Re: HP 7970B Capstan?

2017-09-04 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 09/04/2017 09:41 PM, Mike Loewen via cctalk wrote: > On Mon, 4 Sep 2017, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > > > >The rubber on my 7970E capstan is not tacky, but fairly firm. I've > used Techspray Rubber Roller Rejuvenator successfully on keypunch > rollers to make them a bit "grippier" -

Re: HP 7970B Capstan?

2017-09-04 Thread Mike Loewen via cctalk
On Mon, 4 Sep 2017, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: I've got an HP 7970 tape drive here that's a little dicey on its reading (haven't tried writing yet). One thing that I noticed today was that the surface of the capstan is a bit powdery--wipe it with an alcohol swab and you get a lot of black

Free to a good home: Sun Ultra 1, Cisco routers, PDUs

2017-09-04 Thread Ryan Finnie via cctalk
Hi all, first time poster. I have some equipment I'm looking to get rid of, but don't feel right just trashing it if I could find someone actually interested in taking it off my hands (particularly the U1). A friend of mine suggested this list. Free as in gasoline if you are near Reno, Nevada

HP 7970B Capstan?

2017-09-04 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
I've got an HP 7970 tape drive here that's a little dicey on its reading (haven't tried writing yet). One thing that I noticed today was that the surface of the capstan is a bit powdery--wipe it with an alcohol swab and you get a lot of black schmutz. It wasn't very soft and it occurred to me

Re: PDP 11/73 and 11/34 CPUs for sale

2017-09-04 Thread Tony Aiuto via cctalk
Hmmm, old computer collector. Are you the Mike Niswonger who used to work for SEL (or was a SEL VAR) in the 1980s? On Sun, Sep 3, 2017 at 5:21 PM, Mike Niswonger via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Sellam, > Did this 11/73 ever find a home? > > -- Mike Niswonger > > On

Re: Odd Ebay auction showed up today...

2017-09-04 Thread dwight via cctalk
Mostly a bunch of picked over junk. Enough said. Dwight From: cctalk on behalf of Dennis Boone via cctalk Sent: Monday, September 4, 2017 6:07:10 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts

Re: QDSS qbus VCB02 8-plane video

2017-09-04 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 6:26 PM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: > > I don't remember about the slots, but I think it might work in either. If > there are no card fingers on the CD card edges, that would be a good sign it > would be QCD only. If it has ONLY the grant jumpers

Re: QDSS qbus VCB02 8-plane video

2017-09-04 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 09/03/2017 07:56 PM, Charles Dickman via cctalk wrote: I found that I have a board set for a VCB02. My research says it will work in either Q CD or Q Q slots of a qbus backplane. True? I have no cabinet kit. Is it documented anywhere? The closest I could find are some hand written notes in

Re: Semi-OT: NEC Electra-616 KSU phone system

2017-09-04 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 09/02/2017 09:20 PM, Kyle Owen via cctalk wrote: I have this hunk of metal and have done nothing with it since I've owned it, having two Asterisk systems to play with instead. Is there any interest before I chunk it? I can possibly bring it to VCF MW if convenient. Otherwise, it's in Alabama

Re: Odd Ebay auction showed up today...

2017-09-04 Thread Dennis Boone via cctalk
> Yeah, you usually are better off not sending messages. Inexplicably, > I once got a good deal out of him on an Altair 8800B Turnkey > system. It arrived very poorly packed, which was actually surprising, > given the price and his feedback (he does indeed move items, I've > ended up with a

Re: oh, this is great news!

2017-09-04 Thread Tomasz Rola via cctalk
On Fri, Sep 01, 2017 at 02:37:19PM -0500, Eric Christopherson via cctalk wrote: > On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 12:43 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > [...] > > > > X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 (2015-04-28) on mx2.ezwind.net > > X-Spam-Flag: YES >

Re: Odd Ebay auction showed up today...

2017-09-04 Thread systems_glitch via cctalk
Yeah, you usually are better off not sending messages. Inexplicably, I once got a good deal out of him on an Altair 8800B Turnkey system. It arrived very poorly packed, which was actually surprising, given the price and his feedback (he does indeed move items, I've ended up with a few messes he's

VCFMW: A Note About Hotel Rooms

2017-09-04 Thread Jason T via cctalk
Haven't booked your room yet? Tuesday is the last day to get the special VIN rate! Check vcfmw.org for details and a link. Also, I have a note from the hotel regarding room reservations that have not been confirmed with a payment method (credit card, etc). As of 8/31 we have 13 bookings in this

Re: VCF Midwest: (Not Even) One Week to Go!

