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by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Pat Finnegan [mailto:pat@purdueriots.com] > I hope you have better luck than me. I've never had any luck > in getting > an MMJ (RS-423?) console port to work right with a PC's > serial port, but > it could just be my stuff.... For the record, they work OK for me, but I don't do it often. Usually I use _real_ terminals. :) > [1] I think this should be 0, but could be 1. "The first port" is a safe way to put it. ;) Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

23 years, 10 months

[CCTECH] personal inbox lost

by jwest＠classiccmp.org

Sorry for using list traffic for this.... Outlook express ate my inbox saturday, so if anyone is waiting for an email response from me for something, I probably am no longer aware of that. If anyone is waiting for a response from me on something, please re-email the request. Jay West _______________________________________________ cctech mailing list cctech(a)classiccmp.org http://www.classiccmp.org/mailman/listinfo/cctech

23 years, 10 months

anadex dp8000

by abester＠ctech.ac.za

Hi allison My browser is on the blink so I am trying through the mail . I also have a anadex dp8000 printer but I do not have the manual to set the blocks . Is there a posibility to get some inf o from you ? Alwyn Abester@ctech .ac.za

23 years, 10 months

Request for docs : DEC TC02 printset

by hansp＠aconit.org

In the continuing project to revive our PDP-9 system, yesterday we mechanically coupled the TC02 / TU55 bay to the processor. The next stage is power supply checkout followed by subsystem debug. I found the TC02 and TU55 maintenance docs online but so far have been unable to locate the TC02 printset. Anyone have one they could donate/lend or scan for me? -- hbp

23 years, 10 months

TU78 auto/manual threading magic

by gunther＠aurora.regenstrief.org

Hi, I have powered up my TU78 that I got from Isildur last fall. Given just the right power plug with 220V it actually powers up and has a nice sound. I tried to do some stand-alone testing like threading a tape etc. I am fighting with the automatic threading system. There is a switch to select Auto and Manual, but in reality a complete manual threading is not possible at all, i.e. there is no way to manually see to it the tape gets properly wound on the empty reel. The automatic threading will suck the tape into all sorts of blind canals, it's quite funny. Even though I have a TM78 user manual, the magic of threading isn't described there (guess that's in the operator's manual?) The TU78 also has a nice key pad that seems to allow all sorts of stand-alone testing and diagnosis, but that again is not described in the TM78 manual. Does anyone of you run a TU78 and could initiate me into the art of handling one :-)? I am waiting for my PCM board for the VAX 11/780 before I can report progress on that end. Will drive to Kansas soon to get the backplane stuff for the 11/785 boards that I bought last year. regards -Gunther -- Gunther Schadow, M.D., Ph.D. gschadow(a)regenstrief.org Medical Information Scientist Regenstrief Institute for Health Care Adjunct Assistant Professor Indiana University School of Medicine tel:1(317)630-7960 http://aurora.regenstrief.org

23 years, 10 months

Doc Request - Vector Graphics

by rcini＠msn.com

> Hello, all: > > I'm looking for copies of the following manuals: > > * Vector Graphics ZCB (Z80) processor board, S100 > * Vector Graphics 64k RAM board, S100 > * Bitstreamer serial board > > I have a Northstar Horizon motherboard and case that's filled with > VG cards. I've had this system for three years and every once in a while, > I pick up the project to see if I can get it working. At this point, I'm > ready to throw in the towel if I can't get it working soon because I need > the shelf space. > > Thanks in advance. > > Rich > > Rich Cini > Collector of classic computers > Build Master for the Altair32 Emulation Project > Web site: http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/ > /************************************************************/ > > >

23 years, 10 months

YAPCC. (Yet another plastic cleaning question.) :)

by groovelists＠yahoo.com

Hi everyone! :) I'm just starting to go through a bunch of stuff kindly given to me by a nice fellow a while ago. I've got two Cromemco terminals here. I'm trying to figure out the best (and easiest) way to clean everything off, keyboards included. If possible, I'm going to try to not open up the keyboards... the keycaps don't seem to want to readly come off, so I've got a giant vat of Q-tips. Sitting next to me is a venerable can of Endust for Electronics, which claims to be safe for cleaning such things. (As long, of course, as nothing goes anywhere it shouldn't.) I forget where I'd heard it, but there was some rumor a while ago that it wasn't good for cleaning one of the things it claimed to cleaan - I just can't remember which one of the materials was supposed to be bad. Might anyone have any opinion as to whether it'd be OK for cleaning the plastic parts of the terminals? ... Water alone did a pretty good amount of cleaning, but they still have some dirt stuck in them. They're a textured plastic - very 70's design - I love 'em + don't want to hurt them. :) Thanks in advance! Have a wonderful day, Andy _____________________ groovelists(a)yahoo.com grooveman(a)yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

