I did also show my interest in TSX-Plus, and with this e-mail
renew that interest.
I have the TSX-Plus documentation for version 5 and a bit more.
I scanned all of a binder of S&H that I have at 600 dpi and it
is 200 Mb of TIFF files. The binder contains:
- System Manager's Guide
- TSX-Plus version 5.1 and 5.1C release notes
- TSX-Plus version 6.0, 6.01, 6.2, 6.3 and 6.31 release notes
- System Manager's Guide version 5 (14 files, total 37.4 Mb)
(contents, introduction, chapters 1-9, appendix A, B and index)
- Installation Guide version 5 (10 files, total 20.5 Mb)
(contents, introduction, chapters 1-5, appendix A, B and index)
- TSX-Plus Reference manual 5th edition, 1985
But, because of copyrights with S&H I can not offer this CD-ROM
to an ftp site for download. When S&H makes TSX-Plus available,
the documentation will be available.
- Henk.
On Mar 23, 12:58, Dave McGuire wrote:
> On March 23, Pete Turnbull wrote:
> > Zilog made a "quasi-static RAM" 4K x 8, called Z8132, but it's
> > 28-pin.
>
> I think that's the Z6132...interesting chip...
Oops, typo. Yes, it's a 6132. I still have a few.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
> From: Doc
>
> On Tue, 12 Mar 2002, Christopher Smith wrote:
>
> > Anyway, shouldn't a decent RAID allow you to select the mode
> > so that it only does striping ?
>
> Didn't I say "reliable"? Even RAID 0, plain striping, carries a
> certain overhead in drivespace. The big problem is that with simple
> striping you lose everything if you lose anything. RAID is *expensive*,
> even if you get your adapter free. Drivespace overhead, tuning slices,
> matching drives, power consumption, noise, etc. BIG cost is the
> price of drives, for example 5x9G drives vs. 1x36G.
>
> <My Not-So-Humble Opinion>
> A multi-channel adapter or multiple adapters, running JBOD, with
> intelligent filesystem groupings, will probably boost your speed as much
> as RAID will. (Assuming a single-user general-use Unix desktop.) RAID
> can be tuned to big sequential reads or writes, or a lot of small r/w,
> but it's damn difficult to get middle-ground or all-around performance.
> </My Not-So-Humble Opinion>
>
> All that said, it's good practice and fun.
>
> Doc
>
Doc - As someone who never played with RAID before, can you provide an
example setup, or two?
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Email Ron directly if interested. I'd love it, but I cant afford the
shipping. 8-(
Bill
----- Forwarded message from Ron Williams <rpwilliams(a)conninc.com> -----
From: "Ron Williams" <rpwilliams(a)conninc.com>
To: <mrbill(a)pdp11.org>
Subject: 11/23 system
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 21:47:47 -0500
do you know anyone who would be interested in PDP11/23, cards, la180 printer,
rlo5 disks, etc, dual monitor cad system Design-Grafix software, rx50 diskette
drives, all in a rollaround system, all rt-11 manuals, software development
manuals, hardware manuals, circuit diagrams, etc, complete vt240, vt320, all
in working order. (not new looking, but could be cleaned up) I would like to
get rid of this stuff, and preferably not pay for shipping, as you know, this
stuff is heavy.
It served me well in my work, elect engineering, but as you know...
Ron Williams
Charlotte, NC
----- End forwarded message -----
--
Bill Bradford
mrbill(a)mrbill.net
Austin, TX
Hey folks, there are a couple of IBM 2420 card read/punches
up for auction along with two IBM 3268-2 dot matrix printers,
located in Alabama. It's all in one lot, unfortunately. I'm
interested in getting ONE of the card readers. Is anyone
interested in the other reader and/or the printers? (Think
how cool it would be to hook up to your PC running Hercules!)
Reply directly if interested,
Thanks,
Brian
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> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 20:50:18 -0500
> From: "Jerome H. Fine" <jhfinepw4z(a)compsys.to>
> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: TSX-PLUS (Was MicroPDP 11/73)
> Sender: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
> Reply-To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
>
>
> Jerome Fine replies:
>
> I DID inquire from S&H as to the possibility of a TSX-PLUS hobby
> license. Basically the answer was that they were waiting to see what
> Mentec would do - if anything - and in particular the ACTUAL wording
> of any updated RT-11 license from Mentec.
