test-drb February 2003

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by glenslick＠hotmail.com

Maybe it was a demo / tutorial tool for use with an HP 64700 set up for emulating a 68040? > Anybody know what this is for? It's about 4 x 6" and has a 3 pin power >connector, a 2 pin connector for a reset signal and ONE 7 segment display. >There is no other connectors or I/O. It has the part number 64783-66502 on >it but I can't find anything from HP with a 65783 model number. > > Joe _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

21 years, 8 months

STOP! (RE: Let the witch trials begin! Re: OT: Re: Going OT Re: (no subject))

by Fred.van.Kempen＠microwalt.nl

Guys. Stop. Topic. Nuf said. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mail List [mailto:mail.list@analog-and-digital-solutions.com] > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 6:23 PM > To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: Let the witch trials begin! Re: OT: Re: Going OT Re: (no > subject) > > > Hello Sellam, > > > "should probably"? It's embedded in the Constitution!!! > > Yes, but remember, the Constitution can be changed, if the people > of the United States decided to change it. Hopefully that article will > remain as it is. > > > Best Regards > > > > > > At 08:06 AM 2/21/03 -0800, you wrote: > >On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, Mail List wrote: > > > > > That's why separation of church and state is probably a > very good idea. > > > The people in this country have come here from every region of the > > > world, and have brought their religious beliefs with > them. Religion > > > should probably remain a personal matter, and not be made > part of the > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > government's areas of concern, other than to protect the > peoples rights > > > to practice what form of religion they choose. > > > >"should probably"? It's embedded in the Constitution!!! > > > >-- > > > >Sellam Ismail Vintage > Computer Festival > >------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------- > >International Man of Intrigue and Danger > http://www.vintage.org > > > > * Old computing resources for business and academia at > > www.VintageTech.com *

21 years, 8 months

Looking for a TRS-80 1 1/4" drive

by lsprung＠optonline.net

Folks: I am looking for a TRS-80 5.25" drive and cable. Anyone have one available for purchase? Thank you. [demime 1.01a removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat]

21 years, 8 months

Let the witch trials begin!

by dan＠ekoan.com

Although we're veering off-topic pretty far, I'll add two items: At 09:53 AM 2/21/03 -0500, you wrote: >The mistake probably should have been caught first by whoever >prepared the background material, then by those that prepared >that into the display overlay, then by those who were doing the >mixing, and then by someone else who actually might monitor >the final output results. > >Did anyone, other than myself, see that? Yes. You can see a snapshot of the ridiculous graphic at http://www.decodesystems.com/cnn-columbia.jpg CNN used to have the motto "Live From Everywhere." After the Oklahoma City bombing that changed. I'll leave it to the reader to decide why. Cheers, Dan

21 years, 8 months

Gone fishin' (re: MicroVAX 3800 Power Cable)

by Fred.van.Kempen＠microwalt.nl

John wrote: > one, I can sell individual cords for this price no problem. Damn! You should have ordered 250 or so! :) > Fate: Having said this, someone on the list will now > admit that they have a bunch for _$5.00_... <g>. Well, probably some even had some for free (I got three with one of the VAXen) but hey.. $6 is a decent price. Especially if you *need* one to get the VAX powered :) I guess I'll have to do some shopping here, too, 'cos I need about 14 of them.. --f

21 years, 8 months

First Modems (was RE: cctech digest, Vol 1 #379 - 30 msgs was Re: FYI: 25th)

by Robert_Feldman＠jdedwards.com

(Did a little Googling yesterday) Bob Scarborough (http://www.pipechat.org/archives/2001/April/digest1990.html) says <quote> In the 1930s, the acronym "modem" came into use, a contraction of "modulator/demodulator". This was used in FDM multiplexing, to denote an analog/analog function, where voiceband signals were modulated up into "channel group" spectra of 12 to 110 KHz along with 11 others by using carrier tones and selected sideband energy. </quote> The timeline http://www.greatachievements.org/greatachievements/ga_9_3p.html at has <quote> 1955 Modem first described by Ken Krechmer, A. W. Morten, and H. E. Vaughn. 1958 AT&T introduces datasets (modems) for direct connection. </quote> Bob -----Original Message----- From: Frank Arnold [mailto:fm.arnold@gmx.net] Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 6:23 AM To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Re: cctech digest, Vol 1 #379 - 30 msgs cctech-request(a)classiccmp.org schrieb am 20.02.2003: >----------<snip>----------- >Message: 13 >Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 12:50:39 -0800 (PST) >Subject: Re: FYI: 25th Anniversary of Ward Christensen's BBS >From: "Eric Smith" <eric(a)brouhaha.com> >To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> >Reply-To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org > >Stan Sieler asks: >> but...does anyone know the first data of a binary (not ASCII) >> file transmission via modem? > >I assume that was a typo, and you want the date, not the data? > >> (I know of some done in 1975, from an IBM >> mainframe to a DG Nova.) > >At least as early as 1965 IBM sold equipment that could do this, so >I rather imagine people probably did binary transfers even in those days, >but I don't have any proof of it. >----------<snip>----------- Hi, I found this: http://www.smecc.org/sage_a_n_fsq-7.htm at photo 22 it claims: 22. Simplex.jpg. This console provided operation and maintenance of the Long Range Inputs and Outputs. Simplex because there was no redundant hardware. Each radar station fed digitized data to the DC over public telephone lines (a first - they had to invent the modem!). The DC also sent data to the neighboring DCs and to the Command Center (the AN-FSQ-8 computer).

