Re: Looking for VAXSET Software Engineering Tools for VMS 4.x

2021-04-18 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Sat, 17 Apr 2021 at 20:35, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > ddrescue Agreed. Important note: `ddrescue` is the newer tool and is more modern than either `dd_rescue` or `gddrescue`. They are *NOT* the same tools under different names. GNU ddrescue or just `ddrescue` It is the preferred choice

Re: Looking for VAXSET Software Engineering Tools for VMS 4.x

2021-04-18 Thread Antonio Carlini via cctalk
On 17/04/2021 23:37, Jon Elson wrote: On 04/17/2021 11:24 AM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: If anyone has any suggestions for how to clean CDs to recover data, I'm all ears. If by the "data side" you mean the clear side the CD is read from, those can be polished with toothpaste or plas

DEC BA11-K KY11-L mounting brackets -- how?

2021-04-18 Thread Fritz Mueller via cctalk
Hi all, I'm reassembling an PDP-11/34 in a BA11-K chassis right now, and am a little puzzled by the front mounting brackets (the ones that hold a KY11-L of either sort on the bottom, and a half trim-panel on the top). In particular, on the bottom half, the available place for screws to go to a

Re: DEC BA11-K KY11-L mounting brackets -- how?

2021-04-18 Thread Mark J. Blair via cctalk
I'm not at home with the machine now, but if I remember (or get reminded in the next day or three), I'll try to take some pictures of my PDP-11/34A to help you out. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X https://www.nf6x.net/

Re: DEC BA11-K KY11-L mounting brackets -- how?

2021-04-18 Thread Fritz Mueller via cctalk
> On Apr 18, 2021, at 4:57 PM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk > wrote: > I'm not at home with the machine now, but if I remember (or get reminded in > the next day or three), I'll try to take some pictures of my PDP-11/34A to > help you out. Thanks, Mark. I'll get some pictures of the brackets I

Re: DEC BA11-K KY11-L mounting brackets -- how?

2021-04-18 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: Fritz Mueller > I'm reassembling an PDP-11/34 in a BA11-K chassis right now, and am a > little puzzled by the front mounting brackets (the ones that hold a > KY11-L of either sort on the bottom, and a half trim-panel on the top). > In particular, on the bottom half, the

Re: DEC BA11-K KY11-L mounting brackets -- how?

2021-04-18 Thread Fritz Mueller via cctalk
> On Apr 18, 2021, at 7:40 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > There's an intermediate 10" or so high adapter piece (one either side, of > course) mounted to the KY11-L... on the bottom, a single 1" or so machine > screw (#8, I think) goes through the vertical tab on the side at the front of > the BA11