I'm looking for help and advice on how to read two DEC tapes that were given
to me recently. I would like to save the data from the tapes on a CD-ROM
and hopefully view the files on a WinXP system. I'm in the San Jose,
California area. I don't have any DEC systems and know very little about
DEC tapes. I'm assuming that the label is correct: "PDP-8/E OS-8 format",
but I may be wrong.
Here are a few pictures of the tapes in case it helps.
http://www.sageandstride.org/DEC_tapes_001.jpghttp://www.sageandstride.org/DEC_tapes_002.jpghttp://www.sageandstride.org/DEC_tapes_003.jpg
Any advice or help is appreciated.
Thanks,
david.
At 05:37 PM 8/30/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>Here's a question for the list - how many still have and use the TI
>calculator that could be used in octal or hex?
I had a Ti-programmer LED for years. Finally, it gave up the ghost. Then I
had a TI-Programmer LCD. It died and TI exchanged it for a new one. That's
still around here somewhere. The battery connections are crusty and I can't
always persuade it to power up.
>Billy
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>Subject: Re: Imaging DEC uVAX MFM drives
> From: J Blaser <oldcpu at rogerwilco.org>
> Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:14:52 -0600
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>Hmm...let's see.
>
>The RD53 is from uVAX II with a RQDX3.
>The RD54 is from a VAXstation 3200 with a RQDX3.
>The RD23 is from a uVAX I with a RQDX3.
No such thing as RD23. Is that a typo?
Allison
>
>Subject: Re: Octal
> From: Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com>
> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:22:14 -0700 (PDT)
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>> Here's a question for the list - how many still have and use the TI
>> calculator that could be used in octal or hex?
>
>TI Programmer first model had an LED display, and went through batteries
>rather quickly. There is an enormous range of what life people would get
>from the batteries in it, ranging from hours to weeks.
the led model also had a rotten keyboard. The batteres in mine
gave good service but the keyboard was useless after a year.
FYI: I have a clock radio (GE) that used a TI chip in the PLL and
their rotten keyboard (same failure mode).
>TI Programmer Second model had an LCD display, and the batteries
>outlasted the keyboard (NOT a clean room situation)
>
>Casio CFX40 and CFX400 wrist watch scientific calculator that had
>decimal, hex, and octal modes. They are starting to become hard to find.
Cute but it was hard to use.
Allison
I'm looking for help and advice on how to read two DEC tapes that were given
to me recently.
--
I can read them for you at the Computer History Museum in Mtn View.
>
>Subject: Re: Octal
> From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh at aracnet.com>
> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:46:12 -0700 (PDT)
> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
>
>> Here's a question for the list - how many still have and use the TI
>> calculator that could be used in octal or hex?
>
>It's sitting on a shelf by my PDP-11 :^) I used to have one (Casio I think)
>that was solar powered and had an LCD rather than the LED display of the TI.
>I think I still have the non-solar powered one that replaced it, but it
>needs a new battery.
>
> Zane
Ti Programmer, still have it.
Sharp EL508 and EL512 the latter I got as part of my"toolkit"
at DEC in '83. The Pair are both battery powered, the difference
is the 506 is a scientific calc and the 512 adds programability
to the same capability.
Allison
>
>Subject: Re: Octal
> From: woodelf <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca>
> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:09:59 -0600
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>Chuck Guzis wrote:
>
>> It's very useful for counting whilst hanging by your thumbs.
>> Cheers,
>> Chuck
>I need my thumbs to grab bannanas, I hang by my toes. :)
>Did any of the classic computers display in octal 0-7
>rather than 3 lights per digit? Also what was the display
>device?
Heath H8 and the Godbout front pannel. Display was 7segment LED.
I'm sure some of the SBCs also used similar displays (in octal).
Allison
Jay wrote:
>Sean wrote....
>> I seem to recall a supercomputer made by Intel that used Pentiums. I
>>forget the name though, but it was quite a behemoth of a machine from what
>>little I recall (many CPUs).
>
>Wasn't that "The Connection Machine"?
>
>J
Interesteing - did it have any relation design-or-heritage wise with the TMI Connection
Machines? Or is this just another example of Intel taking whatever names they feel are
cool without any regard for previous users (like "Extreme Graphics")
Don't know the board's exact function, but I can probably tell you what it goes to:
the NCR 3360 Panther. It ran dual Pentiums (SMP) and had Micro Channel I/O.
Came out in the Windows NT hype era, along with all those other boxes that were
going to take the high end away from the PC. The NCR was pretty much PC, though,
hence the OT.
I've never seen this list like this, with SO BLOODY MUCH discussion about the
list itself, far in excess of the stuff that (I thought) this list was
supposed to be about.
I've seen a number of folks saying "If you don't like the way this list is
run, start your own", so I did -- but not for that reason. I started a
yahoo group for folks to discuss the 10-year-rule and the similar stuff
that's been bogging things down in here lately. You can join it at:
10-year-rule-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
Feel free, and have fun.
Now, can we get back to talking about classic computers (by whatever
definition)?
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