23 years, 10 months

Laser 128 PSU

by mythtech＠mac.com

>The Apple //c that I have has a direct 3-prong plug into the back. What >kind >of //c do you have, Tom? My //c has an external brick that connects using a DIN plug (3 pin? been a while since I looked at it). Do you maybe have the //c Plus? -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years, 10 months

[CCTECH] Doc Request - Vector Graphics

by rcini＠msn.com

Hello, all: I'm looking for copies of the following manuals: * Vector Graphics ZCB (Z80) processor board, S100 * Vector Graphics 64k RAM board, S100 * Bitstreamer serial board I have a Northstar Horizon motherboard and case that's filled with VG cards. I've had this system for three years and every once in a while, I pick up the project to see if I can get it working. At this point, I'm ready to throw in the towel if I can't get it working soon because I need the shelf space. Thanks in advance. Rich Rich Cini Collector of classic computers Build Master for the Altair32 Emulation Project Web site: http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/ /************************************************************/

23 years, 10 months

(PDP-11 Hobbyist licensing) [Careena.Fitzpatrick@Mentec.com: ]

by mrbill＠mrbill.net

FYI, when I emailed about the hobbyist licensing.. Of course, havent they been saying this for a year or so now? Bill ----- Forwarded message from "Careena.Fitzpatrick" <Careena.Fitzpatrick(a)Mentec.com> ----- From: "Careena.Fitzpatrick" <Careena.Fitzpatrick(a)Mentec.com> To: "'MrBill(a)MrBill.net'" <MrBill(a)MrBill.net> Subject: Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 13:57:28 -0400 Dear Bill, Sorry for the delay in replying. The details on the hobbyist licensing program will be available on our new website. I was hoping to have the date of website release. It should be ready to go within the next month or so. I will let you know when it has been published. Kind Regards, Careena Fitzpatrick ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Bill Bradford mrbill(a)mrbill.net Austin, TX

23 years, 10 months

VAXstation 4000 model 90 error

by Beeson99＠aol.com

Hello, I have a VAXstation 4000 model 90 that has the following error when I restart the system. I get the following error: ?? 000 8 SYS 0512 If I run a TEST 8 I get the same thing. Does anyone know what this is? If so, is there a component failure? My NetBSD seems to run fine, other than not being able to reboot automatically. Thanks in advance, Patrick beeson99(a)aol.com

23 years, 10 months

What other lists are there?

by mhstein＠canada.com

Looks like we're hitting new lows in signal/noise ratio; I'd guess that we're probably down to less than 1 percent of text actually being useful information, and the rest largely confirms the stereotype of 'computer types' as pedantic and self-important poor communicators with even poorer spelling & grammar skills. It is getting less and less worth while to scroll & delete through all this silly drivel; what other lists do the people on this list know of that more or less serve the function that this one is/was supposed to without so much crap? >From the FAQ: 1.1 What is ClassicCmp? It's a mailing list for the discussion of classic computers. Topics center on collection, restoration, and operation. It is also an appropriate place for stories and reminiscences of classic computers. Lofty discussions dealing with the philosophical and/or metaphysical aspects of computers are often better handled in private e-mail ;) 2.8 Can I type obscenities about Microsoft in ALL CAPS!?! (Or, in general, be unreasonable with reagard to advocacy posts?) Check your anti-MS baggage at the door, please. For that matter, drop any posts that serve only to perpetuate the holy wars.

23 years, 10 months

More computer ads/brochures online

by Antonio.Carlini＠riverstonenet.com

>I have no idea why they are doing this, their englih homepage is "under >construction". I think you went to the wrong homepage:-) The Italian one is mostly in English (until you hit any of the buttons ... then you find that either they support their user's or they are looking for people to collaborate in creating Client Server Apps and Web Services and so on). If, instead, on that ad page, you click on the "everything start here" link right at the bottom (in tiny print) you get to: http://www.rgmconsultants.it/tix/main.asp which is in English and explains that he is yet another collector of vintage machines with a web page. Antonio

23 years, 10 months

AMD 2901 Microcode Meta-Assembler

by aek＠spies.com

> Do you have the original data sheets for the 2901 too? yes, several generations of them (2900 -> 2900C) I also have the Mick and Brick book, and will be putting up the notes from the 2900 course taught at AMD, and the AMD app note that shows how to build an 8080 with two 2901s.

