test-drb September 2015

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by derschjo＠gmail.com

Along with the 11/44 I also picked up a Honeywell/Bull DPS-6 deskside workstation; I can't seem to dig up much information specific to this model (a badge on the rear labels it as "Model/Index No. B01732"). I can take some detailed pictures later this week after I've had time to clean it up (it's very, very dirty), but it looks very similar to the DPS-6 unit pictured on this site: http://www.feb-patrimoine.com/projet/gcos6/gcos6.htm Anyone have any docs on this thing? Or fun anecdotes to share? What have I gotten myself into with this thing? Thanks, Josh

8 years, 7 months

Is tape dead?

by c.murray.mccullough＠gmail.com

I came across a fascinating article by Evan Koblentz in TechRepublic Daily Digest today entitled: ?Tape isn't dying -- it's getting healthier and smarter?. Does this mean my ADAM tape drive system has a future after all? Naw! But one can wish. Are there tape systems in the PDP family, et. al., still running? Happy computing. Murray :)

8 years, 7 months

FOR SALE: IMSAI 8080, Canon Cat, PDP 11/05, Heathkit H11, Polymorphic Systems POLY88, SWTPC 6800

by sellam＠vintagetech.com

I have the following systems presently for sale: IMSAI 8080 http://vintagetech.com/sales/IMSAI%208080/ Canon Cat http://vintagetech.com/sales/Canon%20Cat/ PDP 11/05 http://vintagetech.com/sales/Big%20Iron/PDP%2011-05.JPG Heathkit H11 http://vintagetech.com/sales/Heathkit%20H11/ Polymorphic Systems POLY88 http://vintagetech.com/sales/Polymorphic%20Systems%20POLY88/ SWTPC 6800 http://vintagetech.com/sales/SWTPC%206800/ Please inquire in private e-mail for more information and price (negotiable). Thanks! -- Sellam ibn Abraham VintageTech ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintagetech.com Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. The truth is always simple. * * * NOTICE * * * Due to the insecure nature of the medium over which this message has been transmitted, no statement made in this writing may be considered reliable for any purpose either express or implied. The contents of this message are appropriate for entertainment and/or informational purposes only. The right of the people to be secure in their papers against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated.

8 years, 7 months

Moving PDP 11 gear - Status update

by lyokoboy0＠gmail.com

Hello. It has been a while since i have posted anything on this list. Last time i posted i was asking advice on how to properly load up and move a pdp 11 with related gear. It has been quite some time since i picked all this stuff up and figured i would give a status update here to let others know my progress with the machine. Images of what I picked up can be posted later if there is interest. In total i picked up the following: 2 racks containing - a pdp 11/34 2 RL02 drives A RL01 Drive 2 complete vt 100 terminals 2 large line printers a second empty 11/34 . no cards. second rack contains a large tape drive. Piles of tapes and rl02 disks. I have yet to inventory them all. Most are labled with aircraft names. The machine was used to recover flight data recorder info, so i imagine that is what is on most of the tapes. Lots of RSX docs and related tapes. I had the machine fired up for an hour or two, i was messing with the front panel when i heard a fizzing sound followed by a burning smell. The front panel is no longer responsive. I have been going over the power supply. Mr Paul Anderson on the list here has been generously been giving much of his spare time assisting me on the phone with troubleshooting the power supply. Thats my progress so far. Kinda taunting that i moved it all the way over here and it does not even work yet, but hopefully soon i can get it to work again. Lastly, the line printers were thrown in at the last moment, i was not sure i was even going to be able to fit them in the van. Due to their weight i have not been able to move them from where they were sat down since they were picked up back in july. If anyone is interested in them, i can let them go for cheap. I just do not have the space for them both, but the seller was going to throw them out if i did not take them. Ill post back with the model #'s and a couple pictures. --Devin

8 years, 7 months

RL01, RL02, RK06, RK07 cable differences

by useddec＠gmail.com

Does anyone have both of these that I can pick their brains? Thanks, Paul

8 years, 7 months

cctech Digest, Vol 15, Issue 25

by clemc＠ccc.com

?below...? On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 1:00 PM, <cctech-request at classiccmp.org> wrote: > --------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> > > http://www.eah-jena.de/~kleine/history/languages/ansi-x3dot9 > -1966-Fortran66.pdf > > The surprising thing is how spare the ANSI document is: 36 pages, > including appendices. > > Compare to, say, F95... > ?Chuck, I sent your comment to one of the guys on the current ANSI standard, his reply: "Fortran 2015 is currently 617 pages and will go some more before publication"?

