test-drb May 2004

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by julesrichardsonuk＠yahoo.co.uk

Now was not a good time to find that one of the disks in the fileserver has been slowly and silently corrupting itself for the past two weeks - it only manifested itself as a problem when the system was rebooted earlier though :-( 9GB of data down the pan - Grrr! It was all audio data on that drive, so yes I do have backups - on original media though. Gonna take a while to get that all converted to digital format again! Boy am I pissed! :-( Jules

21 years, 1 month

Equipment disposal

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

Fred N. van Kempen <waltje(a)pdp11.nl> wrote: > It is the "small cabinet" version, just so you know, not the 30" wide > thing. Really?? So it *is* the thing I've been looking for, XMI plus possible VAXBI in standard 19" rackmount units mounted in a rack? Well, then again I don't have room for or ability to transport a full 19" rack either... But if the VAX system per se is not the rack but the rackmount units in it, is there perchance a way you could let me have those?? I want a VAXBI/XMI machine sooooo bad! Just obtained a copy of the VAXBI spec a couple months ago and just dying to work with some real HW. But have no room for a rack. The best I can do is run rackmount units on the bedroom floor instead of a rack. (What do you do when you just can't afford a real machine room? Use a bedroom instead.) MS

21 years, 1 month

netBSD 1.5 on a 1994 Mac68K

by cb＠mythtech.net

>I think you're referring to where you have to hand-install the packages for >drives >1GB in size due to an Installer fault. There is a way to do this >manually (because when I first built and installed 1.4.2 way back when on my >IIci, I had to do this on the 2GB main drive), but sysinst with 1.6.2 is so >good and so seamless that you should just jump to 1.6.2 and use the sysinst >kernel to do the installation. It's very, very easy. Drag the MacOS-based >Installer to the trash and fergeddaboudit. No, there is a different piece of the inital install. I think it is for certain Quantum drives. I've never had to use it, so I didn't pay too much attention to when it is needed. >If you're referring to SoftwareFPU, this only works in MacOS, and only then >because of how Apple implements SANE. I don't know what I'm referring to for FPU emulation. I just know I've seen messages about it pass thru the mac68k email list. Since I don't have any machines runing NetBSD that don't have an FPU, I've never paid much attention. I thought it was something on the netBSD side, but it could be a MacOS side thing for all I know. >There is an experimental 2.0 -msoft-float kernel and people have reported >good success with it, but my recommendation has always been that if you can >upgrade the machine to a full '040, just do it and use the stock kernel. >I'd reserve -msoft-float only for machines where this is not possible, like >the Blackbird PowerBooks, for example. Yup, and thus why when I was tossing some broken macs with full 040 chips, I pulled the chips to swap into things like my Centris 610's and 650's. That way, I can use them for mac68k later and not have any FPU headaches. I'm sure I still have a chip or two kicking around, so all John has to do is ask, and I'll be happy to send him one to swap into his 575 (if he is still using the 575 and in fact needs one. I can't be sure that I didn't do the swap before giving him the machine, but I don't think I did, because I don't think I knew he was going to use it for NetBSD). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

21 years, 1 month

netBSD 1.5 on a 1994 Mac68K

by cb＠mythtech.net

>I'm thinking there's three possibilities right now: (1) mis-configured >swap space, (2) feeble SCSI driver + marginal SCSI drive specs, >(3) bad memory. There could be another cause; I don't know. >#1 seems most likely since all I've done is create the swap partition, >no config changes were made, but the /etc/fstab at least looks OK to me. >#2 has been hinted at by some documentation, but the disk load >went without hiccup. >#3 hasn't been seen within the MacOS (7.5.1) but I don't know any >serious tests for it. I'm certainly no BSD expert. But two issues come to mind. 1: I know there is an alternate SCSI setup for some drives. The default one doesn't work with all drives. I've only ever used the default and never had a problem, so I don't know what would indicate if you need the alternate setup. 2: Could any of this be due to a lack of an FPU? I *think* the Mac I gave you (if you are still on the same one we last talked about) I left with an LC040 in it. (that's the stock for the 575). I know netBSD prefers an FPU. I also know there is a software FPU patch that can be loaded to run on machines with the LC040 chip. I think Cameron may be able to give you better hints, he's got far more experience then I do (and has helped me a number of times) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

