test-drb January 2012

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pdp8a assistance tapes terminals i dunno?

by dm561＠torfree.net

----- Original Message: Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:49:57 +0000 From: Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> On 22 January 2012 18:55, MikeS <dm561 at torfree.net> wrote: > ----- Original Message: > Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:59:25 +0000 > From: Pete Turnbull <pete at dunnington.plus.com> > >>> I dislike hyperterminal fairly intensely... > > >> Just curious: what is it specifically about HyperTerminal that you not >> only dislike, but dislike "fairly intensely" (other than that it used to >> be supplied by Microsoft and runs in Windows)? > As for me: I really dislike the business of selecting a session, attaching > it to a specified modem device and so on. I want a comms program to just > open up and point me at the serial port; I'll do the dialling, thanks. ------ Different strokes for different folks, I guess; for 'real work', i.e. connecting to an external system/device, I actually like being able to simply click on an appropriate icon and being transparently connected to that system without selecting com ports, dialing numbers, etc. ------ > I do feel that the basic function of a comms program is to be a terminal > emulator, though. HyperTerm compelled you to create a session, install a > modem driver, choose a modem and so on, even if you just wanted to type > ATI1 > ATI2 > ATI3 > ...etc. > If you wanted a dumb terminal session, IIRC, you had to configure a null > modem or a direct cable connection and point it at that. It was just > obstructive. ------ Umm, no, not really; if all you wanted was to talk to a comm port then like any terminal program you selected the comm port, baud rate and handshaking and away you went, optionally saving the configuration to a session in case you wanted to use it again. Of course most of the time you wanted to connect to a _system_ or a _device_ and not a comm port, which would require some additional setup like entering phone numbers, modem configuration parameters, etc. But yes, if what you wanted was to tinker with different baud rates, handshaking, emulations etc. instead of just connecting to whatever, then other terminal programs like Bray's Term, RealTerm, PuTTY etc. or even DOS's ProcommPlus or Telix were indeed more flexible, and I use them all as well >from time to time.

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pdp8a assistance tapes terminals i dunno?

by dm561＠torfree.net

----- Original Message: Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:59:25 +0000 From: Pete Turnbull <pete at dunnington.plus.com> > I dislike hyperterminal fairly intensely... Just curious: what is it specifically about HyperTerminal that you not only dislike, but dislike "fairly intensely" (other than that it used to be supplied by Microsoft and runs in Windows)?

12 years, 11 months

DEC terminals for New England Digital Synclavier II

by tshoppa＠wmata.com

ADM-3A was for a long time the lowest common denominator in the terminal world. The VT-100 came later but became the next lowest common denominator. (Ignoring the VT52 in between.) VT640 is a VT100 with a third-party (Retrographics) graphics board fitted into it. They were the cat's meow for plotting and graphics if you didn't have a real Tek 4010 on your desk. I am guessing that there are additional graphics features the Synclavier could use on a VT640 but that's just a guess. ADM3A and/or VT100 emulation are pretty much expected on any terminal you would've bought in the late 70's onwards. And most all terminal emulation software for PC's claims to do them too (with different degrees of fidelity; MS-DOS Kermit really remains one of the best, with most windows terminal emulation packages choosing to emulate other terminal emulation packages rather than the real terminal!)

12 years, 11 months

Cromemco FDC

by dm561＠torfree.net

----- Original Message: Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:53:19 -0500 From: "Bill Sudbrink" <wh.sudbrink at verizon.net> Subject: RE: Cromemco FDC ... > I run SA-851's on my 16FDC with a simply modified ribbon cable. care to share the details? m

12 years, 11 months

Epson HX20 terminal emulaotr (and other software) wanted.

by ard＠p850ug1.demon.co.uk

Hopefully this won;t develop into a flamewar.... I am looking for a terminal emoulator program that runs on the Epson HX20. The copy of SIDHA-Dialog that was on a website is corrupt. I contacted the website owner, he agrees, in fact it's not a tar fiel atall, but an html error page!. Does anyone know of a terminal emulator for the HX20? I also read a rumour that there was a FORTH ROM for the HX20 that plugged into the empty ROM socket in the machine. Does anyone have an image of that or, inded, images of any other option ROMs for it? Thanks in advnce for any help -tony

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pdp8a assistance tapes terminals i dunno?

