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Highway interface [warning contains an ebay ref], but is an old VMS network interface

by jwsmail＠jwsss.com

I found an interface I've never seen, a Fisher Rosemont Highway interface. I don't know much in the history of Dec / VMS, but am guessing this is for Vax system only. HIGHWAY-INTERFACE-49A8569X052-62-FISHER-ROSEMOUNT-DC6450X1-HA5-40B1745-W-CABKIT-/ http://www.ebay.com/itm/371645465846 I found this flyer sheet about it with the info on the interface. I'm guessing if you don't have one of the central boxes, you have some expensive gold scrap in these boards. http://emersonprocess.com/systems/support/documentation/provox/docvue/Produ… The fact this reference is where it is suggests there must be embedded systems using it to justify the price though. Also the other manual referred to indicates that there is something that runs on NT, as well as a mention of AIX. http://emersonprocess.com/systems/support/documentation/provox/docvue/CHIP/… thanks Jim

9 years, 7 months

VCFed, the BBS!

by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com

Great! 110 dial up for those of us with our teletype? Heck with free nationwide long distance cross country connects will not be financially painful! sounds fun.... In a message dated 10/13/2016 12:35:48 A.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, cctalk at snarc.net writes: Everyone should experience the joy of connecting to an authentic dial-up bulletin board service. That?s our story here at Vintage Computer Federation and we?re sticking to it. :) It?s why we ordered an 8-port analog PBX with a GSM module today: http://www.excelltel.com/en/enproductslist.asp?id=612 Our plan is to connect this to a PC running the MajorBBS software. Visitors at our NJ museum and at Vintage Computer Festival East (or heck, why not bring it with us to VCF West too?) will get to pick from a selection of vintage computers, hear a dial tone, hear the handshake, and be productive at 300-2400 bps. People could also telnet in over the Internet and, in phase two, dial in through the GSM connection. We?ll share an update this winter when the PBX arrives.

9 years, 7 months

NWA auctions

by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com

they were pretty famous for running simulators for pilot training Ed# _www.smacc.org_ (http://www.smacc.org) In a message dated 10/13/2016 12:19:45 A.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, derschjo at gmail.com writes: The Systems 32/77 is a Gould/SEL machine. 32-bit, ECL. I don't know too much about it, but it's cool looking. Wish I had the space...

9 years, 7 months

NWA auctions

by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com

I suspect the bidding will be brisk with the peripherals... also be shure to see the frame with the documstion card reader In a message dated 10/12/2016 9:38:03 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, derschjo at gmail.com writes: On 10/12/16 9:13 PM, Al Kossow wrote: > https://grafeauction.proxibid.com/asp/catalog.asp?aid=117590&gl=288#288 > > someone needs to grab those 11/45's! > > Thanks for the tip! Against my better judgement I put in a bid on the one without the trim on the faceplate... - Josh

9 years, 7 months

DECwriter II and Decwriter III engineering drawings

by rlloken＠telus.net

On Wed, 12 Oct 2016, John H. Reinhardt wrote: > > On 10/12/2016 9:30 PM, Richard Loken wrote: >> And five requests for these manuals. >> > Is someone going to scan them? Have they been scanned already? I guess I > should look :-P I too would like to know if these manuals have been scanned already. If good scans are already available I can send them off to somebody without any guilt but otherwise I should send them who intends to see them scanned. -- Richard Loken VE6BSV, Systems Programmer - VMS : "...underneath those Athabasca University : tuques we wear, our Athabasca, Alberta Canada : heads are naked!" ** rlloken at telus.net ** : - Arthur Black

9 years, 7 months

DECwriter II and Decwriter III engineering drawings

by rlloken＠telus.net

And five requests for these manuals. -- Richard Loken VE6BSV, Systems Programmer - VMS : "...underneath those Athabasca University : tuques we wear, our Athabasca, Alberta Canada : heads are naked!" ** rlloken at telus.net ** : - Arthur Black

9 years, 7 months

Remember Data Printer Corp?

by rlloken＠telus.net

The offer of DPC manuals led to many happy reminscenses but only one request for the manuals (with a promise to scan them). Are there scans of these manuals available on-line? -- Richard Loken VE6BSV, Systems Programmer - VMS : "...underneath those Athabasca University : tuques we wear, our Athabasca, Alberta Canada : heads are naked!" ** rlloken at telus.net ** : - Arthur Black

9 years, 7 months

PDP-11/23 system for sale in Portland Oregon

by scott.l.baker＠gmail.com

Update: After removing all the boards, checking jumper settings, etc. and reinstalling everything again. I am please to announce some progress. The PDP-11/23 now boots up to the diagnostic monitor. Thanks very much to people who replied with technical help and particularly to Glen Slick who helped with board identification and configuration and help me fix the QBUS slot assignments. The original slot assignments were wrong and the bus termination was not at the end of the QBUS. The current slot assignments are: Row 1: AB - M8186, CD - 256KB memory Row 2: AB - DSD disk interface, CD - grant continuity Row 3: AB - M8028 DLV11-F async interface / console port Row 4: <empty> Row 5: <empty> Row 6: <empty> Row 7: AB - M8016 KPV11 power fail / line clock Row 8: <empty> Row 9: ABCD - M8012 BDV11 diag ROM / QBUS termination I have added a few pictures here: http://sierracircuitdesign.ddns.net/temp/pdp11/ Next Steps 1) Find the manual for the diagnostic monitor to figure out how to run some test. 2) Locate some 8" floppies with RT-11 loaded and connect the floppy drive

9 years, 7 months

power supply DEC Expansion Interface RZ5X

by billdegnan＠gmail.com

WTB $$ power supply DEC Expansion Interface RZ5X. I guess I'd take a busted RZ5X that has a good supply too. Located Landenberg, PA contact me via vintagecomputer.net/contact.cfm if you have one for sale Here is a pic of the back, it's part of my MicroVAX 3100 system. http://vintagecomputer.net/digital/MicroVAX-3100/DEC_StorageExpansion_RZ5X-… I did not see anything on Ebay that was a for-sure match. b

9 years, 7 months

Video clip from ABC Nightline 1981 with Steve Jobs

by jwsmail＠jwsss.com

If you read further, I decided to post because of the number of machines I've either worked on or owned which were in this. I think for instance the terminals @ about 1:29 are Datamedia. I had several of the beasts. "Academic researchers... is the narration" https://youtu.be/3H-Y-D3-j-M Laughed at some of the discussions in the last half, but worth watching. Has about as much of Job's in it as one can stomach. And is probably before the cult of the Fruit company thing was taking hold. Scenes showing the Apple2 or ][ as some will want, and the Apple3 are shown from the factory. Also appears that Apple was operating out of a hive of buildings, not a central one at the time. Five years into Apple's operation. Thanks jim

9 years, 7 months

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