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by oldcpu2＠rogerwilco.org

On 18 Nov 2008, Curtis H. Wilbar Jr. said: > While cleaning, I dug up some ULTRIX CDs I didn't know I had. > > Curious as to find out exactly what I have and if it is complete... > > [...] > > Does this mean I have Ultrix 4.2 for VAX and RISC, > Ultrix 3.1 for FAX and RISC, Ultrix 3.1 Update ? > What is Ultrix WS 2.0 (windowing system?) ? > > Trying to figure out what I have here and how complete/ > incomplete it is. I'm no expert, but I've done a little ULTRIX sleuthing myself over the last couple of years, learning more about ULTRIX and how to use it on my c. 1990 DECSystem 5400, which is RISC-based. From my experience, primarily with with ULTRIX 4.5, 4.3, and 4.2, I'd say that the 4.2 discs, one each for VAX and RISC, would be considered a 'complete set' for each architecture. The online documentation disc is probably a companion for either or both of these 4.2 install discs. I'm not acquainted with the earlier releases (though I'd like to be), but it would appear that the ULTRIX-32 V3.1 with UWS V2.2 should be considered complete (for both VAX and RISC) since you have both the ULTRIX OS + UWS on the one disc, which also looks to supersede the ULTRIX-32 V3.1-UWS V2.1 UPDATE disc. As for the V2.0, I have no idea if you have a complete ULTRIX + UWS package, or if it is just the UWS. - Jared

17 years, 5 months

What is this system?

by aek＠bitsavers.org

"Advanced Micro Computers Inc Microprocessor Development System 29/05" It is a multibus CP/M system for development of 2900 microcode. There were cards available for downloading of microcode to a target system, and a microassembler. docs under http://bitsavers.org/pdf/amd/amsys29 I have a bunch of docs scanned for this system, and the software. You're the first person I've heard about coming across one of these in a long time.

17 years, 5 months

Gould Concepts

by wdonzelli＠gmail.com

There are apparently some ex-Sikorsky Gould Concept superminis as a recycler in the Northeast available. The total weight of the few (three?) systems could be a ton and a half. Is there any interest? RCS/RI is going to pull the VAX 11/785 out of the pile. -- Will

17 years, 5 months

LIFE Magazine images

by silent700＠gmail.com

Google has archived the LIFE photo collection. There is much to be mined here, like this extremely serious business: http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=ibm+source:life&imgurl=97ab81b6fc3…

17 years, 5 months

Offer: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Card "collection"

by wpileggi＠juno.com

It's the end of my fall clean-up, and I've decided to discontinue "collecting" Creative Labs Sound Blaster Cards any more; though the proper term might be "accumulate"... Roughly 1991-1997, ISA. [I have a bunch of PCI cards if you need them...] Been doing this for the last 10 years or so. I have a list of models and part numbers, please email me off-list request a copy. Anybody else 'collecting' Sound cards? I don't have a price, is there a market? I also have a list of VGA Video Cards/ISA/PCI/AGP...Bill KA3AIS ____________________________________________________________ Planning for retirement? Click for free information on 401(k) plans. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/PnY6rbt6R8Bo4vP30oTPJzrI7KVFmcj…

17 years, 5 months

AT&T 7300/3B1's (was: Re: Who is vintagecomputermuseum?)

