On March 21, Eric Dittman wrote:
> > Congrats on the VRE01; I have one that I bought brandie-new from
> > Heffron's a couple of years ago...I use it on my VT1000; a great
> > combination. I don't actually have it connected to the network...I
> > use it as a dual-session serial terminal. :-)
>
> What is Heffron's?
Eli Heffron's...I think they're called E.L.I. Systems or something
like that nowadays. A neat but WAY overpriced surplus-ish shop in
Boston (or is it Cambridge?)...
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire "Watch those lateral G's man,
St. Petersburg, FL I've got sandwiches in my lap!" -Sridhar
On March 21, Eric Dittman wrote:
> > For those that might be interested in it, there's a VRE01-AA
> > on eBay right now with a 'buy-it-now' price of $100.
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2011589633
> >
> > As usual, I have no connection with the auction, I'm just
> > passing the info on in case anyone here is interested.
>
> I happened to notice that a bit ago. It is no longer available
> as I BIN'ed it. :-)
Congrats on the VRE01; I have one that I bought brandie-new from
Heffron's a couple of years ago...I use it on my VT1000; a great
combination. I don't actually have it connected to the network...I
use it as a dual-session serial terminal. :-)
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire "Watch those lateral G's man,
St. Petersburg, FL I've got sandwiches in my lap!" -Sridhar
> Anyone have a stock certificate from COMPAQ they want give away or sell
> cheap? I need one for my collection and a HP would be nice also. I will
> frame them and put up with the others. Thanks
I'd like one too, but I have in mind integrating it
with the
Re: Toilett processing (Was: ZX-TEAM meeting and Webcam)
thread in some creative fashion...
;)
>The LK201, 301 and 401 are interchangeable, regardless of the cpu
>used internally. There is NO VAX, Decmate, Pro version or
>rainbow version save for different colored key caps. I regually
swap
>LKx01 where x={2,3,4} keyboards with any VAX, Decmate, VT220,
>320, 330, 340, Pro3xx and friends. They all used the same cord
set.
See ... told you I'd get it wrong. At least there actually is an
LK250 :-)
>I happen to prefer older LK201 for keyfeel, and later LK401s for
>the sculptured layout.
LK401 roolz!
>The LK250 however is a TOTALLY different animal and uses
>different keycoding to be compatable with PCs or VAXmate
>(a sorta PC). There are several different cordsets for this one.
Perhaps I can make up by offering a pointer
to the VAXmate Tech Ref V1 at:
http://208.190.133.201/decimages/moremanuals.htm
This includes a description of the LK250 in Chapter 8.
The LK201 is described in some detail in
EK-104AA-TM-001 VCB02 Video Subsystem Technical Manual
(see Appendix B for the LK201 and Appendix C for the Mouse)
which is available at the same location.
It is also described in the PC100 Technical Reference
Manual, which I'll send over when I get a round tuit
(same goes for the LK201 printset).
Antonio
On Mar 20, 18:05, Gunther Schadow wrote:
> Hihi, our little training in risk-assessment tonight is the following
> sippet of a crontab entry, scheduled to run dayly around midnight:
>
> (cd /usr/preserve ; find . -mtime +7 -a -exec rm -f {} \;)
>
> why is this a bad idea and what happened to me last night as I was
> playing with my VAX6460?
Because Bad Things happen if the cd fails...
> Answer: the /usr/preserve was a symlink to /usr/var/preserve which
> didn't exist. What happened next?
> All files that were not accessed for more than 7 days were being deleted
The correct way to do someting like this in a cron entry is to check the
return code from the cd command, and only execute the rest of the command
if the cd succeeds, eg
(cd /usr/preserve && find . -mtime +7 -a -exec rm -f {} \;)
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
> From: Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk(a)jetnet.ab.ca>
> Glen Goodwin wrote:
>
> > 1 -- Build an interface for every device under the sun, including the
> > toilet seat.
>
> That is easy -- a micro switch ...
Not as easy as you might think. You want it to flush when you get up, but
not when you sit down, or when the seat is unoccupied . . .
> now how do you tell if the ROLL is
> almost empty ?
This one *is* easy: the holder must be spring-loaded. As the amount of
paper on the roll decreases, and the roll becomes lighter, the roll and
holder will be pulled toward the spring, eventually closing a micro switch
;>)
Glen
0/0
I am trying to get a KFQSA to work with 2.11BSD on a pdp-11. It always
fails with an error in the SA register during the transition between
STEP 3 and STEP 4 of the initialization sequence.
The SA register ends up with the value 101513. The error bit is set and
I think that the rest is an error code. I can't find a reference to
describe these error codes.
An RQDX3 and a CQD-223 in the same machine initialize fine. The KFQSA
initializes in an MVIII using NetBSD 1.5.
I have looked over the initialization code from NetBSD, Ultrix-32,
4.4BSD, Ultrix-11, and 2.11BSD. The values being sent, are all very
similar. One difference is that the VAXen OS use polling during the
init, and the pdp-11 code uses interrupts.
Any suggestions or comments about the MSCP 4 step init and how it works
on the KFQSA?
A pointer to error code reference would be great too.
-chuck
There's a Wright Punch up for auction at www.govliquidation.com.
The Wright Punch is a cool little manual hollerith card keypunch
machine. Someone ought to get it!
It slipped by me -- auction closes at 8 PM eastern time, that's
less than an hour from now. Sealed Bid sale, $35 min. The
downside is you have to pick it up in Norfolk, VA next week, and
take a big pile of other junk along with it. You'll need a
pickup.
If you're interested it's event 623, lot 46, item 37.
http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=25154
Brian
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On Mar 21, 11:47, Andreas Freiherr wrote:
>
> Pete Turnbull wrote:
> > The correct way to do someting like this in a cron entry is to check
the
> > return code from the cd command, and only execute the rest of the
command
> > if the cd succeeds, eg
> >
> > (cd /usr/preserve && find . -mtime +7 -a -exec rm -f {} \;)
>
> Hm. I'm not a Unix guru, so it's well possible I'm missing something
> here. Perhaps you can enlighten me.
>
> Why don't you just
>
> find /usr/preserve -mtime +7 -a -exec rm -f {} \;
In this case, that would do as well. I was just illustrating that you have
to be careful with unattended operations, and not do anything dangerous
unless you're sure you're in the right place (or other prerequisites have
been met).
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
On Mar 20, 0:06, Glen Goodwin wrote:
> > From: Pete Turnbull <pete(a)dunnington.u-net.com>
>
> > > Wasn't the ZX81 board already prepared to use a 6116 instead ?
> >
> > Yes, it was. I put 6116's in several.
>
> Pete, what modifications to the board are required in order to use a
6116?
I don't have either the service manual or my ZX81 handy, so I can't check,
but as far as I remember, just remove the 4118 and replace with a 6116.
There might be a wire link to change (if so, it's obvious) but I don't
remember having to do that. It is good practice to fit a socket, though.
A few ZX81's had a pair of 2114's instead of the normal 4118, which were
in short supply at one time, but the same principle applies (the PCB is the
same).
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York