Be glad you don't have to deal with this kind of thing:
http://everist.org/pics/misc/20200719_6831_wet_tapes.jpg
A bunch of PDP 8 system tapes. That were literally soaking in liquid water when
recovered.
Yes, that is mildew. They are nearly dried out now.
Still to be determined if they can be
Bah, attached photos don't work. OK, the pic is here:
http://everist.org/pics/misc/20200103_5346_IBM_mag_cards.jpg
Guy
At 10:51 PM 3/01/2020 +1100, you wrote:
>Huh, that's a coincidence. Going through a recent bequeathment to the
>Australian Computer Museum Society,
>I'd just yesterday opened
Huh, that's a coincidence. Going through a recent bequeathment to the
Australian Computer Museum Society,
I'd just yesterday opened a box with manuals, some cards, and other bits for
the same system.
See pic, with manual cover illustration of the system.
It was IBM trying to produce a word proc
At 08:53 PM 2/10/2019 -0500, you wrote:
>I have 400 pieces of Signetics 10144L ECL static RAM chips.
>Anybody need some?
>These were salvaged from boards by a surplus dealer
>(Alltronics, I think).
>They are a 256 X 1 bit RAM, somewhere around 20 ns access
>time, ceramic package.
>
>Jon
I don'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvM82T3C2Ik
Exploring a MASSIVE Retro Computer Warehouse!
via https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/lgr-retro-computer-warehouse/
To lessen risk of developing PTSD from watching that video, I'll mention that
right at the end
he explains there IS a process in place f
At 12:18 PM 8/07/2019 +, jesse cypress-tech.com wrote:
>If anyone wants 87 HP 1000 series mux cards for gold or to play around
>with, I'm starting to clean house. The ebay link is below.
>
>https://www.ebay.com/itm/383039137321
Wow. Way to make everyone interested in restoring HP 1000 systems
Hello Jesse,
I have this:
http://everist.org/NobLog/20131112_HP_1000_minicomputer_teardown.htm
It's a stalled project, due to unfortunate circumstance. I was at the point of
preparing
to reassemble the machine (after cleaning) and start testing. Wanted to first
test the power
supply under dumm
At 01:14 PM 12/12/2018 -0800, you wrote:
>Well, as I am sure many of you know, ManualsPlus was "acquired" by the
>Internet Archive.
>This story captures the effort:
>https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/introducing-the-archive-corps/403135/
Read it more carefully. Also no, it wa
