test-drb February 2012

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158 discussions

by bqt＠softjar.se

On 2012-02-09 02:26, Dave McGuire<mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote: > > On 02/08/2012 08:18 PM, Charles Dickman wrote: >> > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 7:31 PM, allison<ajp166 at verizon.net> wrote: >> > >>> >> >>> >> There is no SCSI support in VMS at all. >>> >> >> > >> > What was the KZQSA for? I got one and thought I had scored a qbus scsi >> > adapter and quickly determined it was pretty much useless. What I >> > never understood for sure was if it lacked hardware documentation and >> > drivers and was not supported for general SCSI use or if it was >> > broken/crippled in some way so that it couldn't be used for general >> > SCSI. > That's a driver issue and was some sort of "business decision". > (means "got screwed up by suits for no good reason") > > And it is an MSCP controller, is it not? As far as I can remember, no. That was the point. It is a SCSI controller, not an MSCP controller. By the way, yes, there is plenty of SCSI support in VMS. All of the more modern VAXstations and whatnot have only native SCSI, and no MSCP or similar. Johnny -- Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus || on a psychedelic trip email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol

12 years, 10 months

Documation card readers available

by wdonzelli＠gmail.com

I am helping a company dispose of some of their assets, and amongst the items are a good sized stack of Documation punch card readers. There is everything from supposedly working units to complete junkers. Most are model 200s, but some are model 600s. The widow of the owner is looking to get some decent money for these - I suggested $200 for the top grade units is fair street price, and obviously less for anything lower. There are also some convertors available to hook the Documations up to an RS-232 port, and *maybe* some CR11 cards. There are also some Maul card sorters (great name!) available, probably for considerably less. There are likely no unpunched cards available - they are spoken for. These are located outside on Philadelphia (northwest-ish), and are really either pick-up only (yourself or a pack-n-ship company), or perhaps I could be convinced to pick up when I go down there next week. There is a serious time limit on this stuff - ACT NOW. Contact me off list. ACT NOW. -- Will

12 years, 10 months

Nokia terminals (Was: Apple ][ disk/game server)

by tingox＠gmail.com

2012/1/28 G?ran Axelsson <axelsson at acc.umu.se> > I've got a 12 80186 in purple ceramic with sockets. If anyone needs or > want one, let me know. > Pulled from working VT-220 compatible Nokia terminals (rebranded as Norsk > data Notis terminals). > > I was offered $5 per piece from a gold refiner, but I rather sell them to > collectors. > > ... and before anyone start harassing me about scrapping working > terminals. I announced it here on the list two years ago when I helped a > friend clean out a storage. Of the close to 200 terminals I still have > 60-70 left but I need to get it down to 20 in the end. So, they are also > available. > Which terminals are those? Models? -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen, Oslo, Norway

12 years, 10 months

NASA unplugs last mainframe

by dave.g4ugm＠gmail.com

I was, it was late in the uk. Note that whilst in general a z9 can run 360 applications it can not run 360 or 370 operating systems as it does not support 370 style io instructions. On 20 Feb 2012 01:42, "Eric Smith" <eric at brouhaha.com> wrote: Dave wrote: > > Well its basically a box of playstation chips, wouldn't be on my list.... Where do you get that? Are you confusing the z9 with the IBM Roadrunner? The z9 is full of z9 microprocessors, which natively execute the z/Architecture 1 instruction set, which is an enhanced version of ESA/390, which was an enhanced version of ESA/370, which was an enhanced version of System/370 XA, which was an enhanced version of System/370, which was an enhanced version of System/360. In other words, the z9 microprocessor can natively execute System/360 and System/370 code.

12 years, 10 months

DEC H960 Rack

by paisley＠erols.com

Help! I am looking for a DEC H960 rack to house my PDP-8. I don't care what condition it is in as I am going to sandblast it and have it powdercoated. I am willing to offer a reward leading to me obtaining one. I am located in the eastern US. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank. Todd Paisley

12 years, 10 months

NASA unplugs last mainframe

by stephane.tsacas＠gmail.com

NASA unplugs last mainframe IBM mainframes no longer a NASA workhorse IBM mainframe available for a collector ? http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/nasa-unplugs-last-mainframe -- Stephane FreeDonne <http://www.freedonne.org> Join FreeDonne - Rejoignez FreeDonne.

12 years, 10 months

What is a mainframe? (was Re: NASA unplugs last mainframe)

by a50mhzham＠gmail.com

So then that's a TLA? At 05:02 PM 2/19/2012, you wrote: > > What is a mainframe anyway, and can a > > clear distinction be made between the 'mainframe" and other server > > technologies nowadays? > >Yes, a mainframe can be described in three letters. > >-- >Will 910 . [Politics]"Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation." - Henry Kissinger NEW: a50mhzham at gmail.com ? N9QQB (amateur radio) "HEY YOU" (loud shouting) ? Second Tops (Set Dancing) ? FIND ME ON FACEBOOK 43? 7' 17.2" N by 88? 6' 28.9" W ? Elevation 815' ? Grid Square EN53wc LAN/Telecom Analyst ? Open-source Dude ? Musician ? Registered Linux User 385531

12 years, 10 months

DEC 874-D power controller

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

Hey, does anyone have an electronic copy of the schematics for the DEC 874-D power controller? I looked on bitsavers and didn't see anything there, my paper originals are 1200 miles away, and I have an 874-D "buzzing" and dropping power periodically. Yuck! -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

12 years, 10 months

Would anyone like to buy my Compukit UK101?

by lproven＠gmail.com

Please excuse the spam, but a couple of list members asked me to let them know when I was going to sell this. Well, the time has finally come, I'm afraid. I need the space and the money. :?( Complete Compukit UK101 with case, original manual, demo cassette and a bare, uncased, mono composite CRT monitor. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270918417815 -- Liam Proven ? Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lproven at cix.co.uk ? GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lproven at hotmail.com ? Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 ? Cell: +44 7939-087884

12 years, 10 months

DEC 874-D power controller

by cctech＠beyondthepale.ie

> >What we found was that the internally wiring of the 811 was completely >inexplicable. Documentation on the 811 was found in the museum's >archives, and the wiring was significantly different than indicated. As >wired, 120VAC was applied directly across the vane switch that closes >when it sense airflow across the deflection transistor assemblies. As >soon as it closed, it welded shut, and tripped the breaker. > >We never found out why the 811 was wired that way. We're pretty sure >that it wasn't supplied by the factory that way, and that someone did a >field modification, but we couldn't make any sense of how the modified >version could have been useful for anything. We rewired it to factory >spec, replaced the vane switch, and it has worked properly ever since. > Is it possible that it could have been deliberately sabbotaged? It seems likely that if someone attempted a modification like that for some useful purpose, they would have tested it. Even if the machine was abandoned after the modification was seen to have failed, the evidence of their having tested it would have remained in the form of a damaged vane switch. It's hard to see why someone would make the modification and never power the machine again unless they knew there would be trouble when it was powered. Regards, Peter Coghlan.

12 years, 10 months

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test-drb February 2012