Re: Micro Technology Board Info

Are those 5 Xilinx chips FPGA’s? Any idea’s about what it came out of? Zane > On Nov 27, 2021, at 12:53 PM, Jerry Wright via cctalk > wrote: > > Have this board here, but can't find any Info on it. > Says Neptune board on the silkscreen, tag say model MSD138 T devDates are > about 1990 to

Re: The precarious state of classic software and hardware preservation

On Nov 19, 2021, at 11:03 PM, Lars Brinkhoff via cctalk wrote: > > Michael Kerpan wrote: >> (See the sad fate of the Living Computer Museum, which was killed by >> its new owners as soon as COVID gave them an excuse to do so) > > It's not killed. It's still there, but not open to the public.

Re: Apple cube cleaning

On Nov 18, 2021, at 6:37 AM, Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: > > Have you tried Goo Gone? I’d be scared to try Goo Gone on a Apple Cube case. IIRC, it’s not exactly normal plastic. As Paul points out, try whatever is used on a spot that will be out of view. This is a great question, it applies

Re: Free DEC stuff clarifications

> On Nov 17, 2021, at 7:37 AM, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > > On 11/14/21 4:32 PM, dsnyder via cctalk wrote: >> I have numerous requests for pickup. > > What city / state does the equipment need to be picked up from? > > It's not possible to tell based on the area code in phone

Re: I-4004

On Nov 16, 2021, at 2:08 PM, Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote: > > Did the 4004 chip start our interest in microcomputing? It is 50 today. > Classic computing begins earlier but for the masses, if they could be > called that in the early seventies, this was it. I hesitate in calling it > the

Intel 4004 turns 50

It looks like the Intel 4004 turned 50 yesterday. Zane

Re: SQ703/6 conversion and a little fun

I should have realized that it was Dilog. Interesting, I wasn’t aware that was due to Royalty payments that you had to choose between Tape, Disk, or Disk/Tape. That makes perfect sense. I can’t speak for Dilog, my experience is with the Viking boards (I forget how many names they were sold

Re: SQ703/6 conversion and a little fun

Who made the SQ703/SQ706? Is this a rebadge Viking board? If so then it’s the PAL. I think that the OED needs to improve their definition of VAX. Zane > On Nov 1, 2021, at 4:23 AM, Nigel Johnson Ham via cctalk > wrote: > > A few months ago, thanks to help from several people here, I

Re: Sun-2 and Sun-3 mice (eBay)

On Oct 26, 2021, at 11:20 AM, Paul Koning wrote: > > > >> On Oct 26, 2021, at 2:14 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> On Oct 26, 2021, at 7:45 AM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk >> wrote: >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 2:43 AM r.s

Re: Sun-2 and Sun-3 mice (eBay)

On Oct 26, 2021, at 7:45 AM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 2:43 AM r.stricklin via cctech > wrote: >> https://www.ebay.com/sch/xi_jinping/m.html?item=334195034340=item4dcf9388e4%3Ag%3Ar%7EcAAOSwFVhhd12t=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 >> >> Hadn't realized before that

Re: Terminal Emulator

On Oct 1, 2021, at 9:36 AM, wrote: > > Zane wrote... > A few years ago, I looked at ZOC v7, and others. I opted for SecureCRT, and > use it on my Mac and my iPad. Though the Mac version is well over $100. It > seems to have about the best DEC Terminal emulation I could find on the Mac, >

Re: Terminal Emulator

A few years ago, I looked at ZOC v7, and others. I opted for SecureCRT, and use it on my Mac and my iPad. Though the Mac version is well over $100. It seems to have about the best DEC Terminal emulation I could find on the Mac, and it supports keyboard mapping. Zane > On Sep 30, 2021, at

Re: Linux and the 'clssic' computing world

On Sep 27, 2021, at 2:15 PM, Nemo Nusquam via cctalk wrote: > > On 2021-09-27 10:07, Joshua Rice via cctalk wrote (in part): >> >> However, much of the "Linux" software is in fact POSIX software, and can >> quite easily be ported between Linux and other *NIX-likes, such as Solaris, >> macOS

