Has anyone seen the source files for the two posters in this ad?
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bks/4476206354.html
Cool artifacts but I suspent someone just framed some printouts
sometime in the early 80s.
- jht
Hello all,
Sad news. the dutch organisation "Fenix Design" is actually butchering
the museum collection from former museum "Scryption"
https://www.facebook.com/fenixhergebruik
they sold off the valuable pieces and are now in the process of taking
apart and throwing away the remaining parts. we as hack42 tried to take
over the remaining stuff, but they asked way to much.
feel free to post a comment on their facebook page.
--
Met vriendelijke Groet,
Simon Claessen
drukknop.nl
Does anyone know of a stash of Solaris binaries since the
sunfreesoftware site went pay for?
I can't figure out their licensing, it seems really expensive, unless I
misread it. A dollar a download is what I read now, which is more than
I'd hope to pay, but I guess they need to generate revenue.
I am interested in sparc solaris gnu tools, 10 and 11. also have some
systems that I need 2.6, 2.7, or 2.8 as well.
I have the installs, just want to get the gnu tools updated for these
releases if anyone has them somewhere.
thanks
jim
When I was looking around for the DG3 front panel bulb part number, I
found the bulbs are 28V, 0.04A. I have a bunch (60?) GE 2174D bulbs that
are identical except they are 12V, 0.04A. They might work with a
properly sized series resistor although the color temperature might not
match exactly with the lower voltage bulb. Let me know if you these will
work for you.
I didn't pursue actually finding or buying the actual part number since
I was just trying to sell off the front panel with some missing (broken
off) bulbs.
On 14/06/14 12:21 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
> Do any of y'all know the bulb number for the fragile little
> wire-leaded bulbs used in the Data General Nova's switch console? I
> have at least one burned out, and a couple have snapped off. I
> measure about 15V across the bulbs on my machine, but I don't know
> yet whether that's the correct voltage, nor do I know the nominal
> voltage, current or brightness ratings of the correct bulbs.
Several years ago, my wife purchased an Alpha Micro AM-919 backplane for
me that she thought looked a great deal like it would work with some of
my vintage systems. As I've been working with some S-100 boards, I've
been eying the AM board and wondering about its usefulness with S-100.
I've heard that some AM products will work, some must be modified, and
some are not really useful. Does anyone have a set of schematics
available, either PDF or hardcopy? I've checked with the Alpha Micro
Phun Machine web site, bitsavers, and even contacted Alpha Micro
directly (they no longer have information available on that type of system).
Thanks! Brian.
Hi Jason,
If you are in the Chicago area, I can have it picked up, or possible pick
it up in my van, not that I can really pick up (lift) much these days. I
was really looking for a TU 10 in an H960, but why not. I should have some
spares for it and maybe an entire field service kit.
I even have a loose untested RX02 replacement drive here somewhere.
I'm in the Champaign area, but have a brother and nephew in the Joliet area
who might be able to grab it soon and store it till I can get it.
Thanks, Paul
I have in my garage one DEC wide Corporate rack (approx 26" exterior
width due to extra cable channel on the side) containing a DEC TE16
9-track tape drive. The rack does not have side panels. This is one
rack of a system that was stored in another garage for many years.
Condition will be less than optimal. Mice have almost certainly been
inside any hole large enough (and that's not large.) Assume the worst
and be potentially surprised.
In any condition, this drive is not for the faint of heart or poor of
space and time. I have not powered it on because I lack the necessary
current to do so.
Posting this tonight to gauge interest. I will be able to take photos
of the rack and drive soon, after other items are moved to allow
access. I cannot ship the rack, unless "shipping" means "a truck
backs into my driveway and large men muscle the rack out of my
garage." I am in the 60070 ZIP. There is no deadline but priority
will be given to whoever can make it go away soonest.
The price is free, although I could use a working RX02 drive if you
happen to have spares.
I am looking for documentation or binaries for DRI's TEX version 2. I have
seen some references to version 2, but never seen a copy of the programs or
doc. I have the version 1 program and doc, but am interested in processing
some TEX source files that use "dot" commands beyond version 1.
Thanks,
Wayne
I'm told that some vendors shipped CP/M systems that would auto-detect
between several disk formats, e.g., 8-inch single density vs double
density, but I've never used one. Obviously the BIOS would change the
values in the disk parameter block. At what point is it safe for the BIOS
to do that? Obviously you wouldn't want to do format detection every time
the BIOS SELDSK function is called, but is it reasonable to do it whenever
READ or WRITER are called after a SELDSK of a changed drive number? Or is
there a way the BIOS can figure out specifically when the BDOS is trying to
log in a new disk?
