In reading some stupid web site today that claimed to have a canonical
list of "top 50 arguments of computing" (e-week? someplace I normally
ignore), they had the "DEC vs. IBM" argument in which they claimed
that AS/400 was created as a "VAX killer" by IBM.
Is this really true? I never heard of an AS/400 described that way.
They also had some weird ideas about DEC vs. IBM networking described
in that argument, as if neither company supported TCP/IP until their
proprietary networks (DECnet and SNA) were forced to relinquish ground
to open protocols.
OK, googling brings up the link. "Network World" is the culprit:
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/102607-arguments-dec-ibm.html?nwwpkg=…>
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I've not seen these before, but then I live in the Q-bus world.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120210769260
Are these some sort of serial I/O connectors for use with either
top-edge connectors, or in a backplane ?
Just curious. . .
Tim
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>> > (As I've said before on the list) there was at least one third-party producing
>> > a TCP/IP stack for VMS before DEC got around to it.
>>
>> CMU-IP from Carnegie Mellon?
>
> The implementation I was recalling was from the Wollongong Group (Univ. in
> Australia) (WIN/TCP I believe).
TWG was a Silicon Valley company.
Hi All,
I've decided to get rid of my Dec PDP 11/04 and I thought I would
offer it up on the list first before hitting eBay (so No, it's not
free).
Here's a couple of pics:
http://homepage.mac.com/irisworld/vintage/1104_001.jpghttp://homepage.mac.com/irisworld/vintage/1104_002.jpg
Here's the list of boards:
m7859
m7647
m7847
m7856
sms fd 1100i
You can pick up in Port Huron, MI. 48060 or I can ship it (naturally
you pay for packing materials and shipping cost) or you can have your
favorite craters and freighters come and get it.
Please send all offers off list. Cash via paypal is the best but I
would be willing to trade for a Data General Desktop Generation system
or an Aviion.
Thanks
Rob
ps. Yes I have the top cover for it.
A question about another unloved system. This machine says that there
is no boot device. In the drive bay is a literal black box, labeled
Sigma Data QED. No way to open it that I have found yet.
Anyone have experience with these? Suggestions
Because of the interest in this collection, I have decided to take on the
Pasadena rescue into my inventory and auction it off. I've been told that
the family of the deceased is not well-off. As such, I cannot in good
faith broker a simple giveaway when the items could be sold to pay
expenses.
Here's what I expect to pick up:
1 Altair with a homebrewed front panel
1 Altair (regular 8800)
2 IMSAI 8080 machines
1 external 8-inch floppy drive
1 ADM3 or ADM3a terminal
3 or more IBM PCjrs, some with sidecars. Many components are unopened.
I'll know more about these machines (like what's in the S100 chassis, if
there are PCjr monitors) when I take custody of them. Due to my own
storage problems[1], I will not be picking up any documentation that's not
directly related to the above items. Once I have the machines, I will
dispose of them within two weeks. My primary venue is Ebay. If you're
interested in these items and don't want to deal with Ebay for whatever
reason, please email me and we'll figure something out.
[1] From my last two hauls, I was obligated to take a great deal of
documentation that I cannot possibly catalog or distribute myself. I'm
expecting one particular list member to come down to get some and I expect
there to be a lot left over. The docs are mostly S100 in nature.
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Hi Joe, is see this is an old thread, but will try it anyway. We are still
using a SOROC 130 terminal in our plant, in use since 1983, but feeling a
little tired. You indicated you had a 130 terminal? Interested in selling it
or do you know of anyone who might have one for sale?
Ernie Scherck AScT
Tech-Crete Processors Ltd.
2930 13th Ave SW / PO Box 640
Salmon Arm, BC, Canada, V1E 4N7
Ph (250) 832-9705 Fax (250)832-9707
Email: escherck at tech-crete.com
Someone just posted a complete 11/70 board set on e-bay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300190400927
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You are bidding on 18 cards pulled from a working PDP11/70 CPU headed for the dump.
?
Sadly I had no way of transporting the several hundred pound rack
and was only able to remove the cards.
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(Sadly, I can't bring myself to tell him that the?front panel alone?would
?probably have been?worth?3?or 4?times what he'll get for the boards. . . . )
T
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