- test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org - classiccmp.org

by heyrick＠merseymail.com

Hello, I would be interested in any details you have regarding the Acorn teletext adapter. To find out why, look at: http://www.heyrick.co.uk/software/ttx/ Thank you, Rick. -- Richard Murray <heyrick(a)merseymail.com> -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE eLearning courses for Merseyside SMEs Register NOW at: http://www.training.connect.org.uk/elearning-mm/ Improve your productivity, profitability and competitiveness through learning

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truckload of PDP stuff

by RCini＠congressfinancial.com

What's more astounding is the number of page views: 761. Rich Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces+AEA-classiccmp.org +AFs-mailto:cctalk-bounces+AEA-classiccmp.org+AF0-On Behalf Of John Allain Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 4:06 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: truckload of PDP stuff http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem+ACY-item+AD0-4122358161 Winning bid: US +ACQ-1,275.00 Another, gulp... Successful rescue+ACE- John A.

22 years, 4 months

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Vintage Computer shown on Green Acres?

by rdd＠rddavis.org

Tonight, on Green Acres (on the TV Land channel), they're showing a 1950/1960s minicomputer or mainframe with several tape drives, etc. Does anyone know what type of computer it is? The show will probably be repeated sometime tomorrow (probably sometime between 4:30 and 6:30 PM EST, I think). Anyone interested in taking a look to see what it is, or know what it is from tonight's show? -- Copyright (C) 2003 R. D. Davis The difference between humans & other animals: All Rights Reserved | My VAX | an unnatural belief that we're above Nature & www.rddavis.org | runs VMS & | her other creatures, using dogma to justify such 410-744-4900 | doesn't crash!| beliefs and to justify much human cruelty.

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QIC80 tapes available

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

In a message dated 4/15/2004 6:13:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ehl(a)envirohealthlabs.com writes: << Yes, I am interested in QIC-80 Tapes. Please tell me how many tapes you have in total. Please give me your phone number. I will be pleased to call you. >> I have many types of QIC80 type tapes. Tell me which type (2120XL, 2080,DC2000 for example) and I will check what I have.

22 years, 4 months

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Flash point, laser fuser and lubrication

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Apr 14, 19:55, Antonio Carlini wrote: > > I know quite a bit about this actually, because my dad owned > > a fire extinguisher company. The reason you use foam to > > combat a liquid fire is to smother it, > > I've been on the "Fire Warden" course at a local station > precisely once, so I'm afraid that I have to disagree > with you slightly. > > The contents of the extiguisher are entirely immaterial. > The extinguisher is just there to act as a propellant :-) > And the powder ones are allegedly good for annoying the > neighbours and rendering anything in the room utterly > useless in the future. I couldn't possibly admit to knowing ;-) > It's a pity that page about lighting a barbie with LOX > has been taken down ... You've been watching Brainiac, haven't you? BTW, did anyone tape "The Best of Brainiac" on Sky last night? -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 4 months

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Proxim RangeLAN2/ISA card?

by melamy＠earthlink.net

absolutely proprietary. Proxim created what was called the Open Air standard and it predates 802.11b. It will only talk to another Proxim PC Card, ISA bus card, or PCI bus card that is made by Proxim. best regards, Steve Thatcher >--- Original Message --- >From: "Joe R." <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com> >To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org >Date: 4/14/04 7:01:54 PM > I found one of these today. Is anyone familar with them? This one is a 16 >bit ISA card and I can't find anything about this model on the net. Does >anyone know if it's compatible with the current wireless LAN cards? > > Jo

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Apple DiskTwin card?

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

I gound one of a Disktwin card made for the Apple computer today. It was made by Golden Triangle Computers. From what I can find on the net it was used to write to TWO hard drives simultanously. Is anyone familar with it? I'd like to know more about it. Joe

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CAD software..

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Apr 14, 10:09, ben franchuk wrote: > Paul Koning wrote: > > > You mean you want the tools used to be open source? If you find any, > > please let us all know -- I have looked and found nothing. > > The tools would be nice open source. No I want my data open source > as much as possible. > Ben. http://bach.ece.jhu.edu/~haceaton/pcb/ It's been around for years. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 4 months

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HP-UX 10.20

by Michel.Arghiriu＠cdicorp.com

Hi I need 10.20 and all compliers can you help me. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________

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by cb＠mythtech.net

>The contents of the extiguisher are entirely immaterial. >The extinguisher is just there to act as a propellant so >that you can amuse yourself pushing burning cardboard >boxes and/or burning wastebins around while awaiting the >professionals. They bring huge hoses so they can make >the burning stuff really fly :-) And Water Can extinguishers are for chasing people around and soaking them on hot days (or in the dead of winter). And CO2 is used to chill beers, and spray at probies to watch them scream like little girls. (or at the probies girlfriends to give them hard nipples, insuring that they will never return, and we will all later bitch, while drinking our chilled beers, that we can never get women to hang out at the station). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 4 months

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QIC80 tapes available

by ehl＠envirohealthlabs.com

Yes, I am interested in QIC-80 Tapes. Please tell me how many tapes you have in total. Please give me your phone number. I will be pleased to call you. Thanks. Vino Vinod

22 years, 4 months

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Flash point, laser fuser and lubrication

by cb＠mythtech.net

>No, if there were too little (but there was enough oxygen and heat) it >would flash off. Too little fuel is never a reason for something not >to ignite, though it may prevent sustained burning. Um, yeah, I believe that is what I said on the very first reply of mine. It wouldn't catch fire, or not for more than a fraction of a second. The concern on the original poster was clearly, would the oil catch fire and cause a problem. My response was, no, chances are there is too little fuel to create a sustained chemical reaction (ie: start a fire). Flashing off, won't cause a fire. Chances are, you won't even notice it did it (other than possibly smell the by products). And depending on the amount of oil, and what exactly the oil is made of, it may never get the chance to even flash off... it may "smoke off" instead. As the heat of the fuser raises to the flash point, the oil becomes unstable and starts to break down and oxidize. You wind up with smoke (incomplete combustion), and all potential fuel may in fact oxidize before flashing, leaving nothing to ultimately flash. (hence the idea, too little fuel, no fire). >Three things: chemical reaction is implicit in fuel+oxygen (and >activation energy). Unless you get into esoteric things like >substances that interfere with the reaction (like some CFCs can), >because they change the activation energy. No, it is four things. It USED to be considered three things... then fire science got smarter, and realized that chemical reactions, although implied in the oxidation process, are a VERY important process of the fire. And attacking it is more common then people thought. In fact, most normal people that fight a fire are probably in fact attacking the chemical reaction. Dry Chemical extinguishers don't actually smother a fire like many people assume, they inhibit oxidation... ie: they break the chemical reaction. At least here in the USA, Dry Chemical extinguishers are the most popular form of fire extinguisher found in homes and offices (standard ABC are Dry Chem in the USA). Normal "civilian" ways of combating a kitchen fire: Spray it with water: removes heat Dry Chemical "ABC" extinguisher: stops chemical reaction Towel over the fire: removes oxygen Turn off the gas on the stove: removes fuel >I know quite a bit about this actually, because my dad owned a fire >extinguisher company. Ahh... ok, had I known that, I might have been more specific in my use of terms and explanations. I figured I was trying to make this a little more "layman's". I myself have been a fire fighter for 13 years... so I hope I know something about the nature of fire (if not, I've wasted an awful lot of time in classes, and been darn lucky with all the fires I've gone up against). >The reason you use foam to combat a liquid fire >is to smother it, because with an established fire, it's unlikely you >can get enough water to cool it fast enough, without spreading the >burning liquid around. Exactly. (Sorry, I didn't explain the reason behind it, because I didn't realize I was talking to someone that cared). >The petrol in bucket of water trick works >because the petrol layer is very thin and the water prevents it getting >hot enough before the match goes out. Except you forget about vaporization. Gasoline (petrol) vaporizes readily at standard atmospheric pressure. If you wait for too long before tossing that match into the bucket, you won't be igniting the fuel on the water, you will be igniting the fuel vapors hovering over the water. The water won't stop the heat of the match if the match is still 4 inches above the surface. The vapors ignite... and you get a nice POP and flash as they expand out of the top of the bucket. I wouldn't want to be standing over it when that happens. Depending on how much petrol you use, this could be fun to do... like I said... you do it, I'll video tape. :-) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Apr 14, 9:53, chris wrote: > >That's a very poor test, > > Its not the most ideal, but I wanted to recommend something he could try > easily to give him a quick and dirty answer. > > >and the quantity is not what matters to the > >chemicals partaking (or not) in the reaction :-) The local heat > >capacity is. > > Wrong. You need sufficient fuel to oxygen mix. Too little fuel or too > little o2, and it won't burn. My guess (and it was a guess, based on what > I know about fires), is the 3 in 1 oil that was on the fuser was too low > of a quantity to burn freely. No, if there were too little (but there was enough oxygen and heat) it would flash off. Too little fuel is never a reason for something not to ignite, though it may prevent sustained burning. > The heat capacity is but one factor in starting and sustaining a fire. > There are 4 parts needed for a fire: fuel, oxygen, heat, chemical > reaction. Remove any one, the fire goes out. Three things: chemical reaction is implicit in fuel+oxygen (and activation energy). Unless you get into esoteric things like substances that interfere with the reaction (like some CFCs can), because they change the activation energy. > >Pour half a cup of petrol (er, gasoline) into a bucket > >of water, drop in a match, and watch the match go out... > > You do that... I'll video tape. I know quite a bit about this actually, because my dad owned a fire extinguisher company. The reason you use foam to combat a liquid fire is to smother it, because with an established fire, it's unlikely you can get enough water to cool it fast enough, without spreading the burning liquid around. The petrol in bucket of water trick works because the petrol layer is very thin and the water prevents it getting hot enough before the match goes out. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 4 months

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S-100 System For Sale (CT - USA)

by classiccmp＠vintage-computer.com

Another one: Brian Toubman is selling a very nice, complete S-100 system. The system is located in Connecticut. Please contact him directly if you are interested in the system. More details can be found at http://vintage-computer.com/vcforum/viewtopic.php?t=915 I have nothing to do with this item or the seller. I am just passing this on for the benefit of the list (and, obviously, the seller.) Erik Klein www.vintage-computer.com www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum The Vintage Computer Forum

