Re: Components available - the rest of the story

Have they thought about other museums, like the LCM up here in Seattle? I'd be happy to volunteer to go get it and bring it back North. --Jason On 09/09/2016 08:39 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote: On Sep 9, 2016, at 00:59, curiousma...@gmail.com wrote: I might be interested, as I already have two

RE: Logic Analyser Advice

> I finally managed to pick up a logic analyser for a price I could justify. > It is a HP1630G and it comes with a number of pods. However the pods do not I have an HP1630 of some flavour and find it very useful. AFAIK it was the last series of logic analysers from HP to have proper service

Re: 50 yrs. of Star Trek!

Thank ${deity} we still have those. On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 9:21 PM, ben wrote: > On 9/9/2016 7:58 PM, Fred Cisin wrote: > >> On Fri, 9 Sep 2016, Guy Sotomayor Jr wrote: >> >>> Actually it actually *does* exist and is reasonable to manufacture. >>> Here’s the >>> article:

Re: 50 yrs. of Star Trek!

On 9/9/2016 7:58 PM, Fred Cisin wrote: On Fri, 9 Sep 2016, Guy Sotomayor Jr wrote: Actually it actually *does* exist and is reasonable to manufacture. Here’s the article: http://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/news-releases/2015/transparent-armor-from-nrl-spinel-could-also-ruggedize-your-smart-phone

Re: 50 yrs. of Star Trek!

> On Sep 9, 2016, at 6:58 PM, Fred Cisin wrote: > > On Fri, 9 Sep 2016, Guy Sotomayor Jr wrote: >> Actually it actually *does* exist and is reasonable to manufacture. Here’s >> the >> article: >>

DEC, non DEC at VCF

The following is a partial list of things I plan on bringing to VCF tomorrow. I plan on being there by noon, and will return home Saturday night. If you have any interest, flag me down. If I have time I’ll try to grab some 8 boards. Thanks, Paul M3106 DZQ11 M3107 DHQ11 M7081 LA120 LOGIC

WTB: GRiDcase 3 screen or entire GRiDcase 3 or 1520 with small plasma for parts

Mine just died, an entire row driver went out. I just bought this thing! :( -- Ian Finder (206) 395-MIPS ian.fin...@gmail.com

Re: 50 yrs. of Star Trek!

On Fri, 9 Sep 2016, Guy Sotomayor Jr wrote: Actually it actually *does* exist and is reasonable to manufacture. Here’s the article: http://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/news-releases/2015/transparent-armor-from-nrl-spinel-could-also-ruggedize-your-smart-phone It’s basically a sintered process where

Re: Logic Analyser Advice

> From: Ian S. King > Do you have the grey rectangular bits that plug into the pods? If not, > you're pretty much screwed Not necessarily. I bought a couple of Tek 1240's, without pods or probes, but managed to locate a goodly supply of each on eBait. The key for me was to find the

Re: 50 yrs. of Star Trek!

Transparent aluminum exists. It is called sapphire. Sapphire is the crystalline form of aluminum oxide. If you recall, Apple was thinking of using it for the touch screen face of the iphone. On Fri, 9 Sep 2016, Peter Cetinski wrote: Ah yes, but can you make in sheets 60 feet by 10 feet by 1

Re: Logic Analyser Advice

On the 1630 series, the active logic is all in the pods.  The connectors on the flywires are proprietary HP parts with a mechanical latch to lock them into the pods. but I've seen multiple mentions in discussion groups of folks using stock Molex connectors to connect to the pods. --Bill

Re: Q-Bus Memory Diagnostics and Repair

On Sep 9, 2016, at 6:11 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > >> If your CPU is an 11/73 (which can directly 'access' [hate that verbism >> :-] all of memory from ODT, unlike the 11/23 which is restricted to the >> bottom 256KB), try playing around with a failing location, and its

