As for who would still be needing -20's, my money is on NATO (and non-NATO)
countries who have purchased older warships from us. Just because the US
government doesn't need them does not mean that no other goverments need
them.
Will J
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Phil,
> I'm not even sure they are 2532s (they might be 2732s).
> They're TI branded and carry the part numbers "ACE-A"
> and "ACE-B". I don't have an EPROM programmer either...
I have copies of the ROMs for the ACE.
Lee.
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To quote from http://www.montagar.com/hobbyist/mount.html
"OpenVMS Hobbyist CD Media
The OpenVMS Hobbyist Kit V2.0 is currently available. You must be a member of
a participating DECUS/Encompass Chapter before you can order an OpenVMS
Hobbyist Kit. You can order the kits on-line via our web site, or via mail
order. At this time, OpenVMS VAX media kits are sold out. If you are still
interested in getting OpenVMS for your VAX, you may try borrowing a CD from a
friend, co-worker, local Encompass LUG, Ebay, or other places. Please note
that any OpenVMS distribution is legal to use with the Hobbyist Program (as
long as it's not stolen!)."
Does anyone have one or know an FTP site?
If one can get real DEC VMS CD's will the hobbyist license PAKs work or do
you need the hobbyist CD?
On Dec 8, 22:06, Christopher McNabb wrote:
> Does anyone have a list of the IOT instructions (and what they do) for
> the TD8E simple dectape controller?
67x1 SDSS Simple DECtape skip on Single Line flag
skip if Single Line flag is set
67x2 SDST Simple DECtape Skip on Time Error flag
skip if Time Error flag is set
67x3 SDSQ Simple DECtape Skip on Quad Line flag
skip if Quad Line flag is set
67x4 SDLC Simple DECtape Load Command Register
load Command Register from AC
clear Time Error
start UTS delay if UNIT, DIRN, or STOP/GO flip-flops
are changed
67x5 SDLD Simple DECtape Load Data Register
load Data Register from AC -- do not clear AC
clear Single Line and Quad Line flags
67x6 SDRC Simple DECtape Read Command Register
load contents of Command Register, Mark Track Register,
and Status bits into AC
clear Single Line and Quad Line flags
67x7 SDRD Simple DECtape Read Data Register
load contents of Data Register into AC
clear Single Line and Quad Line flags
Unit numbers:
Unit 0,1 use opcodes 677x
Unit 2,3 use opcodes 676x
Unit 4,5 use opcodes 675x
Unit 6,7 use opcodes 674x
This is on page 8-4 of the PDP-8 Maintenance Manual, Vol.3, which you can
get from David Gesswein's excellent website.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
All items $1.00 plus shipping unless otherwise specified.
-PW2 Unisys Multiple Port Board, has two 16C452 serial ports and 1
parallel port, with driver disk, cable, and manual
-Gateway ISA video card with docs and drivers (5.25" HD), ATI Ultra/A,
ATI 38800-1
-486 AT motherboard model 486-PVT, I think it is a FIC, 7 slots, 2 with
VLB extensions, socket 3
-generic PC plastic adjustable sidestand
-decently built 5.25" bay to 3.5" floppy converter from old Gateway
386..... much better than the little flimsy things at the computer shows.
-Teac 32x cd-rom model CD-532-E (IDE, barely used) $15
-"The Longest Day" on RCA Selectavision Video Disk (CED) (2 disk set)
-"Tora Tora Tora" on RCA Selectavision Video Disk (CED) (2 disk set)
-Paradise/WD 16 bit or 8 bit ISA 256K VGA card
-Alaska by James A. Michener, hard cover, a bit musty smelling, but not
too bad.
-IBM XT motherboard, supposed to be last bios revison, and was purchased
by me as such. $10
-AC 120mm 10 blade fan (loud and vibrates a bit too much for solid
mounting I think, real nice fan though)
-2 fan trays for the R400X DEC expansion chassis with fans
$10 for both
-SCO Open Desktop 2.0.0 on Qic tape with license certificate
$5
For pick up only:
-large AT server case built by Tandy, for Grid, for the Government.
