test-drb August 2014

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Late 09 iMac loaded- Forgive me its not vintage

by falco＠ihug.co.nz

It's obvious - two people used it at once for a couple of years. Presumably they had half the keyboard each, and fought over the mouse. On 18/08/2014 1:08 p.m., Chris Pye wrote: > On 18 Aug 2014, at 10:25 am, Steven Landon [1] wrote: > >> Replacing my iMac finally after 7 years of good use, Ive decided to upgrade > How do you get 7 years use out of a machine that's only 5 years old? Links: ------ [1] mailto:slandon110 at gmail.com

10 years, 1 month

CAPS-11 on a TU-60 tape found

by quapla＠xs4all.nl

I found a TU-60 tape with what is apparently CAPS-11. The tape label has the following texts : DEC-11-OTSYA-A-TC CAPS-11 V01-02 SYSTEM CASSETTE A loose label lists the (apparent) contents date 09-aug-73 : CTLOAD SYS 08-aug-73 CAPS11 S8K 09-AUG-73 PIP SRU 09-AUG-73 EDIT SLG 09-AUG-73 LINK SRU 09-AUG-73 ODT SLG 09-AUG-73 PAL SRU 09-AUG-73 DEMO PAL 09-AUG-73 Is the anybody who is able to image this tape so the community can us it? Ed -- Dit is een HTML vrije email / This is an HTML free email. Zeg NEE tegen de 'slimme' meter.

10 years, 1 month

Displaywriter 8" filesystem?

by david＠attglobal.net

I've imaged a little stack of Displaywriter 8" disks and am starting in on filesystem organization. With an EBCDIC filter I can see the data plain as day. I've also got experience stitching together the DisplayWriter files that come from the DOS-based system, so if I could get the file allocation scheme figured out and lift off whole files from these disk images, I bet the same conversion code would work on the resulting data. I've browsed the manuals on Bitsavers, but of course IBM never intended their users to actually look at the bytes on the disk. So none of the information was geared towards revealing the file allocation secrets. Is there any reference material out there to help me decode (or find) the file allocation structures? - David

10 years, 1 month

FS: Late 09 iMac loaded- Forgive me its not vintage

by slandon110＠gmail.com

Replacing my iMac finally after 7 years of good use, Ive decided to upgrade The specs are as follows Core 2 Duo 3.06ghz 14GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive Adobe Creative Suite 6 Final Cut Pro 7 Studio Final Cut Pro X Office 2011 Its a nice machine great for video editing and document processing and other tasks, Ive used it to work with my vintage machines. Asking $750 or best and can deliver to VCFMW/ECCC

10 years, 1 month

PDP-11/05 debugging tips?

by derschjo＠gmail.com

Hi all -- As I mentioned a few days back, I recently picked up an 11/05 that's in need of some troubleshooting. This weekend I've started getting more acquainted with the details of the CPU set (reading through the schematics and the various manuals (which are quite thorough, fortunately.)) Before I start getting too deep with this, I figured I'd see if maybe I'm overlooking something simple -- I'm relatively green with Unibus systems. So here's what I'm seeing: - At power-up, the system comes up in a halted state and I can load addresses from the front panel switches into the address register, and these are correctly loaded -- no stuck bits, etc. - Toggling "Start" causes the "Run" light to go on and the system seems to be doing... something (the address/data lamps flicker). Attempting to halt the machine at this point does not work, but if I have the "Enable/Halt" switch set to "Halt" and hit "Start" again the machine does stop and the "Run" light goes out. - Hitting "Exam" while halted has no effect (no data is loaded, addresses are not incremented), and seems to lock the machine up -- I can no longer load addresses via the front panel. Hitting "Start" still puts the machine in the "Run" state outlined above, and once halted again, "Load Addr" works again. - Hitting "Cont" while halted puts the machine back in the "Run" state regardless of the state of the "Enable/Halt" switch. So it definitely looks like the Run state control logic should be looked at... The machine's configuration is very basic: the CPU set (M7260/M7261), an 8KW core board set (G110, G231, H215), and an M903C Unibus terminator. I've verified that these are all in the correct slots. Bus grant cards are in the D slot of all four Unibus slots (and inserted in the correct orientation, I hate those things...) Thus far I've tested the power supply and voltages are spot on with acceptable ripple. AC LO L and DC LO L are correctly going high after power on, so that shouldn't be causing issues. I've gone through and cleaned everything including the edge connectors. (I left the core plane undisturbed, it's already been banged around enough...) I double-checked the backplane for bent pins that might be touching other pins. I've checked the processor clock, and it's running properly and at the correct rate (310ns). I've run the machine with just the processor set with the same behavior. Any other simple things I should check before I get seriously involved with this thing? Fortunately I have a set of KM-11 replicas I got from Guy Sotomayor a few years back so that will help immensely in debugging... Thanks as always, Josh

