Re: ISO: Honeywell DPS-6 things

I know it's not the same. But I have a Bull DPX that might be available once I've removed sensitive stuff from it's disks. /P On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 10:39:39AM -0800, Josh Dersch wrote: > So I have this DPS-6 taking up space in my basement right now and I thought > I'd put out a call again to

RE: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own? [Tek 4132]

> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck > Guzis > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 9:09 AM > ... > I find it curious that what seems to be collected in the minicomputer area > seems to be gear of major brands. > > Does anyone collect Varian minis? > Or General

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own? [Tek 4132]

On 01/18/2017 12:45 PM, geneb wrote: On Wed, 18 Jan 2017, Jon Elson wrote: Wow, kind of surprised they were concerned about that. Especially a 727 sim, who the heck is still flying THOSE?? They're pretty common in South America and some 3rd world countries. I suspect it was 90% Boeing

RE: ISO: Honeywell DPS-6 things

Wow. GCOS-6 and GCOS-8 … that takes me back. Great systems. Sent from my Windows 10 phone From: Zane Healy Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 7:31 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: ISO: Honeywell DPS-6 things > On Jan 18, 2017, at 10:39 AM, Josh Dersch

Re: ISO: Honeywell DPS-6 things

> On Jan 18, 2017, at 10:39 AM, Josh Dersch wrote: > > So I have this DPS-6 taking up space in my basement right now and I thought > I'd put out a call again to see if anyone has anything at all related to > it. I'd like to get the system running but I'm missing: > > -

Re: 8085 IO ports

On 18 January 2017 at 20:13, Tony Duell wrote: > > Just to keep you updated, I have located one of my units that contains said > drive. I am rather busy at the moment with more mundane things, but I will > try to pull it apart and identify said capacitors. Thanks Tony :)

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

- Original Message - From: "Jeff Woolsey" To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 2:59 PM Subject: Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own? > On 1/18/17 5:57 AM, Mike

Re: TS05AA drives?

On 01/18/2017 01:06 PM, Al Kossow wrote: > Maybe try a private message to him. I'm curious what happened as > well. I shot a message off to him--let's see if I get a response... --Chuck

Re: TS05AA drives?

Maybe try a private message to him. I'm curious what happened as well. I probably have two dozen 105x drives. One of them has a 7 track head mounted but not wired up. On 1/18/17 12:52 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote: > Whatever happened to the guy with the cheap Qualstar drive who claimed > that he

First ITS on Arpanet

And the award goes too DM! RFC 164 from 19 May 1971 says DM was to have NCP by end of week. RFC 211 certainly lists DMCG among other hosts. RFC 148 seems to imply NFP was working to some extent even earlier. RFC 342 from 15 May 1972 adds AI as a Network User. In RFC 344 is had become a

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

On 1/18/17 5:57 AM, Mike Stein wrote: > A fine relatively rare machine, but not very useful without the other half, > alas... ;-( Quite. I did have the other half for a while, and it worked as well as we (philistines--college students having fun) thought it could. We'd had enough fun with it

Re: TS05AA drives?

On 01/18/2017 12:09 PM, Al Kossow wrote: > I have a fair bit of experience with these. ... Thanks for the wisdom, as always, Al. What I'd love to find is a reel-to-reel "open" drive and not the usual streamers. I do get problem tapes (sticky, shedding) and I don't much care for the way the

Re: 8085 IO ports

On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 8:59 PM, Tony Duell wrote: > On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 7:15 PM, Adrian Graham > wrote: >>> What is the tape drive? That board has a distinct look of Philips about it. >>> What tapes does it use? If I were a gambling man

WTB - SPARCserver 1000

Looking for a SPARCserver 1000 or 1000e. Working or not. Top pic here: I'm located north of Dallas - 75077 Local preferred if possible. TIA, Jerry

Re: TS05AA drives?

I have a fair bit of experience with these. http://www.recycledgoods.com/digital-ts05-80-mb-1-2-tape-drive.html is a Cipher 880 I would get pictures of the unit. 9610's don't look like this, they have a card cage in the back and a completely different control panel. Docs/pics are on bitsavers

Re: TS05AA drives?

On 01/18/2017 11:34 AM, Jay West wrote: replied: > My TS05-AA is a Pertec interface Cipher drive (F880?) that does > 1600 PE. Haven't yet used it, so no opinions. Jeez, you have to be careful. The seller sent me a photo and the drive is indeed a Cipher F800. I recognized it

Re: TS05AA drives?

> I have two (maybe 3) TS05's. All are pertec interface cipher F880's. As is mine (as part of the VAX11/730 compact system). I have totally stripped mine and got it back together. I think I found one very minor difference to the unit described in the F880 manual on Bitsavers, so minor that it

RE: TS05AA drives?

Chuck wrote... > 1. I understand that this drive is a rebadged Kennedy 9610. Corect? > 2. The interface is supposed to be SCSI, but what kind of SCSI? > 3. Do all 9610s have 800 NRZI support 4. What's your opinion of > these drives in general? > > Thanks, > Chuck To which JS replied:

Re: TS05AA drives?

