test-drb December 2001

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Burroughs (was: Need manual for Everex digital cassette drive)

by mhstein＠usa.net

Congratulations! Which model? Have a few bits myself, including a digital cassette drive (&docs) and a few tapes; need any? mike -----------------Original Message----------------- From: Boatman on the River of Suck <vance(a)ikickass.org> I have a complete (almost working) Burroughs computer. Peace... Sridhar

22 years, 9 months

if you hadn't already known this about the PDP-8

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Franchuk [mailto:bfranchuk@jetnet.ab.ca] > Remember Linux too needs lots of memory. With >16 meg on a video card > your OS needs about 16x that. It is the video display that is the > killer. Actually, Linux will scrape by on 2 megs. (Last I checked, admittedly with a 2.1 kernel -- it even ran the MGR windowing system) Windows won't. :) Currently, I don't think that qualifies as "lots of memory," though I'd prefer it took less. Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

22 years, 9 months

Way OT: Just say no to squirrels & Pascal question

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> You ought to see what the Abs in OZ eat out in the field - not real pretty > but then as the Rally's commercials say "you gotta eat" Honey beetles, sweet with a slight tang... -dq

22 years, 9 months

if you hadn't already known this about the PDP-8

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> Douglas Quebbeman wrote: > > I never understand this- why not kick it up to 1027x768 and use the > > Windows Appearance controls to make the menus and screen > fonts larger? > > My vga monitors have a tendency to die, thus a old VGA is easy to come > by and not have to FUCK with windows 'SAFE' mode. Understood, I get by on used VGA monitors, too... > > That way graphics look nice and text is still readable and things > > you have to click on (buttons can be made bigger too) are bigger > > targets... > > I want smaller menus and buttons. I like a window filled with what ever > I am reading, not clutter on the screen. It makes no sense to me to switch > to a higher res and then defeat it by having bigger fonts. When I was running > Linux I ran at 800x600 but only so I could run bigger fonts to give > me a 80x25 xterm window. Also most on the games I play only run at 640x480 due to > speed ( P-150 here) or screen limitations. I mistakenly ASSumed you went with 640x480 because everything is bigger and easier to see... the guys around here who run 1024x768 instead of the 1280x1024 they *could* run do it for that reason... -dq

22 years, 9 months

Cats around computers

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On December 13, Carlos Murillo wrote: > > I will never understand the "I am cool because I eat, and pretend to > >like, things that gross most people out" mentality. > > Well, it usually turns out that "most people" has a very local character > to it. Oh yes, I agree 100% that it's all just a matter of what we're culturally used to...but that knowlege will not stop the huge tide of spewing vomit that will ensue if someone puts brains in front of my face. -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL

22 years, 9 months

What's with this Lisa?

by Adrian.Graham＠corporatemicrosystems.com

> I understand the differences but have never been able to make > a correlation between the model numbers and the various versions of > the machines. Ah, OK. > It has the Apple logo and 'Apple Computer Inc.' running from > the bottom of the board towards the top, just about at the center of > the connector. I'll have to take a look at the other memory boards > later. Time for some googling I think! -- Adrian Graham, Corporate Microsystems Ltd e: adrian.graham(a)corporatemicrosystems.com w: www.corporatemicrosystems.com w2: www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk (Online Computer Museum)

22 years, 9 months

This list is on the skids again . . .

by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

> From: Bryan Pope <bpope(a)wordstock.com> > But what looked good was the deep-fried wild turkey. Good luck, those things are tough as hell. Gimme a Butterball any day. > P.S. I wonder what kind of wine goes good with squirrel? A couple of bottles > before it is set down in front of you??! Any of the following would be pleasing to the squirrel-eaters I've known: Mad Dog Thunderbird Boone's Farm Red Mountain Annie Green Springs Recommended dosage: 32 oz. per guest, on an empty stomach . . . but hide all the guns, first . . . Glen 0/0

22 years, 9 months

PDT-11?? can anyone tell me what this is?

by mbg＠TheWorld.com

(Sorry for the time-shifted response... I was away at vacation) >I've just come across a PDT-11 (model: PDT-11150 CJ) > >It has 2 8" floppy drives, (which someone has labelled sy0: & dk0:) > >on the back there are 6 db25's labeled console,printer,modem, term 1, >term 2 , term 3 > >What is this machine?? Can I make it run as a PDP11.. >It's nice 'n' small & looks like it would be quieter than >my 11/44. This is basically a pdp-11, based on the 11/2 chipset. Unlike most other -11s, though, it is configured such that there is 60kb available to the user (30k-words) and the IO page is only 4kb instead of 8kb The roms know about RT-11 queue elements and the RT device driver (PD.SYS) calls entry points in the rom to do the actual data transfers. You could use it in place of your 11/44, if you want to waaaiiiiit for stuff to get done... not to mention the fact that there really isn't much space on two RX01 floppies... Megan Gentry Former RT-11 Developer +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Megan Gentry, EMT/B, PP-ASEL | Internet (work): gentry!zk3.dec.com | | Unix Support Engineering Group | (home): mbg!world.std.com | | Compaq Computer Corporation | addresses need '@' in place of '!' | | 110 Spitbrook Rd. ZK03-2/T43 | URL: http://world.std.com/~mbg/ | | Nashua, NH 03062 | "pdp-11 programmer - some assembler | | (603) 884 1055 | required." - mbg KB1FCA | +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

22 years, 9 months

OT time

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> Not me, I gave up on religion and religious events some time ago, and have > given considerable thought to frank Costanza's "Festivus" as a new December > holiday. Maybe you can help me find a really nice aluminum pole before Festivus is over this year? Festivus! Festivus for the Rest of Us! ;)

22 years, 9 months

Way OT: Just say no to squirrels & Pascal question

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> Heh...I wasn't going to mention this, but now I have no choice. ;) > > I used to say that I could sum up the French culture in two sentences: > "This is the most repulsive thing I've ever seen. I think I'll put it > in my mouth!" I am *so* glad I wasn't drinking coffee whan I read that! ROFL!

22 years, 9 months

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