This year I saw a Kaypro II and a couple
Sinclairs, though I didn't buy any of them.
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On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 3:37 PM, Mazzini Alessandro via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> I didn't see it being mentioned here on cctalk :(
>
There is a new site up at http://irix.cc that's hoping to fill the void.
Hopefully it takes off!
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wer on just fine.
I boot the 11 via a TU-58 emulator, so other than the RL02 I don't have any
physical drives or tapes.
Not sure on the price yet, but thought I'd see if anyone is interested.
Ideally this would be for pickup in Des Moines, Iowa.
Thanks!
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ndro via cctalk wrote:
> > Uh this is going to turn interesting... you mean it would be possible to
> get
> > one very, very cheap ?
> >
>
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On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 1:51 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/sgidepot/kybdsmice.html
>
> Hopefully this one is legit? Not affiliated with seller, etc.
>
Ian is very much legit! If you need SGI stuff, he's an expe
While cleaning just now I found one of the metal and black plastic side
bezels for an 8813. If anyone needs one, let me know and I can send it to
you!
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in an informal classic computing net if we
could get one going! I'm mostly active on 20M and 40M.
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, which is still in use, but maybe the computer has been
replaced by now!
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e extra Q-bus boards before I list them on
> > ebay, and I would rather they found a happy home here.
> >
> > Shipping is a flat $10 within the US for as many as you want. Please ask
> > for overseas shipping. If you need any others, or have a "wishlist"
> please
> > contact me off list.
> >
> > Thanks, Paul
> >
> > M3106 DZQ11 $40
> > M3107 DHQ1140
> > M8043 DLV11-J 60
> > M8186 11/23 CPU 60
> > M8189 11/23+ CPU 60
> >
>
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idn't know
anything. It looked rough, so I passed. I did buy some floppy disks however!
Hamfests do occasionally have vintage computing stuff, which is part of why
I go to most of the local ones.
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ew treasures at other hamfests in the past.
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alk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?56897-Came-
> across-three-PDP-11-20-
> units-today
>
>
>
> Need some lovin'. Not near enough to here .
>
>
>
> -
>
>
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x27;s from a Univac I, I'd love to see it in a museum as well!
According to Wikipedia there were only 18 Univac I installations, so this
is a pretty rare piece.
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=SCSI2SD>
>
> Hope that there is something here that helps.
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
>
> On 02/27/17 07:41 PM, Ben Sinclair wrote:
>
>> This is probably a long shot, but does anyone have a Sparcbook 3TX hard
>> drive? I know they're difficult to find.
>>
>>
This is probably a long shot, but does anyone have a Sparcbook 3TX hard
drive? I know they're difficult to find.
I have a 3TX in great condition, but no drive.
(hopefully this isn't a repost, I tried this when the list was having
issues and don't think it went through)
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>
> The Living Computer Museum in Seattle has several, both the microprocessor
> based "PLATO V" terminal I have, and the original straight logic "PLATO IV"
> terminals built by Magnavox. All working. I've seen them logged on at the
> Cyber1.org PLATO system (that's the one I mentioned).
>
> paul
>
>
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a console. It hangs above the window in my office and is
one of my favorite items.
This isn't too rare, but I also really a Woz signed Apple I schematic that
I have framed on the wall.
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er and thermal
> monitoring functions on the SBC. The system can operate without disk,
> display or keyboard. It is quick to service, with all internal components
> easily accessible after removing the top cover.
> >>
> >> Sent from iPad Air
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from iPad Air
>
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eir
> houses!
>
>
>
>
> --
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>
>
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d a photo in the Motorola Annual
> Report 1965 featuring the machine touting Moto's new ECL logic. Apparently
> it was designed for aviation simulation but included facilities for being a
> general purpose machine. -C
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I just now realized that these auctions are out of a Delta Airlines
facility! Plus they are in MN, so within range of myself.
On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 7:32 AM, Ben Sinclair wrote:
> Check out this video of a flight simulator running on some PDP-11s:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Dpc
e from a flight
simulator?
On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 11:13 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
> https://grafeauction.proxibid.com/asp/catalog.asp?aid=117590&gl=288#288
>
> someone needs to grab those 11/45's!
>
>
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gy.
>
I'd love to see results under IRIX, as I was thinking of trying one or both
of those myself!
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exas Instruments, WISE, etc.
>
That still sounds great! I'd also love a DEC terminal of some kind... I got
rid of a VT-100 years ago and regret it. Some of the AT&T machines were
interesting too!
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> On Jun 22, 2016, at 07:23, Todd Killingsworth <
killingsworth.t...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm set up to go onsite this afternoon, and I've got new SD cards and two
I assume Todd is lost in the warehouse, or just kept all of the new-in-box
Lisp machines, SGIs, and System 360s
7;t need it, I could certainly use a clean RX02 for $150! :)
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ls and buttons" and
> "Spaceball" interfaces. So what they lose in style points for lack of cool
> keyboard designs I have to re-award for their other cool input devices.
