test-drb June 2000

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580 discussions

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Had a guy e-mail me that wanted to sell a Osborne (do not which model) but he wanted $3,500 and was not sure if it worked. That's what happens when you get your name in the paper. If anyone else wants it let me know. John Keys

24 years, 1 month

Query about Meyers Computer Services of Jersey Shore, PA

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> ...three SMD devices appear to have been removed > > Sure they're not just board options that > weren't placed? Pads for unplaced devices have a decidedly different appearance (in my experience) than what I see here. Usually, the pads are shiny with solder, a remnant I assume of wave soldering or some other similar manufacturing technology. For a given device, a few lead pads will be shiny, some *black*, and some kinda look lke they've been pulled up off the board. Sombody had a steady hand, I'll say that for sure. Either that, or these chips blew themselves off the board. I wish I had a photomicroscope so I could take a picture- you'd see what I mean. As I said in my post, I'm assuming he gets lots of these, and he just grabbed this one off the wrong pile. -dq

24 years, 1 month

HP-1000E PSU

by fmc＠reanimators.org

ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) wrote: > I'm working even more blindly than usual, so could you give me a clue and > at least describe the basic topology of the PSU. I wish. I don't actually have one of these power supplies in front of me right now, just a couple of so-so printed copies of photos showing what it should look like with the top cover off. One photo for the configuration that supports battery backup, one photo for the configuration that doesn't. You can see the latter (which shows what I think rdd has) at http://www.reanimators.org/tmp/1000E-ps.jpeg -- it's about 50KB. Maybe this will help you more than it helps me. What I don't see in the photos is the big transformer-like hunk of iron that I'd expect in a linear power suppply, and the dark spaces don't look big enough to hold one. So I'm thinking it's a switcher. -Frank McConnell

24 years, 1 month

Creating empty RM03 under Bob's emulator

by wanderer＠bos.nl

Hello All, When I create an empty RM03 under Bob's emulator witht the badblock option and then mount it under RSX, it complains, telling me that it is an alignment pack! Is there a way to get around this problem? Using FMT does not help either, a similar message is returned. When using RT-11, INI doesn't do anything, it just hangs. Thanks, Ed -- The Wanderer | Geloof nooit een politicus! wanderer(a)bos.nl | Europarlementariers: zakken- http://www.bos.nl/homes/wanderer | vullers en dumpplaats voor Unix Lives! windows95/98 is rommel! | mislukte politici. '96 GSXR 1100R / '97 TL1000S | See http://www.bos.nl/homes/wanderer/gates.html for a funny pic. of Gates!

24 years, 1 month

Creating empty RM03 under Bob's emulator

by CLASSICCMP＠trailing-edge.com

On Sun, Jun 25, 2000 at 06:09:36PM +0000, wanderer wrote: >When I create an empty RM03 under Bob's emulator witht the badblock >... >When using RT-11, INI doesn't do anything, it just hangs. John Wilson asked: >With what driver? Pre-V5.5 versions of RT-11 come with the "DP:" driver, but this doesn't do RM03's, just RP02's and RP03's. It wouldn't suprise me if it got confused when you hooked a RM03 (real or emulated) to a system and tried to access it with the "DP:" driver, but that's "operator error". There are several DECUS-distributed RM03 device drivers for RT-11, and there were also a couple of commercial ones sold by third parties in the 1980's. The most likely DECUS driver is library entry 11-517, "System Device Handler For RM02, RM03, RP04, RP05, RP06 and RT-11 V4". -- Tim Shoppa Email: shoppa(a)trailing-edge.com Trailing Edge Technology WWW: http://www.trailing-edge.com/ 7328 Bradley Blvd Voice: 301-767-5917 Bethesda, MD, USA 20817 Fax: 301-767-5927

24 years, 1 month

MicroPDP-11/73 Goes to Evil Lurker

by jeff.kaneko＠juno.com

On Mon, 26 Jun 2000 12:48:37 -0400 Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman(a)theestopinalgroup.com> writes: > I guess that's probably an unfair remark, but someone > who lurked on that auction until I went to sleep last > night beat me by a dollar. I knew that could happen > but I was hoping it wouldn't. Thus go the perils of > bidding at auctions. I always bid using a high-powered rifle w/telescopic sight. ;^) ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

24 years, 1 month

MicroPDP-11/73 Goes to Evil Lurker

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

I guess that's probably an unfair remark, but someone who lurked on that auction until I went to sleep last night beat me by a dollar. I knew that could happen but I was hoping it wouldn't. Thus go the perils of bidding at auctions. So, I want to thank everyone for the very useful suggestions on transporting the unit. It would eventually have been fun to play with, even though my interest in DEC is pretty much limited to the DEC-10, and since DEC had enough trouble keeping them running, no way I'd try if I could even find one. Speaking of the DEC-10, Paul Allen was going to put a TOAD online running TOPS-10; does anyone know if that ever came about? -dq

24 years, 1 month

Paul Allen's TOAD (was: Re: MicroPDP-11/73 Goes to Evil Lurke r)

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Douglas Quebbeman wrote: > > Speaking of the DEC-10, Paul Allen was going to > > put a TOAD online running TOPS-10; does anyone > > know if that ever came about? > > I know that some folks have accounts and use the machine - > I should have sent my request in when > the offer was originally posted.... :-( Well, it sounds like somebody is keeping the electricity turned on... Gee, I was going to offer Paul my copy of the DEC-10 Commands Manual (this is the heavier paper version, not the "phone book" styled pub) for perpetual access. Now I guess it's E-bay destined... -dq

24 years, 1 month

Whatever happened to CHAC?

by CLASSICCMP＠trailing-edge.com

Whatever happened to CHAC (The Computer History Association of California)? I haven't heard anything from them, nor seen new issues of their journal, in several years now. -- Tim Shoppa Email: shoppa(a)trailing-edge.com Trailing Edge Technology WWW: http://www.trailing-edge.com/ 7328 Bradley Blvd Voice: 301-767-5917 Bethesda, MD, USA 20817 Fax: 301-767-5927

24 years, 1 month

TRON Movie Soundtrack LP

by foo＠siconic.com

I found the soundtrack to Tron on vinyl at a local thrift shop today. It's in nearly prefect condition. Did I score? Too bad I don't have a record player so I can listen to it :( Sellam International Man of Intrigue and Danger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for a six in a pile of nines... Coming soon: VCF 4.0! VCF East: Planning in Progress See http://www.vintage.org for details!

24 years, 1 month

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