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From: "cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org" <cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org> on behalf of "Hans B Pufal" <hansp(a)aconit.org>
Sent: 27 October 2002 20:16
To: "cctalk(a)classiccmp.org" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: Origin of "half-inched" - OT
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< I recently heard from Bob King that "it was born shortly
< after Sir Robert Peel introduced and implemented his idea for a Police
< force. The criminal fraternity had never been faced with such a
< concerted effort to thwart them, so they developed Cockney Slang, the
< idea of which being that, two or more criminals could hold open
<conversation, within earshot of a "Peeler," without fear that their
<plans were being overheard by the police."
Likewise "mug shots". When photography was introduced, criminals would "mug", ie twist their faces, in order to render the photo unrecognisable.
Apologies for the lousy formatting. Posting from a web browser with interface poisoning.
Rob
Once again, I am glad to be an only child! Perhaps you should add
"frequently abuse brother with heavy blunt object" to your list? Kidding...
Will J
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Found at a local surplus dealer... a whole container of those square white
pushbutton switches that I am pretty certain are the ones used on the "front
panel" of the 11/23 or 11/73 systems.
They have the following markings....
ITW
39-23
301 R
39-23100
89 16
I think they had them marked at 0.59 each, if these are the right ones (got
it at work actually, haven't had a chance to go home and check they are the
right ones) and anyone wants any, let me know.
Jay West
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Birol AYTEK
I don't remember... help..
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How about a DN4x0 series?
The tape drives were probably cypher 880's.
The disk drives were probably FSD/SMD.
<g>Check with Birol Aytek in Oxnard or Charlie
Mengler -- they might know a bit more</g>
John A.
I don't think I'd ever pay anything for a PC (5150 variety)... Only PCs that
interest me are the 3270 PC, and the XT/370...
Will J
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Jay,
Try replying to this address... _should_ work...
--f
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay West [mailto:jwest@classiccmp.org]
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 4:00 PM
> To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
> Subject: Paging Fred N. Van Kempen
>
>
> Fred;
>
> I still have your package of 1/2 mag tape markers to send
> you, but I need
> your mailing address. I have tried several times to contact
> you via email
> but no response... please advise.
>
> Jay West
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred N. van Kempen" <Fred.van.Kempen(a)microwalt.nl>
> To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 12:51 PM
> Subject: RE: I buy DEC equipment. Call me
>
>
> > All,
> >
> > >>> Piss off...
> > >> Wait, I thought ads were allowed?
> > > Actually, there doesn't seem to be an answer.
> > My beef is with HOW it's done, not THAT it's done. People can
> > plug their services and/or goods here, if they are polite about
> > it. This guy.... (grumbl) wasn't.
> >
> > --fred
> >
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All,
>>> Piss off...
>> Wait, I thought ads were allowed?
> Actually, there doesn't seem to be an answer.
My beef is with HOW it's done, not THAT it's done. People can
plug their services and/or goods here, if they are polite about
it. This guy.... (grumbl) wasn't.
--fred
Curt,
> On the 4000-200 on the far left side of the QBus slots is
> a slot with 2 connectors, one appears to be a standard
> SCSI-1 connector and the other is an inverse SCSI-2 connector
> (labels Bus 0) with a terminator on it that lights up on power
> up.
The first one indeed is a SCSI connector. The second one is the
DSSI bus connector, connected to bus #0. It should be terminated
(with the lighted term) unless you have an external storage cab,
which then in turn has the term.
The SCSI connector, however, is NOT usable for what you're doing.
The BA440 box (which is what your cab sounds like) has provisions
for changing its internal (DSSI) bus into a SCSI bus, for example
to be used with the KFQSA controller. That way, you can use SCSI
devices with the VAX by mounting them in the old DSSI rails.
The VAX does _NOT_ have a SCSI controller by default; unless you
have something like a KFQSA, Dilog or Emulex SCSI-to-Qbus controller,
you can NOT use the RRD43.
Sorry to be the bringer of Bad Newz (tm)..
Cheers,
Fred
Well, I can't speak for anyone else, but if you can find the ones with the
cassette port easily, then I hate you. I've only ever found one, and the
case was in poor shape.. I pitched the case, but the mobo is sitting next to
me... HAH! Mine is more R@RE! LQQK! 37ï†3! than the Ebay one, cause I have
an 8087 marked "IBM".. Which, I must say, is something I haven't ever seen
before... And no, I'm not claiming that is indeed rare, beats me, I just
thought it was nifty... If I had kept all the PC stuff I had, I could likely
have made more than that auction, since I had the complete technical
references and troubleshooting diskettes and pretty much every genuine IBM
option you could want.. I have a CMI IBM HDD, and an ST-506 IBM HDD,
numerous IBM floppies, never have found the p-System, however.. But hell, I
had genuine IBM loopback plugs.. lol..
Will J
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I picked up a DECstation-3000/400 (aka PE40A) at the flea market recently.
It powers up OK (the power light comes on, the fans run, and checking the
voltages on the power supply connector gives reasonable results) and all
eight LEDs on the back panel turn on, but after that nothing. There's no
video that I can find from the PMAGD card; there's no RS232 output on the
console/printer port; changing S3 has no effect on either of these results,
and the eight LEDs never change (always a bad sign!).
I tried removing all the SCSI devices and all the Turbo channel cards
(including the PMAG) just in case one of them was hanging it up, but it
made no difference. Now there's nothing in there except the power supply,
the mother board, and eight SIMMs on four riser cards. Same results.
I have lots of VAXes, but this is my first Alpha machine and there might
be something I don't know. Am I doing something stupid, or is it just dead?
BTW, I only paid $1 for it, so I won't feel bad no matter what :-)
Thanks,
Bob Armstrong
