HP 2000 TSB and FORTRAN

2021-11-18 Thread David Williams via cctalk
Like many, I used an HP 2000 TSB system in high school to first learn about programming. Wanting to learn more than just BASIC, I soon discovered there was a program on the system that let you write and run FORTRAN programs. All these years later I can't remember anything more than that and

Re: What happened to control-data.info and controlfreaks.org?

2021-11-18 Thread Andrew Warkentin via cctalk
On 11/18/21, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > > Have any SCOPE 3.1.6 or 3.3 deadstart images survived? If someone has > an old 7-track deadstart tape, I'll be happy to image it. NOS is too > new for me--I date from the time that it was KRONOS--and before that, MACE. > > --Chuck > I think there

Re: What happened to control-data.info and controlfreaks.org?

2021-11-18 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 11/18/21 7:08 PM, Andrew Warkentin via cctalk wrote: > On 11/18/21, Michael Kerpan via cctalk wrote: >> What happened? Looking back at my emails, the list was operating normally >> until September 3. Then it just stopped. There were normal discussions >> going on. There was no flood of spam.

Re: IEEE-488 on the PDP-11

2021-11-18 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 3:15 AM Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: > On Wed, 17 Nov 2021, Ethan Dicks wrote: > > ... The IBV11 can certainly keep up with the > > 6502 in the drive that's banging out the IEEE-488 protocol. > > Our Tektronix 4051 can talk to and use Commodore IEEE floppy drives for

Re: What happened to control-data.info and controlfreaks.org?

2021-11-18 Thread Andrew Warkentin via cctalk
On 11/18/21, Michael Kerpan via cctalk wrote: > What happened? Looking back at my emails, the list was operating normally > until September 3. Then it just stopped. There were normal discussions > going on. There was no flood of spam. As far as I can tell, nothing occured > that would trigger a

HP 2000 TSB and FORTRAN

2021-11-18 Thread David Williams via cctalk
Like many, I used an HP 2000 TSB system in high school to first learn about programming. Wanting to learn more than just BASIC, I soon discovered there was a program on the system that let you write and run FORTRAN programs. All these years later I can't remember anything more than that and

Re: Apple cube cleaning

2021-11-18 Thread Peter Corlett via cctalk
On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 01:09:34PM -0500, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > On Nov 18, 2021, at 11:59 AM, Peter Corlett via cctalk > wrote: >> I assume you've already attempted to throw the usual household stuff at it >> as if it was a phone or TV. If not, dig out the glass cleaner and microfibre

Re: Apple cube cleaning

2021-11-18 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Nov 18, 2021, at 11:59 AM, Peter Corlett via cctalk > wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 03:34:19PM +0100, jacob--- via cctalk wrote: >> I got a Apple cube here as part of a larger haul, at some point someone >> placed a bit of tape on the clear polycarbonate case, the tape is long >>

Re: Apple cube cleaning

2021-11-18 Thread Peter Corlett via cctalk
On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 03:34:19PM +0100, jacob--- via cctalk wrote: > I got a Apple cube here as part of a larger haul, at some point someone > placed a bit of tape on the clear polycarbonate case, the tape is long > gone but the yellow glue remains. > Am unsure about the hardness of it, if I

Re: Apple cube cleaning

2021-11-18 Thread Zane Healy via cctalk
On Nov 18, 2021, at 6:37 AM, Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: > > Have you tried Goo Gone? I’d be scared to try Goo Gone on a Apple Cube case. IIRC, it’s not exactly normal plastic. As Paul points out, try whatever is used on a spot that will be out of view. This is a great question, it applies

Re: Apple cube cleaning

2021-11-18 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
A chemical engineer friend in the adhesives business told me years ago that WD-40 is a good solvent to use for adhesives stuck to plastic. It's unlikely to hurt the plastic but it will soften the glue. It's not fast but it does work. As always, check on a hidden part of the case to make sure

Re: What happened to control-data.info and controlfreaks.org?

