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by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

> I guess I'm having a "senior moment" but I don't remember the 4118 at all, Excuse the typo, this should read "4116." Glen 0/0

24 years, 1 month

ZX81 and 6116

by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

> From: Pete Turnbull <pete(a)dunnington.u-net.com> > > Pete, what modifications to the board are required in order to use a > 6116? > > I don't have either the service manual or my ZX81 handy, so I can't check, > but as far as I remember, just remove the 4118 and replace with a 6116. I'll check it out. > There might be a wire link to change (if so, it's obvious) but I don't > remember having to do that. There are no links on the board for different memory configurations. > It is good practice to fit a socket, though. I always do when I replace an unsocketed IC on a ZX81. > A few ZX81's had a pair of 2114's instead of the normal 4118, which were > in short supply at one time, but the same principle applies (the PCB is the > same). I read that using the 2114s saved Uncle Sir Clive 25p per unit. I've also noticed that on the earlier boards all the ICs were socketed, but the later ones were spotty, socket-wise. Typical Sinclair chintziness. Glen 0/0

24 years, 1 month

New hard drive in an Indigo2

by DAW＠yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu

Doc --- Well, it does sort of apply here. It was "created" about 15 years ago... And I'm sure other lurkers would benefit from the links too... --- David A Woyciesjes --- C & IS Support Specialist --- Yale University Press --- mailto:david.woyciesjes@yale.edu --- (203) 432-0953 --- ICQ # - 905818 Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Darwin Kernel Version 5.2: Fri Dec 7 21:39:35 PST 2001 Running since 01/22/2002 without a crash > ---------- > From: Doc > > Oops! That was supposed to be off-list. > > Never mind.... > > On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, Doc wrote: > > > On Tue, 12 Mar 2002, David Woyciesjes wrote: > > > > > Doc - As someone who never played with RAID before, can you provide an > > > example setup, or two? > > > > David, > > I'm cleaning out my Inbox, and I couldn't remember if I saved this > > because I answered, or because I was going to.... > > Anyway, since I probably didn't, here are a couple links to clearer > > info than I can give: > > > > Quick&Dirty overview: > > http://www.uni-mainz.de/~neuffer/scsi/what_is_raid.html > > > > More detailed: > > http://www.amsstorage.com/html/raid_overview.html > > > > RAID management is more of an art than a skill-set. The number and > > range of variables is staggering. And I'm a rank amateur.... > > > > Doc

24 years, 1 month

Symbolics 3620 screen issues

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk [mailto:ard@p850ug1.demon.co.uk] > > console monitors are very special and very strange things. > Mono screen, > > some audio stuff in it, keyboard and mouse controller, ... and it is > > connected to the machine with a single cable. They are completely > > different from everything else on the world. > That, actually, doesn't mean a darn thing... > Consider the portrait monitor on my PERQ 2T1. It's got 3 > physical cables > back the host, which actually form 1 'logical cable' -- video > (no syncs) > : BNC, power : 3 pin DIN, everything else (syncs, > keyboard/tablet power > and signals, audio, etc) : DA15. IIRC, the NeXT mono monitors, which have everything (which I suggest in this context to mean sound, video, mouse, keyboard) connected to the monitor through a single 19 pin cable, aren't otherwise too weird at all... :) Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

24 years, 1 month

DCA IRMA-III convertible 3270 interface

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: r. 'bear' stricklin [mailto:red@bears.org] > On Sat, 23 Mar 2002, Dave McGuire wrote: > > He's still crashing on my couch...I think the whoe gulf > coast thing is > > getting to his brain. Clean air and...umm...well, spring break, > > beach, bikinis that are about this --> <-- big, you kno... ;) > So now I'm sitting here in my toner-stained pants, sucking on a bloody > knuckle, and I only want to know one thing. > Where the @*(*& did I go wrong? Well, nowhere necessarily. Bloody knuckles are part of the hobby, and I suppose toner-stains might be too. Bikinis are part of a different hobby. :) There's nothing which prevents you from taking another hobby up, you'll just have to decide how to spend your time. I have been doing less computer stuff recently, for instance, in favor of musical composition. Nothing to do with bikinis, mind you, but it could if I get famous. ;) ... on the other hand, maybe at some point in the future, computers will be considered "sexy." Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

24 years, 1 month

TSX-PLUS (Was MicroPDP 11/73)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Jerome H. Fine [mailto:jhfinepw4z@compsys.to] > If a couple of others all inquire (in addition to Turnbull and Davis), > I will inquire again. Well, I've never used TSX-11, but TSX-32 is interesting, and my PDP still has no useable system on it. :) ... so count me in. Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

24 years, 1 month

Looking for 8M (4M?) 72 pin parity for old Indigo

by claudew＠videotron.ca

Hi I am looking for 72 pin true parity simms to stick in an old indigo that does seem to digest non-parity or EDO simms. Claude http://computer_collector.tripod.com

