Does anyone have a scan of an RX50 manual?
I powered on the RX50 I just got, without a cable attaching it to the RQDX3
though. It flashes two red lights for a moment and then nothing happens, the
doors do not appear to be unlocked, or I don't remember how to open them. It
could be because I have not connected a cable, but I don't know. There are
two floppies in the drive at the moment too.
Thanks
Rob
cctalk-request at classiccmp.org wrote:
From: Steven Hirsch <snhirsch at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: need interface to CDC Keystone (92185) tape drive
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On Tue, 20 Mar 2012, Jon Elson wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was referred by a member, Peter Wallace.
> > We are trying to recover some programs from 9-track backup tapes.
>
I have a 9-track drive that interfaces to an ISA bus PC through a
proprietary card. It worked the last time I fired it up (about 10 years
ago) and has been in dry storage.
Questions:
- What is the bpi density on those tapes? This thing will not read the
highest density tapes.
- Where are you located?
Well, some are 1600 BPI, some are 6250. I have verified my drive is
working at both densities (before the SCSI adapter died.)
I am in St. Louis, MO.
I am working on an FPGA interface to the Pertec formatted interface,
it ought to work, but I don't know how much fooling around it will
take to get reliable data transfers.
Jon
Until a few years ago I had a Wang 2200 MVP.? When I was using it in my high school classroom an administrator had the room cleaned and moved the system outside.? A sudden storm destroyed the CPU and drives.? I have several working Wang 2236 terminals if somebody has a need for one.? Also, I would like to locate a 2200 MVP to play with again.? I am also looking for homes for a pair of Wang PCs from about 1990, two different models, one set up for networking.
?
John
Jim Battle wrote a great Wang 2200 emulator that runs the actual 2200 microcode, so it is a very faithful emulation. It might help bring back some memories until you can find the real thing. http://www.wang2200.org/emu.html
Rick Bensene
The Old Calculator Museum
http://oldcalculatormuseum.com
JC White <jcw1231 at pacbell.net> wrote:
>Until a few years ago I had a Wang 2200 MVP.? When I was using it in my high school classroom an administrator had the room cleaned and moved the system outside.? A sudden storm destroyed the CPU and drives.? I have several working Wang 2236 terminals if somebody has a need for one.? Also, I would like to locate a 2200 MVP to play with again.? I am also looking for homes for a pair of Wang PCs from about 1990, two different models, one set up for networking.
>?
>John
> From:?Richard <legalize at xmission.com>
> Date:?Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:24:15 -0600
>> I am a volunteer at the RICM. The Calcomp systems are not in any
>> danger of being scraped.
>
> heh heh, well I didn't expect you'd scrap them :). ?I just meant it
> would be nice to hear of any progress made on getting them
> functioning.
>
>> Maybe you should come for a visit and get some of them running?
>
> It's a long trip for me -- I'm in Salt Lake City. ?However, I'm likely
> to be out on the east coast this summer and a side trip up to RICM
> would be a good visit. ?I wouldn't have the foggiest idea where to
> start on these Calcomp System 25s in order to get them operational,
> however. ?Do you have documentation on them? ?User manuals? Service
> manuals?
We have boxes and boxes and boxes of documentation and spares.
--
Michael Thompson
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>> "js at cimmeri.com" <js at cimmeri.com> writes:
>>
>>
>>> LOOKING FOR:
>>>
>>> other hardware:
>>> - VT-201 or other DEC monochrome.
>>>
>> I think you mean VT-220. There is no VT-201.
>>
>
> Or maybe VT102 (which did exist).
>
> -tony
Oops. I meant, VR-201.
- John Singleton
Hi.
Is there such thing as mockumentary?
"A mockumentary (a portmanteau of the words mock and documentary), is a
type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented
in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or
comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or
to parody the documentary form itself.[1] They may be either comedic or
dramatic in form, although comedic mockumentaries are more common. A
dramatic mockumentary (sometimes referred to as docufiction) should not
be confused with docudrama, a fictional genre in which dramatic
techniques are combined with documentary elements to depict real events."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mockumentary
It could be a fake manual for non-existent computer/computer device or
non-existent software written for fun.
I've a Nova 2, a Nova 1200, and D461 terminal with keyboard I'd like to
trade off to any DG collectors.
Working condition unknown -- I've not attempted to power them on (which
would be foolish without going
through them first). Restorable condition (I could restore them, anyway).
The terminal is nice and fairly clean -- not a disgusting P.O.S. like I
often see.
The two chassis units appear to be rackmount style.
I don't know anything about these machines, so don't know how complete
or incomplete they are, but they each
have a front panel and boards in the cage. I'm hazarding a guess
they're likely best considered as parts machines.
Feel free to PM me with any ?'s since I'm not sure what data is useful
to provide.
Can be picked up either from Washington, D.C. (northern tip), or near
Frederick, MD.
LOOKING FOR:
drives:
- ST-406; ST-412; ST-419
- CDC-9415*
- CMI CM-5412
- IMI 5012H
- MAXSTOR XT-2085
- Micropolis 1324A
- Priam V170 or V185
other hardware:
- PDP-11/34 half-height chassis complete with PSU -- do not need any
logic boards.
- VT-201 or other DEC monochrome.
software:
- Coherent
- Venix with docs for DEC Pro 350.
Thanks,
John Singleton
I wonder if anyone has experience with Cosmac Elf. I've been trying to
build one on breadboard but have troubles with the input section. Please
let me know if you have built one! Thanks
Greg Lorincz
