test-drb July 2001

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A great day! 2000 Access

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> oh? people are looking for a copy of 2000 Access? > > I have two copies on mag tape. One tape is 2000 Access for the 2100A/S and > the other is for the 21MX family. I didn't know people were still searching > for that, I thought everyone knew I had copies of it. So if people need a > copy of the tape, just let me know. Not a tape, but perhaps a .TAP or .TPC image of the tape.... ...the simulator doesn't have a real tape drive, you know... Regards, -doug q

22 years, 11 months

building a PDP11 from the things you find at home

by dittman＠dittman.net

> MacOS X. I'm a believer. First Unix that manages to avoid looking like Unix > (except if you want it to). I've never seen an X windows manager that did > any good other than making the Unix metaphor just pretty, not less complicated. > OS X, on the other hand, does an excellent job at hiding it away from the > casual user, but not making it ridiculously difficult for people to get > their hands dirty if they want. You forgot A/UX. -- Eric Dittman dittman(a)dittman.net

22 years, 11 months

Font used in d|i|g|i|t|a|l logo?

by mrbill＠mrbill.net

Anybody know the font used in the d|i|g|i|t|a|l logo, and on the old pdp logos and rack header plates? Thanks. bill -- Bill Bradford mrbill(a)mrbill.net Austin, TX

22 years, 11 months

Free in DC area: Fuji SMD drives

by CLASSICCMP＠trailing-edge.com

On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote: > You mean Pertec, or PerSci? I've got a few PerSci drives, but I wasn't aware > that anyone else made voice-coil actuated FDD's. Yes, I really meant PerSci. If nobody here takes the drives, they'll go to a local metalworking enthusiast who melts down the castings... Tim.

22 years, 11 months

need help with an old ST-251 MFM drive...

by Mzthompson＠aol.com

On Wed, 25 Jul 2001; "Daniel A. Segel" <Daniel.Segel(a)wcom.com> wrote: > I have a circa 1982 IBM PC that has a Seagate ST-251 in it attached to a Data > Technology Corp. DTC-5150CI controller with a BIOS on it. Everything works fine > and the PC will boot up (it's running PC-DOS 3.3) and I can navigate around and > look at all the files, etc. > The problem is that I want to pull the files off of this drive, and the 360K > floppy doesn't appeal to me a method of transfer (the hard drive is almost full.) > There are three ways I can imagine doing this: > 1. Get an 8-bit ethernet card working under DOS 3.3 and somehow connect it to > my home network, > 2. Install a second HD in the PC that's running off a more modern controller (IDE?), > 3. Install the ST-251 into a more modern PC. > Any tips? Any other ideas about how to get the data off of this drive? And joe <rigdonj(a)intellistar.net> suggested: > How about LapLink or FastLynx? I've used both of them A LOT and they > work great for situations like this. Another suggestion would be Brooklyn Bridge. You can transfer files using a cable connecting the two parallel ports together. Also will work with the serial ports Mike

22 years, 11 months

OS/400 anyone?

by optimus＠canit.se

While at the junkyard yesterday, someone had dumped a bloody lot of QIC tapes. The original labels said "AS/400 SYSTEM SOFTWARE" and such things. Great, right? But then there were additional labels saying such things as "H:\ NT BACKUP". Arrrrgh! They're reusing OS/400 tapes for such things? Bastards! -- En ligne avec Thor 2.6a. The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.

22 years, 11 months

Pocket protectors Was: RE: Fun "events" for VCF

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman(a)theestopinalgroup.com> said: > > > > > > Vintage geek clothing contest. > > > > heh. the winner should be someone who manages to find a way > > to wear both a t-sheet and a pocket protector... > > And how many here have wore a pocket protector on a regular > basis in the past? I used to collect them (still have them), but never used them... But from time to time, I'd meet someone who should... especially when fountain pens were a bit more common than today. -dq

22 years, 11 months

Importance of Grounded Power?

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> I recently got an old AlphaServer 4/275, and it worked for a while, and > then after I moved into another room, and it stopped working. I only have > one or two grounded outlets in my apartment, so I had to hook it to a > non-grounded one (via a surge protector, plugged in with a grounding > adaptor). The only stuff I run that way would be PCs... for the Prime, I made a custom 50-foot 30-amp grounded extension cord, and run it all the way from the grounded outlet in the basement upstairs to where the computer is. regards, -dq

22 years, 11 months

Importance of Grounded Power?

by tsmurphy＠addr8.addr.com

I recently got an old AlphaServer 4/275, and it worked for a while, and then after I moved into another room, and it stopped working. I only have one or two grounded outlets in my apartment, so I had to hook it to a non-grounded one (via a surge protector, plugged in with a grounding adaptor). I'm not sure if it's coincidence, but that appeared to kill the AlphaServer (the power supply, to be precise). Is it technically possible for non-grounded power to be able to kill a system? In general, what type of hardware will require real grounded power to function? I have a whole slew of PC's, for example, using non-grounded power outlets without a hitch, so is this only going to be a problem for industrial equipment, like AlphaServers? Also does anyone know where I could get an AlphaServer 4/275 power supply for cheap? Thanks, Terry

22 years, 11 months

building a PDP11 from the things you find at home

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jul 28, 1:00, Bill Bradford wrote: > On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 12:35:04AM -0500, Eric Dittman wrote: > > You forgot A/UX. > > Forgetting about A/UX is a GOOD THING. :-) Agreed! -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 11 months

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test-drb July 2001