RE: VT-320 interfacing

2020-11-09 Thread Joe Piche via cctalk
I built that one, thank you for the link. Worked for a bit, then quit. If I move the wires around, I can get it to come and go, so it seems to be the old db9-F I used is garbage. I ordered new ones, just waiting for them to arrive. I'll send an update when I have a new connector. Thanks!

Wanted: PDP-8/f or m (with or without cards)

2020-11-09 Thread Thomas Moss via cctalk
Hi All, I'm looking for a PDP-8/f or m. At a minimum I'd like the chassis with PSU, front panel, and backplane as I already have enough spare OMNIBUS boards to build up a basic system, although I'd still be interested in the boards if you have any. Depending on the configuration and conditio

Re: Looking for PDP-11/23+ parts for museum restoration

2020-11-09 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 3:22 AM rice43 via cctalk wrote: > I believe he's just looking for a BA23 rackmount faceplate, an RL02 > drive and a 3U blanking plate for those half-height PDP-11 cabinets The 5.25"-tall blank plate for the H9642 cabs is the H9504-SC, FWIW (not that it's a commonly-known n

RE: Way off topic: posting to the list using default Samsung Android Mail Client

2020-11-09 Thread Ali via cctalk
Fred, > A WILD guess as to PART of what's causing it, . . . > It may be defaulting to HTML. > Is there a setting for HTML/plain-text? (if so, it might still not > process plain-text properly; many "developers" consider it to be > beneath > them to include real plain-text support) It does not. I

Re: VT-320 interfacing

2020-11-09 Thread Mark J. Blair via cctalk
> On Nov 9, 2020, at 5:53 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > >> The VT320 only has the DEC-423 MMJ, no RS-232. > > I /thought/ that Modified Modular Jack was simply a physical thing and > completely independent of Recommended Standard 232. DECconnect (aka MMJ) interface uses RS-423 ele

Re: VT-320 interfacing

2020-11-09 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 11/9/20 5:36 PM, Joe Piche via cctalk wrote: Hi All. Hi, The VT320 only has the DEC-423 MMJ, no RS-232. I /thought/ that Modified Modular Jack was simply a physical thing and completely independent of Recommended Standard 232. Every MMJ that I've run into has had RS-232 run through it

Re: Way off topic: posting to the list using default Samsung Android Mail Client

2020-11-09 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Mon, 9 Nov 2020, Ali via cctalk wrote: I am wondering if anyone else has tried using an Android Phone (a Note 10 in my case) with the default Samsung email client to post to this list? Whenever I post, even though the message is correctly formatted on my device, all the CR/LF are removed from

VT-320 interfacing

2020-11-09 Thread Joe Piche via cctalk
Hi All. I've recently come into a really nice VT-320 terminal, but am having a hell of a time getting it to communicate with the outside world (mainly my PiDP-8 and PiDP-11). I've gone to the lowest common denominator, using a USB serial cable and terminal software to verify everything is wor

RE: Way off topic: posting to the list using default Samsung Android Mail Client

2020-11-09 Thread Ali via cctalk
> > Any > > ideas/suggestions? TIA! > > https://k9mail.app/ > > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fsck.k9&hl=en&gl=US > I should have been more clear: any ideas on how can I fix the default email client (as it works very well for me aside from this one issue). :D Thanks. -Ali

Re: Way off topic: posting to the list using default Samsung Android Mail Client

2020-11-09 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Tue, 10 Nov 2020 at 00:44, Ali via cctalk wrote: > Any > ideas/suggestions? TIA! https://k9mail.app/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fsck.k9&hl=en&gl=US -- Liam Proven – Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk – gMail/gTalk/gHangouts: lpro...@gmail.c

Way off topic: posting to the list using default Samsung Android Mail Client

2020-11-09 Thread Ali via cctalk
I am wondering if anyone else has tried using an Android Phone (a Note 10 in my case) with the default Samsung email client to post to this list? Whenever I post, even though the message is correctly formatted on my device, all the CR/LF are removed from my messages. See below for an example:

Re: Floppy disk: one drive per face

2020-11-09 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Mon, 9 Nov 2020 at 21:41, ben via cctalk wrote: > > Is the Author find able? Do he still have 8" floppies? Dude. Really. Pay attention. The author has been posting in this thread. -- Liam Proven – Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk – gMail/gTalk/gHangouts: lpro...

Re: Floppy disk: one drive per face

2020-11-09 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
Can it still be registered? On Mon, 9 Nov 2020, ben via cctalk wrote: Is the Author find able? Do he still have 8" floppies? That can rapidly turn into "Does he WANT to be found?" When he did a project, even a major one, it was with an implicit promise of a REASONABLE period of support. No

Re: Floppy disk: one drive per face

2020-11-09 Thread ben via cctalk
On 11/9/2020 3:10 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: On 11/9/20 12:41 PM, ben via cctalk wrote: On 11/9/2020 10:19 AM, geneb via cctalk wrote: Can it still be registered? Is the Author find able? Do he still have 8" floppies? What, is this a question akin to γνῶθι σεαυτόν? Βρείτε σεαυτόν?

Re: Floppy disk: one drive per face

2020-11-09 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 11/9/20 12:41 PM, ben via cctalk wrote: > On 11/9/2020 10:19 AM, geneb via cctalk wrote: > >> Can it still be registered? > > Is the Author find able? Do he still have 8" floppies? What, is this a question akin to γνῶθι σεαυτόν? Βρείτε σεαυτόν? I don't think it would take a Delphic oracle to

Re: Floppy disk: one drive per face

2020-11-09 Thread Ali via cctalk
> Can it still be registered?>Is the Author find able? Do he still have 8" > floppies? > *** Will it NOT be lost in the mail with COVID 19 ***A deep > googlefu might find the author... just saying...;)

Re: Floppy disk: one drive per face

2020-11-09 Thread ben via cctalk
On 11/9/2020 10:19 AM, geneb via cctalk wrote: Can it still be registered? Is the Author find able? Do he still have 8" floppies? *** Will it NOT be lost in the mail with COVID 19 *** Software today is the big if. The S-100 people are still making new cards for old hardware. http://www.s100

Re: Floppy disk: one drive per face

2020-11-09 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Mon, 9 Nov 2020, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: On 11/8/20 11:50 PM, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: On Fri, 6 Nov 2020, geneb wrote: On Fri, 6 Nov 2020, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: [...] I prefer my solution.  If you opt to format the second side, you'll end up clobbering the first si

RE: Floppy disk: one drive per face

2020-11-09 Thread Ali via cctalk
> Did you register your copy 15 years ago? If so, you're entitled to > free > updates. Just saying... Chuck, How do we know when new versions are out? And can we just dl them or do we have to ask for them? Thanks. -Ali

Re: Floppy disk: one drive per face

2020-11-09 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 11/8/20 11:50 PM, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: > On Fri, 6 Nov 2020, geneb wrote: >> On Fri, 6 Nov 2020, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > [...] >>> I prefer my solution.  If you opt to format the second side, you'll end >>> up clobbering the first side in the process.   But then, what does t

Re: Looking for PDP-11/23+ parts for museum restoration

2020-11-09 Thread rice43 via cctalk
I believe he's just looking for a BA23 rackmount faceplate, an RL02 drive and a 3U blanking plate for those half-height PDP-11 cabinets What are you looking for exactly? Looking at your blog, you are pretty far, having a nice machine there already... Cheers