test-drb September 2013

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Simple NeXTSTEP/OpenStep Networking- Guide to getting it connected to the internet

by slandon110＠gmail.com

Here is a howto to show you how to get your NeXTSTEP/OpenStep Boxes online with ease. I wrote it with simplicity in mind, following this howto you should have your box online in about 10 minutes Getting Your NeXTstation On the Internet- Applies to NeXTStep/OpenStep on Black and white hardware along with Sparc/PA Risc Putting OpenStep 4.2/NeXTStep 3.3 online is relatively easy Step 1. Enable Root Access Go into Prefs Under NeXTApps and then click the lock icon, create a password, this is the password for the Me User. Once thats done, Logout. You will be at the login screen Login as root with no password Step 2. Run Simple Network Starter Make sure the radio button Use The Network but dont share administrative data is selected. Then Enter the IP address of your choice. Once thats done click network options and enter Router, Netmask and broadcast address of your network. Then Click Configure, The system will reboot Upon Reboot login as root again Open a terminal window and type the following command pico /etc/resolv.conf Enter the following in Pico nameserver 8.8.8.8 nameserver 8.8.4.4 I used the google public DNS servers for an example, but any DNS Server will work CTRL -O to save the file CTRL- X to exit pico Then Reboot your system. Again Login as root Open A terminal window and type ping google.com. At this point you should be getting a response from google. And thats it, that is all there is to getting your NeXTstation/OpenStep/NeXTstep Powered Boxes online.

11 years, 3 months

Selling Decwriter iv?

by aihelena＠mit.edu

Hello, I recently acquired a new in box, still sealed Decwriter IV from a lab cleanout. I'm a typewriter enthusiast, and didn't know that it was not a typewriter. Would it be worth attempting to sell, or should I just hook it up to a computer somehow and log my every keystroke for shiggles? Or use it as a bizarre dot-matrix typewriter? Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this; I have no idea what I'm doing with this machine. Helena

11 years, 3 months

WTB: IMSAI blue paddles

by philip＠neoncluster.com

Yes, yet another WTB from me. This time I'm looking for some original Blue IMSAI paddles. Thanks Phil philip at neoncluster.com Retro computing at: www.neoncluster.com

11 years, 3 months

Soft Sectoring a RK05

by shadoooo＠gmail.com

Hello. Unfortunately I don't have a RK05, even if I REALLY would to know somebody in willing to sell one... Anyway, I followed the former and the latter post about PLL to sync 12-sector cartridges as 16-sector, but I have some question about how the circuit should work. In the hardware sectoring, the pulses is needed to identify in precise way the physical boundary between one sector and the neightbors. Clearly the 12-sectors will have 12 dents, while the 16 -sectors 16 dents.. plain. Now I could take a signal coming from a 12-sectors cartridge sensor, pass it through a PLL and produce a signal with 16/12 times the frequency, that is synchronized with the original signal... could it work? Maybe I missing something, but I think is not that easy... In fact, you expect to produce 4 pulses every 3 pulses of the reference signal. As the 4/3 ratio is not an integer multiple, only 1 every 4 pulses will be aligned with the hardware pulses, thus we would have a phase uncertain of 1/3 of physical hardware sector. Probably, if the cartridge is started and synchronized, it could continue to work correctly until the whole stuff is stopped and restarted. In this situation it could work in 33% of the cases, being misaligned of 1/3 or 2/3 of sector in remaining cases.. To fix it all, there would be a way to generate a secondary pulse to identify a particular dent. In this way, the regenerated sectors would always synchronize to the very same phase, removing the phase uncertain... Does it sound correct? Andrea

11 years, 3 months

Indiegogo campaign for new computer museum in Boston/Cambridge

by jim＠deitygraveyard.com

Just saw this on LCM's Facebook page: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/digital-den-org Only 13 days left! Jim

11 years, 3 months

WTB: Northstar S-100 floppy disk controller board

by philip＠neoncluster.com

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has a Northstar S-100 floppy disk controller board that they aren't using. I'm looking for one for a SOL-20 project that I'm working on. Much thanks in advance. Philip

11 years, 3 months

RK05 pack (not drive!) conversion

by hachti＠hachti.de

Hi folks, I'm currently sorting parts of my stuff. And I found out that I have less RK05 packs with 16 sectors (PDP8) than drives. I have some 12 slot packs as well. But I could need more 16 sector packs. I have access to some masses of 12 sector packs... Probably I'm not alone with that situation. If there's enough interest it could be possible to machine new center hubs for the packs. With custom sectoring. I'm quite sure that the biggest part of the cost would be the programming and setup of the CNC that turns the hubs. Then changing the sectoring to customer demands will probably cheap and easy. So the idea of making new center hubs could be quite interesting for the folks who need the same pack style for other computers with other sectoring. I know of IBM 1130 and some HP computers using the same packs which were originally an IBM idea. Any comments? Interested? Your feedback helps me to decide if it's reasonable to do it or better put the idea into the trash. An important point would be the amount of cash one is willing to pay for one center hub. Kind regards Philipp --

11 years, 3 months

FYI: PDP10 KL10 MF20 256Mword Mem Module on ebay

by aswood＠t-online.de

Hi, I'm reducing my collection: ebay 251334024585 Andreas

11 years, 3 months

Spamcop test

by aswood＠t-online.de

I apologize, but This is a spamcop test, since a previous email to cctalk has been blocked by an intermediate mail relay or the finally receiving mail server using the spamcop blacklist. Andreas

11 years, 3 months

Looking for Winchester S-100 board documentation

by new_castle_j＠yahoo.com

Hi all, first time for me to post. Does anyone out there have a manual for a L/F Technologies A1100 Winchester disk controller board? This board may also be branded IMS International. A picture of this board can be seen here www.s100computers.com/Hardware%20Folder/IMS/Other%20Boards/Other%20Boards.h…. Thanks Jonathan

11 years, 3 months

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test-drb September 2013