Hi Mark,
I know you posted this many years ago but I was wondering if you still have
any of the SGI SAMZ audio modules for sale (030-0753-005).
Best Regards,
Marty Johnson
CentraTech Corp
Hi guys,
I spotted this on the BBC-Micro mailing list -- figured a few UK-based
classiccmp'ers might be interested... It looks like the VCF has finally
made its way across the pond. Them ferries sure are slow! :)
"David Hunt" <dm.hunt at ntlworld.com> said:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I am involved with the National Museum Of Computing at Bletchley Park and we
> have been working hard on bringing the VCF to the UK. We are pleased to
> announce the event to take place this June. There will be an emphasis on
> British computers. I hope many people from this list and the STH list will
> attend the event, it'll be great!
>
> Cheers
>
> Dave
>
> -----------
>
> "Britain's largest celebration of vintage computing is to be held at The
> National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) in Bletchley Park from 19-20 June 2010.
>
> Originating ten years ago in California's Silicon Valley, to celebrate our
> computing heritage, Vintage Computing Festivals are now regular events held
> across the USA and in Germany. The June 2010 event at TNMOC will be the
> first in the UK and will pay particular tribute to the British contribution
> to the development of computing.
>
> The festival, which is open to the general public and welcomes private
> exhibitors, will have exhibition stands, a full lecture programme, machine
> demonstrations, computer games and challenges, bring-and-buy sale, and
> performances of electronic music.
>
> Kevin Murrell, VCF co-ordinator and a trustee and director of TNMOC said:
> "The enthusiasm for this festival is already remarkable and we have only
> just started to publicise the event. The historic and spacious setting of
> Bletchley Park is perfect for the event - and with The National Museum of
> Computing on the same site, it will surely draw visitors from overseas as
> well as from across Britain. With visitor numbers expected to exceed one
> thousand, the Festival offers a great opportunity for potential sponsors."
>
> Exhibitions already committed include Acorn, Amiga, Atari, PDP11, Retro
> Computer Museum, Sinclair, and Sundown Demoparty. There will be performances
> by Pixelh8 and a guest appearance by one of the pioneers of British
> synthpop.
>
> Lots more will be announced soon. To keep up-to-date, see www.vcf-gb.org.
>
> For general enquiries and to join the mailing list, email Simon Hewitt/Kevin
> Murrell at vcf at tnmoc.org.
>
> Potential sponsors should contact Kevin Murrell of TNMOC at
> kevin.murrell at tnmoc.org.
>
> Media and PR enquiries please contact Stephen Fleming of Palam
> Communications at sfleming at palam.co.uk.
--
Phil.
philpem at philpem.me.uk
http://www.philpem.me.uk/
Hi, I am applying to the VA for disability benefits based on a hearing
problem that occurred while I was in the Air Force (early '60s). I worked
in a very noisy PCAM room with lots of IBM 407s, repro punched card
machines, and sorters. I have been trying to find articles or people who
can verify these machines were sufficiently noisy to cause hearing problems.
The VA turned down my first basic request, so now I need more details in
just how loud these machines were. I know we have quite a few "old timers"
on this board and I'm hoping someone can help me find the information I'm
looking for. Let me know offline the names of any books, magazines or
people that I may look for or contact concerning this issue or if you know
of any websites that may contain this information.
This note may not be quite "on topic", but I've run out of places to look
for this information. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks....
Bill Machacek
Colo. Springs, CO
bmachacek at pcisys.net
As I slowly dig into "my" new 11/34A, I'm amazed by the bus configuration. Starting from the CPU, the main BA11 chassis has a double (9-slot) system unit, joined to a single (4-slot) SU by an?M9202 jumper. From the last slot in the chassis, a Unibus cable runs to a junction block on the cabinet back door. A second cable runs from there to a remote BA11, also with 2 SUs. A third cable runs back to the rack door/junction block (labled "bus station", BTW) and finally a fourth cable runs to a small rack mounted I/O box with a single SU and?an M9302 terminator in the last slot. Cable runs must be about 20-25 feet total.
At first, I was worried that the length was too long (though it was a working system in use for several years) but after a quick websearch (www.psych.usyd.edu/pdp-11/unibus.html), I see that the bus can be up to FIFTY FEET before a repeater is needed. My short term plan is to pull all the cables and move the 9302 into the system box for testing. Now I'm worried that the bus might be too short - do I need to look for one of the "new" jumpers with two feet of cable or should it work with my old M9202 jumper block?
