Re: Digilog DLM III?

2018-04-20 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 11:21 PM, W2HX via cctalk wrote: > Hi friends. Looking for a user manual (or anything) for this data line > monitor. Here is a picture: > > http://w2hx.com/x/Digilog/Digilog-DLM-III.jpg I have one of those (rescued from Software Results Corp. 25

Digilog DLM III?

2018-04-20 Thread W2HX via cctalk
Hi friends. Looking for a user manual (or anything) for this data line monitor. Here is a picture: http://w2hx.com/x/Digilog/Digilog-DLM-III.jpg Thanks

Re: sugar packjets anyone ever come across em?

2018-04-20 Thread dwight via cctalk
I much prefer people to collect these instead of keys from keyboards. Dwight From: cctalk on behalf of Paul Koning via cctalk Sent: Friday, April 20, 2018 2:00:43 PM To: Grant Taylor; General Discussion:

Re: Andromeda SCDC Qbus controller question

2018-04-20 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 4:21 PM, Alan Frisbie via cctalk wrote: > > I can send you a copy of the manual, complete with all my > editorial comments written on it. Do you also happen to have a manual for the Andromeda ESDC ESDI disk controller? I have an ESDC controller, was

Re: Andromeda SCDC Qbus controller question

2018-04-20 Thread Alan Frisbie via cctalk
Douglas Taylor wrote: > I just got one of these and wanted to configure it via the 10 > pin RS232 port on the board. > Is the port a standard DLV11-J type? Yes, it is identical. I was the original beta tester on the SCDC and used it extensively. In fact, the

Re: Int 13h buffer 64k boundaries

2018-04-20 Thread Peter Coghlan via cctalk
> That reminds me of when I phoned IBM here in Ireland looking for software > support for their VM mainframe operating system not too many years later, > sometime in the early 1990s. I spelled out every variation of the name > I could think of but they kept asking me what version of OS/2 I had.

Re: sugar packjets anyone ever come across em?

2018-04-20 Thread Adrian Stoness via cctalk
from the factory complex in holland

Re: sugar packjets anyone ever come across em?

2018-04-20 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Apr 20, 2018, at 4:53 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > > On 04/20/2018 02:03 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: >> Sugar packets are common in Holland, and often come printed with company >> logos for use as promotional items (or for use in the company

Re: sugar packjets anyone ever come across em?

2018-04-20 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 04/20/2018 02:03 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: Sugar packets are common in Holland, and often come printed with company logos for use as promotional items (or for use in the company cafeteria). Are they actually sugar to put in coffee‽ I'm used to desiccant packets, a.k.a. silica gel

Re: sugar packjets anyone ever come across em?

2018-04-20 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Apr 20, 2018, at 3:33 PM, Adrian Stoness via cctalk > wrote: > > anyone ever come across sugar packets? this came in a lot of manuals and > documents that arived the other day kinda neat > https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x512q90/922/T4MCLS.jpg I haven't seen

Re: sugar packjets anyone ever come across em?

2018-04-20 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Fri, 20 Apr 2018, Adrian Stoness via cctalk wrote: anyone ever come across sugar packets? this came in a lot of manuals and documents that arived the other day kinda neat https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x512q90/922/T4MCLS.jpg "sugar packets"?? Are you talking about a packet of Silica

sugar packjets anyone ever come across em?

2018-04-20 Thread Adrian Stoness via cctalk
anyone ever come across sugar packets? this came in a lot of manuals and documents that arived the other day kinda neat https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x512q90/922/T4MCLS.jpg

Re: Int 13h buffer 64k boundaries

2018-04-20 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Fri, 20 Apr 2018, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote: That reminds me of when I phoned IBM here in Ireland looking for software support for their VM mainframe operating system not too many years later, sometime in the early 1990s. I spelled out every variation of the name I could think of but

Re: Multics Lives

2018-04-20 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 04/20/2018 09:45 AM, Tomasz Rola via cctalk wrote: Howdy, Hi, It seems to go unmentioned here, so here you are. One guy have set up a public Multics site. Oh, *SHINY*!!! Multics has been on my list to play with when I find enough round tuits. }:-) Thank you for sharing. --

Re: Multics Lives

2018-04-20 Thread Charles Anthony via cctalk
On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 9:41 AM, Tomasz Rola wrote: > On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 09:10:44AM -0700, Charles Anthony wrote: > > Multics guides, FAQs, tips: > > http://swenson.org/multics_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page > > > > -- Charles > > Ooooh nice to know, thank you. I am in a

Re: Multics Lives

2018-04-20 Thread Tomasz Rola via cctalk
On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 09:10:44AM -0700, Charles Anthony wrote: > Multics guides, FAQs, tips: > http://swenson.org/multics_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page > > -- Charles Ooooh nice to know, thank you. I am in a process of learning help system on Multics and trying to pipe full help on some

