test-drb June 2012

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by robert.jarratt＠ntlworld.com

Is there a reference somewhere that tells me exactly the spec of various DEC cables? For example I think I need a BC13B (connects VCB02 to monitor, keyboard and mouse), but I have a BC19S which *seems* identical. All I can find are resellers that list part numbers, one or two name the cables, but don't give the technical information that gives me any idea if these two are interchangeable or not. Thanks Rob

12 years, 6 months

Philips P800 family minis

by camiel＠camicom.com

Hi everyone, I won an eBay auction for three Philips P800 family minis with three cartridge disc drives, disc cartridges, lots of spare parts, and manuals including schematics. All for the incredible sum of 10 euros 75. I saw the auction when it had 11 minutes left to go while I was on vacation (I'm a bit of an eBay junkie, although deals like this are becoming rare). I'm collecting the systems this Sunday afternoon. As the manuals are all in binders, I'm planning on feeding them all through a scanner and posting them to bitsavers. Now, I seem to recall that Tony Duell has some experience with these systems. Is there anything I should be aware of before loading them on a trailer? Do the disc drive heads need to be locked in some way? When I've picked up the stuff, I'll post model and part numbers. Any advice offered on how to get them going again would be very welcome. Cheers, Camiel.

12 years, 6 months

Acorn Archimedes at 25

by lproven＠gmail.com

Interesting retrospective piece on The Register. (Not one of mine!) http://www.reghardware.com/2012/06/01/acorn_archimedes_is_25_years_old/ -- 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, 6 months

Dec industrial I/O cards (QBus)

by pdp11＠btconnect.com

Good Morning, We are in the market for IDV11-A, (M5026) and IDV11-C, (M8005). We note that you previously had these units in stock. Question: Do you still have similar units? Subsequent Question: Can you source these cards. Final Question: How much? We look forward to hearing from you. Regards Doug Mackay Digital Systems and Service Ltd Tel: +44 1536 460724 Mob: +44 7798 927 090

12 years, 6 months

Software for OCR'ing paper tape? (was: Question about Military terminal)

by jfoust＠threedee.com

At 11:28 AM 5/21/2012, Ethan Dicks wrote: >If you were >scanning a short stack of cards, it wasn't so bad, but a 3 foot deck? >You'd spend a lot of time just getting the cards in and out of the >scanner. Well, there are many scanners that can auto-feed a half-inch-tall pile. As for paper tape, what about the super-duper overkill of recognizing a video stream from a web cam? All you'd need is a jig to slowly pull the tape past the fixed camera. - John

12 years, 6 months

DecTalk Express debugging?

by derschjo＠mail.msu.edu

This is marginally off topic, but I picked up a DecTalk Express recently and I'm trying to get it working. Currently, I get nothing out of it whatsoever. I discovered that one of the surface-mounted fuses had blown so I've replaced that and I'm still getting nothing, though I am now at least getting a low voltage (about .5V) at components on the board when it's powered on. This unit has a rechargable ni-cad battery in it (that I'm pretty sure no longer holds a charge) and I'm curious whether a functioning battery is required for normal operation. Thanks as always, Josh

12 years, 6 months

I AM LOOKING FOR THAT BOARD 10 PÇS - video board ATI

by curador＠museudocomputador.com.br

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12 years, 6 months

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test-drb June 2012