Re: Opening RL02 disk pack

2018-12-05 Thread Earl Evans via cctalk
On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 5:09 AM Christian Corti via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Hi, > how does one open a RL02 disk pack? A couple of packs need cleaning but I > can't figure out how to open them... > > I was curious to see if there would be any replies to this. I have just shy of 40 R

Re: Hallicrafters S-85

2017-10-09 Thread Earl Evans via cctalk
On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 2:39 PM, Ed via cctalk wrote: > We have various SW radios at SMECC but I was really touched to get > hold of a S-40B like I had in my youth. Now to put new power supply > capacitors in it and make it Fly. > > I imagine there are a number of folks on list tha

Re: DIR of old computer collectors #3

2017-05-28 Thread Earl Evans via cctalk
Info entered. Thanks for doing this! - Earl On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 5:00 PM, Curious Marc via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Nice way to present it! I added my own info. > > Marc > > > > From: cctalk on behalf of " > cctalk@classiccmp.org" > Reply-To: Oldcomputers , "cctalk@classicc

Re: CF cards as storage - wear leveling

2017-03-20 Thread Earl Evans via cctalk
> > > I don't think anybody is actually using real CF cards anymore, they are > about a decade out of date. > > ​Well, a few of us are still using them for 8-bit hard drive emulators. Examples include the XT-CF Lite for PC compatibles with ISA slots (which I use), and the CFFA3000 for the Apple II.

Digital "we C.A.R.E."

2017-03-04 Thread Earl Evans via cctalk
Hi all. I'm hoping you can help me solve a minor mystery. I have a magnet with the DIGITAL logo, and underneath the logo, it says "we C.A.R.E.". I have no idea what that means, and Google searches have not helped. I'm assuming it's some sort of service or technical assistance program? Anyone heard

Re: IBM S/32, PDP-11/60+RL01, PDP-11/34, East Lansing MI

2017-02-28 Thread Earl Evans via cctalk
I'm on the other side of the country or I'd be all over this. Someone please rescue this equipment. The thought of it going to the scrappers is, well, brutal. Aren't PDP-11/60s kind of a rare beast? - Earl

Changing wire-wrap configurations on DEC circuit boards

2017-02-13 Thread Earl Evans
Hi there, I've got a couple of DEC QBUS boards (including a quad SLU) for which configuration is set by wire-wrap jumpers. I don't have a wire-wrap tool, and have found that trying this by hand without one is not workable. Has anyone come up with a clever way to permit reconfiguration of these bo

Re: Changing wire-wrap configurations on DEC circuit boards

2017-02-13 Thread Earl Evans
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 3:59 PM, william degnan wrote: > > alligator clips? > ​At least in my case, the spacing seemed too tight for alligator clips. There are components surrounding the wire-wrap posts, so the clips don't lay down well. Also, you can't have the clips pointing up, because then t

Re: Release Notes for version 6.5 of TSX-Plus...

2016-05-05 Thread Earl Evans
On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Lyle Bickley wrote: > I just received from S&H a PDF copy of the TSX 6.50 Release Notes - and > Jay has posted it to the http://tsxplus.classiccmp.org website. > > Lots of interesting/helpful information for all you TSX-Plus buffs... > > Cheers, > Lyle > -- > > ​L

Re: today's haul

2016-03-12 Thread Earl Evans
Very nice, congrats! Looking forward to the pictures. - Earl On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 7:49 PM, Jay West wrote: > A system I have always wanted (spent much of my career working on) has > finally been acquired. > > > > A Prime (Pr1me) model 2250 aka "rabbit". The cpu chassis is in the > foregroun

Re: Oberon and the OberonStation (retro-style FPGA computing)

2015-11-24 Thread Earl Evans
On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 5:30 PM, ben wrote: > > I say WORTH LESS, with out even looking at it, as I am NOT a Pascal > FAN > > ​I'm guessing you're more of a FORTRAN devotee, based on the ALL CAPS? ​

VT100 preventative maintenance?

2015-08-22 Thread Earl Evans
Hi all, I have two VT100 terminals. Both of them work just fine. Should I leave well enough alone, or is there preventative maintenance that should be done? For instance, should capacitors be proactively replaced. In general, I'm thinking about things that, if they fail catastrophically, would ca

Re: TSX Plus...

2015-08-16 Thread Earl Evans
> > > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 8:11 PM, Lyle Bickley > > > wrote: > > > > > >> After stating that I expected TSX Plus to be available generally > > >> to the collector community this week, I have had a number of folks > > >> request access to TSX plus via private FTP. > > >> > > >> Please be a bit