Well, an update on my AT&T 6300.
First of all, thank you VERY much to everyone who responded with
information on this little machine. It's quite fun. The machine (now
named "Jon") has a new low-level formatted drive (the debug command was
g=c800:5, fyi) and is humming along merrily on MSDOS 6.22. Unfortunately,
my backup of the hard drive before format resulted in a bad backup, so I'm
working to restore that but doubt I will be able to.
On that note, what sort of OS do you recommend I run on it? Right now, I'm
running DOS 6.22 and the program Conex which allows me to use it as a
terminal for my Linux box via a serial cable.
Is there a UNIX-ish type OS I could run? If so, does anyone have a copy to
sell me? I thought about looking for an 8-bit ethernet card so I can get
it online, but not sure if it is worth it...well, it's always worth it to
get it online, but... :)
Thanks, again, for all your help.
Tarsi
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On October 20, Douglas Quebbeman wrote:
> > And someone is going to acquire this hardware for posterity I assume??
>
> Doubtful... this was a military machine, and although it didn't handle
> classified data, they didn't grant accounts to outsiders, which even
> the NSA did with the DOCKMASTER system until it was decomissioned in
> 1998.
>
> But maybe if someone with deep enough pockets and good Canadian
> connections tries, who knows what might be possible...
It seems a huge shame to let a machine like this get scrapped.
Surely *someone* can save it?
-Dave McGuire
> Jerome Fine replies:
>
> I thought I might as well continue this line of thought - I
> DON'T HAVE A
> PRINTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Can I mail in the monitor screen?
ROFL!
> I've got a couple of 486 boxen (25 mHz, 8-megs of Ram, 1.2 gig
> hard drive) sitting around the house. I'd like to make one of them
> into a Linux-based firewall for my cable modem. (I also have a copy
> of Turbo Linux available for this project)
>
> Currently I use both a PC and a Mac, and switch between them via
> a KVM switch. Both are equipped with Ethernet cards to connect into
> the cable modem. I've tried using an Ethernet cable switch to
> select either the PC or the Mac, but it didn't quite work the way I
> expected it to.
As in you have to boot fresh after switching?
> At the very minimum, I would like to be able to
> * have both the PC and Mac be able to access the internet at the same time
> * do the usual firewall stuff (e.g. keep the bad guy out. I currently
> use ZoneAlarm on the pc, and it does a decent job)
What we use here is Vicom Internet Gateway (now SoftRouter) on a Mac
to connect our 40 Windows systems to the Internet. However, since you
started this thread with wanting to do it with Linux, you need the IP
masquerading stuff for Linux; I never got that far with Linux, so someone
else will hopefully chime in here.
> I'd also like to go further, and have the Mac and PC read each other's
> hard drives (still, while keeping outside users out)
Ouch... you didn't mention what runs on the PC... assuming Windows,
I don't know of any freeware AppleShare clients for the PC. You
can use PC MacLAN, but it's just under $200.
Maybe NFS?
Regards,
-doug q
A question to better informed people than me :
Will a TD8/E board work correctly on a PDP8/A with a kk8/A (M8315) CPU ?
The pdp8/a minprocessor handbook doesn't give any limitations on this, but
the pdp8/A operator's handbook states that the TD8/E only works with the 8/E
CPU. Does anyone have a definitive answer to this (i.e. has tried this )
Thanks,
Jos Dreesen
I'm with ya there.
For the last few weeks, I've been deleting virtually all the messages from
this group. I'm sure I've missed some good stuff but, I'm sick and tired of
wading through all the MS and Ebay BS to get the messages of on-topic
interest.
Steve Robertson <steverob(a)hotoffice.com>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edwin P. Groot [mailto:epgroot@ucdavis.edu]
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 1:40 PM
> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
> Subject: Drop the Microsoft & OS Discussion!
>
>
> I vote to drop-kick this weeks discussion/useless rant
> on Windows and
> other OS's and other pokes to list members.
> Get back to you classic computers, VAXen, boxen,
> whatever-you-have-en,
> which this list is meant for!
>
> Anyone with me on this?
> Edwin
>
Forwarded from alt.os.multics:
From: "R. Barry Walker" <rbwalker(a)dgs.drenet.dnd.ca>
Subject: Impending Shutdown - DND-H Multics System
Date: 09 Oct 2000 00:00:00 GMT
Message-ID: <8rtsc8$b9c$1(a)news.drenet.dnd.ca>
Organization: DREnet News Server
NNTP-Posting-Date: 10 Oct 2000 01:45:44 GMT
Newsgroups: alt.os.multics
After some 18 years of service, the DND-H Multics system will shut down on
or about 1100 Atlantic Standard Time 31 Oct. 2000. All of the unique
applications we wrote for it have been moved over to a series of Unix, Linux
and even NT servers. It survived the Year 2000 switchover, and now it's
time to move on.
Sic transit historia multicis...
Barry Walker
When you are renting a truck look for a Rail Gate rather than a lift gate.
They are bigger and will carry a heavier load. The lift goes up and down on a
more horizontal plane. Produce trucks use these because the lift heavy
pallets with a power lift jack and they need to carry the weight. Check with
the Business truck rental places like Ryder. Look for an independent Truck
rental that has heavy trucks. No one will rent one way.
If it is a long haul check with a computer moving company or freight
forwarder to ship the gear. If you buy space by the square yard or partial
truck load rather than by weight it is cheaper. You will need a forklift or
loading dock to load these trailers.
If you are picking something up in an industrial park or area there are
usually lots of Forklifts in the area. Talking to a neighboring business will
usually get you a lift truck and an operator for a reasonable price. Be ready
for them to move, they don't like waiting.
Good luck. What are you picking up?
Paxton
I'd say it'd be worth it.
-Dave McGuire
On October 20, Ram Meenakshisundaram wrote:
>
> The worst thing about this is that I cant even dumpster dive as they do
> a lot of different government contracts. The whole area is pretty much
> off limits. If I do dumpster dive, I wouldnt be suprised if a bunch of
> FBI agents take me away for questioning...
> >
> > I'm amazed at what perfectly good stuff management sees fit to toss. When
> > my company closed the office I worked out of at my last job, my former
> > boss had the minions throw out all kinds of useful and valuable stuff in
> > my absence. I found out about it and ended up spending the evening inside
> > a grimy dumpster retrieving several thousand dollars of useful equipment.
> >
> > A lot of it has since served me very well :)
> >
> > Sorry about your story, Ram. That bites.
> >
> >
Hi,
The recent discussions of the HP 8x machines reminded me:
I'm looking for an Extended Mass Storage ROM for
an HP 87 (and for an HP 85, for that matter).
The part number is:
HP 00087-15013 Extended Mass Storage ROM for HP-86/87
HP 00085-15013 Extended Mass Storage ROM for HP-83/85
I could probably find some 8x stuff to trade for one.
thanks,
Stan
Stan Sieler sieler(a)allegro.com
www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.htmlwww.allegro.com/sieler