test-drb October 1999

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Information please

by research＠alltel.net

Do you know what scopes were sold by Tektronics to Ail Tech for a 727 Spectrum Analizer? Thank you Alex

24 years, 8 months

Information Please

by research＠alltel.net

Do you know what scopes were sold by Tektronics to Ail Tech for a 727 Spectrum Analizer? Thank you Alex

24 years, 8 months

3 drives on a KFQSA?

by cmcmanis＠freegate.com

Has anyone successfully run three DSSI disk drives on a KFQSA? I've tried several times to configure mine to do that but it keeps coming up bogusly. The only "odd" bit is that one of my drives is _not_ connected to the control panel (you know the protect/enable/etc) panel. I am beginning to suspect I need to understand what the three switches that are on all RF series drives actually do. I can get two to appear, but not the third. Configuration: ** ** RF72 RF71 RF71 (UNIT=2) (UNIT=1) (UNIT=0) *TERM*-----+--------+---------+-------> KFQSA (id 6) KFQSA has three "nodes" (0, 1, and 2) 776450 - 0 760334 - 1 760340 - 2 UNIT 1 and UNIT 0 are connected to the control panel, with ID plugs 0 and 1. UNIT 2 is not connected to the control panel (no cable nor ID plug) With three disks defined on the KFQSA I get one to show up (usually UNIT 2 as DUA2). With two defined I get DUA2 and DUB0. If I disconnect the RF72 I get DUA0 and DUB1. Questions: What do the switches on the drives do?!? Has anyone configured three disks on one of these things? --Chuck

24 years, 8 months

gauging interest in VAX 6000-530

by zmerch＠30below.com

Rumor has it that Mike Cheponis may have mentioned these words: >Peter, I do hope your arm heals quickly. >A better example is: how much lead can you deliver to a load with two guns >rated 1 Mega-Bullets per Second vs one gun rated at 2 MB/Sec? >Answer, of course: They produce the same amount of deposited lead on the >target. Now, let me use your analogy to prove that multiple independent busses are better than one single bus: Let's say in each of your cases, 1 of the weapons jams exactly halfway thru it's job... How much lead is delivered in each case? (1) 2MBullets/Sec: 1 Million bullets. (2) 1MBullets/Sec: 1.5 Million bullets. The multiple bus structure delivered more bullets with 1 bus still ready for work, whereas the single bus structure's work ground to a halt waiting for operator intervention. I hope to say that this is what others and myself have tried to convey. Hope this helps clear up my point, Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger --- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers Recycling is good, right??? Ok, so I'll recycle an old .sig. If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.

24 years, 8 months

List spammer traced

by kyrrin＠bluefeathertech.com

Our latest list spammer has been traced, located, and formally scorched. I -love- sending spammer flames from a my-deja account... it's blocked to all incoming E-mail (accepts outgoing only), so anything a spammer sends just bounces right back at them. Besides the 200 degree C flame to the spammer in question, politely formal complaints were filed with their ISPs. Granted, I can't recall ever getting a response from a Korean or Chinese ISP that they toasted a spammer themselves, but there's always a first time. I'll advise if I get any type of valid response. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Bruce Lane, Owner and head honcho, Blue Feather Technologies http://www.bluefeathertech.com // E-mail: kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com Amateur Radio: WD6EOS since Dec. '77 "Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our own human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..."

24 years, 8 months

4K paper tape Basic for PDP 8 - I found out it does exist.

by daniel＠internet.look.ca

DEC released a 4K core paper tape basic for the edusystem. Does anyone have this basic program and can I get a copy of it or trade a copy for something?

24 years, 8 months

help id'ing board

by cem14＠cornell.edu

Hi everyone; I found a board that could fit in my microvax II if I decided to push it in. Let me describe it: manufacturer: Recognition Concepts Inc., assy. # 100220, then in the back: 100221 fab rev A It has: -large DIP 64 pin IC by TRW, marked 1007JIC3 8451/AP -LS glue logic -7808, 7908 and 7906 regulators -couple LH0024's, four other analog chips in a section where traces are sandwiched between ground planes. The only external connector is a subminiature rf-style gold-plated connector, close to this analog section, and, most important, -two DAC0800LCN chips. I thought it might be some kind of successive approx A/D, but, why two DAC's then? cascading them to get a higher resolution would require unreliable, painful calibration... And only one channel... or maybe the analog multiplexer occupied a separate board... Has anybody seen this beast before? Carlos. -- Carlos Murillo-Sanchez email: cem14(a)cornell.edu 428 Phillips Hall, Electrical Engineering Department Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