This case will hold a fullsize AT MB without it being underneath any
drive bays or the power supply. Power supply has temp sensor and will
adjust fan speed. Many drive bays. Very Nice case, I just don't need
it anymore. Originally housed a EISA bussed 486. $10
Please reply off list
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
Take a look at this <http://home.cfl.rr.com/rigdon14/mds800-3/blue-w~1.jpg>
I went scrounging Thrusday and went to my favorite scrap yard. I knew I was in trouble as soon as I drove into the place! Everywhere I looked I saw blue. Intel blue! I don't even know how many I bought. I've made two trips bringing it back so far I estimate that over 60% is is still there! The stuff in the picture is PART of what I've brought home so far. The LH stack has a MDS-230 and MDS-225, In front of that is an iUUP EPROM programmer and two MDS keybaords. The next stack has an OLD Intel terminal and a MDS-225. The third stack has a MDS-230, a Mostek dual 8" floppy drive box and an Intel DDR external 8" floppy drive box. On the right is a homebrewed S-100. In front is a SWEAT MDS-800. As you might have guessed from the picture, this stuff is sitting outside. The OL says that I HAVE to clean the house out before Christmas. I have another DDR drive chassis and a big stack of loose Multibus cards inside the house. I found the Multibus cards in a basket of cards that were going to be ground up for the gold scrap. I still at least two more MDS-2??s, a MDS-800, another Intel terminal, several external drive chassis AND (drum roll, please) a dish washer sized Intel external hard drive to pick up.
For you heathins, there was also a huge pile of other classic computers. I bought a BBC Acorn, a home brewed S-100 crate, two Morrow external 8" floppy drives, a so far unidentified STD-Bus computer, five new Shugart SA-1004 8" hard drives, AT LEAST 20 Shugart 8" floppy drives, a Wicat computer, four different and FUNKY programmers panels, a rack mount dual 8" floppy drive box made by Mostek, a old but clean Centronics printer, a loaded Cromemco Z-2D, an Osborne OCC-1, a nice 80 TPI 5 1/4" floppy drive in an external case and a mass of other stuff that I can't even remember!
I left behind a huge pile of Xerox 820s including external floppy and hard drives, an unidentified Xerox computer that's wider than the 820, a Multibus computer chassis made by Advanced MicroComputers (I think they're a subsidary of AMD) I later found the cards for the AMC computer in the pile of Multibus cards that I dug out of the gold scrap bin so I may go back and get it. Also left behind a GenRad 2300 Advanced Developement System with it's external dual 8" floppy drives and an external expansion chanssis. I wasn't sure what it was but later fround that it's a CPM system. Looks interesting but probably hopeless trying to find docs and SW.
To top it all off as I was leaving Friday (trip 2) I went over to see the guy that they have stripping everything. I looked at what he was doing and he was busily gutting a drum memory!!! I looked around and found another that he had already torn one apart and I found there was one more to go. I wasn't intersted in it at the time but now I'm wondering if I should have gotten it. He said it weighed over 140 pounds! It looked like a 1/2 scale v-8 engine!
That's all for now, back to cleaning, sorting and packing!
Joe
Today I got the following:
commodore model 886D calculator.
Atlantic Data Products MicroDrive II for the Apple II series computer in the
box complete.
Japanese game cartridge for the Super Famicon, cartridge is by SAMMY and is
model SHVC-006 looks like baseball from the picture (can't read the
language).
Philips VELO 1 with 8MB ram and several cables plus two ac adapters with it.
Also got several different mousepads for the collection and some XBOX,
GameCube games.
Can anyone provide me with links to information on IBM printers
manufactured between 1981 and 1986? I'm especially interested in
pictures of the printers themselves.
Thanks,
Jeff
Does anyone have a list of the IOT instructions (and what they do) for
the TD8E simple dectape controller?
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Virginia Tech ICBM: 37.1356N 80.4272N
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On Dec 9, 0:06, Tony Duell wrote:
> > > and squeeze handle. This snips and crimps over one lead at a time by
> > > hand-power. When done "loose" components is secure and ready for
> > > soldering process. Looks like pistol style.
> > >
> > > Where can I find THAT tool and what it is called?
> >
> > Variously known as a "cut and clench" tool or "cut and squeeze" pliers.
> > Prices for basic pressed steel versions are as low as ten pounds.
>
> They have various alternative names, which can't be used on a 'family'
> mailing list like this one. Such names are used by the poor hackers who
> have to remove the components again :-)
Particularly the type that squeeze the component lead to make it twice as
thick :-)
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
