I was thinking recently, and I know that the general threshold for
discussion on this list is ten years, but is that enough?
As it stands, given the rule of a minimum of ten years, most early
Pentium III PeeCees are listworthy for discussion.
I have a Dell OptiPlex GX110 that could be discussed here; the machine
is twelve years old, and if I am not mistaken, twelve is greater than
ten. (For those of you that live in alternate realities in which twelve
is *not* greater than ten, please disregard this whole email.) I also
have an Apple iMac G3 Rev. B that could be listworthy, as it is eleven
years old.
In just two more years time, the world's most popular computer operating
system (as of the time of this email's writing) would be perfectly valid
to discuss, even as "on-topic". 2001 to 2011 is ten years, isn't it?
I know that it's not a strict and absolute rule, being more just a
guideline than anything, but still, is ten years enough?
Personally, I'd give it fifteen, possibly twenty years for some piece of
computing history to be considered listworthy.
Anyone have any information for this early QIC drive? Model DCD3-
30/90. The controller board is pretty simple--just some 7400 series
TTL, made by Solid State Systems. The most complex IC is an AM27S21
1Kbit bipolar PROM. There's a 220/330 terminator pack near the 50
position header, if that's any help.
Is this a QIC-36 interface drive (50 pin header on the controller
board)?
Thanks,
Chuck
Hi,
I got myself a Commodore 16. It worked on Wednesday nicely, then I tried it
again on Friday and it didn't work. It still gives out sync pulses and colour
burst for the video, but there is only a black screen.
Is this the normal fault for a failed TED? Or could it be that the CPU or one
of the ROMs are dead. I'm asking so I don't waste time on something that can't
be fixed (easily).
Cheers,
Alexis.
I donated the picture , I use my own for measurements and want to keep it in my HP-collection.
Like I said, I've a customer who needs one to get his 3D-measure machine online again .
-Rik
-----Original Message-----
From: "James Gessling" <jgessling at yahoo.com>
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Sent: 12/18/2009 0:15
Subject: Re: Wanted : HP 82324 language co-processor board
Maybe you could contact the guy who donated one to the hp museum and get it back. On wait, that's you. What happened there? (if I may ask)
http://www.hpmuseum.net/display_item.php?hw=909
Regards, Jim
Marty writes:
> Does anyone from here have scans or originals of program documents
> from DECUS Catalogs for PDP software from the 60's and 70's? The
> IGDA-Preservation SIG is trying to track down dates of publication for
> some of the game software listed.
Paul Dundas has many chunks of scans from DECUS stuff including some of the original paper documentation. I was very impressed when poking around his collection and found references to SCURT. It was like Homer finding the picture of himself as "Mr. Sparkle" on the Japanese detergent box :-)
All of the PDP-10 10-LIB and 20-LIB tapes are online at http://pdp-10.trailing-edge.com/, much of the low numbered stuff actually comes from PDP-6's. Electronic documentation is often there. In many cases you can trust the timestamp on the tape listings.
The PDP-11 SIG tapes are online at ftp://ftp.trailing-edge.com/pub/ , by the point something hit a SIG tape it usually has the documentation included as an electronic file.
Tim.
Needing space etc...
So the DEC 3000 with OpenBSD on it has to go.
It has a CDROM and DDS-tape unit with 3 or 4 'small' scsi drives in it.
Please contact off-list
If there are no takers I'll part it out and scrap what I don't need.
-Rik
O yes, it's located in the Netherlands near Groningen.
Found during cleanup, a RKV-11 controller.
It's a metal box, similar to a PDP-11/03.
It contains a 4 slot backplane and 4 cards.
One card has at the top 2 Berg connectors.
Box has no front.
Assumed to be working, as it was a shelf spare.
If interested, make an offer off list.
If only the cards and/or BP are wanted, I can disassemble the unit.
Regards,
Ed
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Certified : VCP 3.x, SCSI 3.x SCSA S10, SCNA S10
Looking at their advertisement it seems that the alignment pack is 'price on
application' and a standard ('refurbished' whatever that means!) pack is an
astonishing $265!
On 17th December Chris Halarewich said:
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> http://www.tamayatech.com/parts.php?g=RK05KAC
>
> there they have one for $265 also here they have a whole list here
>
> http://www.tamayatech.com/partsindex/dec_055.htm
>
Bob
I'm back to try this again. I need a boot tape for a HP 3000
Micro GX machine. Does anyone have a working machine
or a tape. I can use almost any media. I had 2 list members
say they would help but they seem to be too busy and its
been 6 months. I would really like to get this going.
Thanks, Jerry
g-wright at att.net
I tried this last week and can't believe no one out there
has any info on this ??? These where at one point some
what common with the Smalltalk folks.
So I will try again I believe there were 4404 4405 and 4406
models. mine is a 4404
Thanks, Jerry
