test-drb February 2002

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by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Feb 7, 15:33, Douglas Quebbeman wrote: > ISO9660 CD's are limited to containing filenames of no more > than 32 characters in length. At least, everytime I try to > burn a CD, those web pages I've saved that have filenames > that are longer result in a dialog box that requires me to > either type an alternate name or accept the munged version > that it creates itself. Doing this en masse would require > quite a bit of attention to detail in the utility program. The standard says 31 characters, IIRC. You want to use the Rock Ridge extensions, which allow filenames up to 256 characters (like most UNIX systems) and also removes some other restrictions, such as not having subdirectories more than 7 levels below the root, and some of the restrictions of characters in filenames. Utilities such as mkisofs do Rock Ridge extensions, Joliet, and translation tables for DOS. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 5 months

cdburners

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Feb 7, 14:42, John Foust wrote: > At 03:33 PM 2/7/2002 -0500, Douglas Quebbeman wrote: > >ISO9660 CD's are limited to containing filenames of no more > >than 32 characters in length. At least, everytime I try to > >burn a CD, those web pages I've saved that have filenames > >that are longer result in a dialog box that requires me to > >either type an alternate name or accept the munged version > >that it creates itself. > > If you're gathering files on a Windows PC, and using PC-based > burning software, they all support the "Joliet" extensions > which allow 255-char paths. Maybe you should tell us which > platforms and packages you're using. PLEASE don't use Joliet for anything that might want to be read on other systems. Another case of MS needlessly reinventing the wheel. Rock Ridge is portable, and is also understood by Windows. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 5 months

cdburners

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Feb 7, 14:42, John Foust wrote: > At 03:33 PM 2/7/2002 -0500, Douglas Quebbeman wrote: > >ISO9660 CD's are limited to containing filenames of no more > >than 32 characters in length. At least, everytime I try to > >burn a CD, those web pages I've saved that have filenames > >that are longer result in a dialog box that requires me to > >either type an alternate name or accept the munged version > >that it creates itself. > > If you're gathering files on a Windows PC, and using PC-based > burning software, they all support the "Joliet" extensions > which allow 255-char paths. Maybe you should tell us which > platforms and packages you're using. Please don't use Joliet for anything that might want to be read on other systems. Another case of MS needlessly reinventing the wheel. Rock Ridge is portable, and is also understood by Windows. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 5 months

cdburners

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

22 years, 5 months

Working with useful computers (was: What's your specialty?)

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On February 7, John Allain wrote: > My last company hired me for Alpha/Unix work and > moved me in parts to Pentium/NT. I did leave. Good! :-) > Do realize that the choice in the matter is going > away slowly. From my perspective, that progression has slowed down to a crawl...A few months ago, I started hearing rumblings about "NT to UNIX migration services" and such. People really are starting to get a clue. It's taken far too long, and there's a LONG way to go...but people are definitely getting a clue. Three years ago, when I said to someone "eew, you're running windows" the response was "I LOVE WINDOWS!!"...nowadays its "I know, it sucks, I hate it, but I have no choice right now." I'm not talking about isolated incidents...I'm talking about EVERYONE I speak to...even several suits. I think this is hugely significant, and it should give us hope. -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

22 years, 5 months

Micro 11/73

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Feb 6, 19:40, Steve Robertson wrote: > The system has a hard drive, dual floppies, and 4 serial ports (plus > console) on the rear panel. I hooked up a terminal and am able to talk to > the system. However, when it tries to boot but gives a message: > > "DEVICE TT001: Not in configuration" > "RSX 11M V 4.1 BL35E 1024K mapped" > > It stops at that point and won't go any further. I can ^C and get a "MCR> > prompt" and talk to the system but it won't *do* anything. > > Am I doing something wrong or is this the expected behavior when the OS is > broken? Nice find. It's ages since I ran RSX-11M, but I thought TT001: was the console. Hmm. Maybe TT000: is the console, in which case it's telling you the first additional serial line is missing. Could be a card (likely a DLV11-J or a DZV11 if there are 4 D-connectors) missing, or misconfigured since the system was last booted. RSX-11M is picky about missing hardware. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 5 months

