test-drb March 2003

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314 participants
633 discussions

by jba＠sdf.lonestar.org

Hey everyone, I just wanted to announce thta I will be opening a new Rainbow 100 website on Saturday, Feb 8. The site is located at: http://www.classiccmp.org/rainbow Right now, all that is there is an announcement. I hope everyone will take a moment top visit once it's open. I haven't been keeping up with everything in the Rainbow commumnity. I noticed that all the schematics have been posted on the Update (ftp.update.uu.se) archives. Who took the time to do this? I just wanted to thank them. Anyway, visit the page if you get a chance! Thanks! -Jeff jba(a)sdf.lonestar.org SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org

21 years, 1 month

Looking for DEC parts

by fm.arnold＠gmx.net

>Message: 9 >Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 00:07:02 -0800 (PST) >Subject: Re: Looking for DEC parts >From: "Eric Smith" <eric(a)brouhaha.com> >To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> >Reply-To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org > >> These are the parts we are looking for: >> >> 5 pcs. DEC 21-17311-01 or 21-17311-02 >> 2 pcs. DEC 21-17312-00 or 21-17312-01 >> 2 pcs. DEC 57-00001-01 >> 2 pcs. DEC 57-00000-01 >> 2 pcs. DEC 21-15542-01 >> >> Any luck for us ?? > >You might be more likely to get a useful response if you told us what >those parts are. I've got a lot of parts, but I don't have any >inventory by part number. Those chips are: DEC 21-17311-01 or 21-17311-02 = T-11 processor DEC 21-17312-00 or 21-17312-01 = DC 319 DLART DEC 57-00001-01 = KEF11 FIS DEC 57-00000-01 = Ctrl/Data Hybride of 11/23 DEC 21-15542-01 = MMU of 11/23 I have those parts over here, and since both the original poster and myself are located in Germany, I have already dropped them a line and helped them out. Frank Arnold

21 years, 3 months

Converting .tap files to real tapes

by cmcnabb＠4mcnabb.net

I've hacked together a 2.11 BSD C program (nothing special, should work on other *nixen) that takes a .tap tape file and spits it onto a real tape. I've tested it with both a TK50 and a TS05 tape drive. It even successfully wrote a bootable TK50 format XXDP 2.5 tape. I'm going to be cleaning up the code and posting it on the web, but for those who can't wait, here is the raw code. It is left as an exercise to the reader to figure out where my MUA breaks the source code lines. ------------ Cut Here -------------------- /* detap.c - 2003 by Christopher L McNabb */ #include <stdio.h> #include <strings.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <fcntl.h> #include <sys/file.h> #include <sys/inode.h> #include <sys/ioctl.h> #include <sys/mtio.h> main(argc, argv) int argc; char *argv[]; { int infile,outfile,ctr; long int offset; long int records=1; long int filecnt=1; long int reclen; long int reclen2; void* buffer; struct mtop tapeeof,taperew; ctr = 0; taperew.mt_op = MTREW; taperew.mt_count = 1; tapeeof.mt_op = MTWEOF; tapeeof.mt_count = 1; if(argc < 3) { printf("Usage: %s infile outdev\n",argv[0]); exit(-1); } infile=open(argv[1],O_RDONLY); if(infile < 0) { printf("Could not open %s\n",argv[1]); exit(-1); } outfile=open(argv[2],O_CREAT | O_RDWR | O_TRUNC,IREAD | IWRITE); if(outfile < 0) { printf("Could not open %s\n",argv[2]); exit(-1); } printf("Rewinding Tape\n"); if( 0 > ioctl(outfile,MTIOCTOP,&taperew)) { printf("\nMTIOCOP REW ERROR\n"); exit(-1); } offset = 0; read(infile,&reclen,4); while(1) { ctr ++; if(reclen == 0) { filecnt++; if(0 > ioctl(outfile,MTIOCTOP,&tapeeof)) { printf("\nMTIOCTOP EOF ERR\n"); exit(-1); } read(infile,&reclen,4); if(reclen == 0) { printf("\nEnd of Tape\n"); close(outfile); ioctl(outfile,MTIOCTOP,&taperew); break; } records=1; continue; } buffer = malloc(reclen); read(infile,buffer,reclen); read(infile,&reclen2,4); if(reclen != reclen2) { lseek(infile,-3,L_INCR); read(infile,&reclen2,4); if(reclen != reclen2) { printf("\nHdr1 and Hdr2 do not match\n"); exit(-1); } } write(outfile,buffer,reclen); fprintf(stdout,"Total Records: %6d File: %6ld Record: %6ld Record Length: %6u\r",ctr,filecnt,records,reclen); fflush(stdout); free(buffer); records++; read(infile,&reclen,4); } close(infile); close(outfile); } ------------------- SNIP -------------------------- -- 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, 6 months

