Hi,
I've got a Dell PowerVault 120T available if anyone is
interested. I believe this is a DLT7000 tape autoloader
and the interface on the back looks to be a SCSI (possibly
differential scsi). Info I'm sure is available on the
web.
I've never switched this unit on, so cant confirm if its
working or not. It looks as if its designed to fit a 19"
rack, and there is one rack ear on the right side, nothing
on the left.
Anyway get in touch off list if interested. I'm in the UK
(Yorkshire). Its free if collected.
Cheers
Ian.
Hi all --
I snagged that Vitek Systems machine that was being discussed earlier
this month and now that I'm back from my holiday travels I have some
time to play with it. It's a 68010 machine with 2mb of memory and 2
40mb scsi drives. Hooked up a terminal to TT0 and it booted up to a
login prompt, much to my amazement. The login banner says:
VITEK Nerve Center II
Copyright (c) 1992 by bioMerieux Vitek Inc.
So I guess that gives a bit more detail on what this machine is.
Clearly a system used in some sort of medical application, and
bioMerieux appears to still be in business, though I can't find any info
on this particular machine on their site.
It appears to be running an early UNIX variant called Regulus (5.2.2,
dated 7/31/86) by a company called Alcyon. I can't find much more
information on the 'net other than the fact that it existed. Anyone know
anything about this version of UNIX? Any idea what filesystem it used?
I know none of the usernames/passwords, so either a backdoor or some way
to access the filesystem would be handy...
I'm going to be dumping an image of the drives this evening, before
something catastrophic happens to them...
Thanks,
Josh
I spent the weekend scanning and taking pictures of what I was able to
find on the NGEN/Burroughs B2x systems, now up under
http://bitsavers.org/pdf/convergent
There are a few things in particular on the wanted list, mainly hardware
docs. I'm hoping another list member will scan the system documentation
that he has.
I'm also working on trying to understand how to make a bootable floppy
>from a running 10mb system.
It was interesting to see how the Xerox XDE development envronment influenced
CTOS. File naming conventions are pretty much the same as in XDE, for
example.
Guy writes:
> On Dec 28, 2009, at 12:18 PM, Ed Groenenberg wrote:
>> Maybe one of you can help me, I need an M908 paddle board.
> While the number is familiar, what is it for?
TU11 to TU56 cable (and possibly other things too).
Tim.
Hello. I am searching for some documents from IBM Federal Systems Division,
particularly the related with the Systems Software Development (FSC-71-5108
et.al).
In the other hand, Bitsavers contains some valuable documents in
http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/generalInfo/ related with Software
Engineering, but I should like to know if this set can be expanded in a
future with some other interesting documents released by IBM in the 60/70
and early 80s (HIPO diagrams and so).
I have some programmed courses about the matter from this epoch (which I
saved from the dumpster) but in Spanish.
Regards
Sergio
For those who remember GopherVR, this will need no introduction; it is a
virtual reality interface to Gopherspace. I have managed to get it working
again on Mac OS X, and it should build other places. There is a long way to
go, but it is now stable and does work even though it is still not finished.
A pre-built binary is available for Mac OS X 10.4+, and source for everyone
else.
http://www.floodgap.com/software/gophervr/
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Hello All,
Everyone recovered from X-Mas yet :)
Maybe one of you can help me, I need an M908 paddle board.
Let me know off list and maybe we can come to an agreement.
Thanks,
Ed
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Certified : VCP 3.x, SCSI 3.x SCSA S10, SCNA S10
Old DEC Power Control 861C Hi,
looks like I am not getting the posting in my e-mail but my messages do get
posted.
I found this replyto my previous message by Tony Duell
<cctalk%40classiccmp.org?Subject=Re%3A%20Old%20DEC%20Power%20Control%20861C&In-Reply-To=%3Cm1NM4jS-000J3uC%40p850ug1%3E>in
the archives.
To follow-up, the 861C emits a crackling noise for the first few seconds (20
or so) and then I can hear a relay chattering (very noisy!).
Also the light on the front panel is flashing continuously (maybe that's
normal.)
Normand
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>*
*>* On December 18, 2009, Normand Fisher wrote:
*>* > Hi Mike,
*>* >
*>* > I have an old 861C (and a 874A) which are very noisy and trigger off
*>* > after a short period under load. Would you, by chance, have a copy of
*>* > the schematics?
*>* >
*>* > Or matter of fact any knowledge as to the cause of noise(old capacitors?
*>* > ...).
*>*
*>* Your best bet wouls be to post to Classiccmp Classiccmp mailing list at
*>* cctalk at classiccmp.org.
<http://www.classiccmp.org/mailman/listinfo/cctalk>
*
The DEC power cotnrollers are _very_ simple inside, and you don't really
need tjhe printsets to repair them.
I am not sure I understand the fault description. In particular, what
sort of noise (hum, chattering relay?). And what do you mean by 'trigger
off'. Do you mean the contactor drops out, or the breaker trips, or what?
Let me know exactly what happens and I might be able to help.
-tony
Ansgar Kueckes has released a new version of his "HPDrive" disc emulator
that works with HP 64000 logic development stations and HP 1000 MEF-series
minicomputers, in addition to the HP 9845. The emulator is hosted on a
Windows PC with a GPIB interface card and appears to the target system to
be any of a selection of HP-IB floppy, hard, or cartridge tape drives that
use the Amigo or CS/80 protocols.
Drives that are not supported natively may be added via a configuration
file if the drive parameters (Amigo) or Describe information (CS/80) is
supplied.
The project page is here:
http://www.hp9845.net/9845/projects/hpdrive/
The emulator has not been tested with the HP 1000 A/L-series, nor with the
HP 3000, but the disc emulations are reasonably thorough and may well work
with these systems.
My thanks to Michel Bissonnette, Al Kossow, Frank McConnell, and Jay West
for lending hardware for HPDrive development and testing.
-- Dave