Re: SPARCstation rescue giveaway (Was: Kei cars and motorcycles (Was: Rick Dickinson, ZX Spectrum designer, RIP))

On 4/30/18 10:20 AM, Eric Christopherson via cctalk wrote: On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 5:40 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: I keep them all. Not counting the bad ones in the SS1 and 2, I have 7. I can send them to you. I don't mind pick up the shipping

Re: SPARCstation rescue giveaway (Was: Kei cars and motorcycles (Was: Rick Dickinson, ZX Spectrum designer, RIP))

that's 100% compatible. Yeah, the "still works but pukes errors" is the typical symptom of the newer, slightly incompatible 48T02s in Sun machines. I don't recall if mine kept accurate time with the newer modules. Thanks, Jonathan On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 6:28 PM, Alan Perry via cctal

Re: SPARCstation rescue giveaway (Was: Kei cars and motorcycles (Was: Rick Dickinson, ZX Spectrum designer, RIP))

On 4/27/18 3:03 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 1:55 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: - SPARCstation 1. Chassis is intact. It has a bad IDPROM; aside from that it passes onboard diagnostics. It has 12M memory, no HDD now, and a 3.5&quo

Re: SPARCstation rescue giveaway (Was: Kei cars and motorcycles (Was: Rick Dickinson, ZX Spectrum designer, RIP))

the entire top encapsulation, but if you do that, it may not fit under SBus cards if you're doing it on a system that puts SBus slots over the NVRAM. Thanks, Jonathan On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 6:03 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 1:55 PM

SPARCstation rescue giveaway (Was: Kei cars and motorcycles (Was: Rick Dickinson, ZX Spectrum designer, RIP))

I wrote: >... yesterday I managed to take the two SPARCstation 20s that I gotfrom >Pete's and make one working dual-processor SS20. I alsopassed on one of >the SS5s to its new owner. The person who originally spoke up for the >SS20 has not responded to subsequent e-mail, so it may be available.

Kei cars and motorcycles (Was: Rick Dickinson, ZX Spectrum designer, RIP)

On 4/26/18 11:52 PM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: On Fri, 27 Apr 2018 at 00:48, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: The Honda 600 was NOT a bike. Well, mostly not. After demise of the mid 1960s Honda S600/S800 ("poor-man's-Ferrari" design exercise that got out of hand and

Picked up stuff from Pete's

For those follow the rescue of equipment from Pete Lancashire's place outside of Portland ... I went out there last Friday. Pete was unavailable, so a friend of his let me and showed me where to avoid stepping. The amount of stuff there was impressive/amazing/overwhelming. Aside from the

Re: To be scrapped in as little as 2 months

348 5922 again he will be at the banks house at 8 a.m. His name is > Charles Osborne > >> On Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 8:39 AM Alan Perry via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> >> wrote: >> >> >> > On Apr 16, 2018, at 8:05 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk >> &

Re: To be scrapped in as little as 2 months

> On Apr 16, 2018, at 8:05 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > >> On 04/16/2018 10:54 AM, Alan Perry wrote: >> There are a few cross conversations going on here and in separate e-mail and >> maybe some confusion. &g

Re: To be scrapped in as little as 2 months

There are a few cross conversations going on here and in separate e-mail and maybe some confusion. On Friday, I am going to meet Pete to pick up the Suns and do some prep for later coming back to get the Alphas and the keypunch. I may also pick up Alphas, depending on my judgment on Fri

Re: To be scrapped in as little as 2 months

the SPARCstations from the recycler. Thanks, Jonathan On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 6:43 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: On 04/15/2018 03:30 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: On 4/15/18 11:59 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via

Re: To be scrapped in as little as 2 months

ndard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk wrote: wish this  was  closer!  ed# Me too.  I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS. Whe

Re: To be scrapped in as little as 2 months

On 4/15/18 11:59 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: On 04/15/2018 02:37 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk wrote: wish this  was  closer!  ed# Me too.  I could use an Alpha or two

Re: To be scrapped in as little as 2 months

On 4/15/18 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: On 04/15/2018 01:44 PM, Ed Sharpe via cctalk wrote: wish this  was  closer!  ed# Me too.  I could use an Alpha or two for running VMS. Where are you? I am picking up the Alphas so they don't get scrapped. I will be looking for

Re: To be scrapped in as little as 2 months

Do you know the size/models of the Alpha systems? I want to make sure they will fit in my car. alan > On Apr 14, 2018, at 7:43 PM, Pete Lancashire via cctalk > wrote: > > 3 x DEC Alphas, small deskside models > > 5 to 6 x Sun pizza boxes one a Sparc 1 prototype > >

