on a whim I bought
http://www.ebay.com/itm/142363021266
640x480x8 Multibus graphics board with 80286 and NEC 7220
apparently they were commonly used in process control, a fair number turn up at absurd prices
I'm sure most of you DEC hackers have replaced a broken DEC handle or put handles on a protoboard, and did what I've done in the past: use 4-40 screws and nuts, or pop rivets. Well, I finally came across the right tool for the job, an Indestro tubular rivet set! I cut the head off of a rivet on an old Sundstrand CNC control board that was getting scrapped anyway and discovered they're 1/8" hollow brass rivets, but that a M3 x 5mm is close enough. You can buy the M3 rivets online for cheap, I paid $6 USD for 200 rivets, shipped. Here's the writeup:
http://www.glitchwrks.com/2017/04/25/installing-dec-handles
Thanks,
Jonathan
OK here is a photo!
Can you get a shot of the back of it~!? or
a shot downwards at the keys?
could be a terminal... could be a computer...
with no further info .. a terminal would be my first guess...
Ed#
In a message dated 4/26/2017 12:37:55 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk at classiccmp.org writes:
Just wondering if anyone has any idea what this
is:
http://imgur.com/qqYlg1k
I am not sure if it is a terminal or a
computer as I don't recognize the logo.
(I apologize if this appears as
a duplicate post)
If we concentrate reeeeaalyyy hard ....
Nope.. not working...
Send us a link to photo!
In a message dated 4/26/2017 2:32:44 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk at classiccmp.org writes:
On Wed, 26 Apr 2017, Syd Bolton via cctalk wrote:
> Anybody recognize what kind of terminal this is? I am assuming it is
> a terminal rather than a personal computer.
Do you have a link, or a picture, or a description?
> Thoughts?
Without seeing it?
So I bought an abandoned storage unit in Paradise CA, and I think some of
you guys will want to stop by and check some the stuff out. I did post this
on VCFed (where I am a regular) but I figured I'd send it to this mailing
list for visibility.
Here is a large picture dump: http://imgur.com/a/g81WQ, and here is a list
to go with it (to help ID the stuff in the pictures):
https://airtable.com/shrkO3Xeu4WwYHsYK
There will also be a ton of part and what not on sale too, they are listed
here: https://airtable.com/shraX3xyq3qjiGRVr and here:
https://airtable.com/shrA7cS5ApaOun6gd and the original Imgur album is
here: http://imgur.com/a/0rEIv
There are a few very nice complete setups there, including some TRS-80
setups, an Amiga 1000 setup, a Leading Edge Setup and a Franklin ACE-100
setup.
There are also some thing not pictured, such as a bunch of Commodore
Vic-20s, Radio Shack accessories, Commodore software and accessories. The
list just sort of goes on and on.
Okay, so here are the deets for the sale:
*Where*: 7856 Skyway, Paradise CA
*When*: Saturday April 29th, 11a till 6pm and Sunday April 30, 10a till 2p.
*Cash only*, any reasonable offer will be considered!
Jarrod Coombes
Just wondering if anyone has any idea what this
is:
http://imgur.com/qqYlg1k
I am not sure if it is a terminal or a
computer as I don't recognize the logo.
(I apologize if this appears as
a duplicate post)
I know it's a little bit early for mothers day but I have a RA82 HDA available for the cost of shipping (sorry but prepay - I've been stiffed by someone on this group). It needs a good home or it goes to the dumpster next week.
Kirk
Wow, I thought I had seen every obscure third-party Q-bus and Unibus chassis and backplane through the 70's/80's/90's but I had never heard of "Ford Higgins Power Frame" until today.
It's a very stylized case obviously built around that disk drive but otherwise reminds me a lot of the DEC grey office-side boxes of the 80's. The only thing is that the ribs on the Ford-Higgins run up and down but the plastic ribs on the DEC stuff usually ran left to right so it's not obvious they were copying anything from DEC at the time, it seems likely the "Power Frame" predated the BA23/BA123/vaxstation styling.
A little corporate research shows that Ford/Higgins was a division of Century Data Systems. It must've been a last gasp, everything I've ever seen from Century Data was from the 70's.
Tim N3QE
I've got a few too many oldies. Ran across these guys last week
https://goo.gl/photos/xjiS5CuMUUF5rKtd9
About 15 SE/30s
*** But I don't have a lot of time to pack for shipping. ***
Anyone near Portland Oregon who has the time for trade ?
Suggestions/Ideas ?
Would like to keep just one w/Ethernet.
-pete
Hi
My PDP-8/A is up for restoration. More specifically and 8A100 according
to it's ID plate. It is in overall "ok" shape but oh so dusty.
I'd like to give it a good cleaning so I'm tearing it down. And I'm
looking for suggestion to cleaning the backplane and regulator board.
I'm considering putting the Omnibus part under warm water and perhaps a
bit of mild detergent. Should I get distilled water or will tap do? The
water here is not very "hard"
The regulator backplane has a relay and a button which will never dry
out if I soak it...
Thanks in advance,
Pontus.
