test-drb April 2014

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by shumaker＠att.net

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"

10 years, 2 months

NASA "Open Source"....

by lbickley＠bickleywest.com

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"

10 years, 2 months

Compaq 486 desktop

by sales＠elecplus.com

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

10 years, 2 months

The Americans

by oltmansg＠gmail.com

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?

10 years, 2 months

Bit more eBay pimping! NIC boot ROMs, PowerMac clone, iMac G5

by lproven＠gmail.com

Umax Pulsar 2330 (SuperMac) Apple Power Macintosh clone http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271452685591 Western Digital Netware boot ROMs http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271451981176 Apple iMac G5 2GHz 20" - for spares or repairs http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271452970427 All still at 1p with no bids after a couple of days. -- 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

10 years, 2 months

heartbleed bug/fix for openvms ?

by dgahling＠hotmail.com

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.

10 years, 2 months

[eBay] VAX 11/780 board set and power supplies

by wmaddox＠pacbell.net

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

10 years, 2 months

cctalk Digest, Vol 128, Issue 18

by isking＠uw.edu

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.

10 years, 2 months

FREE Summagraphics MM1201 autocad tablet

by H.Degens＠mmu.ac.uk

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> "Before acting on this email or opening any attachments you should read the Manchester Metropolitan University email disclaimer available on its website http://www.mmu.ac.uk/emaildisclaimer "

10 years, 2 months

Wanted: Toshiba T1000 manual PDFs

by lists＠loomcom.com

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

10 years, 2 months

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test-drb April 2014