test-drb January 2002

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by quapla＠xs4all.nl

Hello All, Is there someone on the list who can supply me with a photocopy of the wiring diagram of the cable used between the reader and the interface? I need to fabricate the cable. If you have some punched cards as well to spare that would be great! Thanks, Ed -- The Wanderer | Politici zijn gore oplichters. quapla(a)xs4all.nl | Europarlementariers: zakkenvullers http://www.xs4all.nl/~quapla | en neuspeuteraars. Unix Lives! M$ Windows is rommel! | Kilometerheffing : De overheid '97 TL1000S | weet waar je bent geweest!

22 years, 5 months

OT?: Iomega auction in SF

by jfoust＠threedee.com

A "$12 million" auction of Iomega's old factory equipment. The preliminary manifest shows a nice assortment of test equipment... http://www.charynauctions.com/upcoming/iomega_home.htm - John

22 years, 5 months

PDP-11 with real ADV11-C board still unhappy

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jan 20, 14:52, Tom Leffingwell wrote: > > Thanks. I tried all that, and then I moved the system home. [...] > I decided to hook back > up the external hardware that talks to the DRV11 and DRV11-B. (I hadn't > attached it since I got home). Sure enough, it worked. I assume the > vector address on the DRV11 had something to do with it, but why it got > that little bit futher with nothing but hauling the equipment around still > bothers me. Anyway, hopefully it will stay that way. Well done! You've fixed it ;-) Seriously, it's often stuff like that which catches us out. On the positive side, you've learned a few things, and had a bit of fun (depending on your definition of fun). -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 5 months

PDP-11 with real ADV11-C board still unhappy

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jan 17, 0:36, Tom Leffingwell wrote: > > I finally managed to obtain an ADV11-C without parting with a > large sum of money, but unfortunately, it didn't solve my problem. The > system still hangs at the same point it did when I used a DZ to "fake" the > ADV11 by setting its CSR to 770400. If I remove the ADV11, the program > runs, but it is forced into its simulate mode because the missing > hardware. I set the vector to the default on the DRV11, DRV11-B, and > ADV11-C. I didn't check the serial module though. Could this be a vector > setting problem, or do I have the wrong symptoms? Is there anything I can > learn by halting the system when its hung and looking at addresses in > memory? Probably, but I'm not sure what :-) You could try halting it and see if i always halts in the same place(s). If so, it would be worth looking to see if you can figure out what instructions it executing at that point. It might be a WAIT or a polling loop. Also look at the vectors in low memory (from locations 0 to about 20), and the vectors for the devices you have in the system. They should point to somewhere in the program. > I did try doing a "770400/" and it returned 000000, with the > module out it gives a ?, so that seems good. 770402, the data buffer > returns 007777. Sounds like you have it set up correctly, at least as far as addressing is concerned. > Does anyone know what to try next? I'm running out of ideas. > The only difference between my system and the one I'm trying to replace is > that the backplane is 4 slot instead of 9, I don't have a BDV11-A like the > original had, and I have a DSD systems generic RX02, instead of the real > DEC M8029. Also, do the limit of backplane space, my modules are in a > slightly different order. The order of the modules shouldn't matter, though it's best to have CPU-memory-serial followed by whatever device needs highest priority response. I expect the DSD RX02 controller works just like a DEC one as far as addresses and interrupts are concerned, so that's unlikely to matter. The BDV11 is another story, though. It includes a line-time clock, and your system may need that. IIRC, it's controlled by a combination of a switch on the BDV11, a bit in a register on the BDV11, and the LTC switch on the front panel. All of those have to be enabled, and the BDV11 must be present, for the clock to run. I have seen systems that boot but then hang if the software needs a clock but it's not present or is disabled. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 5 months

Security bits and screws

by jfoust＠threedee.com

At 12:40 AM 1/20/2002 -0600, Tothwolf wrote: >On Sat, 19 Jan 2002, John Foust wrote: >> I've always wanted a bit set that will disassemble the >> McDonald's Happy Meal toys. They almost always have a >> screw with a triangular hole, perhaps rounded at the bottom. >> What are those called? Trilobe? > >That's fastener takes a tri-wing bit. They make about 5-7 different sizes >of them IIRC. Ah, that's the rub: I'd been expecting to see a security bit shaped like the triangular hole, but you're saying the tri-wing (with three vanes from the center) is the proper bit for those screws... - John

22 years, 5 months

RT 6150 Docs (and mouse??)

