Re: ISO: Blue (usually) Silicone? tape retainer material

2018-08-07 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 08/07/2018 07:37 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > On 08/07/2018 07:19 PM, Steven M Jones via cctalk wrote: > >> The brand I'm remembering from the 1970s was Colorforms. Apparently >> still a thing. The www.colorforms.com site is alive. > > That's the stuff! Not silicone at all but vinyl

Re: ISO: Blue (usually) Silicone? tape retainer material

2018-08-07 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 08/07/2018 07:19 PM, Steven M Jones via cctalk wrote: > The brand I'm remembering from the 1970s was Colorforms. Apparently > still a thing. The www.colorforms.com site is alive. That's the stuff! Not silicone at all but vinyl mat. Thanks! Now I have to figure out where to find some.

Re: ISO: Blue (usually) Silicone? tape retainer material

2018-08-07 Thread Steven M Jones via cctalk
On 08/07/2018 18:54, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: I recall that new tapes would often come with a strip of (usually blue) silicone-ish tape ... Yes, I remember those. Don't have a source for exactly equivalent material, but you might be able to use 3-5 mil sign vinyl if you could get it

Re: ISO: Blue (usually) Silicone? tape retainer material

2018-08-07 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Tue, 7 Aug 2018, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: Another open-reel tape query for the experts. I recall that new tapes would often come with a strip of (usually blue) silicone-ish tape to retain the end of the tape. I've got a couple of strips here and I'll swear that I've seen the stuff in

ISO: Blue (usually) Silicone? tape retainer material

2018-08-07 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
Another open-reel tape query for the experts. I recall that new tapes would often come with a strip of (usually blue) silicone-ish tape to retain the end of the tape. I've got a couple of strips here and I'll swear that I've seen the stuff in other applications, but memory fails me. It's not

Re: FPUIB: OMG Will it never end? Magazines available free or postage

2018-08-07 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
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Re: PC04 cables

2018-08-07 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 8/7/18 4:48 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: > The other thing I'm looking for is anything about the earlier version of the > reader PC02 maint was on bitsavers under dec/papertape Just added the engr drws for the PC01

Re: PC04 cables

2018-08-07 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> can I appeal to anyone who has, or can point me at, documentation for > the connection of the PC04 to _other_ PDP-8 models please lend a hand - > _especially_ if you have paper documentation which is not available > online? The other thing I'm looking for is anything about the