Re: Linux and the 'clssic' computing world

On Sep 27, 2021, at 8:03 AM, mazzinia--- via cctalk wrote: > > As I think others already mentioned, there's no difference between emulators > run under windows or linux... they are both limited by the cpu and amount of > ram used to run them, not by the host os The real difference is in the

Re: SCSI2SD in a DEC 3000/300 - T-ERR-SCSI A

On Sep 26, 2021, at 12:22 AM, Alexander Jacocks via cctalk wrote: > > I’ve got a DEC 3000/300 system that has some SCSI drives with aging bearings > installed. I’d like to be able to start to migrate some of my systems, like > this, to flash media, of some kind, as even my large repository of

Re: Setting up a VMS system

On Sep 22, 2021, at 11:21 AM, Antonio Carlini wrote: > On 22/09/2021 17:05, Zane Healy wrote: >> >> Interesting, I have 3 34GB drives in my cluster, and haven’t had any issue. > > > I think I was running OpenVMS VAX V7.2 on SIMH. IIRC it was fixed in V7.3 > (someone sent me the DECUS Hobbyist

Re: Setting up a VMS system

On Sep 22, 2021, at 9:28 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: > > Not true. HP still owns it. VSI is licensed to continue development, nothing > more. HPE no longer cares about VMS and the Hobbyist Program > has ended. VSI has a Hobbyist type program but it does not cover VAX. > >>

Re: Setting up a VMS system

On Sep 22, 2021, at 5:21 AM, Philip Pemberton via cctalk wrote: > > Hopefully a few of the DEC/VMS fans here might be able to help! > > I'm on a bit of a quest. I've been given some old VAX/VMS software -- a cross > compiler and some source code -- that I'd like to get running. My goal is to

Re: Setting up a VMS system

On Sep 22, 2021, at 6:05 AM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: > Might be faster to install on a speedy machine though (I've never tried on > any Pi but I doubt that any of them will match a Ryzen …) I tend to use VM’s on my VMware cluster. I’ve used an RPI 3b+, it was about 1.6 VUPS, so

Re: VAXstation 100 ROM image

On Sep 21, 2021, at 10:10 AM, Josh Dersch wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 10:04 AM Zane Healy via cctalk <mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>> wrote: > I’m rather wondering how I missed that Auction. That’s the first time I’ve > ever seen any photos of a VS100. I believe

Re: VAXstation 100 ROM image

I’m rather wondering how I missed that Auction. That’s the first time I’ve ever seen any photos of a VS100. I believe it required a UNIBUS card to connect it to the VAX. Zane > On Sep 21, 2021, at 9:58 AM, Chris Zach via cctalk > wrote: > > How the hell did I miss *that*? Cool beans

Re: Classic sale/give-away Jefferson, WI USA

On Sep 21, 2021, at 5:35 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: >> Sadly don't know of much in the OVMS sphere, the openvmshobbyist forum >> is basically dead now. > > Still have comp.os.vms > > bill Oddly enough, Facebook is also a good place for DEC and OpenVMS. Though I definitely prefer

Re: Micropolis 1525 stuck heads

20+ years ago, I remember people talking about disassembling these to fix the issue. I’ve never tried. Though I have one or two that might benefit from is. If the CLASSICCMP archives from ’97-2000 are online, I’d recommend running a search against them. Zane > On Sep 19, 2021, at 3:58

Re: More cleaning out the Bob basement

On Sep 19, 2021, at 2:13 PM, Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: > > I'm sorry if I made a bad joke. Please understand this was all tongue in > cheek. > > As for plans, I had a massive heart attack in June and nearly died. 8 > stents and a pacemaker later I am alive and kicking. > > My

Re: More cleaning out the Bob basement

> On Sep 18, 2021, at 1:01 PM, Chris Zach via cctalk > wrote: > > Went over to chip away at the Bob basement, and this time Alex came with me. > This is not a bad idea as if one of the piles shift and I get stuck it would > be nice to have someone there to call 911. You might be joking,

