test-drb October 2015

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by kylevowen＠gmail.com

Any idea what this might go to? Someone suggested a B1700, but wasn't exactly sure. http://imgur.com/a/rYtjR Thanks, Kyle

8 years, 9 months

3480 additional info

by sales＠elecplus.com

The 3480 and other large stuff is in Chicago. The 3472 and 3477 terminals and keyboards are in WI. Cindy --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

8 years, 9 months

3480 pictures

by sales＠elecplus.com

See if this will work. https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxqLDyoLYuCKZmNsZlo1U0JyVkE <https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxqLDyoLYuCKZmNsZlo1U0JyVkE&usp=sha ring> &usp=sharing Some of the pictures are not very good. Cindy --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

8 years, 9 months

3480 update

by sales＠elecplus.com

>From the people in Chicago: I have the Cabinets I am not sure about the part numbers though. I tried searching them but i was lost. We have 2, 3490-A10 a 3490-B40, two 44P4352 (as you will see in the pictures the laptop is with one of them) and what i think is 2066-002. Again I am not 100% on these part numbers. I hope the pictures help. He did not send the pictures as attachments, so I can't save them. I have asked him to re-send them. Cindy --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

8 years, 9 months

Small Computer Museum Entities [ Was: Re: MFM Emulator ]

by ian.finder＠gmail.com

CH is pretty nasty right now. We're trying to use my friend's old basement office apartment to get this started. He has been there for years and it's very cheap-- for now. Seattle has gotten ridiculous, so if the building sells or the rent goes up, most of the gear will get packed away once again. A definite risk factor, but hopefully by then we will at least have produced an active community. Or maybe it's all doomed from the get-go; only one way to find out-- It's all conjecture until I get around to moving my ass... :) We are quite close, just need to clean, move in a few more systems, and figure out the initial access structure. Any local folk interested in participating should ping me off-list. - Ian On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> wrote: > On 10/8/15 11:38 AM, Ian Finder wrote: > > We do not intend to overlap with a big, professional museum like CHM or >> LCM. Rather think of this as a kind of a maker-space for old systems; There >> is a lot of interest in Seattle- largely people from the software industry- >> who would love to code something on a real PDP 11, Symbolics or a Xerox or >> a 3B2 / BLIT, but aren't equipped to handle care and feeding of these sorts >> of machines. >> >> > Good. There have been false starts for something similar down here for at > least five years > > The problem is real estate has become insanely expensive here, so it is > tough to get traction. > > I have a good friend that lived on CH in the 90's, and it sounds like > things are getting bad up there > too. > > > > -- Ian Finder (206) 395-MIPS ian.finder at gmail.com

8 years, 9 months

IBM 3480 server and storage

by sales＠elecplus.com

My Chicago buddy has an entire IBM 3480 system, server and storage. The storage rack has 64 hard drives. He has the tapes that go with it. Email me if you are interested. I can get PN and pics. Will palletize and ship or you can pick up. No, it is not a freebie J Cindy Croxton --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

8 years, 9 months

DEC pdp 11 "R-K ABBR. BOOT P. C. Board"

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> From: Jay Jaeger > one ought to first check whether the board is intended for a UNIBUS or > Q-Bus system! Easiest way to do that is to look on the back side at the fingers; if the board does not do interrupts or DMA (likely, if this is a ROM card), there will be U-shaped traces to 'jumper' the grant lintes: a QBUS card will have a pair, with a single finger space between them; a UNIBUS card will have a group of four, with no spaces between them. Either pattern is absolutely definitive. If you don't see either... time to drag out the ohm-meter! :-) Noel

8 years, 9 months

DEC pdp 11 "R-K ABBR. BOOT P. C. Board"

by billdegnan＠gmail.com

What is the purpose of this controller? It came with a PDP 11/05 system: http://vintagecomputer.net/digital/PDP11-05/dec_r-k_abbr_bootPC_Board-a_fro… Printed on the controller is R-K ABBR. BOOT P. C. Board 609395 Rev B 802000 Rev I searched around, found nothing specific Is this a bootstrap board for an RK drive? -- Bill vintagecomputer.net

8 years, 9 months

Tape cleaner on eBay

by cclist＠sydex.com

While we're on the subject of half-inch tape, the innards of a CDC half-inch tape cleaner, item 281807671456. The seller was surprised to find out that the thing was merely a tape cleaner and not a tape drive, so he probably would like to see an offer. It appears to be complete, but for the outer cabinet. Sellers says it powers up just fine. Not mine, but cleaners don't come up too often, so I thought the list might be interested. --Chuck

8 years, 9 months

Manual for the Overland Data OD3201 Tape Drive?

by marc.verdiell＠gmail.com

I know what you mean. There were two awesome CDC 609 available semi locally recently. Carl and I fantasized to pick them up. When we looked at the weight, clearer mind prevailed and we gave up. Not sure what happened to them. Marc ================================================ Subject: Re: Manual for the Overland Data OD3201 Tape Drive? My favorite drive is/are the CDC 607/609. Wonderful units--1500 lbs., IIRC. At any rate, you wouldn't want one to fall on you. Less so the 65x and 66x drives. --Chuck

8 years, 9 months

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test-drb October 2015