Jay:
I like the HTML filter, although the number of HTML posts is pretty
small.
The only thing I ask you to consider is somehow obfuscating member's
email addresses in the searchable article database. I've noticed spam in two
email accounts that I've previously used when posting to the list. These two
accounts I don't use in any Web-related way that could be clipped by a
spambot (like posting in newgroups). That's why my MSN account is mostly
spam but my work account and Optimum Online account are virtually spam-free.
Obviously this makes it hard for off-listers to contact individual
members relating specifically to that post. Comments?
Rich
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jay West [mailto:jwest@classiccmp.org]
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 11:54 AM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: list changes & RFC on archives & rack chassis
1) Ok, here are the two things I was considering doing to change the mailing
list settings....
A) Reject posts to the list which contain any kind of HTML content. I think
this would be fairly unobtrusive - most people don't want HTML posts here
anyways. And - I would bet that most all SPAM contains some form of HTML, so
this might not get rid of all SPAM forever, but I think it would make the
very few that come here dwindle to even less. Comments?
B) I also like the 'self-policing' idea of making posts to the list from
non-subscribers get a subject tag of [OL] or something like that. This one I
am not sure how to do off the top of my head, but would think it pretty
straightforward. Comments?
2) WRT the archives at www.classiccmp.org THAT is a project I have fallen
far behind in. When I moved the list from the old ISP to the new ISP (me in
both cases, long story)... something broke in getting emails from the list
to the archive mechanism. I noticed this maybe a month ago, and when I
started digging into it I realized it was time for a change - the archives
there are not searchable and that just isn't acceptable. So - I have been
looking for software to HTML'ize the mailing list that allows searching as
well. I really need suggestions here as my initial searches came up less
than satisfactory. The archives are currently using hypermail. My criteria
is something that is FreeBSD and Sendmail friendly, and allows searching the
archives OR viewing them by thread. I don't mind if the emails need to get
stored in a database, but if they do, mysql must be the database used (picky
aren't I). The only package I found had statements all over it to the effect
that "this package will no longer be supported by the author". I did notice
the list archives for netsaint that are stored at sourceforge look REALLY
nice, and do allow searching, but didn't see a good way to follow threads. I
would greatly appreciate it if anyone can point me to mail list archives
that work well (for the user) and look nice (or to software for unix that
does the same). Please send these suggestions to me off-list at
jwest(a)classiccmp.org
3) This isn't really important - just random "what if" thinking out loud - I
was considering moving the mailing list and mail list archives off to a
separate machine that does nothing but classiccmp. This is being considered
for logistics reasons, not for horsepower/load reasons. I have all the
spare components (cpu, memory, drives, etc) but no spare rackmount chassis.
I can just order a rackmount chassis under my company which I'm perfectly
willing to do, but was wondering if anyone had a rackmount chassis just
laying around that they didn't need and would donate to the cause. The key
criteria - EIA units (space!). I would strongly prefer a 1U (1 EIA unit, or
1.75 inches) tall unit. We charge on rackspace by the inch, so I want the
machine to take as little space as possible so I can obviously sell the
rackspace to other paying customers. I would consider a 2U (2.5 inches) tall
unit (which I already have spare) as a fall-back plan, but definitely
nothing taller than that. Anyone have a spare laying around? If so, please
contact me OFF LIST at jwest(a)classiccmp.org
Regards,
Jay West
> Douglas Quebbeman wrote:
> >
> > I know there is going to be a catch to this...
> >
> > But which interface card will I need to add a TS05
> > (Cipher streamer 9-track drive) to a PDP-11/23?
>
> Why a catch? - The 11/23 has a low-order digit of three, which
> identifies it as a Q-bus machine. So you need a subsystem called TSV05
> (as opposed to the UNIBUS TSU05), and the controller is M7196. Takes
> 6.5A @ 5V, counts as 3 AC / 1 DC loads on the logic lines.
Why would I suspect a catch? From the conversations I follow
here regarding PDP-11s, it always seems to "depend"...
You should know this: I have *never* *ever* used a PDP-11.
I did use a DEC-10 extensively (including a little MACRO-10)
and a Harris 1200 (PDP-8 clone).
> > Like "which version of the 11/23", and there's an
> > 11/23+ too, isn't there?
