test-drb February 2003

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by jplist＠kiwigeek.com

I received my EMC2 Orion SSD today... I have to say I'm impressed, it definately is what we'd considering "Enterprise" these days... The unit is, according to its manuals, 31.4" x 33.3" x 11.5", and weighs roughly 275lbs. The Orion has some nine slots in what looks like (but isn't) a full-size 3-connector VME bus cardcage. It has one "Director" (controller) card, and five 64MB memory cards installed (320MB). In the rear of the unit is one Maxtor 320MB SCSI disk, for offline backup, and two sealed lead-acid batteries (So that in an emergency power off situation the unit can back itself up to the internal SCSI disk and not lose data). Pictures are available: http://www.kiwigeek.com/hjp/comps/emc2_orion.html Now all I need is an IBM that can read from a IBM 3370/3380 DASD - which is what the Orion emulates... JP

21 years, 8 months

Century Data Systems (tape drive?) exerciser

by aek＠spies.com

I've put the manual for the T2000 up at www.spies.com/aek/pdf/centuryData

21 years, 8 months

cctalk digest, Vol 1 #473 - 49 msgs

by alhartman＠yahoo.com

> From: Mike <kenziem(a)sympatico.ca> > > So then why not demand that all countires with > weapons of mass destruction disarm? Because none of those countries attacked three of it's neighbors using them, were forcibly expelled from a neigboring country and agreed to disarm as part of the surrender agreement. We have not picked Iraq out a hat to disarm them. They asked to be disarmed when they used their weapons against their neighbors AND their own people (Northern Kurds). > Why not start with those that have actually used > them in the past. Name some... And I mean a country that has used WoMD in an offensive manner without provocation. > And not applied randomly. There are many other UN > sanctions that are being ignored or have been > vetoed. Not that are on the same level as the one Iraq is flouting. > He claims to have done just that and the arms > inspectors have not been able to find anything. > If the US has been concealing the evidence of this > then they are as guilty as he is. Did you not listen to the same presentation of Hans Blix that I did? He stated that not only did they find things, they found more things than Iraq reported. They found Iraq had developed weapons with a greater range, and in amounts in excess of the agreements. What is stunning for any intelligent person, is that he then followed that by saying he saw no problem with Iraq and that they were following the agreement. He basically said they WEREN'T in compliance, but that is was not a problem for him. > Because in most countries the police require proof > before an arrest and then there is a trial before > an execution. The police do not stop you on the > street demand proof of your innocence claim you are > lying and shoot you. There was such a thing, vis-a-vis Iraq. It was called the Invasion of Kuwait and the bombing of Israel with Scud missiles... What is happening now is of a piece with that. When we booted them out of Kuwait, they agreed to disarm as part of the surrender. They have not been keeping their word. They are in breach of their obligations, AND have been continuing to develop illegal weapons. Al

21 years, 8 months

Where has dbit gone?

by j.r.engdahl＠adelphia.net

I can't reach www.dbit.com, home of the Ersatz-11 (E11) PDP-11 emulator by John Wilson. Has this gone away? -- Jonathan Engdahl

21 years, 8 months

power (ups) systems

by Fred.van.Kempen＠microwalt.nl

Hah! Now *that* is on-topic banter! :) *saving info for later* Thanks! --f > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher McNabb [mailto:cmcnabb@4mcnabb.net] > Sent: zondag 23 februari 2003 4:30 > To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: power (ups) systems > > > On Sat, 2003-02-22 at 22:18, Fred N. van Kempen wrote: > > > My real question: > > > > These UPSes have 3 load segments each. On the Compaq, I currently > > use *2*. Is this the reason for its screaming? Does the total > > load come from the three segments? > > > > Fred, I'm betting the Compaq UPS is rated for 800VA per load segment. > If this is true, then that means you are trying to supply 1650VA from > two segments, which are rated for a total of 1600VA. Try > moving some of > the load to the third segment and see what happens. > > -- > Christopher L McNabb > Operating Systems Analyst Email: cmcnabb(a)4mcnabb.net > Virginia Tech ICBM: 37.1356N 80.4272N > GMRS: WPSR255 ARS: N2UX Grid Sq: EM97SD

