Just came back with a van full of goodies.
11/750 with box's full of docs and prints.
Early versions of VMS software and New docs in binders.
DECwriter II
DECstation 2100
Box's of brand new sealed magtapes
Spare boards for 11/750's
Software for the 11/780.
Data General 9-track tape drive from a MV20000 series.
RA-92
etc...
I also found a VAX 6000 but I beleive the owner has unrealistic
ideas of what he can get for it.
Brian.
--
Brian Roth - System Administrator
www.webwirz.com - Old Computer Repository
Preoccupation is my main occupation.....
I need to test a device that uses sensors that send back a signal using a
0-20MA current. anyone know of a source of a schematic to make something to
generate such in 1 ma increnemts? or have any tips???
I've borrowed a VR201 for a couple of
days but the guy that loaned it to me
did not have the cable. Is this a
straight-through cable?
--
Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
Adaptec never made PDP-8s. I beleve other than DCC the PDP-8 was not
ever built by anyother than DEC (or DEC Ireland). For the moment I'll
leave out the Intersil/harris 6100 chips and related machines.
Allison
>> > Get your bids in early on this one. Its a rare Adaptec PDP-8e. Back
in
>> the 60's DEC licensed their PDP8 architecture to Adaptec to make exact
>> replica's of their now infamous design. Sales were sluggish so they
>> decided to make SCSI interfaces instead.
>> >
>> > Truly one of a kind....
>> >
>> > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1232453120
>> >
>> > Brian.
One of a crock!
Clint,
Since your basement is already below grade it is not likely you would have
too much horizontally polarized RFI radiating from it. You might just
consider putting in a decorative tin cieling like in old 1890's vintage
saloons, The way the panels interlock might provide a good faraday shield
for vertically polarized radiated rf from the basement. It could be
electrically bonded and tied to waterpipes etc for a good ground.
How about fine metal screen stapled to the botton of open rafter/floor
joists. Perhaps you can find foil covered craft paper backed fiberglass
insulation, staple it up then bond the seams with 3M foil tape? This would
also dampen mechanical noise of a big iron system running. If not
insulation, the heaviest wide roll of tin foil. Overlap the seams and
staple up then cover with battens to accept acoustic tile cieling? Foil
Backed foam panels etc. See what other truly conductive building materials
you can find. They even make conductive paint these days. Your best value
will be in conventional conductive building materials, not specialized RFI
materials.
Usually door panels on computer cabinetry are gasketed with spring finger
stock to keep RFI leaks to a minimum, but usually there is close mesh and
larger grates on the top of machines to allow cooling by convection.
Sincerely Larry Truthan
Thanks Tony.
You guys were starting to worry me.
Brian.
I'm guessing that was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the guy who listed the
computer mistakenly referring to it as an "Adaptec"
-- Tony
Brian Roth
Network Services
First Niagara Bank
(716) 625-7500 X2186
Brian.Roth(a)FirstNiagaraBank.com
Just spotted this message on comp.sys.zenith.
Anybody else interested in a group purchase?
Unfortunately, "no lists and no viewing" makes it difficult, but if we could
convince him of the number of people interested, maybe he would change his
mind??
---------
I just purchased 5 Condo Aircraft Hangers at our local Airport.
One hanger has a collection of hundreds of H/Z 100 computers and
related parts Also there are many IMSAI, ALTAIR and other Vintage
computers plus cards and related parts. The amount is staggering.
I need to get this stuff sold hopefully before the end of the year
so I can get it rented for Aircraft purposes. I do not intend to
use E-Bay at this time. I am also going to add myown extensive supply
of H/Z 100 stuff and S100 items to this pile. No lists will be
provided and no viewing. Send me an E-Mail or phone me.
E-mail to larryc(a)gte.net phone 425 774 2981.
------------
Rich B.
On April 22, Lanny Cox wrote:
> I recently picked up a VIC-20 with Tape Recorder, Joystick, 5 games, etc.
> on EBay for 11 bucks. It was my first purchase as a classic comp collector,
> and I had a few questions concerning it and was wondering if any of you guys
> could answer:
As I sit here repairing a core plane from my pdp8/e (circa 1969) I
still can't consider a VIC "classic" no matter how many years go by.
Time sure does fly! I remember back in my high school days...my best
friend Rob had a VIC-20, later a C64, while I was the Atari 800 freak.
We had LOTS of fun on those machines, and taught ourselves lots of
great stuff.
Those "early" home computers sure did offer a lot of bang for the
buck!
> And finally, are there any schematics/tutorials on the net for creating
> text terminals? I wanted one to interface with a 6502 board i'm working at,
> but I wanted to build it myself and running some prog like HyperTerminal or
> whatever just didn't seem as fun.
Hmm...perhaps Don Lancaster's "TV Typewriter Cookbook"? Definitely
a nice historically-sound pursuit. Copies can be found on eBay from
time to time. Fun! :-)
-Dave McGuire
> 2. Are there any companies that still sell the memory upgrades for these
> things?
I have an 8K cartridge, and I believe also a 16K cartridge gathering dust on
my shelves. Email me your address, and I'll ship them off to you ... No
guarantees that they work, but they're free :-)
Also, try www.cmdweb.com. Prices are high, but they do have a lot of
otherwise unavailable stuff for VICs, C-64s, and C-128s.
>
> 3. Did i get a good deal for 11 bucks? was it worth it??
>
Just judging on price alone, I'd say yes, but as other have suggested, only
you can decide that.... I have paid probably more than others would pay for
a lot of things in my life, but at the time I considered them good deals...