23 years, 10 months

OT question and On-T info for the SGI crowd

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On May 25, 1:46, Doc Shipley wrote: > First the on-topic. Re: the recent thread about the ultra-weird PI > SIMMs, I did find some 2M modules, and a shop here will do the chip > conversion to 8M. Good luck -- let us know how you get on. > Now the off-topic. I'm going to be doing some testing of a Challenge > S, and will need to do it from a serial console, as it has no graphics > option. The serial port's an RS422 just like a Mac, right? Nearly. Normally it operates in RS423 (RS232-compatible) mode, although you can switch it to RS422 mode in software. IIRC the manual says that both pins 4 and 8 are ground. Don't believe it, use pin 4 (or short 4 and 8 at the SGI end). I've seen several cases of wierd behaviour when people use pin 8 instead, because pin 8 is really just the -ve differential input to the receiver, in RS422 mode. To use the first serial line as the console, you should only need pins 3 (TxD), 4 (SG), and 5 (RxD). -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

23 years, 10 months

Preserving old literature

by rdepke＠HKLAW.COM

Does anyone have information concerning the capability of the Datacopy 300 camera - what formats did it provide for image storage? I may be interested in purchasing one depending on the capabilities. Does anyone know where I could purchase such a product or obtain detailed information concerning its operation. This email is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this email is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by telephone and return the original message to us at the listed email address. Thank You.

23 years, 10 months

More computer ads/brochures online

by hansp＠aconit.org

I came across this site today : http://www.rgmconsultants.it/tix/ad/bro/brochures.asp It makes available a whole load, well 84, of old computer ads and brochures. Most are in italian. After selecting from the list, click on the ad image to get a larger, readable version. I have no idea why they are doing this, their englih homepage is "under construction". -- hbp

23 years, 10 months

HP minicomputer (HP3000 ?) avaialble (soon, perhaps)

by fmc＠reanimators.org

Gunther Schadow <gunther(a)aurora.regenstrief.org> wrote: > Hi, my neighbor's work place used to have some HP minicomputer, > HP 3000 (? I don't know anything about HP minis.) They plan to > get rid of it sometimes soon. Anybody interested? I am not > interested in it myself but I could potentially store it in > my garage on a (very) temporary basis. I don't know exactly when > it will be available and under which conditions, but I'll > follow up. I'm thinking you should ask "what series?" and try to get some idea what size it is and what else you might have to haul away to get it, like its peripherals. If it's a smallish 9x7 or 9x8, or a Micro GX/LX/RX, you might have room for it after all. -Frank McConnell

23 years, 10 months

[CCTECH] FW: VAX hardware in Canada...

by DAW＠yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu

BTW, is it appropriate to (re)post classic hardware for sale, to the CCTECH list? I would think so, since none of us want to see it get scrapped... In my daily browsing of the newsgroups, I happened upon this pretty nice setup. I'd try to grab it for myself if I could, but alas... *** Reply to Les (les(a)uwo.ca), not me... Subject: VAX Hardware Anyone? Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 16:09:28 -0400 From: "Les Flodrowski" <les(a)uwo.ca> Organization: The University of Western Ontario, London, Ont. Canada Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec We have a dual VAX 4500a (4000-500a) cluster to dispose of. It consists of the following components: - 2 VAX 4500a systems clustered with the following storage arrays - R400X DSSI Storage cabinet with 6 x DSSI 1.0GB - 1.6GB drives - StorageWorks cabinet with 3 x 4.3GB SCSI drives - TX87 DLT Tape drive - TU81 Plus Magtape drive - VAX 4500a system complete spare At this time we are simply trying to find out if there is any interest in the community for these systems. If you are interested, and would like to make a serious offer, please contact me. BTW, we also have all media and documentation for VAX/VMS and a number of related applications. --- Les Flodrowski, les(a)uwo.ca Phone: 519 661 3595 The University of Western Ontario ===================================== -- --- David A Woyciesjes --- C & IS Support Specialist --- Yale University Press --- (203) 432-0953 --- ICQ # - 905818 Mac OS X 10.1 - Darwin Kernel Version 5 Running since 01/22/2002 without a crash _______________________________________________ cctech mailing list cctech(a)classiccmp.org http://www.classiccmp.org/mailman/listinfo/cctech

23 years, 10 months

Just found a VERY VERY VALUABLE TOOL!!!!

