> Yeah,
> Does it bother you that much if someone else is smoking though? In all
> honesty, IMHO people should be allowed to smoke, ingest, or shoot up with
> whatever they feel like, as long as they are not harming others. Sure, the
> smoke smells horrible, and I dislike being around people who are smoking
> (this is also due to the second hand smoke issue), but I have no problem
> with it.
Agreed... but if they blow smoke in my face, I'm likely to
have a "milkshake accident" in their direction (that's
where someone tells you a funny while you've got a mouth-
full of milkshake, and well, you probably get the idea).
-dq
Hi,
I have a friend who may be interested if you're willing to ship some of the
stuff. Since you didn't mention shipping, I thought I'd ask. I would be
interested in the VMS docsets, myself. Otherwise, unfortunately, I don't
know anyone in the area.
Thanks,
Chris
Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL
/usr/bin/perl -e '
print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
'
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bob(a)jfcl.com [mailto:bob@jfcl.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 7:57 PM
> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
> Subject: Free DEC stuff in Milpitas CA
>
>
>
> I have the following mostly (but not all) DEC stuff to give
> away FREE.
> All you have to do is pick it up in Milpitas CA (next door to
> San Jose).
>
> * A VAXstation-2000. No disks (you'll need to find an
> RD5x/3x for it).
> No guarantees of condition, either, but then it is free :-)
>
> * A VAXstation-3100/30. No disks (but you can use almost any
> SCSI drive).
> No guarantees of condition, either, but then it is free :-)
>
> * A Sophia Systems SA-2000 8-bit ICE. This is a self
> contained CP/M machine
> from the early 80s in a "luggable" case something like the
> KayPro or Osborne.
> Includes SA-DOS boot diskettes but no pods (it boots and
> runs just fine with
> out them).
>
> * A DECmate-II RX50 system (no hard disk) WITHOUT the 6120
> CPU chip. System
> unit only - no monitor or keyboard.
>
> * About half a dozen DEC orange binders (empty).
>
> * A MicroVMS (VMS v4.x) manual set, in orange binders.
>
> * Most of an OpenVMS v7.x manual set (perfect bound).
>
> * A padded, sound proof printer enclosure for a 14" dot
> matrix printer,
> including a fan.
>
> I only read this list in digest form, and I'm way behind on that, so
> please write to me directly if you're interested in anything.
>
> Bob
>
> Moth balls work too but you have to be careful holding the
> moths down while you get their balls.
Gosh, Russ, hadn't heard that one
since I was teaching digital at RETS!
;)
! Actually, the earlier the better. I want to do it *old* but *fast*.
!
! Peace... Sridhar
Sridhar ---
Okay, we know you're missing a missus, but isn't that a little
strange? ;)
--- David A Woyciesjes
--- C & IS Support Specialist
--- Yale University Press
--- mailto:david.woyciesjes@yale.edu
--- (203) 432-0953
--- ICQ # - 905818
! On December 10, Boatman on the River of Suck wrote:
! > I've discovered a new simple pleasure. Sitting in my
! > storage locker with
! > a space heater and my IBM Portable Personal Computer
! > (thanks again, Jeff)
! > programming in BASIC in the middle of the night. Ahhh.
!
! Uhhhh
!
! Sridhar, you ok man?
!
! -Dave
I dunno, Dave. When he picked up that VaxServer3100 from me yesterday, he
did have a funny look on his face, right before he went into the pizza
shop...
--- David A Woyciesjes
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Hi everybody,
I have -- in various stages of repair -- three MIPS RISComputers. The model
is M/120. I'm in need of an operating system (and maybe even software :)
that will run on these. They were given to me without hard drives. Any
ideas?
Also, can anyone tell me what's the normal amount of RAM for these to have?
One of them has two or three (don't remember) RAM boards, and one has five.
The third has no RAM, and I wonder whether I could divide the boards between
them and still have something reasonable.
Regards,
Chris
Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL
/usr/bin/perl -e '
print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
'
There is a new multi-part bonder called "cyanopoxy" that can even glue nylon
and "slippery engineering plastics" such as Delrin. It is, however, quite
expensive -- $48.50 w/s&h for a small quantity; see www.mrhobby.com. I
learned about it in an article in "Railroad Model Craftsman" magazine. Looks
good and might work to glue broken switch paddles, but I haven't used it
myself.
