Re: Tek 40xx computer users

2018-01-07 Thread Jos Dreesen via cctalk
On 07.01.2018 07:01, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote: This was for Mike Hass, he was not in the email chain, and I do not have his address. But it' s a general shout out to the other Tek 40xx users out there... There are a number of us over and the vcfed forum, someone just brought his 405

Re: Tek 40xx computer users

2018-01-07 Thread jos via cctalk
On 07.01.2018 07:01, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote: This was for Mike Hass, he was not in the email chain, and I do not have his address. But it' s a general shout out to the other Tek 40xx users out there... There are a number of us over and the vcfed forum, someone just brought his 4052

Re: Spare parts for VT1xx available.

2018-01-07 Thread E. Groenenberg via cctalk
Hello Mattis. I could use a PSU for the 131 if it is still available. Ed -- Ik email, dus ik besta. BTC : 1KsHRwUR3b8QkxwMRYocrPeY5TBCw2nVMF On Sat, January 6, 2018 21:50, Mattis Lind via cctalk wrote: > I was given three VT100 and one VT131 in not great condition. > > The biggest problem is th

Re: DEC H960 stabiliser feet. Have some questions.

2018-01-07 Thread Pete Turnbull via cctalk
On 07/01/2018 07:57, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote: I can't find anything suitable on MMC (https://www.mcmaster.com/#countersunk-head-machine-screws/=1b0p4yz ) so Chuck's probably right, machine them up. Maybe start from a long 5/16" shank hex-head bolt and put the countersink and 1/4-20 thr

Re: DEC H960 stabiliser feet. Have some questions.

2018-01-07 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: Steven Malikoff > Using the new bolt info, it's refined a little more: I just took a quick glance at this, and noticed on major thing that's off: you're showing the bottom side of the stabilizer foot as at right angles to the vertical of the rack; it's not. See here: http://ana

Re: Tek 40xx computer users

2018-01-07 Thread dwight via cctalk
I think Bob Rosenbloom as a bunch of Tek stuff. He may not be watching the CCTALK right now but you might send him a note. Dwight From: cctalk on behalf of jos via cctalk Sent: Sunday, January 7, 2018 12:36:40 AM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Tek 40x

4051 communications PACK

2018-01-07 Thread Bob Rosenbloom via cctalk
Hi Randy. I'm sure I have an extra com pack. I'll check storage today. Bob -- Vintage computers and electronics www.dvq.com www.tekmuseum.com www.decmuseum.org

Re: Vaxstation 4000 m60 and NetBSD

2018-01-07 Thread David Brownlee via cctalk
On 2 January 2018 at 21:02, Maciej W. Rozycki via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Tue, 19 Dec 2017, Charles Dickman via cctalk wrote: > > > > Hardware support say no support for LCG Graphics :-( > > > > There are a few people willing to work on graphics for old > > vaxstations, but the

Re: Vaxstation 4000 m60 and NetBSD

2018-01-07 Thread systems_glitch via cctalk
I may have a spare VS3100 with framebuffer, I don't remember if both of mine are MicroVAX or if one is a VAXstation. Thanks, Jonathan On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 2:35 PM, David Brownlee via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 2 January 2018 at 21:02, Maciej W. Rozycki via cctalk < > cctalk@cl

Re: Vaxstation 4000 m60 and NetBSD

2018-01-07 Thread william degnan via cctalk
> > > > > > > > > > > If anyone has documentation, the netbsd vax port mailing list would > be > > > > very interested. > > > > > > > I've been chatting to the NetBSD dev who wrote support for most of the > > sparc framebuffers (up to and including accelerated antialiased font > > console support

Preferred way of substituting TFT for CRT Monitor?

