test-drb June 2001

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by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

I wonder what kind of reply that heading will get? Actually, what I am looking for in this particular case would indeed be junk to most people. During the 1960s, Control Data Corp created a line of systems using the 3000 series designation. The peripheral cabinets for these were particularly (IMHO) cool looking, with cabinets that had sides bedecked with rectangular bezels backes with dark- blue-smoked glass (or plexiglass). Disk controllers, tape controllers, and unit-record controllers were all in cabinets like these, about 4 feet high. I think CPU and memory were in similarly-designed cabinets that were about 72 inched tall. So, I'd love to find one of the 4-foot cabinets, it would not matter what the controller was, or if it worked; hell, it could even be an empty cabinet. If anyone finds/has one, I know of a good home for it... Regards, -doug quebbeman

23 years, 1 month

SCSI or Voodoo?

by cmurillo＠emtelsa.multi.net.co

At 10:28 AM 6/4/01 +0100, you wrote: > >> ST15150N Seagate 3.5" 4.3GB 1.6" Half Height SCSI H-ST-15150N > >> Narrow 50-pin > > It should, but I don't have a lot of confidence in old Seagate >drives. > >Hmm, if that's one of the Barracuda drives, I've run one for several years >without trouble. They do get *very* hot though, so make sure you've got a >decent cooling system. Yup, those barracudas run very hot, and sink lots of power. But they were pretty fast for their time. Just make sure that the airflow and the power supply are adequate and you should have no problems. I've been running three ST15150WD for years. carlos. -------------------------------------------------------------- Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo(a)nospammers.ieee.org

23 years, 1 month

PDP-11/53+ Jumpers

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

Isn't the 11/53 the box name and the cpu being either an 11/73 or 11/23B? All the 11/53s I've seen had 11/23B cpus (M8189). Allison -----Original Message----- From: healyzh(a)aracnet.com <healyzh(a)aracnet.com> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Date: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:34 PM Subject: Re: PDP-11/53+ Jumpers >> Does anyone have the jumpers for a PDP-11/53+ CPU board? >> -- >> Eric Dittman >> dittman(a)dittman.net > >This is a FAQ, and sadly no one seems to, either on the list or elsewhere. >If anyone has them I need them also. > > Zane >

23 years, 1 month

3.5" MFM hard disk

by jeff.kaneko＠juno.com

On Tue, 29 May 2001 09:56:17 -0400 "Jeff Hellige" <jhellige(a)earthlink.net> writes: > The board is from Sun Remarketing and is labled as being > manufactured by them. It is in an Apple Lisa and converts the > signals from the external parallel port to those of the MFM drive. > The converter and hard disk are mounted directly above the floppy > drive internally with a ribbon cable going out the back of the > case to the external port. I'll look at it again when I > get home and post specifics on it. Unfortunately, I don't have any > documentation on the hard disk setup. Ah, I see. It's some whacko custom thingie. Didn't the Lisa originally use some kind of ProFile-ish thing (custom interface, custom drive electronix, etc.). > I've had a few of the Adaptec boards, including one mounted in > an Atari SH-204 hard disk, converting from the ST's interface to the MFM > drive mounted in the enclosure. Hm, very interesting! I wonder what model they used? Like I said before, most of the early SCSI boards from Adaptec (and most of the other mfr's as well at that time) were only partial SCSI implementations. Ah, well, mebbe I stuck my foot in my mouth-- the ST did have a SCSI interface, didn't it? Or was it yet another whacko custom thingie . . Jeff ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

23 years, 1 month

Rescue: *NEW* DG Aviion

by rigdonj＠intellistar.net

I stopped at a scrap place today and found a NEW DG Aviion that they're getting ready to scrap. This appears to be brand new and complete. It's clean and looks like it's in perfect condition. It's very sharp looking! I talked to them and they are interested in selling it as an intact unit so if anyone is intersted contact me directly and I'll give you the contact information. I don't know what they want for it but their prices are generally very reasonable. This is a big unit. It's over 6 feet tall and is the size of a large refrigerator. I think the model number on it is D11003-7. Does anyone have the specs on it? No, I can't buy it and store it or ship it to you. I don't have the space, time or money. Sorry. The people that have it are in an industrial area and have forklifts and such so they can load it or arrange shipping. It's located in Melbourne, Florida. Joe