Working with useful computers (was: What's your specialty?)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave McGuire [mailto:mcguire@neurotica.com] > On February 6, R. D. Davis wrote: > > of curiosity, how many others here absolutely refuse to work for an > > employer requiring one to work with those confounded > annoyances called > > Micro$oft products? > Me. I don't have that luxury, unfortunately, but if I did, I'd seriously consider it. Note that I said "consider," because despite their unceasingly annoying me with microshaft crap, I still like my current employer pretty well. (That's really saying something -- take it from somebody who insists on having no microsoft products on his systems, to the point of having moral questions about installing OS/2. :) Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

22 years, 5 months

Anybody interested in an Intel Series II MDS?

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

A friend of mine has a chance to pick up several of Intel Series II MDSs, these are the big blue boxs that many people are familar with. But there's one codition, it's a package deal and he has to take ALL or none. A quick check indicated that they all power up but nothing else. There are no docs or software included but he and I both have docs and software for these and are willing to make copies available at cost. I don't know what sapecific model these are but the Series II machines have AT LEAST an 8080 CPU, an integrated CRT monitor, a detachable keyboard, a built-in single density 8" floppy drive, 32k of RAM and a monitor program in ROM. Again this is the minimal machine but they typically have a lot more memory and frequently have been upgraded to double density drives. BTW the original DRI distribution disk for CPM is the same format and it should ran with no modifications on a MDS with SD drives. If the drives have been upgraded to DD then you be able to get CPM in that format and it should run without modification. It's safe to say that no developement system can run on 32k, so it's a good bet that they'll have more RAM. Hell, even ISIS needs more RAM than that! Also all the ones that I've seen have been upgraded to an 8085 CPU and many also have an 8086 co-procesor card so there's a good chance of getting one that's been upgraded. Anyway, I want to know if anyone else is interested in buying one of these. The price should be less than $100 plus shipping. I believe that they're located in the Detroit area. E-mail me directly ASAP and let me know if you're interested. Joe

22 years, 5 months

cdburners

by jfoust＠threedee.com

At 03:33 PM 2/7/2002 -0500, Douglas Quebbeman wrote: >ISO9660 CD's are limited to containing filenames of no more >than 32 characters in length. At least, everytime I try to >burn a CD, those web pages I've saved that have filenames >that are longer result in a dialog box that requires me to >either type an alternate name or accept the munged version >that it creates itself. If you're gathering files on a Windows PC, and using PC-based burning software, they all support the "Joliet" extensions which allow 255-char paths. Maybe you should tell us which platforms and packages you're using. - John

22 years, 5 months

RJ45 to serial DE-9

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Feb 6, 1:16, Chris wrote: > >I thought I had one, but I don't. Someone out there have/know where to find > >a cable with an RJ-45 plug on one side and a female DE-9 (DB-25 okay but > >prefer DE-9) on the other? This is to plug my Commodore into the serial port > >on my Lantronix EPS4+1 and attempt to get it on the network by reverse > >Telnet. > > I have seen RJ45 to DE9 adaptors before. I have one someplace, it came > with my DSL router. But I have seen them for sale at computer shows > before, and would think they should be readily available at any decent > electronics or network parts dealer. I think Rat Shack sells a roll your > own pinout one that goes to a DB25 (I know they have an RJ14, 6 pin to > DB25). Get a roll-your-own. There are several pinouts for RJ45-DE9, so if you buy one ready-made, you're going to end up muttering to Murphy. They're usually in the form of a shell made to hold an RJ45 socket, which comes with 8 wires connected, each with a pin (or socket pin) crimped on the end, ready to insert into the DE9 body that comes with it. They're also cheap, less than 1 UKP here (about $1.00) from CPC. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 5 months

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test-drb February 2002