Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board (Peter Van Peborgh)

2020-07-07 Thread Nigel Johnson via cctalk
I just copied the email to a friend who was at CDC ad he says they were from the CDC3100. cheers, Nigel Nigel Johnson, MSc., MIEEE, VE3ID/G4AJQ/VA3MCU Amateur Radio, the origin of the open-source concept! Skype: TILBURY2591 nw.john...@ieee.org On 07/07/2020 13:29, Paul Koning via cctalk wro

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board (Peter Van Peborgh)

2020-07-07 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Jun 18, 2020, at 4:14 PM, Peter Van Peborgh via cctalk > wrote: > > OK, now here are some pics that should be available to everybody. I hope. > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/h64tye8ecmPHQfJD7 > > Smells of (early) 1960s transistorized. > No helpful marking apart from > * "GAT

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board (Peter Van Peborgh)

2020-06-20 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 06/20/2020 04:20 AM, Peter Van Peborgh via cctech wrote: Guys, I now know it is an early CDC board. IT had C*NT*OLDATA on the reverse - how I missed that must be attributed to old age. (Thanks Doug) Here are shots of the back: https://photos.app.goo.gl/UPozyBB3zp7XYcP79 Ah, the missing le

Ancient transistor ?computer board (Peter Van Peborgh)

2020-06-20 Thread Peter Van Peborgh via cctalk
Guys, I now know it is an early CDC board. IT had C*NT*OLDATA on the reverse - how I missed that must be attributed to old age. (Thanks Doug) Here are shots of the back: https://photos.app.goo.gl/UPozyBB3zp7XYcP79 Any idea what the row of hole opposite the contacts were? Testing points? But then

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board (Peter Van Peborgh)

2020-06-19 Thread Rod Smallwood via cctalk
Core memory driver board? On 19/06/2020 02:22, Boris Gimbarzevsky via cctalk wrote: Remember buying boards like that at electronics surplus places in late 60's but never knew where they came from.  Just used them as a cheap source of parts.  Also suspect the black boxes are pulse transformers

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board (Peter Van Peborgh)

2020-06-18 Thread Doug Jackson via cctalk
Hi Peter, That is a stunning board, and in beautiful condition. The square cubes are transformers, most likely some sort of pulse transformer on the base of the transistor. A multimeter will tell you in quick form. Doug Kindest regards, Doug Jackson em: d...@doughq.com ph: 0414 986878 Check

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board (Peter Van Peborgh)

2020-06-18 Thread Boris Gimbarzevsky via cctalk
Remember buying boards like that at electronics surplus places in late 60's but never knew where they came from. Just used them as a cheap source of parts. Also suspect the black boxes are pulse transformers although all of the pulse transformers I pulled off boards were circular. Never thou

Ancient transistor ?computer board (Peter Van Peborgh)

2020-06-18 Thread Peter Van Peborgh via cctalk
OK, now here are some pics that should be available to everybody. I hope. https://photos.app.goo.gl/h64tye8ecmPHQfJD7 Smells of (early) 1960s transistorized. No helpful marking apart from * "GATE JJ01" on SIDE A. (components). * "C NT OL DATA" on side B (solder traces). Big

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board (Peter Van Peborgh)

2020-06-18 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 06/18/2020 03:14 PM, Peter Van Peborgh via cctech wrote: Big transistors are Motorola "180376008". Those would be "house numbers" in the customer's part numbering system. Also, any ideas what the "246 636 B" boxes are, they have four legs? Most likely pulse transformers. This might be a

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board (Peter Van Peborgh)

2020-06-18 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 06/18/2020 03:14 PM, Peter Van Peborgh via cctech wrote: * "C NT OL DATA" on side B (solder traces). Sure looks like Control Data, a major manufacturer of mainframe computers in the 60's and 70's. And, being all discrete transistors, that would likely be late 60's. Jon

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board (Peter Van Peborgh)