by tdk.knight＠gmail.com

hi got couple thing i'm in need of some paper tapes for my 8a that i appear to be missing so i am unable to do much with my Manichean atm anyone up for making copies i don't have a way of hooking my asr33 into my laptop or my h10 high speed punch reader DEC-08-AJAE-PB DEC-08-ESAC-PB DEC-08-CDDB-PB DEC-08-LBAA-PM DEC-08-LPALA-A-PB these were also suggested to me by CMGauger on irc DEC-08-LRAA-D DEC-08-LBAA-D DEC-08-LHAA-D DEC-08-ESAB-D DEC-08-ASAB-D DEC-08-CMAA-D DEC-08-ARXA-D DEC-08-CDDB-D DEC-08-COCO-D DEC-08-AJAD-D DEC-08-AFCO-D DEC-08-KFXB-D os8? or am i nuts? but yea for sure i need a bin loader i got several rolls of asr33 tape and paper... also got one roll of the black tape for the h10 i could trade and bunch of h11 software on tape if anyone wants to trade?? i don't have the abillity to hook my modern computer up to my asr witch is a laptop a i have the fallowing tapes already MAINDEC-08-DJKMA-B-PM2 4/7/76 KM8-A OPTION TEST #2 MAINDEC-08-DJKMA-B-PM1 4/7/76 KM8-A OPTION TEST #2 MAINDEC-08-DJDKA-C-PS1 6/24/77 DKC8-AA OPTION TEST #1 MAINDEC-08-DJEXS-A-PB 6/24/77 2K TO 32K PDP-8A PROCESSOR EXERCISER MAINDEC-08-DJKMA-B-PM4 4/7/76 KM8-A OPTION TEST #2 MAINDEC-08-DJKKA-C-PB1 6/24/77 PDP-8/A CPU TEST MAINDEC-08-DJMSA-A-PB 6/24/77 1-4K MSA-A MOS MEMORY TEST and these fisher scientific tapes >> http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6067/6089172843_c1d5cb15c5_b.jpg i have a sr33 for communicating atm with the 8a i've got a dataram dr-118a 16kx12 16k stack ready to go in dunno w its jumpers need to be at on it to work with my 8k also would a serial cable from a pdp 11 (currently attached to a m8028) work with my 8a if i was to use it with my m8316 rev D connecting to a usb to serial if that would work any suggestions? note if your going to freak on me for spelling and or grammar i tried my best i suffer from dyslexia and its frustrating to be me so plzz bare with me :'( adrian stoness

12 years, 11 months

cctech Digest, Vol 101, Issue 33

by michael.99.thompson＠gmail.com

> From:?Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> > Date:?Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:45:10 -0800 > Subject:?Re: CHM's PDP-1 (was Re: PDP-8/I at the RICM) > > We had around 65,000 visitors last year. With that many members of the general public > in an exhibit, theft and vandalism becomes a real concern. Along with that, many people > feeling the need to touch artifacts, climb on platforms, and try to do things like open > equipment drawers. I volunteer for a Steam Engine and Wireless Radio Museum. http://www.newsm.org. We usually get about 1,000 visitors in 6 hours during our annual Steam-Up. Keeping a close watch on everyone is very difficult. A visitor actually brought tools so they could steal parts from an engine governor. -- Michael Thompson

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RDB/VMS for Vax

by jonas＠otter.se

>> > Just looked around at the Oracle Site but found nothing for VAX. Does >> > anyone have an idea how to get RDB for VAX? > I have it. Contact me off-list. A couple of years ago you could download it from Oracle's site. You will probably have to register first (free) but as a developer or consultant or whatever you can usually download their products for free. It is not easy to find, there is no obvious link to it from anywhere you usually find when poking around. You will probably need to search for it. I think I have a reasonably recent (~2-3 years old?) version of it too on a CD image somewhere. I know it is running on my SIMH. I could look for it if you need it. /Jonas

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Wanted: HP 21MX boards

by mloewen＠cpumagic.scol.pa.us

I'm looking for a couple of boards to get my 2109E configured for running RTE-IVB or RTE-6VM: 12747A 128KB Memory Module (1 or 2) 12731A Memory Expansion Module 12791A Firmware Expansion Module If anyone has any spares, please respond privately with your asking price. If you know of any sources BESIDES Crisis Computer, Monterey Bay Communications or Alant??, I'd also be interested. Thanks. Mike Loewen mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/

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Stuff for sale/free (Seattle area)

by derschjo＠mail.msu.edu

I'm in the process of moving a bunch of my computer collection into storage as part of an effort to de-clutter my far-too-cluttered house. In so doing I've decided to thin the collection a bit. This stuff is in the Seattle area, and I really really really prefer local pickup, especially for the heavy items. Items are free unless otherwise noted. More details available upon request. Thanks! Josh Computers: SGI Indy R5000 - $20 - No hard drive or RAM, but was working the last time I powered it up (which was several years ago.) I can probably scrounge up some 72-pin SIMMs for it if needed. SGI Indigo2 - $100 - R10K, Max Impact with 4MB TRAMs, 4gb drive and (iirc) 768MB RAM. Very nice system but I don't use it much anymore (and I have a better equipped Octane for those days I do want to play with a nice SGI :)). Sun Ultra 10 - $20 - 512MB RAM, 60GB drive, "Penguin" PC coprocessor. Acorn A5000 - Complete, but faceplate got damaged in shipping so it's kind of ugly. Has 240V power supply, I had tested this at one point with a 120V supply and it seemed to be working. NVRAM battery has been removed (after causing mild corrosion on the PCB, but nothing irreversable). No keyboard/mouse. 2x IBM PC Convertibles - Complete, working. Printer & RS232 expansion modules, and a pair of carrying cases. Now you can outclass those Macbook-using snobs at Starbucks. (Or perhaps not.) 3x Macintosh Portables. $30 for the lot. None in working condition, none with hard drives. Other than that, they're complete. Impress your friends with a laptop that weighs more than a small car. IBM RS/6000 (Type 7043-140) - 233Mhz 604e, unknown amount of RAM (I can power it up and find out if you're interested.) Includes gigantic POWER GXT800P video card. Was working last time I powered it up. 2x "ePod" tablet computers (w/box) - (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPod) Windows CE 3.0-based tablet device, color 640x480 screen, PCMCIA. A tablet years ahead of its time, or a useless doorstop? You be the judge. Non-Computers: Shibaden FP-107-1B TV Camera - The Seattle Science Center was tossing this out a few years back, and I couldn't let it get scrapped. It's a heavy old video camera from the late 60s. Complete with lenses but I've nothing to hook it up to so who knows if it works. Has some nifty tubes in it, though!

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test-drb January 2012