test-drb May 2001

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by mmcfadden＠cmh.edu

My opinion on the value of old items is that they were created for a task, they performed the task and then survived to the present. For example I am thrilled when I can hold and read a rare book that was read by somebody 400 years ago. I'm seeing the same information that they saw, I'm reading the same words. Some of the books aren't event that old, I have read first edition science fiction books from the 1930's. Seeing an old computer gives me the same thrill, the Smithsonian has examples of computers on display that I can remember using 20-30 years ago. Maybe it's nostalgia for my youth. I think the real reason is that there was a great promise that computers offered to solve problems never before solved. Now we are numbed by the rapid progress and "noise level". There are games, media, and information that comes at us in an avalanche and we filter out the value of most of it. The Apollo era computers and hardware now seem so simple almost antique, yet at the time they did the job and were examples of the level of sophistication that could be achieved. Mike mmcfadden(a)cmh.edu

23 years, 7 months

PDP-11/70 boards available

by norm.anheier＠pnl.gov

I have some PDP-11/70 boards available. The board numbers are: M8123 M8164 M8136 M8135 M8142 M7984 Please contact me if you can use any of these. Thanks Norm

23 years, 7 months

ID this Intel Power Supply

by rigdonj＠intellistar.net

I went scrounging this weekend and found an Intel power supply. It's a stand alone uinit that runs on 115 or 230 volts AC and it has two output connectors. They look like Molex connectors but they're bigger than the ones used in the PCs. Each connector has nine pins and puts out 5 VDC@8A and + & - 12 VDC @ .5 A. The box is about a foot long and 6 inches wide and about 5 inches tall. The ends are white and the sides and top are made of perforated metal painted black. The Intel part number is 108399-003. Does anyone know what this is for? Joe

23 years, 7 months

RISC6000 7007 POWERportable N40

by oliv555＠arrl.net

Saw this thread some months back but did'nt have an N40 then. Now I've picked up a couple at auction and having the same problem, namely systems come up to a login prompt and I don't have account/password. The original poster was able to work around by reloading the OS. But since I dont have the AIX3.2 distro it comes back to the original question, how to get into single user mode/root to be able to open a new user account? I've googled the net but little is out there about the N40. I'm a AIX/unix newbie so any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks - nick oliviero

23 years, 7 months

FT: Rare Amiga serial cables

by cmcmanis＠mcmanis.com

I just ran across my missing three serial cables that I got originally with my Commodore 8 port serial card for the A2000. These have a DB25 on one end and a 8 pin mini-DIN on the other. The A2000 w/ its card are gone, but the cables were left behind. So if you got one of these cards and are missing the cables this is a really great opportunity. Also found an AREXX book for the Amiga. Will include it if desired. They are available for trade for any DEC Q-bus or MicroVAX stuff. --Chuck

23 years, 7 months

Vintageness ( was Re: Serious Request For Moderation (On

by xds_sigma7＠hotmail.com

Yes, HP bought Apollo in 1989, solely for their RISC technology, which they added to their RISC chip and caused it to become much better than before... *Drools over thought of owning a 4 processor DN10000* Will J _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

23 years, 7 months

Vintageness ( was Re: Serious Request For Moderation (On

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

From: Bill Pechter <pechter(a)bg-tc-ppp1366.monmouth.com> >Personally, I think DEC pretty much invented the workstation... >Actually GT40's were pretty much early cad stations for pc cad >(Racal-Redac) had some pretty good software on them. > >Wasn't the PDP1 pretty much an engineering workstation with Vector >(rather than raster) based CRT. Yep and most of the later machines also had similar display systems or better. >Apollo and Sun were pretty much an alternative to the higher >priced Vaxes with add-on graphics like the VSV11 unit. Untill DEC caught on then the workation wars were on. Allison

23 years, 7 months

gimpy (not broken) PSU

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

From: Demon02554(a)aol.com <Demon02554(a)aol.com> >ok...this one is weird it is a standard PSU in a 486 Compaq that i just dug up outta my dads storage... it will start up only if i disconnect it from everything... when i connect it to the motherboard and only the motherboard then it will start for a few seconds, then die...and even if i disconnect everything from it after that it won't start back up... before i go through and test every connection does anyone have any suggestions as to what is wrong with this thing? the PSU is dead or very dying. repair or replace. Allison

23 years, 7 months

Vintageness ( was Re: Serious Request For Moderation (On

by xds_sigma7＠hotmail.com

Well if the existence of reproductions means the Mona Lisa isn't rare, then you miss the whole point... Along the lines of what Jeff said, I would add that any moron can make a reproduction of the Mona Lisa, but could you create it, from scratch, with actual paint/canvas/etc., use the same style as Da Vinci, and end up with the same result? I highly doubt it. Now you may be an extremely accomplished painter or something, I don't mean to assume you've never painted or anything, but I have personal experience with what it is like to try to paint in the same style as one the masters, and let me tell you, it is *very* difficult.. I tried to paint like Monet, and I really didn't come very close to his style at all. However, I did gain a new appreciation for the level of skill he must have had in order to paint in such a way. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

23 years, 7 months

P/OS Reinstallation

by dittman＠dittman.net

I downloaded the DECUS P/OS distribution. I did a FULL reinstallation but I can't remember the proper way to install the extra items from the rest of the floppies (I'm talking about the 21 floppies in the 177 set). I tried to install a couple of them by using the install option from Environmental Services but I get an error that some of the files must be installed system-wide and to contact the system administrator. I've set the default account to be SYSTEM but that didn't help. -- Eric Dittman dittman(a)dittman.net

23 years, 7 months

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