I'm in need of a couple MMJ (to MMJ) cables and
some MMJ-to-DB9 and MMJ-to-DB25 adapters. I'd like to
avoid paying Blackbox $8/ea for the cables if possible
Length is unimportant, heck, 3" or 6" will work, I just need
to turn MMJ into DB9 or DB25.
(I'm borrowing one from Doc for the VT1200 right now, and need
to return his soon)
The VT1200 and VRE01 is *beautiful*, but I also need a pair of
10b2 T-connectors and some terminators before I can get it on
the network (picked up a D-Link hub with 10b2 on back today at
Goodwill for $11).
Bill
--
Bill Bradford
mrbill(a)mrbill.net
Austin, TX
Note that the buyer is from Italy. After reading the feedback He is a
collector.
Paxton
Astoria, OR
Sorry for the blank email. My fingers were too quick.
> Hello, all:
>
> I'm looking for an article in the September 1985 issue of BYTE on
> the EGO Homebrewed CPU (Part 1) by Clifford Kelley. I have part 2, but
> not part 1.
>
> Please contact me off-list if someone has it and can scan it for me.
> Thanks.
>
> Rich
>
> Rich Cini
> Collector of classic computers
> Build Master for the Altair32 Emulation Project
> Web site: http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
> /************************************************************/
>
>
I've got a Sony NEWS workstation (keyboard, system unit, and
external SCSI tape drive) free for pickup in Austin, TX.
Its a NWS-841. I no longer have the monitor for the unit (has a 3W3
connector on the back; monitor was a GDM-1962B-style), but I do have
the keyboard (in original box, no mouse) and external tape drive
(uses a Centronics-style SCSI-I cable). Has a floppy drive (with yellow
plastic drive protector) and even still has the red "caps" covering some of
the I/O ports in back. It looks very unused, but its been years since I tried
to power it up; I dont even remember anymore where I got it from.
Best specs I've been able to find on it:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=NWS-841&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=24800002%…
" There was a short blurb about the new Sony workstations in
INFOWORLD (Feb 1, 1988 page 3, "AT DEADLINE").
...Internally called the "Sun Killer," the NWS-841 will sport
two 16-MHz 68020 microprocessors, a 68881 math coprocessor, 8M of RAM,
a 286- MB floppy drive, six I/O ports, including an EtherNET
interface, one rep. said. The machine will sell for about $19,900.
Supported software will include BSD4.2, NFS, and X. "
Anyway, if anybody is interested, let me know. I'd like to get this
out of the way, but dont want to scrap it. It just must go to a good
home.
Bill
--
Bill Bradford
mrbill(a)mrbill.net
Austin, TX
Tried a Swap meet in Ottawa today. Most people misunderstand the
meaning of swap. There were more machines on my driveway after the event
that when it started.
Traded 2 small case fans for cash,
and a partial HP 9000/715 for a Cromemco system 3, 2 apple II clones, a
TI 99, 3 HP external disk drives, a few commodore 64's and a bunch of
documentation .
Left behind was a MAC PLUS, LC II, LC III, ACER ?? all with monitors, a
few external scsi boxes, and socket 7 mobo's.
On my door step last night was a TRS 80 model III and a Commodre 128,
And the night before I picked up a SGI personal iris and a compaq
contura aero.
And my favorite scrapper has a commodore SX-64 in the back.
All in all a good week, but the next swap will have to be on someone
elses drive way I no longer have space to have another.
Well, I went to a glorified scrap yard today, and picked up some neat stuff,
and left some neater stuff behind. Other than a VT100, I got only books. The
neatest one being DEC's "Introduction To Minicomputer Networks". Being on
vacation and having limited hauling capacity I had to leave behind:
MicroVAX 3500
DECserver 500
Some kind of IBM RS/6000 thingy
Quite a bit of Sun stuff, some SparcStation 1/2s, keyboards, monitors,
etc...
Some newer DEC stuff and some misc old equipment like printing terminals, a
Magnetic Tape Selectric, and a ton of Apple stuff.
IBM Office System 6 - I remember reading a little about this. It's like a
small desk with two 8" floppy drives and a selectric keyboard, basically. I
would really like to get this if possible. Anyone know anything about it?
I hope to make it back over here in my truck someday.
--
Owen Robertson
I've got an Amiga 1080 RGB-or-Composite-input monitor, free for pickup in
Austin, TX.
Works great; I've been using it as the preview monitor (and to watch TV
on) off a VCR for a few months now.. but its just too big and too bulky
and puts out too much heat for what I use it for - so I'm gonna try to
find a normal TV set to use for that stuff (or even one of the little 3"
black and white models). Any leads on that appreciated 8-)
Anyway, Amiga 1080. Works fine. Pick it up and its yours.
