test-drb January 2002

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IMSAI HyperCube (Was: Re: Trailing-edge compute farm seeks gainfu l employment)

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> ObTopic: > http://www.scientificamerican.com/2001/0801issue/0801hargrove.html > Another Hybercube. Does anyone remeber that IMSAI seems to have been the first to do this, using the 8080? -dq

22 years, 5 months

Employment wanted...

by bills＠adrenaline.com

Sorry to spam the list, but the times demand... I'm a software engineer with 20 years professional experience. BS in computer science from the University of Maryland, College Park. Seeking embedded development work in the Washington, DC metro area. I know most 8-bit micros, several PICs, x86 and PPC-860/PPC-821. I think I have a reasonable command of real-time programming issues. Contact me off-list if you can help. Again, sorry... this came out of the blue. I figured my current employer would last until March. Thanks, Bill Sudbrink wh.sudbrink(a)verizon.net

22 years, 5 months

Trailing-edge compute farm seeks gainful employment

by Golemancd＠aol.com

i agree about the os but i dont agree on the attempt part dont attempt it. do it. a computer is not that complex of a machine at least a pc. an os is all theory and vision. u can think up an entire os away from any pc. u could then just go in and code the entire thing. the hard part is thinking up what it is that u want and how it has to work. the coding and so forth is the easy part. this is the exact project i am working on now joee

22 years, 5 months

Trailing-edge compute farm seeks gainful employment

by DAW＠yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu

! -----Original Message----- ! From: Dave McGuire [mailto:mcguire@neurotica.com] ! ! ! On January 4, ysgdhio wrote: ! > > Insert drummer joke here. ! > ! > Q: How do you know when there's a drummer at your door? ! > A: The knocking keeps getting faster. ! ! AHEM. B-| ! ! -Dave, drummer ! ! -- ! Dave McGuire "Hey, who's that behind the band?" "Him? Yeah, he's thier drummer." "Oh. I thought they only let musicians in here..." --- David A Woyciesjes *** 5 string bass player *** --- C & IS Support Specialist --- Yale University Press --- mailto:david.woyciesjes@yale.edu --- (203) 432-0953 --- ICQ # - 905818

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Trailing-edge compute farm seeks gainful employment

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>Ahh -- so what _do_ you call a guy who hangs around with a bunch of >musicians? A drummer of course (as an ex-percusionist, I heard this joke almost daily) :-) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 5 months

Trailing-edge compute farm seeks gainful employment

by csmith＠amdocs.com

Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); ' > -----Original Message----- > From: John Foust [mailto:jfoust@threedee.com] > And keep in mind that the musicians only *think* they're > communicating. :-) Insert drummer joke here. Ahh -- so what _do_ you call a guy who hangs around with a bunch of musicians? Regards, Chris