22 years, 4 months

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Tandy 1000TX available for the cost of shipping

by classiccmp＠vintage-computer.com

Rosann (rosann1224(a)rcn.com) is looking to donate her Tandy 1000TX system to a collector for the cost of postage. Please contact her directly if you are interested in the system. More details can be found at http://vintage-computer.com/vcforum/viewtopic.php?t=911 I have nothing to do with this item or the seller. I am just passing this on for the benefit of the list. Erik Klein www.vintage-computer.com www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum The Vintage Computer Forum

22 years, 4 months

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IPC Peripherals MCD-1040 4X 7 disc CD changer

by vanmuta＠socket.net

I noticed on a message board that in June of 2003 you posted that you had found an instruction manual for an IPC MCD-1040 7 disc changer. Do you happen to still have the manual, and did you ever get any responses for what kind of cables it used? I recently came upon one the units myself and was wondering the same thing. Kris

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blinkenlight console - not only for PDP's !

by GOOI＠oce.nl

Hi all, I finally had some time to work on my "homebrew console" project. It is not yet finished, but the progress is significant enough to report to this group. I completed the wiring of the new sleak design PDP-11/35 console, and debugged the "firmware" of the Motorola M6802 microprocessor. After the console seemed to work as I wanted it (...) [using the built-in debug monitor], it was time to turn to the current SIMH version (3.2-0). I ported my previous thoughts of version 2.10 to this current release, and debugged a little more :-) The progress so far: 1) set the switches to any address, press "LOAD ADRS". result: the position of the switches appears on the ADDRESS LEDs. 2) set the switches [15:0] to any value, press "DEP". result: - the data is stored in the (previously loaded) address. - the data appears on the DATA LEDs. 3) press "EXAM" result: - the address is shown on the ADDRESS LEDs, - the data of this address is shown on the DATA LEDs. 4) when "EXAM" is pressed again after "EXAM" result: the next address is shown (address and data) 5) when "DEP" is pressed again after "DEP" result: the data is stored in the next address. 6) when "EXAM" and "DEP" are toggled following each other result: the address is not incremented. So, LOAD, EXAM, and DEP react as the REAL CONSOLE in combination with the patched SIMH software ! More testing will be done. I thought this progress was nice to mention here; the following items on my list are: - behaviour of CONT, HALT/ENABL, START (and S-STEP!) - ADDRESS and DATA LEDs update automatically when SIMH runs a PDP-11 OS. - shoot a short .mpg to show an "idle pattern" of the console when it is not connected, running in "stand-alone mode". Check www.pdp-11.nl and click the link [homebrew 'PDP-11'] at the left. NOTE: I built this console with my PDP-11/35 as example. PDP-11's are my focus of collecting ... The protocol used between the "front-end" and the SIMH software is simple. I do not see any reason why you cannot hook up a PDP-8 console or even any other blinkenlight console (e.g. HP-1000). I real console (from eBay, I do not support the thought of stripping a fine real machine just for the console ...!) could also be connected, it is just a matter of wiring the switches and the toggles. If there is sufficient interest, I *might* think of designing a lay-out of a single board that contains the CPU and the I/O. Depends on how many of you have interest in this project to keep the cost low. If somebody works where he/she has easy access to a PC lay-out program and etch option (double-sided PCB, with metalisation through the holes), I will gladly assist and provide answers for any related question. kind regards, - Henk, PA8PDP

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PDP 11/40, VT50 or VT52, LA36

by wacarder＠usit.net

My problem is that I don't have a lot to trade. I do have an old Western Union Baudot (I think 5 bit) teletype machine that I think I'm going to get rid of, but it was mostly for use by deaf people who used it to communicate over the telephone and doesn't interface (as far as I know) to a computer. I have only recently been seriously considering locating an 11/40 and associated peripherals, now that I have a place where I could set it up and work on it. I recently moved from the city back to the country and I built a 30' by 60' building / shop behind my house. Inside I closed off a portion that is climate controlled, which is a good place to house an 11/40. What kind of condition is your spare LA36 in? I suppose I could start my collection with an LA36 and continue searching for an 11/40 to go with it! :-) Ashley -----Original Message----- From: Jay West <jwest(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Apr 14, 2004 11:29 AM To: Ashley Carder <wacarder(a)usit.net>, "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: PDP 11/40, VT50 or VT52, LA36 I have a spare LA36 (maybe an LA120, but I think it's an LA36) located in St. Louis I'd trade off. Jay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ashley Carder" <wacarder(a)usit.net> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:19 AM Subject: PDP 11/40, VT50 or VT52, LA36 > Does anyone on this list have any of the following > items that they would be interested in getting rid of: > > PDP 11/40 with rack and RK05 drive(s) > VT50 or VT52 DecScope > LA36 Decwriter > RK05 pack with RSTS/E > > I would like to attempt to reconstruct the computer > that my friends and I used in college from 1975-80. > Our former professor who was also director of the > computer center and is now retired has indicated that > he might offer some assistance in reconstructing the > environment if we can find a PDP 11/40. Our college > junked their 11/40 in 1989 or shortly thereafter. The > new generation of computer people there "cleaned up" > old junk and threw away anything that was left from > the 11/40 that we knew and loved. > > We have created a pretty faithful replica using Bob > Supnik's emulator and have it available via TELNET > on the internet. Several of us had complete prints > from the late 70s of all the source programs on the > system. It was running RSTS/E with Basic Plus. It took > a while to find someone with a soft copy of the > Basic Plus version of ADVENTure, but I was able to get > a copy from someone who was in Project Delta and > have loaded that to our RK05 disk image for our > simulated 11/40. > > We would like to get our hands on the real hardware > so we can feel the heat and hear the fans whirring > once again! > > Thanks for any and all help that anyone can provide! > > Ashley > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]

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truckload of PDP stuff

by wacarder＠usit.net

I'm interested in the 11/40 Unibus stuff. I just joined the list and I started another thread with this same title. Do you know if anyone's actually seen the stuff in this lot? I'm wondering what kind of condition it's in. Ashley -----Original Message----- From: John Allain <allain(a)panix.com> Sent: Apr 14, 2004 11:25 AM To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: truckload of PDP stuff I'm more of a Qbus guy, and this looks to be all Unibus. (Though I do have 2 Unibussers) Someone on the list has contacted me stating his intent to be the winning bidder. Perhaps he (BCC'ed herein) should make his name public so people can sub-bid to him for individual machines in the lot. John A.

22 years, 4 months

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Truckload of PDP stuff

by wacarder＠usit.net

Also.... I am in South Carolina, so I will not be able to help retrieve/load/etc, but I am interested in coordinating with others in purchasing some of the PDP-11 items if we can work it out. Ashley -----Original Message----- From: wacarder(a)usit.net Sent: Apr 14, 2004 9:25 AM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Truckload of PDP stuff I'm new to this mailing list, but have been following it for a month or more. I'm interested in the 11/40 from the truckload of stuff. I have been wanting to reconstruct a replica of my college computer from the late 1970s. I have recreated it in Bob Supnik's simulator, but would like to be able to get my hands on the real stuff! Has anyone actually seen the stuff in that "truckload"? Ashley Carder

22 years, 4 months

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Flash point, laser fuser and lubrication

by cb＠mythtech.net

>That's a very poor test, Its not the most ideal, but I wanted to recommend something he could try easily to give him a quick and dirty answer. >and the quantity is not what matters to the >chemicals partaking (or not) in the reaction :-) The local heat >capacity is. Wrong. You need sufficient fuel to oxygen mix. Too little fuel or too little o2, and it won't burn. My guess (and it was a guess, based on what I know about fires), is the 3 in 1 oil that was on the fuser was too low of a quantity to burn freely. That does NOT mean it won't smolder, it just means you won't get a flame. I'd expect that there was a negligible amount of oil actually on the fuser. The heat capacity is but one factor in starting and sustaining a fire. There are 4 parts needed for a fire: fuel, oxygen, heat, chemical reaction. Remove any one, the fire goes out. All 4 have to be in the correct "zone" for a fire to happen (what that zone is differs based on fuel) >The concrete keeps the oil much cooler than is required >to *sustain* burning, That's actually the point of using it. It won't sustain burning. When the heat source is removed, the fire will go out on its own. However, a match (which burns upward of 1000 degrees) will be sufficient to test the 320 degree limit of the oil to see if there is enough fuel to start a fire. >Pour half a cup of petrol (er, gasoline) into a bucket >of water, drop in a match, and watch the match go out... You do that... I'll video tape. Gasoline floats on water, unless you chase that cup of gas with the match, the gas will rapidly move to the surface and start vaporizing. Your match will probably ignite the fumes half way into the bucket, resulting in a nice POP as the remaining gas bursts into flame... right on the surface of the water. Should be for a fun video to watch. (we carry foam on our fire trucks specifically to combat situations like gasoline fires... if you have a gasoline fire, DO NOT add water... you just end up with a bigger gasoline fire.) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 4 months

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Truckload of PDP stuff

by wacarder＠usit.net

I'm new to this mailing list, but have been following it for a month or more. I'm interested in the 11/40 from the truckload of stuff. I have been wanting to reconstruct a replica of my college computer from the late 1970s. I have recreated it in Bob Supnik's simulator, but would like to be able to get my hands on the real stuff! Has anyone actually seen the stuff in that "truckload"? Ashley Carder

22 years, 4 months

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Monitor on SGI Indy

by phirkel＠sympatico.ca

Hi there. I got a few SGI Indys recently, and I would like to get them to work. I do not have a Sync on Green monitor, however, I have read that the Indy outputs a composite signal, not unlike Sun hardware. I have a Sun 13w3 adaptor (which I know does not work in pristine state with the SGI machine), and I would like to use it to connect my Samsung SyncMaster 750s to my Indy. *http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Sun+13W3+SGI+Indy&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=3C9C795E.60FCC62%40freenet.de&rnum=6 <--* I found this reference to the pinout of Sun and SGI equipment...but I can't make heads or tails of what I would to to the adaptor to make it work with my monitor. Thanks, Phil.