(BTW, sticker on back says mfg. 01/96).
Bill
--
Bill Bradford
mrbill(a)mrbill.net
Austin, TX
YAY! I've got it partially IPLing off of the drives that came out of my
55L. It seems to halt with a message of '552' - IPL Varyon falied. Does
anyone know enough IBM-speak to tell me what that means?
Aparently, the problem it was having earlier with powering off
automagically was caused by the power supply thinking a fan was broken -
once I fixed that problem, it magically started doing stuff again.
I'm about to try booting in service mode with a set of diagnostic disks
and see if I can figure anything else out.
One more thing -- I'm still getting just a black picture out of the video
card, like I was with the 5%L. Does anyone know if that's what it should
be doing, or if something there is amiss, too? I've got a 'real' rs/6000
keyboard and mouse hooked up to the system this time, and haven't tried
booting with a serial terminal yet.
Thanks for any help.
-- Pat
I recall this was the subject of some debate earlier. I dug up a primary
source last night, and offer the following article from the Summer 1987
edition of IRIS Universe:
"announcing the IRIS 4D/60 turbo option"
In March, Silivon Graphics demonstrated its commitment to being the
undisputed leader in the superworkstation market by introducing the IRIS
4D/60, the industry's first RISC-based superworkstation. This new product
introduction generated more interest and excitement than any other single
event in Silicon Graphics' history. Certainly a major reason for the
industry's excitement is the IRIS 4D/60's premier graphics performance.
Equally important, however, is the new RISC and floating point technology
incorporated in the IRIS 4D/60. Users' response to this level of computing
performance from the RIS 4D/60 continues to be very enthusiastic.
Now, four months after the introduction of the IRIS 4D/60, Silicon
Graphics once again leads the industry by introducint the IRIS 4D/60 Turbo
Option, a high-performance computing upgrade for the IRIS 4D/60
Superworkstation. By integrating the latest in RISC and floating point
technoloyg, the IRIS 4D/60 Turbo Option breaks both the 10 MIPS and 1
MFLOPS performance barriers! While the IRIS 4D/60 is already the best
all-around performer in its price range, the integer and floating point
performance of the new Turbo Option make this upgrade truly phenomenal.
The IRIS 4D/60 Turbo Option incorporates a 12.5 MHz RISC CPU, 50 percent
faster than the 8 MHz CPU introduced with the IRIS 4D/60. This CPU is
tightly coupled with a new single-chip floating point coprocessor. By
using custom VLSI technology, the the [sic]Turbo Option increases the
floating point performance of the IRIS 4D/60 by a factor of three. The
Turbo Option's new CPU board also includes cache memory, up to 16 Mbytes
of on board CPU memory, and an interface to SCSI peripherals. By having
all of the major components of the CPU architecture on a single board, the
rate of data transfer between components is significantly improved,
thereby maximizing system performance.
The IRIS 4F/60 Turbo Option employs a dual-cache architecture
incorporating 64 Kbytes of instruction cache plus 32 Kbytes of data cache.
The dual cache architecture increases system performance byholding large
portions of the application program in efficient cache memory, and ensures
that instructions and data will not compete for the same cache locations.
This architecture improves performance of large applications by reducint
the time required to access instructions and data.
How fast is fast? Using the Dhrystone benchmark, the industry standard for
measuring integer computing performance, an IRIS 4D/60 with the Turbo
Option leads the superworkstation pack at 10 MIPS (ten times a VAX
11/780). Using the Linpack benchmark to measure floating point
performance, the Turbo Option performs 1.1 million double precision
floating point operations per second (1.1 MFLOPS).
In addition to theis significatn boost in computing performance, Silicon
Graphics announces support for advanced lighting models on the IRIS 4D/60,
with or without the Turbo Option. Both infinite and local light sources
are supported, including attenuation of local light sources with distance
>from the source. Diffuse and specular (Phong) lighting are also supported,
and up to eight colored light sources may be modeled simultaneously.
The Turbo Option may be purchased as a field installable upgrade for the
IRIS 4D/60. Please contact your local sales representative.
--
typos solely my responsibility.
ok
r.