Spare Chips

by paularts＠home.nl

I want to work my Art EPP-2 programmer but i lost the software google doesn't have what i'm looking for any of you pherhaps (its for the 27 and 28 series) Paul

21 years, 6 months

large disk platters?

by cmurray＠eagle.ca

Hi Jules, To my knowledge the largest hard drive platter was 24". IBM the inventor may have produced an experimental platter of ~1 m as a demonstration project to management and maybe these platters were 'sold' or distributed to IBM employees? Murray-- cctalk-request(a)classiccmp.org wrote: > Send cctalk mailing list submissions to > cctalk(a)classiccmp.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.classiccmp.org/mailman/listinfo/cctalk > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > cctalk-request(a)classiccmp.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of cctalk digest..." > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 17:55:18 +0000 (GMT) > From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Jules=20Richardson?= > <julesrichardsonuk(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Subject: large disk platters? > To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org > Reply-To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org > > I just randomly remembered the other day that when I was at uni one of the > computing lecturers one day rolled out an enormous disk platter to demonstrate > how hard disk technology has changed over the years. > > The platter was pretty huge - around 1m in diameter. Any ideas as to what > system it may have come from? > > Im just curious really - I've not seen much really old hardware up close, but > the impression I got from the pictures I've seen is that drive technology > didn't typically use platters *that* large. > > (and hell, this beats talking about the war :) > > cheers > > Jules > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > http://uk.my.yahoo.com > > End of cctalk Digest

21 years, 7 months

Fw: [Suns-at-Home] [robc@solarflares.net: SPARCServer 2000, anyone want one?]

by rschaefe＠gcfn.org

This might be interesting to someone. Replys to original author, please. Note: an L6-30R is a 250V 30A single-phase twist lock receptacal, ie U.S. dryer... Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "der Mouse" <mouse> To: <port-sparc> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 6:03 PM Subject: Re: [Suns-at-Home] [robc(a)solarflares.net: SPARCServer 2000, anyone want one?] > This came across suns@home. Anyone here interested? I know nothing > about it that's not in this message. > > > From: Jeff Wasilko <jeffw> > > To: suns-at-home(a)net-kitchen.com > > Message-ID: <20030327214108.GS24878(a)jane.smoe.org> > > Subject: [Suns-at-Home] [robc(a)solarflares.net: SPARCServer 2000, anyone want one?] > > > This is in Cambridge, MA. > > > > ----- Forwarded message from Rob Cambra <robc(a)solarflares.net> ----- > > > > Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 13:17:22 -0500 > > From: Rob Cambra <robc(a)solarflares.net> > > Subject: SPARCServer 2000, anyone want one? > > > > > > We have one of the machines that ran www.sun.com from about '94-'96, > > they gave it to us when we were redoing their site with our product a > > few years back. > > > > It's big. > > > > It needs 3-phase 220 --L6-30R on it, so you don't *need* to > > hardwire..heh..if that's a factor. > > > > It has (4) 50 or 60mhz SuperSPARC-(I or II?) processors and 640mb RAM. > > > > CD-Rom, DAT, various shoe-box diskpacks inside the case, and a bunch of > > differential disks in a shelf we never used. > > > > I have been tasked with fitting over 1500sq/ft (almost full) of computer > > room into about 600..so this thing has got to go. > > > > No one that works here wants it...and I feel sort of pained to have the > > liquidators literally shred it (that's what they say they do, just > > literally put into some wood-chipper for computers after separating the > > toxic stuff)...any interest? > > > > The only cost is safely removing it from our building. > > > > Feel free to pass this on to someone who might want this. > > > > -rob

21 years, 8 months

VAX 11/750 available in TX (?)

by gunther＠aurora.regenstrief.org

Hi, I was looking at a vendor site and it looks like they are offering an DEC 11/750 for $158.76. It's not quite clear, but since I don't have room for one I cannot simply order it. If you want it for the price, you can go on their web site to just order it and then call and ask them that you want to pick it up, that way you can find out what really they offer here and if it's not a real 11/750 system you can jump off (but if it is, you have a pretty good price.) regards, -Gunther