24 years, 1 month

TSX-PLUS (Was MicroPDP 11/73)

by GOOI＠oce.nl

I did also show my interest in TSX-Plus, and with this e-mail renew that interest. I have the TSX-Plus documentation for version 5 and a bit more. I scanned all of a binder of S&H that I have at 600 dpi and it is 200 Mb of TIFF files. The binder contains: - System Manager's Guide - TSX-Plus version 5.1 and 5.1C release notes - TSX-Plus version 6.0, 6.01, 6.2, 6.3 and 6.31 release notes - System Manager's Guide version 5 (14 files, total 37.4 Mb) (contents, introduction, chapters 1-9, appendix A, B and index) - Installation Guide version 5 (10 files, total 20.5 Mb) (contents, introduction, chapters 1-5, appendix A, B and index) - TSX-Plus Reference manual 5th edition, 1985 But, because of copyrights with S&H I can not offer this CD-ROM to an ftp site for download. When S&H makes TSX-Plus available, the documentation will be available. - Henk.

24 years, 1 month

ZX81 and 6116

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Mar 23, 12:58, Dave McGuire wrote: > On March 23, Pete Turnbull wrote: > > Zilog made a "quasi-static RAM" 4K x 8, called Z8132, but it's > > 28-pin. > > I think that's the Z6132...interesting chip... Oops, typo. Yes, it's a 6132. I still have a few. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

24 years, 1 month

New hard drive in an Indigo2

by DAW＠yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu

> From: Doc > > On Tue, 12 Mar 2002, Christopher Smith wrote: > > > Anyway, shouldn't a decent RAID allow you to select the mode > > so that it only does striping ? > > Didn't I say "reliable"? Even RAID 0, plain striping, carries a > certain overhead in drivespace. The big problem is that with simple > striping you lose everything if you lose anything. RAID is *expensive*, > even if you get your adapter free. Drivespace overhead, tuning slices, > matching drives, power consumption, noise, etc. BIG cost is the > price of drives, for example 5x9G drives vs. 1x36G. > > <My Not-So-Humble Opinion> > A multi-channel adapter or multiple adapters, running JBOD, with > intelligent filesystem groupings, will probably boost your speed as much > as RAID will. (Assuming a single-user general-use Unix desktop.) RAID > can be tuned to big sequential reads or writes, or a lot of small r/w, > but it's damn difficult to get middle-ground or all-around performance. > </My Not-So-Humble Opinion> > > All that said, it's good practice and fun. > > Doc > Doc - As someone who never played with RAID before, can you provide an example setup, or two? --- David A Woyciesjes --- C & IS Support Specialist --- Yale University Press --- mailto:david.woyciesjes@yale.edu --- (203) 432-0953 --- ICQ # - 905818 Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Darwin Kernel Version 5.2: Fri Dec 7 21:39:35 PST 2001 Running since 01/22/2002 without a crash

24 years, 1 month

Free PDP-11/23 system *complete*, in Charlotte, NC

by mrbill＠mrbill.net

Email Ron directly if interested. I'd love it, but I cant afford the shipping. 8-( Bill ----- Forwarded message from Ron Williams <rpwilliams(a)conninc.com> ----- From: "Ron Williams" <rpwilliams(a)conninc.com> To: <mrbill(a)pdp11.org> Subject: 11/23 system Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 21:47:47 -0500 do you know anyone who would be interested in PDP11/23, cards, la180 printer, rlo5 disks, etc, dual monitor cad system Design-Grafix software, rx50 diskette drives, all in a rollaround system, all rt-11 manuals, software development manuals, hardware manuals, circuit diagrams, etc, complete vt240, vt320, all in working order. (not new looking, but could be cleaned up) I would like to get rid of this stuff, and preferably not pay for shipping, as you know, this stuff is heavy. It served me well in my work, elect engineering, but as you know... Ron Williams Charlotte, NC ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Bill Bradford mrbill(a)mrbill.net Austin, TX

24 years, 1 month

IBM 2520 card readers

by brian＠quarterbyte.com

Hey folks, there are a couple of IBM 2420 card read/punches up for auction along with two IBM 3268-2 dot matrix printers, located in Alabama. It's all in one lot, unfortunately. I'm interested in getting ONE of the card readers. Is anyone interested in the other reader and/or the printers? (Think how cool it would be to hook up to your PC running Hercules!) Reply directly if interested, Thanks, Brian =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _| _| _| Brian Knittel / Quarterbyte Systems, Inc. _| _| _| Tel: 1-510-559-7930 Fax: 1-510-525-6889 _| _| _| Email: brian(a)quarterbyte.com _| _| _| http://www.quarterbyte.com

