test-drb December 2001

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by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Dec 27, 8:14, Ethan Dicks wrote: > --- Pete Turnbull <pete(a)dunnington.u-net.com> wrote: > > It's a commercial 4-layer board. The legend says "Tellima Technology Ltd > > (C) 1995", "PC03753"... > > I had no idea people were making OMNIBUS boards in 1995. That's amazing. > There are still machines in commercial use, but most of them are so deep > inside something else that nobody knows how to upgrade them, let alone > _want_ to change out the old for the new. > > I see they are a British company (http://www.tellima.co.uk) I guess that > means that their products will be a wee bit less common on this side of > the pond. They seem to be rare enough over here! I found Tellima's web site a while ago, and mailed them about the board, but so far haven't had a reply. They're only about 40 miles away from me, so if I get any encouragement >from them, I might pay a visit. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 9 months

PC software/books for shipping

by fernande＠internet1.net

Hello Everyone, I'm cleaning again! -Inside Netware 3.12 5th Edition New Riders Publishing (cd-included) -Microhelp Uninstaller 4 on 3.5" floppies (no box) -Quarterdeck Cleansweep 95 on 3.5" floppies (no box) -Norton utilities for Win95 ver 3.0 (cd and 2 sets of floppies, no manual) -Quicken 6.0 for DOS on 360K floppies in the box (I copied the floppies onto 1 3.5" floppy too) I'm not sure if this is Y2K compliant! -Norton Utilities 8.0 for Win 3.1 and DOS Manual only! -Quarterdeck Manifest manual only! -Quarterdeck QEMM 8 for DOS, Win 3.1, and Win 95 (in the box)(It saved my info in the "registered too" section, but my name doesn't seem to pop up, I used something else) -Basic Apple Basic by James S. Coan Hayden Book Company -Word Perfect 5.1 for Windows "Trade Up from DOS" (It will install without a current install of the DOS version) On 5.25" floppies in box Buyer pays shipping rounded up to the nearest dollar..... I'll probably ship USPS Priority since they'll give me boxes. Please reply off list. Chad Fernandez Michigan, USA

22 years, 9 months

One More PCB Dishwasher Question

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Dec 27, 7:03, lee courtney wrote: > Many of the HP cards have paper stickers indicating > part number, revision, etc. Any thoughts on preserving > these through a dishwasher cycle? Or should I just > gently hand rinse? THanks! Hand rinse will do almost as much damage to some labels as the dishwasher. If I wanted to preserve the labels, I would try to take them off. Before you do any of this, make a note of what each one says and exactly where it was! If they're really old, and the glue has dried out, they may come off quite easily, with a little assistance from a scalpel blade or a thin knife, slid under the label. If they're not quite so dried out, white spirit or label remover may soften the glue enough for you to peel them off carefully. Try a corner of *one* first, in case your solvent makes the ink run. Be patient, it takes a while. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 9 months

add-on CPU load meters

by erd_6502＠yahoo.com

With the recent discussions of the Be liquidation sale, I was wracking my brain for the project/website of an *analog* CPU load meter. Someone out there wrote a Linux driver to spit out CPU load on the parallel port, to which is attached a simple ladder-type D-to-A and an analog panel meter for CPU load. I can *not* find this again, even after an hour of Googling, Altavista-ing and Freshmeating. Anybody else remember this? Got any URLs? It would be a blast to watch the needle peg when, say, you fired up a CPU pig of a game or were digesting /usr/spool/news or some such. It would be less interesting on a system running, say, Seti-At-Home where the load is more-or-less constant. -ethan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com

22 years, 9 months

Interesting find today!

by fernande＠internet1.net

I decided to take a trip down to Fort Wayne today, to one of my favorite surplus shops. I found a box of SCO Open Desktop 2.0.0. I don't know anything about this specific version, but I thought it interesting since it is quite removed from the current Caldera offerings. It appears to never have been installed. It only has 6 main disks.... 3 3.5" floppies and 3 5.25" floppies, that have been opened, but I find it hard to believe that they are anything more than boot and drivers disks. It also has 2 more disks, one of each size, these are unopened, and I don't know what they are. I assume that the bulk of the OS is on the Qic24 tape, that is unopened. Unfortunately, I only have two tape drives..... audio cassette, and VHS, and those aren't for the computer :-) I did try the 3.5" boot floppy on two of my computers..... it stops during the hardware detect portion.... maybe because it can't find a tape drive? Chad Fernandez Michigan, USA

22 years, 9 months

Be no more, get a BeBox?

by bpope＠wordstock.com

All, When did the the BeBox originally come out? Check out http://www.be.com ... On January 16th the is going to be a public liquidation auction. Maybe there will be some BeBoxen? Happy Holidaze, Bryan Pope

22 years, 9 months

M865/M8650 (was Re: PDP8/A memory problems, what to do?)

