RE: IBM Model C typewriter

2022-01-13 Thread D. Resor via cctalk
The golfballtypewritershop list groups.io, though there is only around 30+ members. The foolish created a Facebook group where there are several hundred gambling fools. I'll take no part in Facebook ever again, and therefore have regained a little privacy back. Meanwhile Mozilla Firefox is do

PDP-11/34 FP11-A on eBait

2022-01-13 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
Speaking of FP11-A's: https://www.ebay.com/itm/275096265379 I wouldn't mind having one, but not for that much! I wonder how much it will go for? Noel

Re: DEC 3000/600 Alphaserver problems

2022-01-13 Thread Zane Healy via cctalk
On Jan 12, 2022, at 11:23 PM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote: > > I love an excuse to buy a tool. I think *good* tools are always a worthwhile > investment. After a buying a tool that I think I will only use once, I tend > to find other uses for it over time. Maybe you will find yourself needing t

Retro Chip Tester Pro, US shopping basket?

2022-01-13 Thread William Sudbrink via cctalk
In response to my wife's "Buy yourself a Christmas present" direction, I've ordered a Retro Chip Tested Pro board. When you purchase the board, you get a BOM and links to stored shopping baskets for some European vendors. Has anyone built this in the US and stored their basket with a US vendor?

Re: Retro Chip Tester Pro, US shopping basket?

2022-01-13 Thread Santo Nucifora via cctalk
Hi Bill, I have a Digikey shopping cart for most of the items and another for Mouser for the rest of the items but mine was Rev "i". I did this back in August and I looked at the cart and noticed that some of the items may have substitutes now. I know I had to do a few substitutes when I follow

Re: PDP-11/34 FP11-A on eBait

2022-01-13 Thread Chris Zach via cctalk
I guess what it would be worth to someone. If I had an 11/34 an FPP module would be really helpful as Fortran apps don't run too well without it. That said the 64 bit dedicated processor with 16 2901's always struck me as a bit excessive for an 11/34. (Then again I have a FPF11, but at least t

Re: IBM Model C typewriter

2022-01-13 Thread Van Snyder via cctalk
On Wed, 2022-01-12 at 20:25 -0700, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > On 1/12/22 5:49 PM, Van Snyder via cctalk wrote: > > I have an old IBM Model C typewriter. I can't bear to throw it > > away, > > even though it doesn't work well. The carriage doesn't advance, and > > the > > A key doesn't work. D

mirror of ftp://unix.hensa.ac.uk

2022-01-13 Thread Cameron Kaiser via cctalk
Looking for some tools (guide_reader, others) that were apparently only on unix.hensa.ac.uk's FTP. This hostname still exists, but directs to University of Kent's mirror service, and there is no trace of the old archive. Anybody happen to have saved any pieces of it? -- -

Re: 8" Floppy Drives needed

2022-01-13 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
Richard, Please let me know the cost and I will be happy to paypal it to you. thank you, Mike +1 (773) 414-1044. On 1/12/2022 11:31 AM, Richard Loken wrote: I have, as far as I recall, a 8" single sided full height Shugart drive here that I swapped out of my Trash 80 Model I

Re: 8" Floppy Drives needed

2022-01-13 Thread Richard Loken via cctalk
On Thu, 13 Jan 2022, Mike Katz wrote: Please let me know the cost and I will be happy to paypal it to you. Okay, I will dig it up and find a box and get back to you on Monday. -- Richard Loken VE6BSV: "...underneath those tuques we wear, Athabasca, Alberta Canada : our he