22 years, 4 months

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Removing physical blemishes from CRT?

by vcf＠siconic.com

Although the CRT in question is off-topic, the question is fairly topical: Is there any way to remove physical blemishes from the face of a CRT? I've got a very nice 19" SVGA display that has some scratches on the face. They are somewhat invisible unless you happen to be looking at something at that part of the screen (lower third, right of center). Can this be buffed out or ... ? I hope there's a way to do this because I've been wanting to fix the face of my 35" ProScan TV that has the same problem. You barely notice it, but it is slightly distracting when you do. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

22 years, 4 months

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Flash point, laser fuser and lubrication

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Apr 14, 1:16, der Mouse wrote: > > Sorry, I don't know what white spirit is called in the > > States, it's similar to kerosene but lighter and leaves no residue. > > It's most often used here for thinning oil-based paints, or cleaning > > paint brushes. > > This is probably the substance I (brought up in the USA of USA parents) > learned to call "mineral spirits". That sounds imminently plausible -- thanks! -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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Flash point, laser fuser and lubrication

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Apr 13, 11:48, R. D. Davis wrote: > Last night, I made the mistake of putting some 3-in-1 oil (yes, I > know, it's not a good lubricant) in the bushings around the teflon > roller (that the heater lamp runs through) in my Laserjet II when I > disassembled the fuser to replace a worn 14-tooth gear. I should have > done a more thorough disassembly and used grease rated for use with > high temperatures... anyway, what concerns me is the low flash point > for the 3-in-1 (if what's in the can I used is the same as the spray; > the spray is all I could find data for, flash point about 101 degrees > F). 3-in-1 oil is a perfectly good light machine oil. It *is* a good lubricant -- for the things it was designed for. You shouldn't have used it where you did, but neither should you have used grease; teflon bearings are designed to run dry against polished steel. I'd expect the flash point of the spray is so low because of the propellant. The flash point of the oil itself will be much higher. However, you don't really want it in there. The best thing to do is to disassemble it again and wipe off as much as you can. If necessary, white spirit (turpentine substitute) will wash out the residue. Sorry, I don't know what white spirit is called in the States, it's similar to kerosene but lighter and leaves no residue. It's most often used here for thinning oil-based paints, or cleaning paint brushes. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 4 months

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Flash point, laser fuser and lubrication

by mpokorni2000＠yahoo.com

The low flash point of spray is more than likely coming from vehicle used for spray. As for 3-in-1 oil, I heard there is nothing predictable in that, they just put any old thing that is at hand; stuff is intended for household use. A lubrication guy, who is also on Tecscope group, was saying that most of content of 3-in-1 is vegetable oil. Those oils oxidize easily in air, what leads to gumming up and higher temperature just speeds up the process. Regards Miroslav Pokorni

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Removing physical blemishes from CRT?

by mpokorni2000＠yahoo.com

The 3M have a material for polishing glass in form similar to Scotchbrite. I do not know the exact name but I believe it is a variation on Scotchbrite. Actually, material is Scotchbrite with polishing powder imbedded. I heard of people using it to polish out scratches on eyeglasses. Regards Miroslav Pokorni

22 years, 4 months

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Pre-R3000 SGIs

by aek＠spies.com

SGI started out as a startup based on Jim Clark's Geometry Engine work at Stanford in the early 80's. The earliest products were based on the SUN (Stanford University Network) CPU board design with some enhancements. http://futuretech.mirror.vuurwerk.net/iris-faq.html appears to be the only copy of the original FAQ I helped with years ago.

22 years, 4 months

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Z80 disassembler for Linux

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Scott Stevens" <sastevens(a)earthlink.net> > >On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 16:08:17 -0400 >Jim Donoghue <jim(a)smithy.com> wrote: > >> I'm trying to find a Z80 disassembler for Linux. There are a bunch of >> DOS ones out there, doesn't do me any good. A long time ago I had >> downloaded one that was source and compiled it, but I can't remember >> what it was. Anybody know of one? >> >> Jim > >Anything as simple as a Z80 disassembler is a stdin/stdout app anyway. Hi It is interesting that my definition of a disassembler is quite a bit different than yours. I would call this a code lister. A disassembler includes comments, selecting data types, labeling branching and entry points and statistical cross referencing ( usually as comments in code ). This is often an interactive process. I guess writing one's own disassemblers tends to spoil a person. Dwight

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Flash point, laser fuser and lubrication

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Apr 13, 14:43, chris wrote: > >Correction. I just learned that the flash point for 3-in-1 oil is 305 > >degrees Fahrenheit. If I recall correctly, the Laserjet II's fuser is > >heated to 320 degrees F., so... still, not good. > > put a little on a non flammable surface (like concrete), just a small > amount (comparable to what you put on the fuser)... touch a match to it. > If it doesn't ignite, you should be good to go on the fuser. Matches burn > hotter than 305 degrees. (do NOT do this test on a flammable surface or > with anything like a cup or cap of oil... given enough fuel/O2 mix, the > match will ignite the oil, and not in a very nice manner) That's a very poor test, and the quantity is not what matters to the chemicals partaking (or not) in the reaction :-) The local heat capacity is. The concrete keeps the oil much cooler than is required to *sustain* burning, and the hot fuser is not comparable to a slab of cold concrete. Pour half a cup of petrol (er, gasoline) into a bucket of water, drop in a match, and watch the match go out... -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 4 months

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Flash point, laser fuser and lubrication

by rdd＠rddavis.org

Last night, I made the mistake of putting some 3-in-1 oil (yes, I know, it's not a good lubricant) in the bushings around the teflon roller (that the heater lamp runs through) in my Laserjet II when I disassembled the fuser to replace a worn 14-tooth gear. I should have done a more thorough disassembly and used grease rated for use with high temperatures... anyway, what concerns me is the low flash point for the 3-in-1 (if what's in the can I used is the same as the spray; the spray is all I could find data for, flash point about 101 degrees F). When the printer warms up for a few seconds, there's some smoke. I was thinking that it might just smoke a bit and then eventually stop smoking, but I remember, all too well, the time I accidentally spilled some motor oil on a hot exhaust manifold when I stopped at a service station on the way to pick up my PDP-11/73 system years ago... fortunately a rag was able to be used to put out the flames, and I do mean big bright yellow flames, quickly before any damage was done. Is this 3-in-1 oil likely to do the same thing in the fuser assembly? If it wasn't raining outside, I'd be tempted to put said oil on an old fuser assembly with a scratched up roller, with all useable parts removed, take it outside, apply power to it, and see what happens. -- Copyright (C) 2003 R. D. Davis The difference between humans & other animals: All Rights Reserved | My VAX | an unnatural belief that we're above Nature & www.rddavis.org | runs VMS & | her other creatures, using dogma to justify such 410-744-4900 | doesn't crash!| beliefs and to justify much human cruelty.

22 years, 4 months

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Assorted free comms gear etc. (Milton Keynes, UK)

by julesrichardsonuk＠yahoo.co.uk

Hi, Somebody dropped off the following items (operational condition unknown) to the Bletchley Park computer museum the other week which we can't really make any use of: Two Racal Milgo Omnimux 82 advanced statistical multiplexors An ACT SDM-T (seems to convert several analogue phone lines to digital) An X-TEC Protocol Converter A Wellfleet Access Node Communications Server Large industrial rack system with 5" VGA display, Colorado 1440 tape drive, 3.5" floppy, PSU, and a huge backplane containing 4 PCI slots and 15 ISA slots. We actually have two units, but may be keeping the screen >from one of them as it could prove useful for something at a later date - maybe the backplane and chassis is still useful to someone though. I believe there's the PC-on-a-card board kicking around the office from one of the racks, the other one arrived with a bare backplane though. They're free to a good home; comms gear isn't really my thing so I just grabbed what was on the front labels - if any of the above sounds like it could be useful to anyone I can always get more details as to exact model numbers, what interfaces they have etc. cheers Jules

22 years, 4 months

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12/1148

by cara.keir＠nessco.co.uk

I am looking for 1 x part number 21-17311-01 cpu1 processor. Our company is based in the UK. Can you supply this part. Best Regards Cara Keir Internal Sales On behalf of Nessco Limited Tel no: +44 1224 414143 Fax no: +44 1224 414192 Email:? cara.keir(a)nessco.co.uk "The information contained in this message is sent in the strictest confidence and may contain confidential or privileged information intended for use of the addressee only.? If you have received this message in error please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender immediately."

22 years, 4 months

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Flash point, laser fuser and lubrication

by cb＠mythtech.net

>Correction. I just learned that the flash point for 3-in-1 oil is 305 >degrees Fahrenheit. If I recall correctly, the Laserjet II's fuser is >heated to 320 degrees F., so... still, not good. put a little on a non flammable surface (like concrete), just a small amount (comparable to what you put on the fuser)... touch a match to it. If it doesn't ignite, you should be good to go on the fuser. Matches burn hotter than 305 degrees. (do NOT do this test on a flammable surface or with anything like a cup or cap of oil... given enough fuel/O2 mix, the match will ignite the oil, and not in a very nice manner) You may not have sufficient fuel to start a chemical reaction. Unless you soaked the part in oil. However, regardless of the flammability... its going to smoke, and that's neither going to smell good, or be very healthy. So you'll probably want to break it down, clean it, and replace it with a high temp grease anyway. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 4 months

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Removing physical blemishes from CRT?

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

Hi If it is a TV, the front is a protective glass and is not under the tension of the vacuum. Most CRT's for scopes expect there to be a plastic ridicule in front to protect, so doesn't have any protective glass. The glass used on TV's is ordinary plate glass and not tempered so it can handle scratches without failing. Even a crack will not propagate to the inside glass. Dwight >From: ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk >> >> >> >> Although the CRT in question is off-topic, the question is fairly topical: >> >> Is there any way to remove physical blemishes from the face of a CRT? >> I've got a very nice 19" SVGA display that has some scratches on the face. >> They are somewhat invisible unless you happen to be looking at something >> at that part of the screen (lower third, right of center). >> >> Can this be buffed out or ... ? >> >> I hope there's a way to do this because I've been wanting to fix the face >> of my 35" ProScan TV that has the same problem. You barely notice it, but >> it is slightly distracting when you do. > >If the scratches are minor, so the CRT faceplate is not significantly >weakend, then there are kits available for polishing car windscreenss >(Oh, OK, auto windshields, right?). They'd probably help. > >If the CRT faceplate is weakened, then replace that CRT before it implodes! > >-tony >

22 years, 4 months

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Installing SRM version 3.12 on HP9000/300 machine

by keith＠saracom.com

Quick question, Can one install the SRM OS on a 300 series workstation? I think I have a Model 360 (it has a 68030 processor, 68882 co-processor, scsi, lan etc). Anyway, I have a 9144 tape drive and when I try to boot the SRM tape, it lists it as booting and then blanks the screen and resets. When I use a hard drive with Basic 5.13, it boots fine. Am I doing something wrong or does SRM only work with the HP9826 and similar? Thanks Max

22 years, 4 months

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Removing physical blemishes from CRT?

