test-drb May 2010

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248 discussions

by wdonzelli＠gmail.com

> I think time will tell whether this is a worthwhile event or not, > ultimately, I think if technical people want to attend then it will be a > technical event, if they stay away it won't be. As this is the first such in > the UK I think we should give it a chance and take the opportunity to > influence the shape of future events. I would encourage all our UK and European members to give this show a chance. Go. You will have fun. Go to any VCF you can. Go to Sellam's original VCF, when he gets it going again. Go to the MARCH VCFEast, so you can pick a fight with me. Go to VCF Midwest ot VCF Europe. We, as a community, still need to work on PR. There seem to be some assholes that have/had...issues...with the Museum folk in question, and now have an axe to grind (really, who did not see this coming?), but they can be ignored, and fun will be had by all attending. I wish I could be there, but I have more machines to rescue. -- Will

15 years, 1 month

Anti-glare filter material for old CRTs?

by derschjo＠mail.msu.edu

Hi all -- I have an Apple III green-screen monitor here which is pristine except for a big gash in the anti-glare material (some sort of fine mesh) covering the front of the CRT. I'd like to replace it, but I'm not entirely sure what it is that I'm looking for... anyone done this before? Thanks as always... Josh

15 years, 1 month

Looking for DEC BA11-A chassis (PDP 11/44 or 11/24) rail sets

by paulp1＠gmail.com

If someone knows where to find these, I'd like to buy a couple. Thanks, Paul

15 years, 1 month

Today's Google Doodle

by ploopster＠gmail.com

In honor of the 30th birthday of Pac Man, today's Google Doodle is a playable Pac Man game in the shape of the word "Google". http://www.google.com/ Peace... Sridhar

15 years, 1 month

RD53 Restoration

by ard＠p850ug1.demon.co.uk

> > > Yes "blipping" the coil with a 9V battery moves the heads. When the > > drive > > > was powered on I also measured the voltage by attaching a probe to > > each end > > > of the coil cable, in that case I measured about 1.3V only. So I am > > guessing > > > the coil is OK. Next step is to swap the boards back again. > > > > And then fix the real fault :-) > > > Indeed, if only I knew what it was! As we all well know, funding the fault is often a lot harder than repairing it... Do the schematics for the RD53 exist on the web? I've not looked. Or am I going to have to take one of mine apart and work out how it should work.. This is going to sound silly, but do you have one of those DEC mounting skids fitted? I had problems with an RD53 that wouldn't work if the skid was on. Turns out some component leads were shorting to the ground plate on the skid. A piee of cardboard cured that :-) > The problem for me is how to diagnose this. I am pretty sure the motor is up > to speed. However one thing that does seem slightly odd is that it starts to > spin the disk down quite soon after power up. Previously with the old Is it possible it doesn;t think the motor is properly up to speed? I wonder how it senses that? if it thinks there's a problem with the motor, it will spin down fairly quickly. -tony

15 years, 1 month

Straight 8 for sale

by root＠parse.com

I have (ironically) acquired a straight 8; much as I would like to keep it and restore it, I no longer have the equipment or spares to do so. The website "www.pdp12.org" contains the pictures and inventory. I will be accepting offers until the end of Friday, June 11th, 2010 (23:59 EDT). All pieces will go as one lot. Winner, if any, will be notified by the next Monday. This unit is partially disassembled (and will be shipped that way; boxed), but it looks like most of the parts are there. I have been told that it is missing cards; I have posted a best-efforts card inventory which should allow you to make a determination on how many (if any) cards are missing. I am available to answer any questions you may have. Shipping is to be arranged by you; location is Kanata, ON/Canada. I will have the two cabinets wrapped and protected with styrofoam, and all other components will be boxed and ready for the shipper to put in a palette and plastic wrap (there will only be three or so boxes, so this will take almost no time). CTS is recommended (www.moveit.com). Cheers, -RK -- Robert Krten

15 years, 1 month

Usenet's home shuts down today • The Register

by woyciesjes＠sbcglobal.net

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/20/usenet_duke_server/ -- --- Dave Woyciesjes --- ICQ# 905818 --- AIM - woyciesjes --- CompTIA A+ Certified IT Tech - http://certification.comptia.org/ --- HDI Certified Support Center Analyst - http://www.ThinkHDI.com/ Registered Linux user number 464583 "From there to here, From here to there, Funny things are everywhere." --- Dr. Seuss

15 years, 1 month

? testing Apple ProFile

by martin.kaeser＠auge.de

The ProFile (5 MB) spent the last years in storage. What should i do before starting the self test? The ProFile was used on either a LISA or an Apple III or an Apple II. I'd hate to test it on, say, a LISA and accidentally wipe out Apple II or III data. Is there a safe way to find out about the content? Martin K?ser

15 years, 1 month

Anyone off to VCF-UK?

by mtapley＠swri.edu

At 23:07 -0500 5/15/10, Fred wrote: >Could somebody please give Tony a ride to it? > >Tony, >GO! Seconded. Most useful post I've seen in weeks. Where do I send contributions? Assuming we can make this a zero-sum game (go vs. not go) for Tony's finances, I'd like to do that. -- - Mark 210-379-4635 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Asteroids headed toward planets inhabited by beings that don't have technology adequate to stop them: Think of it as Evolution in Fast-Forward.

15 years, 1 month

The Declassified History of NSA Computers

by wbblair3＠yahoo.com

PDF report, "History of NSA General-Purpose Electronic Digital Computers": http://www.governmentattic.org/3docs/NSA-HGPEDC_1964.pdf

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test-drb May 2010