Going back to this, how about Trinity College in Hartford? They do the
Robotic firefighting contest every year (that made me think of it). Surely
there must be a large geeky subsegment of the student body who'd want to see
classic computers...
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From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Curt vendel
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 3:41 PM
To: dwoyciesjes(a)comcast.net; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic
Posts
Subject: Re: VCF East in 2004?
Danbury is also a superb area, you've got the Danbury Mall, there is also
the airport there, lots of hotels with convention centers connected, I think
also Metro North rail isn't too far either.
Curt
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Woyciesjes" <dwoyciesjes(a)comcast.net>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: VCF East in 2004?
> Curt Vendel wrote:
> >
> > Sellam,
> >
> > Any chance of a VCF East in 2004? A location in CT would be great,
it
> > would be a good midpoint for all the collectors in MA/NH/RI and the ones
in
> > NY/NJ/PA. There are a lot of hotels with conference halls around the
> > Buckland Mall (exit 62?) off of RT-84 CT, plus with the mall, and lots
of
> > local fast food and restaurants, there would be plenty for show goers to
do
> > before/after the show. There is a massive videogame (2nd largest show
in
> > the US next to www.austingamingexpo.com which is the largest) event in
> > March: www.phillyclassic.com so if you could schedule around it, that
would
> > be great.
> >
> > Curt
>
> Actually, the New Haven/Danbury/Hartford areas might be a better option
> for those coming from the south, rather than eastern CT...
>
> --
> --- Dave Woyciesjes
> --- ICQ# 905818
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Best, David Greelish
I'm forwarding this message from some bloke in Somerset. See the text
below. If anything, the Kienzle system sounds VERY interesting...
As always, please reply to the original sender (Bill Longman).
Reply-to: <whclongman(a)hotmail.com>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 14:01:15 -0000
From: Bill Longman <whclongman(a)hotmail.com>
To: vcf(a)vintage.org
Subject: Re: Vintage computer equipment immediately available: IBM
System/36 5362 A04 (1984) ; Kienzle "2000" (W.Germany 1975) magnetic card
accounting computer both execellent/mint condition
Sparkford Estates Ltd
North Leaze Farm,
North Cadbury,
Yeovil,
Somerset. ENGLAND.
BA22 7BD.
Tel/Fax +44(0)1963 440239
Ref: VC031117.doc
November 17, 2003
Re: Vintage computer equipment immediately available:
A). IBM System/36 mini computer Compact 5362 model A02.
Initially purchased new in 1984 with 60MB disk and 384Kb memory.
Upgraded in 1991 to model A04 with additional 60Mb disk, 256Kb memory and
6157 tape drive.
Final specification:
System Unit : IBM S/36 5362 A04 (120Mb disk; 640Kb memory;
8" Diskette drive)
Tape Drive : IBM 6157/001 Streaming tape drive
: IBM 2908 Tape attach
System Printer : IBM 5256 Model 3
Displays : 3 x IBM 5291/2 (mono)
2 x IBM 3197 (dual session mono)
IBM Software : (full suite) SSP;DFU;SEU;SDA;RPG11;PC Support/36;
Tape support 6102.
IBM Manuals : (full suite) in IBM binders
User Software : Chorus accounts (full suite);Utilities
All in excellent/mint condition. Last used year 2000. Kept in unused office
since 2000. Due to redevelopment this equipment can no longer be stored and
will have to be dumped unless a new owner is found within the next month.
Any reasonable offer accepted. Must be collected. Near Yeovil, Somerset,
England.
B). Kienzle "2000" magnetic card reading accounting machine computer
initially purchased in 1977 (made W.Germany/75 plate on rear, assume
manufactured 1975). Cassette tape program accounts software (full suite);
magnetic stripe ledger cards; 20 character (approx) display strip; integral
printer. Note accounts data not held on a hard disk, but on magnetic stripe
on edge of special ledger cards and is a forerunner of modern day computers.
User manuals (Sep 1977); magnetic stripe cards; cassette tape programs.
All in excellent/mint condition. Last used year 1984. Kept in unused office
since 1984. Due to redevelopment this equipment can no longer be stored and
will have to be dumped unless a new owner is found within the next month.
Any reasonable offer accepted. Must be collected. Near Yeovil, Somerset,
England.
PLEASE FORWARD TO ANY INTERESTED PARTIES - THANK YOU
WHC Longman [Director Sparkford Estates Ltd].
Sparkford Estates Ltd,
North Leaze Farm,
North Cadbury,
Yeovil,
Somerset.
ENGLAND. BA22 7BD.
Tel/Fax: +44(0)1963 440239
E-mail: whclongman(a)hotmail.com
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Hello,
I'm writing you from Montevideo, Uruguay. We have recently dismantled an entire SCADA system with PDP's, rm03, etc. I have some spare parts for the rm03 (heads) and i was wondering if you or anyone you knew would like them. I have a lot that are used and six new, in the box and sealed.
I also have an aligning disk.