Re: Classic sale/give-away Jefferson, WI USA

> On Sep 18, 2021, at 11:25 AM, Jay Jaeger via cctalk > wrote: > > Tough spot. Even thinking about liquidating my stuff over the next 10 > *years* is daunting. And I have a fraction of either of you, I've been trying to downsize for 21 years now. > Nearby, in Madison but, unfortunately,

Re: Museum of pinball goes to auction this weekend

On Sep 9, 2021, at 2:08 PM, John Herron via cctalk wrote: > > Incase anyone hadn't heard or has interest, a lot of arcades will be on the > market for bidding this weekend. Sad but inevitable. Hopefully it's not all > reseller prices and can get into the hands of some other museums and >

Re: VAX4000 VLC diagnostics/console

> On Sep 4, 2021, at 6:34 AM, emanuel stiebler via cctalk > wrote: > > On 2021-09-04 08:30, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: > >> "Digital Diggings" couldn't get BlueSCSI to work on either VAX or Alpha: >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFEh7owqHxU=36s. >> That's a pity as it's much

Re: Multiprocessor Qbus PDP-11

On Aug 20, 2021, at 1:39 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > Interestingly enough, I remember another machine that was also called 11/74; > it existed in the RSTS/E lab in Merrimack (NH). That one wasn't an MP > machine; instead, it was an 11/70 with additional microcode to add the CIS >

Re: Multiprocessor Qbus PDP-11

On Aug 19, 2021, at 4:39 PM, Charles Dickman via cctalk wrote: > > There are indications in the KDJ11-B processor spec on bitsavers that the > M8190 could be used in a multiprocessor configuration. For example, bit 10 > of the Maintenance Register (17 777 750) is labeled "Multiprocessor Slave"

Re: 30 yrs. ago

Linux actually turns 30 in a couple months. In January, I’ll have used it for 30 years. Zane Sent from my iPod > On Aug 13, 2021, at 6:14 PM, Murray McCullough via cctalk > wrote: > > 30 years ago this month the IBM PC debuted at $1565. Some say this began > the era of mass-computing and

Re: How do CRT's age?

> evidence of mechanical damage. > > paul > >> On Aug 13, 2021, at 2:43 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> Odd question, how well do CRT’s age? Just the CRT, if what I think exists, >> is actually there, they’ve never been in Oscilloscopes. >> >> Zane >> >> >

How do CRT's age?

Odd question, how well do CRT’s age? Just the CRT, if what I think exists, is actually there, they’ve never been in Oscilloscopes. Zane

Re: ISO Laserjet I/II/III firmware

On Aug 12, 2021, at 10:34 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > On 8/12/21 9:09 AM, Zane Healy wrote: >> I’m really curious as to why they’re working on the emulation. > > For the intellectual challenge, and to play with the Postscript interpreter. So they’re not implementing this as a way to

Re: ISO Laserjet I/II/III firmware

On Aug 11, 2021, at 10:57 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > There has been some work going on emulating early Laserwriters in MAME and I > was wondering > if anyone still has boards or firmware dumps from Laserjets. > > It seems most have been scrapped. > > "nobody collects printers” I

Re: Atari 800 to C64

I wonder what it would take to go the other way. I have plenty of C-64’s and no 8-bit Atari computers. Maybe I’ll finally get one at the next PRGE. Zane > On Aug 11, 2021, at 12:51 PM, Kevin Lee via cctalk > wrote: > > https://redd.it/p24fo8 > > Turns ur 800 in a c64. > Cool

Re: CPU Tests

On Aug 10, 2021, at 1:55 PM, David Coolbear via cctech wrote: > > My KA655 CPU is freezing during the power up sequence, after test number 04: > > KA655-B V5.3, VMB 2.7 > Performing normal system tests. > 40..39..38..37..36..35..34..33..32..31..30..29..28..27..26..25.. >

Re: PC floppy disk sets avaialble free

On Aug 9, 2021, at 9:23 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > On 8/9/21 9:10 AM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > >> I would *VERY* *MUCH* /like/ to get my hands on Pathworks. > > http://bitsavers.org/bits/DEC/decnet/ > > sometimes I wonder why I even bother putting this s*it up I’d been

Re: Branching the thread away from Compaq deskpro boards: "What We Have Lost"

> On Aug 1, 2021, at 5:51 PM, William Donzelli wrote: > >> z/OS runs on IBM Mainframes, there is also “IBM i”, which was previously >> called OS/400. >> >> Last I checked, GCOS-8 is still running, but with Itanium end-of-life, I’m >> not sure what on. It’s been a niche market for decades.

