[cctalk] Re: HAPPY DEC-20 DAY!

Thanks Rich Hope everything is well with you. Mark Sent from my iPhone > On 20 Dec 2023, at 18:32, Rich Alderson via cctalk > wrote: > >  Happy DEC-20 Day! > > My late friend Mark always noted that TOPS-20 (and the DECSYSTEM-20 on which > it > runs) was a great

[cctalk] Re: loading vt220 fonts

See here: https://vt100.net/dec/vt320/fonts You simply type the files from the command prompt and the escape sequences in the file tell the terminal to load the font data rather than display it on the screen. Mark. On Fri, 6 Jan 2023 at 07:28, Wayne S via cctalk wrote: > You want to look at

[cctalk] Re: IBM 5100 emulation

The DEC Legacy Event is running this year from November 12th-13th 2022 in Windermere, UK. Head over to http://wickensonline.co.uk/declegacy/ for more information. Hope to see you there. Regards, MArk. On Mon, 19 Sept 2022 at 17:15, Steve Lewis via cctalk wrote: > Greetings, we've extracted

8080/8085 Programming books available UK/EU

A few seminal 8085 programming books available please see album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Rv7vy9eDrMfGK9gz2 Looking for £25 including postage to the UK or £20 plus postage elsewhere. Regards Mark

PDP Programming books for sale UK

Please see album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZztlMFCSoZcy2ZJz1 Looking for £20 plus postage likely to be less than £5 UK. Regards Mark

Re: AlphaServers

In the Alpha stable I have a 1000A fully loaded with SSB and an external SSB enclosure running VMS 7.3. I also have the desktop 3000/600 which was bought for my PhD work with 2GB external DAT and 24 bit graphics. I have two rackmount 3000/600s and a 3000/800. I've been planning on downsizing for

Re: A CD-ROM that is compatible with the 16700A LA!

See if you can get hold of an old Plextor SCSI drive - they tend to have good compatibility with older kit. On 28 February 2018 at 06:12, Alexandre Souza via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > try to change sector size on your external cd from 512 to 2048 bytes or > vice-versa. It is a

Re: VCF PNW 2018: Pictures!

What an amazing selection of hardware and software (people). Thank you for sharing your photos. Mark. On 18 February 2018 at 19:04, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: > On 02/18/2018 04:17 AM, Adrian Graham via cctalk wrote: > >> On 18 Feb 2018, at 02:55, Michael Brutman via

Re: VMS 8.4 Alpha Hobbyist disk images

https://cdburnerxp.se/en/home CDBurnerXP is the one to use - as recommended by Stephen Hoffman himself. Mark. On 2 February 2018 at 20:07, Robert Adamson via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2018 12:55:41 -0500 > > From: Douglas Taylor > >

Re: VMS 8.4 Alpha Hobbyist disk images

Doug Unless you've got a specific reason to run OpenVMS 8.4 for an Alphaserver 1000A I'd recommend a version more in keeping with the age of the machine, either a variant of 7.3 or something earlier. How much memory do you have installed? Regards, Mark. On 1 February 2018 at 17:55, Douglas

Re: Vaxstation 4000 m60 and NetBSD

Good luck and let us know how you get on. There was some activity on this a good few years ago. The most recent video development is probably the support for graphics devices in SIMH by Matt - see http://9track.net/simh/video/ Regards, Mark. On 20 December 2017 at 00:35, Charles Dickman via

Re: Vaxstation 4000 m60 and NetBSD

Don't forget however that using X remotely works fine. On 17 December 2017 at 12:09, Marco Rauhut via cctalk wrote: > Thanks for your quick answer! > > Hardware support say no support for LCG Graphics :-( > > Marco > > > > Am 17.12.2017 um 12:47 schrieb Aaron Jackson: >

Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

I'd second the Z88. A lot of people get put off by the keyboard but it actually works really well, and I'm a proper mechanical keyboard snob. You get can a proper turn of speed up on it. Mark On 29 Oct 2017 4:04 p.m., "Lawrence Woodman via cctalk" < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: On 29/10/17

Re: Looking for ULTIRIX RISC Software Products Library CDs

Hi Seth Is the year important? On 18 Jun 2017 04:47, "Seth Morabito via cctalk" wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm looking for ULTRIX RISC Software Products Library CDs from 1996 or > 1997. If you know of where I can get my hands on them, I'd be grateful. > Images would work

Re: VAX Common Lisp

http://wickensonline.co.uk/static/files/vmslisp.zip LISP031 Regards, Mark. On 11/4/2016 4:19 PM, Glen Slick wrote: On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 4:10 AM, wrote: any idea where to get VAX Common Lisp? 917AA VAX LISP/VMS [LISP030] or [LISP031] was on VMS Consolidated Software

Re: VAX/VMS Pascal, Modula-3, Oberon, what could have been....

