Re: emergency moderation mode RE: Virtualizing AIX 1.3 - WAS::::Re: AIX for IBM PS/2

Jay West wrote on 2/6/2016 11:51 AM: I had already turned on emergency moderation mode to try and stem the tide of this escalating further. I had also already emailed a few people off-list about this, which is primarily how it should be handled. Those who should have been corrected... were.

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

> On Feb 6, 2016, at 4:21 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote: > > Today I discovered that I hadn't replaced the NiCd battery in time in my > Amiga 3000. Pictures: > ... > While I begin to figure out how I'd like to perform this repair, I'm curious > about what others have decided to do in

PRM-85 board case?

Rumor has it that one or more people have designed and 3d-printed cases for their HP-85 PRM-85 boards. Anyone have any of those cases available? I'd like to get my PRM-85 a proper case :) Best, J

Re: Mosaic 4.0 for openVMS

Dear Richard, Can you please send me email I am going to check with the VMS Engineering Team. We have done a great deal of work in the Open Source space? Also have you tried Firefox on Alpha? Warm Regards, Sue > On Feb 6, 2016, at 6:43 PM, Richard Loken wrote: > >

Re: Calibration of 8" floppy drive?

A lot of good information here, and I have a music store near me that I might be able to find a suitable felt or wool pad from. If not there, then perhaps at Home Depot or online. Was it uncommon to use floppy disks formatted in other 8" drives in a machine like this? When someone (very

Re: emergency moderation mode RE: Virtualizing AIX 1.3 - WAS::::Re: AIX for IBM PS/2

>Dave Mabry wrote: Jay West wrote on 2/6/2016 11:51 AM: I had already turned on emergency moderation mode to try and stem the tide of this escalating further. I had also already emailed a few people off-list about this, which is primarily how it should be handled. Those who should have

NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

Today I discovered that I hadn't replaced the NiCd battery in time in my Amiga 3000. Pictures: https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/696042894939979776 https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/696050264306921472 https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/696065578977472512 It's a fairly typical 3.6V 60mAH 3-cell NiCd

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

On 2016-Feb-06, at 1:21 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote: > Today I discovered that I hadn't replaced the NiCd battery in time in my > Amiga 3000. Pictures: > > https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/696042894939979776 > https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/696050264306921472 >

Re: emergency moderation mode RE: Virtualizing AIX 1.3 - WAS::::Re: AIX for IBM PS/2

+1 On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Dave Mabry wrote: > Jay West wrote on 2/6/2016 11:51 AM: > >> I had already turned on emergency moderation mode to try and stem the tide >> of this escalating further. I had also already emailed a few people >> off-list >> about this, which

Mosaic 4.0 for openVMS

Gentlemen, I stumbled across a reference to Mosaic 4.0 for VMS dated 2006. I ran Mosaic on my VMS workstation around 1994 and had abandoned it long ago first for Netscape 3.0.3 and later for Seamonkey. I did not know that there was any development on Mosaic in recent decades I found Seamonkey

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

On 02/06/2016 1:29 PM, Paul Koning wrote: On Feb 6, 2016, at 4:21 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote: Today I discovered that I hadn't replaced the NiCd battery in time in my Amiga 3000. Pictures: ... While I begin to figure out how I'd like to perform this repair, I'm curious about what

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

On 02/06/2016 1:29 PM, Paul Koning wrote: On Feb 6, 2016, at 4:21 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote: Today I discovered that I hadn't replaced the NiCd battery in time in my Amiga 3000. Pictures: ... While I begin to figure out how I'd like to perform this repair, I'm curious about what

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

In this Amiga, the battery is just for a real time clock. I don't think the A3000 saves any parameters in nonvolatile memory.

Re: Farewell and thanks!