21 years, 8 months

US Gov't/Navy DEC clearout

by alanp＠snowmoose.com

DRMO is the group at a US military base responsible for taking care of surplused equipment. Some of it ends up being auctioned, for example, through web sites like www.govliquidation.com. Some of it ends up disposed of as scrap. alan ---Original Message--- From: cctech(a)classiccmp.org To: cctech@classiccmp.org,cctalk@classiccmp.org Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 10:05:15 -0000 Subject: RE: US Gov't/Navy DEC clearout Hi folks, Got this from a contractor working for the navy; how he found me before he found any other place that collects DEC stuff I don't know :) Replies to email address he's given me (suttonmr(a)navair.navy.mil), particularly as I don't know what the DRMO is! Pity there won't be any disks in that haul 'cos I could really do with some RZ29Bs....oh well. 'Course, it might also just be PCs. ------ realname: CECIL FINLEY email: ccfinley(a)bellsouth.net message: I'm a contractor for the US gov't and they are in the process of getting rid of a load of DEC equipement. You could get these items through the DRMO, but you'd have to pick them up and ship them personally. Contact: suttonmr(a)navair.navy.mil for further details. ------ cheers -- adrian/witchy www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the online computer museum www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - monthly gothic shenanigans

21 years, 8 months

Big Want List

by vcf＠siconic.com

I'm working on a rather large project and am looking for the following computers and hardware: Cromemco Z2D (and periperhals) Cromemco System Three (and peripherals) Centronics printer (103 or any model) DEC Rainbow 100 (and peripherals) DEC Pro350 Heathkit H11 (and peripherals) Micro-Term ACT I (terminal) NEC SpinWriter NorthStar Dimension Ohio Scientific Challenger (any model, prefer II or III) OSM Zeus (any model) SWTPc 6800 (and peripherals) Vector Graphics (prefer MZ/2) Fortune Systems 32:16 Dynalogic Hyperion Corvus Concept (and peripherals) (Peripherals include monitors, keyboards, terminals, disk drives, hard drives, printers, etc.) I am also interested in any and all collateral material including: * System software (originals preferred) * Application software (originals preferred) * Manuals and schematics * Related magazines * Related books * Ephemera such as posters, buttons, mugs, etc. If you have anything on the above list please contact me with an asking price. International or domestic. I can also be reached by phone at +1 925/294-5900. Thanks! -- 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

aviion 4000 info

by classiccmp＠crash.com

pmulry wrote: > I recently aquired a Data General 4000 series server [...] It's highly possible that the NVRAM's lithium battery will have died ("gone flat") by now. This is the case with both the AV410 and AV4300 I have. My AV530s/5500 seem to be okay, but it's just a matter of time before they face the same problem. The machines with dead NVRAM will give some cryptic indication of the problem like printing "IDPROM" and nothing else, and refuse to initialize/boot on power-up. 'r. bear stricklin' was collecting NVRAM dumps for analysis, so we can try to load usable data into replacement parts, but I've no idea where that stands. I haven't bothered getting a part to see if, like Suns, the machine will function at all with an uninitialized NVRAM. Anyway if you search the archive for his name or Aviion I'm sure you'll find the relevant post. Or head to this URL: http://www.bears.org/~red/museum/aviion-nvram.html The 88k Aviions were frequently SMP capable, though unless you've got rackmount or square/big deskside units they're probably just 2-way. If you think the daughter card on yours is a second CPU complex, look for a chip marked 88100 or 88110; those are the CPUs. The 88200's or 88410 are cache/MMU chips. DG/UX will support SMP out of the box. It's a decent enough SVR4 implementation, with X11 (R?) and some sort of logical volume system. If you're looking for media I may be able to help out, contact me directly/off-list (smj0302 _ crash _ com). Martin Marshall wrote: > http://www-csc.dg.com/csc If you dig around under there, there's a wealth of PDF files about various models. Operations guides, some about installing options and upgrading, low-level programming for a few models. There's been sporadic interest in getting *BSD running on the Aviions, but little activity. OpenBSD runs on several Motorola 88k boards, and I've recently managed to assemble the parts for a complete system, but that's as far as it's gone. I have no history porting OSes, and I'm much more focused on trying to find a job now, so you don't want to hold your breath waiting for me... --Steve.

21 years, 8 months

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test-drb March 2003