Re: Int 13h buffer 64k boundaries

2018-04-20 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 04/20/2018 03:23 AM, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote: > That reminds me of when I phoned IBM here in Ireland looking for software > support for their VM mainframe operating system not too many years later, > sometime in the early 1990s. I spelled out every variation of the name > I could think

Re: Multics Lives

2018-04-20 Thread Charles Anthony via cctalk
On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 8:45 AM, Tomasz Rola via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > I have none prior experience with Multics, so it is going to be > interesting. I guess. > > Source: > > AN.AI's Public Access Multics System > >

Re: RL Drive Terminators

2018-04-20 Thread W2HX via cctalk
I just bought one for about $28. That seemed reasonable to me. Enough to not bother to build it. 73 Eugene W2HX From: cctalk on behalf of Bill Gunshannon via cctalk Sent: Friday, April 20, 2018 9:24

Multics Lives

2018-04-20 Thread Tomasz Rola via cctalk
Howdy, It seems to go unmentioned here, so here you are. One guy have set up a public Multics site. Access via ssh: # ~$ ssh d...@m.trnsz.com # The authenticity of host 'm.trnsz.com (139.162.119.37)' can't be # established. # ECDSA key fingerprint is #

Re: RL Drive Terminators

2018-04-20 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 9:16 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > On Apr 20, 2018, at 10:31 AM, Aaron Jackson via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > >> > > > > It's a bit disappointing to see them priced so highly. I don't think > > I've seen one even

Re: RL Drive Terminators

2018-04-20 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Apr 20, 2018, at 10:31 AM, Aaron Jackson via cctalk > wrote: > >> > > It's a bit disappointing to see them priced so highly. I don't think > I've seen one even listed in the UK. So if you are trying to sell them I > don't see why $100 or so wouldn't sell, at

Re: To be scrapped in as little as 2 months

2018-04-20 Thread Alan Perry via cctalk
OK, thanks. It took less time than Google Map said it would; I am at the house now (taking a nap). alan > On Apr 20, 2018, at 3:41 AM, Pete Lancashire wrote: > > If you need to contact the person representing me his cell phone number is > 360 348 5922 again he will

Re: RL Drive Terminators

2018-04-20 Thread Aaron Jackson via cctalk
> I see some company selling them on eBay for $122. Are they really worth > > anything like that? I have a couple sitting around here somewhere that I > > don't expect to ever use again. Just wondering if they are worth looking > > for to sell. In this hobby you can always use money for new (well,

Re: RL Drive Terminators

2018-04-20 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 9:24 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: > I see some company selling them on eBay for $122. Are they really worth > anything like that? I would hope they sell for less, but if they can get buyers then that's the current price. It's not like

Re: RL Drive Terminators

2018-04-20 Thread Adrian Graham via cctalk
>I see some company selling them on eBay for $122. Are they really worth >anything like that? I have a couple sitting around here somewhere that I Your best indication is to look at 'sold, completed'* listings which will show you what people are actually willing to pay rather than what a

Re: RL Drive Terminators

2018-04-20 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
The standard answer is "they are worth what a buyer will pay for them". An asking price isn't a value -- it may just be wishful thinking, or delusion. It does seem like something that could be built for a lot less money. paul > On Apr 20, 2018, at 9:24 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk

RL Drive Terminators

2018-04-20 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
I see some company selling them on eBay for $122.  Are they really worth anything like that?  I have a couple sitting around here somewhere that I don't expect to ever use again.  Just wondering if they are worth looking for to sell.  In this hobby you can always use money for new (well, old

Manual wanted for the MFE M-700 Floppy-Disk-Drive

2018-04-20 Thread Harten via cctalk
Hi to all! I'm looking for a technical manual/schematic for the Mayflower MFE M-700 8 inch Floppy-Disk-Drive. Regards Rolf

Re: Int 13h buffer 64k boundaries

2018-04-20 Thread Peter Coghlan via cctalk
> > I remember > going to the regional IBM sales office (was that on Arques? It's been > too lnng), purchase order in hand, wanting to pick up 10 of the 5150s. > Nobody really know what we were asking for--finally, someone showed up > and told us that the lead time would be 12 weeks ARO. We went

Re: To be scrapped in as little as 2 months

2018-04-20 Thread Pete Lancashire via cctalk
If you need to contact the person representing me his cell phone number is 360 348 5922 again he will be at the banks house at 8 a.m. His name is Charles Osborne On Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 8:39 AM Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: > > > > On Apr 16, 2018, at 8:05 AM, Bill