Greetings!
Please forgive the operational questions (we still are manual-less) but
if we can get the box to boot the quest for support materials for our
IBM 5363 III will be clearer.
We've solved the case-entry problem and a PC running 5250 emul. is now
recognised as the console. Rewiring the keyswitch allowed selection of
Maint. mode. At IPL the console displays a countdown banner from 4 to
1 accompanied by cursor shifts and beeps; the SSP load commences and
stops with a frontpanel display of '0010' and cursor shifts and beeps
on the console. The 'program' led is lit. Selecting func. 5, sys reset,
and then func. 9 'start ssp' invokes a dump utility on the console.
We've tried DD and HD diskettes formatted in a variety of ways for the
dump but all are rejected. This sequence is repeated at each IPL.
Can someone describe both the meaning of the '0010' error and what a
normal IPL should look like?
What support diskettes were provided (microcode, maintenance, etc.)?
What is the low level and high level format of compatible diskettes
(are some formats PC-floppy readable to create disk images)?
What is the likelihood of obtaining (at least hardware and operation)
manuals from IBM in paper or microform and would contacting Rochester
(MN) be the most effective approach?
Thanks to the list members for all help.
Michael Grigoni
Cybertheque Museum
I blathered:
>> 1 Black 1e0 First 2 digits give mantissa,
>> 2 Brown 1e1 3rd digit gives exponent,
...
Philip Belben corrected:
>Ouch! No, black is zero, brown is one, up to white which is nine.
*Thank You, Philip*! I guess it just proves that it takes more than a copy
of Horowitz & Hill (who got it right) - one must also be *literate* to play
an EE...
The table I typed in was rotated by one digit. Ouch is right. Sorry about
that! And right on the heels of Mars Climate Meteorite, too....those who
don't study history and all that, I guess...
- Mark
Hi. I've just finished reading the book "ENIAC" by Scott
McCarthey, and loved it. Has anyone also read it? Any comments?
Cheers,
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All,
A couple of people have asked what 11/70 docs I have, turns out they were
11/45 docs. Perhaps that is better :-)
This is what I have:
DEC-11-HIAB-D PDP-11 INTERFACE MANUAL SECOND EDITION
DEC-11-HRFD-D RF11/RS11 DECdisk System Manual
EK-KD11A-MM-001 KD11-A processor maintenance manual
DEC-11-HTMAA-D-D TM11 DECmagtape system
EK-TU10-TM-001 TU10 DECmagtape master system manual
DEC-11-HKBB-D KB11-A central processor unit maintenance manual
EE-11040-TM-002 PDP 11/40, -11/35 (21" chassis) System Manual
DEC-11-H45C-D PDP-11/45 and PDP-11/50 system maintenance manual
EK-11045-MM-007 PDP-11/45, -11/50, -11/55 system maintenance manual
EK-1145-OP-001 PDP-11/45, 11/50, 11/55 system users manual
EK-KE11E-OP-001 KE11-E and KE11-F instruction set options user manual
EK-KT11D-OP-001 KT11-D memory management option users manual
EK-MF11U-MM-003 MF11-U/UP core memory system maintenance manual
EK-MS11A-MM-006 MS11-A,B,C memory systems maintenance manual
EK-MS11A-OP-001 MS11-A,B,C memory systems users's manual
DEC-11-HMSB-D PDP-11/45 MS11 semiconductor memory systems maint. manual
EK-MF11U-PM-001 MF11-U/UP Core Memory Preventative Maintenance
EK-11035-OP-001 PDP-11/35 (BA11-DA, DB 10 1/2" mounting box) system users
manual
A manilla folder of stuff on the PC04/PC05 punch
What I really want/need is the VT340 PROGRAMMERS MANUAL (the big thick one
that talks about ReGIS graphics and Sixels and all that stuff). So if
you've got a VT340 manual and one or more of the above manuals is on _your_
"gotta have it" list. Send me email.
(Or a VT340-G2 would be ok too :-)
--Chuck
might be a screw in the upper back center. take that out.
towards the back on each side in the upper piece is a catch.
push the case in at these points and lift up. now take it outside
and blow the dust out. ( i dunno, every IPC and IPX I
have opened was real dusty)
any scsi drive should work. if it is a Barracuda, i would
be careful about installing it internally. heat and power
and all that. might work though, i've seen it done.
Kelly
In a message dated 9/30/99 10:40:44 PM Central Daylight Time,
rkaplan(a)accsys-corp.com writes:
> Hi -
>
> I wonder if someone could help me - I have two questions.
>
> I recently acquired a SPARCStation IPC. I have it up and running.
> The IPC's peripherals come in these lunch box style cases, "411"'s.
>
> 1. Can someone tell me how to open these cases?
> 2. If I have a Seagate SCSI Drive, would that be compatible with the
> IPC?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Randy
>
There is the UNIX preservation society, who have a large collection of
historic UNIX objects and sources. Search for "PUPS Unix preservation society"
on the web, and you will find it.
John G. Zabolitzky
My bulletin board system has over 4 gigs of classic computer games. They are
all games that haven't been sold since 1993. I also have the really old DOS
versions. I know it is illegal to have pirated games and software, but this
is stuff that you just can't find or buy ANYWHERE and there is no commercial
demand for such programs.
Todd
-----Original Message-----
From: Rodrigo Ventura [mailto:yoda@isr.ist.utl.pt]
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 3:12 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: Classical Computing software?
Hi. Are there any repositories on the net containing ancient
software? For instance, tape dumps of very old UNIX versions, or
Symbolics LISP system. Is anyone collecting this kind of stuff in
elecronic form?
Cheers,
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*** Rodrigo Martins de Matos Ventura <yoda(a)isr.ist.utl.pt>
*** Web page: http://www.isr.ist.utl.pt/~yoda
*** Teaching Assistant and MSc Student at ISR:
*** Instituto de Sistemas e Robotica, Polo de Lisboa
*** Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa, PORTUGAL
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