test-drb July 2000

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by mark_k＠iname.com

Hi, Has anyone else who subscribes to the digest version of the list noticed that it seems to be limited to sending messages of 45K or less? If the total list traffic is larger than that in any given day, the list processor sends out two or three digest messages rather than a single one containing all messages for that day. Isn't the point of the digest version so that you only receive one message per day? It worked like that before the list moved server. Is there any chance of the list maintainer changing the digest behaviour to send a single message per day? -- Mark

24 years, 5 months

Mac floppy

by agraham＠ccat.co.uk

Hi all, It's amazing how fast you can do things when you've got the right tools for the job :) Got my Mac Plus cracked open last night - that long TORX driver isn't called a MacCracker for nothing - and discovered the previous owner had managed to mash the metal cover of a floppy disk into the head mechanism etc; having freed that up and got it working mechanically again I discovered what had been rattling round the case - the bottom read/write head which has snapped off. So! Beyond repair since I haven't got another drive for spares.... Has any of you got one they'd be willing to sell? It's not the sort of thing I see lying around at markets and boot sales! cheers -- Adrian Graham MCSE/ASE/MCP C CAT Limited Gubbins: http://www.ccat.co.uk (work) <http://www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk> (home) <http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk> (80's computer collection) "Missing you already" - Mark Radcliffe

24 years, 5 months

Bad link on VCF site (was: Re: PDP 11/05 (was: RE: It's been awhile (hi, new stuff, help, apologies, etc...)))

by fauradon＠mn.mediaone.net

The link to the Sanctuary is obsolete (and the old site is gone) Tha new site is at: http://people.mn.mediaone.net/fauradon/index.html It stil is incomplete but hey it's got a couple of scans that could be interesting. Francois -----Original Message----- From: Sellam Ismail <foo(a)siconic.com> To: 'classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org' <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Date: Thursday, July 20, 2000 4:17 PM Subject: Re: PDP 11/05 (was: RE: It's been awhile (hi, new stuff, help, apologies, etc...)) >On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Corda Albert J DLVA wrote: > >> not much help when trying to do a restoration). Does >> anyone know of a site where I might find scanned >> images of the 11/05 schematics, and possibly some >> scanned docs or information on the 11/05 Unibus >> backplane, card placement, etc.? > >Try checking the DEC section of the VCF Link Library: > >http://www.vintage.org/cgi-bin/links.pl#dec > >Sellam International Man of Intrigue and Danger >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >Looking for a six in a pile of nines... > > VCF 4.0 is September 30-October 1 > San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California > See http://www.vintage.org for details! > >

24 years, 5 months

PDP 11/05 (was: RE: It's been awhile (hi, new stuff, help, apolog ies, etc...))

by CordaAJ＠nswc.navy.mil

-----Original Message----- From: Mike [mailto:dogas@leading.net] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 11:02 PM To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org Subject: It's been awhile (hi, new stuff, help, apologies, etc...) ...<Text deleted for brevity>... >... >I also finally got the processor board I needed to get my PDP 11/05 running. Can >someone help me out with a 'restoration checklist' for the machine? (no docs...cept' a >11x processor handbook) >... I'm also trying to restore an 11/05 (without any docs), and would love to find the same info. I've done some web searches, but most people seem to post only a photo and some basic info for their system (Interesting, but not much help when trying to do a restoration). Does anyone know of a site where I might find scanned images of the 11/05 schematics, and possibly some scanned docs or information on the 11/05 Unibus backplane, card placement, etc.? -al- -acorda(a)geocities.com