Lacking any other clue (such as accent, mannerisms) that the speaker may have different cultural norms, how is one to tell plain, friendly discoursing from a demeaning, brusque or curt tone? Absent the many critical but subtle cues we receive when engaging in live, interpersonal conversation, the

Re: Mosaic 4.0 for openVMS

VMS Mosaic is supported on VAXes running OpenVMS 5.4-3 thru 7.3, on Alpha systems using OpenVMS V1.5 thru 8.2, and on IA64 systems running OpenVMS V8.1 thru 8.2-1. Mosaic will work with UCX (TCP/IP Services), CMU, MultiNet, Pathway, TCPware or SOCKETSHR with NETLIB. CMU TCP/IP is supported via

Re: Mosaic 4.0 for openVMS

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/openvms/freeware/mosaic/mosaic.zip On 2/6/16, Chris Halarewich wrote: > VMS Mosaic is supported on VAXes running OpenVMS 5.4-3 thru 7.3, on > Alpha systems using OpenVMS V1.5 thru 8.2, and on IA64 systems running > OpenVMS V8.1 thru 8.2-1. Mosaic will

Programming

There is the software side to classic computing: Back in the early days we wrote/coded in BASIC-TinyBASIC running in 2K(talk about writing efficient code!); EASY and SmallFORTRAN. What apps/programs are written in today I don’t know. They certainly can’t run in 2 or 4 K but is the outcome the same

Re: Calibration of 8" floppy drive?

On 02/05/2016 11:46 PM, Dan K wrote: Are there any good alternative solutions I can do to replace it? I'm sure I don't want the plastic touching the disk media. Probably the pressure pad in an audio cassette is about the same material. Depending on how large a diameter the floppy drive's

Re: Calibration of 8" floppy drive?

On Feb 5, 2016, at 21:46, Dan K <100dash...@gmail.com> wrote: Are there any good alternative solutions I can do to replace it? I'm sure I don't want the plastic touching the disk media. I use felt cleaning pellets for a .20 caliber pellet gun, and cut them to size. - j.

Re: Calibration of 8" floppy drive?

On 02/05/2016 09:46 PM, Dan K wrote: Are there any good alternative solutions I can do to replace it? I'm sure I don't want the plastic touching the disk media. Got any chums in the musical instrument repair business? Wind instruments (woodwind and brass) use a fair amount of very

Re: Farewell and thanks!

On 2/6/2016 10:22 AM, Liam Proven wrote: On 5 February 2016 at 23:54, Steven Hirsch wrote: I've finally had my fill of the general grumpiness and bluntly worded interactions on this list. Over the years I have learned a lot and would like to particularly express my

RE: Farewell and thanks!

> Over the years I have learned a lot and would like to particularly express > my thanks to Tony Duell, Fred Cisin and Chuck Guzis for being unfailingly > polite and very forthcoming with technical advice. That is the first time I have been called 'polite'. You've not met me when I've just

Re: Farewell and thanks!

On 5 February 2016 at 23:54, Steven Hirsch wrote: > I've finally had my fill of the general grumpiness and bluntly worded > interactions on this list. > > Over the years I have learned a lot and would like to particularly express > my thanks to Tony Duell, Fred Cisin and Chuck

Re: Calibration of 8" floppy drive?

> On Feb 5, 2016, at 21:46, Dan K <100dash...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Are there any good alternative solutions I can do to replace it? I'm > sure I don't want the plastic touching the disk media. I'm assuming that you are asking about replacing the pressure pad. My usual source for felt material

RE: Calibration of 8" floppy drive?

> > So, how do you deal with your 8" drives, and what do you do when > > they don't work? > > Don't get into the alignment issue without a scope and an alignment > disk--once you loosen the stepper motors, it's a very touchy operation > getting them back into position, even with a special

emergency moderation mode RE: Virtualizing AIX 1.3 - WAS::::Re: AIX for IBM PS/2

I had already turned on emergency moderation mode to try and stem the tide of this escalating further. I had also already emailed a few people off-list about this, which is primarily how it should be handled. Those who should have been corrected... were. Quietly. I'm rather tired of (a very few)

IBM 5100 - APL Only Version on Ebay

There is an APL-only IBM 5100 up on Ebay. Had known that these were supposedly made, but have never seen one before. Looks a bit rough, but based on the pictures boots to the "CLEAR WS" screen. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-5100-Portable-Computer-Powers-On-/ 321999141713

Re: Calibration of 8" floppy drive?

Are there any good alternative solutions I can do to replace it? I'm sure I don't want the plastic touching the disk media. On Sat, 6 Feb 2016, Chuck Guzis wrote: Got any chums in the musical instrument repair business? Wind instruments (woodwind and brass) use a fair amount of very

Re: Calibration of 8" floppy drive?