24 years, 8 months

Stamping product / Press

by ktco＠www.tradingking.com

DAE SANG CO., LTD. TEL:+82-2-3142-6464 FAX:+82-2-338-1052 E-MAIL: ktco(a)tradingking.com HOMEPAGE: www.tradingking.com CONTACT:Soppia Sung To :classiccmp How are you? Are you looking for a company which has excellent skills in stamping with bronze, aluminum, steel and so on? You will be interested to hear that we have handled stamping products like terminal, housing, angle and others that are able to be stamped. We are a stamping(press) products maker in Korea searching companies that stamping products are needed. Already, we have supplied lots of stamping products for various kinds of spare parts companies for long time. The name of our company is DAESANG Co., Ltd. as one of leading stamping(press) business . We have been the first vendor of Samsung, Daewoo, Anam, Jeil Engineering, Goldstar(it is LG at present) which are reliable companies in Korea since 1982. We had a good reputation through long business in this line in Korea. We are confident that you will be quite satisfied with our services including the best price and the perfect. If you are agreeable, we should be most appreciative of your co-operation in this respect and look forward to your reply with great interest. Should you have any question or inquiry, Please do not hesitate to contact us. Wish to have a good business relationship with you in the coming future. We should appreciate your prompt reply. Best Regards, Soppia Sung/International Marketing Representative Address:180-2 DONGBO B/D 401 DONGKYO-DONG MAPO-KU SEOUL, KOREA TEL:+82-2-3142-6464 FAX:+82-2-338-1052 E-MAIL: ktco(a)tradingking.com HOMEPAGE: www.tradingking.com

24 years, 8 months

gauging interest in VAX 9210

by CLASSICCMP＠trailing-edge.com

>>A bit off topic; a friend of mine has been offered a 9210 and asked >>me if it was worth the effort of moving it. Without considering the >>power and space requirements, I would prefer a 780 to a 9000. >> >>If you were offered a 9000 would you take it or let it be scrapped? In >>this case the biggest problem is the distance; the machine is located >>about 1000Km from us. >The biggest problem isn't storage and power? I'm not sure how many racks >you're talking but I would think this could be a fairly large system. Don't forget air-conditioning, too. A 9000 is *not* a small system. -- Tim Shoppa Email: shoppa(a)trailing-edge.com Trailing Edge Technology WWW: http://www.trailing-edge.com/ 7328 Bradley Blvd Voice: 301-767-5917 Bethesda, MD, USA 20817 Fax: 301-767-5927

24 years, 8 months

Quiz time!

by jimw＠agora.rdrop.com

Anyone up for a little mind bender? We begin with the images below: http://www.computergarage.org/~jwilling/P0870.JPG http://www.computergarage.org/~jwilling/P0871.JPG http://www.computergarage.org/~jwilling/P0872.JPG http://www.computergarage.org/~jwilling/P0873a.JPG One official 'no prize' to the first person who can identify these items. (or, perhaps a real prize... You never know) --- Some Clues: These artifacts date from early 1962 (when they were in production - probably designed sometime in 1960-1961) These are dedicated units, with a hard-wired program (using a diode logic matrix contained in the larger unit but not visible in these images) The large chassis in the first two images is the central 'computer'. This unit could service up to ten machines that the smaller chassis in the second pair of images were connected to. (more or less on a FIFO on-demand time-shared basis) The smaller unit gathers data from a machine for processing by the larger unit, and once a solution has been determined, the larger unit relays (no pun intended) the information back to the requesting smaller unit which latches the solution data for display along with the original input data on a visual readout device which is part of the machine. These were a production item, in fairly common use and their results could be seen on public display nearly anywhere around the country (and to some extent the world) where they were in use. Collectively, the units were known as the "' ' Computer" and were considered an add-on or enhancement to the original machine with which they were used. No direct (or manual) input from the 'user' was required in the normal use of this computer. --- The game ends with the first correct solution or on 01-November-1999 (whichever comes first) --- The images are un-retouched, except for image P0873a where part of the ID plate that would give away the answer has been obscured. And, if anyone really thinks it will help I will add some shots of the inside of the chassis in a day or so... LOTS of wires and stuff! Have at you! -jim --- jimw(a)computergarage.org The Computer Garage - http://www.computergarage.org Computer Garage Fax - (503) 646-0174

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