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
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
>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>
>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>
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
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/
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
> 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
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):
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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,
>
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>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
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After that, the guy sent me this:
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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
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*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 |
