Peter Prymmer wrote:
> incorporate integrated circuitry into what would become S/370 computers.
> Interestingly the architecture (or its modern desecndant) was not put on a
> single microprocessor until just a few years ago (1995 saw the 3490 CMOS
> mainframe on a chip). I would not for a moment call these devices mere
Are you sure? I remember when I was at IBM the PC/370 was available -
this would have been 1985-86 or possibly summer 1987. I believe this
was based on the 68000 circuitry with different microcode.
Tony, what date is your little 370-alike? And how many chips?
Philip.
Well, let no one tell you that size doesn't matter. <g>
Last night I was thinking about how I went about replacing the foam in my
RK05 drives. The only thing that I changed was the foam. I disconnect no
wires.
So, I thought that maybe platter speed may be effected by air volume. The
foam on the cartridge air inlet was about 3/32" thicker than the old foam.
This difference was enough to reduce the air volume into the disk pack
(there is a little bump on the air inlet that pushes a door open on the
pack). The extra foam I guess did not allow the door to open enough. This
lack of air produces enough drag on the motor spindle to stall the motor.
Mystery solved.
Rich Cini/WUGNET
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MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
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At 08:20 PM 1/12/98 +0000, you wrote:
>Well, this specs is for that desktop model 70-E61 and $40 seems bit
I agree then. I'm not too up on the IBM numbering scheme.
>Hee hee...this is desktop which is called model 70 and the portable
>lunchbox is P70 which uses 386 either 16 or 20mhz (ahem...sleepy
I've got a P70 then. (Not sure if it's 16 or 20mhz.)
>performance and no cache.) The P75 is also lunchbox in same way
>BUT, it's real, honest 486DX 33 machine with scsi interface and
>plasma display to boot. That is one I would like to have.
Hmmm... Me too.
Y'know, I once saw an honest-to-god IBM stand-alone plasma monitor in a
surplus shop. 17" I think (or thereabouts). Pretty neat, but priced a
little high.
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-----Original Message-----
From: jpero(a)cgo.wave.ca <jpero(a)cgo.wave.ca>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: Firsts
Oops it seems like I inserted the signature in the middle of a word or
something like that. Try the link in this one
>Hi Francois,
>
>Have a care, are your webpage set up correctly? I got 404.
>
>Jason D.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ward Donald Griffiths III <gram(a)cnct.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: Firsts
>Paul E Coad wrote:
>The TRS-80 Model 100 and it's amigos the Nec 8201 and Olivetti ??? had
>no handles, unless you bought an overpriced briefcase add-on. I know
>there's no handle on the Everex I take back and forth to work, that's
>what my rucksack is for. In fact, I think _most_ modern notebook
>portables are without handles of their own.
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Francois Auradon.
Visit the SANCTUARY at http://home.att.net/~francois.auradonhat's probably
why they are called laptops and not portables.
Ex-HP employee John Brown in Escondido, CA, would like the following to go
to a collector:
HP 45711F Portable Plus (this is the off-white-and-maroon laptop)
128K RAM card
9114B single 3.5 stiffy drive
Thinkjet printer
82169B HP-IB interface
?? video monitor interface
Full, _really_ full, software and docs. All tested and working as of a
year ago.
John is moving at the beginning of next week and would like to hear from
someone who will pay freight on this by Friday, January 16th, or Saturday,
January 17th. Please contact him, not me, at JBKE6QIQ(a)sprynet.com.
Understandably, he doesn't want to scrap this.
TIA,
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Kip Crosby engine(a)chac.org
http://www.chac.org/index.html
Computer History Association of California
William Donzelli wrote:
> is implemented using over a thousand gate arrays. The amazing thing is
> that IBM was able to get all of those _hot_ chips working in such a
> small space (about a cubic foot, maybe two).
>
> Yes, I lust for a S/360 or 370, and would even settle for a 3033 or 3081.
Me too! But I think a 4381, say or even a 9370, would be easier to work
on. Why? The 308X and 3090 (and I think also the 303X, although I know
less about them) were _water cooled_. Maybe I am biassed as an
electrical engineer, but I think that anything with water in it is bound
to make a mess sooner or later...
Philip.
Can anyone identify these?
I have a serial tape reader, so I plan to read these into my PC and see if
E11 or the Supnik emulator will take them.
But I don't know what's on these. So, I'll just retype the labels
Here goes...