On 11/2/2016 11:38 PM, Mark Wickens wrote: I recently discovered the very excellent website http://pascal.hansotten.com devoted to all things Wirth. I sent a message to the author, as detailed below, but I would encourage anyone to visit the website - you will surely learn something? Greetings

VAX/VMS Pascal, Modula-3, Oberon, what could have been....

I recently discovered the very excellent website http://pascal.hansotten.com devoted to all things Wirth. I sent a message to the author, as detailed below, but I would encourage anyone to visit the website - you will surely learn something? Greetings from Windermere in the Lake District,

Soundblaster Live Card with Midi interface daughterboard, UK

Can anyone use a Soundblaster Live card with midi daughterboard? For the cost of postage? £4.99 in the UK. Thanks, Mark.

Re: DEC Legacy 2016

Thanks for the photos Dave. Regards, Mark. On 10/16/2016 9:51 PM, Dave Wade wrote: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10211268710019994.1073741835.1426 800809=1=7dbd490379

Anyone in the UK wan 40 x PC Game CDROMS Win95/98 era for postage?

Does anyone want a collection of 40 CDROMs with PC games on from around the Windows 95 and 98 era? All I want is to cover postage and save these from the bin. A paypal gift of $4.99 will cover Collect+ shipping. Please email me direct - first come first served! Regards, Mark.

OpenVMS manuals (Grey wall + HP) available, Windermere UK

Greetings I have a set of OpenVMS 7.3 era manuals available (grey wall). They are located in Windermere, UK. At the moment I am unable to ship them due to lack of packing materials so it would be either via collection or by an arrangement. The manuals are generally in good condition. I can get a

Using a modern USB joystick on a vintage computer (Atari compatible)

I've seen plenty of examples of adapters to use a vintage joystick with a modern computer. I'd like the opposite - to use a USB controller with a vintage computer (Atari compatible - for example ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64). Does anyone know of an adapter or a homebrew project? Thanks, Mark.

RC2016/10 COMPETITION ENTRY IS OPEN!

RC2016/10 COMPETITION ENTRY IS OPEN! I am pleased to announce that Retrochallenge 2016/10 – the ‘October’ edition of the Retrochallenge - will run and is now open to entrants! Roll-up Roll-up! Get those thinking caps on and come up with an excellent retro-computing project. Why not? The

Re: Repairing Tape Leader Damage in TK70 Drive

016 12:12 PM, Mark Wickens wrote: > > I tried fashioning my own leaders from various materials but could > > never find one robust and flexible enough compared to the originals, > > so did in the end resort to buying a stock. > > Has anyone tried film or audio tape splicing kits? > > --Chuck >

Re: Repairing Tape Leader Damage in TK70 Drive

I tried fashioning my own leaders from various materials but could never find one robust and flexible enough compared to the originals, so did in the end resort to buying a stock. On 26 August 2016 at 19:23, shad wrote: > Hello Rob, > I don't think the leader can be

Re: DECnet for Solaris 8?

I believe this subject has cropped up before and there was a third party solution for Solaris. I will look into the archives to see if anything pops out - mind, it might have concluded 'yes there was a product' but no software still exists. A lot of third party solutions got lost in the

Re: DEC Legacy 2016 15/16 Oct 2016 - Registration now open

problem is how far away Windemere is from almost everywhere in the UK... I think I might be able to justify this though... It looks very interesting though. Aaron. Mark Wickens writes: Hi folks The website is now back up at http://declegacy.org.uk and will slowly fill with content in the next

DEC Legacy 2016 15/16 Oct 2016 - Registration now open

Hi folks The website is now back up at http://declegacy.org.uk and will slowly fill with content in the next couple of months about the upcoming event. Registration is now possible. Kind regards, Mark.

Re: DEC Legacy UK show

; My exhibit will consist of brand new DEC products made in the last six > months, > > Rod Smallwood > > > > On 14/04/2016 21:44, Mark Wickens wrote: > >> The tentative plan is to run the next one in October. The date should be >> firmed up in the next month o

Re: DEC Legacy UK show

The tentative plan is to run the next one in October. The date should be firmed up in the next month or so. Typically I run the event once every 18 months or so. Regards, Mark. On 14 April 2016 at 15:50, Rob Jarratt wrote: > It is a very informal event, organised

Re: where I've landed

Looks great Ian - a lot more interesting than my attic! Although I do have the Lake District to play in when I leave work. Congratulations. All the best Mark On 17 Mar 2016 03:52, "Ian S. King" wrote: > Sorry, Sergio, can't quite swing that. :-) > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 12:41

RE: VMS/RSTS/RSX manuals available, SOC, DECdirect books, Newmarket UK

If we can arrange for the manuals to be saved I am happy to scan them in and make them available to bitsavers. After that I am happy for them to go to whoever wants the paper copies. Maybe at the next DEC Legacy (which it looks like will be some time in October now)! Regards, Mark On 11 Mar 2016

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

There is a copy on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/introductiontode00step Regards, Mark. On 01/03/16 01:07, Rich Alderson wrote: From: David Griffith Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 4:05 PM One of my ongoing wish projects is to learn to program a pdp-10 so I can port Frotz to it.

