This is sort of off-the-wall, but does anyone know if there are any
emulators extant for my other favorite 36-bit machines - the
Univac 1100 series? Yet another one I might try to work on an emulator
for, assuming I ever retrieve my docs from my mother's house ... Of
course, I don't have a copy of OS1100, so I don't know what I could do
with such a thing....
(And, you can still buy a lot of this documentation, too - it's still
listed as available, and purchasable on-line, on Unisys's web site...).
--Pat.
OK... I found and fixed the lack of paper feed problem. It was
caused by there being a variable amount of force needed to turn
the platten depending on where it was in the rotation. In other
words, there is a flat spot or the platten itself is bent (I only
suggest this because one of the units may have had something
resting on top due to a bad garage packing job done by my former
roommates when I was out of the U.S. for a time). When I swapped
plattens between my two TTYs, the recipent unit turned over like
a breeze.
I did discover that you need to remove the print mechanism
>from the base to get access to a spring that's critical in
the line feed linkage. Fortunately, I found out the easy
way and not by busting something.
Now all that remains is the type cylinder/print hammer
retraction problem. I can type zeros all day and it
behaves nicely. Most keys, however, do not yield
satisfactory results. I currently suspect that the bar
that rides up and down on the 2cm-tall pegs (topped with
circlips) on either side of the type cylinder is gummed
up in some fashion. It moves up and down freely by hand,
but there is a bit of stickiness that I don't think
should be there. If I could figure out how to remove the
entire assembly, I'd swap it with the other unit.
At this point, I can manage exchanging entire assemblies
much more than individual parts. I did locate my wiring
diagrams (B-sized, blue covers, about a dozen pages) but
but not the grey maintenance manuals. :-(
Thanks for all the helpful suggestions so far. I've been
wiping and oiling (carefully) as I go along. I did get
those replacement print hammers from Western Numeric Control.
They are $2.50 each and just slip around the groove on the
bar face. I didn't know there was a groove there because
my old pad was clogging it. I wasn't experiencing any
problems with the sticky foot, but I do like to use the
proper parts when available.
Speaking of proper parts, I got some of the gear grease
on me from the helical-cut gears by the motor. I take
it that these gears take a graphite-bearing grease or
something similar. It certainly isn't axle or lithium
grease. Any ideas?
TIA,
-ethan
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"Two questions about old machines I saw; don't know if there are chances
to get any of them.
Solbourne 700. With some surfing I got the impression it is a 4 way SMP
running SunOs 4.1.x. Saw this machine only in a photo that a friend of
a friend took.
"
Tom Dowdy has a nice page on Solbournes at
http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~dowdy/Solbourne/Solbourne.html
They aren't bad machines (other than being prone to overheating). We just
retired our last Series 6 machine at spies.com about two months ago. They
are SPARC based (either Cypress (series 5) or TI SuperSPARC (series 6))
but the hardware is completely unique (they have their own main bus with
VME for expansion)
If someone in the Bay Area has a use for them, and would make me a resonable
offer, I have a lot of series 5 and 6 spare boards.
"Funniest part: I loaded the trucks sooo heavy that every time I turned the
corner the back bottomed out and ground down the tires. The border did not
stop the trucks... let me through without taxes.
"
Would it make sense to find people near these locations and store the stuff
near where it is coming from, or find some cheap warehouse space?
All of this sounds like more than one person's worth of work to me...
Please check out my web site for info on my collection and computer
collecting in general. The URL is:
http://members.aol.com/lfessen106/8-bits.htm
I would also appreciate any tips, tricks or tidbits of information you may
have for collecting, refurbishing, repairing, and using old computers. I
would like to build a helpful page for our hobby.
-Linc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Al Kossow <aek(a)spies.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: ***Load details part 1***
>"Funniest part: I loaded the trucks sooo heavy that every time I turned the
>corner the back bottomed out and ground down the tires. The border did not
>stop the trucks... let me through without taxes.
>"
>
>Would it make sense to find people near these locations and store the stuff
>near where it is coming from, or find some cheap warehouse space?
>
Most of the stuff is new. I had *no* idea what was there. I thought maybe 20
racks...I made the deal on the phone without ever seeing the stuff. Even the
DEC guy had no idea what was there. I had the help of three others and we
all got beaten. I was told I could pick and chose but gave up and decided to
take everything - and that was much appreciated. I quickly went out and
rented more large 1-way trucks and we loaded them all -didn't even make a
dent in the place. I got back to TO with no idea where to put it. I know the
owners of a large apartment building here and rented the largest apartment
they had and rented it. My Dad donated the bottom floor of his home and I
filled storage units. I am trying to arrange for a large warehouse now.