21 years, 8 months

docs for HP 98630 Breadboard?

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

Does anyone have the docs for the HP 98630 Breadboard Interface card? This is a DIO size card that fits the HP 9000 series 200 and 300 computers. It has a large bread boarding area on it and some SSI ICs for interfacing to the host computer. I need to find out the pin out of the interface and any addresses, interrupts, etc that it uses. Joe

21 years, 8 months

TELEX machine, modems

by GOOI＠oce.nl

Hi George. Most likely this is a 45.45 Baud tty, often used by HAM radio amateurs. Nowadays most amateurs have turned to PC solutions for RTTY reception. We call that teletype a "carrot crusher" over here in Holland. The 5-bit code is called Baudot, and allows for uppercase characters, numbers and some punctuation. When you say "wait a minute, how is that possible with 32 combinations?" Simple, 2 characters are reserved to shift the whole mechanism from "LETTER" to "DIGIT", so depending on the previous reception of such a special character the characters that follow are readable or garbage. Radio amateurs include something called UOS (Unshift on Space). When the "LETTER" character is not properly received, the first space char makes everything "normal" again. So, to connect a 5-bit teletype to (any) computer you need a conversion program to convert ASCII to Baudot, and at the correct transmission speed. 73 - Henk, PE1CKF Ham Radio amateur and PDP-11 addict. > -----Original Message----- > From: George R. Gonzalez [mailto:grg2@attbi.com] > Sent: vrijdag 21 februari 2003 14:31 > To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org > Subject: TELEX machine, modems > > > Hi, I have just bought a nice clean TELEX machine, it's a > TTY-32, 5-level coding, > with what looks like a phone line hookup, dial-type phone. > > I wonder if anybody knows what the modem standard is for > this, and/or any > phone number I could call to test this thingy out! > > Thanks, > > George

21 years, 8 months

DEC rodents

by Fred.van.Kempen＠microwalt.nl

Hi all, Is any of you (preferrably within driving distance of Holland ;-) plagued with some DEC rodents they'd be willing to, uhh, exterminate in a nice and painless [for the rodents] way? Got some DECstations and VAXstations I'd like to play with in graphics mode... Also: does anyone have a spare VS2000 "console kit" ? Cheers, Fred

21 years, 8 months

PDP11 - RQDX1 standalone format utility?

by Fred.van.Kempen＠microwalt.nl

Christos, > I would like to do a bad sector scan on a RD52 connected to a RQDX1 > controller (The machine is a pdp11/73 without OS) prior to installing > BSD2.11.Is there a standalone program like zrqch0(standalone > version of zrqc from the xxdp package - only for RQDX3) that can be > downloaded directly to the pdp via vtserver and recognizes the RQDX1, > i.e. a version of zrqb or something similar? In "XXDP V2.5 Notes" (http://www.chd.dyndns.org/pdp11/xxdp25.notes.txt) I read the following: ZRQA RQDX or RUX50 RD/RX EXERCISER ZRQB RD51/52 DISK FORMATTER RQDX1 DISK DRIVE SUBSYSTEM ZRQC Formattable Winchester (RDnn) or Floppy (RX33) Drives RQDX3 Disk Formatter Utility ZRQD RQDX or RUX50 RD/RX EXERCISER ZRQE RQDX3 EXERCISER ZRQF RQDX3 RX33 Format Utility ZRQG RQDXn RD/RX Disk Summary Diagnostic Now, although my knowledge of XXDP is minimal, the above would make me believe that ZQRB works with the RQDX1 (only), and that the ZQRC is the one that only works on the RQDX3. Anyone know more about this? --f

21 years, 8 months

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test-drb February 2003