On Wed, 3 Sep 2003, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> The *BEST* OS to run on an Alpha is OpenVMS, and you can run MySQL under
> OpenVMS, but I think it takes some effort.
Err, now THAT is what I call flamebait.
--fred
When you put the boards and such away, do you include a pouch of silica gel to absorb the excess water and decrease the possibility of corrosion? Does this matter?
Out of curiosity, does anyone happen to have any idea just how much it would cost to ship a 12 Volume Encyclopedia set from England to the West Coast?
Zane
P.S. Yes, I'm seriously thinking of getting a set of Encyclopedia's from England.
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> > It is probably a bad idea to spam (even if it is ~on-topic)
> > your fans,
>
> It's no more on-topic than it would be if HP were spamming
> about the new ES47 (unless dnpg are still selling* the
> HUB90 stuff and friends).
I hate to sound "clintonian" but it may depend on how one looks at it. From the labels on the boxes of DECserver 90s I've been replacing lately, it appears that DNPG is supplying the rebuilt spares and, from the serial numbers, some replacement spares are from current production where the old units were not repairable.
Dale, the DECdude
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 have an SX64 with a dead monitor, can anybody point me in the
> direction of a schematic?
I have a Commodore service manual which coers the 250622-01 and -02
monitors. These are NTSC and PAL versions of a colour monitor that runs on a
12V DC supply. Alas 'SX64' is not mentioned anywhere..
Could this be applicable? I don't have a scanner, but could certainly
look things up for you.
-tony
On Tue, 2 Sep 2003, emanuel stiebler wrote:
> here is the problem:
> I have an old manual which spent some time in water, and now after it
> dried out, I have more or less just a piece of wood :(
> So, how do you guys deal with something like that ? Put it in water
> again, and try to remove page after page ?
> Any better ideas ?
I believe folks have suggested freeze drying in the past? It would
probably be useful to check with some experienced librarians on this.
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Freeze drying can be used, but requires significant equipment. Look at pages 13-17 of
http://www.mcfoa.org/DisasterPlan.pdf
Wet books can also be frozen simply to prevent further damage (such as mildew) and to give time to treat the books one by one: freezing locks up the water so it can't do more damage as a liquid. See for example:
http://aic.stanford.edu/conspec/bpg/annual/v05/bp05-21.html
Once the book has dried out, there is not much that can be simply done to repair the damage.
Bob
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Subject: Re: Old manual got wet
On Tue, 2 Sep 2003, emanuel stiebler wrote:
> here is the problem:
> I have an old manual which spent some time in water, and now after it
> dried out, I have more or less just a piece of wood :(
> So, how do you guys deal with something like that ? Put it in water
> again, and try to remove page after page ?
> Any better ideas ?
I believe folks have suggested freeze drying in the past? It would
probably be useful to check with some experienced librarians on this.
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