21 years, 1 month

Equipment disposal

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

Let me also add that I'll be in the Bay Area on Memorial Day weekend (attending Conspiracy Con 2004 www.conspiracycon.com), so if the stuff is in San Jose as I've heard mentioned and there is something that would be takable for me and not already spoken for, then maybe I could take some. (Assuming it's something that can be fit in the baggage space under the Greyhound bus I'll be riding, or can be disassembled down to that size. Obviously a 19" rack wouldn't go, but I think a rackmountable *unit* would be OK.) MS

21 years, 1 month

Free Tektronix 545B Oscilloscope

by d_cymbal＠hotmail.com

circa 1965, 1966. (http://www.thevalvepage.com/testeq/tek/545b/545b.htm) Not sure if it is working or not. Can be picked up in Tewksbury MA USA. _________________________________________________________________ Get 200+ ad-free, high-fidelity stations and LIVE Major League Baseball Gameday Audio! http://radio.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200491ave/direct/01/

21 years, 1 month

Attention Chicago Folks: Vintage Test Equipment Sale - Chicago

by cfandt＠netsync.net

Found this big sale mentioned on one of my ham radio-related email lists. Check out the pictures and prices! Condition of stuff may not be great, but anyway . . . Saturday May 22, 2004 from 9 AM to 2 PM Details and map at http://chicagotest.i8.com/BigSale.html Saw pictured at least one HP 9825, maybe a 9810, a Topaz "Ultra Isolator", a couple of 1611 logic analyzers, plotters, etc. along with a bunch of other nice, juicy early radio test gear within my interest. Wonder if there's any DEC or DG items in there nobody recognized to list or even a Tektronix TEK 30 . . . Wish I was nearby, dang it! Please let us know if anybody went to the sale and give us a report. -Chris F. NNNN Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian Jamestown, NY USA cfandt(a)netsync.net Member of Antique Wireless Association URL: http://www.antiquewireless.org/

21 years, 1 month

Equipment disposal

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

Zane H. Healy <healyzh(a)aracnet.com> wrote: > What is a "VAX Vector"? VAX 6400 and 6500 systems support optional vector processors implementing the vector extensions to VAX Architecture defined in VARM 2nd ed. I'm salivating at that machine too, but I have nowhere near the room for it. And he said he wouldn't give just the boards. (If I had VAXBI and XMI boards, perhaps I could find a smaller backplane / card cage unit to house them than that huge VAX 6000 cabinet. I'm pretty sure that standard VAXBI card cages, like used in VAX 8200, are just simple 19" rackmount units no bigger than a high-end rackmount MicroVAX, and it is rumored that there once existed an XMI backplane / card cage unit of this form factor as well.) MS

21 years, 1 month

Symbolics / LISP machines

by aek＠spies.com

> I'd love to get a Lisp Machine, but I really can't justify to myself > either the shipping costs or the space it would take up. Fortunately > it appears it won't get tossed, which is my other worry. OK.. so how do I see such a machine... I can't figure out how a LISP machine "works" , or gets programmed. Guess they're from before my time... heeeelp !? === The short answer is Lisp Machines were microcoded computers optimized for executing Lisp. There were several variants, the 'east coast' ones developed from the MIT CADR, and the 'west coast' ones based on Xerox D Machine. There is a lot of information on the web about them MIT CADR LMI Lisp Machine Symbolics LM-1 TI Explorer LMI Lambda Symbolics 36xx TI Explorer II / MicroExplorer Interlisp on PDP10s Interlisp-D on Xerox 1100,1132,1108/9,1186 Xerox Lisp (Common Lisp from Lyric release through various Medley releases) Envos (spinoff from Xerox) Venue

21 years, 1 month

OT: Let's Hammer a Spammer!

