccmp! And a Big Thanks to Jay for another year o

Re: Happy New Year

2015-12-31 Thread Fred Cisin
On Thu, 31 Dec 2015, Ian S. King wrote: I'll put it another way: praises to Jay for putting up with this bunch of nut-jobs (self included). :-) Happy New Year to all, may you find a PDP-6 in your neighbor's barn. -- Ian May the computer that your neighbor brings to you, have a full set of s

RE: Happy New Year

2015-12-31 Thread Rick Bensene
> I'll put it another way: praises to Jay for putting up with this bunch of > nut-jobs > (self included). :-) Happy New Year to all, may you find a PDP-6 in your > neighbor's barn. -- Ian > I echo Ian's sentiments -- Jay deserves so much praise all he does for the Classic Computer community.

Re: [SPOILERS] Re: Targeting Computers in X wing fighters.

2015-12-31 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 01/01/2016 02:54, jwsmobile wrote: Some people are waiting for the nuts to quit filing theaters. Please don't discuss w/o a warning as Al placed on the line (or if someone else did, I've not gotten that message). It is ill mannered at best. Happy New Year, don't mess up the movie for s