In a message dated 7/6/02 7:31:59 AM Pacific Daylight Time, marvin(a)rain.org
writes:
> I was offered about $0.15 per pound for the hard drives a while ago and
> $1.00 per pound for the circuit boards. Since I probably have about 500
> - 1000 pounds of drives and cards, it is something worth looking into
> :). Right now, this excess is too much of a distraction and slows down
> getting other stuff done. Additionally, I've been throwing out stuff
> (non computer related) and saving the gold connectors, gold plated
> boards, etc. without any idea of what it might be worth. Time to find
> out :).
>
Those are good prices on your scrap. Aluminum Breakage (Hard Drives) is about
16 cents a pound and cards run from 40 cents to $2 per pound depending on the
age and how heavy the gold plate it. Cut fingers go for more. HP gold plated
boards go for $3 to $3.50 per pound. Ask your scrapper how to sort your cards
for maximum value. Remove all Aluminum and Iron for maximum value.
There are several chip recyclers out there also who will pay a premium if the
cards have chips they want to pull for resale.
Many scrappers will buy small quantities. I could direct you to one in
Portland, OR but I think you can find one locally.
Paxton
Astoria, OR
Hi,
I'm looking for a copy (scanned or otherwise) of the Microtan 65
mainboard schematic and a copy of the Microtan 65 parts list. I'm planning
to adapt the video circuitry to a 6502-based computer I'm currently
building.
Thanks.
--
Phil.
philpem(a)dsl.pipex.com
http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/
>I'm betting it's as small as QBUS comes. It's a Q/Q backplane, with 4
>quad-with slots. However, I could stick it into the backplane for my
>VAXstation 3200, which should be 22-bit Q/Q for most of the backplane
>(perhaps Q/CD for the top three quad-width slots).
Doesn't make sense to put it in the 22-bit backplane if the processor
and memory can't use it... The backplane you have is fine...
>OK, well, I have an 11/2 CPU and not an 11/73 CPU. If you want to
>donate an 11/73 CPU, I'd be happy to take it off your hands. :)
:-)
Fine... an 11/23 (KDF11-A) will work there as well... and if you don't
have that or can't get it, the 11/2 is fine to get the machine going.
>The 'MSCP ESDI' board, part # "SCD-RQD11/EC" (I guess it's not a DEC
>part, even though it says "MFG UNDER LICENSE FROM DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP"
>on the back, is in my VAXstation 3200, and runs a pair of 600MB-650MB
>drives that appear to be ESDI. I've got a DECNA (i think) network
>adaptor in my VS3200 I could try to use. Right now, I'm wanting to try
>and re-use hardware I have instead of search for hardware that is hard to
>find.
Okay, it isn't DEC... and is ESDI... great... you have disks (do you
have a floppy to attach to it so that you can install software?)
The DECNA is for the PRO series of machines... you need a DEQNA or
DELQA... since you are going to be running PDP-11 OSes, the DEQNA
should be fine if you can get one. If you can't, you will still
have a workable machine.
>Also, is it possible/easy to change the M8044-BB board (8KW?) to have at
>least 16KW if not 32KW of memory? That'd be a nice upgrade for the
>machine if I can do it myself with 'stock' DRAMs.
Yes, you can replace the M8044-B with an M8044-C (for 16kw) or
M8044-D (for 32kw). The above parts are fine, but you still need
a boot board (REV-11) and a serial line unit (DLV11 or, better,
a DLV11-J). If you can find an MXV11-B, you can add its memory
to that of the M8044-B you already have and get up to 24kw plus
two serial lines and boot code which will boot from MSCP type
disks (as well as code for DX, DY, and DL).
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Megan Gentry, EMT/B, PP-ASEL | email: gentry at zk3.dec.com (work) |
| Unix Support Engineering Group | mbg at world.std.com (home) |
| Hewlett Packard | (s/ at /@/) |
| 110 Spitbrook Rd. ZK03-2/T43 | URL: http://world.std.com/~mbg/ |
| Nashua, NH 03062 | "pdp-11 programmer - some assembler |
| (603) 884 1055 (DEC '77-'98) | required." - mbg KB1FCA |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
Free plus the cost of shipping.
-3 M8043 DLVJ1-M Q 4-Line Asynchronous Interface
-1 M7504 DEQNA-M Q Qbus to ethernet adapter, Q22, obsolete
for VMS 5.x and above (use DELQA).