24 years, 5 months

Mac floppy

by agraham＠ccat.co.uk

> Oh dear, that sounds like a drive that's "beyond repair" > even for Tony Duell :-) *grin* > I have to report that I did buy a Mac external disk drive > at a car boot sale for three quid. One of the useful > skills for the car boot enthusiast is the ability to spot a > rare and valuable artifact at twenty paces, then buy it > without giving the seller any hints that might cause them > to jack the price up... Yep - already got that skill, thankfully. It's how I spotted things like a fully boxed and packaged Sharp MZ700 under a pile of clothes, my first Mac Plus buried under a table amongst, you guessed it, clothes.....even my first museum machine (Enterprise) was spotted from quite a distance as it lay scattered on a blue sheet with old lawnmowers and tables etc! Had a nice muddy footprint on it too. > Anyway, keep searching the car boot sales, PC shop > junk-boxes and charity shops! You'll find one, eventually! I was considering using the floppy drive from my bust Classic till I discovered that it uses a SuperDrive.....charity shops up here don't sell electrical items much since they've got to get them tested for safety. I'll just have to keep mingling with the great unwashed every weekend :o) a

24 years, 5 months

It's been awhile (hi, new stuff, help, apologies, etc...)

by dogas＠leading.net

Thanks everyone for the NeXT links and info. I'm kinda stoked about getting it going and will follow up with updates. Thanks - Mike: dogas(a)leading.net

24 years, 5 months

It's been awhile (hi, new stuff, help, apologies, etc...)

by dogas＠leading.net

>From: Mark Tapley <mtapley(a)swri.edu> > >Cha-ching! Nice score. Thanks, it made me feel a little better about my current poverty level. > - Optical disk which says NeXTStep 1.0 on the package. > ...snip... >bootable in that configuration. (I'd take as an even trade a known-good >3.5" SCSI drive with capacity greater than 540 Meg, which I'd then use to >swap for my flaky drive, but that may not be a good trade for you. Or you >could just agree to keep html out of your posts :-) . ) I won't be able to </html> D'oh. I think I can dig up some scsi disks for you. Thanks for the ver 1.0 offer! I'll drop you a note again when you're ready. I'll get in the queue at Apple, but I'd like to get as much software for it as I can. Especially Mathematica. and the development environment. Thanks Mark! - Mike: dogas(a)leading.net

24 years, 5 months

It's been awhile (hi, new stuff, help, apologies, etc...)

by dogas＠leading.net

From: Tim Mann <mann(a)pa.dec.com> >There is a scan of the TRS-80 VS-100 voice synth documentation at >http://www.asub.arknet.edu/wade/wintrs80.htm. Look near the bottom of >the page for the link. Wonderful! Thanks!

24 years, 5 months

NeXT boot floppy (was: Re: It's been awhile...)

by mtapley＠swri.edu

>> It is possible to load from CD, but I think you need either a floppy or >> an optical to start the boot process (but I'm not clear on that). > >Is the boot floppy image available anywhere? I can migrate the 2.88Mb drive >to my desktop, fire up Linux and just dd the info right to it (presuming I >track down a source of 4Mb media). OK, I got a bit less lazy so I could answer more accurately: Turbo systems can boot directly from CD: http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n72662 Other systems need a boot floppy to kick into the CD. It is possible to create floppies from images if you have a running NeXT: http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n72667 I have a running NeXT cube with a floppy drive, and a limited supply of floppies, so Ethan, if you have trouble with your Linux box, contact me off-list, and anyone else stuck for a boot floppy, same offer. - Mark

24 years, 5 months

Repair or Replace? [Was: Repairing Timex]

by mgregory＠vantageresearch.com

I'm curious to know how list members feel about the question of repairing versus replacing common computers. For example, in my area, Commodore 64s are extremely common. So if I received a bad one, after checking for obvious faults I probably wouldn't spend much time trying to troubleshoot it. It's easier to just find a working one. The bad machine would either become a static display, or a parts donor, or a very low priority rainy day project. >From some previous discussions on the list, I believe that some people feel that every classic computer (regardless of rarity) is worth saving. Many electronic hobbiests may find as much joy in repairing the broken 64 as in playing with a working one. These are completely valid viewpoints. However, I could also argue that the limited time I have to spend on this hobby would be better spent trying to document a rare find, or repair an unusual computer, than in repairing yet another C-64. How do list members (especially those with large collections) feel about this? Repair, replace, both? Other viewpoints welcomed. Regards, Mark Gregory

24 years, 5 months

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