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by rodsmallwood52＠btinternet.com

Hi all There's something about all of this that does not feel right. How big is this outfit? I can't see how they are going to support mission critical software on a world wide basis. HP are now absolved from any future new VMS promises they may have made. Where do Microsoft fit in this. Finally will they endorse the hobbyist VMS program? Rod Smallwood ----Original message---- >From : healyzh at aracnet.com Date : 04/08/2014 - 15:39 (GMTDT) To : cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject : Re: MAJOR OpenVMS News! On Aug 4, 2014, at 12:51 AM, "John H. Reinhardt" <johnhreinhardt at yahoo.com> wrote: > If you have an hour of your life to give here is a recording of the announcement meeting along with a Q&A session afterwards. > > <https://connect-community.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/2014_OpenVMS_Bootcamp…> > > John H. Reinhardt Thanks for the link, now I just need to find an hour that I can spend listening to it. I just checked and VSI has updated their site, it now appears to be 'live'. http://www.vmssoftware.com/ Here is the FAQ that VSI just posted. http://www.vmssoftware.com/news/announcement/faq.pdf Zane

12 years

OpenVMS Hobbyist License

by mtapley＠swri.edu

All, this matches my experience. I actually did manage to find my DECUServe member number in old emails. Less than three minutes later, I had the PAK?s in my in-box. I?m normally not inclined to complain when somebody gives me something this nice for free, and this is absolutely no exception; they seem to be in quite a *hurry* to give me something nice for free? Kudos to all involved! - Mark On Aug 1, 2014, at 5:32 PM, Eric wrote: > It took less than ten minutes from when I submitted the hobbyist program > signup form with DECUServe member number to when HP sent me the > license PAKs. Total time from starting the DECUServe signup process > was less than twenty minutes.

12 years

Complete PDP-11 QBUS Board Set now available in Minneapolis

by vmssys＠hushmail.com

A complete PDP-11 QBUS Board set is available in Minneapolis. Scheduled to go to recycling in a week. See post titled: "Unique DEC VAX System now available in Minneapolis, MN" or http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/sys/4595287377.html for details.

12 years

Anyone have a intrest in Tek 4696 In Jet printers

by g-wright＠att.net

I have a few? to many that are in the way.? These are small Desk top printers. 1986 vintage Contact me off the list - Jerry g-wright at att.net

12 years

Light bulb collection

by jws＠jwsss.com

This is a set of spare laps for supposedly an aircraft setting. I think there are probably some in this pile that would be of interest. Aircraft-Spare-Light-Bulbs http://www.ebay.com/itm/13125905516 Also a bit pricy, but not if you need some of them. ($40 bucks starting) All appear to be incandescent. thanks jim

12 years

VAX cluster for sale / rescue: Apple Valley, MN, USA

by jfoust＠threedee.com

Because of my "computer rescue" web page, I got a call from a fellow selling this VAX 4400/4300 cluster: http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/sys/4595287377.html It sounds like it was running very recently until they carefully dismantled it for this decommissioning. They pulled the boards and put them in static bags, for instance. He seemed sincere about hoping it could find a good home, but he's also entertained offers from DEC resellers and scrappers. Contact me privately for more gossip about the ballpark. Time is of the essence; it sounds like he moved it into his residential garage and his wife would like it to disappear ASAP, so we're looking at days and not weeks before it needs to go. - John

12 years

Wanted: non-working HP-85 main board for ICs

by marc.verdiell＠gmail.com

Asking here just in case. I need to find a replacement for a dead IC for my HP-85A. The IO buffer controller IC to be exact. Anyone has a dead HP-85A or just a motherboard that I could pick that IC from? I'd rather not "kill" a half working one. But I might have to. I am in Silicon Valley. - Marc

12 years

Needing rescue: PDP-11 system in Regina, Sask. AND many other bits.

by toby＠telegraphics.com.au

H/t Hoff in #vms https://twitter.com/Fourmyle1953/status/495902788711641088 "3 racks inc. tape drive and controller for the RP03s , fault in the controller though." "If you know someone with a truck, could throw in a SOL , PET ( with drives ) Amiga 1000 , KIM ..." "Couple of Cromenco sys threes ... More but I'd have to dig a bit." "Regina Saskatchewan Canada. In the basement, so needs a few pall bearers. More parts north of Loon Lake. Some core memory etc." "If anyone wants any Commodore stuff I used to be the local warranty shop. Also have a few S100 machines." "Oh and also have a stock of NOS chips. 8080 sets 1k memory 2716 -> 27512 . Stuff like that .. Mostly work with Pics now." --Toby

12 years

Floppy disk drive repair info?

by drlegendre＠gmail.com

Greetings folks, I've got a couple of dead C-1541 drives here, and not nearly enough knowledge / info to troubleshoot them. Does anyone have - or have a link to - a basic text on floppy disk troubleshooting & repair? For instance, I need to know what I should expect to see coming off the read head, and the read head pre- and post-amplifier circuits.. basic low-level info of that ilk. FYI I have 25+ years of exp. as an electronics tech, but almost exclusively in vacuum tube analog and audio circuitry. I have a scarce few basic solid-state & digital-specific instruments, such as logic probes / pulsers, transistor testers, transistor testers, not much more. Can you lend a hand?

12 years

Teletype Interfacing Page / More TTY parts for sale

by billdeg＠buzz1.com

I created a web page for people new to teletype to 20mA computer interfacing. It's more about the hardware and how to get started than software and use. From there you have to learn how to make your computer interact, but this page is a good starting point: http://vintagecomputer.net/teletype101.cfm I started this page just before VCF East 7 and never finished it, now I can check this one off my list. BTW I still have some teletype parts for sale http://vintagecomputer.net/itemsavailable/2014/ Everything that has already been sold is marked SOLD and has already been shipped. Yes I am willing to sell parts. Directions how to order, where I am located, etc are on each for-sale page. Bill

12 years

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