test-drb September 2016

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assembler, disassembler for Intel 8089?

by spacewar＠gmail.com

Before I write my own, does anyone happen to have an assembler and/or a disassembler for the Intel 8089 I/O processor?

8 years, 1 month

ROM dumps of Intel MDS-2 IOC

by fulivi＠tiscali.it

Hi everyone, I'm looking for the images of ROMs installed on the IOC (I/O controller) board of Intel MDS-2 development systems. In particular I'm looking for the content of the character generator ROM (A19-2708) and of firmware ROMs (A50 to A53-4x2716). So far I had no success in googling them. My goal would be to contribute a good emulation of MDS systems to MESS, especially for what regards the look of the video terminal. Well, this is the plan, when "real-life" is not inteferring too much... Thanks a lot. -- F.Ulivi

8 years, 2 months

Unexpected Apple Lisa display - what is it?

by barythrin＠gmail.com

Lol well crap. I was trying to remember which member here owned that site but figured it out. So where'd you find the picture Steven? -------- Original message -------- > From: steven stengel <tosteve at yahoo.com> > > What is this unusual Apple Lisa display - some sort of diagnostics? > > http://oldcomputers.net/temp/lisa.jpg

8 years, 2 months

Is anyone making replacement clear labels for DEC gear?

by Arno_1983＠gmx.de

On Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:29:06 -0400, Paul Koning <paulkoning at comcast.net> wrote: > There are inkjet printers that support white ink (or pigment). Those are probably professional type machines, so they are likely to cost over $1000. Possibly you can find a service bureau that will do the job. I think I've > seem them described as machines for making labels (to put onto bottles and boxes etc.). Epson makes them if I remember right, and there are likely to be others. We have a couple @work to put datecodes, tracability numbers etc. on PCB assemblies, but they're probably more commonly used to print e.g. freshness dates directly onto cans, bottles etc. Ours are made by Markem Imaje in France, they can also do logos, 1D and 2D codes, and I _think_ there are white inks for them as well. They are also intended for integration into some machine or process as they depend on the material moving by and sensing its speed by an encoder. Ink droplets are continuously produced from a single nozzle and electrostatically deflected in 2 axes, either into a gutter inside the print head or out through the aperture and onto the medium. Using such to print onto clear adhesive label stock might be a start, but the resolution is hmmm...limited. So long, Arno

8 years, 2 months

Looking for Bruce from Future Dimensions, Compuware

by microtechdart＠gmail.com

Interesting story (well maybe for some). For any of you who have followed my projects, here is some context: It is one and the same company who used both the Point 4 IRIS systems and the Convergent Technologies MightyFrame systems that I have spent the last 3 years reconstructing and restoring. Some of the guys from that company distinctly remember one single programmer, who was responsible for programming (and possibly sourcing the hardware) for both of these systems for them. The programmer's name was Bruce, who's initials were BAM, and who worked for a company in the Los Angeles California area called Future Dimensions, back in the 1982-1985 area. It is also possible that he later had some connection with Compuware around the same timeframe.. Anyway, I thought I would just put this "out there", to see if anyone reading this might be this very Bruce, or someone who might know who he is. He once wrote this program to run on login of their Point 4 IRIS system. He also often commented his programs as the author as BAM. #BASIC 2/CALLME LIST 10 DIM A$[10],B$[50] 20 IF ERR 0 GOTO 40 30 INPUT ""A$ 40 PRINT "\207\\233\*\215\\215\\215\\215\\215\\215\\215\\21 5\\215"; 41 PRINT "CHUCK, THE LOCATION REPORT IS READY." 42 PRINT "ALSO, THE MODEL REPORT IS READY" 50 PRINT "\215\PLEASE CALL ME. BRUCE. TYPE '0' TO GET OUT OF THIS "; 60 INPUT A$ 70 IF A$="0" CHAIN "VM." 80 GOTO 40 RUN \?* It's my hope that someone finds this at least humorous, maybe even silly, if nothing else. Thanks always, -AJ http://point4iris.com http://MightyFrame.com http://QICreader.com

8 years, 2 months

Atari 1400XL for sale...

by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com

We have several Atari in the museum's collection is this really rare? I will have to go check which we have... we were given a bath of as new in box cpu, monitors, etc etc... What is a good reference site for us to come up to speed on this gear? Thanks Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 9/28/2016 7:00:47 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, ethan at 757.org writes: OMG RARE On Wed, 28 Sep 2016, Curt Vendel wrote: > Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 19:55:39 -0400 > From: Curt Vendel <curt at atarimuseum.com> > Reply-To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" > <cctalk at classiccmp.org> > To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> > Subject: Atari 1400XL for sale... > > I saw one of these go on Ebay recently and I'm considering sell my 1400XL. > Looking for a respectable amount, so if you are interested, please don't > offer low ball offers. Please contact me off list to discuss, thank you. > > http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/8bits/xl/1400xl/1400.html > > > Curt > > > > -- Ethan O'Toole

8 years, 2 months

BA23 BA11-M power up after long time

by dj.taylor4＠comcast.net

I have a couple of BA23 based boxes and one BA11-M box that I haven't powered on in a couple of years and would like to resurrect them into working PDP11's. How should I go about powering them up without doing any damage? What is an appropriate load for the power supply?

8 years, 2 months

Labels white on clear

by rodsmallwood52＠btinternet.com

Hi White on clear labels- yes. Size, Content and expected price to me please. Rod (Panelman) Smallwood -- *PDP-8/e PDP-8/f PDP-8/m PDP-8/i Front Panels ex Stock - Order Now*

8 years, 2 months

Is anyone making replacement clear labels for DEC gear?

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> From: Ethan Dicks > One aspect of it is that some of the labels are damaged > ... > Before embarking on spinning up a process, I thought I'd ask if anyone > has already done so. This definitely sounds like a place where it would be good to have one person specialize in this, rather than everyone rolling their own. I, for instance, could use a number of these labels (starting with the one that lists the boards in the 11/45 CPU - although that one's black on white). Anyone up for becoming label-meister? Noel

8 years, 2 months

Is anyone making replacement clear labels for DEC gear?

by ethan.dicks＠gmail.com

Hi, All, I'm restoring some stuff from the mid 1970s and a recent acquisition was previously cleaned of mouse damage but needs to be sanded and repainted by me. One aspect of it is that some of the labels are damaged (but some can probably be masked and painted around). The level of damage I'm talking about looks a bit like this... http://fritzm.github.io/images/pdp11/h742-corrosion.jpg Most of the item intact, but rust and scale to be cleaned, sanded, primed and painted. The damage to the label in that pic is representative. I have access to all the modern tools, so it's easy to print black on clear adhesive sheet, but not so much with white. Before embarking on spinning up a process, I thought I'd ask if anyone has already done so. In particular interest to me is the era from about 1965-1980, >from PDP-8s through PDP-11s and VAX-11 machines, both CPUs and peripherals. I would like to get close matches and I already know in some cases, there just aren't close matches with modern TrueType font files. I can, of course, just take photos of the label areas now, restore the damage, and put on stickers some time in the future, but doing it all at once has its own appeal -ethan

8 years, 2 months

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