Does anyone here have docs for either the RH10 Massbus interface, or the
DF10 data channel? I'm trying to wing it from the ITS/TOPS-10 source, and
it's being more confusing than anything.
Scanned docs would be really nice ^_^
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Well, the pdp8/e power sord was cut off, but there is a 2 foot long hunk of
wire. I suppose I'll just wire up a power connector, and they use a good
quality extension cable (someday). No rush on that...
The core memory planes were removed, of course. Looks like there were at
least 3 sets of core in this at one time. The foam along the side of the
case has pretty much vaporized and is all over the bus connectors. Whats
the general consensus (yeah right, on THIS mailing list i was a consensus...)
about removing versis replacing that foam?
And one front panel switch is gone, and another is present but broken. The
rest at least appear to click up/down properly.
Boards that were in my PDP8/e when I recieved it
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M8330
M837
M8655
M8360
M8350
VG DS (dont know the number)
M8655
M840
M849
M8310 Loose
M8300 Loose
G111 Loose. 2 of these
G233 Loose. 3 of these (too bad they didnt leave the core planes)
M935 2 of these, to connect the second bus
VG DS 505
VG DS 102
VG DS 101
VG DS 504
M8320
M847 YH Bootstrap Loader (32 words implemented via an array of diodes)
Greetings,
There are four CDC 9766 disk-pack drives in need of rescue in the BWI
Airport area in Maryland... I'm not sure how long they'll be
available... hours or days, but if anyone's interested I think they
can be had for whatever the scrap buyer's going to pay, which probably
isn't very much. As more details become available, I'll post them.
Until recently, these drives were working and in service, as far as I
know.
While I'd love to collect these drives, I don't have room for them at
this time; for those who aren't familiar with them, they're rather
large and heavy; bigger than the DEC disk pack drives I've seen.
You'll need a large, U-haul type truck to move them. There's no
loading platform, so getting them up the ramp without a lift or winch
won't be easy (not something I'd want to attempt).
If no one can save them, I'll see what I can extract and save from
their insides.
--
R. D. Davis
rdd(a)perqlogic.com Be careful what you wish for --- you
http://www.perqlogic.com/rdd may get your wish ...and it might not
Tel: (410) 744-4900 be what you were expecting.
>Just to legitmise this email with some semi-Classic discussion, how much
>would the base unit of Compaq 486/33m with 8Mb be worth now? A friend is
>interested in buying and I was thinking of a price around ?20. Is this
>reasonable? Remember that this is the base unit ONLY, it doesn't have a
>keyboard, CD-ROM, or monitor.
I found mine in a dumpster. I think it's collectible as an early example
(perhaps the first?) of EISA. The ram is probably on-board the CPU card, so
the only component with any commercial value would be the hard drive.
Hans
Hi, John.
On Oct 7, 12:53, John Foust wrote:
> Subject: SGI Hardware Developer Handbooks available
>
> I've got two of these available at no charge to anyone who wants them.
> They describe the pin-outs, etc. of the internal and external connectors
> of the SGI line from the 4D through the rest of the line up to about
1995.
> They're about an inch thick, spiral-bound.
My goodness, I'd *kill* for one of those! I've been wanting to build a
board for an Indy for ages (I could do it for an R3000 Indogo instead,
though, if the book doesn't go that "new")... The only problem is, I'm in
the UK. Could you send one if I sent you a few dollar bills to cover US
Postal Service "Global Priority Flat Rate Envelope"?
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Dept. of Computer Science
University of York
Maybe you could offer them here first.
Francois
>Not only that, I have rare Amiga t-shirts - the first Amiga
>wake party t-shirt, baseball caps, sweat shirts, NewTek shirts.
>Sheesh. Off to the basement.
>
>- John
>
>
--- John Honniball <John.Honniball(a)uwe.ac.uk> wrote:
> Well, I went from Bristol, UK to Dayton, Ohio (via Boston)
> in order to visit a junk emporium and buy:
>
> NIXIE TUBES!!!!
Mendelssons? (They are 90 minutes from my house ;-)
-ethan
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I wanted the winners of the first VCF Computer Faire to be recognized, so
here is the list. I plan to put up a web page listing the winners along
with a photo of each exhibitor in front of their exhibit. I hope to have
it up within a couple weeks.
Note to any exhibitors reading this: we'll be getting ribbons for all 2nd
and 3rd place winners, as well as the 1st place winners who didn't get a
ribbon (because we ran out :) We at the VCF felt everyone who placed
should get recognition for putting in the effort to help make the exhibit
the success it was. I'll be contacting all exhibitors by e-mail to get
your address in about a week or so.
The exhibits were fantastic! I hope more people will participate next
year.
CLASS AWARDS
Class Home-brew, kit, or educational - Any vintage
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Best in Class
#10
Heathkit Educational Robots
Jim Willing
2nd in Class
#6
Single Plywood Computer
Dwight Elvey
3rd in Class
#3
Conway's Game of Life
Dave Dameron
Manufatured Microcomputer - Pre 1981
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Best in Class
#4
IBM 5100 Model B2
Wayne Smith
2nd in Class
#9
Altair 8800 TimeShared BASIC
Jim Willing
3rd in Class
#29
Atari 800
Larry Anderson
Manufactured Microcomputer - Post 1981
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Best in Class
#13
East German Computers
Hans Franke
2nd in Class
#40
The Complete Canon Cat
John Bumgarner
3rd in Class
#28
Northstar Advantage
Shawn Neely
Mini-Computer or larger system - Any vintage
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Best in Class
#26
DEC GT40
Eric Smith
2nd in Class
#24
PDP-8/E running FOCAL-8
Chuck McManis
3rd in Class
#39
The AT&T 3B2-300 Desktop Powerhouse
Richard Harrington
Other
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Best in Class
#14
Realtime Software Bench Testing
Michael Kan
2nd in Class
#19
Marchant ACR8M Calculator (Calculator Exhibit)
Derek Peschel
3rd in Class
#32
Analog Computers of the 1960s
Douglas Coward
SPECIAL AWARDS
Best Presentation
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Research
#13
East German Computers
Hans Franke
Completeness
#4
IBM 5100 Model B2
Wayne Smith
Display
#35
The IMSAI Dollhouse
Todd Fisher
Creative Integration with Contemporary Technology
#33
Relay Electromechanical Computer
David Witherell
Best Preservation
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Original Condition
#37
Evolution of the Macintosh
Paul Zurakowski
Restoration
#24
PDP-8/E running FOCAL-8
Chuck McManis
Recreation
#12
MUNIAC
John
Zabolitzky
Simulation
#7
CMOS uP & Homebrew Forth
Tom Belpasso
Obscurity
#3
Conway's Game of Life
Dave Dameron
Best Technology
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Analog
#32
Analog Computers of the 1960s
Douglas Coward
Non-Electronic
#19
Marchant ACR8M Calculator (Calculator Exhibit)
Derek Peschel
People's Choice
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#37
Evolution of the Macintosh
Paul Zurakowski
BEST OF SHOW
#13
East German Computers
Hans Franke
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