Re: Instruction video on laserdisk

I have a NTSC LD player AND a video capture device (or two). Located in the Seattle area. I recently picked up some Prisoner LDs and confirmed that LD player is still working. It did involve opening it up and blowing dust off of the optical sensors inside of it. alan On 3/31/18 10:28 AM,

Re: Shipping

I have been thinking about building a Cray 1 cabinet replica for use as storage and seating in my office/machine room, so I looked at the one at the LCM very closely during VCF PNW. They don't have much padding on the cushions. alan On 2/27/18 11:10 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:

Re: Sold on eBay: Convergent Technologies S/50 a.k.a. Unix PC, AT 3B1 Unix Workstation

, Alan Perry via cctech wrote: Are you sure? The B20, B21, B22 looked like this - http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102662660 - and nothing like the 3B1 or the S/50. The B25 and subsequent models (which are often referred to as B20s) are modular systems that are box-shaped and got

Re: Sold on eBay: Convergent Technologies S/50 a.k.a. Unix PC, AT 3B1 Unix Workstation

ave some brochures somewhere. > > m > > - Original Message - > From: "Alan Perry via cctech" <cct...@classiccmp.org> > To: <cct...@classiccmp.org> > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 2:02 PM > Subject: Re: Sold on eBay: Convergent Technologies S/50

Re: Sold on eBay: Convergent Technologies S/50 a.k.a. Unix PC, AT 3B1 Unix Workstation

Are you sure? The B20, B21, B22 looked like this - http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102662660 - and nothing like the 3B1 or the S/50. The B25 and subsequent models (which are often referred to as B20s) are modular systems that are box-shaped and got wider as "slices" were

Re: Getting Sun Sparcstation 10 to recognize its graphics card

Jonathan may be on to something here. I only deal with Sun stuff and am mostly unfamiliar with SGI stuff. However, I use LCD displays with 13W3-to-VGA adapters on my Suns and, relevant to this discussion, I know that the adapters used with Suns are different from the ones with SGIs, though I

Re: Details about IBM's early 'scientific' computers

On 11/15/17 11:13 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: On 11/15/2017 10:17 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: MANY companies were quite bad at making a go of the computer business. Xerox is probably legendary, but GE and RCA were certainly also famous for this.  Honeywell made a LOT of computers

Re: OT: the death of shortwave / Re: Hallicrafters S-85

What kind of nets are you looking for? I am an emergency communications volunteer with Kitsap County so I am aware of all sorts of emergency response related nets, but I only have equipment for the local nets. Have you looked at the ARRL Net database? alan On 10/16/17 11:24 AM, Ian S.

Re: OT: the death of shortwave / Re: Hallicrafters S-85

> On Oct 7, 2017, at 17:57, Chuck Guzis via cctalk > wrote: > >> On 10/07/2017 04:46 PM, Brent Hilpert via cctalk wrote: >> >> SW is dead. The internet killed it. > > I tune through the commercial broadcast bands every couple of years > Bible-thumpers mostly. The

Re: The origin of the phrases ATA and IDE [WAS:RE: formatting MFM drives on a IBM PC]

Yesterday I exchanged e-mail with Dal Allan (who gave the CAM committee reports to X3T9.2). I didn't get permission to post the e-mail here, so I will summarize. He said that the AT Attachment project got its name on 30 Mar 89. He said that WD was the source of the name IDE, but he doesn't

Re: The origin of the phrases ATA and IDE [WAS:RE: formatting MFM drives on a IBM PC]

On 10/3/17 5:33 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: On 10/3/17 5:03 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: Compaq and WD also worked with CDC to use the Wren II HH drive in the Compaq Deskpro 286. I found separate reports confirming the Miniscribe HDD in the Portable II and the Wren II in a Compaq

Re: PCMCIA (Was: The origin of the phrases ATA and IDE [WAS:RE: formatting

On 10/3/17 4:25 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: Q: was the card slot in the Poqet "PCMCIA"? ("People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms"  ("Personal Computer Memory Card Industry Association", for those who want more formality)) Maybe later ones were, but the first ones were just "card

Re: The origin of the phrases ATA and IDE [WAS:RE: formatting MFM drives on a IBM PC]

3 Oct 2017, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: As I previously posted, these minutes refer one of two CAM Committee meeting in May or Jun 1989 where it was announced that the "ATA document" was nearly complete: http://www.t10.org/ftp/x3t9.2/document.89/89-075r0.txt I have found two independent s

