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From: "r.stricklin" <bear at typewritten.org>
>
> On Jul 12, 2006, at 6:16 PM, Bob Shannon wrote:
>
> > Early Apollo's with 8-inch drives can run Aegis SR9.7.2.
> >
> > Again, I have a working DN4500 with the old SAU's for these
> > machines.
> >
> > I also have a complete DN660 with spares, needs some work
> > reseating boards to get it to boot properly.
> >
> > I'd like to unload all my Apollo hardware and documentation.
> >
> > Anyone interested?
>
> Bob;
>
> I'm still interested, but I don't know how much (if at all) your
> situation regarding motor freight has changed since the last time we
> spoke. If nothing else I would be extremely interested in whether you
> still have Aegis on 8" floppies, as this would be singularly useful
> for my DN330.
>
> ok
> bear
>
> --
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If you can't come up with the 8" Aegis disks let me know
I have them here. Just have to did them out and make copies.
- jerry
> The floppy drive appeared to be a standard PC style 5 1/4" drive.
It would be a good thing to try Imagedisk on these to try to get the
software archived.
I've had pretty good luck with reading 5" floppies. 8" is another story...
Quick check - does anyone have an earlier floppy-based release of Domain OS
for Apollo machines archived?
We've been offered an Apollo, but no idea yet of which model - all the details
say is that it dates from when Apollo were independent (which possibly still
means it's something like a 3000, I suspect - weren't HP not really involved
until the 400 series?)
Anyway, the machine has no OS, but it does have install floppies (that's
another thing; I thought Domain OS came on tape by the 3xxx machines -
floppies suggest it's much older).
I'm willing to bet that the floppies aren't in the best of health by now
though, so figured I'd check if someone has floppy-based install media
archived anywhere before I chase this one up! (last thing we want is yet
another machine with no software to run on it :-)
cheers
Jules
On Jul 12 2006, 18:44, Richard A. Cini wrote:
> Glen:
>
> I actually looked at these, and these are "real" games. What
I'm
> after is the Star Trek from the Apple II manual (I should have been
more
> specific). I found a BASIC listing but it seems that there was a
machine
> language overlay at the end that did something (sounds I think) so
I'm
> looking for a disk with the program on it. The BASIC listing did not
have
> the corresponding machine language program.
That sounds like the 1978 Apple ][ INTEGER version, from W Sander.
Bob Bishop's original 1976 "Apple Star-Trek" for INTEGER BASIC is
better known, and there's also an Applesoft version. They're all on my
web page: http://www.dunnington.u-net.com/public/startrek/ If that's
what you're looking for, check out
http://www.geocities.com/robertjamesbishop/softlist.html as well.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
It's installed and working with a 4 GB Seagate ST34371 on custom clear drive sleds.
I don't have a webserver, so the pictures can't go anywhere, but VMS is being installed as we type.
Installing a HSD05-AA SBB into a VAX BA4xx series chassis.
Parts needed: HSD05-AA SBB (you don't need the trilink or a micro-ribbon terminator)
50-pin internal SCSI cables (2)
Power splitters/sheet stock (or real sleds for ISEs)
2x 50-pin M PCB mount pin headers
1x 50 pin M IDC pin header
1x Molex-type 4 position power connector
1x DIN-96 Eurocard-style connector
I found most of these supplies in my junk box/parts boards. An oven heated to 375 makes a good if smelly large--scale component removal device.
If you can find the DIN-96 (VME type) and one of the 50-pin pin headers
in wire-wrap, that would likely make life much easier.
To start with: pull apart the HSD05 SBB and remove the PCB. Pull off the white sticker between the 68-pin HD connector and the terminator
packs/sockets. Underneath this will be drilled holes for a 50-pin pin header. The board legend indicates pin 1. Clear the holes and solder in one
of your PCB pin headers in this position. You're done making modifications to the PCB assembly.
Now take your DIN-96, Molex, and other board-mount pin header. This will interface between the DIN SCSI out from the HSD and the 50-pin cable
that you will use to carry the SCSI signals in the chassis. If you have RZ-ISE (SCSI) sleds, you can be really slick and feed the SCSI signal into
the SCSI traces on the backplane, but we won't do that here.