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

Hi Bill This is a good point. Any polishing will stand out unless the entire surface is polished. One might even try getting a little varithane mat finish on a rag and wipe a little over the scratch. Then wipe around it with some thinner to remove any excess. It doesn't have exactly the same index of refraction but it would help hide the scratch. Dwight >From: "William Maddox" <wmaddox(a)pacbell.net> > >Does the monitor have an anti-glare coating? The various suggestions >posted for buffing out the damage would seem applicable to an ordinary >glass screen such as I have seen on older/cheaper small-screen monitors, >but most newer and large screen monitors have some kind of anti-glare >coating. The best ones use a metallic coating that is easily damaged and >looks bad when it is scratched off. You should conside whether removing >it will make matters worse. Some cheaper anti-glare treatments just put a >matte finish on the glass, and might not suffer quite so badly. > >--Bill > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf(a)siconic.com> >To: "Classic Computers Mailing List" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> >Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 6:43 PM >Subject: Removing physical blemishes from CRT? > > >> >> Although the CRT in question is off-topic, the question is fairly topical: >> >> Is there any way to remove physical blemishes from the face of a CRT? >> I've got a very nice 19" SVGA display that has some scratches on the face. >> They are somewhat invisible unless you happen to be looking at something >> at that part of the screen (lower third, right of center). >> >> Can this be buffed out or ... ? >> >> I hope there's a way to do this because I've been wanting to fix the face >> of my 35" ProScan TV that has the same problem. You barely notice it, but >> it is slightly distracting when you do. >> >> -- >> >> Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org >> >> [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] >> [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ] >

22 years, 4 months

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CS/80 protocol

by aek＠spies.com

> Has anyone ever scanned this manual? www.bitsavers.org/pdf/hp/disc/5955-3342_cs80-is-pm.pdf

22 years, 4 months

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Removing physical blemishes from CRT?

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf(a)siconic.com> > >On Mon, 12 Apr 2004, Dwight K. Elvey wrote: > >> It takes quite a bit of elbow grease but yes, it can be done. >> Usually you use some 10 to 20 micron aluminum oxide to fine >> grind until you are past the scratch. Then you use rouge or >> cerium oxide to polish. It is a process similar to what we do >> to make a telescope mirror. > >Do I have to worry about any heat build-up that might cause a fracture of >some sort? > >So sounds good so far. Can I just go to the local telescope store and >pick up the materials? Can I use my Dremel to do the polishing for me? > >-- > >Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival > Hi Sellam You might check at places like stained glass supply stores or places the do beveled glass. They have polishing compounds that are designed to be used with a buffing wheel. The technics I used are designed to end up with a surface that is smooth to less than 1/8 wavelength of light. You don't need anything like that for a screen. Most telescope stores don't have supplies for doing mirrors. I mail order my supplies from places like Newport Glass or William-Bell. Check with places that sell and repair window glass. If they don't have anything there, they'll at least know where to get it. Dwight

22 years, 4 months

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Pre-R3000 SGIs

by torquil＠chemist.com

Does anyone have more information about the first SGI machines? I know they made m68k before the R2000. Anyone actually have one or have more information about SGIs 1980s (not 70s I presume?) history? -------- Thanks, Torquil MacCorkle, III Lexington, Virginia

22 years, 4 months

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AIX PS/2 v1.2 - four sets of 3.5" floppies in binders

by Stephen_R_Gentry＠LafayetteLife.com

Jack, hello. I came across a rather old email regarding aix for ps/2 that you apparently owned. I'm contacting you on the slim chance to see if you still had these items and if so, are they still for sale? Thanks, Steve Gentry

22 years, 4 months

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blinkenlight console - not only for PDP's !

by uban＠ubanproductions.com

Nice job Henk! --tom

22 years, 4 months

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Looking for a slew of manuals ($$$)

by vcf＠siconic.com

I'm seeking manuals for the following products for a client: Probe X [from the Strategic Software Group] HP GlancePlus HP PerfView HP OpenView IBM Tivoli IBM Netview Have you got these? Cool! Let's talk. Send me a message in private e-mail. Thanks! -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

22 years, 4 months

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Flight Simulator for IRIX

by phirkel＠sympatico.ca

Hi there folks. Way back in the day, 1992 or so, I used to play on my father's SGI Indigo R3000 at work (the very one which sits beside me at this time; the story about how I got it is pretty good, ask if you want to hear it) a flight simulator. The graphics were nothing special, but I do remember you could fire missiles at targets. Any other details are blurry now, especially since it has been 12 years since I played that game! I was wondering if anyone remembered such a game, and possibly it's name and maybe direct me in the direction as to where I could get a copy. If you have a copy to sell, I have a PayPal account and money in it to spend! Thank you! Phil.

22 years, 4 months

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Paging Ed Sharpe

by vcf＠siconic.com

Ed, You've not responded to my messages regarding the DPS-6. At this point I'm assuming you're not getting them for some reason, but if you don't reply to this one by tomorrow then I'll assume you're no longer interested and will go to the next in line. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

22 years, 4 months

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Removing physical blemishes from CRT?

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf(a)siconic.com> > > >Although the CRT in question is off-topic, the question is fairly topical: > >Is there any way to remove physical blemishes from the face of a CRT? >I've got a very nice 19" SVGA display that has some scratches on the face. >They are somewhat invisible unless you happen to be looking at something >at that part of the screen (lower third, right of center). > >Can this be buffed out or ... ? > >I hope there's a way to do this because I've been wanting to fix the face >of my 35" ProScan TV that has the same problem. You barely notice it, but >it is slightly distracting when you do. > >-- > >Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival Hi Sellam It takes quite a bit of elbow grease but yes, it can be done. Usually you use some 10 to 20 micron aluminum oxide to fine grind until you are past the scratch. Then you use rouge or cerium oxide to polish. It is a process similar to what we do to make a telescope mirror. Dwight

22 years, 4 months

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Parallel Key boards

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

Hi For anyone wanting a parallel keyboard for their old project machine or someone wanting to connect to a Polymorphic video board, there is a pair of keyboards on ebay at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1247&item=4122846529 I've bought two of these myself and they are excellent quality keyboards. I have no other connection with the seller. The boards are early 80's vintage and use a 8051 technology. The key field appears to be capacitive so it should last a long time. They run on a single +5V. Dwight

22 years, 4 months

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FREE: NetFRAME NS400

by evan947＠yahoo.com

Hi all, Doug Ricci, who works in IT at the Johns Hopkins Dept. of Radiology, is offering a NetFRAME NS400 (s/n D00453) for free. He says it supported more than 150 users on Novell NetWare from 1991-1998 and cost $80,000 when it was new! He added, "We can't sell it-not allowed to. I'd like to give it to a collector..." You can reach Doug at DWRICCI(a)jhmi.edu, please mention that you were referred by me. Thanks, Evan Koblentz

22 years, 4 months

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New vintage computing publication

by news＠computercollector.com

Hi everyone, Having conferred with Jay West, I'd now like to introduce the readers of this mailing list to a new publication, the Computer Collector E-Mail Newsletter. A few of you already know me as evan947@yahoo, the guy who collects handhelds/PDAs. More than a few of you know Michael Nadeau, formerly of Byte magazine, who founded the Classic Tech E-Letter a few years ago. Meanwhile, I and Sellam Ismail (who EVERYONE knows) pondered starting a print magazine for the hobby last fall. Ultimately we decided the hobby just isn't big enough yet to support that. Instead, early this year Mike handed over the reigns of his newsletter to me. For those who don't know me, besides being a computer collector, I (like Mike) am a veteran technology reporter. Paid my dues at Gannett (which owns USA Today and other papers), was a staff engineer at a product review lab for telecom gear, and spent 3.5 years at eWeek (formerly PC Week.) I'm 29 and grew up on Apple and Atari. The first thing I did as the new editor is change the name. I think "Computer Collector E-Mail Newsletter" is more intuitive and will help attractive people who aren't necessarily familiar with our growing hobby. I also changed some of the fundamentals. Before, the newsletter had infrequent publishing, and in each issue an attempt was made to cover all of the news out there. That's a difficult way to run things. So now, the newsletter is published every Monday. Also, in every issue we have one main article (news, opinion, etc.), vs. trying to be a comprehensive news outlet every single week. By "we" I mean myself, Mike, Sellam, and author Christine Finn (Christine's known for writing the book "Articacts: An archeologist's year in Silicon Valley"), and Erik Klein, who runs www.vintage-computer.com. Of course we did not want to overlap with this mailing list. Tech tips are clearly this list's domain. So with the newsletter we're sticking to the root word: news. To be crystral-clear, we're not a forum, and we're not going to duplicate existing efforts. We also didn't want to duplicate fragment the existing online classified ads and marketplaces of Sellam's and Erik's web sites. So instead they each send me their top three or four ads on alternate weeks, which I publish in the newsletter. Along with the ads there's a link that says "click here for more," taking readers to their respective sites. So as you can see, we've revamped the old Classic Tech E-Letter into something that's fresh, consistent, and clearly carving out its own niche. Besides the few of us behind the scenes, we also solicit guest writers. For example, Visicalc legend Dan Bricklin gave us a column, as did the Digibarn's Bruce Damer. Macintosh inventor Jef Raskin did an interview with us. We interviewed the CTO of Hewlett-Packard's printer division, and even IBM's David Bradley -- better known as the guy who invented Ctrl-Alt-Delete. We also went to suburban Philadelphia to write about a video game conference. We currently have about 450 subscribers. On our informational site, which is news.computercollector.com, there is additional content. There's a computer history bookstore, a small but growing page of tales from collectors, an events calendar, a summary of our articles to date, and yes, some lame Google ads to help us pay for the hosting. Anyway, the newsletter is FREE, and if you subscribe we promise to never, ever give away your email address or send you spam. We also would love to have some of you write guest columns. The slate is wide open; write about anything you're passionate about in the hobby. If you're not a writer, then just send us your ideas for articles, and/or news we should be aware of. Sometimes, we'll make factual mistakes, and we promise to be vigilant about identifying and correcting those. As I told Sellam, I respect and fear that most of the readers of the classiccmp lists know way more about computer history than I ever will. So please bear with us when, not if, we mess up. Thanks for taking this time to read this long message. To subscribe to the newsletter, go to our site (again, that's news.computercollector.com), click the subscribe link, and just put in your email address. Thanks again, Evan Koblentz PS -- I live in Cambridge, Massachusetts. If you visit the area and want to chat about vintage computing over a drink, I'm always interested.