by RMeenaks＠OLF.COM

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23 years, 10 months

HP DJ 540

by paul＠wccnet.org

On the left side of the platen is a clutch bar, usually black. Does it slide freely back and forth? Does the long horizontal plastic piece below the platen move up and down? Are any ribbon cables loose from the main board? My main printer is a DJ 540 and I used to repair inkjet printers for a living. I'll dig up my troubleshooting sheets and e-mail them to you tonight. If you cannot get it to work then perhaps this weekend we can talk on the telephone for a few minutes to troubleshoot the printer. Paul R. Santa-Maria Monroe, Michigan USA

23 years, 10 months

[CCTECH] Seagate SMD disk info needed

by xds_sigma7＠hotmail.com

Yeah, all my SMD disks are of the CDC FSD variety.. 300MB but 8"...though I have a pair of bigger EMD drives, I'd love to find more but I never find SMD disks.. I do have an IPI drive though. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

23 years, 10 months

MSV11 Qbus memory for PDP11/03, can someone provide a roadmap please?

by gunther＠aurora.regenstrief.org

[Now that I finally sorted out the new ways of classiccmp.] Hi, in my VAX 11/780 I have the PDP-11/03 alias KC780. And it has the following memory board right now: M7944 MSV11-B Q 4-Kword 16-bit MOS RAM (external refresh) But, since I'm planning to upgrade to an 11/785 I need additional RAM. When it showed up on ePay I purchased a M8044-DA MSV11-DD Q 32-Kword 16-bit MOS RAM but the boot program will not load with this. Why would that be? From the error I got it appeared as if may be there is just some jumpering to do, but I have no clue as to where and what. Looking at the UNIBUS/Q-bus field guide beginning from M7944 and then scanning forward to the next MSV11 I find: M7955-AD MSV11-CD Q 16-Kword 16-bit MOS RAM with on-board refresh and then the family of M8044s M8044-AA MSV11-DA Q 4-Kword 16-bit MOS RAM M8044-AA (Also M8044-AB, -AC, -AD) M8044-AA Refs: EK-MSVI1-OP, MP-00566 M8044-BA MSV11-DB Q 8-Kword 16-bit MOS RAM M8044-BA (Also M8044-BB, -BC, -BD) M8044-BA Refs: EK-MSVI1-OP, MP-00566 M8044-CA MSV11-DC Q 16-Kword 16-bit MOS RAM M8044-CA (Also M8044-CB, -CC, -CD, -CE, -CF, -CH, -CL, -CM) M8044-CA Refs: EK-MSVI1-OP, MP-00566 M8044-DA MSV11-DD Q 32-Kword 16-bit MOS RAM M8044-DA (Also M8044-DB, -DC, -DD, -DE, -DF, -DH, -DL, -DM) M8044-DA Refs: EK-MSVI1-OP, MP-00566 Does that mean that I should have the M7955-AD RAM instead? This is confusing. And I'm not even asking for Q22 bus or PMI memory stuff. What's the thing I'm missing? thanks, -Gunther -- Gunther Schadow, M.D., Ph.D. gschadow(a)regenstrief.org Medical Information Scientist Regenstrief Institute for Health Care Adjunct Assistant Professor Indiana University School of Medicine tel:1(317)630-7960 http://aurora.regenstrief.org

23 years, 10 months

HP DJ540 out of paper???

by fernande＠internet1.net

I was given a an HP Deskjet 540. I bought a rebuilt ink cartidge for it, which is over 20 dollars, so I'd like to get it working if I can. The thing tells me it's out of paper even when it has paper. It just doesn't want to grab it.... it doesn't even try. Is this something that is easily fixed, or do I need to toss the printer? The head seems to move back an forth just fine, but after it "discovers" that it has no paper it just sits. Chad Fernandez Michigan, USA

23 years, 10 months

HP minicomputer (HP3000 ?) avaialble (soon, perhaps)

by gunther＠aurora.regenstrief.org

Hi, my neighbor's work place used to have some HP minicomputer, HP 3000 (? I don't know anything about HP minis.) They plan to get rid of it sometimes soon. Anybody interested? I am not interested in it myself but I could potentially store it in my garage on a (very) temporary basis. I don't know exactly when it will be available and under which conditions, but I'll follow up. regards, -Gunther -- Gunther Schadow, M.D., Ph.D. gschadow(a)regenstrief.org Medical Information Scientist Regenstrief Institute for Health Care Adjunct Assistant Professor Indiana University School of Medicine tel:1(317)630-7960 http://aurora.regenstrief.org

23 years, 10 months

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