by mtapley＠swri.edu

At 20:05 -0500 8/17/08, Dave wrote: > I have to agree there. And $500 for a 7300 is a tad on the high >side. I had three of them (two 3B1s and a 7300) and reluctantly >parted with one. I became much less reluctant when the guy offered >me $300. The first machine is one I will keep even if the prices go >sky high, as it was given to me years ago by a classiccmp member (hi >Mark!), although for the life of me I have no clue where the mouse went. > > Does anyone have disk images of the 7300/3B1 OS distribution? Hi Dave, but IIRC, I just put you in contact with Robert, who gave you one of his. Though he got some of his from me, so it may have been indirectly one of my machines... If it were mine, and I'd given it to you, I'd have no objection to your selling it for as much as you can possibly get for it. My theory is, the more value it acquires (by somebody paying for it) the less likely it will be to get scrapped, hence the more likely it'll be to be preserved. On the other hand, I *know* you are a knowledgeable collector and know which end of the soldering iron gets hot without having to grab it, so I'm happy it's in your hands. One reason for me to take this philosophy is that I don't have time to do myself the things I'd really like to do with my collection - like imaging floppies! I have 'em, but not imaged. They are in climate-controlled storage - that's the best I can say for myself. I'll hunt for mice. I don't think I kept a spare, but if I did, I'll let you know. -- - Mark 210-379-4635 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Asteroids headed toward planets inhabited by beings that don't have technology adequate to stop them: Think of it as Evolution in Fast-Forward.

17 years, 5 months

differences SA1000, ST506

by lehmann＠ans-netz.de

Hi, I wonder if a ST506 drive can be used without problems on a SA1000 interface controller. The signals seems to be the same, but ST506 is working on a slightly higher transfer rate. Would it work with a 50 -> 34 pin adapter cable? Did even someone has experience in it? Seems hard to find SA1000 disk drives nowadays... -- Oliver Lehmann http://www.pofo.de/ http://wishlist.ans-netz.de/

17 years, 5 months

What is this system?

by roger.holmes＠microspot.co.uk

Now I have more space in my computer room my elder brother offered me two systems he picked up some years ago. I don't know much about either, but bitsavers has references to one, which is a Texas Instruments 990 with twin 8 inch floppies and a terminal. I have not tried powering it up yet and I dont have any boot disks but it looks interesting. It has a 12 or 13 slot chassis with most of the standard cards present except no printer card. Is this rare, can I get boot disks, would anyone want to buy it, what can I do with it? Much the same questions for the second system but also, what is it. It too has two 8 inch floppy drives, two volumes of manuals for Xenix but no floppies. It is marked "Advanced Micro Computers Inc Microprocessor Development System 29/05". There is a sticker saying Memec Systems Ltd. The front panel is divided into two, one says "Support processor" and the other "Microprogrammed system". Could this really be a proper microprogrammable system or is it just system using a microprocessor. Either way, which programming/microprogramming architecture is it? Any relation to the AMD 2900 bit slice chips? For a couple of months I wrote microcode back in about 1974 but not on this system.

17 years, 5 months

Model M - Type 7 cross

by dgriffi＠cs.csubak.edu

Would anyone here be interested in rallying for a ruggedised Type 7 keyboard? I'm thinking of something built like a Model M. -- David Griffith dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

17 years, 5 months

Microvax II chassis for trade

by rescue＠hawkmountain.net

js at cimmeri.com wrote: > *You've got a bare BA23 that you're looking to trade for the BA23's pedestal enclosure? > * No. I have a BA123 that I'm looking to trade for 'skins'? for a BA23. I have basically an 11/83 as removed from a 'small' rack such as this: http://hampage.hu/dr/kepek/H96XX.jpg And want to have it be like: http://hampage.hu/dr/kepek/ba23mvII.gif I'd imagine the BA23 as removed from the rack is what is at the core of the deskside/desktop BA23.... So, I'm looking to trade the BA123 for skins, or an empty desktop/deskside BA23. -- Curt > * > Is your 11/83 in a BA23 also? > > *Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:03:29 -0500 > From: "Curtis H. Wilbar Jr." <rescue at hawkmountain.net> > Subject: Microvax II chassis for trade > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > <cctalk at classiccmp.org> > Message-ID: <49225AB1.6060007 at hawkmountain.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > I have a Microvax II chassis (no qbus boards installed) that I've > decided I am not going to use. > > Would like to trade it for the plastic? deskside enclosure for > my PDP-11/83 (which came out of a rack). > > Anyone local to Sharon, MA (or Cambridge, MA) interested in > trading ? > > -- Curt

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