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Dec 27, 8:22, Ethan Dicks wrote: > --- Pete Turnbull <pete(a)dunnington.u-net.com> wrote: > > How different is an M865? Is it only current-loop? > > It is different. There is no 40-pin BERG connector - it has a set of > split lugs line a W-076 card and a 18" cable with a standard Mate-n-Lok > connector as seen on KSR-33s and VT220s, etc. I do not recall if I have > any docs on it, but except for the 20mA/EIA differences, I think it's > substantially similar, logically, to the M8650. It's a console port, > only, permanently set to 03/04. I forget if the M8650 is modifyable or > not. The M8650 is, the jumpers on the split lugs near the 'A' fingers set the address. Sounds like you might want something like a DLV11-KA -- that's a 20mA to EIA converter in a little black box about 4" x 2" x 1/2". Actually, that would be overkill; it has a 110 baud generator, reader-run control, and other options. It's meant to add 20mA capability to EIA-only devices like a DLV11-J but it can be used for any RS232-20mA conversion. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 9 months

One More PCB Dishwasher Question

by steven_j_robertson＠hotmail.com

> >Many of the HP cards have paper stickers indicating >part number, revision, etc. Any thoughts on preserving >these through a dishwasher cycle? Or should I just >gently hand rinse? THanks! > I'd think ANY cleaning would put them at risk. If you don't want to loose the information, better document it somewhere. SteveRob _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

22 years, 9 months

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by jrice＠texoma.net

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22 years, 9 months

After Xmas Sale 11/44 wanted

by jpl15＠panix.com

Okay, just bear with me. At one time I had Dec By The Ton. I had Systems in every room of the house save the Loo, because I was afraid the steam >from the shower would hurt Things. And, in the Fulness of Time, I sold my Ton's O' Dec Stuff (and everything else for that matter) and took a job in a Furrin Country. My contract is ending, and I am not going to renew it. I will return to the US to take up yet another New Life in February. "So what's yer point? Get *on* with it, already..." AHEM.. I of course found out that anyone can bury themselves in hardware with no problem at all. That being said, I can't help the fact that I'd like to own a System again. I'd like to buy (and ship) a *WORKING* PDP-11/44 system of some description. Ideally, I'd like to have a >1MW machine with EIS and CIS, one (or two) RL02s, an RX02, and an SMD of some reasonable capacity... four or eight serial lines, and a 9 Track drive w/interface, LA36 and a real VT100 (or two or three)... operating system of course to be wiped completely off any media and I'll write my own in assembler. ;} Again, the machine has to be basically working, ie. booting an OS from mass storage without regular hiccups/glitches. My wish includes media and doc, engineering prints, etc. Major assemblies for spare parts is also on the List. I don't expect find the whole thing in one place (wouldn't *that* be nice) but the core components have to already integrated and 'playing well' with each other. That would be CPU, SMD, RL02, SLU and enough room on the backplane to flesh it out further. I am willing to spend money on this, but on a strictly hobbyist level. I'll be relocating to the Southwest, most likely Arizona, but my schedule will be flexible for making rescue roadtrips. QST QST QST QST: ATTN: classiccmp hams... I will be at Dayton this year... let's organize a classiccmp QSO... whatsay???? I thought to give a heads-up to anyone in the (sort-of) western US as to my Wishlist. I am not interested in any other models than the /44, and, if I can control the addiction this time, I'll stick with a single nicely restored and well-maintained System, rather than a house full of racks gathering dust. Why do I feel like I just fell of the Wagon?? ;} Cheerz Y'all John

22 years, 9 months

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test-drb December 2001