10 years, 1 month

Where to Get "Professional" Packing Done for Shipping a

by c＠meron.cc

On 08/15/2014 04:56 AM, jwsmobile wrote: > Any unit needs to be evaluated for internal components which may not handle > shipping stresses and disassembled if possible before crating. CRT's should > never be left with the factory mounts anymore for instance. On the back of that, are CRTs best shipped with the screen facing down, or forwards? Presumably it's also wise to unplug the neck board from the CRT and secure it. What do people do about the HV transformer? They're normally bulky/heavy and can lack support other than the solder connections on the PCB. I?ve shipped tons of stuff through The UPS Store. They always do a great job packing.? Cameron

10 years, 1 month

Bring your Amigas to VCFMW 9.0

by slandon110＠gmail.com

Im doing an Amiga Exhibit, Exhibiting my Amiga 2000 and Amiga Like Operating Systems like AROS and MorphOS. So Im putting out the call for peeps to bring out Amiga Stuff. Ill also be showing off The AmigaGO- A portable laptop based UAE System, and the AmigaMini, A thin client based Amiga UAE system.

10 years, 1 month

UPS and shipping/packing (was Re: cctalk Digest, Vol 132, Issue 38)

by isking＠uw.edu

On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 3:31 PM, <cctalk-request at classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 11:12:13 -0600 > From: Roe Peterson <roeapeterson at gmail.com> > To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" > <cctalk at classiccmp.org> > Cc: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only" <cctech at classiccmp.org> > Subject: Re: Where to Get "Professional" Packing Done for Shipping a > Message-ID: <4F7C1DA6-043D-4908-85DC-5EAC0456D896 at gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > On Aug 17, 2014, at 3:02 AM, Peter Coghlan <cctech at beyondthepale.ie> > wrote: > > > > > >> > >> I don't like the UPS Store they are spotty. > > I will never use nor accept UPS shipping again. This customs brokerage > scam they run is well known, and has been documented. Even using my own > brokerage firm has failed. Despite full info on the brokerage existing in > the shipping documentation, UPS insists on telephone voice confirmation, or > they charge for brokerage. A ridiculous amount. > > Even after that, after voice confirmation, UPS _twice_ attempted to > collect silly brokerage fees from me. I refused, the agent left the > packages here as I was about to call UPS and bitch, and then the assholes > actually sent the amounts to a collection agency! > > I explained to the CA that I had already paid the brokerage via another > agent, and that their client was committing criminal fraud; I then welcomed > a lawsuit. > > I have not heard a word since. > > It may be that UPS is OK for domestic shipping, but their international > service is a serious scam. > > And if UPS is listening: yes, you are criminals and scam artists. Come > and get me if you dare, truth is always a positive defense against libel > and slander. > > Ah yes, Useless Partial Service. All the other carriers deliver to my lab at the university without a problem. UPS insists on either delivering to the school's main office - on main campus, 3/4 mile away - or not delivering at all, sometimes for days. Yeah, 3/4 mile isn't far - unless the package is a case of disk drives. Is it a Coke/Pepsi-style thing, where the carriers some how lock in their customers? I've asked vendors from whom I buy routinely to use FedEx or even USPS instead of UPS, and some say they won't/can't. I tell them I won't/can't put up with UPS' sad excuse for service, so expect less business from me. (Sometimes you just don't have a choice.) Why do you think the trucks are BROWN? <holding nose> -- Ian -- Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS Ph.D. Candidate The Information School University of Washington Madness takes its toll - please have exact change.

10 years, 1 month

VCFMW/ECCC Rooms- GF and I have space available

by slandon110＠gmail.com

My gf and I were only able to book a double queen room, So there is space available if someone needs a room. Just split the cost of it with us, 75 dollars for 2 nights.

10 years, 1 month

VAX 4000-100A motherboard, CPU and firmware

by shadoooo＠gmail.com

Hello, I have a VAX 4000-100A (54-21797-01) that gives P-cache errors. I would try to understand if the problem can be fixed somehow, or if the CPU / motherboard needs to be replaced. Anybody has NVAX CPU datasheets, including pinout to check if there's something wrong with basics like power supply, cache invalidate signals, etc? Thanks Andrea

10 years, 1 month

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test-drb August 2014