Re: Branching the thread away from Compaq deskpro boards: "What We Have Lost"

On Aug 1, 2021, at 7:10 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > CP/M is surprisingly alive for something so old and rudimentary and > seeing some activity, e.g. CPMish, but I don't think anyone would > claim it has much of a future. CCP/M is dead although I think Toshiba > just about supports 4680

Re: Rich Alderson on-list?

On Jul 29, 2021, at 7:55 AM, Richard Cini via cctalk wrote: > > Is RichA still on-list? If so, could you drop me a note off-list. Thanks! I knew I’d seen him posting somewhere recently, but couldn’t figure out where this morning. I just happened to notice a recent USENET post of his on

Re: What's left of the Houston Museum stuff

On Jul 23, 2021, at 4:00 PM, Vincent Slyngstad via cctalk wrote: > > On 7/23/2021 2:56 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: >> Personally when I see “Museum” in this context, I don’t think of this as a >> museum not taking care of the artifacts, I look at this f

Re: LCM Accounts?

On Jul 23, 2021, at 5:17 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote: > > On 7/23/21 5:58 PM, Zane Healy wrote: >> On Jul 23, 2021, at 1:13 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk >> wrote: >>> >>> On 7/23/21 2:57 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: >>>> Is it still possib

Re: LCM Accounts?

On Jul 23, 2021, at 1:13 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: > > On 7/23/21 2:57 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: >> Is it still possible to get accounts on the LCM systems? I wanted to get a >> login on the VAX 7000, but can’t figure out where to request an account. >&

Re: What's left of the Houston Museum stuff

On Jul 23, 2021, at 12:56 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > On 7/23/21 12:48 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >> On 7/23/21 12:43 PM, Lee Gleason via cctalk wrote: >>> the prices were a bit higher than I was prepared to pay >> the guy is a flipper, let him scrap the stuff before giving him a

Re: What's left of the Houston Museum stuff

On Jul 23, 2021, at 12:43 PM, Lee Gleason via cctalk wrote: > > "Nice selection of dirty and yellowed computers in unknown condition." > > I just took a run out to the warehouse in question, figuring the owner would > be there today cleaning up. The quote above sums up the state of things.

LCM Accounts?

Is it still possible to get accounts on the LCM systems? I wanted to get a login on the VAX 7000, but can’t figure out where to request an account. Zane

Re: What's left of the Houston Museum stuff

> On Jul 22, 2021, at 2:30 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk > wrote: > here are the last known pictures of the cabinets, from Oct, 2010 when they > were picked up from Jim > https://www.flickr.com/photos/houcompmuseum/ > > i'm amazed the link still works Since that account only has 19 photo’s,

Re: What's left of the Houston Museum stuff

On Jul 21, 2021, at 3:49 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/2103793056560583/permalink/3118441161762429/ > That’s heartbreaking, especially as I see stuff in there, that looks to

Re: Items Wanted

On Jul 19, 2021, at 8:03 PM, Jay Jaeger via cctalk wrote: > > On 7/11/2021 9:33 AM, Eric Moore via cctalk wrote: >> Hello, I am looking for any of the following items. I have terminals and >> assorted qbus and S100 cards for trade, or am happy to discuss payment :). >> 1) Qbus scsi card > >

Re: Tektronix 8002 microprocessor lab software

On Jul 19, 2021, at 6:17 PM, Jules Richardson via cctalk wrote: > > On 7/19/21 7:53 PM, Jules Richardson via cctalk wrote: >> Well sadly it's looking like game over. By the sounds of it there's a >> basement full of old equipment and boards, and a scrapper out in OH has >> offered $6k for the

