Hey Bill, 4.5 hours in which direction from DC?
I'm about 4.5 hours south of DC, very near Raleigh NC.
I'm not doing much classiccmp-ing these days, but might
help out in a pinch, if it isn't too far....
Let me know.
Cheers,
Bill Yakowenko.
You wrote:
> From: William Maddox <wmaddox at pacbell.net>
> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
> Subject: Large computer rescue - any collectors in the VA/PA/DC/WV/NC area?
> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:18:49 -0700 (PDT)
> Message-ID: <713068.13956.qm at web82604.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
>
> I am arranging a large vintage computer rescue, and
> will be on-site Thursday and Friday to inventory the
> equipment and make arrangements. There will be
> scrappers coming next week, so time is off the
> essence. From the most recent photos I have been
> sent, it looks like there may be more material there
> than was previously indicated, and possibly more than
> I will be able to handle. It is likely that I can set
> aside material for other collectors. I would be
> looking to get firm commitments over the next few days
> while I am on-site, as it may be difficult to get the
> owners to hold on to it otherwise. Material that may
> be available include Modcomp IIs, IBM 729 keypunch,
> 9-track tape drives, and possibly some Honeywell gear.
> Please contact me if you have a serious interest and
> ability to remove this sort of gear, about 4.5 hours
> out of DC.
>
> -- Bill
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Hi
Yes I knew about the comp video. Fortunatly a kind list member has a
VT201 I can have.
Now the hunt is on for a VT241. That's the companion DEC 13" RGB colour
monitor.
Regards
Rod
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Gordon JC Pearce
Sent: 13 August 2007 14:27
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: DEC Rainbow 100+ Plus
On Mon, 2007-08-13 at 08:24 -0400, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> You have another option... the video input to a VR201 is NTSC
> "composite video", also called RS-170. I see you are in the UK, so an
> NTSC monitor might not be as easy to find as a VR201, but will work if
> you have one handy.
Just about any CCTV monitor, basically.
Gordon
I understand that there are standards for the width of an EIA rack,
as well as bolthole size and spacing on the rails, but is there any
sort of standard for *depth* of an EIA rack?
The one I have measures 28 3/4" front rail to rear rail, which I
suspect is deeper than usual.
Cheers,
Chuck
It appears I need to take the bus to DEC101:
I have a MicroVax II in the BA23 case. I'd like it to have a SCSI
card. This machine takes qbus cards, I believe.
I recently acquired a CMD CDU-720 card, which appears to be a nice
(and nicely documented) card that supports all kinds of devices, and
speaks MSCP to the Vax. But, it is Unibus.
Am I out of luck here? I gather there are bus converters. Are they
rare? Are they reliable? Should I save this card for the day I
happen upon bigger iron?
Thanks!
--
jht
Yes Newbury its at Newbury Racecourse about five miles from me.
Power = Own substation
Only used for races a dozen times year
Indoor Facilities for 20,000+
Large Conference and exhibition spaces
Buckets of Bandband
More power sockets than a hackers bedroom
Own train station. (London < an hour)
Landing strip
Helicopter pad
Car parks
Coach parks 300+ buses
Short road and then dual carriageway to M4/A34 Junction
(London Heathrow Airport 45 mins even if I'm not in a hurry!)
Loadsa Local Hotels, Travelodge within five miles.
(Empty at weekends when no racing)
Wada-else-u-need?
Rod Smallwood
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Liam Proven
Sent: 09 August 2007 13:01
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: UK retro show thoughts
I've tried to make a couple of points which seem to have sunk unnoticed.
While you're all happily arguing about the comparative virtues of various models of generator, I have pointed out that there are already very large-scale computer shows happening in the UK on a regular
basis: the commercial LAN parties.
If a venue can handle a thousand plus PCs, it can handle a few hundred vintage computers. These places would seem to me to naturally be high on the list of candidate venues. I asked for commentary about the venue for the largest of these, Multiplay.
http://www.multiplay.co.uk/
There is one this coming weekend. Perhaps someone in the area - Newbury - could pop over and check it out briefly and report back?
Are listers even /aware/ that there are multiple such events every year in this country with literally *thousands* of gamers attending, the majority bringing their own hand-built high-end customised PCs to play on? The custom PC building fraternity is probably the biggest computer enthusiast scene or group in the world today. It's relevant to us. Highly relevant, I submit; their attendees could be some of ours, for a start, and their organizers could potentially tell or teach us a lot.
Secondly, there is an existing UK retrocomputing event, although it's not that regular. It's CGE-UK. Here are a couple of reports from past
ones:
http://www.ukretro.co.uk/cge2004.htmhttp://www.consolepassion.co.uk/cge-show-report.htmhttp://www.acornelectron.co.uk/eug/revs/misc/r-cge.html
I was at one of these - I don't remember now if it was '04 or '05. It was good fun. Strong games emphasis, which is of little interest to me, but a vast amount of fascinating hardware - all manner of 1980s exotica and obscurities, plus stuff from the '50s, '60s and '70s. For instance, as a child of the (computing) 1980s, I punched my first ever punch card and I handled some core store for the first time in my life. Several list members were there exhibiting.
Care to stop debating generators and start making some constructive suggestions, folks? :?)
For what it's worth, I was (somewhat peripherally) involved in the running of the 2005 World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow. I know a lot of people involved in running SF cons and have some useful contacts from that field; I attend up to half a dozen such events a year. This may not sound terribly relevant, but the Worldcon is the largest amateur-run event of any kind in the world and it happens without fail every single year and it's been running for more than 60 years now. There is much we could potentially learn from them. They know how to put on a big event for hundreds or thousands of attendees with no professional help or involvement and a starting budget of zero or close to it.
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> "... It is also easier to debug because it does not use the
> structures of nested if-then-else statements known as spaghetti code
> popular in conventional programming languages."
...
> When did the meaning change?
It hasn't. Let's just say that the quoted speaker has
his own take on things.
http://www.vsmerlot.com/
Click the "Wasn't the GOTO" link to see what he's
talking about.
Then take a look at the QuickSort example, to see how he's
brought new clarity to the ghastly confusion of the
usual coded implementation.
Has anyone developed a simulator for Prime machines? The Oracle of WWW
says no.
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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To Whom it may Concern,
I saw a link on the net about you having two Interdata 7/32's. Do you still have and if so would you be willing to sell if were in the same ballpark as far as revision on the hardware is concerned? I am tasked with supporting two of these ( yes they are still in production here).
Thanks
Phil Hastings
856-339-1879
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