-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Smith [mailto:ip500@home.com]
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 2:41 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: ABS type glue / was ASR-33
Check out a sporting goods store that sells whitewater canoes. Most
are
made from ABS of some sort [Royalite, Royaltex, Oltenar] all come from
basic ABS sandwich stock. They should have a really tough glue for
mounting tie points and thigh harness to the bottom of the interior. IN
my experience .. NOTHING else will bond to the ABS.
Tothwolf wrote:
>
> On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Bill Sudbrink wrote:
>
> > Anyway, the metal on both machines seems to be in good shape, but the
> > plastic leaves something to be desired. The ASR is mostly just dirty,
> > but there is a crack at the left rear screw position. The KSR is
> > cleaner as it was used less, but it was stored improperly in a box and
> > dropped or something and the plastic upper case (the gray case, not
> > the white/yellow cover over the carriage) is broken into several
> > pieces. So does anybody have recommendations as to glue or other
> > solutions? Is someone sitting on a big stock of spare upper shells?
>
> Use a glue specially for ABS plastic. Most so-called plastic and model
> glues are for polystyrene and won't bond ABS since they are not strong
> enough. Let me know what you find, since I'm also looking for glue to use
> on tons of broken ABS cases. I've been told that there is a glue made for
> an ABS type of drain pipe. PVC glue won't work either, it tends to damage
> ABS plastics.
>
> -Toth
Hi Carlos
Try Dial Electronics, www.dialelec.com, they may be able to get some 56001's,
they are resonably priced and don't have a minimum order charge.
Unfortunately the rest of the 56k family comes in 144pin quad flat pack, even
the 56002. One solution might be get a TQFP to BGA adapter board. The BGA
adaptors usually have long enough pins to wrap and solder to. Winslow in the
UK may have these in stock. Also, look out for an old style DSP56303-EVM
evaluation module. These had pin headers connected to the data, address and
control busses. I may have an old one lying around somewhere.
Don't bother with the new EVM modules if you need to interface to any
hardware - they only have headers for the control bus and 8-bit host port.
Note: The 8-bit host port is a slave port only and needs to be driven from
external processor.
I've been using the 56300 family for quite a while now. The 24-bit
instructions
let you do one arithmetic op and two data moves in one cycle. The DMA
channels allow you to move data without interrupting the core. You also get
a lot more internal memory with the 563xx parts.
My personal preference is to run these processors using internal memory only.
Just use slow 8-bit flash to load programs. It saves having to use fast SRAM
and you can do all of your I/O with fast serial links if need be.
56303 - 4k program, 2k X and Y ram. 3.3V core and I/O. I/O is 5V tolerent.
Speed 80-100MHz. 144pin TQFP
56309, 20k program, 7k X and Y ram. 3.3V core and I/O. I/O is not 5V
tolerent. Speed 80-100MHz. 144pin TQFP or PBGA (Plastic Ball Grid Array)
package.
56307, 48k program, 8k X and Y ram, or 16k P ram and 24 X & Y ram
1.8V or 2.5V core and 3.3V I/O. Speed 100-160MHz. BGA package only.
56307 also comes with an independent Co-processor on board.
All the Motorola tools are free even the gnu C compiler. I used the C compiler
once and didn't like it. It produced slow code and didn't even support a
fractional
data type !! Not much use if your processor work in fractional arithmetic. I
do all
of my DSP programming in assembler.
Alternatively try Texas or Analog Devices.
Chris
> > On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> > > Bear in mind that I'm a FORMER smoker, and that there's no Catholic like
a
> > > convert, as they say ...
> > > I've disassembled a number of CDROM drives that clearly suffered from
> >
> > D'ya mean that retractable ashtray holder?
> >
> Gee ... I thought that was a cup holder ...
Just wondering... do you drive a Volvo?
;)
> > > > > I once encountered a TRS-80 whose keyboard wasn't working due to a
> > > > > chronic accumulation of marijuana seeds that had fallen in.
> > > >
> > > > I understand they're high in protein. Maybe this person ate them over
> > > > their keyboard like others eat snacks? :)
> > >
> > > If they weren't eating snacks before they ate the marijuana seeds, they
> > > certainly were afterwards. :-P
> >
> > Sounds like this comes from someone who knows? :)
>
> I'm less than two years away from my MD -- of course I know! ;-)
Great... another reason to fear doctors!
;)
