Re: Keyboard storage (Alan Perry)

2020-12-22 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Dec 22, 2020, at 6:41 PM, Raymond Robinson via cctech > wrote: > > Hi Alan, > > I go to my local shopping center. > The fish shop there, has the fish delivered in white foam boxes. > Some are long with lids. > I go dumpster diving and collect them. > They are suitable for keyboards, > d

Keyboard storage (Alan Perry)

2020-12-22 Thread robinson--- via cctalk
Hi Alan, I go to my local shopping center. The fish shop there, has the fish delivered in white foam boxes. Some are long with lids. I go dumpster diving and collect them. They are suitable for keyboards, depends on the length of the keyboard, and the length of the fish. Regards Ray > On Mon, 20

Re: RL02 Tracking (Aaron Jackson)

2020-12-22 Thread Aaron Jackson via cctalk
> > Aaron, > > One thing I would check is the motor bearings. What happens on electro > mechanical assemblies left in store for years is that ball bearing > grease lube dries out and hardens, resulting in lumpy rotation and > increased friction that can be detected by rotating the spindle by > hand

RL02 Tracking (Aaron Jackson)

2020-12-22 Thread Chris Quayle via cctalk
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Compiling Fortran77 on the Pro: Where the heck are the library modules?

2020-12-22 Thread Chris Zach via cctalk
So I'm working on compiling some programs on my Pro/380. 2.0 OS, Fortran77 compiler, Empire is the sample game. I got it to compile properly but when I try to link it the linker/tkb/pab fails with a bunch of undeclared references. Some of them are in the F77FCS.OLB library files on my pdp11/83

DEC H765 line interference caps

2020-12-22 Thread Fritz Mueller via cctalk
Hi all, I’m just starting in on a PDP-11/34 for a friend (happy holidays!) I currently have the H765 power supply torn down for cleaning, inspection, and testing as a first step. While I have the transformer out on the bench, I’m wondering about the line interference supression caps on the “C

Re: RL02 Tracking

2020-12-22 Thread Aaron Jackson via cctalk
On 22 December 2020 at 22:17 GMT, shad via cctalk wrote: >> The ready lamp flashes not when the servo burst is >visible, but when the > heads are just before it. >> Why? Well, I probably set the gain too high on the read/write module. > > Hello, > I'm sure you read the manual, however I add som

Re: RL02 Tracking

2020-12-22 Thread shadoooo via cctalk
> The ready lamp flashes not when the servo burst is >visible, but when the heads are just before it. > Why? Well, I probably set the gain too high on the read/write module. Hello, I'm sure you read the manual, however I add some explanation to be sure. The best head position is not where a servo

Wordperfect 6.0 for DOS

2020-12-22 Thread Van Snyder via cctalk
Relisted Wordperfect 6.0 for DOS on EBay. Item number 224289791291. Van Snyder van.sny...@sbcglobal.net

RE: Keyboard storage

2020-12-22 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
Hopefully someone will have some The blasted one is on the left  side of the keyboard. Having a spare for the right side  probably not a bad idea too... We were missing keyboards  and got this like new one  gifted to us.  It was heartbreaking to see it damaged in shipping. We have a coup

Re: Keyboard storage

2020-12-22 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 12/22/20 9:49 AM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: > > Let's try this... > > Had a ibm orig pc key board shipped in large flat rate Game size box.  > > Alas it was dropped on the corner and torn somewhat. > > I had to remount keyboard pc inside the case that had moved  and hardest part > was ge

RE: Keyboard storage

2020-12-22 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
Ed, that was excellent! We appreciate the extra effort. Alas, you are 15 years too late for my extra 5150 keyboard parts. They didn't make it through the third move (Ben Franklin commented how that was as disruptive as a fire) -- Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com On Tue, 2

RE: Keyboard storage

2020-12-22 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
Let's try this... Had a ibm orig pc key board shipped in large flat rate Game size box.  Alas it was dropped on the corner and torn somewhat. I had to remount keyboard pc inside the case that had moved  and hardest part was getting ground wire back Worse part was one of the corner edge fli

RE: Keyboard storage

2020-12-22 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Tue, 22 Dec 2020, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: Had a ibm orig pc key board shipped in large flat rate. Game size box.?? Alas was,dropped on. Ornery and torn some on box... I had to remount keyboard pc inside that had moved lo and neef nd one of the corner edge til tje kry bad snapped off...?

Re: Ouch, but 2 Perqs out.

2020-12-22 Thread Chris Zach via cctalk
I can see that it was a long day - but you are doing good work! Keep it up! Whereabouts is all this heavy lifting taking place, in the US? I wouldn't have expected to see ICL Perqs so far from home ... They're here in the US: I think one of these came from Sparrows Point Beth Steel, I remember

Re: Ouch, but 2 Perqs out.

2020-12-22 Thread Tony Duell via cctalk
On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 3:53 PM Why 42? The lists account. via cctalk wrote: > > > On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 05:56:40PM -0500, Chris Zach via cctech wrote: > > This was a long day. Went over to the house and started working on getting > > the Perqs out of the basement. I've been moving smaller stuff

Re: Ouch, but 2 Perqs out.

2020-12-22 Thread Why 42? The lists account. via cctalk
On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 05:56:40PM -0500, Chris Zach via cctech wrote: > This was a long day. Went over to the house and started working on getting > the Perqs out of the basement. I've been moving smaller stuff to make room > and it was time. I can see that it was a long day - but you are doing

Re: Keyboard storage

2020-12-22 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
ULINE sells a box (you can buy a qty of 1-5-20-etc that fits the dimensions of most any keyboard and would be a good long-term storage solution. I have bought these and they stack well. Bill On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 9:11 AM Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: > > > On Dec 22, 2020, at 00:51, Patrik Sch

Re: Keyboard storage

2020-12-22 Thread Alan Perry via cctalk
> On Dec 22, 2020, at 00:51, Patrik Schindler via cctalk > wrote: > > Hello Alan, > >> Am 22.12.2020 um 07:17 schrieb Alan Perry via cctalk : >> >> I have a bunch of Sun keyboards that I need to store more efficiently and >> don't want to risk damaging by stacking on top of each other. The

Re: RL02 Tracking

2020-12-22 Thread Aaron Jackson via cctalk
On 22 December 2020 at 10:33 GMT, Aaron Jackson via cctalk wrote: > On 22 December 2020 at 08:01 GMT, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: > >> On Mon, 21 Dec 2020, Aaron Jackson wrote: >>> The status currently is that the heads will load, and the ready lamp >>> flashes as the heads wobble back and fo

Re: RL02 Tracking

2020-12-22 Thread Aaron Jackson via cctalk
On 22 December 2020 at 08:01 GMT, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: > On Mon, 21 Dec 2020, Aaron Jackson wrote: >> The status currently is that the heads will load, and the ready lamp >> flashes as the heads wobble back and forth very slightly, trying to lock >> onto the outer servo guard band.

Re: Keyboard storage

2020-12-22 Thread Patrik Schindler via cctalk
Hello Alan, Am 22.12.2020 um 07:17 schrieb Alan Perry via cctalk : > I have a bunch of Sun keyboards that I need to store more efficiently and > don't want to risk damaging by stacking on top of each other. They are Type > 4s, 5s, and 6s (without the wrist rest), maybe 10 in total. Anyone here

Re: RL02 Tracking

2020-12-22 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Mon, 21 Dec 2020, Aaron Jackson wrote: The status currently is that the heads will load, and the ready lamp flashes as the heads wobble back and forth very slightly, trying to lock onto the outer servo guard band. Probing TP2 of the read/write module, I can see the S1 servo burst flash (roughl