>Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 13:09:31 -0800 (PST)
>From: Ethan Dicks <ethan_dicks(a)yahoo.com>
>
>- --- David Gesswein <djg(a)drs-esg.com> wrote:
>> I thought that the RK8E needed the IC
>
>Perhaps. I've never owned a working RK8E.
>
>> and the original cable I am using with my RK8E does have it installed.
>
>That's pretty suggestive. OTOH, perhaps that's there for RK01/RK03
>compatibility? (Just a WAG)
>
I have looked further. The IC etc seems to just buffer the Omnibus
power ok signal to drive the RK05 power good. The later card just
connects them. I tried a C card without the IC in my computer and seemed
to work fine. (Watch out, the red stripe was not on the pin 1 side
of my C versions of the cable)
Looks like any M993 may work fine but I didn't try to track down how
the RK05 generates it's DC low or if it changed between versions.
I have put pictures of the boards at http://www.pdp8.net/rk05/rk05.shtml
>> The RK8E (with M993C) and RK05 schematics are on my web site
>
>Roger. As I said, though, I have a set, too.
>
I was trying to go back in the archive and see what had been said (I think
my memory refresh failed awhile ago) but I can't find a working archive.
The www.classiccmp.org seems to stopped in August. www.retrobytes.org
seems to also stopped in August and was putting everything in April.
Does anybody know of a good archive?
David Gesswein
http://www.pdp8.net/ -- Old computers with blinkenlights
From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis(a)mcmanis.com>
>You can sneeze funny and get 30 gung-ho techies to create a new flavor
of
>Linux but nobody seems to want to work on a Web Browser that can work on
>classic hardware? (besides Lynx of course :-)
>
>--Chuck
Simple because it's impossible, they believe that! ;)
Of course there's Newdeal Software and they have a small browser that
runs pretty light and I think it runs on XTs!
Allison
An interesting item spotted on the net in need of rescue. Responses to the
original poster (shown below) please.
-jim
===================================================================
>Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 07:20:43 -0800
>Subject: [Fwd: itt tty]
>
>
>From: "Eric Schweitzer (archy)" <ershc(a)schmooze.hunter.cuny.edu>
>Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
>Subject: itt tty
>Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 00:21:46 -0500
>
>
>A family friend died, and while cleaning out some woodworking stuff, I
>noticed an ITT teletype sitting in the garage. I know nothing about its
>working condition, and didn't have time to look for a model number or the
>like, but it does have a paper tape reader/punch (with some blank tape and
>a 1/2 full chad container). His widow thinks it worked when last used, but
>that was a while ago. It is free for the pickup, if anyone accessable to
>the north shore of Long Island (Nassau County, New York State, U.S.A.)
>is interested in it. Otherwise, it will get tossed.
>
>Email me for contact info.
---
jimw(a)computergarage.org
The Computer Garage - http://www.computergarage.org
Computer Garage Fax - (503) 646-0174
From: healyzh(a)aracnet.com <healyzh(a)aracnet.com>
>I just checked, it does. That's the name of the outfit I've been trying
to
>remember! They're the old Geoworks Ensemble.
I know, the owner was quoted in the same article I was.
>Basically they look to be the cooliest PC software company! Though
they're
>claim to be for any PC is no longer true since they no longer support
the
>8086, and haven't for about 3 years, IIRC.
Havent checked for a while. When I tried their stuff it worked and was
both tiny and fast.
Allison
From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis(a)mcmanis.com>
>Yup, VMS went 5.5-2 to 6.0, 6.1 then 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2
You forgot 5.6.
>And at the 5.5-2 to 6.0 transition it changed names to "OpenVMS"
Nope sooner, V5 was the official start of the OpenVMS name and
push.
>I believe the release before 5.0 was 4.4 but I'm not sure. I've got
tapes
>for 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3.
There was 4.6 and 4.7. I believe ther were some major adds at 4.6
like long file names{if it wasnt that it was another big feature}.
Allison
Chuck McManis <cmcmanis(a)mcmanis.com> wrote (about VMS):
> I believe the release before 5.0 was 4.4 but I'm not sure.
No, it was 4.7.
-Frank McConnell
From: John Tinker <jtinker(a)coin.org>
>Oops. Well it's a basket case as far as computing goes. I've had it
>since about '78 and along the way decided I would sell the boards one
>at a time as souvenirs of the arms race. I pulled the boards, but
>didn't actually sell any. The gigantic power connecter has been
>clipped out, because it was so neat all by itself. I still have it,
>but what a mess.
It all can be put back so it's possible though a real task.
Even back when a "fresh" one was a tough to get going.
>something like 10k of 12 bit words on the fixed head harddrive, (the
>case of which has a warning label about being made of beryllium and
>therefore not to file or scrape it and breath its dust.)
Be is nasty stuff, still intact it's collecters peice. The one I got to
play with was not Be cased.
>As you know the card cage is cylindrical, and the frame is made of
>magnesium. I was told that the "stabile platform" -- I guess a
>gyroscope and a telescope, that once was inside of it cost a quarter
I've seen one complete, really neat. Also I've seen one run simple
programs.
>surface of the earth. In spite of its defunct condition, it still
>looks kind of neat. I always thought it would make a great coffee
>table -- with a glass top. Lots of gold plated parts, and every
>transistor and diode in the whole thing has its own serial number.
Excellent way to keep it as it's large.
Allison
Anyone have some experience with TinyBasic for the 68000? I've made a
few mods to make it run on my homebrew 68k system, but it gets quirky
doing a list, sometimes causes address errors, etc., Trying to debug it,
but I would say the internals are "highly optimized", and therefore
somewhat hard to follow.
I know it's a long shot, TIA,
Ryan
