test-drb June 2014

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by a50mhzham＠gmail.com

These would be ASCII /Serial TERMINALS rather than computers, in the functional sense, yes? >11 ADDS (Applied Digital Data Systems, Inc.) Regent 25 Computer > > 21 Wyse Wyse Computer Terminal Serial No. 0080000332 689 . [Experts] Expert: An ordinary man away from home giving advice. --Oscar Wilde a50mhzham at gmail.com ? N9QQB (amateur radio) "HEY YOU" (loud shouting) ? Second Tops (Set Dancing) ? FIND ME ON FACEBOOK 43? 7' 17.2" N by 88? 6' 28.9" W ? Elevation 815' ? Grid Square EN53wc LAN/Telecom Analyst ? Open-source Dude ? Musician ? Registered Linux User 385531

10 years, 6 months

Uninstall DECet-Plus, replace with DECnet Phase IV?

by scaron＠umich.edu

Hi all, I have two VAX machines here running VMS under the hobbyist program; it's been a whlie since I messed with OpenVMS seriously and in my haste to get going, I foolishly installed DECnet Plus rather than DECnet Phase IV. Now I have a two-node cluster, but the nodes don't seem to be aware of each other outside of "SHOW CLUSTER". I can't perform network operations including PHONE, SET HOST, etc. It just always tells me that "the remote node is not currently reachable". Is there a quick way I can uninstall DECnet Plus and replace with Phase IV without having to take all the time out to reload both of these machines >from scratch? I know there's gotta be at least a few folks on here that are conversant in VMS :) Thanks, Sean

