Originally as I understand it the mouse as a product of Xerox was intended not so much for general use but to aid youngins and disabled people with their usage. And despite the never-mousers, predominantly linux fanatics, it's an indispensable tool for nearly everyone. There was a stint where I favored trackballs. But it's a toss up as to which is more natural and faster. Each may excel in cwrtain applications.
Then there's the touch screen (and touch pad). I find touch pads superior, make that way superior to that horrific track point used on old Thinkpads. But again that'a me. Touch screens, my hatred for them grows almost daily. They have their place. And for portable devices they're largely the only game in town. But I often wish I at least had the option of a mouse or something close.
Is this an example of where older tech beats the new tech? Or do aspects of the newer tech just await refinement?
I have 2 of these that are in need of a new home. These are quite large 4 racks each. Although the 11/60 is only a double rack by itself.
Offers. Located In Kent. WA.
- Jerry253-569-6041
Hi,
Can someone recommend a place where I can buy replacement tension band for
QIC(-150) tapes? I known about the boiling trick, sadly I don't have any
original bands to boil 😁.
Thanks.
Regards,
BogDan.
P.s. I found on Amazon a few alternatives, but they are quite thick (1.5mm)
while the original ones are much thiner.
Hi,
Can someone recommend a place where I can buy tension bands for QIC(-150)
tapes? I known about the boiling trick, sadly I don't have any original
bands to boil 😁.
Thanks.
Regards,
BogDan.
P.s. I found on Amazon a few alternatives, but they are quite thick (1.5mm)
while the original ones are much thiner.
I’m looking at some 3.5” floppies from about 1995, so probably about the time I got my first Mac.
Am I correct that System 7 used A:\RESOURCE.FRK\DESKTOP as the Resource Fork data? MacOS 12.5 doesn’t appear to use it. :-)
A bunch of the floppies I’m looking at have this, including ones that appear to be PC Backups.
Zane
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Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2023 21:54:50 +0000 (UTC)
From: Jerry Wright <g-wright(a)att.net>
Subject: [cctalk] DEC PDP 11/60's in need of a new home.
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I have 2 of these that are in need of a new home. These are quite large 4 racks each. Although the 11/60 is only a double rack by itself.
Offers. Located In Kent. WA.
- Jerry253-569-6041
-These are most likely sold...
I do have some Data Generals, and HP 1000's next up.
Jerry
253-569-6041
It appears that the cctalk archives stopped updating in July 2022. See the
link below:
https://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/
Could the new list admin please re-enable the archive feature of the
mailing list and if possible fill in the missing months since July 2022.
Thanks and best regards
Tom
I obtained a bunch of MB (1?) cards from a fellow list member. Mostly Intel, 1 Matrox video card. Didn'y see a floppy controller anywhere, but I'll have to look closer. I have an Intel 286/20 chassis (the 20 doesn't mean mhz). Got to get me a keyboard and I'll be all set, right? O how I wish. There's an MDS keyboard on ebay, kind of pricey. Have to wonder where I'd stick the plug. No ribald suggestions please.
So apparently my future has taken a turn for the very grim. As I'll be writing device drivers from this point until my death. Yep. It's all rawhide and buffalo chips from here on out. Maybe sum yu westerners can give me a hand. Fred, Chuck, Sellam. You're all westerners and cowboys apparently. Just rustle up some docs and software for me.
I finally got around to replace the dead TO-3 power transistors in my
VR-14. They are mounted on the power supply regulator heat sink using TO-3
sockets made by AUGAT. Unfortunately one of the sockets has been broken by
somebody in the past by over-tightening the transistor mounting screws.
This may have been the root cause of the power supply failure as one
transistor was doing all the work with the second transistor's collector
lead having poor or no connection. There are two NPN transistors in
parallel to double the power which is not a very good design anyway.
I am trying to find the original Augat sockets.
Here are some links to photos showing a closeup of the socket and the
threaded insert with the originally crimped collector tab which broke out
of the bakelite socket:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MXclwHLDmoz_P2ub7tPc9oqSgrDbnTzR/view?usp=…,
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XJ7DpGA5Zx0ZSqDVL_gdBSWYuKdFHLlR/view?usp=…
I would be grateful for any help trying to source these AUGAT made TO-3
sockets. I had no luck finding stock of these with Google and Ebay.
Thanks and best regards
Tom
Hi,
PLEASE TRIM THE DARN POST BEFORE REPLYING!
For example, Bill's interesting post about needing space was 75 lines long
(#1)...
The first reply included the ENTIRE MESSAGE.
The second, from another very long time participant, was TWO !@#$%^& LINES
OF NEW CONTENT, with *TWO COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL POST* (about 145 lines).
I don't want to single out just that post ... I haven't counted, but I'd
bet that the vast majority of posts include the entire OP, and replies!
Some other post had three copies in today's digest.
The basic guideline is to quote *just enough* for the reader to understand
what you're referring to. (Whether you quote below or above is another
subject entirely :)
Please have consideration for *EVERY* reader of this list, our disk space,
and our network bandwidth!
thanks,
Stan
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1. BTW, Bill, that line count includes the totally unnecessary (and never
believable) text:
"This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
www.avast.com"