-1 M7165 KDA50-Q Q Qbus SDI disk adapter, Q22 (2 of 2) (QDA SDI)
-1 M7602 VCB01, QVSS Q Qbus Video Sub System module for Q22
systems (uVAX I, II)
-1 M8061 RLV12 Q RL01/RL02 disk control
-1 Adaptec 1542B ISA SCSI card
-1 Western Digital VGA 8/16 ISA card 256K
-1 IBM serial/parallel card 8-bit ISA NS16450N UART
-1 Maxtor MXT-540S scsi drive made for IBM FRU 92F0406 540mb
-1 IBM WDS-380 scsi drive 80mb
-1 generic PC floppy cable
If I've promised you cards before, please accept my apologies for not
shipping yet. I'll have things boxed soon. I was working a lot of
hours, and got behind with everything else.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
I've stumbled across a PDP-11/70 in VA (+1 540 area code).
It has a tape associated with it. I'm not sure how much
they want, but I believe that I'll be getting some 11/70's
closer to home (which are already spoken for :-)).
I currently have a person who is #1 on the list for the system,
and his #1 priority expires on Monday. I'm looking for a #2
person to give the system to (if my #1 doesn't want it).
Any takers?
Also, anyone have any PDP stuff they're getting rid of (perhaps
the novelty has worn off?) :-)
Cheers,
-RK
--
Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316.
Realtime Systems Architecture, Consulting and Training at www.parse.com
I've got some FREE STUFF in Austin, Texas.
Only thing is, you *HAVE* to pick it up, *IN PERSON*.
I"m tired of people saying they'll arrange something,
have someone come by, etc.
Its up for grabs for the first person who shows up and can actually put
this stuff to use, or emails me with a *convincing* reason why I should
hold/ship it for them and has something to trade for what they want.
First batch, some Sun VME boards and a 4/6x0 memory board:
http://www.mrbill.net/~mrbill/freestuff/ (pictures)
(the DELNI and the GRiD laptops are spoken for)
Some of the cards are FDDI:
http://www.mrbill.net/~mrbill/fddi/ (pictures)
Second, a Toshiba T3100 orange-plasma-screen laptop. CMOS battery is
dead, but it works fine if you have a DOS boot disk and put the time in
manually. Makes a GREAT serial console for a *NIX machine:
http://www.mrbill.net/~mrbill/laptop/ (pictures)
(well, its more of a "portable"; it only takes AC power and is rather
heavy.. if you've seen "Medicine Man" with Sean Connery, one of these is the
machine he's using in his "lab" IIRC...)
Third, I have a pair of IBM P70 portable (486?) systems with orange
plasma displays. When I got these, one powered up but gave a "bad HD"
error code, one didnt power up at all. I attempted to swap out the hard
drives between the two, but after I tried that, neither would power up.
I beleive they are both missing the back system cover, but would be great
for replacement parts to keep another P70 running.
Fourth, I have an IBM PC Convertible laptop, with dual 720K floppy drives,
LCD screen (of course), battery pack, and the I/O-port "pack", in original
IBM canvas carry case. Last time I fired it up (early '99?) the backlight
was intermittent, but otherwise everything worked fine. Great keyboard; might
make a good serial console for something.
Again, free, but you must pick these up in Austin, TX, at my house.
I will NOT ship anything (unless you have a REALLY good trade offer,
and pay for shipping). If you want something held, you will have to
trade me something interesting for what you want.
I'm tired of people telling me "oh, I'll pick those up soon" or
"I'll have $relative who lives near there contact you", etc.
First come, first serve. I need this stuff out of the way, but its
too good to trash..
Bill
--
Bill Bradford
mrbill(a)mrbill.net
Austin, TX
I've got a TI Silent 700 portable thermal printing terminal (has 300 baud
modem, acoustic coupler cups, etc)... but this isnt just *any* Silent
700 (model 765):
This has the bubble memory expansion (which from what I understand, is
rather rare).
On a sticker inside the paper compartment:
DATA ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC - HOUSTON
Servide 713-682-6820 Sales 713-682-5965
Model # TI 765
Serial # 04766-17603
DASI OPTION VENDOR
1B07 80 K. MEM
KIT II
1B10 (CHAR MAP.)
Last time I fired this up a couple of years ago, it worked, although the
thermal print head either needed cleaning or replacing - a pin was "missing"
in some of the output. I didnt have time, at the time, to take it apart
and clean it or diagnose the problem.
Has the "snap-on-top" cover with carrying handle, etc. Cover was the
victim of some slight paint overspray (white) when we painted part of
this room, but no paint got on the unit itself. The cover only got
slightly dusted on one corner; it may come off with rubbing alcohol.
Would like to swap for something else interesting. I had two of these
(the other didnt have all the spiffy options), and gave the other away
a year or so ago... I just dont have room for this anymore, and would
like to see it go to a good home.