>All of this sounds like more than one person's worth of work to me...
>
It is... My dad is 60 and almost had a heart attack. I had the flu going
down there. The DEC guy (who has a lot of experience with DEC stuff from
'68-90) was completely exhausted. He laughed at me when he heard I wanted
the TU56 drives.. he called them pure junk and really dislikes them. I don't
know what to expect next there.. visibility is only about 3 feet and I have
a long way to go... somehow I think there is a lot more than 14,000 pounds
of DEC stuff left there....
I am feeling a bit better today and hope to fire up one of those 11/20s.
john
Greetingz classiccmpistas.. I am in the market for a floppy drive
for the MicroVax II... the machine I wish to add to has a TK50 and
an RD54 (I think) and a Cipher 880 looking like a TS11.
Even if there are aftermarket units existing, I would still like to
get a DEC unit. I saw one on a nice uVax at one of the recent TRW
swaps here in SoCal, but its custodian wanted $300 for the chassis
and was rather offended when I suggested that he had got the decimal
point shifted one decade to the right.. ;o
Is anything other than the physical drive needed? Cards? Cables?
Drivers? VouDou/Santeria rites?.. (and if so, a good source for live
chickens in the LA area...?)
AND>>>> The last, very last TRW Swap Meet of the 1900's will be
held on Saturday, the 25th December, 1999, from 7:30am -> 11:00am PST.
PLEASE NOTE: that the venue has shifted slightly, and not just
due to PacRim plate tectonics. The previous lot has been sold, and
the New Venue instructions follow....
From the 405 (San Diego) freeway, take the Rosecrans exit west.
Travel west on Rosecrans approximately one mile to Aviation. Turn
left (south) on Aviation [under the curved Metrolink train bridge]
and proceed south on Aviation. Continue south another mile until you
pass the intersection of Marine Avenue. Continue south past Marine,
and the Swap Meet will be on your left.
It is now in the SouthEast quadrant of the intersection of
Aviation and Marine. PREVIOUSLY it was in the NorthWest quadrant. I
have spaces G22 and G24. If you are in the nieghborhood, drop by
and check it out. This coming Saturday most likely will not be the
most populous, but then again... the hardcore swappers will be
there, and Bah: Humbug!! to those with 'other' priorities.
Cheers and Best of the Season
HoHOhO
Here's something I'm willing to ship.
I've turned up three HP1000 pocket guides. These are small blue plastic
binders that seem to have quite a wealth of info on the HP1000's inside
(they're about 1.5 inches thick).
$5.00 each + $3.20 priority mail = $8.20 each. If you're local, you can
come and pick one up for $5 even.
Thanks much.
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http://www.bluefeathertech.com // E-mail: kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com
Amateur Radio: WD6EOS since Dec. '77
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own human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..."
--- Joe <rigdonj(a)intellistar.net> wrote:
> At 05:44 PM 12/16/99 -0800, you wrote:
> >> Can anyone id this light pen?
> >> "http://www.intellistar.net/~rigdonj/misc/lpen.jpg". It looks like it was
> >> built into the body of a standard ink pen. The components on the circuit
> >> board are covered with a black tar looking substance giving the board a
> >> bumpy look. There is a male card edge connector sticking out of the
> >> reverse side on the circuit board.
> >Hmm, would that plug into the side of an Amiga 500 or what? Wierd.
No. Wrong number of pins. This device has 40.
> I *think* I remember seeing one like this on a Commodore Pet but I'm not
> sure. That was a long time ago. Does the Pet have a card edge connector or
> socket?
All PETs have a user port on the back that's an card edge. Original, static
RAM models have a card edge connector for memory expansion. Later models had
a pair of 40-pin pin connectors.
Given the apparent 0.1" spacing on this device and the number of pins, I'd
suspect that it's a TRS-80 device. I don't think it attaches to a Commodore
of any vintage.
-ethan
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I am in need of the RX01(753A9) and RK05(756A9) roms for the M9312
boot/term board. Can trade any of my "extra" roms, RL:(751A9),
RX02(811A9), DP:/DB:(755A9), or MM:(757A9).
I can probably also be talked into attaching one of my spare M9312's to
any of said roms to make this trade. Thanks.
Nick