10 years, 6 months

MAI Basic Four 510 610 730

by ad＠ardiehl.de

Hi Jim, thanks for the answer, my comments inline: On 06/08/2014 03:45 AM, jim s wrote: > Armin, > I'm looping Al Kossow in on this and will put the data aside > somewhere, since I want to get names and dates of the history of Basic > 4, and have him have it for the CHM records. > > further comments inline below > thanks > jim > On 6/7/2014 3:08 PM, Armin Diehl wrote: >> Hi Jim, >> >> i have not yet picked up the cpu, until now i have the 2 drives, 3 >> terminals, docs and the printer. Plan to get the CPU end of next week. > The disk drives look to be CDC like the 80mb used on the DEc systems. > SMD They are in fact Century Data T80 (80 MB) but the MAI manual states 20MB ? I have scanned the service manual, this as well as the manual from Century Data is available on bitsavers >> In case the power supply is as simple as shown in the microdata >> schematics, that should not be a big deal (in case the problem is >> within the PSU). > let me look at the manual up uploaded. See below on the PSU. >> I have uploaded a few pictures here: >> >> http://www.ardiehl.de/basicfour/mai510/pics/small/ >> > The guys at b4 did their own hardware after buying 1600's thru about > 1976 or into 77. I think this (in fact I know) this is their own doing. I will take more photos when the machine is here, may take 2 weeks because i will be vacation for a few days. > > I interviewed with B4 for a position doing the design of some of the > I/O since I had had 3 years working with the 1600 in school. Microdata > was having a rocky road, and at the time was not treating us well. > > Phil Ramazina? I think was the director of Engineering and was not > too happy with me to turn him down at the time. My heart was in > firmware, and not in the hardware, and they had two firmware gurus at > the time. > > We later hired the main one, Peter something who got pissed off at > them at microdata, and he actually went into the mainframe software > business and made a company that sold out for millions. I need to ask > a buddy who worked with him his name and history and get it written > down somewhere. interesting >> don't know if it is a 20 or 40 Amps PSU, i will see when i have the >> cpu here. The PSU is mounted on the back of the CPU. >> >> Btw, do you know what microcode basic four used ? Do they have there >> own version or some of the ones supplied by microdata ? >> > By this time they may have gone to Pioneer or other switchers. i > doubt it has the MD linear, but you can send a photo. > > You will probably need to load it if you can pull it from the cpu and > bring it up. > > The supply voltages I rattled off, +5, +12, -12, -16.75 may also have > a -5 depending on the Cmos parts used for the memory. If you have > occasion to pull the mos memory board, get the part and check. I > suspect you may have a -5 rail if it is the common parts out then. > > You can use your own judgment on whether you need to be that cautious. At least the schematics of the 200/410 32K memory board shows -5 V (on page 6.73) connected to the memory IC's. They are shown as 2107B, have not yet found a datasheet for these. Both machines are from around 1980 so they should be similar, when not identical. The larger machine has another disk controller containing an additional CPU, will see if the large one arrives. >> The CPU's i have are with CMOS memory as well as CMOS microcode >> proms, i have scanned one service manual containing the CPU schematics: >> > I appreciate that, I will take a look at the scan and see what it > looks like. That would help, thanks. >> http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/mai/BFISD8035_System200_41… >> >> >> I assume these are further developments based on the 1600. >> > might be. The processor you sent photos of are certainly a follow on. > > I'll write up and send a description of the history of the firmware. > IT turns out it was an upgraded version of the original firmware I > used in college, the 1621. Appreciate that. Thre is not much information available for these machine, i have started some small description some years ago (http://www.ardiehl.de/basicfour), maybe i can add some information you provide. >> >> On 06/03/2014 01:38 AM, jim stephens wrote: >>> Armin, >>> the power supply info for this system is in the back pages of the >>> Logic manual. Though it claims to be the "logic" it is actually >>> the main manual for the whole system >>> >>> I think the regulator was the same for both the 20 and 40 amp >>> systems, with the actual logic to regulate the power being separate >>> from the board which regulated the voltages. I don't have systems >>> handy to check this. >>> >>> all of my 1600's have internal power supplies which fit into the >>> left end of the backplane and use a shorter backplane. You probably >>> have a system with a power supply which is either about 8" or about >>> 14 or 15" high rack mounted on the back. If it is rack mounted on >>> the back, the smaller of the two is the 20 amp, and the larger is 40 >>> amp. >>> >>> This refers to the rating of the 5v supply. the -16.75, -12, and >>> +12 are all the same rating, only the 5v to supply increased amount >>> of TTL logic was upgraded. If you used the other voltages, you had >>> to supply the extra power from a separate supply, and the Basic 4 >>> systems didn't have any such need. >>> >>> thanks >>> Jim >>> >>> http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/microdata/1600/1600_Logic_… >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 6:13 AM, Armin Diehl <ad at ardiehl.de >>> <mailto:ad at ardiehl.de>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> yesterday i got a complete MAI Basic Four 510, similar to the >>> 610/730 including 2 14" removable disk drives including a lot of >>> disk packs. Due to the size i have yet transported one drive, the >>> printer, terminals, disk packs and the documentation only. I have >>> to pick up the CPU, the 2nd drive and the remaining stuff over the >>> next weeks. >>> Now i'm looking for the service manual since there seems to be a >>> defect in the cpu power supply, the main fuse is blowed: >>> >>> M8001XX System 610/730 Service Manual >>> >>> Anyone out there having these or similar manuals ? >>> >>> These ones would also be very interesting: >>> >>> M80651A System 1350 Service Manual, Vol I >>> M80652A System 1350 Service Manual, Vol II >>> M80781A System 1600 Service Manual, Vol I >>> M80782A System 1600 Service Manual, Vol II >>> >>> The new ones i got (Disk service manual and owners manual for the >>> 610/730) will be scanned and send to Al within the next weeks. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> ---------------- >>> Gr?sse >>> Armin Diehl >>> ad at ardiehl.de <mailto:ad at ardiehl.de> >>> >>> >> >>

10 years, 6 months

MAI Basic Four 510 610 730

by michael.99.thompson＠gmail.com

> From: Michael Lee <mikelee at tdh.com> > Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 14:23:25 -0500 > >> Anyone out there having these or similar manuals ? > > I have no manuals, software or documentation, but I was told the system was operational when shut off. There is very little out there about these machines. > > Would love to hear from anyone who knows about these, let alone perhaps has run one in the past or still has one. The Rhode Island Computer Museum has several MAI Basic Four systems. None have been powered on for a long time. I can check if there is any documentation. http://www.ricomputermuseum.org/Home/equipment/mai-basic-four-model-8000 http://www.ricomputermuseum.org/Home/equipment/mai-basic-four-model-4102 -- Michael Thompson