by zmerch＠30below.com

Guys/Gals, I need your help. Let's put a serious whoopin' on a spammer! I just got 7 spams from a company (more info below) and following is what I sent to the following people in the company (all the email addresses I could find from their website): ElaineS(a)flagstaffuniforms.com, Jaime(a)flagstaffuniforms.com, JerrytheB(a)flagstaffuniforms.com, FredB(a)flagstaffuniforms.com, Artdept(a)flagstaffuniforms.com, RonT(a)flagstaffuniforms.com, richs(a)flagstaffuniforms.com, The main offender is: richs(a)flagstaffuniforms.com So I sent this in response (original spam attached): =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= cut here =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Looketyhere, people! I'm a lifetime geek (almost 20 years), and my wife runs an in-home daycare. Why in Deity's Name would I need hospital scrubs? How in the Hades can you say that you're anti-spam when I have absolutely no need for your product and *did not* sign up for your service? I received not one, not two, but *7* of these pieces of crap from your company. Believe me, I will tell all of the medical professionals I know to make sure they do *not* use your company. Please do not use the mailing list you received/purchased ever again... or else. Regards, Roger Merchberger P.S. Here's your filth back to you. >To: Subscribers >FROM: "richard schwerdtmann"<richs(a)flagstaffuniforms.com> >Importance: Normal >Sensitivity: Normal >Subject: Special of the Month >Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 10:53:12 -0400 >Sender: > >Greetings Flagstaff Customer, > >Check out our new Special of the Month for May: >Pinfeather Size Matching Scrub Sets, available in 6 Colors! >A low price of $17.50! Get yours today! Very Limited Quantity! > >Copy and paste this link: >https://www.flagstaffuniforms.com/specialofthemonth.htm > >Sign up for a FREE catalog and you are automatically entered into our Size >Matching Scrub Set giveaway. (With valid email) >Copy and paste this link: https://www.flagstaffuniforms.com/catalogue.htm > >Be sure to check out the rest of our site for low priced, high quality >Healthcare uniforms! Ordering is always safe through our secure website! > >Thank you for making Flagstaff your healthcare uniform provider! > >Sincerely, > >Flagstaff Staff >http://www.flagstaffuniforms.com > >We are anti-spam!, if you have received this email in error or otherwise >wish to be removed from our mailing list, please send an email with REMOVE >in the subject line to richs(a)flagstaffuniforms.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= cut here =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= After that, the guy sent me this: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= cut here =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Return-Path: <richs(a)flagstaffuniforms.com> Delivered-To: z(a)30below.com Received: (qmail 1840 invoked by uid 0); 19 May 2004 18:56:34 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.flagstaffuniforms.com) (65.174.169.64) by 0 with SMTP; 19 May 2004 18:56:34 -0000 Received: from richflag [65.174.169.41] by mail.flagstaffuniforms.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-7.10) id ABBE10100C2; Wed, 19 May 2004 14:47:26 -0400 Message-ID: <000c01c43dd4$40b96730$170aa8c0(a)flagstaff.local> Reply-To: "richard schwerdtmann" <richs(a)flagstaffuniforms.com> From: "richard schwerdtmann" <richs(a)flagstaffuniforms.com> To: "Roger Merchberger" <z(a)30below.com> Subject: Re: Special of the Month Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 15:05:27 -0400 Organization: Flagstaff Ind. X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 One word........... Remove ....... it works just like everyone else in the world does. We have many daycare employees who where scrubsets it is very common. But some people live with there head in the sand I guess. I WILL OF COUSE REMOVE YOU FROM OUR MAILING LIST Thank you for your understanding in this little matter Richard Schwerdtmann =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= cut here =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= *Then* I got 3 more spams!!! I'd like to get everyone I can to send a few (say... 10, like I got, but more is good, too!) mails to all the fine folks at Flagstaff Uniforms... Thanks one and all! Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger | "Profile, don't speculate." sysadmin, Iceberg Computers | Daniel J. Bernstein zmerch(a)30below.com |

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test-drb May 2004