>
> -Swift
>
>
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On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 4:11 PM, Swift Griggs wrote:
> On Wed, 18 May 2016, Ben Sinclair wrote:
> > 5. Next slab... But I just got another!
>
> Hehe, right on. Are you going to run NeXTStep or something else on it? Did
> you get a color framebuffer by chance?
>
It's
P 11/23
2. Polymorphic 8813
3. A perfect VT105
4. Apple ///
5. Next slab... But I just got another!
I had a Wizard OZ-7000 when they were new. It was fun, but the 8000 was
much better, mainly because of the keyboard layout.
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often wish I could use Objective-C
there. I haven't done any C++ in years though, and have found C++11 added
some nice things.
I'll try whatever is new and fun though, and I've been enjoying Swift (the
language!) quite a bit. Apple is pushing it pretty hard, so I'll probably
use it for my next big iOS project.
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Phone<https://aka.ms/wp8k5y>
>
> ________
> From: cctalk on behalf of Ben Sinclair <
> b...@bensinclair.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2016 6:16:10 PM
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Tadpole Sparcbook Hard Drive
>
> This
This is a long shot, but does anyone have a Tadpole Sparcbook 3TX hard
drive?
Their existence may be just a myth.
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ated).
I want to say it was a Challenge L, but could be misremembering. It was
big, not the S!
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7;ve also tinkered greatly with NetBSD (maybe my favorite), OpenBSD, and
> > Minix. Then of course there is the spacey or rare stuff I've put hands
> on.
> > I'm talking about things like UnixWare, Xenix, SCO, SunOS, BSDi, DG/UX,
> > NeXTStep/OpenStep, A/UX, and even non-Unix stuff like Sprite, L4, QNX,
> > HURD, BeOS, Haiku, AROS, Genode, and others. I code fairly well in C,
> shell
> > script, and TCL. I code not-as-well in AREXX, Python, Ruby, PHP, Lua,
> and a
> > few other scripting languages. I'm pleased to be on this list, and to
> make
> > your myriad acquaintances.
> >
> > -Swift
> >
> > PS: My spell checker needs and ex-lax after going insane over this email
> > full of Unix variants and ancient platforms.
> >
>
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t are you looking for?
> Dwight
>
>
> ________
> From: cctalk on behalf of Ben Sinclair <
> b...@bensinclair.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 8:38 AM
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Anyone want some Polymorphic 88 manuals and disks?
>
> I
some system
software and a general ledger program disk.
Anyone want these? The manuals seem to be readily available online already.
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tion. The power test
points on the M8012 are good.
I only have two (good, at least before) M8044s for memory, so I don't have
anything handy to swap in.
I think this particular machine just hates me, but assuming it doesn't,
does anyone have other suggestions? Thanks!
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side London England.
>
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ies.
>
> ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
> A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
> http://scarlet.deltasoft.com - Get it _today_!
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> So if you have a UNIBUS machine, and would be interested in adding an ENABLE+
> _with indicator panels_, I would be interested to hear about those too.
> Thanks!
>
> Noel
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he memory
> separately from the CPU, sell the feet separately from the H960, etc) is
> the way to get the most money, but I'm interested to hear what others think.
>
> Thanks for any insights!
>
> Noel
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ntioned this. Not even mine! Do the
> computers we love owe more to gov. than we care to admit? Granted I'm
> a Cdn. and 'we' here up north view it somewhat differently than
> Americans...
>
> Happy computing.
>
> Murray :)
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able.
>
>> The RLV11 and RLV12 seem hard to find, at least on eBay
>
> It's been a long time since these were easy to find.
>
> -ethan
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el Chiappa wrote:
> > From: Ben Sinclair
>
> > A while back I was talking to someone else who suggested using a ribbon
> > cable from the controller to directly inside the drive.
>
> I've heard that suggestion too...
>
> > That technically wi
the
controller side, and whatever type of connector the drive uses on the
other end. Is that correct? Not that I can even find a cable like that
anywhere currently...
On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 8:39 AM, Ben Sinclair wrote:
> Moving the boards after before the DLV-11 was an attempt to see if
> N
there are some register in the RLV11 that can be
> written and read back getting the same data out again? That could also be
> interested to test things with...
>
> Johnny
>
>
> On 2015-10-28 21:58, Ben Sinclair wrote:
>>
>> Thanks John, I think the insanity is my
'D 17
On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 3:46 PM, John Wilson wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 03:40:46PM -0500, Ben Sinclair wrote:
>>Well I just figured out something important...The switch numbers on my
>>board backwards! I was going over the docs again, and noticed that MSB
>>
776
... And many more!