PUNCHED PAPER TAPES:
CASE #1
DEC-11-NFPMA-A-PR2 8/72 M
FPMP-11 DOUBLE PRECISION PACKAGE
REPLACES: DEC-11-YQPC-PB
DEC-11-NFPMA-A-PR1 8/72 M
FPMP-11 SINGLE PRECISION PACKAGE
REPLACES: DEC-11-YQPC-PB
DEC-11-ULKSA-A-PR1 12/72 M
LINK-11S OBJ V002A
TAPE 1 OF 2
REPLACES: DEC-11-ZLQA-PR1
DEC-11-ULKSA-A-PR2 12/72 M
LINK-11S OBJ V002A
TAPE 2 OF 2
REPLACES: DEC-11-ZLQA-PR2
DEC-11-ULKSA-A-PL 12/72 M
LINK-11S LDA V002A
SA=22714 RA=22714
REPLACES: DEC-11-ZLQA-PL
DEC-11-Y1PA-PB 11/10/69 M
DUMPTT-V001A
SA=LOAD ADDRESS
RA=LOAD ADDRESS
DEC-11-Y2PA-PB 11/10/69 M
DUMPAD-V001A
SA=LOAD ADDRESS
RA=LOAD ADDRESS
DEC-11-Y2PA-PO 11/10/69 M
DUMPAD-V001A
SA=XX7500 RA=XX7500
"USE SPECIAL LEADER"
DEC-11-Y1FA-PO 11/10/69 M
DUMPTT-V001A
SA=XX7440 RA=XX7440
"USE SPECIAL LEADER"
DEC-11-XIOXA-A-PA2 12/72 M
IOX V006A
TAPE 2 OF 2
REPLACES: DEC-11-Y1PB-PA2
DEC-11-XIOXA-A-PA1 12/72 M
IOX V006A
TAPE 1 OF 2
REPLACES: DEC-11-YIPB-PA1
DEC-11-XIOXA-A-PB 12/72 M
IOX V006A
REPLACES: DEC-11-YIPB-PB
DEC-11-UODXA-A-PA 12/72 M
ODT-11X PAL
REPLACES: DEC-11-O2PB-PA
CASE #2
DEC-11-UODPA-A-PB
ODT-11 LDA V005A
SA=13026 RA=13030 RE-ENTER=13032
REPLACES: DEC-11-O1PA-PB
DEC-11-UODPA-A-PA 12/72 M
ODT-11 PAL V005A
REPLACES: DEC-11-O1PA-PA
DEC-11-UODXA-A-PB 17/72 M
ODT-11X LDA
SA=12054 RA=12056
REPLACES: DEC-11-O2PB-PB
DEC-11-CGPA-PB2 6/2/70 M
PDP-11 CHECKOUT PACKAGE
TEST A SA=NONE RA=NONE
TAPE 2 OF 2
DEC-11-CGPA-PB1 6/2/70 M
PDP-11 CHECKOUT PACKAGE
TEST B SA=NONE RA=NONE
TAPE 1 OF 2
DEC-11-CGPA-PA1 6/2/70 M
PDP-11 CHECKOUT PACKAGE
TADDUP. ASC. (2)
TAPE 1 OF 2
DEC-11-CGPA-PA2 6/2/70 M
PDP-11 CHECKOUT PACKAGE
TADDUP. ASC. (2)
TAPE 2 OF 2
DEC-11-UEDPA-A-PB 12/72 M
ED-11 V005A
REPLACES: DEC-11-E1PA-PB
(I have to hurry here, the bell is coming. I'll just list the tape name)
PAL 11S OBJ v003A
(IT'S on 6 tapes)
6,5,3,2,1 ARE HERE
PAL 11S LDA V003A
PAL-11A LDA V007A
CASE #3
MAINDEC COMMUNICATIONS TEST PROGRAM
T14 TRAP TEST (1140 ONLY)
T17-4K SYSTEM EXERCISER
FPMP-11 SOURCE (6 TAPES. i HAVE 6,5,4,3,2, AND 1)
And that's them! I have more elsewhere, I'll dig them out too.
But for now, what's these? And can I get the emulator to take them?
What about reading them into a real PDP (Like the 11/34?)
The tapes are all real DEC tapes, they have DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION -
PROGRAMMED DATA PROCESSOR written on them.
They seem to all be in good condition.
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