22 years, 5 months

Dilog DQ614 diagnostics program first tests

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jan 3, 11:51, Sergio Pedraja Cabo wrote: > I did the first tests with the DQ614P.SAV program and my Dilog DQ614 > MFM controller board. This board simulates up to four RL01/02 units > in one PDP-11 using one or two MFM hard disks. I am using: > [...] > * One Dilog DQ614 Revision S > * One Quantum MFM Hard Disk Q540 (Aka. RD52-A) > * RT-11 v.4 > * I assume the vector addresses of the unit is 174400 and 160. That should be correct, unless you have a non-standard PAL at U55 on the DQ614. > The software used is the DQ614P.SAV diagnostics program Revision 0, > and one DL.SYS driver that came with the DQ614P program. Why? Why don't you use the DL driver that came with the OS? The device drivers are OS-version-specific, and the driver I put up beside the formatter is for RT-11 5.04, which is different to RT-11 4.0. > Well, the program starts ok. There is no apparently problem with the > OS environment. It works with its DL.SYS module, with the own DL.SYS > module of the RT11 V.4, and without it too. > > The program startup and asks me if I'm working with a C.R.T (I assume > it speaks about a terminal). Yes, as Ethan said that just means a VDU as opposed to a printing terminal -- it affects how it treats the delete key, and in this case also affects whether it clears the screen; if you answer "N" to the CRT question, it won't print current cylinder addresses becasue the printout would consume a lot of paper. > Later the program asks me about the > access vector for the controller. By default it uses 174400 and 160 > values. I assume them too. The next step is to select one MFM hard disk. > My disk is the 73, one Quantum Q540. If the drive you want to use is not in the list, instead of typing a number >from the list, type "E". You'll then be prompted to enter number of heads, number of cylinders, RWCC (which the manual says isn't used), cylinder at whivch to start precompensation (also not used), and to pick a step rate >from a list. > Inmediately, the program permits > me to select how much DL disks I want to emulate. I can emulate two > RL02 and two RL01. The program asks me: "Are you sure ?". My answer is > yes. The process begins... and some seconds later, the program send me > a message telling: "UNEXPECTED RESPONSE IN ADDRESS 00000160 (sometimes > is the address 00000000). I've tried to change the cable selection, > the address selection, etc... In this case, the message tells me that > the unit can't be accessed. Sounds like you have the correct address and vector but something is generating spurious interrupts. Is there another RL controller in the system? Or something with a misconfigured vector? > Like a final indication, the Q540 hard disk have 5 jumpers named > DS1, DS2, DS3, DS4 and ^. Actually is selected the DS1. That should be right. Make sure you have the 20-pin cable on J2, not J3. Does the drive have a terminator? > What is wrong ? I suspect that the program must be the same revision > than the board (Revision "O" the program, revision "S" the board). I don't think so. The program came with a Rev.K board. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 5 months

Nomenclature (was: Crescent wrenches

by DAW＠yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu

I use(d) that one. I believe it's short for 'diagonal cutters'. --- David A Woyciesjes --- C & IS Support Specialist --- Yale University Press --- mailto:david.woyciesjes@yale.edu --- (203) 432-0953 --- ICQ # - 905818 ! -----Original Message----- ! From: John Allain [mailto:allain@panix.com] ! ! ! Old Boss of mine called the larger triangular headed ! snippers (sim.: Xelite wire cutter) "Dykes". Any word ! on this... word. Is this a correct term? ! ! John A. !

22 years, 5 months

Connectors (was: NEXT Color Printer find

by DAW＠yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu

! -----Original Message----- ! From: ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk [mailto:ard@p850ug1.demon.co.uk] ! Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 10:05 PM ! To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org ! Subject: Re: Connectors (was: NEXT Color Printer find ! ! ! > ! > ! > ! > > Mainly because people think it's just like a larger ! > > version of the DIY electric drill. ! > > right cutting angles on it) then the workpiece spins ! > > round and removes their fingers... ! > ! > ! > They can rip off a scalp too if you get long hair wrapped up ! > in them. ! ! That applies to lathes and milling machines too. It not a property of ! drill presses only, so it's not a reason why they're ! particularly dangerous. ! ! Anybody who has long hair (or loose clothing) near machine ! tools deserves ! all they get IMHO... ! ! -tony Well, anyone who doesn't pull thier long hair back under a good hat, that is. :) --- David A Woyciesjes --- C & IS Support Specialist --- Yale University Press --- mailto:david.woyciesjes@yale.edu --- (203) 432-0953 --- ICQ # - 905818

22 years, 5 months

New art-form requires no precision (Was: Trailing-edge compute fa rm seeks gainful employment)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Golemancd(a)aol.com [mailto:Golemancd@aol.com] > sometimes i forget that computer folks r technical people. > i come from the arts where the only thing that is needed is > understanding. > i am on stage sometimes and all the musicians do is > just nod or look at each other and everyone understands them. > will try and and be more precise. i guess here that is needed. Ok, this will be slightly OT: Do you draw -- paint -- play music? What "arts" are these where precision is not needed? Being an artist and musician, myself, I would really like to know. Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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