8 years, 7 months

Amstrad CPC6128 joins the rest home

by terry＠webweavers.co.nz

It's a busy life nowadays but never too busy to kit out a newly-acquired Amstrad CPC6128. http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2015-09-24-amstrad6128-acquire-fix… for those who might be interested. It's the first time I've played with those 3 inch disks. Tez

8 years, 7 months

Looking for some DEC-related spares..

by ard＠p850ug1.demon.co.uk

I am currently sorting things out after a house move last year and getting my PDP11s back together. Unfortuantely there was some damage in the move [1] and I am currently looking for a source for the following : 1) 2 off the small screw-down feet used on the outriggers of the H960 rack. Not the larger ones under the rack, the little ones with the 3/8" A/F hexagon for a spanner. I have the outrigger castings, undamaged, but 2 of said feet got bent at right-angles (!) [2] 2) 2 off switch mechanisms for the PDP11/45 front panel. I have the toggles (thankfully), I need the switches. I think the 11/40 and 11/70 use the same swtiches. Probably C&K originally. [1] I have learnt the hard way. If you need to move classic computers do not use a removal company (this applies to anything else of any value). It is cheaper in the end to find 3 or so friends and give them 10K pounds/dollars each to help you with the move. [2] I asked said removal men if I should remove the outriggers. They told me not to bother. Looks like they tried to pivot the rack on those little feet (!). -tony

8 years, 7 months

US source for SCSI2SD boards

by aek＠bitsavers.org

>from the vintage-computer list http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?49260-SCSI2SD-microS… http://www.ebay.com/itm/191700123328

8 years, 7 months

OT: Migraine was RE: would like to find blue dg et head looking terminal ...

by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com

I have tried the log the foods I eat and all the other routines to find a cure... was even willing to give up lobster if that was a trigger. Alas - so far, no solve. Ed# In a message dated 9/25/2015 12:22:15 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, dave.g4ugm at gmail.com writes: Used to get the headaches with no visuals, but wearing the correct glasses and keeping my screen clean seems to have solved that, but since then, like Dwight, I have had a couple of attacks of the "lightening lines" and blurred vision. The eye hospital tell me that this is an "ocular migraine" and I can concour its really strange and somewhat scary especially for the first time... Dave G4UGM > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of dwight > Sent: 25 September 2015 03:50 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > <cctalk at classiccmp.org> > Subject: RE: would like to find blue dg et head looking terminal to go with > small ecli... > > I get the squiggly lines but no headache. > Strange stuff. > Dwight > > > > Subject: Re: would like to find blue dg et head looking terminal to go with > small ecli... > > To: cctalk at classiccmp.org > > From: cube1 at charter.net > > Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 23:59:39 -0500 > > > > On 9/22/2015 11:00 PM, COURYHOUSE at aol.com wrote: > > > probably an artifact generated by my migraine this evening . > > > > > > > Ugh. Had some of those while I was in High School, complete with > > squiggly lines, often nausea and hours of intense pain. You have my > > sympathy. > > > > Then one day I started to get one while I was driving from home to the > > local music store. I pulled over, took a deep breath and (I kid you > > not) told myself no, you are not going to get a migraine, ain't gonna > > happen. It went away almost immediately, and I haven't had one since. > > Go figure. Almost certainly pure coincidence. [I wish that would work > > for everyone. Sigh.] > > > > JRJ >

8 years, 7 months

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test-drb September 2015