test-drb June 2001

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by fwhite＠pobox.com

I picked up a TI Silent 700 model 707 recently (a nice, small variant with built-in modem, see http://pobox.com/~fmw/misc/Silent700.jpg), with hopes of converting to use as a direct line serial terminal. Before I open it up and poke around, does anyone already know how to do this? Portwise, there are two RJ11 ports (phone&wall) and a 6-pin acoustic coupler port of unknown pinout. Thanks Fredric White

23 years, 5 months

preserving / ressurecting old docs?

by mrbill＠mrbill.net

As mentioned previously, I've registered DECDOCS.ORG, and have started the tedious task of scanning in all the documentation I have. I'm about halfway through scanning the '69 DEC Logic Handbook (positive logic edition), by laying the book as flat as possible (not using the scanner top cover), and scanning 2 pages at once. Some of the pages are starting to come unglued, and I'd like to avoid destroying the book while archiving it. Any suggestions on what to use to re-glue the pages, or rebinding, etc? I've got quite a pile of these handbooks and will be doing the same (scanning) to them, but this is definitely the oldest / most fragile handbook in the collection. Thanks for any tips. Bill -- Bill Bradford mrbill(a)mrbill.net Austin, TX

23 years, 5 months

On Topic: power control

by steven_j_robertson＠hotmail.com

>From: Mike Ford <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com> >Reply-To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org >To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org >Subject: Re: power control >Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 16:34:13 -0700 > > >But as I said, it depends on what you want to do. If all the devices are > >close together, a simple relay-driver + relays might is probably the > >Do you know what I mean by, the urge to engineer? It is the irresistable >force that makes us tinkering types want to make something instead of doing >it. ;) > >Maybe that is why I have ended up doing process control work so many times. >Its just fun to turn stuff on and off with the computer, and the bigger the >mess of stuff, the better. > You might consider OPTP22 devices. I'm currently working on a home automation project using OPTO22 technology. I have found them to be easy to interface, flexible, cost effective, and very reliable. The devices are controlled via a RS422 serial interface (easily converted to RS232) and drivers are available for a number of OSs including DOS, WINDOWS, and Linux. The protocols aren't that complex so writing your own driver, if one is not available, wouldn't be too difficult. Most of the work I've done so far is basic experimentation and prototyping. I currently have a OPTO22 controller interfaced to a HP 9000/832 running HP-UX 10.20. It can turn on and off a few lights, measure the temperature in the house, etc... All the collected data is captured into an Informix DB. The application(s) are written in PERL / CGI and I have put together a rudimentary web interface. I don't have a static IP otherwise, I'd publish the address so others could see the system in operation. My ultimate goal is to build an automated Printed Circuit Board drilling machine using a classic HP 3000 MPE computer running COBOL. I'm not sure if OPTO22 is suitable for that application or not, I'll need to do a lot more experimentation to make that determination. If it's too difficult, I may wind up using a STD BUS computer as a smart controller/interface between the drilling machine and the 3000. FWIW: All the hardware I'm running is over 10 years old so, it is on topic. With the exception of the 9000, most of it is closer to 20 years old. SteveRob _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

23 years, 5 months

More free stuff...

by fmc＠reanimators.org

Bill Pechter <pechter(a)bg-tc-ppp1654.monmouth.com> wrote: > Sounds like a Bay Networks router or ethernet bridge... > They were bought by Nortel... good luck finding docs. > Souns like it may be a late 1980's or early 1990's piece... similar > to Cisco AGS routers. Furthermore, Bay Networks was formed from a merger/acquisition between two previously-separate companies: Synoptics and Wellfleet. That happened in the mid-1990s sometime, maybe 1994 or 1995? I don't remember. -Frank McConnell

23 years, 5 months

Paging: John Lawson

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

Hi, Bruce. On Jun 26, 7:24, Bruce Lane wrote: > Please pardon the page, gang... > > John? Do you copy? If you would, please try to send E-mail to my > kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com address once again. I've received a firmware > update from Zyxel that should, supposedly, have fixed that SMTP problem. Well, I ain't John, but since I also had the same problem, I figure it won't hurt to test it... -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

23 years, 5 months

A little OT: List of users who is getting CSA Software/Manuals/Inmos Books

by rmeenaks＠olf.com

Hi, Just to make it clear, all the transputer stuff is now gone. Here is a list of people and who is getting what: Hans Franke - one box of CSA transputer software Tony Eros - one box of CSA transputer software + Inmos ANSI C manuals Graham Scott - one box of CSA transputer software Michael Haas - one box of CSA transputer software + CSA transputer manuals Danny Rafferty - one box of CSA transputer software Dave Lowry - one box of CSA transputer software Jeff Shaw - one box of CSA transputer software If you have not already done so, please send me your addresses, so that I can find out what the shipping costs are. For others who werent so lucky, most of the software or equivalent to can be downloaded from my website at http://members.nbci.com/transputer. For others who is looking for a transputer, but doesnt have one, I suggest you take a look at the "transputing without transputers" section on my website..... Cheers, Ram

23 years, 5 months

X-10 (was Re: controlling power)

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On June 26, Eric Chomko wrote: > > > hey do you have any ideas about using relays or some thing connected > > >to a parallel or aerial port to control the power to an outlet, you know > > >like a dimmer switch controlling motors ETC if you have any thought > > >or ideas I'd be glad to hear them. > > > > X10, why reinvent the wheel? > > Does anyone on this list use X-10 in one of their systems? And if so, > what for? Just curious. I use it to control most of the lights in my house...I like it a lot. -Dave McGuire

23 years, 5 months

Whats a reasonable collection?

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On June 26, Russ Blakeman wrote: > I feel bad...Only 20 functionals in the house, but I do have over 150 > varying PC's in my storage building, mostly PS/2's.... Wow, neat, why so many PS/2's? Do you just like 'em, or are you planning something diabolical? ;) -Dave McGuire

23 years, 5 months

On Topic: power control

by steven_j_robertson＠hotmail.com

> >The sticky bit would be that the 3000's terminal I/O is essentially >one-way-at-a-time: if the terminal device doesn't have a read request >posted, then most data sent from the attached device will be discarded >(the exceptions being break and subsystem break indications). And >trying to do anything else with the terminal device will involve >aborting the read request, doing the something else, and starting a new >read request. > >If the OPTO22 protocol can work around this, you're probably OK. >Otherwise, you will probably need to build a front-end processor of >some sort. > >If you have questions, feel free to ask, but my COBOL is rustier than >my SPL, and so I will probably present terminal I/O examples in the >latter with heavy [ab]use of MPE intrinsics. > With the exception of a few watchdog functions (which I wouldn't be using anyway), all OPTO22 communications are done through polling. So, that shouldn't be too big a hurdle. Since I've never done any terminal I/O programming on the 3000, I decided to start with the 9000 which is much more familiar. Once I have a proof of concept running, I can port it back to the older box. SteveRob _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

23 years, 5 months

Dutch auction for 20 T8 transputer cpus on ebay....

by rmeenaks＠olf.com

Hi, A dutch auction for 20 T800 Transputer chips is currently running: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1250072346 Its a bit pricey IMHO, but with the shortage of T8s in general, it should go pretty fast. Any commercial users of transputers out there???? Ram -- ,,,, /'^'\ ( o o ) -oOOO--(_)--OOOo------------------------------------- | Ram Meenakshisundaram | | Senior Software Engineer | | OpenLink Financial Inc | | .oooO Phone: (516) 227-6600 x267 | | ( ) Oooo. Email: rmeenaks(a)olf.com | ---\ (----( )-------------------------------------- \_) ) / (_/

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test-drb June 2001