test-drb January 2020

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81 discussions

Interesting device on eBay -- CDC clock generator?

by cctalk＠harlie.org

The seller thinks this may be a drum memory, but it is clearly not. My guess is that it is some kind of clock generator. Anyone recognize this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Mainframe-Computer-Part-Drum-Memory-Contro…

4 years, 11 months

Scientific Data Systems Cards

by ryan＠diskfutility.com

Greetings all, I have a contact that has unearth a massive cache of Scientific Data Systems modules like the one pictured here in the Houston area: <https://i.imgur.com/m0l5IiB.jpg> If anyone has a need for these modules or can identify based on that photo which SDS mainframe let me know and I'll put you in touch with the owner. Best, Ryan

4 years, 11 months

Another old phart trying to clean out the house

by luigi30＠gmail.com

I?m a collector in the Chicago area. Whereabouts are you located? I can rope up a car to grab some stuff. Got any pictures of the piles? Sent from my iPhone

4 years, 11 months

LIF filesystem under linux

by svens＠stackframe.org

Hi list, is anyone aware of a LIF filesystem implementation for Linux? I'm aware of lifutils, but i'm looking for filesystem integration either via fuse or via in-kernel module. Haven't found anything on the internet. Thanks Sven

4 years, 11 months

formatting and checking floppy disks for bad sectors

by wdegroot＠ptd.net

i read / viewes a video on ormattinf a floppy with trk 0 bad i attempted to download the suggested utility bt it returned " filenot foiud: if there is sich a util, can you sedn me the file? it is annoying to have a kiooyt go bad te next tie it is used. sometimes in minutes. i am generaly working wit oder stuss on ss retirement.

4 years, 11 months

anyone heard from Cindy Croxton?

by aek＠bitsavers.org

I tried sending an email about a week ago after noticing https://elecshopper.com/ was "down for maintenance"

4 years, 11 months

VTech Laser 3000 / Dick Smith CAT composite video pinout

by pye＠mactec.com.au

Hi all. I know I could scope this out, but just wondering if anyone has the pinout for the VTech Laser 3000 / Dick Smith CAT (in Australia) composite video pinout. It?s not in the technical manual that I have, and can?t find it online. Thanks, Chris

4 years, 11 months

Anyone interested in ARCNET, Token Ring, FDDI, HIPPI, Strip network code?

by abs＠absd.org

NetBSD still has code for various interesting^W older network protocols such as ARCNET, Token Ring, FDDI, HIPPI, and Strip. The code is quite old and the drivers are not MP safe, so its being proposed that the code be dropped, with the understanding that if anyone wanted to step forward to update any of the drivers that would also be fine. Just in case anyone has the right kit and some itchy coding fingers :-p https://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-net/2020/01/date1.html David

4 years, 11 months

Another old phart trying to clean out the house

by j＠ckrubin.us

I'm in the process of "cleansing" before putting our house on the market in the near future. I've been eBaying lots of things over the last couple of years (thanks to all here who have been good customers!) and have more to sell, but also lots of "stuff" with little or no market value that could be useful to people who build/repair/tinker with the old machines that we value. If there is anyone in the greater Chicago area (or anywhere else) who'd like to drive over and take away anything from a carton to a carload of old stuff, from docs to chips, please let me know. No inventory list, no shipping - just a walk-through and carry out. In another two weeks (end of January), I'll be trashing most of it. Reply to me directly (off list) if you want to come by. Jack

4 years, 11 months

pdp11 MicroPower/Pascal

by jacob.ritorto＠gmail.com

Hi, Would anyone still have a copy of latest pdp11 MicroPower/Pascal? I'm trying to have a retro programming contest / party at my house and want to feature Pascal along with Macro-11 and maybe c on a real 11/23 with RL02s under TSX. Hoping to hang like ten users at once on the 'ol girl and make 'em really feel the speed. I might let up a little and run the contest on my 11/73 with scsi if it's too terrible :) Anyway, looked around the net for hours and can't find a copy of MicroPower/Pascal, so if anyone can help, I'd be grateful. Found TSX-Plus, though! Big Thanks again to Lyle and whomever's running the classiccmp site these days! --jake

4 years, 11 months

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