Jack
I haven't seen one but its not difficult to write one for yourself. I had one for H.P. RTL which we used for testing our large format printer drivers a few years ago. I think I still have an Epson manual which summarises their different small printer command codes I could copy, if you fancy writing something. I don't know if there is a collection of printer and plotter manuals online anywhere. BitSavers seems very light on them, I checked recently to see if I could free up the six feet of shelf space occupied by such manuals at my office but no such luck, so I will have to keep hold of them for now. Al seems to be snowed under at the moment, I scanned and sent him the ICT1301 programmers reference manual 12 months ago but it has not appeared yet.
Roger.
On 31 Jan 2010, at 10:59, cctalk-request at classiccmp.org wrote:
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:00:43 -0500
> From: Michael Kerpan <madcrow.maxwell at gmail.com>
> Subject: Classic Epson printer emulators?
> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
> Message-ID:
> <8dd2d95c1001301000o2b1de736ge2ae894ed58efb94 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Are there any free or open-source programs that can convert raw ESC/P
> (Epson printer code) data into bitmap images or PDFs or something?
> Many classic home computer programs rely on having a printer of this
> sort in order to print, and while many emulators have a way to dump
> serial or parallel output to a file, the only interpreters I can find
> to turn that raw data into something useful are commercial programs
> that I can't really justify the purchase of, given my student
> budget...
>
> Any help on this front would be much appreciated,
> Mike
I have a few packs of wire wrap sockets - all 40 pin Texas Instruments
- maybe about 45 pieces total. Free for postage from 10512. Inquire
off list, please.
--
Will
On 31 Jan 2010 , Pete Turnbull <pete at dunnington.plus.com> wrote:
>I am really puzzled by this. The ACIA has no hardware reset line, but
>it's very easy to send it a master reset command in software. In fact,
>you have to do that to clear the hardware reset condition after a power
>up, because the ACIA stays in the inactive/reset condition until you
>program it.
>
>Charlie, you weren't using GTE 68C50s, were you? They did have a few
>weird bugs.
>
I seem to remember having to send three consecutive software reset
commands to something or other, quite possibly 6850:s, and probably
Motorola ones. If you sent only one, the chip did not reset, you had to
send three at once.
/Jonas
Reminder:
Installing CP/M on your S-100 computer workshop
signup begins today Feb.1st
For the vintage computer enthusiasts, in conjunction with
the MARCH Computer Museum and the Delaware Hackerspace
group, we like to invite you to a new workshop this year
involving vintage computers.
This new workshop is about CP/M and it will
teach you how to install, build and configure CP/M on your
vintage S-100 computer system. All the necessary steps are
shown during the lecture and afterward is a hands-on
training session which will let you upgrade your S-100
computer with a floppy disk based system and CP/M.
Instruction and lecture will be provided by Rich Cini of
the Altair32 emulator project.
Please look at the link below about the workshop checklist
for a detailed list of requirements about this workshop.
You'll need to know what to prepare beforehand to get ready
for this workshop. Ask any questions you have about getting
ready before the start of the workshop. A knowledge of
assembly programming, S-100 hardware, and CP/M operation is
required for this workshop. Please do not come unprepared.
We currently have seats for 12 workbenches for those who
want the hands-on training. An additional 10 seats are
available for those who like to watch and learn. If we
happen to get more requests for this workshop, we will try
to accommodate as many people as possible. This is a first
come, first serve event, sorry, but we cannot accommodate
latecomers. Once the registration opens, please specify
which seat you like to reserve.
The workshop is located very close to I-95 for those that
are drivng. More information can be found at the
Delaware Hackerspace website below.
Workshop Checklist - view message thread
http://www.vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=310
Address:
103 W. 7th St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Registration opens:
Feb. 1st, 2010
Signup deadline:
Apr. 1st, 2010
Workshop Date:
Apr. 10th, 2010
hours: Sat: 12noon - 7pm
SPONSORS:
Bill Degnan
http://www.vintagecomputer.net/
Delaware Hackerspace
http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Delaware_Hackerspace
Altair32 emulator project
http://www.altair32.com/
MARCH Computer Museum
http://www.midatlanticretro.org/
Please send any questions offline.
Dan Roganti
ragooman at comcast.net
see you there !
--
http://www.vintagecomputer.net/ragooman/
Found during cleanup, a Mentec SBC M70 Usermanual
in pristine condition.
First edition from November 1st, 1987.
It is A4 format with a spiral ring spine and comes
>from Dublin, Ireland.
Make me an offer off-list.
--
Certified : VCP 3.x, SCSI 3.x SCSA S10, SCNA S10
www.groenenberg.netwww.witte-kat-batterijen.nl