[cctalk] WTB: Keyboard for IBM 3290-1 terminal.

2024-01-24 Thread Andrew Back via cctalk
Hello, I'm looking for a keyboard to use with an IBM 3290-1 terminal (DB25 connector). IBM part number 6016730 or similar. Regards, Andrew

[cctalk] Re: Free to good home HP 7510a Photo Plotter - UK

2023-11-17 Thread Andrew Back via cctalk
Hi Dave, Did this go? If not, I'd be interested. I'm located in Hebden Bridge, so could drive over to collect. Best, Andrew On 16/11/2023 10:24, Dave Wade G4UGM via cctalk wrote: > Folks, > > > > Trying to reduce the weight in my loft and I would like to donate my HP > Photoplotter to a good h

Re: Retro networking / WAN communities

2022-04-11 Thread Andrew Back via cctalk
On 11/04/2022 18:02, Grant Taylor via cctech wrote: > Does anyone know of any communities / mailing lists / newsgroups / et > al. for retro networking / WAN technologies? > > I find myself interested in (at least) the following and would like to > find others with similar (dis)interests to chat ab

Re: 400 Hz

2021-05-05 Thread Andrew Back via cctalk
On 05/05/2021 16:07, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > Were the higher frequencies used because it directly effected the amount > of time / duration in (fractions of) seconds between peaks of rectified > (but not yet smoothed) power? Haven't read the rest of the thread and so at the risk of being

Re: Looking for IBM 3278 Operator Console

2021-04-26 Thread Andrew Back via cctalk
On 26/04/2021 08:23, Hayden via cctech wrote: > > I'm trying to track down a keyboard to complete a system which is proving > quite difficult! > > Here is the specific unit: https://i.imgur.com/FsG24G3.jpg > > if anyone happened to have one of these spare or know someone who does > please let me kn

Re: SIMH on low overhead platform

2020-08-17 Thread Andrew Back via cctalk
On 17/08/2020 08:43, Tom Hunter via cctalk wrote: > Has SIMH been ported to a low overhead (instant-on) platform? > > I ask the question because the startup time of Linux is distracting when > powering on a PiDP-11/70 or similar clone systems based on SIMH. Haven't seen anything, but Linux can be

Re: OpenVMS Community License

2020-07-29 Thread Andrew Back via cctalk
On 29/07/2020 15:21, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: > On 7/29/20 10:07 AM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: >> On 29/07/2020 14:19, Paul Koning wrote: >>> On Jul 29, 2020, at 4:28 AM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: ... For those of you with hobbyist licence PAKs, I

Re: OpenVMS Community License

2020-07-29 Thread Andrew Back via cctalk
On 28/07/2020 19:11, Camiel Vanderhoeven via cctalk wrote: >> On Jul 28, 2020, at 7:47 PM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk >> wrote: >> The question that will be answered when someone gets the VSI CLP PAKs is >> will those PAKS work on an older version of OpenVMS? The Hobbyist PAKs >> produced by

IBM 3194 VDU (WTB/pinout).

2020-07-24 Thread Andrew Back via cctalk
I have an IBM 3194 base unit and keyboard, but no monitor. Hence would like to try and source a suitable monitor and any suggestions on this front would be appreciated. Failing which, also considering the possibility of using some other non-original monitor, but not sure what the interface (15-pin

Re: WTB: SMD drive

2017-09-18 Thread Andrew Back via cctalk
On 18/09/17 19:48, Camiel Vanderhoeven via cctech wrote: > Now that I have the Convex C220 completely up and running again, I¹m > hoping to do the same thing for my Convex C1. I just acquired a set of > 9-track tapes containing dumped root, /usr, and /mnt filesystems for it. > Once I obtain a suita

Wanted: Parsytec SCSI-T or BBK-S4.

2017-09-16 Thread Andrew Back via cctalk
Hello, I'm looking for a Parsytec SCSI or SBus to Transputer link adapter. Buy or possible swap for something else interesting. Also wouldn't say no to a Partsytec X'Plorer, should anyone be looking to part with one (or two). Cheers, Andrew