> Hello. I have a lot of TK50 tapes just received. They appear to contain VMS
> 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4
> basic distribution, plus the mandatory updates. There is some copies of VMS
> Fortran, VMS C 3.0,
> and Oracle for VMS. And the backups contains references to Word Perfect
> documents, then I suppose
> the Disk Backup Images (there is some of them) could contains a complete
> system installed.
>
> The question is that I don't have actually one TK5o to read them. I have one
> Microvax 3100 and one
> MIcrovax 2000, and I'd like to purchase or obtain one tape unit for every of
> this machines. If I understand
> it ok, the VS2000 needs one model, and the other DEC (or Scsi) machines the
> other TK50 model.
>
> Well.... What's about this ? There is somebody that knows about some tape
> device (or both) for trade ?
I have a TZ30 drive (internal). The TZ30 is a 5.25" half-height drive and
can read TK50 tapes.
--
Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
Check out the DEC Enthusiasts Club at http://www.dittman.net/
Our sawmill uses an HP-1000 for process control; it has an infrared paper
tape reader and an ASR 33 Teletype. And they all work. But I'd like to
replace the teletype with a PC. Does anyone know how to make a PC emulate an
ASR 33??
Thanks
Hey Mike:
> Anybody have a use for one or more Data Products Inc. NC16/250
NetCommanders (Not to be confused with Diamond's NetCommander ISDN
adapter)?
Yes.
> Need to talk to your 15 vintage RS232 systems in the garage from one
terminal?
Yes!
How much???
Glen
0/0
>I'm doing a Tony here, but...
>Is replacing the connector/cable on a modern monitor so difficult that it
>can't be accomplished without sending it away?
I have replaced many monitor connectors (all VGA HD15s). They aren't
usually TOO hard to do. The hardest part I have run into is usually
getting the old one open. If I am doing a total replacement, it isn't an
issue, as I can just cut it off... but usually, for broken pins, I try to
extract the bad ones, and insert new ones... in which case I will dremmel
open the old casing, and replace the pin. Molded pins can be tough, but a
hot needle will usually melt away enough of the plastic to slip them out.
Then a dab of hot glue on the back side holds the new pin in place.
Certainly in my book, easier, cheaper and faster then sending the monitor
out to be repaired... but I know what I am working on... I would never
expect a regular office person (and in some cases, even a regular IT
person) to be able to do it.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
I just came across two dec memory boards L0115-AH and L0115-00, also labeled
16MB. Does anyone know which model VAX they came from? Some web searches
seem to point to VAX 8800. They might be available for $5-$10 each.
Mike
mmcfadden(a)cmh.edu
> I don't see how. I have some documents (I think written by Ward
>Christiansen) about how XModem and YModem work and it seemed fairly
>straightforward to implement the protocol. XModem isn't exactly that
>difficult of a protocol to support 8-)
Hey, since there is a discussion of protocol's going on... does anyone
have the specs needed to write an implimentation of the I-modem protocol?
(that's I as in "Eye" or "Myself").
I know it was created by John Friel (at least, that is what I learned
when researching the protocol). But I can't find any real specs on it.
The only other thing I know about it is Procomm Plus version 1.1B
supports it. I need it to download data files off one of my systems here,
and I want to write a nicer download front end for it. Right now I have
to do it manually thru Procomm... not that it is a big deal for me, but I
want to be able to let some of the other office staff here take care of
the job, and for them, using Procomm and sending ASCII commands isn't a
good idea (they will screw something up... they have in the past, and
they will again in the future).
If I can get the specs on the protocol, I can write a program with a nice
GUI to handle the logging in, and selecting data, and downloading it...
not to mention, then I can do it on the Mac, which means some of these
people can do it right from their desk.
I'm hoping some of you wizards out there might have the info I need. (I
have exhausted Google among other search engines looking for it)
Thanks
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
> > Admittedly, the fits I had with it weren't due to the protocol, and
> > you're right, it did seem more robust... there were apparantly some
> > variations in how the X/Y/Zmodem protocols got implemented...
>
> I don't see how. I have some documents (I think written by Ward
> Christiansen) about how XModem and YModem work and it seemed fairly
> straightforward to implement the protocol. XModem isn't exactly that
> difficult of a protocol to support 8-)
Ah, you assume that every programmer who has the cajones to release
their code publicly has the competence level that Ward & Randy
(or you & I) have...
> > QModem may have been it, I was using a version under OS/2 1.0...
>
> The QModem program I used ran under MS-DOS. I've found that I really
> dislike the Windows versions of such programs because Windows makes working
> with modems a real pain (about as painful as using a modem under Unix and
> that's quite a task!).
As I recall it, QMODEM was the clone of Flugelman's program, and what
I was using was a clone of the clone. Remember, this was in the 80s,
and while programming, I was living the Hotel California lifestyle...
Only in the 80s...
-dq
> It was thus said that the Great Douglas Quebbeman once stated:
Dang! How can I live this down?
> > I was never a big Kermit fan. It came at the very end of the days
> > when it would have been of most use to me (76-81). As a nearly
> > charter member of Ward & Randy's BBS, I adopted Ward Christiansen's
> > XMODEM protocol, and used MODEM/MODEM86 during those years.
>
> Kermit was a life saver when I was at college; it could always get stuff
> through when X/Y/ZModem wouldn't work at all.
Admittedly, the fits I had with it weren't due to the protocol, and
you're right, it did seem more robust... there were apparantly some
variations in how the X/Y/Zmodem protocols got implemented...
> > PROCOMM most closely resembled Andrew's program, so that became my
> > standard terminal emulator under DOS, and later Windows.
>
> I preferred Qmodem but later switched to Procomm because of the better
> terminal emulation.
QModem may have been it, I was using a version under OS/2 1.0...
-dq
On Oct 19, 15:40, Iggy Drougge wrote:
> Russ Blakeman skrev:
> I'm doing a Tony here, but...
> Is replacing the connector/cable on a modern monitor so difficult that it
> can't be accomplished without sending it away?
Those HDD15 connectors are a bit fiddly, and in a commercial environment it
makes sense to have an "approved" repair done if the equipment is very new,
as it has implicatons for the warranty. Also, some cheaper monitor cables
use twisted pairs instead of coax (yuk!) and if you cut off the moulded
plug, it can be a pain to sort out which wire is which.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
> Doug, the nearest one that I have carries the NCR 0380XXX
> chip set and a label on one of the major chips that says
> 3127A-2D and 1002734-1D. The EPROM is identified as
> 1002735-C. FAB 0005564 Rev B. On the solder side is
> A/W 0005563 Rev B. There is a Z8 Romless chip on the board
> also.
>
> Any interest?
Yeah, I remembered wrong, Z8 is correct... sounds like a later
version of the same thing.
How about this: can I try before I buy? Or are you willing
to let go of it for chickenfeed (like say five bucks)?
tia,
-dq