Sebastian Boccardi
Autotrol Uruguaya S.A.
Montevideo, Uruguay
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 18:33:51 -0800 Mike Ford <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com>
writes:
> Back in the late 70's I was writing some games on the first Atari
> 400 for Programma International, and the guy that was the big hot shot
on
Programma, huh? I remember those guys. They created my favourite
programming
language: SPL/M! It ran on 6800's under FLEX. It makes me wish I were
home
so I could play with my 6802 . . . .
> the PET wrote the first generation of bomb blast software for the HP45
(I
> think 45, maybe it was 65 or something). Strange guy, he worked on I
think an
Had to be the 55 or 65. The 45 wasn't programmable.
> Apple II for a year in south america without a monitor, just using
beeps
> etc to test his code.
That has to be one of the craziest things I've ever heard . . . .
> I don't think people outside of the top military realize just how
> close nuclear war was during this period.
Closer than say, during the Cuban Missle Crisis?!?!
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In a message dated 11/17/2003 10:46:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
billdeg(a)degnanco.com writes:
In a nutshell, I turn on the Apple IIe and drive 1 spins and the drive
light comes on, but does not read any bootable disks. On the display the
screen reads: Apple ][
I have a number of boot disks so I don't think the disks are all bad. I
have checked the cables and the drive card. I have swapped out the drive
card with another that works. I have swapped cables and they seem OK.
Are you SURE you have bootable floppies? I've had disks get corrupted so they
don't boot anymore although the data is still good. Do you hear any disk
access noises at all?
I once had a controller card fail once with the symptoms you have. I tried
many boot floppies only to have them trashed by the faulty controller. Since I
had two disk drives, I kinda figured out the controller was bad. Thankfully,
JAMECO had them for $50 at the time.
>Going back to this, how about Trinity College in Hartford? They do the
>Robotic firefighting contest every year (that made me think of it)
This is getting off topic, but where can I get more info on this contest?
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
As I start my task of assembling a PDP 11/73, I am trying to get a good
sense of order, and am planning how I want to mount the computer and
associated stuff in a rack. The rack I will be using for most of this
is a four foot high Digital rack, the kind with the black side panels.
My questions are:
How do I get the side panel off the Digital rack? They seem to come
off, and one is loose. I am wanting to remove it, and reattach it so
that it won't rattle. Also, the top panels are a little crooked. I have
tried to look for how the thing is put together, but it's hard for me
to tell, being unfamiliar with racks. What is the trick to removing
those panels?
What are the preferred types of screws to use for mounting things in
racks? One of my racks has threaded holes, but the Digital one doesn't.
Should I just go to the hardware store and get some 1/4-20 nuts and
bolts, or is there a recommended or standard size? Also, what is the
threading on racks with threaded holes? Is this a standard size bolt?
Also, I have a Fujitsu Eagle, which, aside from being very heavy, also
needs a new set of rails. It has some rails already, but I don't have
the mating ones to put in the rack. Do most devices take standard
rails, or are there peculiarities to some drives? Will a normal set of
rails handle a 150 pound hard drive, or do I need something a bit more
robust?
Does it matter what order I put the hardware into the rack? I wouldn't
think that it would, but I'm worried about heat. Once I get rails, the
Fujitsu Eagle will go on the bottom of the rack (Due to it's weight, it
likes to be near the ground...), the PDP 11 will probably be at the top
of the rack, with the tape drive in the middle. Should I leave space
between devices, or will they be all right close to each other? I would
assume that the heat shouldn't be a problem since this hardware was
meant to be in racks, but I thought I would check.
How do I mount a narrow drive? One of the drives is an XMD drive that
was originally in a rack with another one next to it. I only have a
single drive, but I do have the plate that both were originally on. Do
they make "half blanks" for this, or should I just make something out
of wood or cardboard?
On a related note, how should I plug all this stuff in? I'll have at
least three power cords, one for the computer, one for the Eagle and
one for the tape drive, then there will likely be another drive or two.
What should I plug these into? Will a heavy duty power strip handle the
load, or should I split it up? What about a single circuit? From what I
have read, an 11/73 shouldn't draw that much juice, the only thing I
worry about is how much current the drives need. I'd still imagine that
a regular household 15 amp line should do it though.
Thanks!
Ian Primus
ian_primus(a)yahoo.com
On Nov 14, 20:28, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
> I am blessed with many feet of DECconnect cable (ya know, the
> flat serial cables DEC used) and most of that cable is crimped
> with one MMJ, and one RJ45 - probably cables going to RJ45 wall
> sockets.
>
> Obviously, I want to get rid of the RJ45's, soo.. where does
> one order a bag (250-500) of these MMJs these days?
My usual response to things like this is "CPC" or "Farnell", but
neither sell MMJs (only the crimp tools!). RS Components do, part no
331-6370 for a bag of 100, price 36p (about E 0.52) per connector, or
31p for quantities of 500+.
http://rswww.com/ if you want to follow it up.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
