test-drb March 2013

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by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

------------------------------ On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 3:45 AM PST Alexander Schreiber wrote: >On Fri, Mar 01, 2013 at 09:36:24PM -0800, Chris Tofu wrote: >> Well, back then the internet was a much more open, trusting environment. >> >> And even back then, _proper_ system setup safeguards (limiting access to >> rsh/rlogin, enforcing strong passwords, ...) could have severly limited >> the spread of the worm. >> >> C: Not to mention that probably every internet host on planet earth was running UNIX. > >No. There were plenty of other systems, among them VAXen with VMS and >others. okay that is a good point. but I'm sure all those were still woefully in the minority >> ??? Was the worm supposed to attack Commie 64s? Coco's? Those vile Timex Sinclairs? > >If you'd bothered to read a bit, you'd know the anser. the answer to what Alex. whether the worm would attack car Commies, Cocos or Sinclairs? I already know that answer thanks. >Kind regards, > Alex. >PS: Fix your quoting, having to repair it is annoying. >-- >"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and > looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison

11 years, 9 months

Temperature scales (was: Re: Slide Rules)

by mtapley＠swri.edu

On 5 March 2013 22:30, Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote: >Actually, for practicla purposes 10 is a very inconvenient base for a >measuremtn sytem becuase it has so few factors. ... >Not me!. Assuming you mean pure water at normal atmospheric pressure >I'll have 273.15 for freezing and 373.15 for boiling. Wouldn't you *really* rather have, say, *144* degrees between freezing and boiling, or maybe between absolute zero and freezing? I mean, if 10 is an inconvenient base, 10^2 has all the same problems twice over... :-) P.S. At 1:29 -0600 3/6/13, Arno Kletzander wrote: >Now that's the bad news, This Is America (and across a large body of >water from my POV). Hm. I'm thinking we should start taking up a collection to purchase a transatlantic-capable yacht for Will Donzelli ... (more :-) ) -- - 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.

11 years, 9 months

TOSEC on archive.org

by geneb＠deltasoft.com

TOSEC, The Old School Emulation Center archives are now on archive.org. There's a lot of interesting stuff in the collection. Check it out: http://archive.org/search.php?query=collection%3Atosec&sort=-publicdate Capsule descriptions are needed for the various collections - if you can help, join the #iatosec channel on any efnet IRC server. tnx. g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home. Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies. ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes. http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

11 years, 9 months

DEC and non DEC disk packs

by useddec＠gmail.com

Still digging for several requests for parts, and have found some packs I don't need. 5- RK07K-DC Some have labels on them including XXDP, but I have no way of checking them. I think there is one RK06 pack left also. 2- RA60-P Used, no idea what is on them. 1- RA60-P Looks new , sealed in plastic bag with some cutd in the bag. 2- 80MB Looks like RM02/03, CDC9762 packs No other numbers found yet 1- CDC883-51 CE pack 1- CE pack, looks like RP06, or al least that size. No other numbers found yet. All untested, if interested, please contact me off list. shipping from 61853, IL Thanks, Paul

11 years, 9 months

BS about "changes in cost of cheapest machines" (Was: Raspberry

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

------------------------------ On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 6:02 PM PST Fred Cisin wrote: >> >I think in addition to cctalk and cctech, we need a third list - ccrant? >> ...or cccranks... > >Ok, Ok. > >cclogorrhea Sure why not. But it takes logorrheic to know one. Maybe there's an equivalent 12 steps....

11 years, 9 months

BS about "changes in cost of cheapest machines" (Was: Raspberry

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

------------------------------ On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 5:33 PM PST Ian King wrote: >I think in addition to cctalk and cctech, we need a third list - ccrant? >-- Ian ...or cccranks...

11 years, 9 months

Assorted books FFS

by dgriffi＠cs.csubak.edu

I have some books that I'd like to get rid of for cost of shipping plus maybe a beer. It should be around $5 for anyone in the US. *Instructor's Manual for Problem Solving and Programming in Fortran 77 (3rd ed) by Cunningham *UNIX Primer Plus by Waite Group Staff (1983, Softcover) *Introduction to WordStar by Arthur Naiman (1983, Paperback) *WordStar with Style by Roger White (1983, Paperback) *The Illustrated CP/M WordStar Dictionary with MailMerge and SpellStar *Word Processing on the Kaypro by Peter A. McWilliams (1983, Paperback) -- David Griffith dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

11 years, 9 months

Printer collecting [Was: Laserjet fuser rollers - cleaning]

by Arno_1983＠gmx.de

On 03/02/2013 04:52 PM, Mr Ian Primus wrote: > Speaking of old LaserJets - does anyone aside from me collect them? > I've got a decent collection older models, although somehow I don't > have a LaserJet II or original LaserJet. I do have the oddball 4V > though. Yep, I have to admit that I also collect printers, and not just one series at that... I do have some rather common models as "workhorses" (NEC P2200, LJ3, LJ4, -L, -M plus) or because I was given them and couldn't bring myself to throwing them out yet (far too many HP, Epson and Canon inkjets) but tend to focus on exots and niche models otherwise - NEC CP7 and Star LC24 with their multizone color ribbon, Citizen Overture and Sharp JX lasers which very visibly are early copier descendents, two OKI linear LED array printers, one of the infamous Tektronix "edible solid ink" power-hogs (a 340 I think; wish I could scrounge up a few reasonably priced ink sticks for that one, hint hint!), the "professional" HP Deskjet 1200 and 1600 models. Also three thermo-transfer units for various print sizes (all made by Mitsubishi, I think, two of them large flat things close to 19" format, one smaller desktop unit), which while primary intended for video still printing, also have parallel in! terfaces, but with consumables prohibitively costly for any kind of operation). What I'm missing yet is a "real" daisywheel printer (I have both a Triumph-Adler and an IBM typewriter with bolt-on interface boards - not that I would mind having a Diablo terminal at some time too), any sort of High Speed Printer from the olden days (drum, chain, belt, shuttle, or single-line needle) or truly esoteric stuff like the (DataProducts) hydraulic driven needle printer our local university collection has. Happy printing, guys! So long, Arno

11 years, 9 months

My NEC PC-8201a on YouTube

by terry＠webweavers.co.nz

Another of my vintage computers on YouTube. This time that lesser known sibling of the TRS-80 Model 100, the NEC PC-8201a. http://youtu.be/d6z6nzzXlUQ It was the second computer I owned! Terry (Tez)

11 years, 9 months

UNISYS line (band) printer FTGH

by n8uhn＠yahoo.com

No Worry's Arno, i list this printer once a year or so for the last two years. i will sit here, taken care of, till someone does get it (no scrappers!) the only reason i grabbed years ago it is because i like watching band printers in action and it has the centronics option and the standard unisys port. these days, when needing to keep text from a radio decoder or procomm, i save it digitally on the same pc that is running the app so no need to run reams of fanfold through a line printer. Bill >Let's hope it finds a good home anyway. I've still got an option on a >Centronics Linewriter LW800 band printer or a Siemens 9045 shuttle >printer which might become available locally and I should reserve my >space in case I need to rescue _that_. >So long, >Arno

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test-drb March 2013