test-drb October 2021

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by mark.kahrs＠gmail.com

"Asking for a friend"... Anyone have a spare MK11 box controller? At LSSM, we're bringing up an 11/70 and we need a box controller for the new memory. If not, we'll get by, but just in case someone has one propping a door open...

2 years, 6 months

GE 600 film...

by wh.sudbrink＠verizon.net

Some really nice GE 600 mainframe computer footage, including manufacturing, just went up here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vHCxwXTkXk <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vHCxwXTkXk&t=2470s> &t=2470s For those not familiar, A/V Geeks is a really neat channel, showing all kinds of vintage films for an hour at lunch time (East Coast US) each weekday. Bill S. -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

2 years, 6 months

Looking for Delphi software "Diag Tool"

by charlesmorris800＠centurytel.net

I have a 150cc scooter with a LiteOn MC21 fuel injection ECU that is malfunctioning. My search for a replacement brain has been unsuccessful. LiteOn became Delphi which is now part of Borg Warner and I don't see anything for download (or even purchase). All I've been able to find online is the "Delphi Small Engine Management System Service Manual" from 2008, which refers to an apparently Windows-based program referred to only as "DIAG TOOL". It can display running engine parameters and malfunction codes, although it does not appear to be capable of reflashing the ECU. I'm waiting for a connector kit to come from Amazon (probably via China) so I can rig it up on the bench with simulated inputs. The unit is potted in silicone rubber which will be a PITA to remove. I found this Ukranian site where a member had the fuel injector driver transistor fail (in his case, shorted) - http://geon-club.com.ua/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=5735 <http://geon-club.com.ua/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=5735> If that's my problem it's failed open, but I'm not going to mutilate the box until I get it powered up on the bench... Any help with anything relating to the MC21 EFI would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

2 years, 6 months

Another oddball Pro/350 document

by cz＠alembic.crystel.com

I have another odd preliminary document: Guide to writing a P/OS I/O Driver and advanced programming notes. Order AA-BT73A-TH Is there a copy on the net somewhere, or is this another unique oddball I should scan? C

2 years, 6 months

cctalk Digest, Vol 85, Issue 3

by fred＠MISER.MISERNET.NET

> Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2021 19:54:02 -0700 > From: "Ali" <cctalk at ibm51xx.net> > Procomm was the first terminal program I used that was easy to > understand and work with. Of course I was using it mainly to dial BBSes I also started with ProComm Plus for DOS. Just like WordPerfect of the time (5.x) I sure had all of those key sequences memorized.... I think I still have a copy on my old DOS workstation that I used to use. Need to fire that up this winter. > With windows I actually started using ZOC which seemed to run better and Thank you for this tip. I had an old IBM NetVista all-in-one workstation that I wanted to resurrect, finally did so within the last month (running eComStation!) , and of course needed a way to connect to other things on the network here. A terminal emulator is a must. :) Installed ZOC, and now replying to this message connected to my Alpha in the house. (the NetVista workstation is in the back garage....because who doesn't need a workstation in the garage just in case?) Now I need to see if I can find a halfway usable web browser... Fred

2 years, 6 months

Lecture: Update Computer Club: History and Not-So-Certain Future, 2021-10-09, 18:00

by stueberahoo＠yahoo.de

Hi all, you're invited to the Update computer club[0] public lecture series "Updateringar"[1]! When: 2021-10-09, 18:00 CEST (Note: one hour earlier than usual!) Stream: https://streaming.media.ccc.de/vcfb2021/ Q&A: https://bbb.vcfb.de/b/ank-eka-1zw-rkc Update Computer Club: History and Not-So-Certain Future At Swedish universities, students organize in clubs for spare time activities like photography, sports, music and also computers! Update is the student computer club loosely connected to Uppsala University. We started out in 1983 around what was then new shiny computers and have evolved into a caretaker of the old and precious. We have kept the very DECSYSTEM 2060 around which the club was formed as well as a VAX 8650, PDP-12, a running PDP-11/70 and many other things. The club is creeping up on its 40th birthday and we would like to present a retrospective with anecdotes and trivia. The future is uncertain as the university department paying for our rooms is moving and will no longer be able to accomodate Update. What will the next chapter for this old club be? And how can you help us? Pontus Pihlgren (Update) The lecture is free and open to everyone. Note: This talk is a contribution to the Vintage Computing Festival Berlin 2021 and therefore happens one hour earlier than our usual time. The link for participation is also different. Click here to watch the lecture stream: https://streaming.media.ccc.de/vcfb2021/ Click here to ask a question or discuss afterwards (no sign-up needed): https://bbb.vcfb.de/b/ank-eka-1zw-rkc See also our online exhibition[2] at the event. Don't want to miss upcoming events? Subscribe to our low-traffic announcement list by sending a mail with the body "subscribe announce" to majordomo at update.uu.se! Hope to see you there, Anke [0] https://www.update.uu.se/index_eng.html [1] https://www.update.uu.se/wiki/doku.php/projekt:updateringar [2] https://wiki.vcfb.de/2021/en:ausstellungen#the_swedish_educational_computer…

2 years, 6 months

PDP-11 Unix V7M-11 V1.0 under SIMH

by tony.nicholson＠computer.org

> *Neat*! I was thinking of trying to lay this down on a real 11/23+ here > at the house, then realized I didn't have two RD51's. Can it gen on an > RD53 by chance, I could upload one of those to a disk in a weekend or > immediately with the Dave Gesswin emulator (which I need to return but > we're just about to pull out those big Perqs) Chris, I doubt you'll be able to use anything other than a RD51 drive - as this ancient V7M doesn't yet support newer drive types. You might be able to put some of the system files on an RL02 - but I haven't confirmed there's a RL02 boot loader on this kit. Back in 1983 the PDP-11/23-PLUS was a relatively *new* machine. There's later versions of Ultrix-11 (V2 and later) that added support for the 11/73 and bigger drives - look on the Unix Heritage Society site under Unix Archive. There's a downloadable installation tape for Ultrix-11 there. https://www.tuhs.org Tony -- Tony Nicholson <tony.nicholson at computer.org>

2 years, 6 months

Shiner ESB Apple Network Server prototype

by spectre＠floodgap.com

Finally took some pictures of the (sadly non-working) Apple Network Server prototype I landed and also got around to analysing the hard disk it came with. Spoiler alert: this Shiner HE was at Netscape doing "real work" for several years at least. https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2021/10/shiner-esb-apple-network-server.html http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ans/esb/ -- ------------------------------------ personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckaiser at floodgap.com -- A kindness done today is the surest way to a brighter tomorrow. -- Anonymous

2 years, 6 months

Kennett Classic Wrap Up

by billdegnan＠gmail.com

For those not on the KC mailing list, here is a brief wrap up from last week's event http://kennettclassic.com/comms/LocalKC20211001.html Thank you Bill

2 years, 6 months

SIMH KL10 usage guide? Hints? and

by bobsmithofd＠gmail.com

I am hoping someone here knows Richard Cornwell, driving force behind KL10B SimH and associated forks. Not sure how to raise the issue of simulated RP07 drives size not matching RPO7 and looking like RPO6. Also trying to figure out how to set switches as in other KA/KL sims. I can't seem to find a means of doing that in RC's KL. Is there a usage template? I have found the docs that describe it and tte config but the questions above are not evident in my reading, does not mean the data is not there, just I have not found the clue path. thanks for any help or pointers! bad bob

2 years, 6 months

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