22 years, 4 months

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Wanted: RL02K (Re: WTB/T: RL02/01, QBUS SMD)

by workstations＠sbcglobal.net

55- Dec 10gb drives interested? make offer Frank Stotts Workstations Hardware Services e-mail>frank(a)wrksta.com (405) 842-5151

22 years, 4 months

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DEC Mini Exchange info?

by jba＠sdf.lonestar.org

Does anyone out there have any information on the escape sequences needed to control a DEC Mini Exchange? These are the serial switches that were often used for printer and modem sharing on Rainbow 100 systems. I'm trying to write a program to access it, but no luck. Any help is appreciated! -Jeff Armstrong jba(a)sdf.lonestar.org SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org

22 years, 4 months

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Making foreign DOS boot floppies (IBM).

by cb＠mythtech.net

>Apparently all DOS 3.5" floppies are FAT format with the capacity >is 1,457,664 bytes, regardless the version, after accounting for the >two hidden files, so... >Is there a way I can patch or debug the floppy after generic >format to make it look bootable? I thought there was a Format /b switch to set a floppy as bootable (which is different then Format /s which sets as bootable AND copies system files). Of course, I seem to recall that as an option with DOS, so I don't know if it is an option with something higher. A quick look in Win2k doesn't list /b as an option (or /s, and neither seem to work when tried). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 4 months

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HP 64000 in Kansas City

by jdbryan＠acm.org

On 12 Apr 2004 at 10:45, I wrote: > If you look on the lower left-rear of the big unit below the serial > plate, you'll see that it says "64100A Mainframe." :-) I've never owned a 64110A (portable) mainframe. Pictures in the sales literature of the time, though, show the model number plate on the lower right-hand side of the fold-down keyboard below the cursor keys. -- Dave

22 years, 4 months

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Burroughs head-per-track disks

by coredump＠gifford.co.uk

Does anyone know anything about the Burroughs head-per-track disk drives? Must be 1960s mainframe technology. We had two of these gadgets attached to a (modified) CTL Modular One at Westfield College, London. It was all scrapped out in the 1980s, but I still have a power supply from one of the drives. Is it any use to anybody (it's now in Bristol)? It's a massive transformer, rectifier and capacitor setup. -- John Honniball coredump(a)gifford.co.uk

22 years, 4 months

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Can anyone identify this IBM magnetic tape cartridge?

by gbasesmith＠zoomtown.com

The magnetic tape you have is for the IBM Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter. This machine was the first "Word Processing" device ever marketed. It was introduced 40 years ago in May of 1964! Neither the term "word processor" or "text editor" existed at that time. After being on the market for about two years IBM sales representatives familiar with "data processing" began to call the concept "word processing", thus the term evolved. The product was priced at $10,500 (in 1964 dollars!) It included a full size Steelcase desk with a recessed typewriter and a tape console 1' w x 2.5' d x 3' h that weighed about 100 lbs. Text was entered on the typewriter keyboard, recorded on the tape and edited by playing text back from the tape a character, word, line, etc. at a time. Print speed was an awsome 15 characters per second.

22 years, 4 months

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IC collectors? white ceramic Rockwell R6500/1EAC

by tosteve＠yahoo.com

Any IC collectors here? I have a white ceramic Rockwell 64-pic IC, R6500/1EAC you can have if it's desireable. The R6500/1E is a 1 MHz "emulator device", the /1EAC is the 2MHz version. http://68.109.73.245:8000/test/6500-1.jpg http://68.109.73.245:8000/test/6500-2.jpg Steve. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html

22 years, 4 months

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Sharp 7100

by violinisgood＠senet.com.au

Not sure what happened to your query in 2002 but I found it now. Not even sure which message treading service I am looking at (via Google). Wondered if you still have the 7100 as I have just acquired one. It does boot (from the 20M HD) and seems to work fine. I also wondered if there was some legacy software to boot it from in the event that its rom battery goes flat. Maybe you can help? I imagine that the boot info could be retrieved from the rom via a ZIP disk from the parallel port if I knew how. Bob Barrett, Adelaide

22 years, 4 months

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AIX

by jwest＠kwcorp.com

I'm sorry, but I've worked extensively on many differen't unices, and AIX is truely evil. Guess if it's the only unix you deal with so you don't keep having to switch mentality between AIX and everything else... Jay --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]

22 years, 4 months

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OT FS: NEC Windows CE

by marvin＠rain.org

I am still cleaning out stuff I don't need. I sold the MobilePro sometime ago and just ran across this stuff. NEC MobilePro Software including Windows CE, NEC free software CD, Sprynet for Windows CE CD, VGA monitor adapter for the MobilePro, and other paperwork that came with the unit. $15.00 plus $3.85 USPS Priority Mail including delivery confirmation.

22 years, 4 months

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I need docs on HP CS80 / SS80 protocols and the HP 9153C hp-ib drive

by zegab＠axelero.hu

Hi, I have to backup a HP 9153C hpib disk drive without having access to a suitable computer. I decided to use NetBSD for the purpose, as it contains basic framework for gpib and cs80 disk drives, unfortunately not for this specific model. Browsing trough the list archives revealed that there were efforts on a similar project, and scanned copies of the protocol description floated around. Please who still has these protocol descriptions can you mail me a copy (of course printed versions are welcome too)? Also any information on the 9153C are welcome. Thank you, Gabor Zele

22 years, 4 months

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Lotus 1-2-3 v. 3.1 (DOS) copy protection ???

by lindyt＠cox-internet.com

do you have a copy of installation of lotus 123 on 3 and 1/4 floppy? Just disk 1. Thanks Susan

22 years, 4 months

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a few vax 11/730 tu58 tape images

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

Forgot to ask one more thing... Brad Parker <brad(a)heeltoe.com> wrote: > "BE-T173I-ME","TU58#34 11725/730 CONSOLE","1982,1984" > "BE-T175I-DE","TU58#35 11725/730 DIAG SUPER","PROPERTY OF DEC","1982,1984" > "BE-T176I-DE","TU58#36 11725/730 MICRODIAG","PROPERTY OF DEC","1982,1983" Any idea on where do the "TU58#34" and 35 and 36 numbers came from? Are they on the tape label? Does the label look original DEC or secondary? Do those numbers (34/35/36) appear printed by DEC or by someone else? These numbers are also written on the tapes themselves as each tape contains a zero-length marker file named TU58xx.VI0, with xx being 34, 35 or 36. But it would be strange for such numbers to come from DEC: I don't think DEC thought of their diags as being "TU58 #suchandsuch", I think they thought of them as being 2-5-2 numbers (the ones starting with BE- in this case). > I think > I have some 750 console tapes also, which I'll put up as soon as I read > them. I have a seemingly-pristine 750 console tape image on my FTP site. It came from an Ultrix source tree IIRC. It would be nice to compare it with what you have. MS

22 years, 4 months

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a few vax 11/730 tu58 tape images

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

Brad Parker <brad(a)heeltoe.com> wrote: > In my quest to read every tu58 tape on the planet (one needs a goal :-), > I managed to read 3 tu58 tapes today. Nice job. I have downloaded your images and they look fine. Your console tape has microcode version 57. The one on my FTP site is not pristine, but has microcode version 58, so it should have one fewer ucode bug, or at least so one would hope. :-) Of course it's nice to have both. The diag supervisor and microdiag should be quite helpful if anyone has a 730 that's feeling a bit sick. Also the diag supervisor is not specific to the 730, it originates from the 780 and runs on all large VAXen. I will use it as part of the validation process for the new VAX CPU I'm building. (Even if we do some day manage to pry AXE out of HP with the help of some KGB death squad, the VAX should still pass the basic diag first before attempting a random test like AXE.) I'm still waiting for the TU58s that I've recently bought on eBay that have the rest of the diags. Brad, I'll talk to you in private about them. > I also hacked an ancient CP/M program which reads RT11 disk images to > run on linux. Those who prefer the original UNIX to Linux can save the effort and use the standard arff(8) console media manipulation utility that comes standard with all VAX UNIX distributions. You don't need to actually run UNIX on the large VAX in order to use it, it'll happily run on a MicroVAX running 4.3BSD-Quasijarus and operate on an image file. MS

22 years, 4 months

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different 11/44 boxes?

by brad＠heeltoe.com

Can anyone give a coherent description of the difference pdp 11/44 boxes? (I assume they're all BA11's) I have some 11/44 cpu cards but no box and apparently there are 3 (or more?) different boxes with 3 different power supply styles. -brad

22 years, 4 months

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FS/Trade

by chrisc＠addpower.com

I have an RA61, an RA80 and an RA81 drive that I'd like to part with. I'm not sure of the exact condition of the drives since I don't have the ability to connect them and see whether they work or not. All three are mounted in a rollable rack. What I'd consider for trade is PDP-11 stuff. If you don't want to trade, but want the drives, make an offer. Tell me what you have and we'll see what we can do. :) Location of these drives is Slidell, Louisiana -- about 30 miles north of New Orleans. Cheers, Chris Cureau

22 years, 4 months

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200LX success

by jwest＠classiccmp.org

I got two 128mb compact flash cards off ebay, they didn't work in the 200LX either. That left me with it had to be a problem with the 200LX or the compactflash to pcmcia adapter I was using. Went to bestbuy and got a cf->pcmcia adapter and it works fine now. So it would appear the cf->pcmcia adapter that I robbed from an old digital cam was "nonstandard", as it works in the cam. So last night I was able to boot up unix on the 200LX. Like a geek I was giggling all night. Very cool to have a multiuser unix box in my shirt pocket :) Jay --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]

22 years, 4 months

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WTB: Pro-Log programmer parts

by m005kennedy＠netzero.net

did you post the instruction manual for the Pro-Log 980 on the internet? could i pay you to photo copy it for me perhaps? mike kennedy kb1iui

22 years, 4 months

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BTI-5000,/6000

by billag＠triad.rr.com

Hello, Does anyone have any information on these old minis? The BTI-4000 was based on the HP 21MX and ran their own timeshared basic. The 5000 and 6000 (and later 8000) were proprietary cpus I believe. I can get access to old tapes (and even an old machine) but I'd like to get it emulated under simh if I could. These machines were around in the late 70's and 80's. As far as I can tell, BTI doesn't exist anymore ... they were in Sunnyvale CA. Any help, info, leads would be appreciated! Thx, Bill