2017-09-04 Thread geneb via cctalk
Jason, can I order a 2x shirt from you? tnx! g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home. Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies. ScarletDME - The red hot Data

Re: Odd Ebay auction showed up today...

2017-09-04 Thread jim stephens via cctalk
On 9/4/2017 11:47 AM, Robert via cctalk wrote: As best we can tell, he's moved all the good stuff to a new account, vintagecomputerstore, operating out of a location that's nearby but not the same. At one point several years ago i sent along a correction to his absolutely correct and perfect

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 9)

2017-09-04 Thread Tapley, Mark via cctalk
All, Windows Utilities and drivers: Not cataloged, a box of ~200 assorted 3.5” floppies, most marked “HD” but some not. All have labels describing Windows utilities, drivers, etc. Yours for cost of shipping, or if you know you are looking for something (sure hope not

Re: is it just me or does this apple candy dish seem over priced?

2017-09-04 Thread Marc Howard via cctalk
Wait till you see what iCandy costs. And they only make a new batch every two years. Marc

Re: Odd Ebay auction showed up today...

2017-09-04 Thread Ed via cctalk
vintagecomputermuseum account had a roll of paper tape for $100+ dollars one time? ...Ed# In a message dated 9/4/2017 11:47:22 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 12:07 PM, william degnan via cctalk wrote:

Re: Odd Ebay auction showed up today...

2017-09-04 Thread Robert via cctalk
On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 12:07 PM, william degnan via cctalk wrote: > I noticed that he had not been selling as much lately, I guess he ran out > of the good stuff and needs to close out the business, or raise new funds. > His normal list of Altairs and such appear to have

Re: is it just me or does this apple candy dish seem over priced?

2017-09-04 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 9/4/17 10:27 AM, Ed via cctalk wrote: > Macintosh Spartacus Special Bonus Steve Jobs Each APPL buzzword is a 100x price multiplier and 1000x if it is in .jp

Re: is it just me or does this apple candy dish seem over priced?

2017-09-04 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
Maybe if it were yen, instead of dollars? On Mon, 4 Sep 2017, Ed via cctalk wrote: _http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-HOYA-Crystal-20th-Anniversary-Macintosh-Spart acus-Special-Bonus-Steve-Jobs/272583239883?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DP

is it just me or does this apple candy dish seem over priced?

2017-09-04 Thread Ed via cctalk
_http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-HOYA-Crystal-20th-Anniversary-Macintosh-Spart acus-Special-Bonus-Steve-Jobs/272583239883?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DP L.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D46089%26meid%3Dd60d860ce2cd4ff5817b3066a4f7b10a%26pid

Re: Odd Ebay auction showed up today...

2017-09-04 Thread Amardeep S Chana via cctalk
On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 1:23 PM, Amardeep S Chana wrote: > >> -- Forwarded message -- >> From: Warner Losh >> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" < >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> >> Cc: >> Bcc: >> Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 10:27:04

Re: cctalk Digest, Vol 39, Issue 4

2017-09-04 Thread Amardeep S Chana via cctalk
> > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Warner Losh > To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 10:27:04 -0600 > Subject: Odd Ebay auction showed up today... > Greetings! > >

Re: Odd Ebay auction showed up today...

2017-09-04 Thread william degnan via cctalk
I noticed that he had not been selling as much lately, I guess he ran out of the good stuff and needs to close out the business, or raise new funds. His normal list of Altairs and such appear to have all been sold. On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Jason T via cctalk wrote:

VCF Midwest: (Not Even) One Week to Go!

2017-09-04 Thread Jason T via cctalk
Hello vintage computer fans! According to the official vcfmw.org counter, we have just shy of five days to go until the 12th annual Vintage Computer Festival Midwest opens. Of course, the planning and work to make the show happen started months ago and we are in "cram mode" now as we make our

Re: Odd Ebay auction showed up today...

2017-09-04 Thread Jason T via cctalk
On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 11:27 AM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Warehouse-for-sale-100s-of-Vintage-Computers-Keyboards-More/192286567641 > > selling off an entire warehouse of vintage items. Any clue who these folks > are? I think

Odd Ebay auction showed up today...

2017-09-04 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
Greetings! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Warehouse-for-sale-100s-of-Vintage-Computers-Keyboards-More/192286567641 selling off an entire warehouse of vintage items. Any clue who these folks are? Warner

Re: QDSS qbus VCB02 8-plane video

2017-09-04 Thread Antonio Carlini via cctalk
On 04/09/17 03:04, Jerry Weiss via cctalk wrote: On Sep 3, 2017, at 7:56 PM, Charles Dickman via cctalk wrote: I found that I have a board set for a VCB02. My research says it will work in either Q CD or Q Q slots of a qbus backplane. True? I have no cabinet kit. Is it