Re: Siemens T100 Terminal with Paper Tape - Available

2021-12-10 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Thu, 9 Dec 2021, nico de jong wrote: You need a COM port (or simulator) and a little box converting RS232 to 50 BPS serial.  Diagrams can be found everywhere. But you could also look at There isn't such a converter thing ;-) What you mean is a converter between current loop and V.28. To be p

Re: Overland T490 cartridge tape drive and autoloader

2021-12-10 Thread nico de jong via cctalk
Hello Peter Yes, the drive is 3480 compatible. I have only seen them as "normal" SCSI, but that is not the same as saying that differential versions do not exist. I believe I have a manual somewhere, but can't look into it until mid next week I'll get back to you if I find it Nico On 2021-12-0

Re: Siemens T100 Terminal with Paper Tape - Available

2021-12-10 Thread nico de jong via cctalk
On 2021-12-10 10:31, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: On Thu, 9 Dec 2021, nico de jong wrote: You need a COM port (or simulator) and a little box converting RS232 to 50 BPS serial.  Diagrams can be found everywhere. But you could also look at There isn't such a converter thing ;-) What you m

Re: Reproduction DEC 144-lamp indicator panels

2021-12-10 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: Tony Duell > I have _two_. But alas nothing to connect them to. Well, there are still a good flock of machines with IBM channels around, but _you_ don't have one (I can't blame you :-). I wonder if any of the people with IBM channel machines have any need to connect to an -11? Sp

Re: RC11 controller (Was: Reproduction DEC 144-lamp indicator panels)

2021-12-10 Thread Jay Jaeger via cctalk
On 12/9/2021 11:06 PM, Guy Sotomayor via cctalk wrote: On 12/9/21 8:15 PM, Jay Jaeger via cctalk wrote: One could perhaps emulate the RS64 data stream using a fast-enough micro, ala the MFM emulator. Why does everyone seem to want to emulate HW like this with a micro when a reasonable FPGA

Re: RC11 controller (Was: Reproduction DEC 144-lamp indicator panels)

2021-12-10 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Dec 9, 2021, at 11:15 PM, Jay Jaeger via cctalk > wrote: > > On 12/9/2021 7:49 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: >> > From: Steven Malikoff >> > Was there ever an indicator panel for the RC11? .. I have a set of RC11 >> > modules .. No backplane though. I've not found any do

Re: Reproduction DEC 144-lamp indicator panels

2021-12-10 Thread Tony Duell via cctalk
On Fri, Dec 10, 2021 at 1:37 PM Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: > > > From: Tony Duell > > > I have _two_. But alas nothing to connect them to. > > Well, there are still a good flock of machines with IBM channels around, but > _you_ don't have one (I can't blame you :-). I wonder if any of

Re: RC11 controller (Was: Reproduction DEC 144-lamp indicator panels)

2021-12-10 Thread Guy Sotomayor via cctalk
On 12/10/21 6:21 AM, Jay Jaeger via cctalk wrote: On 12/9/2021 11:06 PM, Guy Sotomayor via cctalk wrote: On 12/9/21 8:15 PM, Jay Jaeger via cctalk wrote: One could perhaps emulate the RS64 data stream using a fast-enough micro, ala the MFM emulator. Why does everyone seem to want to emul

Re: RC11 controller (Was: Reproduction DEC 144-lamp indicator panels)

2021-12-10 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Dec 10, 2021, at 12:57 PM, Guy Sotomayor via cctalk > wrote: > > All valid points. My frustration has been where I see projects that use a > RPi for something that a simple HW circuit/CPLD/FPGA could have done it > simpler and more efficiently. > > I've lost count of the FPGA boards

Re: NI PCI-GPIB+ Analyzer boards on ebay

2021-12-10 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 2:26 PM Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: > > About the software: > I bought a couple of that seller's cards; one each of 284088568161 & > 284088570014. > Asked him about the software. Here's his reply. > > Regarding your question about the Analyzer software, if I recal