22 years, 4 months

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Z80 disassembler for Linux

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Dave Dunfield" <dave04a(a)dunfield.com> ---snip--- > >I find having the disassembler inject comments is very useful, as it >allows me to re-run the disassembler at any time without losing the >comments (very useful in the "oh crap - this block should really be >WORD data - not BYTE data) situation. > Hi Dave I agree, I think that being able to feed comments back into the disassembler is one of the most important parts, like you. I find that I needed a way to strip the comments from the listing file and not simply type them into a separate file. The method I've been using is maybe to simplified because it doesn't allow inline comments but I've not found this to be all that bad. One can still put one line of comment with each line of code. I expect that the next one I write, I may try to include some method of capturing the comments that are inline with the code as well, though. I originally had a separate file that I'd edit comments into but found that I couldn't make myself do this every time. I wanted to edit the comments into the listing file as I figured things out. Going back and finding the comments to feed back was always a pain. That is why the computer generates the comment file from the listing file, automatically for me. I guess I'm just to lazy. The price was that I needed to make it easy for the computer to find my new comments. Dwight

22 years, 4 months

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Interfacing TI-74

by rcini＠optonline.net

Hello, all: Does anyone have any idea how to connect a non-TI printer to the port on the TI-74 BasicCalc? The actual printer unit is scarcer than hen's teeth. Googling didn't produce any useful links other than general information sites. Thanks. Rich Rich Cini Collector of classic computers Build Master for the Altair32 Emulation Project Web site: http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/ /************************************************************/

22 years, 4 months

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Altos ACS-8000 in Bristol, UK

by patrick＠VintageComputerMarketplace.com

A VCM member has posted an Altos ACS-8000 as a "give-away" (free item) for pickup in Bristol, UK. http://marketplace.vintage.org/view.cfm?ad=467 Patrick

22 years, 4 months

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Z80 disassembler for Linux

by dave04a＠dunfield.com

>>> COMMENTS!? I'd like to see a disassembler comment code! Humans >>> even are areally bad at this... > I add comments after the decompiling with a merge. The >control file just has code start addresses and data block >types/addresses. I even deal with labels in a separate file that >is later merged to form the complete output file. >I even put data in a separate file from the code. >I like the idea of just merging it all when done. >The disadvantage of this is that only computer generated >comments exist on the same line as the code or labels My disassemblers (see my web page) use two control files: One controls how the disassembler views memory blocks, including symbols, block type (code, byte data, word data, reversed word data, strings etc.) The other controls comments blocks. For each block, you provide a memory address (or none=continuation of previous address), and either block or line comments. Block comments are inserted as separate lines. Line comments are appended to the end of the code lines generated by the disassembler. The disassembler can generate the initial memory control file with generated symbol names for addresses which are referenced within the code block. (Sorry - it can't generate initial comments :-) Then in a highly manual and iterative process, you re-run the disassemler over and over again, providing more information in these two files as you "figure it out". The end result (if you stick with it long enough) is an assembly source file indistinguishable from an original source file (often better because many people use more meaningful names and comment better during disassembly then they would when writing original code!) I find having the disassembler inject comments is very useful, as it allows me to re-run the disassembler at any time without losing the comments (very useful in the "oh crap - this block should really be WORD data - not BYTE data) situation. Regards, -- dave04a (at) Dave Dunfield dunfield (dot) Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com com Vintage computing equipment collector.

22 years, 4 months

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A good day at the Auction.

by tponsford＠theriver.com

Hi All, Well it was a good day for classic stuff at the U of A auction today. For a whopping $2.50 i got: A HP 9000 200 (double stack), have not looked inside yet. powers on but I need to make a cable for a serial console. A HP 7673 Controller! Whatever that is (same kind of case as the 9000 200) A HP external storage case w/HDD a floppy with HP1B connector A HP 9000 Apollo series 400, boots fine but has no HDD. AND a box of around hundred and fifty 5 1/4 floppies that included: 1 complete set of AT&T Unix PC V.3.0 (32 disks) and probably 3-4 more "broken" sets that are missing a few disks. I wanna kick myself for passing on the AT&T 7300 in pristine condition about two months ago for about $5.00 concluding I'd never find the Unix to go with it. Go figure. Cheers, Tom

22 years, 4 months

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a few vax 11/730 tu58 tape images

by brad＠heeltoe.com

In my quest to read every tu58 tape on the planet (one needs a goal :-), I managed to read 3 tu58 tapes today. Naturally in the middle of the 4th tape the controller died. (looks like the rs422 received failed for some reason... humm... digikey to the rescue :-) Anyway, I think I have valid vax 11/730 console and diag tape images. The 730 console tape looks almost pristine except for 2 files added to the end (I wonder if the original "defboo.cmd" has been replaced, but it should be possible to reconstruct it with a little hackery) http://www.heeltoe.com/download/vax/contents http://www.heeltoe.com/download/vax/BE-T173I-ME http://www.heeltoe.com/download/vax/BE-T175I-DE http://www.heeltoe.com/download/vax/BE-T176I-DE BE-T173I-ME "BE-T173I-ME","TU58#34 11725/730 CONSOLE","1982,1984" BE-T175I-DE "BE-T175I-DE","TU58#35 11725/730 DIAG SUPER","PROPERTY OF DEC","1982,1984" BE-T176I-DE "BE-T176I-DE","TU58#36 11725/730 MICRODIAG","PROPERTY OF DEC","1982,1983" I also hacked an ancient CP/M program which reads RT11 disk images to run on linux. It allows one to read the dir, copy a file out, copy a file in, type a file, etc... (it's like 'putr' but only knows rt11) It can be used (on linux anyway) to read the tape images and get files off them. I haven't used it to create a tape image yet, but plan to. http://www.heeltoe.com/download/vax/rt11.tar.gz I should have the drive running again once the UPS man arrives :-) I think I have some 750 console tapes also, which I'll put up as soon as I read them. -brad

22 years, 4 months

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IBM 360 turns 40 today

by TRASIOL＠cs.com

That's a big "SO WHAT" if I ever heard one!!

22 years, 4 months

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Z80 disassembler for Linux

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Ethan Dicks" <dickset(a)amanda.spole.gov> > >On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 01:46:55PM -0700, Tom Jennings wrote: >> On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, Dwight K. Elvey wrote: >> >> > It is interesting that my definition of a disassembler is >> > quite a bit different than yours. I would call this a code >> > lister. A disassembler includes comments, selecting data types, >> >> COMMENTS!? I'd like to see a disassembler comment code! Humans >> even are areally bad at this... > >I'm working with a tool that decompiles Z-Machine binaries (think "Zork") >into Inform source code. It injects comments into the output code when you >describe enum data types. Since decompiling is an iterative process, one >of the features I want to add to this tool is comments in the control file >that are copied verbatim to the output source file. It puts the burden on >the person running the decompiler to understand the output, but it would >then be _possible_ to have commented output. > >-ethan > Hi Ethan I add comments after the decompiling with a merge. The control file just has code start addresses and data block types/addresses. I even deal with labels in a separate file that is later merged to form the complete output file. I even put data in a separate file from the code. I like the idea of just merging it all when done. The disadvantage of this is that only computer generated comments exist on the same line as the code or labels ( like the counts of how many times a label was used ). Human comments are always on separate lines. This is all controlled by the sorted address fields. Comments and labels are attached to specific addresses that are used during the merge of the various files. This way, the comments are not part of the control file ( no specific advantage here ) but by sorting before merging, disassembled code, comments and labels don't need to be placed in the output files in any specific order. Comments only need to have an address to show order. Order of these sub pieces that may have the same address is controlled by the merge order. Comments can be easily extracted from an edited list file by looking for text that doesn't have address. One simply uses the next address after this text for the next iteration. Comments are most easily added this way to the previous output list file and feed back for the next iteration and future iterations by placing them in the comment file. The comment file also has the advantage that it can later be edited to enhance comments or rearrange lines within comments( remember a comment can be multiple lines with the same address ). I used the DOS sort ( 64K limit fixed by splitting files ) and my own merge that takes any size files. It is all handled in a batch file so I just take a break while it runs. Dwight

22 years, 4 months

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OT: mail server

by zmerch＠30below.com

Rumor has it that Patrick may have mentioned these words: > > sendmail is a piece of Swiss cheese when it comes to security and > > it's only > > of *when*, not *if* there is another security hole found. > >What server software does this not apply to? --Patrick ;-) qmail. There has *never* been a "user-permissions" exploit (as in any user being able to gain any permissions to any other user, including root) and the few bugs that have been found generally just make it die. There was a new bug that was just found in it - if a user sends a mail with a header line longer than 2Gbytes, it'll crash that particular process, and I think the mail is lost to the ether.[1] All other mails will still be delivered fine, tho. Why is the most secure MTA not included with every Linux distro? DJB's license is (at best) wonky, to preserve his codebase & help alleviate techsupport nightmares, and as it's not "Open Source" with fully redistributable binaries, none of the linux vendors (except Gentoo, which compiles stuff on the fly) will touch it. http://www.qmail.org/ && http://cr.yp.to/qmail.html for more info. Laterz, Roger "Merch" Merchberger [1] If you have people sending you 2G Header lines, you have a lot bigger problems than one crashed qmail-smtpd process... -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers zmerch(a)30below.com What do you do when Life gives you lemons, and you don't *like* lemonade?????????????