24 years, 1 month

TSX-PLUS (Was MicroPDP 11/73)

by cdl＠proxima.ucsd.edu

> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 20:50:18 -0500 > From: "Jerome H. Fine" <jhfinepw4z(a)compsys.to> > To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: TSX-PLUS (Was MicroPDP 11/73) > Sender: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org > Reply-To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org > > > Jerome Fine replies: > > I DID inquire from S&H as to the possibility of a TSX-PLUS hobby > license. Basically the answer was that they were waiting to see what > Mentec would do - if anything - and in particular the ACTUAL wording > of any updated RT-11 license from Mentec. > > In any case, since there were so few inquiries for TSX-PLUS and > I was and am still so busy, I dropped the ball. But until Mentec > makes the more reasonable license available, it seems that S&H > wants to just wait and see. > > If a couple of others all inquire (in addition to Turnbull and Davis), > I will inquire again. Yes I'm still interested in TSX. I suppose I have a license for it at work, but I have more better PDP11 computers at home these days. carl -- carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego clowenstein(a)ucsd.edu

24 years, 1 month

TSX-PLUS (Was MicroPDP 11/73)

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Feb 4, ie ages ago, at 23:40, Jerome Fine wrote: > >Pete Turnbull wrote: > > >On Feb 4, 17:48, Jerome Fine wrote: > > > (a) As far as I know, there are no hobby versions, as yet, for TSX-PLUS. > > > However, if there is enough interest, perhaps we could inquire. I would > > > certainly be willing to contact S&H to see if they might be interested. > > > Since I was a sort of distributor for S&H at one point and I already have > > > my own license, I would be able to support hobby users. SO!!!! Are > > > there any potential TSX-PLUS hobby users out there who would like > > > to have this software? > > Yes! > ONE! I will inquire if the total reaches FIVE! Didn't anyone else show interest in TSX? -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

24 years, 1 month

DEC PROFESSIONAL article needed

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

I was contacted via email by someone from PC Dynamics this morning. They're looking for a copy of an article by Glenn Everhart that appeared in the Mid-80's in an issue of the DEC Professional magazine. It deals with cryptodisk software for VMS. This is needed as part of their work on invalidating Patent 6,185,681 Here is the link about it from /. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24557.html "A previously unknown Californian firm which has obtained a patent for application-independent file encryption is seeking to enforce licensing from other companies in the security industry. " Zane -- | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator | | healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast | | | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | PDP-10 Emulation and Zane's Computer Museum. | | http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |

24 years, 1 month

IBM 3480 bus adaptor (escon?)

by pat＠cart-server.purdueriots.com

Cool. Last I was there, they also had some ESCON cables then. If anyone's interested, I could grab them. -- Pat On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, Sridhar the POWERful wrote: > > Cool. That's ESCON. If they were two thinner connectors stacked, it > would be parallel channel. > > Peace... Sridhar > > On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 pat(a)cart-server.purdueriots.com wrote: > > > Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 16:49:41 -0500 (EST) > > From: pat(a)cart-server.purdueriots.com > > To: Sridhar the POWERful <vance(a)ikickass.org> > > Subject: Re: IBM 3480 bus adaptor (escon?) > > > > What part of the connector? The end of the 3480 connector looks the same > > except some pins seem to be 'connected' to the connector shell: > > > > _______________________________ > > |+x+x+x+xx+x+ 0 +x+xx+x+x+x+| > > .' / / '. > > | x+x+x++x+x+x O x+x+x++x+x+x | > > ----------------------------------- > > > > x's are 'non-grounded' pics, +'s are 'grounded pins', 0 is a threaded > > hole, O is a non-threaded hole, and the /s are screws > > > > Grounded means that they're sorrounded by the silvery stuff on the > > connector shell. Otherwise, they look exactly like the picture of the > > terminator i gave a URL to originally. If you want a picture still, try > > and be precise about what part of the connector needs clarifying so i have > > a good idea what to take a pic of > > > > On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, Sridhar the POWERful wrote: > > > > > > > > It might be ESCON, or it might be Parallel-channel. Take a picture of > > > the connector. > > > > > > Peace... Sridhar > > > > > > On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 pat(a)cart-server.purdueriots.com wrote: > > > > > > > Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 12:35:53 -0500 (EST) > > > > From: pat(a)cart-server.purdueriots.com > > > > Reply-To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org > > > > To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org > > > > Subject: IBM 3480 bus adaptor (escon?) > > > > > > > > I need some help with this one from the 'experts'. I know that this is > > > > the adaptor (one of two) from an IBM 3480 A22 controller that connected > > > > the device to its host system. I *think* that it's an ESCON adaptor, but > > > > want some verification on that. Also, does anyone have any interest in > > > > these? If not, one might make it into my 'museum', but the fate of the > > > > other is uncertain. If you have a desire for either or both of these, > > > > contact me off list. > > > > > > > > (Yeah, the 'connector' at the top of the pic is aparently the bus > > > > terminator. And no, I don't need the screw-driver handle identified, I > > > > know what that is ;^) > > > > > > > > http://cart-server.purdueriots.com/escon_adaptor_and_terminator.jpg > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > -- Pat > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

