I look forward to seeing you at VCF Midwest at the Schaumburg Convention
Center this Saturday & Sunday (12-Sep & 13-Sep).
I will have a PiDP-1, PiDP-8 & PiDP-11 in action and I have few of each
of the Obsolescence Products for sale at the show. When I run out of
units to sell I will be taking orders at the show for drop shipping to
your home with a VCFMW Discount.
I am at tables C308 - C311 in pod C3.
Also, every year during the show I host a DEC NUT pizza party at my
house a 7PM. I have expanded this party to include HP calculator and
Gimix computer fans.
Please stop by my tables for my address.
See you at the show.
Mike Katz
+1 (773) 414-1044
I really should have posted this earlier! The West Coast Computer
Society (BC, Canada) is having a reunion on Sept 13th in Port Moody BC.
John :-#)#
Here is the info:
Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026
Time: 10am - 6pm
Place: Kyle Centre, 125 Kyle Street, Port Moody, BC
Map and photo of room:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kyle+Centre/@49.2759833,-122.8575778,100mhttps://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1189562424443236&set=pcb.11895650911096…
Parking is free, either in the adjacent parking lot, or nearby street
parking.
Public transit is available, with bus stops within 2 blocks, and the
Moody Centre SkyTrain station about a 12 minute walk.
We will not be charging any registration fee to attend, but will be
asking for donations to cover the cost of renting the room.
The room will have tables set up for you to exhibit your vintage
computer equipment, if you want to bring some. (It doesn't have to be
working.) If you could prepare placards to describe the equipment, that
would be helpful. Electrical outlets are available.
Several people have indicated they would like to gather at a restaurant
after the reunion to continue our conversations over dinner.
If you have any questions, or suggestions, please contact me.
Regards,
Dave Wiens
Tel: 604-513-1512 (afternoon or evening)
Email: dcwiens(a)sardis-technologies.com
Web: https://www.sardis-technologies.com/WCCS/wccs.htm
Hello,
I am offering a complete lot of 77 vintage industrial/computer boards for
sale.
The lot includes AUGAT 8136 wire-wrap boards, Intel iSBC / Multibus boards,
memory/expansion boards and related vintage industrial hardware.
Complete lot only – no individual sales.
Asking price: *€12,000 or best offer.*
All boards are used and untested. Some have normal wear, rework, bending or
minor physical damage.
Main inventory includes:
59 × AUGAT 8136-UG421
8 × AUGAT 8136-UG159-2
Intel iSBC 286/12 boards
Intel iSBC 221
Intel PSBX344A
Additional Intel / ORBOT / industrial boards
Located in the Netherlands/Belgium region.
I have a complete PDF dossier with detailed inventory, weights, part
numbers and photographs available on request.
Serious offers for the complete lot are welcome.
Kind regards
Hi
First list of boards available
M7504 DEQNA
M9970 DEC M9970 is a dual-height passive transition board
M9047 M9047 is a dual-width Q-bus grant continuity car
M9714 Alternate Power Source
M7941 DPQ11-A synchronous serial line interface
M7555 RQDX3
G7273 bus grant continuity card
M7546 TQK50
M7850 The DEC M7850 is a legacy UNIBUS card
Rod
The Commodore 64 was sold in Canada in Sept. 1982. My brother-in-law bought
his in Toronto around that time. It was $595 cdn.($4,000 today!). A lot of
money back then. Well even today.
Happy computing.
Paul -
I have been looking for a clean Amber serial terminal, like the DEC VT320-C2 or HP 900 series,
that I used daily in the early 1990s. There was a common 12” CRT assembly that Ball used (V12) and others. I could probably cross-reference the CRT number.
greg, w9gb
elmhurst, il
If anyone is interested in anything listed below, or any DEC parts, please
let me know ASAP and I will try to have them tested and loaded for the trip.
SZ12 expansion box
PE32A-BD DEC 3000/300X
PE40A-B9 DEC 3000/400 ( I HAVE TO FIND A CPU FOR IT)
DEC 3000/400?
VAXSTATION 3100/76 SPX
MICROVAX 3100 KA41
3100 DV31CT2-A
VAXSTATION 4000 60
DECSYSTEM 5000/25
3EA 5000/125
5000/133
2EA 5000/200
I have more in another location and will try to find them later today.
I have a lot of extra boards for the above boxes, mostly for the 5000s and
I am still looking for them.
I have VAX CPU and memory boards for the BA23, and the BA213s boxes. Also
"S" box boards and panels.
TONS of Q-bus, Unibus, and some PDP8 boards.
Robins, Rainbows, DECmates, PROs, and parts
Now it gets weird. I have about a dozen or so brand new CRTs for VT330s.
I'm sure they were used in other terminals, but I have no idea which. I
should have all 3 colors.
Also an OMEGA B22, DII and Bessler enlarger and a ton of darkroom
equipment, audio gear including mixers.
Thanks, Paul
https://devin.ai/cli
Not exactly the image I'd expect to see on a webpage advertising shiny new technology. It even shows that application running on the VT100 (simulated, but the evidence for that is pretty subtle).
Fun.
paul
Hello again,
Yes, this time I am trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong while
creating a C program.
It is still in RSX11M+ on my 11/23+ and PDP-11 C 1.1.
I have a really simple test program like this:
+>type test.c
#include <stdio.h>
main() {
puts("Hello, world!");
}
The following is what I do to compile and task build:
+>type tstbld.cmd
.IFNINS MAC INS $MAC
.IFNINS TKB INS $TKB
PIP TEST.C/PU,TSTBLD.CMD/PU,TSTTKB.CMD/PU
CCC TEST.C
TKB @TSTTKB.CMD
PIP TEST.OBJ;*/DE
PIP TEST.TSK/PU
+>type tsttkb.cmd
TEST/-FP=TEST,LB:[1,1]CFPURSX.OLB/LB
/
UNITS=1
ASG=TI:1
TASK=...TST
LIBR=FCSFSL:RO
/
The code compiles fine and TKB has no issues. I get my test.tsk:
+>dir test.tsk
Directory DU0:[200,2]
2-SEP-2026 21:36
TEST.TSK;2 22. C 02-SEP-2026 21:30
Total of 22./22. blocks in 1. file
I run it as '+>run test' and I just get the prompt back. I expect it to
print to the terminal.
What am I missing? Nothing stands out to me in the manual. I'm sure it's
something stupid.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
- Peter