On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 3:06 PM, Ben Sinclair wrote:
> Okay, I think I need to be looking at 774400, which doesn't return
> anything. Also, the PDP11GUI has a handy RL11 dialog to show all of
> the registers, which I think shows the same thing... It's n
for continuity just to make sure they weren't bad (which
has happened to me before). Beyond something physically wrong with the
boards, is there anything else I might check?
On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 2:35 PM, Ben Sinclair wrote:
> For 18 bit addresses, I assume I would look at 74400 instea
For 18 bit addresses, I assume I would look at 74400 instead? I get
17 there.
I did just try moving the RLV11 boards below everything else (except
the BDV11), with the same results as before.
On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 12:29 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> On 2015-10-28 18:25, Ben Sinclair wr
I just tried to read 774400 from ODT, and it just gives the question
mark. So, I don't think it's seeing it at all right now! I'll try
moving it next.
On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Ben Sinclair wrote:
> No magic smoke so far!
>
> I think you had written something a wh
location later today and see
what I find!
On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote:
> > From: Ben Sinclair
>
> > According to the Microcomputer Interfaces Handbook, my H9273 backplane
> > should be all ABCD.
>
> Yup, that was one of the first t
iappa wrote:
>
>>> From: Ben Sinclair
>>
>>> I'm trying to get my RLV11 working
>>
>> Oh, I was going to mention this about the RLV11 - it's a Q18 device. So it
>> _probably_ won't work in a system with more than 256KB of memory (which
>&
CONTROLLER: 174400 DRIVE: 0
CVRLA SYS FTL ERR 00102 ON UNIT 00 TST 007 SUB 000 PC: 017644
CAN NOT ADDRESS RLDA
CONTROLLER: 174400 DRIVE: 0
CVRLA SYS FTL ERR 00103 ON UNIT 00 TST 008 SUB 000 PC: 017740
CAN NOT ADDRESS RLMP
CONTROLLER: 174400 DRIVE: 0
ILL INTER 004
PC 017770 PS 000341
ILL IN
_clock/
>>
>>
>> It looked mint.
>>
>> That's... just :(
>>
>> J
>>
>>
>>
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y Jaeger wrote:
>>
>> Those look like the normal narrow slides DEC typically used
>
>
> DEC used Chassis-Trak slides, still made by General Devices, and are not
> difficult to find.
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/221719800397
>
>
>
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ginal logo on the case.
>
> Quick Googling didn't help. Anyone have the trivia answer?
>
> http://qr.ae/RP2GQy
>
> Any other PIC/Pixar/Renderman anecdotes welcome. Sounds like a pretty fancy
> bit of hardware for the time.
>
> --Toby
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gt;> Looking for an IBM 1620 to purchase. Any leads greatly appreciate.
>> >>
>> >> Kevin Tikker
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> >
>> > Sending from a Telephone, would have worked when they were shiny and
>> > new. Good luck Digging for one.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bill
>> vintagecomputer.net
>
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partook of the tipoff.
>
> Thanks
> Jim
>
> http://jimsoldtoys.blogspot.com/2015/08/dec-boards-kdj11-2-kdf11-and-motorola.html
>
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all on my system. It turns off the run light as
soon as it starts.That's why I was wanting to try the diagnostic
mentioned in the MSV-11 manual.
On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 7:25 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> On 2015-08-19 04:36, Ben Sinclair wrote:
>>
>> I'm again trying to
doesn't appear
to be on any of those. Some searching shows references to it and even
a (poorly) scanned source listing, but does anyone know if I can get
it on a TU58 image or another format?
Thanks!
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prints any
of its starting messages, and the run light turns off.
So I'm apparently back to just trying to get the basic system running.
I have no idea why this system is so flaky. One day it works great,
the next it doesn't. Maybe it's just cursed!
On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 4:4
MMU AVAILABLE
MEMORY SIZE 124 KW
18 BIT ADDRESSING
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ts AFAIK
>
>
> If a TZ30 has the same mounting holes as a 5.25" disk drive, it's doable.
> There's an official DEC mounting kit to mount 2 x RX33 where you'd normally
> find an RX50 in a BA23/BA123. It's basically two side plates, to hold the
> upper and lower drives together.
>
> --
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>
> Pete Turnbull
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e around, but pretty rare. I think they were part
>> of a PDP-8 based word processor (VT78?), and/or part of the smaller
>> PDT11 systems.
>>
>> --
>> Will
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>> On 2015-08-09 17:48, Ben S
g.
Does anyone know what this is exactly?
Thanks!
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as blocked and they hadn't melted.
>>
>> On 2 August 2015 at 05:53, Mark J. Blair >
>> wrote:
>>
>> > By the way: I still keep the dollar with the computer. Just in case it's
>> a
>> > critical component, you know. :)
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Mark J. Blair, NF6X >
>> > http://www.nf6x.net/
>> >
>> >
>>
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