test-drb November 2017

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what is this NCR modem? what did it go to?

by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com

thanks for dates. yes that all makes sense. some how my mind slipped a decade. I a looking for a GE Diginet tdm-114 acoustic coupler. 2 reasons, GE computer related but also my first acoustic coupler I had with an ASR-35 teletype I am also looking for the top mental plate that covers an ASR-35 punch also. ( drop me a line off list if you have either you want to sell/trade/?) thanks ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 11/26/2017 3:38:36 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk at classiccmp.org writes: On Sun, 26 Nov 2017, COURYHOUSE at aol.com wrote: > does the 71 sate seem early? No, a 1971 date does not seem too early. The price seems steep, even for a "relatively" early modem. Bell 103 (300bps) dates from 1962. The Bell 101 (110 baud) was 1958. SCROTUS "Carterfone" was 1968 (ruling permitting direct connect) Bell 212A (1200bps) came out in 1976. The Livermore Data Systems modems that I sold off were from about 1964? 1970-1972, when I was working at Goddard Space Flight Center (Bldg 26, "National Space Sciences Data Center"), we used a time-sharing system for APL. APL type ball on Selectric terminal. Yes, 1971 is prior to most mass-marketed "personal computers" (1978?: Apple, PET, TRS80). But there were teminals.

6 years, 4 months

VCF Pacific Northwest (Feb 2018): Last call for Exhibitors and Speakers

by mbbrutman＠brutman.com

Where: Living Computers: Museums+Labs (Seattle, WA, USA) When: February 10th and 11th, 2018 Registration deadline: December 10th, 2017 (About 2 weeks left) We have about 15 registered exhibitors now. We are looking for a few more to fill things out and to ensure that if somebody drops out that the show doesn't look too thin. The exhibits span a wide range so it won't be a pure 8 bit gaming or a DEC heavy iron show. If you are procrastinating about being an exhibitor then it is time to register ... If I can answer questions to help you decide then email me. This is our first time in Seattle; the bar is low so don't be too worried about having the perfect exhibit. We are still looking for speakers too; the floor is pretty open. If you did something cool during your career or just want to share aspects of the hobby with others, this is a great place to do it. (I especially enjoyed Lyle's talk on repair and restoration at VCF West.) Interested or know somebody who is? Check out at http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-pacific-northwest/ . Please email me directly if you have questions or need encouragement. Regards, Mike Brutman michael at vcfed.org

6 years, 4 months

what is this NCR modem? what did it go to?

by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com

what is this NCR modem? what did it go to? NEW Vintage 1971 NCR Acoustic Coupler Modem, NOS, Factory Boxed, C260-400 / F01 132411929563 on the bay not mine etc etc etc ed#

6 years, 4 months

FFS: Kennedy 9100 Op/Maint Manual

by silent700＠gmail.com

This one is already on Bitsavers but if you'd like a nice original copy with the fold-out schematics and color cover, I'll send it to you for the cost of shipping from 60070. The manual is in fairly good shape, bent a bit near the spine and the glue is starting to crack. Still an essential display accessory for your 9-track. -j

6 years, 5 months

Western Peripherals docs scanned

by silent700＠gmail.com

I've never even heard of this company. Three tape drive manuals scanned and posted, two that weren't on bitsavers and one that is a newer version: http://chiclassiccomp.org/docs/index.php?dir=%2Fcomputing/WesternPeripherals Enjoy. -j

6 years, 5 months

WTB: HP-85 16k RAM Module and HPIB Floppy Drive

by nf6x＠nf6x.net

I just got my HP-85 working for the first time over the weekend (except for its tape drive, which is still a work in progress). I'd like to acquire some accessories for it: 1) HP 82903A 16k RAM module 2) HP 9122C dual 1.44M 3.2" floppy diskette drive Do any of y'all have either of those items available for swap or sale? I'm located in southern California. Those two items are at the top of my HP-85 want list, but I might also be interested in other related bits such as the 82940A GPIO Interface, other compatible HPIB mass storage, etc. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

6 years, 5 months

early IBM S360 docs

by shumaker＠att.net

Free for shipping from 95006, a stack of original IBM documents for the S/360 including Field Engineering Manuals and Systems Reference Library documents plus others - dumpster rescues from an engineer's estate.? All have been hi res scanned. Titles from the IBM Systems Reference Library as well as several Field Engineer Manuals.? Everything except one doc is an original publication (and the dup looks like it was done contemporary to the other originals).? Dates on everything are late 60s or early 70s. some titles: Field Engineering Manual Vol 1 3277 Field Engineering Manual Vol 1 3271 Engineering Reference Manual Automatic Punches System 360 Model 40 Functional characteristics System 360 System Summary System 360 Basic Operating System Specifications File utilities IBM 46-47 Tape to Card Punch Manual of Operation IBM Systems Reference Library 7 Oct 1968 Cumulative Index of Pubs and Programs No parsing out individual titles - this is all or nothing.? Box weight is ~28lbs ( and it's all paper - there are no 3 ring binders adding to the weight). It can ship media rate - figure 29 lbs by the time I get packing matl and tape included. First requester gets it.. Steve Shumaker Boulder Creek, CA

6 years, 5 months

Looking for AT&T 3B2 Networking diskettes

by lists＠loomcom.com

Hi folks, I can't seem to find the "Networking Support Utilities" package for the 3B2 anywhere online. Unfortunately, this package is required in order to install TCP/IP (which I DO have) (Note that this is NOT the "Basic Networking Utilities" package -- that's UUCP, and I do have that) If anyone has diskette images squirreled away, please let me know! -Seth -- Seth Morabito web at loomcom.com

6 years, 5 months

DR-DOS

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> From: Liam Proven > TCP/IP basically postdates the MS-DOS era, in PC terms, and it's Bloaty > McBloatface. This must be a uSloth TCP/IP you are speaking of. There's the one from FTP software which was based on the one done at MIT which was freeware. That one was definitely DOS-era - it ran on DOS 1 and DOS 2. I think I have the MIT version somewhere if you have a use for it. > But only someone who thinks that Emacs or Vi are usable editors could > think this was an appealing virtualisation solution. Epsilon! Even on Windows 95, it was a not-so-humungous 261KB. If Lugaru can't cough up a DOS version, I'm pretty sure I still have my DOS Epsilon distro disks somewhere. Of course, I would have to get a 5" floppy drive working... :-) Noel

6 years, 5 months

MXV21 with RX02

by aaron＠aaronsplace.co.uk

Hi all, I was given an MTI MXV21 controller which is apparently compatible with the RX02 drive. The card has a 50 pin header, but the RX02 drive has a 40 pin ribbon cable. Does anyone know what am I missing here? I don't see anything about this in the manual: http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/microTechnology/MXV21_flop… Thanks, Aaron.

6 years, 5 months

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test-drb November 2017