Hey. I'm sorry for the off topic post, but I couldn't think of another
forum to ask my question. I'm just looking for information as to whether
there are different sizes Pentium processor dependent upon whether the
processor is for a desktop or laptop. I want to see if I can give my old
Hewlett Packard OmniBook a little more juice.
I asked for advice a while back on what to expect with moving a pdp 11, I
was told to lock the heads in the rx01 and rx02 drives. I'M getting pretty
lost in all the information about the drives, are there any good guides or
sites with lots of pictures of the drives taken from different angles apart
so i can get a better idea of what im going to be working with? Also,
people tell me getting the drives off the rails and out of the rack is a
pain, where would i find the appropriate information on how to do that? I
really don't want to take the drives out of the rack, but if it comes to
it, i would like to know how. I am scheduled to pick this stuff up in 5
days.
--Devin
> But with an rdbms and a nice front then it could encompass all makes and
models.
Linux, a web page form, some PHP scripts and MySQL and we're done. Any
volunteers ??? :-)
One problem is going to be authentication. If it has any contact
information (and it seems like it would need to in order to be useful) then
it's gonna become a target for SPAM.
Bob
> From: devin davison
> I was told to lock the heads in the rx01 and rx02 drives.
Err, I think we told you to lock the heads the RL0x's, not RX0x's; the former
use large rigid packs, the latter are 8" floppy drives. AFAIK, there is no
need to lock RX heads when moving them - there is nothing in the manual about
RX drives being shipped from DEC with the heads locks.
> are there any good guides or sites with lots of pictures of the drives
> taken from different angles apart so i can get a better idea of what im
> going to be working with?
Not that I know of, but the DEC manuals (mostly available online) are adequate.
> Also, people tell me getting the drives off the rails and out of the
> rack is a pain, where would i find the appropriate information on how
> to do that?
See above.
> I really don't want to take the drives out of the rack, but if it comes
> to it, i would like to know how.
That's very wise - my last removal, it _really_ helped that I had read the
DEC manuals before-hand, as I wound up performing a removal I hadn't planned
on, and that had a tricky step I probably never would have found on my own,
but which I had luckily read about in the manuals.
Good luck on the move!
Noel
via The Rescue List
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Aaron Browne <gopodge at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 7:43 PM
Subject: [SunRay-Users] Surplus SunRay 2 and SunRay 3 Units -
Victoria/Australia
To: SunRay-Users mailing list <sunray-users at filibeto.org>
The company I work for is about to undertake a total endpoint replacement.
We are replacing all of our SunRay 2 and SunRay 3 devices - hundreds of
units of both types.
All units are in working order.
Is anyone interested in providing a new home for any of these devices?
Otherwise, they are going to be recycled.
Victoria/Australia is preferred destination but we can talk other parts of
Australia if required.
Cheers,
Aaron
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> From: Steven Malikoff
> It appears the top edge projects further than the bottom by a tiny bit
> leading to a tapered appearance, but I assume the plane of the printed
> inset panel is parallel to the exterior mounting surfaces.
By top edge I assume you mean the top edge of the unit (we need a common term
for the entire injection-molded plastic thingy), as it would be when mounted
on the rack? And the distance you're talking about is the distance from the
very front of the unit to the flange that projects out around the unit on
three sides (sides and bottom), right?
OK, I'm measuring mine (with calipers :-), and from the back of the flange to
the front of the rim around the coloured insert, it is 3.80 cm at the top,
and... 3.80 cm at the bottom. So no tapering. (And it's the same on both
sides.)
> A common method of determining radii is to use an engineers radius
> guage.
Which I don't happen to have... something to add to my tool wish-list! :-)
> Failing that, try fitting a series of circular objects (coins etc.)
> which can then be measured with calipers or micrometer.
I did try with the butt ends of a number of large drill bits, but I didn't
get really good results. I mean, you can tell when it's way off (too small,
and the object 'lifts' off the surface at the outer edges of the object, too
large, and you get a gap in the middle), but there's a range in the middle
where it's hard to tell - it all depends on where you decide the ends of the
curved part are.
Oh, one note: when I gave the gap between the coloured insert, and the sides
of depression it sits in ("it's slightly smaller than the inset in the
plastic housing, by about .5 mm"), that .5 mm is on each side, not total.
Noel
I have requests from several list members to stop b y and do some shopping/
trading. I'm still on the mend from my latest replacement shoulder and will
be out of commission for quite a while yet. While not quite up to the show,
I have no problem with members stopping by. But I still have doctors
appointments, PT, etc.
I can see I-74 from my house and am about 10 miles west of I-57 by
Champaign, IL. There are several good routes to Chicago from here, which is
about a 3 hour drive.
If anyone wants to stop by I only ask that you make a ball park appointment
that will not interfere with my medical appointments. If I have an idea of
what you want (LA120s, monitors, other large things) I can have it out and
ready. I should be able to have some of my high school helpers to help pack
and load.
I'm not a morning person, but can make it work. Nighttime doesn't bother
me at all.
If I missed anything or have general comments, please reply. If you want to
set up a time or have specific questions, please contact me off list.
Many Thanks, Paul
found in the archives of CERN, this image is beautiful! but what IBM
system is this.
https://cds.cern.ch/record/1847692
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drukknop.nl
During my mid- to late-80s tenure at Georgia Tech, we had 2 x Cyber
180/855, 2 x Cyber 180/830 and 1 x Cyber 180/990. I'll have to ask around
for someone with better memory than me as to how many, but we had quite an
ocean of disks.
KJ
will this include micro vax also? Ed#
In a message dated 7/6/2015 8:03:25 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
aperry at snowmoose.com writes:
Is there any interest in starting a VAX-11/750 registry? I wouldn't
mind knowing who else out there has one and where they are now. If you
are interested, send me e-mail (vax11-750 at snowmoose.com).
alan
On 7/4/15 1:40 PM, Toby Thain wrote:
> On 2015-07-04 4:35 PM, Mattis Lind wrote:
>> Well. Despite all recent VAX-11/750 bashing it actually booted both
>> VMS 6.1
>> and Ultrix-32 4.0 today. ...
>>
>> BTW. The CPU of the 11/750 is contained on five extended HEX boards,
>> (L0002, L0003, L0004, L0008, L0011/L0016/L0022). Then there is the
>> optional
>> RMD (L0006) module and possible MBA and extra unibus adapters.
>>
>> I used a SCSI2SD card connected to a Emulex UC17 board.
>>
>> A booting 750:
>> ...
>>
>> ULTRIX V4.0 (Rev. 161) (vax)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> login: root
>>
>> Password:
>>
>
>
> As a fellow 11/750 owner (sadly, not yet restored), I salute you!
>
> --Toby
>