On 02/06/2016 10:18 AM, Fred Cisin wrote: D'ya mean a tuba spit-valve pad? No, those are cork, not felt. On brasswinds, felt's usually used as a cushioning device on piston valves, so things don't go "clank clank". Rotary valves employ cork or rubber for a similar use. Pianos use a great

Re: emergency moderation mode RE: Virtualizing AIX 1.3 - WAS::::Re: AIX for IBM PS/2

- Original Message - From: "Jay West" Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2016 11:51 AM ... > I submit that while this list may be small, it has the best content and > expertise, far better than others (I've looked). I submit that while the > SNRatio gets off track once

Re: Farewell and thanks!

On Fri, Feb 05, 2016 at 08:39:07PM -0500, Jerome H. Fine wrote: > >Mouse wrote: > [...] > >Usually, as in this case, this turns out to be because (for > >unrelated reasons) I go to some lengths to avoid seeing anything > >that was sent through gmail, even laundered through mailing lists. > >(This

Re: Farewell and thanks!

>> [...] would like to particularly express my thanks to Tony Duell, >> Fred Cisin and Chuck Guzis for being unfailingly polite and very >> forthcoming with technical advice. > That is the first time I have been called 'polite'. I concur. While my interaction with you has been limited to the

Re: Mosaic 4.0 for openVMS

On Sat, 6 Feb 2016, Chris Halarewich wrote: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/openvms/freeware/mosaic/mosaic.zip Thank you Chris, I will have a look. Maybe there is more of interest than just Mosaic. But that does not answer the question. Is mosaic a more useful browser than than Seamonkey (CSWB) in

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

On Sat, 6 Feb 2016, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > > I see all the talk about NiCd cells--does no one use NiMH nowadays? > > Why go with the toxics? > > Voltage? Recharging circuits? Current sinking capacity. It's not > always a 1:1 mapping. Sure, but does it really matter in a typical

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

On 02/06/2016 05:05 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: Voltage? Recharging circuits? Current sinking capacity. It's not always a 1:1 mapping. You're talking about RTC and perhaps a bit of static RAM maintenance. If this RTC unit is like most of the same era, the operating voltage range is

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

> On Feb 6, 2016, at 16:59, Chris Pye wrote: > This is what I normally do, preferably mounted away from the board. Generally > you can get away with simply using a diode to prevent the circuit trying to > charge the battery. I think that a blocking diode added in the

Re: PRM-85 board case?

On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 2:31 PM, Jay West wrote: > Rumor has it that one or more people have designed and 3d-printed cases for > their HP-85 PRM-85 boards. Anyone have any of those cases available? I'd > like to get my PRM-85 a proper case :) > I would like to hear about

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

> On 7 Feb 2016, at 7:21 am, Mark J. Blair wrote: > > * Reconfigure the circuit to use a non-rechargeable lithium coin cell in a > holder instead. I don't think I've seen one of those leak before. This is what I normally do, preferably mounted away from the board. Generally

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

I see all the talk about NiCd cells--does no one use NiMH nowadays? Why go with the toxics? --Chuck

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

> On Feb 6, 2016, at 5:03 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote: > > I see all the talk about NiCd cells--does no one use NiMH nowadays? Why go > with the toxics? Voltage? Recharging circuits? Current sinking capacity. It's not always a 1:1 mapping.

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

> On Feb 6, 2016, at 5:31 PM, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote: > >> Voltage? Recharging circuits? Current sinking capacity. It's not >> always a 1:1 mapping. > > Sure, but does it really matter in a typical battery-backed-up RAM or RTC > application seen in computers? I

Re: Farewell and thanks!

On 2/6/2016 4:14 PM, drlegendre . wrote: Lacking any other clue (such as accent, mannerisms) that the speaker may have different cultural norms, how is one to tell plain, friendly discoursing from a demeaning, brusque or curt tone? Absent the many critical but subtle cues we receive when

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

> On Feb 6, 2016, at 19:18, Chuck Guzis wrote: > > If you're not interested in a "authentic" look, a plain old lithium primary > coin cell or two, with a blocking diode in this circuit should work for years. I might tuck a CR123 in a holder inside the case somewhere, with a

Re: Virtualizing AIX 1.3 - WAS::::Re: AIX for IBM PS/2

- Original Message - From: "Dave Woyciesjes" To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" ; Sent: Friday, February 05, 2016 10:35 PM Subject: Re: Virtualizing AIX 1.3 - WASRe: AIX for IBM PS/2 > On