Re: Tektronix 8002 microprocessor lab software

You might check with the Tektronix museum, and see what they know. As far as I know, they aren’t actually part of Tektronix. Zane > On Jul 19, 2021, at 4:03 PM, Jules Richardson via cctalk > wrote: > > > Just out of interest, is the software for the Tektronix 8002 microprocessor > lab

Re: VaxBrick (vax 4000-50, KA600 ) Owners manual/technical manual

On Jul 17, 2021, at 10:40 AM, Jonathan Stone via cctalk wrote: > > Doe anyone have an "owners manual" or technical manual for the KA600 aka > VaxBrick aka Vax 4000-50? > > I have most of a Vaxbrick, but I'd sooner run Unix on it that VMS. But I > know of no open-source OS which supports the

Re: Writings on AI from 17 years ago....

> On Jul 16, 2021, at 6:30 AM, Toby Thain via cctalk > wrote: > >> On 2021-07-16 9:03 a.m., Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: >> >> >>> On Jul 16, 2021, at 3:52 AM, Lars Brinkhoff via cctalk >>> wrote: >>> >>> ... >>> https://wiki.livingcomputers.org/ >> >> That produces a page load error.

Re: VAX4000 VLC diagnostics/console

Sent from my iPod > On Jul 15, 2021, at 12:03 AM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk > wrote: > > It would be nice to know if Bluepill works on the VS4000 range: I wonder if > my VS4000-90 would then become silent enough to run more often! My VAXstation 4000-90 is very quiet with a SCSI2SD board.

Re: Looking for VAX6000 items

On Jul 13, 2021, at 10:33 AM, Brian Roth via cctalk wrote: > > Started work on putting together a couple of VAX6000. 4x0 and 5x0. Looking > for spare XMI, VAXBI, Cab kits DSSI,Ethernet,CI, Storage arrays, spare > regulators etc. Will travel the Northeast for larger items.Also Engineering >

Re: VAX4000 VLC diagnostics/console

As far as I can tell, the VLC and Model 60 will boot with a dead DALLAS chip, the Model 90 *WILL NOT* (it hangs on the tests). Having said that, I think you need to leave the VLC plugged in for a bit. It took 2-3 tries to get things going. When I did all my testing about a month and a half

Re: FTGH for pickup in So Cal: PDP-11/44, Macs, Atari ST, RiscPC, ...

On Jul 6, 2021, at 2:06 PM, Paul Koning wrote: > >> On Jul 6, 2021, at 4:57 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> On Jul 5, 2021, at 7:30 PM, Cameron Kaiser via cctalk >> wrote: >>> >>> UMAX Astra 2100U flatbed USB scanner with pow

Re: FTGH for pickup in So Cal: PDP-11/44, Macs, Atari ST, RiscPC, ...

On Jul 5, 2021, at 7:30 PM, Cameron Kaiser via cctalk wrote: > > UMAX Astra 2100U flatbed USB scanner with power supply. Powers on. Works > with classic Mac OS but probably most systems. No driver disc. This should be usable on modern systems using “VueScan”. For those of us that have old

Re: First new vax in ...30 years? :-)

> On Jul 5, 2021, at 5:05 PM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk > wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 2:46 AM David Brownlee via cctalk > wrote: >> In case anyone was interested in an FPGA VAX implementation >> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-vax/2021/07/03/msg003899.html > > I think this is

Re: DEC HP sgi ibm and misc for sale

Never mind. Florida. Zane Sent from my iPod > On Jun 29, 2021, at 7:37 AM, Zane Healy wrote: > > Where? > > Sent from my iPod > >> On Jun 29, 2021, at 4:42 AM, devin davison via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> I am making room to work on my pdp 11 and mainframe computers. The >> following