Re: Logic Analyser Advice

Do you have the grey rectangular bits that plug into the pods? If not, you're pretty much screwed - they are (were) a proprietary part. I have a 1630G and I really like it, but I held out until I could find one with the bits that plug into the pods, since they are unobtainium. On Fri, Sep 9,

Re: Unicomp Minicomputers [WAS: RE: Components available]

> On Sep 9, 2016, at 14:35, Tom Gardner wrote: > > See > http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/unicomp/UNICOMP_Brochure_1970.pdf > Thank you! They look neat. I should have thought to look at Bitsavers to see what they were about. I blame this cold that is

Re: TK50 with DEC All-in-1

On 09/09/2016 22:43, "Antonio Carlini" wrote: > On 08/09/16 21:03, Curt wrote: >> Anyone have a TK50 install of this ? >> >> Either for sale, trade or loan? >> > > I doubt that I have it on TK50, but I am curious. > > Why does it need to be on TK50? Surely if all you

Re: Q-Bus Memory Diagnostics and Repair

> If your CPU is an 11/73 (which can directly 'access' [hate that verbism > :-] all of memory from ODT, unlike the 11/23 which is restricted to the > bottom 256KB), try playing around with a failing location, and its > alternative, directly, and see if a store of random data into

Logic Analyser Advice

I finally managed to pick up a logic analyser for a price I could justify. It is a HP1630G and it comes with a number of pods. However the pods do not seem to have the actual wires/probes. Is there a separate part number for these that I should look for. There seem to be quite a few items like

Re: TK50 with DEC All-in-1

On 08/09/16 21:03, Curt wrote: Anyone have a TK50 install of this ? Either for sale, trade or loan? I doubt that I have it on TK50, but I am curious. Why does it need to be on TK50? Surely if all you want if the bits, then any of the CDROM distributions that carried ALL-IN-1 would do? If

Unicomp Minicomputers [WAS: RE: Components available]

See http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/unicomp/UNICOMP_Brochure_19 70.pdf Unicomp became Spectra Data became Gilmore Industries and then ??? Art worked for Unicomp Tom -Original Message- From: Mark J. Blair [mailto:n...@nf6x.net] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 2:50

Re: 50 yrs. of Star Trek!

> On Sep 9, 2016, at 1:23 PM, Doug Ingraham wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 12:39 PM, Peter Cetinski wrote: > >> >>> On Sep 9, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Doug Ingraham >> wrote: >>> >>> Transparent aluminum exists. It is

Re: 50 yrs. of Star Trek!

On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 12:39 PM, Peter Cetinski wrote: > > > On Sep 9, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Doug Ingraham > wrote: > > > > Transparent aluminum exists. It is called sapphire. Sapphire is the > > crystalline form of aluminum oxide. If you recall, Apple

Re: VC8E Option

On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 11:59 PM, Pontus Pihlgren wrote: > > Hmm, yes, I think I might actually. What do you have so far? > I don't have much yet, unfortunately; still trying to get my thoughts together on how it should be implemented. Mark Pizzolato recommends using as much

Re: 50 yrs. of Star Trek!

> On Sep 9, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Doug Ingraham wrote: > > Transparent aluminum exists. It is called sapphire. Sapphire is the > crystalline form of aluminum oxide. If you recall, Apple was thinking of > using it for the touch screen face of the iphone. > Ah yes,

AS400 Model 170 potentially available...

Weirdstuff has been offered an AS400 Model 170 located in a data center. If anyone is interested in purchasing it, let me know off list - please include the approximate price you'd be willing to pay for the critter. I'll pass your info on to Weirdstuff so they can decide whether to make a bid on

Re: HP-35/45 Simulator for PDP-8

Just pushed the changes; please give it a try! Printing terminal support is next, then maybe I'll tackle the HP-45 error display. Thanks! Kyle

Re: 50 yrs. of Star Trek!

tor 2016-09-08 klockan 13:03 -0400 skrev Murray McCullough: > What role did Star Trek play in the rise of small computers that are > so ubiquitous today? This science fiction series prognosticated many > things but how many actually happened or am I expecting too much from > a television show of