2018-01-07 Thread Cliff Miller via cctalk
I see a thread with the above title started by *MartinHepperle *concerning the use of modern VGA flat panel displays with video from the 98204B composite video board in the HP 9817 computer. The problem is that the high horizontal scan rate of 25khz prevents modern panels from locking onto the vide

Preferred way of substituting TFT for CRT Monitor

2018-01-07 Thread Cliff Miller via cctalk
I see a thread with the above title started by *MartinHepperle *concerning the use of modern VGA flat panel displays with video from the 98204B composite video board in the HP 9817 computer. The problem is that the high horizontal scan rate of 25khz prevents modern panels from locking onto the vide

Re: DEC H960 stabiliser feet. Have some questions.

2018-01-07 Thread Steve Malikoff via cctalk
Noel said > I just took a quick glance at this, and noticed on major thing that's off: > you're showing the bottom side of the stabilizer foot as at right angles to > the vertical of the rack; it's not. See here: > > http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/jpg/StabilizerFoot.jpg > > in which I have at

Re: 4051 communications PACK

2018-01-07 Thread Randy Dawson via cctalk
Hi Bob, that would be great! BTW, I printed your PACK case, and it came out really great. The idea was to try and clone some other modules. Also use it to make more copies of FASTGRAPHICS and RAMPACK from Micheal Cranford. The cases are what holding that up. These really make the 4051 shi

Re: To the 2901 bit slicers out there

2018-01-07 Thread ben via cctalk
On 1/6/2018 4:01 PM, emanuel stiebler via cctalk wrote: On 2017-12-27 21:35, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote: What have you done, with microprogramming this part?  In your architecture,  have you changed the microcode, create an instruction to enhance your machine? I would be interested in any h

HP 9816 logging and skyline software -- any interest?

2018-01-07 Thread Dave via cctalk
Hi Folks! I have documentation for some forestry software, that came with my HP9816 machines.  I am not sure, but I may have a tape or disk to go with it. It's called "MSAP", for Multispan Skyline Analysis Program, and appears to be a successor to the software documented in the following links: h

AIX 4.1.3 on 7009-C20 RS/6000

2018-01-07 Thread Benjamin Huntsman via cctalk
Any RS/6000 hobbyists out there? I got my old 7009-C20 pretty tricked out and hardware carefully selected to be compatible with AIX 4.1.3, the version I'm trying to get running on it. Unfortunately, I can't get the dang thing to boot my 4.1.3 or 4.1.4 CD's. It'll boot my 4.1.5 disc, however.

ADDS Envoy terminal question

2018-01-07 Thread Evan Koblentz via cctalk
Does anyone have an ADDS Envoy portable terminal, circa 1972-1976? If so, then please let me know if what if any are the U.S. patent numbers cited on it. Thanks, Evan

Re: ADDS Envoy terminal question

2018-01-07 Thread jim stephens via cctalk
On 1/7/2018 6:43 PM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk wrote: Does anyone have an ADDS Envoy portable terminal, circa 1972-1976? If so, then please let me know if what if any are the U.S. patent numbers cited on it. Thanks, Evan Is this the portable 5" version?  I will look if that is what you're af

Re: non-PC Floppy imaging

2018-01-07 Thread Lyle Bickley via cctalk
Hi Guy, I just copied several IBM 8" Maintenance Device (MD) Diskettes - and verified that the copies work on the IBM MD. They seem to be in an IBM 3x0 format (with a standard IBM VTOC). Track 0 on the diskettes is 128 byte sectors, Tracks 1 through 76 are 256 byte sectors. The diskettes are DSSD

Re: non-PC Floppy imaging

2018-01-07 Thread Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctalk
Thanks Lyle. My biggest impediment at the moment is not actually having a PC that has a floppy drive. :-o The other is time…work has been crazy as indicated by Jensen’s CES keynote tonight where the chip that I’ve been working on was just announced! yea! 9,000,000,000 transistors! TTFN - Guy

Re: non-PC Floppy imaging

2018-01-07 Thread Eric Smith via cctalk
On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 3:45 PM, Dave Wade via cctalk wrote: > IBM invented the 8" floppy disk format. Generally their disks follow the > standard 3740 format. > True for anything you're likely to encounter in the "real world", but in the interest of muddying the waters I'll point out that IBM's