Large DEC pdp setup in NY based around what appears to be 2 11/34 cpus.
Posted 5 days ago
Looking for offers
CraigsList New York/Bronx #4415348830
LARGE system with racks, boards, cables, tapes, packs, terminals,
printers, media, docs... etc etc etc...
RL01, RX01, RX05, TM11, VT525, VT100, VT180, LA50
would "like" an all in one offer but willing to piecemeal
items are in a storage unit in "Riverdale"
After posting NASA's "open source" program to this list, I decided to
download some of the "open source" software listed.
To obtain the software I had to fill out a long form: "SOFTWARE USAGE
AGREEMENT (SUA)" - which included an affirmation by me that I was a US
Citizen, etc., etc.
After filling out the form and submitting it, a few days later I got a
terse reply: "Sorry it is for government release only".
I wrote the author of the email and said that NASA had said on their
website that it was "open source". The response was:
"Thank you for your inquiry, However, STRS is labeled specifically as
Government Purpose Only software. At this time it is only available
for a Federal Government purpose use by civil servants or contractors
with a contract number. In the future, if you have need for the
software on a government contract, please feel free to contact our
office again for the software."
The author also included the following NASA Software Catalog (link
below). As you'll see, very little of the software posted on NASA's
"open source" site is actually "open source" as we know it! Most of it
is "US Government Purpose Release". There is a small subset of software
that are identified as "General Public" or "Open Source":
http://technology.nasa.gov/NASA_Software_Catalog_2014.pdf
He also included a link to this site with truly open source NASA
software:
http://code.nasa.gov/project/
While I was disappointed with NASA's response regarding their "open
source" program, at least they pointed me to the NASA software catalog
and a site with actual open source software.
Cheers,
Lyle
--
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
http://bickleywest.com
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
Somebody specifically asked for a Comapq 80486 desktop many months ago.
We have one in now, uses 72-pin RAM.
Who wanted it?
Cindy Croxton
Electronics Plus
1613 Water Street
Kerrville, TX 78028
830-792-3400 phone
830-792-3404 fax
sales at elecplus.com
AOL IM elcpls
Who else caught the last episode? In it, the spies were trying to steal
information about the ARPANET. I found it to be surprisingly technically
accurate. Could that be because of the MARCH connection?
If you haven't heard about the openssl exploit yet, you haven't been reading the news
I'm just wondering if it applies to openvms (or alpha) or other classic systems?
And if it does, is there going to be a bugfix for this?
Dan.
A possibly complete VAX 11/780 board set and four power supplies:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/s/301148171641
Anyone need a set of spares for their VAX?
--Bill
On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 10:00 AM, <cctalk-request at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> Message: 17
> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 09:35:06 -0700
> From: Lyle Bickley <lbickley at bickleywest.com>
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Subject: NASA "Open Source"....
> Message-ID: <20140415093506.69d27cf5 at asrock.bcwi.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>
> After posting NASA's "open source" program to this list, I decided to
> download some of the "open source" software listed.
>
> To obtain the software I had to fill out a long form: "SOFTWARE USAGE
> AGREEMENT (SUA)" - which included an affirmation by me that I was a US
> Citizen, etc., etc.
>
> After filling out the form and submitting it, a few days later I got a
> terse reply: "Sorry it is for government release only".
>
> I wrote the author of the email and said that NASA had said on their
> website that it was "open source". The response was:
>
> "Thank you for your inquiry, However, STRS is labeled specifically as
> Government Purpose Only software. At this time it is only available
> for a Federal Government purpose use by civil servants or contractors
> with a contract number. In the future, if you have need for the
> software on a government contract, please feel free to contact our
> office again for the software."
>
> The author also included the following NASA Software Catalog (link
> below). As you'll see, very little of the software posted on NASA's
> "open source" site is actually "open source" as we know it! Most of it
> is "US Government Purpose Release". There is a small subset of software
> that are identified as "General Public" or "Open Source":
>
> http://technology.nasa.gov/NASA_Software_Catalog_2014.pdf
>
> He also included a link to this site with truly open source NASA
> software:
>
> http://code.nasa.gov/project/
>
> While I was disappointed with NASA's response regarding their "open
> source" program, at least they pointed me to the NASA software catalog
> and a site with actual open source software.
>
> End of cctalk Digest, Vol 128, Issue 18
> ***************************************
>
Note that the article to which you originally referred was from Wired. I
almost didn't bother opening it for that reason - Wired has become the
National Inquirer of the tech world, IMHO - flashy headlines, questionable
content. So it doesn't surprise me that the nature of the release was not
as advertised. -- Ian
--
Ian S. King, MSCS ('06, Washington)
Ph.D. Candidate
The Information School
University of Washington
Madness takes its toll - please have exact change.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I wonder if this item is still available. I could use it for my research:
Summagraphics MM1201 autocad tablet
Best wishes,
Hans
Dr. Ir. Hans Degens
School of Healthcare Science
Cognitive Motor Function Research Group
Manchester Metropolitan University
John Dalton Building; Chester Street
Manchester M1 5GD
United Kingdom
Phone: +44.161.247.5686 or +44.1270.875187
Fax: +44.161.247.5751
E-mail: h.degens at mmu.ac.uk<mailto:h.degens at mmu.ac.uk>
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I just picked up a Toshiba T1000 portable and I'd like to dig into its
inner workings a little bit. I can't find a speck of documentation
online. No user guides, no service manuals, no schematics, nothin'. I'm
especially interested in a reference on the external floppy port, if
nothing else.
If anyone has any PDFs, please let me know!
-Seth