>
> Right, but shouldn't matter for this purpose. Sure, the TSV05 is a DMA
> controller, so the number of address lines in the system is a concern,
> but, the /23 has at least 18 address bits, and that should do. (See the
> addresses from the manual: these show 6 octal digits = 18 bits!)
>
> Ah, well, there is an "extended features switch" (pack at E58, position
> 9). This switch must be "on" for 22-bit addressing (and for streaming in
> 100ips mode, IIRC). Maybe this is the catch you're looking for?
>
> I have not yet installed mine, however... - will be in a /23-PLUS.
> Currently, I only have a TSU05 available (and am still looking for the
> switch desingations...).
Ok, so I need to locate a TSV05 if the box by some chance doesn't
already have one (not in my posession yet).
-dq
Anybody need Indigo R3000 parts? I've got four or five machines with
system board and LG1 framebuffer and at least one SCSI drive sled
each, and at least 16meg RAM. No keyboards or mice tho.
If you're in the Austin area and ask nicely, I may just give you one
if you come pick it up and ask nicely.. If you're anywhere else, I'd
prefer small trades to make it worth boxing up and hauling to the postal
place (and you pay shipping, of course).
Just trying to clean out the garage...
Bill
--
Bill Bradford
mrbill(a)mrbill.net
Austin, TX
> Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 10:10:09 -0600 (CST)
> From: Doc Shipley <doc(a)mdrconsult.com>
> To: Classic Computers <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
> Subject: MVII Diags Chapter 2
> Sender: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
> Reply-To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
>
> OK, Friends & Neighbors.
> First, I'm starting to think that the original tape is damaged. The
> cptape utility suggested by Jochen seems to be Doing The Right Thing,
> but gets errors. dd has no qualms at all as long as the TKZ50-GA is set
> to a variable blocksize, but errors out on file #7. If I set
> "conv=noerror" for dd to ignore read errors, it saws away forever at
> the same file. And, if I boot the uVAX from either the original or the
> one "probably good" copy [1], sometimes it sees the RD53 disks as RD51.
> Not consistently. When it does, it hangs solid on a custom format.
>
> I'll be putting the -GA on a VMS box this evening and try the VMSTPCE
> copy. It makes sense to make the tape in its native OS.
>
>
> [1] I did get a good set of files with the TUHS cptape. Problem is
> that AFAICT the partner program, maketape, only understands 512*N
> blocksizes. The diags tape has a lot of files in 80B blocks. The good
> copy was made with dd, setting blocksize file by file. 82 files,
> that is....
Here are a few shell scripts that might be useful. Originally run on
Ultrix 1.2 on a VaxStation II but should be more general than that.
Written for the specific purpose of investigating and duplicating
MVAX diagnostic TK50 tapes.
carl
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
#! /bin/sh
# This is a shell archive, meaning:
# 1. Remove everything above the #! /bin/sh line.
# 2. Save the resulting text in a file.
# 3. Execute the file with /bin/sh (not csh) to create the files:
# tapemap.sh
# read_tape.sh
# write_tape.sh
# This archive created: Tue Jan 5 08:21:44 1993
export PATH; PATH=/bin:$PATH
echo shar: extracting "'tapemap.sh'" '(161 characters)'
if test -f 'tapemap.sh'
then
echo shar: will not over-write existing file "'tapemap.sh'"
else
sed 's/^X//' << \SHAR_EOF > 'tapemap.sh'
X#!/bin/sh
Xwhile :
Xdo
Xdd if=/dev/nrmt0 cbs=80 conv=unblock >>logfile
Xdd if=/dev/nrmt0 of=/dev/null 2>>logfile
Xdd if=/dev/nrmt0 cbs=80 conv=unblock >>logfile
Xdone
SHAR_EOF
if test 161 -ne "`wc -c < 'tapemap.sh'`"
then
echo shar: error transmitting "'tapemap.sh'" '(should have been 161 characters)'
fi
chmod +x 'tapemap.sh'
fi # end of overwriting check
echo shar: extracting "'read_tape.sh'" '(356 characters)'
if test -f 'read_tape.sh'
then
echo shar: will not over-write existing file "'read_tape.sh'"
else
sed 's/^X//' << \SHAR_EOF > 'read_tape.sh'
X#!/bin/sh
X# read_tape.sh
X# read MicroVax diagnostic tape into an assortment of files
X#
Xdir=/data
Xtape=/dev/nrmt0
X
Xmkdir $dir/hdr
Xmkdir $dir/txt
Xmkdir $dir/eof
X
Xmt -f /dev/rmt0 rew
Xi=1
Xwhile [ "$i" -le 108 ]
Xdo
X dd if=$tape bs=80 of=$dir/hdr/$i
X dd if=$tape bs=512 of=$dir/txt/$i
X dd if=$tape bs=80 of=$dir/eof/$i
X i=`expr $i + 1`
Xdone
X
Xmt -f /dev/rmt0 rew
SHAR_EOF
if test 356 -ne "`wc -c < 'read_tape.sh'`"
then
echo shar: error transmitting "'read_tape.sh'" '(should have been 356 characters)'
fi
chmod +x 'read_tape.sh'
fi # end of overwriting check
echo shar: extracting "'write_tape.sh'" '(348 characters)'
if test -f 'write_tape.sh'
then
echo shar: will not over-write existing file "'write_tape.sh'"
else
sed 's/^X//' << \SHAR_EOF > 'write_tape.sh'
X#!/bin/sh
X# write_tape.sh
X# write MicroVax diagnostic tape from an assortment of files
X#
Xdir=.