10 years, 6 months

MAI Basic Four 510 610 730

by ad＠ardiehl.de

Hi, yesterday i got a complete MAI Basic Four 510, similar to the 610/730 including 2 14" removable disk drives including a lot of disk packs. Due to the size i have yet transported one drive, the printer, terminals, disk packs and the documentation only. I have to pick up the CPU, the 2nd drive and the remaining stuff over the next weeks. Now i'm looking for the service manual since there seems to be a defect in the cpu power supply, the main fuse is blowed: M8001XX System 610/730 Service Manual Anyone out there having these or similar manuals ? These ones would also be very interesting: M80651A System 1350 Service Manual, Vol I M80652A System 1350 Service Manual, Vol II M80781A System 1600 Service Manual, Vol I M80782A System 1600 Service Manual, Vol II The new ones i got (Disk service manual and owners manual for the 610/730) will be scanned and send to Al within the next weeks. Thanks ---------------- Gr?sse Armin Diehl ad at ardiehl.de

10 years, 6 months

WANTED: NS boot disks and spare hard-sectored disks

by dgriffi＠cs.csubak.edu

I have a Northstar Horizon that almost has a buyer and I would like to send him some disks to use with it. Would one of you Northstar users please contact me privately? I would like to get boot media and some spare hard sectored disks. -- 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?

10 years, 6 months

KA630 emulator: minor milestone!

by mouse＠Rodents-Montreal.ORG

A few of you may recall that I was, some years ago, working on a KA630 emulator and was stuck getting the ROM code to like the console SLU. (I want to eventually get it to the point of running NetBSD/vax and possibly other VAX OSes.) I now have it passing POST! It gets to the point of KA630-A.V1.3 Performing normal system tests. 7..6..5..4..3.. Tests completed. >>> It can't go any further yet, both because I haven't implemented any potentially bootable peripherals and because I haven't implemented console serial input (and thus can't type any commands at the prompt). But, progress is being made! /~\ The ASCII Mouse \ / Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML mouse at rodents-montreal.org / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B

10 years, 6 months

Heathkit Analog computer on eBay.

by jws＠jwsss.com

Hopefully someone can save this from some horrible "steampunk" fate. Way too nice for that. Hopefully the price will keep it from such a fate. Thanks Jim Heathkit-EC-1-Analog-Computer-1960-Vintage-Working-/ http://www.ebay.com/itm/181432358892

10 years, 6 months

Large collection of items available

by mmaginnis＠gmail.com

Delurking for a brief announcement: I was recently contacted by an individual whose deceased relative was a long-time computer professional, as well as hobbyist. The individual asked me to help disseminate the bulk of the relative?s collection, which numbers in the hundreds of items, including CPUs, software, documentation and associated peripherals. I've been helping the individual catalog and list everything. A small sampling of the items: a Hero Jr. robot Kaypro 2000 an AT&T PC that she describes as a "UNIX computer" stuff from Cromemco, Apple, Wang, Microsoft, DEC (manuals only), Tandy, Texas Instruments, etc. I know this isn't very specific, but there's too much to list here individually. Here's a link to a Microsoft Word document on my Dropbox of everything available. The individual is looking to sell, rather than donate: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12135838/Available%20Items%203-3-14.docx Please contact me off list and I'll put you in touch with the seller and you can negotiate privately. Thanks.

10 years, 6 months

MPI 9406 drives (was Re: docs or software for Quay 900 (uses Quay 90F/MPS board))

by spacewar＠gmail.com

I wrote: > The drives are MPI part no. 77618022, apparently a 9406 variant but not > listed in the drive manual on Bitsavers. I suspect the pinout is close to > the SA800/850 pinout (industry standard), but I was surprised to find that > none of the variants in the 9406 manual have a pinout similar to that. > I figured out how to extract the drives. The chassis is not designed to make it easy; you have to remove the key switch and "Quay" faceplate, which extends downward just enough to block sliding the drive out the front. Both drives are the 77618022 variant, with PWA (PCB) P/N 77615454, which is not described in the manual. It has a few less ICs and several more potentiometers than the PWAs in the manual. The drives appear to have been manufactured in late 1979, so it seems odd that they wouldn't be in the mid-1982 9406 manual.

10 years, 6 months

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test-drb June 2014