Re: VAXen and minimal memory (was Re: The PDP11/04 has landed..)

It's good to hear that the VAX was a cost-effective solution - there are too many stories about how expensive DEC gear was, but I imagine they primarily came after PCs started dropping in price. On 9 February 2016 at 04:50, Ethan Dicks wrote: > On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at

Re: TOP POSTING (was: RE: Best 200 buck I have ever spent!!! Deal of a lifetime!!!

I'm tempted to reply using ALLIN1 email just to give you all an idea how really irritating some email clients can be! It was all the rage in the 80's however don't you know. Peace. Mark. On 10 Dec 2015 19:39, "simon" wrote: > sudo mv thread /dev/null > > On 09-12-15 22:58, Jay

Re: Random question about a Byte Magazine Cover

I think I found it: http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTAxN1g3Mzg=/z/1AwAAOSwpDdVIqur/$_57.JPG Practical Computing March 1982! Mark. On 25/11/15 15:40, Eric Christopherson wrote: On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 5:48 PM, Mark Wickens <m...@wickensonline.co.uk> wrote: OK so this has been bugg

Re: A stored collection piece is a Schrodinger's cat

That's a great flow diagram Tez - however, I do think there are not nearly enough arrows pointing upwards ☺ On 27 November 2015 at 22:56, Robert Jarratt wrote: > > > -Original Message- > > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of

Random question about a Byte Magazine Cover

OK so this has been bugging me for a while. During a stint working at Morgan-Smith Electronics in Hatfield UK (they made diverse electronic systems including industrial PCs and radio alarms) I went through the boss's discarded vintage computer magazine collection and one particular issue I

Re: Replacing MicroVAX II PSU With a Modern PSU

I haven't looked into this at all and I suspect it's probably quite tricky indeed. I did look around a while back drew a blank. If you need another dead MV2 let me know, the one I collected is still sat in the garage. Regards, Mark. On 20 November 2015 at 00:00, Robert Jarratt

Re: VMS and supported VAX hardware

So cool ☺ On 6 October 2015 at 20:14, Rich Alderson wrote: > From: Ian S. King > Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 3:30 PM > > > ISTR having run 7.2 briefly on an 11/785 (to troubleshoot an install > > problem with 6.2), and while I didn't do much with it, it did

Re: DEC Alpha 3000 Model 600

I was quite surprised about 8.3 supporting the DEC 3000/600 AXP, however looking at the Quickspecs you appear to be right. http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx%2Fc04154442.pdf However, I don't see any Turbochannel graphics adapters listed as supported, only the following: Graphics

BBC Model B with Raspberry Pi Internals

Bit of a tricky one to google this, so thought I'd consult the list - does anyone know of a documented project that replaced the internals of a BBC Model B with a Raspberry Pi (or MiniITX PC) interfacing with keyboard etc. to bring modern internals with a traditional interface? I don't even

STSC APL*PLUS System for VAX VMS User's Reference Manual

For those who expressed an interest in the STSC APL*PLUS manuals for VAX/VMS I happy to report they are now available from here: http://wickensonline.co.uk/static/files/scans/APL-Plus-System-for-the-VAX-VMS-Environment-Users-Manual-Release-1-Aug-1987-STS.pdf

STSC APL*PLUS System for VAX VMS User's Reference Manual

Kind reader I have two manuals labelled STSC APL*PLUS System for VAX VMS: User's Manual and Reference Manual which were sent to me a number of years ago as paper copies - I now have the ability to easily scan these into PDF format. Would these be of interest to anyone? There is a PC version

Re: DEC Runoff to any modern format conversion - MORE INFO

I've run the converter too that was in the DECUS collection and there are plenty of errors/warnings but you do get output - I've put the resulting doc files here (they are terminal formatted so you can open them in a text editor to view): http://wickensonline.co.uk/static/files/mscp/

Re: DEC Runoff to any modern format conversion or DEC MSCP protocol specs

4, 2015, at 3:53 PM, Mark Wickens m...@wickensonline.co.uk wrote: Someone (possibly me) surely can process the files with dec runoff directly? Doesnt it support postscript output? Not any version I have ever seen; they all produce plain lineprinter output (with overprinting for things like

Re: DEC Runoff to any modern format conversion or DEC MSCP protocol specs

If it produces DEC/ANSI escape codes I have a converter that will turn it into HTML? On 04/06/15 21:25, Paul Koning wrote: On Jun 4, 2015, at 3:53 PM, Mark Wickens m...@wickensonline.co.uk wrote: Someone (possibly me) surely can process the files with dec runoff directly? Doesnt it support

Re: DEC Runoff to any modern format conversion or DEC MSCP protocol specs

I can build the converter in pascal and run it against the files if it helps? Regards Mark On 4 Jun 2015 20:06, Tom Gardner t.gard...@computer.org wrote: Hi I have multiple DEC Runoff (.rno extension) files for the manual on DEC's MSCP protocol. I'd like to convert them to a modern format.