I just saw this on /., the Google USENET archive has been expanded back to
May 12th, 1981! It's a great day for Classic Computing! Looks like the
oldest message in their archive is DEC related since it talks about a Unibus
Versatec interface card.
Zane
> On December 11, Boatman on the River of Suck wrote:
> > > Would 200MHz be fast enough ? A lot of the Xilinx fpga's offer 5ns pin
to pin
> >
> > In a word, no. 8-)
>
> Jeeeeezus Sridhar, how fast did you have in mind?
I assume these Mentec PDP-11s aren' available at PC prices,
given they likely aren't produced in PC quantities...
Any info on the web?
-dq
> On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>
> > <sigh> I'm not surprised, I've not had a chance to see what kinds of
PDP-10
> > and PDP-11 stuff can be dug up.
>
> Is anybody thinking what I'm thinking?
>
> "Hello, you posted the following message to USENET about 15 years ago.
> I was wondering if that machine was still available for pickup."
<sigh> I was developing a TAPI/TSPI driver for Rockwell-based chipset
voice modems back in 1994. I *still* get requests for expertise on
the chipset...
-dq
> On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
> > I set them up with keyboard drawers whenever I can get them cheap, or they
> > get donated (hint. HINT!) But training the office staff to shut the
> > drawers when not in use isn't easy.
>
> Yeh, probably as easy as training a cat!
Training cats is easy; herding them is something else (witness
Jay's efforts to entice us to stay on-topic)!
-dq
> On December 12, Ken Seefried wrote:
> > Perhaps slightly off-topic (other than being a resonably old part), but
> > would anyone around here have a datasheet (or, at least, a pin-out) for an
> > HP HDSP-2490? This is an odd, 4-digit, 5x7 led matrix display. It's in a
> > 28-pin dip, and looks to have some intellegence built in.
> >
> > The answer from HP (nee Agilent) is "long since obsolete, we know
nothing".
>
> Yeah, after all, NOBODY uses displays anymore.
>
> GOD I hate suits.
Hopefully <crossed-fingers emoticon> when the board fires Carly
as they surely will when the merger doesn't happen, they'll get
someone in there who will fire the suits and rehire the people
they let go (engineers, customer service, technicians, etc).
-dq
> Moving to Houston on the 25th of this month (1st trip/load), will take
> about 5 trips using a 24' rental truck to get all the computers and
> stuff down there from MN.
Dude-
Wouldn't United Van Lines be cheaper? They move vintage
computers with the same grace and delicacy that they
move fine crystal or china.
-dq
At 09:50 PM 12/11/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Charles, read your post about the Dimension 4 and Windows XP "error binding
>socket..."
>
>Did you ever find a fix?
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bob
>E-mail address - petruska(a)microserve.net
I got an e-mail from Rob Chambers of thinkman,com. He says that Windows XP
and D4 Time both use port 123 udp for SNTP.
He suggested disabling Windows Time Service, but I took the easy way out
and downloaded the NIST time program from:
http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/service/its.htm and it is working OK
with XP.
Cheers
Charlie Fox
Charles E. Fox Video Production
793 Argyle Rd.
Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N8Y3J8
foxvideo(a)wincom.net
Check out the Camcorder Kindergarten at
http://chasfoxvideo.com
Hello Gang,
Here's a user that needs parts and support. I'll
provide the parts, if they find any of what I have
available to be acceptable. You provide the support.
It is not intended to be free. You may quote whatever
price you deem adequate to get them back in business.
All they can do is say no if they don't like it.
Of the SCSI Controllers that I had, all Dilogs have
been sold ( one to Sweden and two to Louisiana ).
What I have left is two Emulex UC07 and an Aviv QSA,
plus any other parts at ...
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze2mj6m/web/home.htm
If anybody wants to take this on, email me ASAP.
Bennett
re: Request for purchasing DILOG SCSI controller
Dear Sir,
We have VAXstation 3200 that works with operation
system VAX VMS V5.3.
The system has Tape Driver TK50, which gives possibility
of installation of the different programs.
We have problems with Q-bus SDI disk controller "DILOG 57154D"
that is inserted in VAX3200. This controller is connected with
two devices:
WREN6 SCSI HDD(600Mb) and LD1200 Optical disk drive.
Please inform us if you have for replacement up mentioned
SCSI Host Adapter or it's analog, adequate for our situation
or if you can repair our adapter. Please quote the prices and
give us terms for your service. We ask also to give us detailed
instructions for installation, and if any specialized software
is needed, TK50 compatible cassette with this program.
Looking forward for your reply,
Sincerely,
<snip - contact info witheld until arrangements firmed up>
> The real problem is the patents / intellectual property of DEC
here.
Surely all of these will have expired for the PDP-11/70,
and quite possibly for the entire PDP-11 family.
In fact, the early VAX patents must have expired
too - I recall that MSCP is gone (or at least,
going).
Antonio
Hi. I have the OpenVMS Hobbyist Kit and I can't seem to find the DECnet
Phase IV license PAK. I have both the OS PAK and the layered products
PAK's.
Peace... Sridhar