Xtape=/dev/nrmt0
X
Xmt -f /dev/rmt0 rew
Xi=1
Xwhile [ "$i" -le 108 ]
Xdo
X echo " file $i"
X dd of=$tape bs=80 if=$dir/hdr/$i
X dd of=$tape bs=512 if=$dir/txt/$i
X dd of=$tape bs=80 if=$dir/eof/$i
X i=`expr $i + 1`
Xdone
Xmt -f $tape weof 2
Xmt -f /dev/rmt0 rew
X
SHAR_EOF
if test 348 -ne "`wc -c < 'write_tape.sh'`"
then
echo shar: error transmitting "'write_tape.sh'" '(should have been 348 characters)'
fi
chmod +x 'write_tape.sh'
fi # end of overwriting check
# End of shell archive
exit 0
On March 20, Doc wrote:
> > Hmm, what about buffer overflow detection?
> >
> > Excessive packet...erm...length?
> >
> > UDP...User Droppings Protocol.
> >
>
> Dave,
> Go stand in the corner.
Oh c'mon Doc. Surely I didn't get you with THAT one. ;)
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire "Watch those lateral G's man,
St. Petersburg, FL I've got sandwiches in my lap!" -Sridhar
> Does anyone here have any info on this old hard
> drive I bought at "Weird Stuff"?
It's a rebadged Fujitsu. AED used them in the WINC 08 product.
>From memory, it's 20mb.
Ian King wrote:
> Does anybody have a Digital DEClaser 1100 manual - I need one for
> a machine I have recently obtained.
I found the Installation Guide and Operator's Guide for this on a
colleague's desk at the weekend. I will scan it if no one offers the URL
of an existing copy.
Regards,
Paul
At 10:28 PM 19/03/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>With all this talk about making a LK201 work on a PC or vice versa - and
>this moderately-broken Amiga keyboard I have laying around - I was
>wondering if anyone could give me some info so I design/build an adaptor
>to make a PC (perhaps mac or some other KB) work with an Amiga? With the
>lack of a surplus of Amiga kb's on the eBay market, I was thinking it
>might be a worthwhile hack.
>
>Mostly I guess I just want a source of info about the Amiga keyboard (this
>is for an A2000 btw) so I could think about how I might design it.
>
>Thanks
>
>-- Pat
What is the problem with the Amiga keyboard? I repaired one of
mine (dead enter key) with parts from a Commadore 64.
Cheers
Charlie Fox
Charles E. Fox Video Production
793 Argyle Rd.
Windsor Ontario Canada N8Y 3J8
519-254-4991 foxvideo(a)wincom.net
Check out the "Camcorder Kindergarten"
at http://chasfoxvideo.com
> Now how do you tell if the previous occupant actually washed their
> hands?
On entry, the PDP-11 signals a bank of ultraviolet
lights that illuminate whatever bacteria are hanging
around ont he various fixtures...
-dq
> Hi,
> Does anyone here have any info on this old hard
> drive I bought at "Weird Stuff"?
>
> It's a Memorex model 214 - weighs about 50 lbs, has
> 4 6" platters I think.
>
> I'm interested in it origin, use, size, etc.
Dunno, but it's pretty cool. Any more available?
-dq
