Re: Value of 7-track TU10

> From: Paul Anderson > A 9 can be converted to a 7 with a head change and I thing a board > change or removal. Yeah, the M768 module contains configurable diode arrays to control certain operational delays, which are different between the two - one can either change out the M768, or

Re: Value of 7-track TU10

The backplanes are the same for master and slave. On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 7:58 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > > From: William Degnan > > > I found the doc somewhere months ago sorry I can't remember where. I > > will upload to my site if I get a free moment and

Re: Value of 7-track TU10

> From: William Degnan > I found the doc somewhere months ago sorry I can't remember where. I > will upload to my site if I get a free moment and it's still on my > computer. Thanks; that would be great. I already did find online the TU10 Maintenance Manual (EK-TU10-MM-007), the

Reminder: VCF Berlin, 1–3 October 2016

Hi list, VCF Berlin[0] is coming soon! We'll have a day open only for participants and other collectors on Saturday, 1st of October. On Sunday, 2nd and Monday, 3rd of October we'll be open to the general public (3rd of October is a holiday in Germany). Entry is free on all days. Apart from

Re: Value of 7-track TU10

> On Sep 19, 2016, at 12:34 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > > So what do people think the (monetary) value of a 7-track TU10 master drive > is? I have no idea what these older vacuum-column drives are worth - don't > recall ever seeing on for sale. This one is in good

Re: Value of 7-track TU10

> > None. I don't own either the drive, or a controller for it. > > Noel Noel, About my earlier comments just making sure I understand precisely what you you're asking to price. I found the doc somewhere months ago sorry I can't remember where. I will upload to my site if I get a free

Re: Value of 7-track TU10

> From: Doug Ingraham > Put it up on EBAY with an unrealistic reserve ... What controller do > you have for it? None. I don't own either the drive, or a controller for it. Noel

Re: Value of 7-track TU10

> From: William Degnan >> a 7-track TU10 master > What is the model number of the TU10? The serial number plate just says "TU10"; and it's not in its original DEC rack, so any label/plate there is no longer available. But the front door says "TU10 7 CHANNEL", and the head shows 7

Re: VCFMW 11

On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 11:17 AM, Jay West wrote: > I just wanted to say a huge thanks to Jason and crew for putting on an > incredible event last weekend. Last year was fantastic, and this year the > bar was raised again in every area. Thanks, Jay, for the kind words and

Re: Value of 7-track TU10

On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > So what do people think the (monetary) value of a 7-track TU10 master drive > is? I have no idea what these older vacuum-column drives are worth - don't > recall ever seeing on for sale. This one is in good

Re: Value of 7-track TU10

What is the model number of the TU10? They can be 9 or 7 track. For example TU10-EE is 9-track, TU10-FE is 7 track . (assuming 60hz/115V). Photo of the door, that indicates 7 or 9 channel http://vintagecomputer.net/pictures/2015/WV_trip/DEC_TU-10_front-panel.jpg The presence of the TU10M

Re: Value of 7-track TU10

On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote: So what do people think the (monetary) value of a 7-track TU10 master drive is? I don't know about monetary value, but it is likely to be one of the VERY FEW 7-track drives that might be brought back to life.

Re: Value of 7-track TU10

> From: William Degnan >> the (monetary) value of a 7-track TU10 master drive ^^ > Is there a thread with more details? No. > I assume this is a master drive See above. > the cards installed indicate whether it came from a

Re: Value of 7-track TU10

Is there a thread with more details? I assume this is a master drive, the cards installed indicate whether it came from a pdp 8/9/10/11. Which is it? How is the power supply? b On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > So what do people think the

Re: Linux at 25

On 09/19/2016 08:23 AM, Tomasz Rola wrote: > I would check, even with the help of a smartphone's sensors, what it > shows when you enable thermo-blue-tooth-why-fi and what when you > disable them. BTW, do you have bt keyboard in your house? Your > neighbour(s)? No danger there--I can't even

Re: Linux at 25

On Sep 15, 2016, at 10:11 AM, Cameron Kaiser wrote: > > I intentionally kept the old T87-type thermostat when I bought this > house because I understood its properties well and it was completely > predictable. > > My sister, against my request, bought me a Nest. It's

Re: Linux at 25

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 09:32:53AM -0700, Chuck Guzis wrote: > On 09/15/2016 07:54 AM, tony duell wrote: > > > My thermostat contains about 2 dozen parts, even if you count every > > nut , bolt, and washer. It does the job and is not hard to understand > > or repair if/when it needs it. > > > >

RE: pictures of IBM 6110344 and 6110345

Subject: Re: pictures of IBM 6110344 and 6110345 > > I am getting 3 of these ready for sale, and all but 1 of the online > pics I see of the boards do NOT have a PA3 or a NumLock key. > > Does anyone here have a good high res pic of these 2 complete > keyboards, so that I can know what is

Re: G4 cube (was Re: 68K Macs with MacOS 7.5 still in production use...)

>> To name three real uses I've made of [telnet] recently: [...] > You might find netcat useful. Not sure if/which distribution has it > by default. "Distribution"? Are you assuming I run Linux? (I don't, not on my own machines. The Pi 3 was for work.) I have a netcat, one of my own writing.

Re: pictures of IBM 6110344 and 6110345

> > I am getting 3 of these ready for sale, and all but 1 of the online pics I > see of the boards do NOT have a PA3 or a NumLock key. > > Does anyone here have a good high res pic of these 2 complete keyboards, so > that I can know what is supposed to be on there? > Not exactly what you asked

Re: PDP-8 core memory problems.

2016-09-07 17:33 GMT+02:00 Doug Ingraham : > The most likely cause of what you are seeing is a broken wire when the > plane was originally assembled. The wire was pulled back a few cores and > the end stripped. New wire was soldered to old, insulated and then they >

Re: G4 cube (was Re: 68K Macs with MacOS 7.5 still in production use...)

On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 02:13:33PM -0400, Mouse wrote: > > To name three real uses I've made of it recently: to check what a > remote sshd banners as, to check what an RFB server banners as, and (in > conjunction with script(1) to capture the output of a one-off server > set up to transfer a text

Re: DEC 871 / 874 power controller engineering drawings?

Thanks Tony! I replaced the solid state relay with an ordinary relay that I had around and with some small tweaks it worked just fine. /Mattis 2016-09-08 21:05 GMT+02:00 tony duell : > > > > Is there engineering drawings online for the DEC 871 or 874 power > >