Re: DEC HP sgi ibm and misc for sale

Where? Sent from my iPod > On Jun 29, 2021, at 4:42 AM, devin davison via cctalk > wrote: > > I am making room to work on my pdp 11 and mainframe computers. The > following things are for sale : > > 3 Dec decmate computers with kb and monitor. Partway loads into the WP os > but the floppy is

Re: VT340 Emulation

On Jun 25, 2021, at 6:07 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > A possible issue is that a lot of applications, including many Apple ones, > don't offer an adequate selection of scaling options. This is one of the > very few places where Windows is better, in that it offers ways to scale the >

Re: VT340 Emulation

On Jun 24, 2021, at 10:11 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > >> On Jun 24, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> On 6/24/21 9:06 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: >> >>> LK201s use 4800 baud UART interfacing. PC keyboards with DIN connectors >>> (PS-2) have a very

Re: VT340 Emulation

On Jun 24, 2021, at 6:30 AM, Mark Matlock wrote: > On Jun 24, 2021, at 1:25 AM, Zane Healy wrote: >> >> And all this time I thought that I wanted a VT525! How much are the >> VTLAN40’s going for? >> >> Zane > > Zane, >If you explain to Mitch Miller at Keyways that you are a hobbyist,

Re: VT340 Emulation

And all this time I thought that I wanted a VT525! How much are the VTLAN40’s going for? Zane Sent from my iPod > On Jun 23, 2021, at 3:08 PM, Mark Matlock via cctalk > wrote: > > One VT340 emulator that works quite well is the VT Lan 40. This was one > of the last terminals made by

Re: VT340 Emulation

> On Jun 22, 2021, at 6:19 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk > wrote: > >>> Imagine a Tekronox Emulation on a 4K display ;-) > > Like a Tek 4019? I remember seeing those in Typeset-11, amazing. That brings up an interesting question, how good is a 4K display for emulating vector graphics? Zane

Re: VT340 Emulation

I have to admit, I’m watching this with interest. Hopefully I can see about getting this up and running one of these days. I find myself wondering what it would take to build this on a Mac, the current Mac xterm *SUCKS*!!! On the Mac, I can’t seem to use the custom DEC keybindings. Actually

Re: VT100 colors

> On Jun 21, 2021, at 6:48 AM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk > wrote: > >> On 21/06/2021 07:51, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: >> I want to say that it’s white. Though I can’t get to mine right now. >> >> Zane >> >> >> Sent from my iPod >&

Re: VT100 colors

I want to say that it’s white. Though I can’t get to mine right now. Zane Sent from my iPod > On Jun 20, 2021, at 10:50 PM, Lars Brinkhoff via cctalk > wrote: > > Hello, > > Does anyone know what colors a VT100 is? Most photos online has it > looking yellowish, but I expect that's from

Re: VAXstation 4000/vlc mouse issue

On Jun 1, 2021, at 9:41 AM, Paul Koning wrote: > >> On Jun 1, 2021, at 12:27 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> On May 31, 2021, at 8:08 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk >> wrote: >>> >>> I’m using a VSXXX-AA mouse (Hocky Puck), and when I

Re: VAXstation 4000/vlc mouse issue

On May 31, 2021, at 8:08 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: > > I’m using a VSXXX-AA mouse (Hocky Puck), and when I use the middle-button on > the mouse, it messes up DECwindows, and I’m no longer able to use the other > buttons, which means I can’t change to another window, or

VAXstation 4000/vlc mouse issue

I now have my VAXstation 4000/vlc up and running OpenVMS 7.3, DECnet Phase IV, and part of my cluster. It’s using a SCSI2SD v5.2 board for the hard drive. While have plenty of DEC Hard Drives, I like the lower noise, power, and heat of the SCSI2SD’s, plus I can really cram the disk space in

Re: Writings on AI from 17 years ago....

That guy is… How shall I put it? An ass! He doesn’t even like people linking to his site. Years ago, I had a page linking to his RSX BBS website, and he set it up so anyone following my link would get redirected to some obscene website. I think that this was 20+ years ago. The minute I

Re: How to read Osborne 1 Floppies?

