test-drb July 2000

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by hofmanwb＠worldonline.nl

Has anybody an idea where I could get/buy the following DEC Special Systems Q-bus cards? 5 or more IDV11-C (M8005) 16 bit digital relais output 3 or more IDV11-A (M5026) 16 bit digital isolated input It would save us a lot of trouble if we could put our hands on them. Thanks in advance Wim

23 years, 10 months

paper tape punch isnt punching

by lemay＠cs.umn.edu

I bought a paper tape reader/punch on ebay, a DSI NC2400. unfortunately, 2 of the holes arent punching through the mylar tape that came with the unit. does anyone have experience with this unit, or know what might be causing the problem? I know western numerical controls sells refurbished units, but I expect they would charge quite a bit just to replace the punching mechanism. their web page mentions something about "The precision die blocks are interchangeable and field-replaceable in just minutes, no adjustments necessary". so, I'm hoping that means I can buy a new set of punch parts and replace them easily. and hopefully inexpensively. any suggestions welcome, especially if they mean we stop discussing the job market. -Lawrence LeMay

23 years, 10 months

Getting a good job

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> People are given projects which stress them; if > I ask someone what they're doing and the answer doesn't routinely include > the phrases "...trying to figure out..." then it's time to give > them something more challenging to do. This would be such a miracle to find here in the Louisville area. Instead, it's the opposite: when a superior has asked how I'm doing and when the answer has typically included "...trying to figure out..." then they think I've lost my focus and have gone off on a tangent. The expectation is that you've learned all you need to know, and now you're expected to regurgutate it upon command. And while that was bad in programming, it's even worse in support; my boss is an athelete, and since that's the paradigm he's most familiar with, he expects me to be working from some playbook: you know, 3rd down, 50 yards, use play #32. Sure wish there was an easy way to import that California good attitude here; maybe there's something I could drop in the local water supply? Ok, Echelon, I was just kidding on that last part.... -doug q

23 years, 10 months

Duplicating an RSX-11M+ system disk.

by CLASSICCMP＠trailing-edge.com

>I have a bit of a weird problem, I'm trying to make a 2nd bootable >system disk containig RSX-11M+. > >I have an 11/83 with 2 RD53's and 1 RD54, and the system is on one >of the RD53's. I booted [6,54]brusys.sys and then used DSC to copy >the contents to the 2nd RD53. DSC did not report any error. >Then when trying to boot du2 (the 2nd RD53), nothing happens besides >a number of retries to access the boot information. > >DSC is supposed to copy the boot information as well as the data, >so I'm wondering what I do wrong. Which version of 11M+ are you using? DSC became "unsupported" in recent. versions, the "supported" way of doing what you want is BRU. DSC isn't even included in the last few binary releases. (Thank the heavens that you aren't having to deal with PRESERV or ROLLIN!) -- 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

23 years, 10 months

Needs help - Information about older DEC products

by hsappleton＠sprintmail.com

Hi It seems that Compaq does not carry much info on older DEC products. Is there some site where I could enter an identifying number and will be able to get info on that particular products? Regards Headley

23 years, 10 months

HP 97548D Hard Drives

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

I'm looking for a small number (two or three) of these drives; they're 5 1/4 inch full-height differential SCSI drives; they tend to be found in Sun boxen. Anybody have any they'd be willing to part with via sale/trade? -doug quebbeman

23 years, 10 months

DEC VRT16 / 1660 monitor

by mmcfadden＠cmh.edu

I always look at www.monitorworld.com VRT16-DA Resolution: 1280 X 1024 Sync: Sync on Green H freq/Vfreq: 70khz/66hz Tube made by: Sony Tube model: GDM1660 Tube Size: 16" http://www.monitorworld.com/Monitors/dec/VRT16DA.html Mike mmcfadden(a)cmh.edu

23 years, 10 months

Reviving a MicroVAX II

by mmcfadden＠cmh.edu

To: David Williams et al I have two MicroVax II's in the deskside cabinets each with 3 drives. I'll check them out at home and report what's in them exactly. I know I have memory and the disks. I haven't opened them recently. If somebody wants them for shipping plus packing I'd gladly transfer them to you. I've got a Microvax 2000 to work with. Mike mmcfadden(a)cmh.edu

23 years, 10 months

HP 97548D Hard Drives

by CLASSICCMP＠trailing-edge.com

>Subj: HP 97548D Hard Drives >I'm looking for a small number (two or three) of these drives; >they're 5 1/4 inch full-height differential SCSI drives; they >tend to be found in Sun boxen. > >Anybody have any they'd be willing to part with via sale/trade? Do you need these exact HP drives? If it's a capacity issue, there's a very valuable technique called "mode page editing" that will let you adjust drive capacities downward so that you can use large-capacity recent-manufacture SCSI drives in place of older low-capacity SCSI drives. It's a very valuable technique when the hardware or OS don't support large-capacity drives, a very common situation with older hardware. Tim.

23 years, 10 months

C65 owners unite!

by vcf＠siconic.com

I'm passing this message along... >Reply-To: "Andreas Waldhelm" <waldhelm(a)star-edv.de> >From: "Andreas Waldhelm" <waldhelm(a)star-edv.de> >To: <roger(a)sinasohn.com> >Subject: C65 >Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 16:45:56 +0200 >Organization: Star EDV >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 > >Hi! > >Im proud to be a Commodore C65 prototype owner. >I want to make a list of all C65 owners and the s/n wich you find on the >back of the C65. This is a good way to find out how many are sold (150?) >and how many are still working. Please mail me if you know any C65 >owners. > >thanks in advance > >Andreas >Hamburg / Germany 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!

23 years, 10 months

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