21 years, 8 months

power (ups) systems

by Fred.van.Kempen＠microwalt.nl

All, While rewiring the VAX Lab here, I found something weird is going on with the power usage on the network. First, some stats: UPS 1: 2400VA, mains load 220VAC (Compaq) UPS 2: 2200VA, mains load 220VAC (APC) All power is 220VAC, 50Hz, single phase. Regular European power, so to speak. No weirdness there. The Compaq UPS is connected to the Compaq servers and related (MicroWalt Corp) equipment. This is the PROD network. The APC (new in town) is for the VAX stuff and related equipment, and powers all of that. For now, an 4100, a 3100 and some hub/ router/DECserver et al equipment. Here comes the fun part. All this *used* to be on the Compaq UPS, and it was fine, just at 96% of its load. Now that things are split out... the compaq screams even *more* at me, even though its reported load is ~1650VA. My real question: These UPSes have 3 load segments each. On the Compaq, I currently use *2*. Is this the reason for its screaming? Does the total load come from the three segments? Call me stupid, this I cant figure it out. I probably should not be doing this at 4am :) Cheers, Fred

21 years, 8 months

cctalk digest, Vol 1 #470 - 52 msgs

by alhartman＠yahoo.com

> No, I'm one of "those people" who sees no logic > whatsoever in going to war with Iraq. I don't want > to say that those in favor are stupid, but those in > favor are dumb. What's great about people like you Sellam, is that every time you think something like this, you get to have egg on your face when it turns out wonderful. I remember all the doom and gloom and naysayers, and the predictions of thousands of bodybags for the Afghanistan War on Terrorism a year and half ago. People thought that those in favor of that were dumb too... I am not someone who loves war. But, I am someone who believes in backing up rules, laws, and civilization with penalties when the rules are broken or in the case of Hussein, not only broken but flouted. It will be over fairly quickly once it starts, and as before (in 1981) it will be a rout. But, this time we will take Hussein out of power and set the people in Iraq free. Iran is probably next on the President's list, and then North Korea. Unless Kim Jong Il pushes to be the next in line and won't wait his turn. It's so wasteful for people like Hussein, Il and the leadership in Iran to do the kind of things that cause this, rather than dedicating themselves to providing the best possible lives and economy for their people. Since we still have people here in the U.S. who think ideaology is more important than doing the right thing, I'm not surprised there are similar people elsewhere... I hope the human race outgrows that someday... It's ok for you to think people in favor of taking Hussein out are stupid.... It only means you don't have a clue what it's all about... Hopefully getting egg on your face a few more times will make you tired of being wrong... Al

21 years, 8 months

Century Data Systems (tape drive?) exerciser

by aek＠spies.com

> It's marked T2000B Exerciser. It is for the T series disc drives (T40 -> T300) Not of much use unless you have one of these. Did you get the whole suitcase or just the T2000 ?

21 years, 8 months

New Find Today An AMSTRAD

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

My wife talked me into stopping at a thrift today and in the electrical area under some stuff I found a Amstrad PPC640. Not able to test it yet not enough "C" batteries. :-(

21 years, 8 months

cctalk digest, Vol 1 #470 - 52 msgs

by mail.list＠analog-and-digital-solutions.com

Hello Sridhar, > We shouldn't have tried to prevent it because it's none of our business. > I think Cuba is worse off with Castro, but it just simply isn't our place > to change that. That is for the people of Cuba to do. We were genuinely worried about Castro's wanting to have nukes only 90 miles offshore of the US mainland. Right or wrong, it was a real danger we wanted not to have happen. Best Regards At 01:38 AM 2/22/03 -0500, you wrote: >On Sat, 22 Feb 2003, Chad Fernandez wrote: > > > So your basically an isolationist, then? Sounds like many of the people > > here are. > >If by isolationist you mean that I believe we shouldn't be projecting our >collective penis into everyone else's affairs, then yes, I am an >isolationist. However, I don't believe that's the proper meaning of the >term. > > > I don't know much about many of items on your list, However. > > > > > 1961 : The U.S. attempts to overthrow the revolutionary Cuban > > > government at the Bay of Pigs. > > > > This ones interests me...... are you saying Cuba is better off, now that > > Castro is in power, and we shouldn't have tried to prevent that? > >We shouldn't have tried to prevent it because it's none of our business. >I think Cuba is worse off with Castro, but it just simply isn't our place >to change that. That is for the people of Cuba to do. > >Peace... Sridhar

21 years, 8 months

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test-drb February 2003