On 1/18/2017 1:32 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote: I've been offered a DEC TS05AA drive at a pretty good price. Before I agree to the deal, I have a few questions that the DEC people can answer. 1. I understand that this drive is a rebadged Kennedy 9610. Corect? 2. The interface is supposed to be

Re: Tested Wyse and IBM terminals and keyboards available

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 10:28 AM, Ethan Dicks wrote: > > I know the 3151 is a later model in the sequence - it appears to > emulate the IBM 3101, plus the ADM-3A, ADM-5, ADDS Viewpoint A2, > Hazeltine 1500, and various Televideo TVI 9xx models. > There are also plug in ROM

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own? [Tek 4132]

On Wed, 18 Jan 2017, Jon Elson wrote: Conductron-Missouri was an outfit that may have been started by ex-McDonnell people, and did a large portion of their business supplying electronic systems to McDonnell. It was later bought by McDonnell, and became McDonnell Douglas Electronics Co. Ahh,

ISO: Honeywell DPS-6 things

So I have this DPS-6 taking up space in my basement right now and I thought I'd put out a call again to see if anyone has anything at all related to it. I'd like to get the system running but I'm missing: - Mass storage controllers (of any type -- floppy, tape, hard drive) - GCOS 6 operating

TS05AA drives?

I've been offered a DEC TS05AA drive at a pretty good price. Before I agree to the deal, I have a few questions that the DEC people can answer. 1. I understand that this drive is a rebadged Kennedy 9610. Corect? 2. The interface is supposed to be SCSI, but what kind of SCSI? 3. Do all 9610s

Re: Tested Wyse and IBM terminals and keyboards available

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 12:52 PM, Electronics Plus wrote: > If you are looking for tested working legacy IBM terminals with tested > complete M122 keyboards, please contact > bfl...@southtexasproducts.com. He > will sell the tested

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own? [Tek 4132]

On 01/18/2017 07:08 AM, geneb wrote: On Tue, 17 Jan 2017, Jon Elson wrote: On 01/17/2017 01:50 PM, geneb wrote: I used to work on a 727 flight simulator that used a Varian 620 to generate the visuals. The display was capable of addressing 1024 points of light and that's how the runways

Tested Wyse and IBM terminals and keyboards available

If you are looking for tested working legacy IBM terminals with tested complete M122 keyboards, please contact bfl...@southtexasproducts.com. He will sell the tested monitors with kbds for $85 plus shipping. Monitors might have slight screen burn, but nothing

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

On 01/17/2017 06:16 PM, Pete Lancashire wrote: It is a typo .. should have been 50 Upside down on the basement floor http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7885 Ahh, the 360/50, I knew it well. Maybe, too well! But, I always thought the /50 and /65 were just about the

Looking for a Archive Model 2150S (150 MB SCSI tape).

I'm being help by a fellow member getting a Motorola VME setup put together. I've just started and I'll need a QIC tape drive. The make and model that has been recommended is a Archive Model 2150S Anyone have one they don't need ? Also might be looking for some VME boards, and eventually a

Re: Varian, GA was: Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

good. I'm glad it wasn't recycled. On 1/18/17 1:43 AM, Christian Corti wrote: > On Tue, 17 Jan 2017, Al Kossow wrote: >> let me see what I can get to on it. we got a ton of stuff from the stuff we >> bought in Germany > > That is where our GA stuff comes from ;-) > So probably you could have

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 10:58:11AM -0800, Alan Frisbie wrote: > I just joined this list, so I'm not sure which of the items I own > would be considered by this group to be rare or unusual, but here > goes... > > Imlac PDS-1D graphics terminal, with the large screen and detached > keyboard. Also

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

A fine relatively rare machine, but not very useful without the other half, alas... ;-( http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Burroughs/Burroughs.E1400.1966.102646238.pdf An interesting branch of early computing that's largely ignored; the E series was an electronic replacement

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own? [Tek 4132]

On Tue, 17 Jan 2017, Jon Elson wrote: On 01/17/2017 01:50 PM, geneb wrote: I used to work on a 727 flight simulator that used a Varian 620 to generate the visuals. The display was capable of addressing 1024 points of light and that's how the runways and airport outline were drawn. Pretty

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

A few more things I have, that I just thought of. A plastic brightness control knob from an IBM 5110 portable computer. I removed this a few seconds before I was tasked to smash it and half a dozen others to bits. First thing to be done was to 'de-louse' the CRTs by knocking the glass pip off

Re: Varian, GA was: Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

On Tue, 17 Jan 2017, Al Kossow wrote: let me see what I can get to on it. we got a ton of stuff from the stuff we bought in Germany That is where our GA stuff comes from ;-) So probably you could have manuals and software for the SPC-16. Christian

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own? [Tek 4132]

On Tue, 17 Jan 2017, Chuck Guzis wrote: I find it curious that what seems to be collected in the minicomputer area seems to be gear of major brands. Me too :-) Does anyone collect Varian minis? Yes! We have a couple of Varian 620/f (some with expansion boxes) Or General Automation?