Re: The origin of the phrases ATA and IDE [WAS:RE: formatting MFM

On 10/3/17 12:09 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: Scott Mueller mentions it in his "Upgrading And Repairing PCs" http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2028834 He said that "IDE" was a "marketing term", with "ATA" being the "official" name.  Which is pretty much the same as the

Re: The origin of the phrases ATA and IDE [WAS:RE: formatting MFM drives on a IBM PC]

On 10/3/17 11:40 AM, Phil Blundell via cctalk wrote: On Tue, 2017-10-03 at 18:56 +0100, Pete Turnbull via cctalk wrote: So there's clear proof that at least three companies in the UK were using the term IDE before (or at least by) 1990.  I never heard it called anything else in that

Re: The origin of the phrases ATA and IDE [WAS:RE: formatting MFM drives on a IBM PC]

On 10/2/17 11:34 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctech wrote: On 10/02/2017 10:03 AM, Alan Perry via cctech wrote: Here is a complete quote from the minutes: "Jim McGrath of Quantum defined his company's interest as being primarily in the ability to embed SCSI into a drive without there

Re: The origin of the phrases ATA and IDE [WAS:RE: formatting MFM drives on a IBM PC]

On 10/2/17 5:22 AM, Jules Richardson via cctech wrote: On 10/02/2017 01:46 AM, Alan Perry via cctech wrote: There was a call to form the CAM (Common Access Method) Committee of X3T9.2 (SCSI-2) on 30 Sept 1988 and they first met on 19 Oct 1988. The primary goal was to come up with a SCSI

Re: The origin of the phrases ATA and IDE [WAS:RE: formatting MFM drives on a IBM PC]

On 10/1/17 1:22 PM, Fred Cisin via cctech wrote: On Sun, 1 Oct 2017, Tom Gardner via cctalk wrote: I've looked for but cannot find any WD or Compaq documents publically using IDE to describe what ultimately issued as ATA-1.  My search included various Compaq maintenance manuals. Thank you

Re: Solaris on PPC?

I worked on Solaris when the PPC work was done. Solaris 2.5.1 was the release that included PPC support. Here is a link to the Solaris 2.5.1 release notes, which describe some Solaris on PPC details - https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19695-01/802-5366/802-5366.pdf alan On 8/30/17 6:35 PM,

Re: DEC archives

> On Jun 16, 2017, at 07:20, Liam Proven via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > >> On 16 June 2017 at 16:17, Alan Perry via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> >> wrote: >> that it was in an inappropriate format and that I was "wasting every

Re: DEC archives

> On Jun 15, 2017, at 23:11, Lyle Bickley via cctech > wrote: > > > > Having volunteered with Collections (cataloging, etc.), I know that one > session at VCF would be insufficient to qualify someone to properly > handle and copy documents to museum standards. In

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

On 1/15/17 8:58 PM, Jeff Woolsey wrote: On 1/15/17 7:20 PM, Alan Perry wrote: If I had something rare, I would donate it to an appropriate museum. Good luck with that. I tried with my rarest, and they claimed they already had one. I had a Televideo TS-1605 that I donated to LCM. alan

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

My most unusual computer-related item is an Axil 320 (SPARCstation 20 clone laid out like a SS10 on the inside) running OPENSTEP 4.2. But it would be nicer if OPENSTEP made use of the second processor module in it. Or the receipt for the very last magneto-optical cartridges for the NeXT

Re: Rogue: Mctesq was here

On 11/19/16 11:33 AM, Al Kossow wrote: On 11/19/16 11:00 AM, David Brownlee wrote: On 19 November 2016 at 13:58, Al Kossow wrote: On 11/18/16 10:05 PM, Richard Loken wrote: So I am 35 days from retirement and I have been cleaning up the office and my Redhat Linux

Re: Rogue: Mctesq was here

Of course, it is better to run it on vintage hardware to get the full experience, but there is an Java applet version that runs in a browser - http://www.hexatron.com/rogue/ There is also an iPhone port (last updated in 2008, so that's vintage as far as iOS, right?). alan > On Nov 18,

Re: 1993 Mt. Xinu calendar

On 11/14/16 9:37 PM, Jason T wrote: On Sat, Nov 12, 2016 at 4:16 PM, Alan Perry <ape...@snowmoose.com> wrote: In a box of my old stuff, I found a copy of the Mt. Xinu calendar for 1993, the last year that they did a calendar, and scanned it. Some of you may fondly remember the Mt

1993 Mt. Xinu calendar

In a box of my old stuff, I found a copy of the Mt. Xinu calendar for 1993, the last year that they did a calendar, and scanned it. Some of you may fondly remember the Mt. Xinu calendars so I am hosting what I scanned so folks can download it. It can be found at:

