test-drb November 2002

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by Fred.van.Kempen＠microwalt.nl

> >Also, what is the story on the FCO on the power harnesses for the > backplane? The two harnesses in > >my BA123 are made of a gray ribbon cable pressed into orange > connectors. > > I *thought* it was the early BA23 power harness that > had the issue, not the BA123. A bit of googling through > newsgroups (comp.sys.dec or comp.os.vms) should nail > that down somewhat. Yes, with the BA23 there were serious risks of fire and fun like that with the _OLD_ power harness. You can recognize those by the color: the power wires are WHITE with colored plugs. The NEW ones have COLORED wires with a WHITE plug. If you have a BA23 with WHITE power wires... burn it! --fred

23 years

OT: hard drive making weird noises

by vcf＠siconic.com

Ok, I've googled but have not turned anything up, so I turn to the experts on the list. I have a 60GB IBM hard drive (can't get at the model number and don't want to power down to do so right now). Every once in a while I hear it make the most disconcerting noise. It sounds like a <chirp> followed by a <ka-clunk> followed by another <chirp> and then another <ka-klunk>, all in the span of no more than 2 seconds. It sounds as if its skipping a heartbeat or something. What the hell is going on and how do I defibrilate it? I had a similar problem long ago with another brand of hard drive (Maxtor maybe?) and it required some sort of firmware upgrade that fixed it. I checked into this problem a while ago but did not find anything on IBMs site or through Google. I do NOT need another hard drive crash right now :( -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *

23 years

Looking for a DEC VT440 repair manual or schematic set.

by Antonio.Carlini＠riverstonenet.com

>I am looking for engineering drawings and/or maintenance manual for a DEC VT440 terminal. A copy or >scan would be fine. www.vt100.net has the VT420 Pocket Service Guide online. I've never seen the schematics available anywhere. Antonio

23 years

OT Bush and Canada

by classiccmp＠crash.com

> ... many of us are still capable of rational thought. I love that line, coming in the middle of such a rant. Yeah yeah, poor taste to respond to my own post, but when I'm not pissed off over the roving checkpoints and assault on civil liberties, I gotta laugh at myself. --S.

23 years

Lawsuit over the use of Microsoft's "Word"?

by Robert_Feldman＠jdedwards.com

Looking in the 1991 version of the Word for Windows (TM) User's Guide, "Word" is not listed on the page opposite the Table of Contents as trademarked. In the text, "Word" is capitalized, but not trademarked, as are "Windows (TM)" or "Microsoft (R)". -----Original Message----- From: Jeffrey Sharp [mailto:jss@subatomix.com] Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 6:17 PM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Lawsuit over the use of Microsoft's "Word"? On Thursday, November 21, 2002, Sellam Ismail wrote: > Has there ever been a lawsuit over Microsoft's trademark of the word > "Word" for its word processor that anyone knows of? I don't think they claim 'Word' as a trademark. Neither their web site, the Word XP splash screen, nor the Word XP About dialog have a 'TM' or '(R)' mark around 'Word', yet all three of these things do claim 'Microsoft' with a '(R)'. -- Jeffrey Sharp

23 years

CMD Technology Unibus SCSI card

by jpl15＠panix.com

I have managed to latch on to one of the above cards... the sticker on one chip says its a Model CDU-720/TM (sn 2127 BOYA8) and two ROMS have F720Y1A8 and 2A8 respectively. Board copyright is 1989 (in copper) and the silkscreening says 1991 - most of the chips are from '91. It is single-ended only; the differential section is not populated. I have yet to do any Googling, but if anyone has anything on this... I know a nice friendly 11/44 system (sitting to my immediate left) that would dearly love to be able to read CDROMS, SCSI disks, etc.... Cheers John

23 years

Index register pop quiz

by vcf＠siconic.com

Wasn't there a discussion about index registers here a few weeks back? My friend Ray Borrill must have been looking over our shoulders because he put together this pop quiz: Q: 1. Who invented the Index Register and about when? 3. What was it originally called? 4. What computer first used one? A: 1. The British invented in in about 1957 or 58. 2. It was originally called the "B-Box" for "Bias Box". 3. I believe it was first used in the Ferranti Atlas computer. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *

23 years

That New Mexico 11/750

by alanp＠snowmoose.com

I was looking through the archives and saw someone in New Mexico was bringing a 11/750 back up. Did he ever mention where it came from? I went to university at New Mexico Tech in Socorro and used an 11/750 there (and that is why I picked up my 11/750). Just wondering if his machine was nmtvax. alan P.S. Anyone know if the machine that was ucbvax is still around. I think it was 94 when it was converted to running the card key system for the Berkeley police department or something similar. I got the "RIP ucbvax" announcement somewhere around here.

23 years

Bringing an 11/750 power supply back to life

by alanp＠snowmoose.com

Someone else provided me with a PDF version of the H7104 Power System TD. I can send it to whoever wants to make it available. I was supposed to send the guy some of my extra manual for him to scan a couple years ago, but I got busy with work and forgot and haven't been able to contact the guy since. alan ---Original Message--- From: cctech(a)classiccmp.org To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 05:26:39 -0800 Subject: RE: Bringing an 11/750 power supply back to life >Before I got my VAX, it went down because the power supply went out. I have the print set and the >'Technical Description' document for the power supply and I am fairly comfortable dealing with this >stuff, but I am not an expert. The print sets are already on the web but is there any chance of scanning the PSU TD? Yours is the 3rd or 4th VAX-11/750 with potential PSU issues mentioned here in the last year or so. >If I attempt to repair the power supply myself, is there anything that I should avoid doing so I >don't kill myself? Keep away from the machine and you'll be safe :-) Seriously, think about each step you are taking, don't do anything unless you think you know what you are doing and why, keep one hand in a pocket or behind your back, and (most important I guess) make sure there is someone nearby who knows what you are up to and what to do if they find you writhing on the ground. If you post more details about the symptoms (which, if any, lights come on, what readings you have already taken etc) I expect you'll find this list full of useful advice. Antonio

23 years

Classic != IBM AT

by farakhjamil＠hotmail.com

Hi, someone named John is interested in an AT&T Safari laptop. I happen to have one. E-mail me at farakhjamil(a)hotmail.com if you are interested. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.422 / Virus Database: 237 - Release Date: 11/20/02

23 years

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test-drb November 2002