Hi,
I don't suppose anybody happens to know the right value of terminating
resistors to use on a Research Machines network? I was thinking of doing a
health check on my old 480Z fileserver, but can't remember what values I used
last time. I'm almost certain they were 50 ohm, but it'd be nice to know for
sure.
cheers
Jules
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>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
Hello all,
I have a document called "VAX/VMS Troubleshooting" available. It came from
a former DEC employee, but I have no DEC hardware, so it is up for grabs,
free -- but you pay shipping.
It looks like a laser-printed copy, 3-hole punched and in a blue Digital
binder, 220 pages, single-sided. Title page says "EY-5315E-P0-0001",
"VAX/VMS Troubleshooting", "Ruth Goldenberg", "Revision 0.C". Each page
says "*INTERNAL USE ONLY* on top, along with the date. This was obviously a
work in progress, as the dates all vary, but they are mostly all from 1985.
A few of the pages are loose (the holes tore through), and a few pages have
writing, but this is a very clean copy otherwise.
Hi
I believe that John Rible owns the publication rights
to these. He would have it in a computer readable format.
You might contact him at:
jrible(a)sandpipers.com
later
Dwight
>From: vance(a)neurotica.com
>
>On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Hans B Pufal wrote:
>
>> >Anyone know where I can get (or even borrow) one? I don't need an
>> >original. A replica will do.
>>
>> A couple of years ago I bought two original CARDIACS from teh official
>> Bell Labs distributer :
>>
>> COMSPACE CORP
>> 117 Engineers Drive
>> Hicksville NY 11801
>> (516) 942 8191
>
>Original as in non-replica? Cool!
>
>Peace... Sridhar
Hello,
I am trying to update the firmware in an old BBN BitGraph terminal and
it uses four TMS2564 EPROMs, which from what I have been able to determine
(see here: http://www.spies.com/~arcade/schematics/ROMref.txt ) are not
compatible with a standard 2764. I suppose that I could make four adapters,
but if I can find the correct parts, that would be better.
Does anyone have four TMS2564-45 (or better) that they would be willing
to part with?
--tnx
--tom
Hi Everyone, My company builds the Decservers adn we are the original
networking division otherwise known as DNPG.
I noticed there are a lot of Dec users out there and I am sure they would
like to know what we have designed lately.
We have a brand new Decserver 708 with 8 ports of DB-9 and full modem
control encase in metal and ready to deliver.
We have the new 90M+ which has replaced the Decserver 90M, 90L and 90L+.
We have the 716 and 732.
We have a brand new switch family known as the Compass Family. 24 ports
10/100 with 2 uplink slots for fiber or copper in Gigabit or 100 base. These
also do upto 128 VLANs at the closet level. The other switch in the family
is 4 ports fixed copper gigabit and has 4 uplink slots to be configured as
you wish.
Now this is the first time we will mention our brand new Console Servers,
Cservers which are linux based and are due out in September.
We have also partnered up with Console Works and TDI offering out of band
management for all of the devices that you want to watch and deem important
in real time.
This solution lets you oversee and proactively manage in real time from
anywhere at anytime. Reboot a workstation in Paris from a blue screen from
your bed with a laptop. That is power and management
Thank you,
dwhipple(a)dnpg.com
Dave Whipple
Account Manager
direct dial: 603-216-6044
fax:603-216-0778
toll free: 877-341-9594 X6044
DNPG, LLC
Digital Networks
20 North Wentworth Ave
Londonderry, NH 03053
I have access to licenced VMS install CDs that came with some uVaxen
some time ago at the University where I work. The systems have been
surplussed long ago but we kept the software. If there a decent
(free) emulator that will run these on a Windows/XP or Linux PC?
The ones I've found on the net would appear to be either commercial or
sufficiently cut down or incomplete as not to be practical, but this is
just from reading, not from using. I'd be delighted to be proven wrong.
G
I recently got an email from the "Ebay security audit team" or something to
that affect. Says they periodically verify contact information, and couldn't
verify mine, asking me to follow a link to update my account or it would be
disabled in 5 days.
I followed the link, noticed it wasn't in secure mode, and wondered why EBAY
would need my bank account number, routing/ABA numbers, not to mention SSN and
home address and credit card numbers, etc. The form asked for everything
imaginable. Yikes!
Upon getting suspicious I checked the headers and html links in the message -
needless to say - NOT ebay. Watch out for this one! I did report it to the
spoof team at Ebay.
Jay West
I have been striveing to organize both my physical and digital space as
of
late, and hsve been trying to reorganize the basement. I have come up
with
solutions for many of my storage problems, but I would like to hear
what other
people have come up with. I am currently also working on my website
(not yet
online) and hope to have pictures and explanations of storage
solutions, as
well as my collection. I have broken down the basic problems the
computer
collector generally faces when dealing with space. Any input and
solutions for
storage problems would be appreciated.
As a collection progresses, it grows and expands, both in the mind of
collector and the physical space it occupies. The latter is perhaps the
biggest
concern, especially when it comes to a collection of computers.
Computers have
a lot of properties that make them a problem to collect, store and
organize:
- Computers are large. This isn't always true, but they do take up a
great deal more space than say, stamps.
- There are lots of peripherals. The computer itself isn't normally
very
useful without the associated peripherals, such as monitors, keyboards,
disk drives, terminals, printers, modems, etc. These peripherals are
also rather large and hard to store.
- There are lots of manuals. Computers, especially old ones, have a lot
of associated documentation. These manuals generally take the form of
three ring binders... lots of them. The documentation for all the
software on an older minicomputer can easily take up two or three
shelves. Manuals are also heavy, most cheap bookshelves can't handle
it.
- And don't forget the media. Allmost all computers use some form of
removeable media, which comes in the form of floppy disks, tapes, disk
packs, cartridges, optical disks, and more. These too must be stored
and
organized, and can present problems because improper storeage can
damage
some types of media, and some media is pretty unweildy and likes to
roll
off shelves, like nine track tapes.
- And, last but not least, the spare parts. As the machines get older,
spare parts become difficult to find, and the only source of
replacement
components tends to be other machines of the same or similar model.
Therefore, spare parts must be accumulated *just in case*, since the
chances of finding a part when you need it are slim. This presents the
additional storeage nightmare of keeping all the spare parts organized.
Disk drives, circuit boards, power supplies, broken/damaged machines,
duplicate machines, and assorted parts pose an interesting
organizational dillemma. Most parts stack poorly, or can be easily
damaged. They normally need to be kept in some sort of anti-static bag,
and are much more delicate than the complete machines, which have
protective cases and can be stacked. Also, inevitably you will end up
with forty duplicate spare parts, just in case.
- Oh, I can't forget cables. Almost all computer equipment requires a
large number of easily tangled, serpent-like items known as cables.
Some
of these are pretty standard, and can go with almost anything, like
power cables or RS232 cables. Others are proprietary and make their
associated device an electronic paperweight if they become lost or
damaged. Cables are also notoriously hard to store. Anyone that has put
up Christmas lights can vouch for this one. Even the most neatly
stacked
and coiled box of cables will turn into a hopeless tangle if left
unattended. All theories of 'cable gnomes' aside, cables provide a
difficult storeage problem, as they must remain untangled, yet easy to
access if you are in the middle of working on something and realize
that
you need a SCSI cable *now*.
So, what have other people's experiences with organization been?
Ian Primus
ian_primus(a)yahoo.com