22 years, 4 months

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OT: mail server

by cb＠mythtech.net

>Webmail prolly won't run well on your target hardware, but if go with >something newer, there are several choices for qmail; and with an older >version of ColdFusion (4.5) you could set up webmail no matter what MTA... >This combo will run fine on a Pentium 133 (almost on topic...) -- and >there's always www.mail2web.com as backup... I can also run a 2nd machine to handle the actual web mail processing if need be. And web mail isn't a deal breaker anyway. I just happen to have two or three users that keep asking me about it, so I figured as long as I'm upgrading, now would be a good time to try to add it. >If you want "It's gotta support the latest, kewlest schtuff" qmail isn't >for you I don't care about the latest bells and whistles per se... however, since my goal is to reject known spam and viri, that ebs into the relm. But, it sounds like you are having no problems on that end of things anyway. In fact, like you point out, since I want to run on old hardware, I may be better off going with something that isn't going to expect me to constantly add to it... that way once it is running, I can just leave it running and not have to worry about regular updates (probably the single biggest reason why I won't run Windows based internet servers... they expect you to do updates too often, I don't have the time/desire to jerk around with that). >I was supporting 2500 mailboxen on a Cyrix 6x86 w/single 4.5M Micropolis >SCSI HD - if it weren't for spam & viruses, we might still be running that >ol' box... :-O I'm not looking at anywhere NEAR that number of boxes. I'm looking at around 50 spread among a dozen domains (most of the domains are Unified accounts anyway, so one box covers all possible addresses for the domain). The server only gets in the range of 2000 messages a day (most being to me anyway). So it is a fairly light duty server. >I haven't run Sendmail in aeons; I've heard enough horror stories about Sendmail to know that I probably don't want to use it. From what I gather, its great, IF you know how to use it... but if you are new to it, be prepared to move the sacrificial lambs off the SCSI god alter and onto the Sendmail god alter. (Ironically, Sendmail is the only *nix mailer I have used already... I'm running it on both my web servers for handling emails created by web forms... but I didn't really have to do much to get it up and running, just a little tweaking to lock it down from the outside) >Anyway, that's my story, and if you want any (kinda ;-) unbiased info about >qmail, feel free to ask away. I'd be more than happy to help! Thanks -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 4 months

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IBM Engineers, subject turned into field service practices

by mpokorni2000＠yahoo.com

Isn't that where term 'board swappers' comes from? When I was looking for a job in Vancouver, B.C., back in 1976, I was told that Digital's (DEC) recently enacted policy was not to train service personel, they just sent them to customer site and serviceman was on his own. Rational was that few months after they finish training, CDC would hire them out. A year after that, I have seen one of those Digital servicemen trying to fix a PDP11 and that cofirmed the rumour.

22 years, 4 months

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USPTO computer patent index

by hansp＠citem.org

A new resource : http://www.citem.org/Patents/Computers The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) maintains a giant database of patents dating back to the early 1800's. Patents issued after 1975 are stored as full text and are searchable. All earlier patents are available only as TIFF images and can be recovered only by knowing the patent number or by an arduous search system based on an unobvious (hence patentable ?) classification system. The data in these early patents is of immense interest to anyone interested in early computer history and I took it upon myself to begin indexing the computer related patents. My index currently holds 880 listings and many names familiar to the computer history buff can be found; though many remain to be discovered. There is a mass of fascinating documents to browse through. I have seen patents running to almost 1000 pages (check out patent number 3400371 issued exactly 40 years ago today) The complete index is downloaded as a single HTML page and I use JavaScript to provide searching, sorting and statistical functions. For those who cannot, or do not want to, enable Javascript, I will be implementing those features as PHP code in the near future. I will also set up a discussion forum so that as you discover interesting bits you can transmit them on to others. Many patents relate directly to actual commercial machines (see the one listed above) but rarely name those machines. It will be useful to know the relationship between patents and actual systems. As always your comments, suggestions and help are welcome. Best regards, -- HansP

22 years, 4 months

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OT: mail server

by cb＠mythtech.net

>I still think we should make it legal to hunt spammers down with shotguns >(or RPGs for that matter). Maybe we can have Spam Season, open from July >1 through June 30 of the following year. > >Be vewy vewy quiet. I'm hunting Spammas! I do like AOL's recent giveaway. They are giving away the BMW that belongs to a spammer that just successfully sued. They are doing a random drawing of all AOL members, someone gets the car. I guess if it isn't legal to post his head on a spike in front of AOL headquarters as a warning to all other spammers, giving away his car is the next best thing? -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 4 months

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IBM 360 turns 40 today

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf(a)siconic.com> > >On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, Tony Duell wrote: > >> One thing puzzles me. What's so significant about 40 years? >> >> Why wasn't there a similar message on this list 8 years ago, saying that >> the 360 was 32 years old -- a nice round number ? > >Because 8 years ago this hobby was at a level that is a small fraction of >its current state. Way more people are cognizant today of the importance >of celebrating computer history than 8 years ago. > >-- > >Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Hi Sellam You missed the point, 40 is base 10, 32 is base 2. Dwight

22 years, 4 months

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OT: mail server

by cb＠mythtech.net

This is actually off topic, but I can bring it on topic if I do this right (see further on). My mail server's hard drive has developed bad blocks. I could fix it, or I could take this as the sign that I need to get off my butt and move to a more advanced product. I'm currently running SIMS on an old Mac (eh eh, on topic!). But it lacks a key feature that I want... content filtering so I can block certain kinds of email. What do others recommend as a decent mail server that can handle content filtering, multiple domains, POP access, and is free or darn near it. And for the on topic nudge, I would like to be able to run it either on an old Mac (probably not possible), or on mac68k NetBSD (so I can still use my old Macs). Although I am not hard core on platform or OS, that's just a "I'd like" option. A web mail component would also be a nice thing if available. I'm looking into Postfix or qmail, but I've only just started the research, so I figured I'd see what others are using or recommend. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 4 months

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IBM System/32 availabe in Spokane, Washington

by vcf＠siconic.com

A nice lady in Spokane, Washington has a nice IBM System/32 (working) with complete reference manual library and software that she would like to go to a good home. If interested, please contact me and I'll put you in touch with said nice lady. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

22 years, 4 months

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Z80 disassembler for Linux

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "der Mouse" <mouse(a)rodents.montreal.qc.ca> > >> A disassembler includes comments, selecting data types, labeling >> branching and entry points and statistical cross referencing ( >> usually as comments in code ). This is often an interactive process. > >Try the disassembler I posted a link to a bit earlier today. (To save >bother: ftp.rodents.montreal.qc.ca:/mouse/disas/src/.) > >It's pretty close to a disassembler in this sense. (It doesn't do >"statistical cross referencing", whatever that is, but a text-save plus >a little sed/awk groveling could probably get it.) I wrote it >specifically to help people figure out what binaries of unknown >provenance were *really* doing. Hi When trying to figure is an entry lable in code is a main routine of just part of a conditional structure, it is nice to know how many time that location was references. If space permits, knowing the addresses that reference that location can help a lot as well. "statistical cross referencing" simply means keeping counts of the number of time a locating is referenced. Dwight

22 years, 4 months

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IBM 360 turns 40 today

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

Hi Ben I ment a even power of 2. sorry for the confusion. The post about the packed decimal is actually quite correct. Most banks don't like binary and the really don't like floating point binary. Dwight >From: "ben franchuk" <bfranchuk(a)jetnet.ab.ca> >Vintage Computer Festival wrote: > >> Er, I think (or at least interpreted) Tony's point to be why we are >> celebrating this now at 40 (i.e. base 10) when 32 (base 2) is so much >> nerdier? > >How the heck do you get 32 from base 2? >Ben. > >

22 years, 4 months

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mail server

by cb＠mythtech.net

>My setup with postfix, amavisd-new, and spamassassin works great. I run it >under Linux Fedora Core 1. I'm not sure if you can get it to work under >NetBSD or not. I don't have to stay with NetBSD, I just have a little more experience with it then with Linux or any other *nix. But generally, I learn more of an OS when I find a reason to use it (I only learned NetBSD because I had to replace Quid Pro Quo as my web server, and decided to go with Apache... and Dave on this list had previously peaked my interest in NetBSD on old Macs... since Apache ran on it, that was all the excuse I needed... if I need to learn a new OS to run a mail server that will fit my needs, then I will do so). Although I know Postfix is available for mac68k NetBSD... I just don't know about amavisd or spamassassin... but I would think as long as it works with any version of NetBSD, and I can get the source, I should be able to compile it for mac68k. Thanks! -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 4 months

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IBM System/32 availabe in Spokane, Washington

by mross666＠hotmail.com

> > A nice lady in Spokane, Washington has a nice IBM System/32 (working) >with > > complete reference manual library and software that she would like to go > > to a good home. > > > > If interested, please contact me and I'll put you in touch with said >nice > > lady. > >That is a pretty rare machine. Someone get it. I'm on it, it will be saved. I'll have to have it shipped - Spokane is within easy range for me (NY) to drive and pick up a /360, but just a little too far for a /32 :-) Wierd this just showed up - I just picked up a System/32 from Canada last week, in *very* different condition... beware the possums! - http://www.corestore.org/32.htm William, perhaps we should do a joint 'Corestore - Federal Signal & Ironworks' IBM Midrange exhibit for VCF-East? You bring the S/3, I'll bring S/32, S/34, S/36, and S/38? I warned Sellam to reinforce the floors ;-) Mike _________________________________________________________________ MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page – FREE download! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/

22 years, 4 months

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mail server

by cb＠mythtech.net

>Sources for all 3 are available. Amavisd and SpamAssassin are in Perl. Great... THANKS! -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 4 months

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Search engines for networks?