Re: HP-35/45 Simulator for PDP-8

On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 10:07 AM, Klemens Krause < kra...@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de> wrote: > > I tried both versions with the emulator, and both gave identical > results. So I tested another "BSW"-replacement, simply: > BSWEMU, > RTR > RTR > RTR > JMP I

Re: Y Combinator is restoring one of Alan Kay's Xerox Alto machines

On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 2:56 AM, Eric Smith wrote: > Note that the speed grade of a DRAM only guarantees that it is at > least as fast as the grade; it may be faster. For instance, an > MK4116-2 is rated for maximum 150 ns access, while an MK4116-3 is > rated for maximum 200

Re: Components available - the rest of the story

> On Sep 9, 2016, at 00:59, curiousma...@gmail.com wrote: > > I might be interested, as I already have two FFT systems that I am restoring > (an HP 5420A and a HP 5451C). I am local. Just drop me an email. If Marc adopts it, he'll surely make some excellent Youtube videos about it! -- Mark

Re: 50 yrs. of Star Trek!

On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 8:26 PM, Jerry Kemp wrote: > > > Thats why I have no personal plans for a battery/electric car at any point > in the near future. Batteries truly need to make a quantum leap forward > before I would be sold on them. BEV's are practical today. Much safer

Re: HP-35/45 Simulator for PDP-8

On Thu, 8 Sep 2016, Vincent Slyngstad wrote: From: Kyle Owen: Thursday, September 08, 2016 5:43 PM On Sep 8, 2016 8:28 PM, "Vincent Slyngstad" wrote: That should probably be: 7 00402 7620 snl cla / Link set? 8 00403 7140 cll cma / No, remember it Needs

Re: 50 yrs. of Star Trek!

On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 11:34 AM, Fred Cisin wrote: > On Thu, 8 Sep 2016, Murray McCullough wrote: > And use so much transparent aluminum. > Transparent aluminum exists. It is called sapphire. Sapphire is the crystalline form of aluminum oxide. If you recall, Apple was

Re: Q-Bus Memory Diagnostics and Repair

> From: Jerry Weiss > I'll give that a try. Please let us know how you make out with it! :-) > I've been making do with the SMS 1000 manual for the basic settings as > well. Yeah, that's better than nothing. I just looked over my notes from looking into the CMV-x000, and alas

Re: Y Combinator is restoring one of Alan Kay's Xerox Alto machines

On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 2:35 AM, Adrian Graham wrote: > Apropos of 4116 RAM chips over the last 8 or so months I've restored 4 CBM > PETs, 3 Apple ][s and a few Sinclair ZX Spectrums. All these use either > 4116-2 or 4116-3 (or can use either as long as they're matched

Re: Y Combinator is restoring one of Alan Kay's Xerox Alto machines

On 9/9/16 1:15 AM, curiousma...@gmail.com wrote: On Sep 7, 2016, at 4:18 PM, Josh Dersch wrote: Yep, the NEC uPD416D's are what we have in the Alto we recently restored. And yeah, it takes awhile, but it's worth the effort :). Have fun! - Josh Out of curiosity, did you

Re: Y Combinator is restoring one of Alan Kay's Xerox Alto machines

> On Sep 7, 2016, at 4:18 PM, Josh Dersch wrote: > > Yep, the NEC uPD416D's are what we have in the Alto we recently restored. > And yeah, it takes awhile, but it's worth the effort :). > > Have fun! > - Josh Out of curiosity, did you find any bad RAM chips in your system?

Re: Components available - the rest of the story

I might be interested, as I already have two FFT systems that I am restoring (an HP 5420A and a HP 5451C). I am local. Just drop me an email. Marc Sent from my iPad > On Sep 8, 2016, at 10:08 AM, Tom Gardner wrote: > > The rest of the story. > > As Al pointed out,