Re: origin of 3D-printing?

2017-09-01 Thread Eric Smith via cctalk
See also "Pay for the Printer" by Philip K. Dick, 1956.

Re: origin of 3D-printing?

2017-09-01 Thread Eric Smith via cctalk
See also "Pay for the Printer" by Philip

Re: origin of 3D-printing?

2017-09-01 Thread drlegendre . via cctalk
Not sure how relevant this is, but a friend of mine has been solely developing the Sandwich Printer (tm), at least since his days at the Miles Davis Anomalous Jazz Propulsion Laboratory ,in the late 1970s. On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 8:02 PM, Stan Sieler via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >

Yet Still More for VCFMW

2017-09-01 Thread Marvin Johnston via cctalk
My last email about what to bring to VCFMW let me off the hook (so far) for a number of things. So time to try again :). I've had some questions about what I want to unload. There is far too much stuff to even try to answer such a question. An easier way is to say what you are looking for,

Re: Viva Amiga documentary on Hulu

2017-09-01 Thread Ed Thierbach via cctalk
Thanks for passing this along ... I just watched it, and enjoyed it quite a bit. Being an early Amiga fan, it was fun to relive some of the excitement of the early days. -Ed- On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 2:21 PM, Sam O'nella via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I haven't watched the entire

origin of 3D-printing?

2017-09-01 Thread Stan Sieler via cctalk
Hi, Perhaps not quite on topic, but it's antique ... and computer-tech related ... I just found what might be the first ever reference to the concept of 3D-printing. In the Decmber 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction magazine is a story "With These Hands" by Cyril M. Kornbluth. In it we see,

9/14 Panel discussion - Dialog: The Beginning of Online Search

2017-09-01 Thread Tom Gardner via cctalk
The IEEE Silicon Valley Technical History Committee is sponsoring a panel discussion, "Dialog: The Beginning of Online Search" featuring Roger Summit the founder of Dialog along with ex-employees and users. Register at: https://scvhist20170914.eventbrite.com/ More information at:

RE: IBM 3330 Drive

2017-09-01 Thread Tom Gardner via cctalk
In the absence of a marking I would expect this to be a -1. See if u can find a 3336 model number. If there is no dash, then it likely predates the -11 Take a look at the other side of the pack. As I recall to prevent mis-mounts, there was a pin and socket arrangement in the -11 pack; a -1

Re: oh, this is great news!

2017-09-01 Thread geneb via cctalk
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Re: oh, this is great news!

2017-09-01 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 09/01/2017 12:37 PM, Eric Christopherson wrote: > > Strangely, the original message went through Gmail just fine, but your > reply (Chuck) is flagged as spam. I have no idea of what's going on--best to whitelist me if you want to see my posts--OTOH, maybe not. :) I've noticed that some of

RE: RX02 Emulator

2017-09-01 Thread Paul Birkel via cctalk
Check at: www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?51918-Is-there-an-RX01-Emulator -Original Message- From: cctech [mailto:cctech-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Taylor via cctech Sent: Friday, September 01, 2017 11:42 AM To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Subject: RX02

Re: RX02 Emulator

2017-09-01 Thread Jerry Weiss via cctalk
> On Sep 1, 2017, at 10:41 AM, Douglas Taylor via cctech > wrote: > > In my other post I asked about DEC 11/2 and 11/03 cpus and 18/22 bit > backplanes. I am still interested in this but I am considering what type of > disk to run from. > > I ran into a rx02_emulator

RX02 Emulator

2017-09-01 Thread Douglas Taylor via cctalk
In my other post I asked about DEC 11/2 and 11/03 cpus and 18/22 bit backplanes.  I am still interested in this but I am considering what type of disk to run from. I ran into a rx02_emulator on github and looks quite interesting, since it uses an actual DEC RXV21 interface it would be

Re: oh, this is great news!

2017-09-01 Thread Eric Christopherson via cctalk
On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 12:43 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 09/01/2017 10:26 AM, Kip Koon via cctalk wrote: > > What is it that is great news. This is all I received. > > > > Kip Koon > > computer...@sc.rr.com > >

RE: oh, this is great news!

2017-09-01 Thread Jay West via cctalk
There is supposed to be a rule inside mailman, that if the x-spam-score exceeds X (where X is I don't recall at the moment) it is deleted automatically before moderation. I'll check on why it made it. J

Viva Amiga documentary on Hulu

2017-09-01 Thread Sam O'nella via cctalk
I haven't watched the entire thing yet but Hulu correctly identified it as an item of interest for myself. http://amigafilm.com/ It may be available other platforms (I did notice some copies seem to be on youtube although not sure if that's legitimate). Either way seems like a fun watch if

Re: oh, this is great news!

2017-09-01 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Sep 1, 2017, at 1:43 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk > wrote: > > > What it is is spam--and itflunked the Spamassassin spam tests: > > X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 (2015-04-28) on mx2.ezwind.net > X-Spam-Flag: YES > X-Spam-Level: > > So, why

Re: oh, this is great news!

2017-09-01 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 09/01/2017 10:26 AM, Kip Koon via cctalk wrote: > What is it that is great news. This is all I received. > > Kip Koon > computer...@sc.rr.com > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/User:Computerdoc > > -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On

RE: oh, this is great news!

2017-09-01 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Fri, 1 Sep 2017, Kip Koon via cctalk wrote: What is it that is great news. This is all I received. You don't want any of the rest. The [full] headers include some amusing commentary by various spam identifier programs.

Re: Fw: oh, this is great news!

2017-09-01 Thread Sam O'nella via cctalk
Morbid curiosity but decoded its spam for some movie url. null

RE: oh, this is great news!

2017-09-01 Thread Kip Koon via cctalk
What is it that is great news. This is all I received. Kip Koon computer...@sc.rr.com http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/User:Computerdoc -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Beulah Thurman via cctalk Sent: Friday, September 01, 2017

RE: Interest in Prime manuals?

2017-09-01 Thread Jay West via cctalk
If DB doesn't want them, I will save/store them. J

Re: IBM 3330 Drive

2017-09-01 Thread Jay Jaeger via cctalk
The SHARE1 is on the plastic insert label designed for the purpose. Usually it would be the IBM OS Volume Serial number. The pack in the photo may have contained stuff that originated with the IBM SHARE user group, or perhaps the pack was used on a drive shared between two systems. The

RE: IBM 3330 Drive

2017-09-01 Thread Paul Birkel via cctalk
I'm afraid that I can't help. But I notice that in the upper-band of the glare there appears to be a lot of speckling of the oxide surface. Is this to be expected in a heavily-used disc-pack, or does it indicate surface damage -- and if so then what are the likely causes? Also, was it usual

Re: IBM 3330 Drive

2017-09-01 Thread AJ Palmgren via cctalk
For reference, here is a picture of the disk pack that I am wanting to read. http://bit.ly/2etUg30 I know, I got a bit nervous too when I saw the guy just holding it out exposed like that. Let's hope he put it back in the canister very carefully and quickly. Can anybody guess the correct model