by RCini＠congressfinancial.com

This looks like exactly what I'm looking for! Thanks for the pointer. -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Teo Zenios Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 2:52 AM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Search engines for networks? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cini, Richard" <RCini(a)congressfinancial.com> To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 3:10 PM Subject: RE: Search engines for networks? > Alex: > > I actually thought of this but since the price is quoted as "contact > a sales representative" I felt it would cost more than "free". > > This is a home network where I collect all of my stuff. 650 > directories and about 9,000 files in 17gb, not including my MP3 archive > which is another 13gb. I know this only because I just moved it to another > server (ProLiant 1600, dual P-III/550 and 91gb RAID5 running NT Server and > sitting in an old DEC 42U rack). Probably overkill but the price was right. > > Don't laugh...I collect a lot of crap. There's also some good stuff > in there, too. I've imaged my entire collection of PC floppy disks and I'm > working on system ROMs. Anyone need PC Tools 7?? How about the True Type > Font Pack for Windows 3.1? QEMM? How about Windows 1.0? > > I also have tons of utilities, MAME stuff, instruction manuals, a > mirror of my Web site, the SourceSafe database for my projects. > > Problem is that I can't find certain things when I need to. > > Rich > > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org > [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of meltie > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 2:05 PM > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts; Paul Berger > Subject: Re: Search engines for networks? There is a nice little program call whereisit that does the following: PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ================== Suitable for beginners and advanced users ----------------------------------------- Very adjustable program with many options for power users, as well as easy to use with default settings and Quick-Setup Wizard for all those who don't want to get their hands dirty. Explorer-like interface ----------------------- Easy to use, familiar Explorer-like user interface with adjustable toolbar, columns to choose between, and extensive use of object menus (right mouse click). Full multi-language support is included for international users. Wide media and file system support ---------------------------------- Where is it? supports any media type Windows can use, including diskettes, CD-ROMs, removable disks like iomega Zip and Jaz, hard disks, network drives etc. It will recognize by name and collect useful data for most of them, too. Also, it is compatible with all Windows-supported file systems, including FAT, FAT32, and NTFS. Manageable catalog files ------------------------ Logical organization of databases, based on one or more catalogs. Each catalog can easily be transferred as a single file to another computer, a friend, a public forum... Small catalog-file size with optional compression, with approximate usage of 1 MB for 40.000 files and folders (that's about 6 fully filed CD-ROMs). Internal database structure optimized for very efficient access and small total size. Single-file, transferable catalog storage makes sharing your data easy. Fast access to item's properties -------------------------------- Fast and easy access to every item's detailed properties, from wherever you are. Want to get item's description? Just leave mouse pointer on it for a moment, description will popup as a tool-tip!. Detailed info with descriptions ------------------------------- Detailed info on every object in the database (files, folders, disks, catalogs...) each capable of accepting up to 32 KB characters of description text, and a thumbnail image. Each file, folder, or disk can have assigned one or more user-defined, tree-ordered categories, up to 128 user flags, custom- defined icon... Disks in catalogs can be grouped into disk groups, forming a hierarchicaly organized, easy to browse and find collection. Auto-importing descriptions and thumbnails ------------------------------------------ WhereIsIt offers a plugin system for importing descriptions and thumbnails during media scan, allowing you to develop your own description plugins and extend WhereIsIt's description importing capabilities. Included with the program is a comprehensive collection of plugins, covering all widely used description file formats, such as 4DOS/NDOS, FILE_ID.DIZ, FILES.BBS, 00INDEX.TXT... description files, and importing details about audio CDs, WAV and MP3 audio files, Office documents, EXE files and system libraries, fonts, HTML files, Adobe Acrobat PDF files, most graphic files etc. Also included are thumbnail plugins, importing small, downsized images from most graphic files in use today. Internal support for many compressed file formats ------------------------------------------------- Handling of most compressed file formats on media scan, including ZIP, ARJ, RAR, CAB, LHA/LZH, TAR, ARC, ACE, ZOO, GZ, SFX... Compressed archive files can be presented as folders, showing their content. Archive files can be extracted right out from WhereIsIt? to any folder, and a file compressed inside archive file can be viewed or launched with associated program with one click! Powerful searching finds what you need -------------------------------------- Powerful multi-threaded searching, with detailed settings on what to search for, where to search and how to search. Use either Quick Search to quickly find your items by name or description, or start up the Advanced Search with Search Expression Editor, allowing you to write complex search queries using full set of available search criteria and Boolean logic operators. Searching for duplicate items is there, too, as well as analyzing how data has changed since last cataloging, or checking if older or newer versions of files are present somewhere in the catalog. Report generator with print preview for summarizing your catalogs ----------------------------------------------------------------- Adjustable and powerful report generator adds a final professional touch to your catalog collection. Export your data to ASCII file, Excel table, rich- text document, HTML document, print on your printer, or send by fax using the Microsoft Fax, after previewing it on full-screen, with adjustable zoom. Script language for automated tasks ----------------------------------- Professional version of WhereIsIt includes internal script language that can help you automate tasks like unattended catalog updates. ... and many, many more! If you have an idea on your own how to further improve this program, feel free to send in your suggestions at "support(a)whereisit-soft.com". It sounds like you want to catalog files you already have archived and want to know what they are and where to find them, this should work for that. Since the locations probably will not change allot its quite a bit faster to search a database then have windows scan your complete network every time you want to find one file.

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FCC Licensing of Personal Computers

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

Mark Firestone <pdp11_70(a)retrobbs.org> wrote: > Using the Internet should require a license. You should have to be able to > log into a Unix (or any other non PC-DOS/MS-DOS text based OS shell) and be > able to check your email with a text based email program, and view a website > with a text based browser, and log out again, or write a simple DCL script > without the manual. > > This would eliminate all Internet congestion over night, and us geeks could > have our toy back. YES!!! Full agreement! -MS, who is typing this on a VT320 logged into UNIX on a VAX and sending it with the original Berkeley Mail program, and who does NOT own or have a PeeCee, has NO graphics capability at all at the present, and has NO web access except with Lynx. And guess what, my Spartan setup is perfectly sufficient for my current project of designing a new VAX chip! Nothing beats writing Verilog for a VAX CPU in vi on a VT320.

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Sinclair clear-out (Cambridge UK)

by julesrichardsonuk＠yahoo.co.uk

To make room for other things I'm disposing of some Sinclair stuff - a couple of running machines, and several that can be fixed easily enough. Possibly good for someone who wants to start a collection? Boxed ZX81 (issue 3 IIRC) - no PSU though and keyboard membrane needs work. Boxed 48K Spectrum, PSU, leads, manuals etc. Boxed Spectrum+ - no PSU though and unresponsive keyboard. Spectrum +2 (grey case) currently in pieces and rather unwell :) Spectrum +2A (black case) and PSU Spectrum +2A (black case) and PSU - keyboard unresponsive. 2 light guns 3 joysticks Note the boxes aren't anything special... but they're there ;-) I have a ton or two of tapes I can pass on, and I think there are manuals for the +2 in the loft still. Possibly some other documentation too. Oh, and I expect I can throw in a WHSmith tape recorder too ;) Hopefully someone will just take everything on... cheers Jules

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WTB: PDP11

by torquil＠chemist.com

Hi guys, I really want to experience using a real live PDP-11. Does anyone have one for a reasonable(?) cost? I'd prefer a model that is shippable, and if not, one that is close to me (Virginia). Thanks! -------- Thanks, Torquil MacCorkle, III Lexington, Virginia

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Z80 disassembler for Linux

by KParker＠workcover.com

You might try asking on comp.sys.tandy as well - they're big Z80 guys from way back KP -----Original Message----- From: Jim Donoghue [mailto:jim@smithy.com] Sent: Thursday, 8 April 2004 5:38 AM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Z80 disassembler for Linux I'm trying to find a Z80 disassembler for Linux. There are a bunch of DOS ones out there, doesn't do me any good. A long time ago I had downloaded one that was source and compiled it, but I can't remember what it was. Anybody know of one? Jim ************************************************************************ This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee only. It may contain information that is protected by legislated confidentiality and/or is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you are prohibited from disseminating, distributing or copying this e-mail. Any opinion expressed in this e-mail may not necessarily be that of the WorkCover Corporation of South Australia. Although precautions have been taken, the sender cannot warrant that this e-mail or any files transmitted with it are free of viruses or any other defect. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and destroy the original e-mail and any copies. ************************************************************************

22 years, 4 months

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Search engines for networks?

by RCini＠congressfinancial.com

Alex: I actually thought of this but since the price is quoted as "contact a sales representative" I felt it would cost more than "free". This is a home network where I collect all of my stuff. 650 directories and about 9,000 files in 17gb, not including my MP3 archive which is another 13gb. I know this only because I just moved it to another server (ProLiant 1600, dual P-III/550 and 91gb RAID5 running NT Server and sitting in an old DEC 42U rack). Probably overkill but the price was right. Don't laugh...I collect a lot of crap. There's also some good stuff in there, too. I've imaged my entire collection of PC floppy disks and I'm working on system ROMs. Anyone need PC Tools 7?? How about the True Type Font Pack for Windows 3.1? QEMM? How about Windows 1.0? I also have tons of utilities, MAME stuff, instruction manuals, a mirror of my Web site, the SourceSafe database for my projects. Problem is that I can't find certain things when I need to. Rich -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of meltie Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 2:05 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts; Paul Berger Subject: Re: Search engines for networks? On Wednesday 07 April 2004 18:21, Paul Berger wrote: > On Tue, 2004-04-06 at 08:41, Cini, Richard wrote: I'm quite surprised no-one's suggested Google's Search Appliance yet. Google's indexing technology - in a rackmount box, for your intranet. http://www.google.com/appliance/ alex/melt

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IBM 360 turns 40 today

by root＠parse.com

Read an article in the local paper, Ottawa Citizen, about the IBM 360 turning 40 today. Interesting read, they claim that in today's dollars, the total effort cost something like $30 BILLION :-) The picture in the paper was interesting, because the front panel is the exact same one that I have in the basement... Cheers, -RK -- Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316. Realtime Systems Architecture, Consulting, Books and Training at www.parse.com Looking for Digital Equipment Corp. PDP-1 through PDP-15 minicomputers!

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IBM 360 turns 40 today

by aknight＠mindspring.com

There's also an article in today's Durham (NC) Herald-Sun about the IBM/360 and the role of Fred Brooks, Jr., who is also credited with founding the Computer Science dept. at UNC-Chapel Hill. The article is at: http://www.heraldsun.com/business/21-467479.html Enjoy! Alex K. The Calculator Museum Web Page http://www.calcmuseum.com -----Original Message----- From: Robert Krten <root(a)parse.com> Sent: Apr 7, 2004 10:07 AM To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org Subject: IBM 360 turns 40 today Read an article in the local paper, Ottawa Citizen, about the IBM 360 turning 40 today. Interesting read, they claim that in today's dollars, the total effort cost something like $30 BILLION :-) The picture in the paper was interesting, because the front panel is the exact same one that I have in the basement... Cheers, -RK -- Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316. Realtime Systems Architecture, Consulting, Books and Training at www.parse.com Looking for Digital Equipment Corp. PDP-1 through PDP-15 minicomputers!

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DEC VAX 11/730 in Utah

by dan＠ekoan.com

Hello, I've got a lead on a VAX 11/730 in Utah. Since I'm in Maryland and am more interested in PDPs than VAXen (unless you've got a MicroVAX you want to get rid of), I'd like to have a DEC devotee closer to Utah save this machine. Contact me off-list for the details if you can get to northern Utah to pick this up. Bonus points if someone has documentation on the MINC-11, specifically the Dual Mux, A/D, D/A, Digital Out, Digital In, and Clock cards. The owner of the 11/730 is looking for this information. Cheers, Dan www.decodesystems.com/wanted.html

22 years, 4 months

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IBM Test Box

by marvin＠rain.org

Now that I have had a chance to "fondle" the IBM test box, it is time to pass it on and let someone else fondle it :). It is now up for sale on the Vintage Computer Marketplace.

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