Bill
--
Bill Bradford
mrbill(a)mrbill.net
Austin, TX
If you're talking assembled and working boards, you probably want to put
them in static-dissipative (primary) packaging and put that in antistatic
(secondary) packaging that's capable of protecting them mechanically. The
totes aren't all they're cracked up to be unless you have a way of sealing
them. The "nickel" bags as primary packaging with pink-poly
(non-static-generating) secondary packaging to protect them from physical
trauma and the whole thing in a sturdy box together with other similarly
packaged and protected boards should do the trick. A little dessicant to
prevent condensation inside the primary packaging is helpful as well.
Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: Cini, Richard <RCini(a)congressfinancial.com>
To: 'CCLTech' <cctech(a)classiccmp.org>
Date: Monday, July 01, 2002 12:39 PM
Subject: [CCTECH] PC board storage
>Hello, all:
>
> I'm seeking opinions on long-term PC board storage. Is it better for
>longer term storage of "classic" boards to individually pack them in "metal
>out" static bags and store them in conventional cardboard boxes or should I
>buy a few static dissipative cardboard boxes or Bentron plastic totes and
>store the boards there?
>
>Rich
>
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>cctech(a)classiccmp.org
>http://www.classiccmp.org/mailman/listinfo/cctech
>
I've got an embeded syatem based around an LSI-11/2 processor board,
M8044-BB (8KW?) memory, pair of DRV-11's, a MDB eprom board and ADC board.
What do I need to do to make this into a functional PDP-11? I've got a
DEC MSCP ESDI controller (don't remeber the part #), DLV-11 (8-port
version) serial card, TQK50, and drives from my VAXstation 3200 I can try
to use in it. It's from my DPE 5000, the video part of which let out a
bunch of magic smoke being powered on - can't find any obvious burned
parts, but haven't checked the power supply yet. Still, it's worth more
to me as a LSI(PDP)-11 than a video effects box that I can't fix.
First, however, I'm sure I need DEC boot roms for it, or some other way to
get boot code into it. Does anyone happen to have some laying around they
could maybe send me an image of? Also, I'm on the lookout for a RLV12 and
berg cable to connect to the RL02 I have sitting around here..
Any ideas/help would be appreciated, and thanks in advance.
-- Pat
Does anyone have any knowledge of a machine put out by Industrial Data
Terminals back in the '80s that was called the IDT Screenmax System. It
was a non-standard unit that utilized a hard drive, single 5" floppy,
and bubble memory to be a custom video design package. The unit in
question was used to create industrial process control screens.
IDT was taken over by Cutler Hammer Automation and when the unit failed
in service recently it was returned to them for repair. They replaced
the hard drive, did not install CP/M-86 to make it bootable, and
proceeded to lose the master diskettes that they had requested be sent
with the unit.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2036592395
Seller claims it's a "Hardware Service Unit". Looks like a 5161
expansion unit to me. I assume this is something else, since the
expansion unit is clearly marked as such on the IBM logo. (?)
Jeff
I just picked up a Quantel Limited DPE-5000 video switcher. You ask how
this relates to computers? The interface box is an LSI-11/02 with 4KW of
RAM. Wahoo!
Does anyone have more info on this thing? It has an 'interface unit' -
the LSI-11/02 in a 2U 19" rack case, 4 Q/Q quad-wide slots, some control
boxes, cables, and a big switcher unit that is about 14" tall and 19"
wide (might be rack mount using slide rails that I didn't get because
they were broken.
Any info would be appreciated, thanks! Also, if anyone needs one of
these, I might be willing to part with it for a decent amount of money
- a bit more than a few tens of dollars.
-- Pat
> From: Ethan Dicks
>
> --- g(a)kurico.com wrote:
> > Looks like an AT&T logo on the front. Probably an NCR if it has MCA
> > slots.
> >
> > George
> >
> > On 3 Jul 2002 at 2:37, Chad Fernandez wrote:
> >
> > > Don't really know what it is, but it claims to have MCA slots??
> > >
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2036499330
>
> ISTR "3555" is a model of NCR box. We used them when I was at Lucent
> (they were bought before AT&T "trivested" into AT&T, NCR and Lucent).
>
> They typically run SYSVr4, but I was told that you _could_ boot them
> to DOS and play DOOM on them (I didn't ask ;-)
>
> Big ones like that were MCA. Newer NCR servers were 1/3 the size and
> PCI. I think most of ours were quad Pentium-90 boxes....
>
> __________________________________________________
>
Pretty neat box. Quad Pentium 133 with 256 MB of RAM? Just how much
RAM could that beast take?
It'd be quite the conversation piece as a workstation running NetBSD
(or something) and XWindows... 8-)
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