Wire up the Molex first. The signals are as follows (Narrow SCSI-1)
Pins 1,2,3 on A,B,C +12v
Pins 4,5 on A,B,C +5v
DIN SCSI
Row A Row B
Pin 6 2
Pin 7 4
pin 8 6
pin 9 8
pin 10 10
pin 11 12
pin 12 14
pin 13 16
pin 14 18
pin 15 GND
pin 16 GND
pin 17 GND
pin 18 GND 25
pin 19 NC GND
pin 20 GND GND
pin 21 32 GND
pin 22 NC GND
pin 23 36 GND
pin 24 38 GND
pin 25 40 GND
pin 26 42 GND
pin 27 44 GND
pin 28 46 GND
pin 29 48 GND
pin 30 50 GND
pin 31 NC GND
pin 32 GND GND
Now how to connect it . . . take one of your SCSI cables and put the IDC pin header in towards the end. In the top part of the BA4(3,4)0 chassis there will be a 50-pin
plug that the bulkhead DSSI-0 channel connects to (trace the wires out, there is also the SCSI-IN bulkhead connector in the same area). Unplug this cable, plug in
your new cable in the slot.
Plug the HSD05 somewhere in the middle (or end), and plug the bulkhead connector in to the new IDC 50pin M connector on the cable - presto, your existing
termination works, external DSSI disks/clusters can be set up, and your HSD-served disks can be shared over DSSI should you get another VAX. Of course,
if you had the cables to do that, you'd probably have your HSD in a StorageWorks Shelf, but the dream can still live.
Plug your other SCSI cable into the adaptor board, and connect up your SCSI disks. "SHOW DSSI" in the VMB should pop them up as RF72s.
I have verified this with a RZ21 4GB drive.
Note for setup: the HSD05 manual doesn't specifically discuss what the "format" command is, but it is necessary to run it, unlike
IRIX or Solaris where it is only used when absolutely necessary.
Be there or be octagonal!
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Hey folks,
Anyone down Arizona way want to do some 800 bpi 9 track tape conversion?
I'm in over my head with another project and really can't take care of this
customer in any sort of timely manner.
I haven't quoted a rate to the customer, so no prices yet. If I haven't
made it clear, this is a money-for-work job, not a freebie.
Drop me a note off-line if you're interested and can handle this.
Cheers,
Chuck
I'm passing this on to cctech for those who may be able to help the
original poster from another list . . .
Of course, reply directly to Rich, not me!
Thanks, Chris F.
>Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:25:49 -0700
>From: Rich Oliver <Rich.Oliver at lowell.edu>
>Organization: Lowell Observatory
>To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
>Cc: Rich.Oliver at lowell.edu
>Subject: [Hallicrafters] Way Off-Topic Request
[Not on cctech! -CRF]
>List-Id: Discussion of equipment manufactured by Hallicrafters
> <hallicrafters.mailman.qth.net>
>
>
>Attention antique computer geeks:
>
>We have a legacy device here at Lowell Observatory called the
>Solar-Stellar Spectrograph, built by NCAR to make direct measurements of
>the Sun and Sun-like stars. We hope to keep it running for several more
>years but a recent failure has it out of action.
>
>Can anybody help me locate a (dual) Q-Bus card made by ADAC? It is a type
>"1620 TTL". A "1620 DMA" might also work. I have checked Google and ePay
>with no luck. Any leads would be appreciated!
>
>Thanks, Rich
>
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I'm asking this here as I've heard of it happening on all sorts of systems
before, as though it's a common fault and possibly with a common cause...
I've got a mono fixed-frequency display that'll often power up and display
fine for a few seconds, after which the vertical collapses and the horizontal
shrinks slightly, such that the picture vanishes to a single (squashed)
horizontal line in the middle of the screen. The "picture" goes rather dim at
the same time.
I would have thought that was a power supply problem of some description -
except that some initial checks show that the expected single +12V supply for
the display is at +11.8V, so only slightly down on what it should be.
Hmm, I suppose I could try feeding +12V in from a bench supply and rule that
one out...
cheers
Jules