23 years, 1 month

Any Tektronix 4051, 5042, 4054, or 4662s or IBM 5100s out th ere?

by mmcfadden＠cmh.edu

I recovered a Tektronix 4025 that still had a 3M style cartridge tape in the drive. Its a storage tube model, green screen and it works. The only problem is that the external case is missing. The keyboard and monitor bezel are there just the rest of the case is gone. I've had it in storage and I'd like to transfer it to someone who can appreciate it and maybe repair it. I'm in Kansas City Mike McFadden mmcfadden(a)cmh.edu

23 years, 1 month

Altair 8800 front panel lamps

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

From: John Allain <allain(a)panix.com> >> ...OE users, ditch OE... > >I certainly wouldn't reccomend 'O' over 'OE'. It was slower >and creepier, ie more complex and Even Less Open than >OE as if that was possible. PS pick Format>Plain Text > or Tools>Options>Send>Plain Text depending > on where you are. AAaack Pbffftttttffff! I'm not thrilled either. I could use Netscrap Communicator but it tends to crash. Not a good thing. Allison

23 years, 1 month

PDP-11 stuff in Stamford, CT

by jss＠ou.edu

I just saw this in the info-pdp11 list, and I knew there would be some of us on this list interested. If I lived closer, I would be truckin' once again. I'm just the messenger here; please respond to the guy below. His e-mail addy is fcs_smith(a)snet.net -- you must remove the 1111 from what is listed below. -- Jeffrey S. Sharp jss(a)ou.edu ----- BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE ----- Forwarded message from Kelvin Smith <fcs_smith1111(a)snet.net> Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 16:18:06 -0400 From: Kelvin Smith <fcs_smith1111(a)snet.net> Reply-To: Kelvin Smith <fcs_smith1111(a)snet.net> Subject: Equipment in Stamford, CT To: info-pdp11(a)village.org It's a nostalgic occasion, but we're clearing out our PDP-11 equipment. The following equipment is available in Stamford, CT (35 miles from New York City): 11/84 with 1024 KW memory (2) 11/44 with 512 KW memory (4) UDA50 BA11 expansion box (2) RA90 in SA600-XA cabinet RA81 TU81+ H9647 cabinet H9645 cabinet (200) 9-track tapes, 2400' & 3600', bulk-erased (2) 120-tape racks LA120 (with ribbons) LA100 (with ribbons) cables, including heavy-duty extension power cords with circular plugs All are available for best offer, except that minimum price on the 11/84 is $100 (I've got an offer on that). I'll consider offers to take equipment just for the cost of shipping & packaging (or by picking it up here), as that potentially saves me carting stuff to a dump/recycler, and keeps perfectly good equipment in good hands. All items were working as of a year ago, when we switched to Ersatz-11 on a PC. Kelvin Smith Financial Computer Systems Stamford, CT (203) 357-0504 (remove 1111 for e-mail) ----- END FORWARDED MESSAGE -----

23 years, 1 month

Free CDC boards

by rdd＠smart.net

In the spirit of avoiding E-bay, I'm offering a stack of CDC controller boards scavenged from three or four washing-machine sized drives that a former employer scrapped. Note: These boards were in the trunk of my car while it sat for a few months and mice got inside, so they'll need to be cleaned up a bit. Still, it would be a sham to see them go to waste. I haven't space for them. Any takers? (locally preferred, but I can ship them) -- Copyright (C) 2001 R. D. Davis The difference between humans & other animals: All Rights Reserved an unnatural belief that we're above Nature & rdd(a)perqlogic.com 410-744-4900 her other creatures, using dogma to justify such http://www.perqlogic.com/rdd beliefs and to justify much human cruelty.

23 years, 1 month

SB-180?

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

Well add that to you 404 list.. It was a live one not too long ago. TCJ apparently evaporated. Allison -----Original Message----- From: Edwin P. Groot <epgroot(a)ucdavis.edu> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Date: Monday, June 04, 2001 2:00 PM Subject: Re: SB-180? >At 04:40 PM 6/3/2001 -0400, you wrote: >>I have one with the SCSI/com card. > > That Web site doesn't exist - HTTPd gives me 404 error. Has the site >moved? >> >>There is also Uzi unix for the SB180, on the www.psyber.com/~tcj > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>site. >> >>Allison >

23 years, 1 month

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test-drb June 2001