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by dave＠661.org

I recapped a Mac SE/30 a few months back and only just now put it back together. After a false start with dirty contacts on the ROM simm and resulting irregular vertical bars, the machine is working again. There are no more zipping sounds coming out of the speaker. Two problems remain: 1) There is slight pincushioning along the bottom of the CRT, about a third of the way in from the left. 2) The CRT produces a rather noticable and irritating flicker. I don't remember the one-piece Macs flickering like this. I think a cleverly-placed magnet might fix the pincushioning and recapping the analogue board would remedy the flicker. Can I get some thoughts, commentary, and suggestions on this? -- David Griffith dave at 661.org 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?

9 years, 3 months

Original HP 2116A is running again!

by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com

hardware or software manuals Bill? Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 4/2/2016 3:23:55 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, billdegnan at gmail.com writes: On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Jon Johnston <jondjohnston at hotmail.com> wrote: > Just in time for her 50th birthday in November: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kko526UpHsM&feature=youtu.be > > www.hpmuseum.net > > > Thanks for that. I could not find much about the 2116A (2114/15) software on Bitsavers or the HP museum site. Where else does one go for these manuals? -- @ BillDeg: Web: vintagecomputer.net Twitter: @billdeg <https://twitter.com/billdeg> Youtube: @billdeg <https://www.youtube.com/user/billdeg> Unauthorized Bio <http://www.vintagecomputer.net/readme.cfm>

9 years, 3 months

Original HP 2116A is running again!

by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com

Yahoo! congrats! In a message dated 4/2/2016 1:29:56 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, jondjohnston at hotmail.com writes: Just in time for her 50th birthday in November: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kko526UpHsM&feature=youtu.be www.hpmuseum.net

9 years, 3 months

Broken BA123

by david＠thecoolbears.org

If my house were on fire and I had to pick what to save, near the top of my list would be my MicroVAX in a BA123 enclosure. It is by FAR my favorite computer. Sadly, there was a tragic accident and the ventilation louver, just about the power switch got broken. I know, I know. How could this happen? I am overcome by guilt. I can't rest until my poor, sad VAX is fully repaired and back to it's perfect condition. I've tried to repair it, but not had satisfactory results. Is there anyone out there that would be willing to sell me a replacement?

9 years, 3 months

seeking EK-OLA30-OP - LA30 DECwriter User's Manual

by nw＠retrocomputingtasmania.com

Not an essential manual but for completeness I would like to find a copy. If anyone has one would they be willing to scan it please or I can arrange to get it done. The list of manuals for the DECwriter I LA-30 are: (missing) EK-OLA30-OPLA30 DECwriter User's Manual (online) DEC-00-LA30-DC1972-08LA30 DECwriter Maintenance Manual (online) LA30 Engineering drawings Nov-1973 (online) via Manx or bitsavers. If anyone has paper for these printers in the right size I'd be glad to have some (whatever would fit in an large envelope). LA30 is fixed sprocket position, needs 9-7/8 inch wide (1/2 inch pitch x 0.150 inch diameter feed holes) continuous paper.

9 years, 3 months

Olivetti M24 Mounting Bushes for Bus Converter

by robert.jarratt＠ntlworld.com

The M24 I got the other day has the bus converter, whereas the other M24 that I already had does not. I bought a bus converter for the "old" one, but then realised I didn't have any mounting bushes or spacers in order to install it. I thought of removing some of the bushes from the new one to share with the old one, it wouldn't be as good but at least I would be able to install the converter. It looks like I might need some kind of special tool to remove the bushes >from the new machine. Is there a way to do this with ordinary tools? Does anyone know if the mounting bushes are any kind of standard part that could still be bought somewhere? Thanks Rob

9 years, 3 months

Need info for a VAX Station 3100 SPX / VS42A-DA

by pete＠petelancashire.com

Won the guy on the big auction site, put the minimum bid down and $50 later it showed up on the doorstop. http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=6027 Sorry for the bad photo's but the sun was going down fast. Been trying to find the display interface specs, pinout, freqs, etc. but so far have been overwhelmed with just about everything else. Other things I guess I'll need are Also what keyboard should I be looking for ? What options do I have for an O/S ? The last time I logged into a VAX was one of many 11/780s the company I worked for was like 198? something. A LONG time ago .. -pete

9 years, 3 months

Looking for M865 serial card photo

by v.slyngstad＠frontier.com

Hi, I'm putting the finishing touches on my efforts to re-draw the M865 schematic for the website www.so-much-stuff.com (which has a collection of similar drawings). I am looking for photos of the front and back, reasonably square-on, with enough resolution and light to make out the traces easily. My intent is to "trace over the traces" with my CAD software (Eagle 6.6), to document the board while simultaneously verifying the work I've done to draw the schematic. Does anyone have photos of the component and solder sides of an M865? It's the older Omnibus serial card, with the current loop cable soldered in. Permission to use the photos on the website would also be great. The folks I've found so far who own boards can't get photos of them for a week or more, and I'd like to finish these drawings before my motivation fades. (I know from experience how long it can take me to get back to half-finished projects!) Vince -- o< The ASCII Ribbon Campaign Against HTML Email!

9 years, 3 months

Sun keyboards, yellowed

by sales＠elecplus.com

I collected some Sun keyboards for a customer, but some are too yellowed for him to use. They are all complete, including the cable, if it is supposed to be attached. I am asking $10 each plus shipping. They are not tested or cleaned. I don't have any Sun terminals left to test them on. Type 4, qty 2 (deeply yellowed) Type 6 USB, Unix, qty 10 (moderate yellowing) 320-1273 Type 6 USB Unix, qty 12 (no or very slight yellowing) 320-1273 asking $20 each plus shipping Cindy Croxton --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

9 years, 3 months

R: RE: RSX-11 trouble

by supervinx＠libero.it

Here I am! RSX-11M V4.2 BL38B I have two RX50 disk units and Kermit. 512kb and one RD51 fixed disk. I planned to archive separately every [*,*] and image the disks. I tried and can write back and read RX50 disks with a properly setup PC. I need only RSX-11M installation disks images but I'm confident they can be found somewhere on the net. I'll give a look to BRU... Thanks!

9 years, 3 months

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