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

In a message dated 1/20/2002 2:58:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, doc(a)mdrconsult.com writes: << Hi. Does anyone have pointers for detailed documentation? A mouse, maybe? And which operating system - AIX v2.2, BSD4.3, or AOS - do I want to run? I'm leaning toward AIX, mostly because I work with "modern" AIX, but I'm plenty willing to take suggestions. For that matter, what *is* AOS, anyway? I just found out that I got in first claim for a functional RT 6150. I can't pick it up till tomoroww afternoon, though.... The guy who's giving it away says he "has no boot disk, but it starts up just fine."!? He also thinks it has 3 drives and is maxed out on memory. It comes with a display and keyboard, but no docs and no mouse. I've been googling, and there are a lot of mentions of it, but no real information. >> The ez way to tell an RT mouse is that it will have 2 round buttons like eyes. There is an RT newsgroup that has ontopic postings every once in a while so you can ask there for questions. Did you get the desktop or tower form factor? Desktop can only have 1 drive AFAIK. 16meg is the max mem i believe. Mine has a MDA so I can run text only but am getting a Megapel for it soon. Not rare machines, but I've never seen any besides the one I have. I'd hate to pay shipping for it though, extremely heavy! -- Antique Computer Virtual Museum www.nothingtodo.org

22 years, 5 months

RT 6150 Docs (and mouse??)

by doc＠mdrconsult.com

Hi. Does anyone have pointers for detailed documentation? A mouse, maybe? And which operating system - AIX v2.2, BSD4.3, or AOS - do I want to run? I'm leaning toward AIX, mostly because I work with "modern" AIX, but I'm plenty willing to take suggestions. For that matter, what *is* AOS, anyway? I just found out that I got in first claim for a functional RT 6150. I can't pick it up till tomoroww afternoon, though.... The guy who's giving it away says he "has no boot disk, but it starts up just fine."!? He also thinks it has 3 drives and is maxed out on memory. It comes with a display and keyboard, but no docs and no mouse. I've been googling, and there are a lot of mentions of it, but no real information. This is kind of a special score. I never used computers at all till late '95, and started building my own in '96. That spring, I went to pick up a video card from a guy who had an RT 6151, and it was the first time I really grasped that the world wasn't all Mac & PC. I've wanted one ever since. I guess all things come to those who lurk. Doc

22 years, 6 months

How much?

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 18, Julius Sridhar wrote: > > > How much would you pay for a VAX 7000-650? > > > > As much as I could afford to blow on it at the time. I'd love to have a VAX 7000. :) > > Well, the question's kinda moot, since I've decided not to sell it. Excellent! Now maybe I can get an account on it! 8-) (Just pickin' on you, Sridhar!) -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

22 years, 6 months

Collections vs. accumulations, was Re: How many collectors?

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> > > Does anyone know what sort of machine is in the car's > > > onboard controller? A few pictures I've found make them > > > look like PC104's. These machines are hitting zero value > > > quickly and may not last 10 years unless picked up now. > > > > What car? They don't all use the same controllers, you know... > > Want a fuel injection "brain" from a 1968 VW Squareback? Had Bosch come up with EFI already by 1968? Every VW (and Audi & MB, etc) of that vintage that I've seen used CIS, which was a purely mechanical system. I have seen a 1969 Audi Super 90 (wagon) that had an aftermarket Capacitative Discharge Ignition (CDI) System... by 1974, Audis had those as stock, while CIS was still 1 year off... My 1986 Audi 5000 CS Turbo Quattro uses a Motorola 6802-based controller... very simple to upgrade, too.... ;-) -dq

22 years, 6 months

looking for DEC VR160 monitor

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

Hey folks. I'd like to find a DEC VR160 monitor (19" mono) at some point. Does anyone have one that they want to get rid of? -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

22 years, 6 months

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