2021-11-18 Thread Alexandre Souza via cctalk
And the ones harmed were the people who cared for and supported him, the guy who stole his material got nothing but promotion. A very selfish and childish way to handle things. If you like a site...clone it to your HD, it happens more than you think :( 73 de pu2sex Alexandre Enviado do meu

Re: Apple cube cleaning

2021-11-18 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
Have you tried Goo Gone? On 11/18/2021 8:34 AM, jacob--- via cctalk wrote: I got a Apple cube here as part of a larger haul, at some point someone placed a bit of tape on the clear polycarbonate case, the tape is long gone but the yellow glue remains. Am unsure about the hardness of it, if

Apple cube cleaning

2021-11-18 Thread jacob--- via cctalk
I got a Apple cube here as part of a larger haul, at some point someone placed a bit of tape on the clear polycarbonate case, the tape is long gone but the yellow glue remains. Am unsure about the hardness of it, if I could use sugar cubes to rub it off, anyone knows a scratch free way to

Re: What happened to control-data.info and controlfreaks.org?

2021-11-18 Thread Daniel Seagraves via cctalk
> On Nov 18, 2021, at 8:22 AM, Michael Kerpan wrote: > > What happened? Looking back at my emails, the list was operating normally > until September 3. Then it just stopped. There were normal discussions going > on. There was no flood of spam. As far as I can tell, nothing occured that >

Re: What happened to control-data.info and controlfreaks.org?

2021-11-18 Thread Michael Kerpan via cctalk
Why would legal counsel tell him to take the site down? That makes no sense. Mike On Thu, Nov 18, 2021, 9:24 AM James B DiGriz via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:23:40 -0600 > Daniel Seagraves via cctalk wrote: > > > > On Nov 18, 2021, at 12:53 AM, Jim

Re: What happened to control-data.info and controlfreaks.org?

2021-11-18 Thread James B DiGriz via cctalk
On Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:23:40 -0600 Daniel Seagraves via cctalk wrote: > > On Nov 18, 2021, at 12:53 AM, Jim Carpenter via cctalk > > wrote: > > > > Is anybody able to access these sites? I just get redirected to > > Google. > > > > Jim > > Quite simply, Tom got mad, took his ball, and went

Re: What happened to control-data.info and controlfreaks.org?

2021-11-18 Thread Michael Kerpan via cctalk
What happened? Looking back at my emails, the list was operating normally until September 3. Then it just stopped. There were normal discussions going on. There was no flood of spam. As far as I can tell, nothing occured that would trigger a rage quit. Is the software and documentation that was

RE: What happened to control-data.info and controlfreaks.org?

2021-11-18 Thread D. Resor via cctalk
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Re: What happened to control-data.info and controlfreaks.org?

2021-11-18 Thread Daniel Seagraves via cctalk
> On Nov 18, 2021, at 12:53 AM, Jim Carpenter via cctalk > wrote: > > Is anybody able to access these sites? I just get redirected to Google. > > Jim Quite simply, Tom got mad, took his ball, and went home. It is my understanding that everything has been deleted and won’t be restored.

Re: What happened to control-data.info and controlfreaks.org?

2021-11-18 Thread Chris Elmquist via cctalk
On Thursday (11/18/2021 at 01:53AM -0500), Jim Carpenter via cctalk wrote: > Is anybody able to access these sites? I just get redirected to Google. I have not received any email from the controlfreaks mailing list for over 60 days either. I automatically expire stuff older than 60 days and the

Re: IEEE-488 on the PDP-11

2021-11-18 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Wed, 17 Nov 2021, Ethan Dicks wrote: On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 6:09 PM Christian Gauger-Cosgrove I kind of want to see now if an IBV11 and Commodore 1541 can be abused into cooperating. I think it could be done. The IBV11 can certainly keep up with the 6502 in the drive that's banging out