2020-06-18 Thread Camiel Vanderhoeven via cctalk
Nope, those tiny urls still refer to URLs that we can’t open. As was suggested before, these URLs are probably specific to your browser session. > On Jun 18, 2020, at 11:31 AM, Peter Van Peborgh via cctech > wrote: > > Sorry guys about the unusable tera-URLs. > > To reiterate, I have acquired

Ancient transistor ?computer board (Peter Van Peborgh)

2020-06-18 Thread Peter Van Peborgh via cctalk
Sorry guys about the unusable tera-URLs. To reiterate, I have acquired this board and have trouble assigning it to a particular computer manufacturer and type: Try this for the photos: https://tinyurl.com/ydxnzh9g and https://tinyurl.com/yb6z3utv Smells of (early) 1960s transistorized. No hel

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board

2020-06-17 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 at 21:29, Fred Cisin wrote: > > Q: Is that link adequate to unambiguously identify any specific location > within any sub-atomic particle in the universe? (such as far more > detail than is required for the PHYSICAL LOCATION of the start of the file??) It's simple. All we hav

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board

2020-06-16 Thread Doug Jackson via cctalk
Ah... I suspect it's an example of modern web apps being excessive. That URL was likely only active during the session that the user was active within. When the session went away so did the URL. It's longer than the information content of the universe to stop it from being accessed by somebo

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board

2020-06-16 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 6/16/20 12:29 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > > Q: Is that link adequate to unambiguously identify any specific location > within any sub-atomic particle in the universe?  (such as far more > detail than is required for the PHYSICAL LOCATION of the start of the > file??) Well, let's do some

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board

2020-06-16 Thread Norman Jaffe via cctalk
nt: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 12:29:25 PM Subject: Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board >> https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/byRPH3wCR2aqxGX9U8BZfFTT_XtF7QCKSyVXoNmGIk >> UheiJ5BWqxYaCWdEshppLGYkOqUD7fl9XNeVzO_tDRKVOtbC3Js7T-pOvNUHs9MY9A36fc7dU6ro >>

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board

2020-06-16 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
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Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board

2020-06-16 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 at 16:51, Peter Van Peborgh via cctech wrote: > > Guys, > > I have acquired this board and have trouble assigning it to a particular > computer manufacturer and type: > > https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/byRPH3wCR2aqxGX9U8BZfFTT_XtF7QCKSyVXoNmGIk > UheiJ5BWqxYaCWdEshppLGYkOqUD

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board

2020-06-16 Thread Nigel Johnson via cctalk
I get the same, no matter how carefully I cut and paste either link. Sure looks like a standard NO-ENTRY road sign to me! Nigel ve3id On 16/06/2020 12:00, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Chuck,     I get the same thing! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 6/16/2020 10:56 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board

2020-06-16 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Chuck, I get the same thing! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! On 6/16/2020 10:56 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: Sorry, Peter, but when pasting your links into my browser, I get a white square with a circle with a hyphen in the center. Nothing more. Perhaps it's a permission issue? --Chuck

Re: Ancient transistor ?computer board

2020-06-16 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
Sorry, Peter, but when pasting your links into my browser, I get a white square with a circle with a hyphen in the center. Nothing more. Perhaps it's a permission issue? --Chuck On 6/16/20 7:51 AM, Peter Van Peborgh via cctalk wrote: > Guys, > > I have acquired this board and have trouble as

Ancient transistor ?computer board

2020-06-16 Thread Peter Van Peborgh via cctalk
Guys, I have acquired this board and have trouble assigning it to a particular computer manufacturer and type: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/byRPH3wCR2aqxGX9U8BZfFTT_XtF7QCKSyVXoNmGIk UheiJ5BWqxYaCWdEshppLGYkOqUD7fl9XNeVzO_tDRKVOtbC3Js7T-pOvNUHs9MY9A36fc7dU6ro 1i7hx9Uhcfc6ukEGIdC5Ac6aTQhEFFo