[cctalk] Re: 8" floppy diskettes themselves (was: 8" floppy diskette storage cases)

2022-10-13 Thread Mike Stein via cctalk
I've certainly got some for sale; mostly DS/DD but a few SS/SD as well. Can your drive(s) handle DS/DD disks? m On Wed, Oct 12, 2022 at 11:12 PM Mike Begley via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > With all the talk about 8" floppy diskette storage cases, I was wondering > if anyone had any

[cctalk] Re: Xerox 820II U07 Power Supply magic smoke....

2022-10-13 Thread Chris Zach via cctalk
Side thought: I had one of those blow up on a BA23 chassis a few months ago. When I opened the supply it was full of aluminum paper from the inside of the cap; glad it didn't short out any other components. Remove and replace. C On 10/13/2022 11:01 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: On

[cctalk] Re: Intel's i860, Cray-On-A-Chip

2022-10-13 Thread emanuel stiebler via cctalk
On 9/28/2022 20:18, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: FWIW, I just tried building GCC 2.95.2 on my Linux system (Fedora Core 32, GCC 10.3.1. It almost built, ran into an argument mismatch error message in something called "chill". So if you want something that old it looks like you'll have to

[cctalk] Re: Intel's i860, Cray-On-A-Chip

2022-10-13 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Oct 13, 2022, at 11:02 AM, emanuel stiebler wrote: > > On 9/28/2022 20:18, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: >> FWIW, I just tried building GCC 2.95.2 on my Linux system (Fedora Core 32, >> GCC 10.3.1. It almost built, ran into an argument mismatch error message in >> something called

[cctalk] Re: Xerox 820II U07 Power Supply magic smoke....

2022-10-13 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 10/13/22 08:32, D. Resor via cctalk wrote: I do understand that these are common film capacitor types. There is one more smaller .10ufa RIFA branded capacitor hiding near the center of the PWB. A couple reasons I'd like to have a circuit diagram is to know what the RIFA capacitors purpose

[cctalk] Re: datapoint 2200 programming

2022-10-13 Thread Dave Mitton via cctalk
> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:54:33 -0500 > From: Steve Lewis > Subject: [cctalk] datapoint 2200 programming > > Does anyone know how the 1970/1971 original Datapoint 2200 was > programmed? > It had tapes containing terminal programs to access different types of >

[cctalk] Re: Xerox 820II U07 Power Supply magic smoke....

2022-10-13 Thread Jonathan Chapman via cctalk
If the PSU requires too much hacking, you may just want to replace with a modern Mean-Well switcher or two. The Aztec supplies used in those Xerox enclosures are OK but nothing stellar. I recapped mine (it also showed signs of electrolytic leakage) and it did work so I kept it, but if it'd had

[cctalk] Re: Xerox 820II U07 Power Supply magic smoke....

2022-10-13 Thread D. Resor via cctalk
I do understand that these are common film capacitor types. There is one more smaller .10ufa RIFA branded capacitor hiding near the center of the PWB. A couple reasons I'd like to have a circuit diagram is to know what the RIFA capacitors purpose are. The other is, a couple of the

[cctalk] Re: Xerox 820II U07 Power Supply magic smoke....

2022-10-13 Thread Jonathan Chapman via cctalk
> If it's gold and got RIFA on it, replace it, though. - snip - > I've learned now, to always check every PSU or other mains-powered > vintage equipment for these little stinkbombs. If they're present, i'll > always replace. Yup, always replace. These are not parts that can be rehabilitated.

[cctalk] Re: Xerox 820II U07 Power Supply magic smoke....

2022-10-13 Thread Joshua Rice via cctalk
You shouldn't need a schematic. These thin film caps are a common failure mode on a multitude of PSUs. Just replace like for like. Thin film X and X2 rated caps are easily found from your favorite electronics part retailer. If it's gold and got RIFA on it, replace it, though. Just because

[cctalk] Xerox 820II U07 Power Supply magic smoke....

2022-10-13 Thread D. Resor via cctalk
Where might I find a schematic diagram for the Xerox U07 8" FDD,HDD expansion cabinet for the 820II, and/or the 105P80450 power supply? The Xerox Professional Computer Technical Reference Manual I downloaded from bitsavers.org doesn't seem to have those particular schematic diagrams. For your

[cctalk] Re: datapoint 2200 programming

2022-10-13 Thread jos via cctalk
On 12.10.22 22:54, Steve Lewis via cctalk wrote: Does anyone know how the 1970/1971 original Datapoint 2200 was programmed? It had tapes containing terminal programs to access different types of systems. And the instruction set was said to be similar what became the 8008. But how were these