On May 27, 2021, at 2:31 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > > On 5/26/21 11:22 PM, Zane Healy wrote: > >> I thought Don’s archive had been lost, when was it recovered? > Don's daughter donated some of the contents of his storage locker in 2013 to > CHM > I read several hundred of his floppies, and his pc

Re: How to read Osborne 1 Floppies?

On May 26, 2021, at 8:49 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > On 5/26/21 8:12 PM, Marvin Johnston via cctalk wrote: >> I don't remember the limitations of the unregistered Teledisk program, but >> something in the back of my mind says Dave Dunfields IMD (?) will translate >> Teledisk programs.

Re: MicroVAX 3300/3400

On May 26, 2021, at 3:38 PM, Jonathan Stone wrote: > On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 02:35:32 PM PDT, Zane Healy via cctalk > wrote: > [] > > two points: > > 1. MS650-AA 8mb modules from a KA650 will work in a KA640. They won't work > with a KA655 or a kA660

Re: How to read Osborne 1 Floppies?

On May 26, 2021, at 11:12 AM, Marvin Johnston wrote: > Depending on when you need them, VCFMW is coming up in a few months. I have a > number of Osborne 1's as well as a couple of 386 machines set up with > Teledisk (I bought it *years* ago when it became available to listmembers), >

Re: MicroVAX 3300/3400

> On May 25, 2021, at 3:50 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk > wrote: > > On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 1:32 PM Zane Healy wrote: >> >> >> It turns out that the oddness was the CPU Board, and a 16MB Clearpoint RAM >> board. What I thought was the CPU, is really the header panel over the RAM >> and

Re: MicroVAX 3300/3400

On May 25, 2021, at 3:09 PM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: > > SII is the built-in DSSI interface. Is it terminated properly? As best as I can tell, especially after taking it partially apart this afternoon, it is. The terminator glows green. > SSC is (iirc) the System Support Chip ...

Re: MicroVAX 3300/3400

On May 25, 2021, at 11:54 AM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: > > On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 10:54 AM Zane Healy via cctalk > wrote: >> >> One odd thing is that the KA640-A seems to plug into another board, before >> the DSSI drives. I’m getting ready to dig i

MicroVAX 3300/3400

I’m still not 100% sure if this is a 3300 or a 3400. It’s in a BA400X chassis, and after looking at the manuals last night, it seems like it’s closer to the 3400. My familarity with Q-Bus MicroVAXen is limited to MicroVAX/VAXstation II’s, and a MicroVAX 3. After getting a power cable (the

Re: How to read Osborne 1 Floppies?

5 sectors per track, >>> with 1024 bytes per sector. Any PC FDC with access to INT13h and INT1Eh >>> will work with appropriate software. (NOT external USB drives) >>> >>> >>> WITH appropriate software, a flux transition device, such as your >>> Cat

Re: Writings on AI from 17 years ago....

On May 24, 2021, at 1:07 PM, geneb via cctalk wrote: > > On Mon, 24 May 2021, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote: > >>> Considering there is no staff as they were all laid off and have now >>> all found other jobs, I'd guess that's a hard no. They'd basically >>> need to spin up from 0 again --

How to read Osborne 1 Floppies?

A photographer I know contacted me last night asking about reading Osborne 1 floppies. What does it take to read these? The only Catweasel board I have is the old Zorro 2 board for the Amiga. I do have 5.25” floppy drives. Neither of us have an Osborne anymore (I think mine went to Jim

LCM (was: Writings on AI from 17 years ago....)