>
> In any case, since there were so few inquiries for TSX-PLUS and
> I was and am still so busy, I dropped the ball. But until Mentec
> makes the more reasonable license available, it seems that S&H
> wants to just wait and see.
>
> If a couple of others all inquire (in addition to Turnbull and Davis),
> I will inquire again.
Yes I'm still interested in TSX. I suppose I have a license for it at
work, but I have more better PDP11 computers at home these days.
carl
--
carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego
clowenstein(a)ucsd.edu
On Feb 4, ie ages ago, at 23:40, Jerome Fine wrote:
> >Pete Turnbull wrote:
> > >On Feb 4, 17:48, Jerome Fine wrote:
> > > (a) As far as I know, there are no hobby versions, as yet, for
TSX-PLUS.
> > > However, if there is enough interest, perhaps we could inquire. I
would
> > > certainly be willing to contact S&H to see if they might be
interested.
> > > Since I was a sort of distributor for S&H at one point and I already
have
> > > my own license, I would be able to support hobby users. SO!!!! Are
> > > there any potential TSX-PLUS hobby users out there who would like
> > > to have this software?
> > Yes!
> ONE! I will inquire if the total reaches FIVE!
Didn't anyone else show interest in TSX?
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
I was contacted via email by someone from PC Dynamics this morning.
They're looking for a copy of an article by Glenn Everhart that appeared in
the Mid-80's in an issue of the DEC Professional magazine. It deals with
cryptodisk software for VMS.
This is needed as part of their work on invalidating Patent 6,185,681
Here is the link about it from /.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24557.html
"A previously unknown Californian firm which has obtained a patent for
application-independent file encryption is seeking to enforce licensing from
other companies in the security industry. "
Zane
--
| Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator |
| healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast |
| | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| PDP-10 Emulation and Zane's Computer Museum. |
| http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |
Cool. Last I was there, they also had some ESCON cables then. If
anyone's interested, I could grab them.
-- Pat
On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, Sridhar the POWERful wrote:
>
> Cool. That's ESCON. If they were two thinner connectors stacked, it
> would be parallel channel.
>
> Peace... Sridhar
>
> On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 pat(a)cart-server.purdueriots.com wrote:
>
> > Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 16:49:41 -0500 (EST)
> > From: pat(a)cart-server.purdueriots.com
> > To: Sridhar the POWERful <vance(a)ikickass.org>
> > Subject: Re: IBM 3480 bus adaptor (escon?)
> >
> > What part of the connector? The end of the 3480 connector looks the same
> > except some pins seem to be 'connected' to the connector shell:
> >
> > _______________________________
> > |+x+x+x+xx+x+ 0 +x+xx+x+x+x+|
> > .' / / '.
> > | x+x+x++x+x+x O x+x+x++x+x+x |
> > -----------------------------------
> >
> > x's are 'non-grounded' pics, +'s are 'grounded pins', 0 is a threaded
> > hole, O is a non-threaded hole, and the /s are screws
> >
> > Grounded means that they're sorrounded by the silvery stuff on the
> > connector shell. Otherwise, they look exactly like the picture of the
> > terminator i gave a URL to originally. If you want a picture still, try
> > and be precise about what part of the connector needs clarifying so i have
> > a good idea what to take a pic of
> >
> > On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, Sridhar the POWERful wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > It might be ESCON, or it might be Parallel-channel. Take a picture of
> > > the connector.
> > >
> > > Peace... Sridhar
> > >
> > > On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 pat(a)cart-server.purdueriots.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 12:35:53 -0500 (EST)
> > > > From: pat(a)cart-server.purdueriots.com
> > > > Reply-To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
> > > > To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
> > > > Subject: IBM 3480 bus adaptor (escon?)
> > > >
> > > > I need some help with this one from the 'experts'. I know that this is
> > > > the adaptor (one of two) from an IBM 3480 A22 controller that connected
> > > > the device to its host system. I *think* that it's an ESCON adaptor, but
> > > > want some verification on that. Also, does anyone have any interest in
> > > > these? If not, one might make it into my 'museum', but the fate of the
> > > > other is uncertain. If you have a desire for either or both of these,
> > > > contact me off list.
> > > >
> > > > (Yeah, the 'connector' at the top of the pic is aparently the bus
> > > > terminator. And no, I don't need the screw-driver handle identified, I
> > > > know what that is ;^)
> > > >
> > > > http://cart-server.purdueriots.com/escon_adaptor_and_terminator.jpg
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > -- Pat
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