24 years, 1 month

Goodwill Museum

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Is the museum still open? I tried their web site and got nothing? I hope to be going to Austin soon and wanted to stop by and see it up close. Thanks

24 years, 1 month

FA: PDP11 Qbus cards CPU and Memory

by fernande＠internet1.net

Hello, I'm selling some extra Qbus cards on Ebay. I know some of you here don't really like Ebay, but hopefully it'll allow me to recoup some money that I've spent unwisely on various computers/parts. Parts that I've never used, weren't what I though they were, etc. For those of you that do use Ebay, please check my auction out. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2012307302 -- Chad Fernandez Michigan, USA

24 years, 1 month

software UART

by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

> From: Richard Erlacher <edick(a)idcomm.com> > If you don't mind listings provided as GIF files, here's one URL > http://www.avocetsystems.com/company/articles/magazine/auart.htm Thanks, Dick -- very interesting. Glen 0/0

24 years, 1 month

Oops (was Re: ZX81 and 6116)

by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

> From: Richard Erlacher <edick(a)idcomm.com> > That's certainly a horse of a different color. So the objective was to > replace a set of 4116's with a single 6116? That would reduce the available > RAM from 16KB to 2KB. Is that what you wanted? I've *got* to stop answering mail in the dead of night . . . For the record: ZX81s shipped with either a pair of 2114s (1K x 4) or a single 4118 (1K x 8) -- NOT 4116. The schematic states that the PCB would also accept a single 4816 (2K x 8). The TS1000s I have at hand contain a single 2016 (2K x 8). My apologies for the errors. Glen 0/0

24 years, 1 month

IBM 3480 bus adaptor (escon?)

by pat＠cart-server.purdueriots.com

I need some help with this one from the 'experts'. I know that this is the adaptor (one of two) from an IBM 3480 A22 controller that connected the device to its host system. I *think* that it's an ESCON adaptor, but want some verification on that. Also, does anyone have any interest in these? If not, one might make it into my 'museum', but the fate of the other is uncertain. If you have a desire for either or both of these, contact me off list. (Yeah, the 'connector' at the top of the pic is aparently the bus terminator. And no, I don't need the screw-driver handle identified, I know what that is ;^) http://cart-server.purdueriots.com/escon_adaptor_and_terminator.jpg Thanks! -- Pat

24 years, 1 month

Apple's A/UX

by mythtech＠mac.com

>It *used* to be on a site in Germany which now seems to be down for the >count. Someone on comp.unix.aux is building a new archive which may shortly >be available; watch that newsgroup. I'll keep an eye on that group... thanks -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

24 years, 1 month

ZX81 software serial port (was Re: ZX81 I/O ports)

by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

> From: Stan Barr <stanb(a)dial.pipex.com> > Hmm...I did my ZX81 serial port in software! It was only used to > transfer data to the host computer, so it was pretty simple... Stan, I would really appreciate it if you would share this solution with me, assuming you still have the code. Thanks, Glen 0/0

24 years, 1 month

NetPower PeeCee with MIPs R4400 CPU ????

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

Is anyone familar with these? I have the MB and cards for one. I also have Windows NT 3.5 and has Visual C++ for it. Joe

24 years, 1 month

Recent Road Trip pics of stuff avalable PDX

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On March 24, Robert Schaefer wrote: > I believe that may be a SUN-3/180, as the 280 is a rackmount box. Take a > look at > http://www.obsolyte.com/sunPICS/3_280/ to see one. In fact, that may even For the most part, Sun was relatively consistent about their numbering schemes. Here's how they work: For model names of the form "Sun-X/YZ0": X = architecture...2, 3 or 4, 2=68010, 3=68020 or 68030; 4=SPARC Y = processor...1, 2, or 4 for Sun-3; 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 for SPARC Z = VME chassis type...1 or 4 for 3-slot; 5 for 6-slot, 6 for 12-slot deskside, 7 for newer purple 12-slot deskside, 8 for 12-slot rackmount, 9 for newer 16-slot rackmount There are some departures from this numbering scheme (3/110 for example) but it is mostly consistent. Not all combinations were sold by Sun, but most could be built. With the exception of the Sun-2 VME P2 bussing, the VME buses are compatible between all processor and chassis types. -Dave -- Dave McGuire "Watch those lateral G's man, St. Petersburg, FL I've got sandwiches in my lap!" -Sridhar

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