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

> On Oct 11, 2016, at 09:24, Josh Dersch wrote: > >> On 10/11/16 9:06 AM, Charles Anthony wrote: >> >> On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 8:44 AM, william degnan >> wrote: >> DOS PC: Doom >>> Last comment from me... >>> >>> I played SGI

Re: vintage computers in active use

On 5/27/16 7:17 PM, Jon Elson wrote: It hasn't seen battle yet (and I hope it doesn't have to) but I'm a little worried about the fact that it's beaten (badly) in simulations and exercises with much older fighter aircraft with much more "primitive" tech, including Russian

Re: vintage computers in active use

> On May 27, 2016, at 08:41, Swift Griggs wrote: > >> On Thu, 26 May 2016, Toby Thain wrote: >> We're pretty much already there. > > Agreed. You should hear one of my buddies talk about the air traffic > control software he wrote which was replaced with some horror. >

Re: VAX-11/750 registry (Was: Reviving a VAX-11/750)

ee C. > > On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 12:32 PM, Toby Thain <t...@telegraphics.com.au> > wrote: > >>> On 2015-07-06 11:03 PM, Alan Perry wrote: >>> >>> Is there any interest in starting a VAX-11/750 registry? I wouldn't >>> mind knowing who else o

Re: VAX-11/750 registry (Was: Reviving a VAX-11/750)

ney <leec2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have a vague recollection of this - have you reached out to Alan to > determine current status? > > Lee C. > > On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 12:32 PM, Toby Thain <t...@telegraphics.com.au> > wrote: > >>> On 2015-07-0

Re: PDP-10 programming [was RE: Dumb Terminal games (was Re: Looking for a small fast VAX development machine)]

I loaned Rich my big bag of DECsystem-20 docs, including the Gorin book, from my days as a systems programmer on a couple of -20s in college. Guess I should have taken a deposit or some ID ;) I had some time to kill in SoDo and went to LCM for the first since it opened to the public. I tried

Re: The Burroughs B5900 and E-Mode

Thanks for posting this. Very interesting and it was fun to see names that I have not heard for nearly 30 years. (I worked on system software for Burroughs/Unisys from 86-89.) However, it does have a couple of errors (e.g., Burroughs and Sperry merged in 86, not 85). alan On 10/14/15 6:33

Re: VAX-11/750 registry (Was: Reviving a VAX-11/750)

file with one maintainer then some limitations is probably good. But with an rdbms and a nice front then it could encompass all makes and models. Some filtering on the output and bobs your uncle. /P On Mon, Jul 06, 2015 at 08:03:12PM -0700, Alan Perry wrote: Is there any interest in starting

Re: VAX-11/750 registry (Was: Reviving a VAX-11/750)

On 7/6/15 8:17 PM, Christian Gauger-Cosgrove wrote: On 6 July 2015 at 23:03, Alan Perry ape...@snowmoose.com wrote: Is there any interest in starting a VAX-11/750 registry? I wouldn't mind knowing who else out there has one and where they are now. If you are interested, send me e-mail (vax11

Re: VAX-11/750 registry (Was: Reviving a VAX-11/750)

On 7/7/15 1:50 PM, tony duell wrote: BTW, is this list limited to machines that are in operable condition? I would include machines that were clearly restorable. OK, anything can be restored, but you know what I mean :-). In other words an 11/730 or 11/750 that needs its TU58 rollers

Re: VAX-11/750 registry (Was: Reviving a VAX-11/750)

On 7/7/15 4:35 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote: On 2015-07-08 01:25, Antonio Carlini wrote: On 07/07/15 23:06, Johnny Billquist wrote: I honestly don't have a good idea of what defines a large VAX. Buses feels unsuitable. Power connector maybe? :-) If the intention is to avoid a huge list then

Re: VAX-11/750 registry (Was: Reviving a VAX-11/750)

How many microvaxen were made? I think that would be a lot more work, wouldn't it? alan On 7/6/15 11:52 PM, couryho...@aol.com wrote: will this include micro vax also? Ed# In a message dated 7/6/2015 8:03:25 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, ape...@snowmoose.com writes: Is there

Re: UNIBUS extension card/cable sets Was: Looking for info on National Semiconductor RAM board (VAX 11/730)

FYI, in my 750, the UNIBUS expansion has a L0010 in the main cabinet and a M9014 in the expansion cabinet. I didn't note the details of the cable(s) between the two when I did the inventory of my system. On another topic, we had discussed me going through my B1000 stuff and Burroughs contacts

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