>>
>> Well, Micros~1 assures us that they have a stable server operating
> ^^^^^^^^
>
>Didn't anyone else realize how clever that was? :)
>
>Sellam Alternate e-mail:
dastar(a)siconic.com
I did and it's going to be featured on a sweatshirt right below TUX and
above "just say no!" no later than thursday.
Francois
<Damn! I wish I had the space for it!! From my DEC days, I remember the
<8650 as
<a member of the first VAXcluster we had in the datacenter.. IIRC,
<the cluster was named (for you ex & current DECcies) the PATS cluster
<(the system
<manager was a football fan), and each node got named after a current or
<former
<player on the New England Patriots... Nodenames being Morgan, Grogan,
<and Fryar..
Key comments cluster... some of the notable clusters in DEC fame was the
VIDEO cluster and the Royalt (all six chars max) (REX, pauper, pawn)
and of course Millrat(millrat, millstn, millrot) and the DEC-10 cluster
MARKET (this was a FTP site too).
Allison
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe <rigdonj(a)intellistar.net>
>I just picked up an Intel MCS-86 Microcomputer System Prototype Kit today.
>It has a bunch of ICs in it and an Intel Product Description booklet. Does
>anyone know if there are any instructions for this or is the PD book all
>that came with them?
Hi Joe,
I just got one myself... it came with four pieces of documentation:
1. SDK-86 MCS-86 System Design Kit User's Guide
2. SDK-86 MCS-86 System Design Kit Monitor Listings
3. SDK-86 MCD-86 System Design Kit Assembly Manual
4. 9 pages of schematics
- Mike: dogas(a)leading.net
So Mike,
You're not getting real attached to this thing are you?
I was gonna try and trade you for it !!
How come you're not play with your ***2*** brand new
Sym-1's instead ???
I'm scheduled to pick up my MMD's on Sunday.
Jon
................................................................................
>Can someone please help me out... I just got my Exidy s-100 expansion box
>for the Sorcerer. Now, all I need is the Sorcerer. ;)
>Will someone please sell me one?
>
>Thanks
>- Mike: dogas(a)leading.net
>
>
>
I saved some of the HP tapes from the scrapper. Looking at them I found an
HP Part number you may want to check out. 98200A (5 cartridges)
If you were in the US I would send you a bunch for the shipping. If anyone
else needs some let me know. I know some have varios utilities and who
knows what else on them. I just grabbed a couple to get part # from and
compare to the DECTAPE II cart. and yes they look the same.
Dan
>Well, I finally picked up that HP 85 today, it's in remarkably good
>nick, the problem everyone here has mentioned about the rubber roller -
>no problem, it's in perfect order (probably got something to do with
>Tassie's frigid weather). Came with two cartridges plugged into the
>back:
>
>82903A 16k memory module
>82936A rom drawer - on this, two "drawers" occupied - 0085-15004 MATRIX
>& 0085-15-005 ADVANCED PGRM
>
>Unfortunately, no tapes or manuals.... will see what I can find
>manual-wise on the World Wide wait.
>
>But can someone tell me what sort of tape the thing uses ?
>
>
>And secondly, to ease my withdrawal symptoms having bought no Commodore
>stuff for at least two weeks <grin> A Commodore PC5 (my first PC was
>one of these), yet another 128D & three MPS 803 printers..... got my
>Commie fix for the week, so I should be able to make it through until
>next payday :-)
>
>cheers,
>
> Lance
>
>
>(I have a lot of them... and the drives... and the computers they run
>on...) B^}
Same here... (well, as of this saturday I will -- the machines, I
mean).
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Subject: (fwd) GIVEAWAY: Vax 8650 in Medford, MA by Mar. 18
From: Jason Scott <jason(a)snuh.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: GIVEAWAY: Vax 8650 in Medford, MA by Mar. 18
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 14:11:56 -0500
Organization: The Information Access Center
Lines: 18
My company is decommissioning a VAX 8650 with Expansion Unit and while
the current plan is to throw the thing into the dump, if there are
souls out there who want one of these things for Nostalgia, Spare Parts,
or to drop out of a plane, give me a holler at (781)-393-3283 and we'll
talk. Or, mail to jason(a)snuh.com works just as well.
If you think you can stop by with a Toyota and put this thing in the
trunk, you don't want it. Vax 8650's are the size of large meat lockers
and you'll need at least a truck to pick it up. The power needs are
beyond imagining. The only real use for these things are spare parts
or some sick project I can't think of, but I can't bear to not take
at least a try at finding them a home.
The VAXen are located in Medford, MA, just about 5 miles north of
Boston, off Route 93. We're throwing the things out Thursday Night
(March 18) so act fast. First call and show, first serve. Thanks!
- Jason Scott
They are actally in the same casing as the DC2000 and DC2080 and if you can
find the TPI you could probably find a compatible media. Occular inspection
showed that the DC Tapes are wider than the HP tape. This is about the only
info I can provide at this point since the HP 85 manual doesn't give any
physical caracteristics.
Francois
>>> >But can someone tell me what sort of tape the thing uses ?
Hi peoples,
This Commodore PC 5 that I picked up has a problem ---- me.... it's
been so many years since I used one, that I cannot remember the switch
settings & the connectors on the motherboard. Does anyone out ther have
the manual for the PC 5 or 10 that they can look up for me ?
cheers,
Lance
<ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) wrote:
<> >So? A decent paper tape reader will do 700 cps.
<
<Hi
< I don't recall the read speed but it was something
<on the order of 15-20 mins to load. 700 cps sounds
<a little high to me. As I recall, the holes are about
<1/8th inch apart, making that ~7.3 feet per second,
<I don't remember anything with paper tape going that
<fast. Mylar tape maybe? Are you sure it wasn't 700 cpm?
The fasest I know of whas the remex optical reader I had and that did
300CPS. I used an oliver audio (optical, pull through) and it could easily
do over 1000 CPS. The limit was the drive in most cases. Oh, 300cps is
like running a terminal at 3000 baud or faster. In those days that was not
shabby as typical programs were only a few k and a monster was 12k Basic.
Allison