On May 23, 2021, at 6:34 PM, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote: > > The funny part is someone replied "Donate it to a museum" and I wrote: > > "*nod* Unfortunately, after the Boston Computer Museum debacle, I'm a bit > wary of museums. Other problem is it would just get stuck in a back room and >

Re: VAXstation 4000/90 Diagnostics

On May 23, 2021, at 10:37 AM, emanuel stiebler wrote: > > On 2021-05-21 16:38, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: >> Is anyone familiar with the 4000/90 diagnostics? It looks like it will fail >> the test of the LCSPX graphics board, if it’s not plugged into a monitor, or >&g

Re: SCSI2SD

On May 22, 2021, at 9:12 AM, Ali wrote: > >> I am wondering if anyone has used these to replace HDDs in RAID >> configurations? My thought would be it should work fine as long as they >> look like real HDD to the system but who knows? > > Looking at the FAQ it looks like it does: > > "Does

Re: SCSI2SD

On May 22, 2021, at 8:35 AM, Ali wrote: > >> I just placed an order for the initial 4 V5.2 boards I’ll need. Once >> they have V6 boards back in stock, I’ll need to order a couple of those >> as well. These should definitely help reduce heat, noise, and power >> consumption. > > I am

Re: SCSI2SD

On May 21, 2021, at 5:15 PM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote: > > On 5/21/2021 3:41 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: >> Does anyone have experience using a SCSI2SD board to replace a Hard Drive on >> a VAXstation or an AlphaStation? I’m thinking about using them on some

SCSI2SD

Does anyone have experience using a SCSI2SD board to replace a Hard Drive on a VAXstation or an AlphaStation? I’m thinking about using them on some of my systems to reduce the amount of noise. I’ve gotten used to a quiet office. :-) Zane

VAXstation 4000/90 Diagnostics

Is anyone familiar with the 4000/90 diagnostics? It looks like it will fail the test of the LCSPX graphics board, if it’s not plugged into a monitor, or is missing a loopback device. Is that correct? T 2 fails, but the manual makes it sound like I need a loopback T 100 succeeds when testing

Re: VAXstation 4000 Mice?

> On May 20, 2021, at 11:53 AM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk > wrote: > > On 20/05/2021 18:22, Jonathan Stone via cctalk wrote: >> It does indeed need a VSXXX-AA mouse (the round puck) or a VSXXX-AB tablet >> (or compatible). \ >> I recently checked both installation guide and service guide,

VAXstation 4000 Mice?

What sort of mice does a VAXstation 4000 (vlc/60/90) take? I’m pretty sure they don’t need a DEC “hockey puck” mouse. I’m trying to get a VAXstation setup as… A VAXstation! I’ve always run them headless, usually with SBB’s in a BA353 or BA350. Zane

Re: Melted computer feet

> On May 19, 2021, at 7:33 PM, Steve Malikoff via cctalk > wrote: > > Zane said >> Is there any recommended method for cleaning up melted “rubber” feet on a >> plastic case? >> >> I’m trying to determine if I can revive the VAXstation 4000/90 I received >> from a list member, back around

Re: Melted computer feet

; sing ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G > > > > > On Thu, 20 May 2021 at 10:52, David Collins via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> Goo Gone is one option but may harm the plastic case. >> >> Orange based cleaners are also good - the ones that rem

Re: Melted computer feet

On May 19, 2021, at 5:52 PM, David Collins wrote: > > Goo Gone is one option but may harm the plastic case. That was my suspicion, of course that’s also what I know we have. > Orange based cleaners are also good - the ones that remove stickers etc Hopefully my wife has some of this. Thanks,

Melted computer feet

Is there any recommended method for cleaning up melted “rubber” feet on a plastic case? I’m trying to determine if I can revive the VAXstation 4000/90 I received from a list member, back around 1998 (it’s never worked). When I pulled it out, I discovered that its feet have melted, and I’m

Re: Looking for VAXSET Software Engineering Tools for VMS 4.x

> On May 18, 2021, at 9:05 AM, Peter Coghlan via cctalk > wrote: > > Zane Healy wrote: >> >> Sorry Peter, I wasn’t even thinking about that at the time, as Malte had >> reported he was able to read them with DECW$BOOKREADER. Though thinking >> about it again, it’s not a bad idea, as it

Re: Looking for VAXSET Software Engineering Tools for VMS 4.x

> On May 18, 2021, at 3:57 AM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk > wrote: > > I think Zane was reading the files from an ISO image I made of a 1989 CONOLD > CDROM. Correct. > That CDROM had previously been used as a toboggan by one or more members the > DEC Reading Engineering Team and so was

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