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

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"); '

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[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

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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

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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

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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

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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/ > /************************************************************/ > > >

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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

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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>

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[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/ /************************************************************/

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(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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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[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

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Just found a VERY VERY VALUABLE TOOL!!!!

by RMeenaks＠OLF.COM

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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

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[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

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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

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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

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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

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Hihi, I just won a side-table VAX for $5 :-)

by gunther＠aurora.regenstrief.org

Hi friends, luck was on my side today. I just won a government auction VAX 4000-200 with 3 RF72 DSSI disks in a nice pedestal for five bucks! :-) :-) The shipping from Salem, OH to Indy will add up to quite a bit more, but it could have been that and $200 if the market had been responsive to those as it usually is. This is quite likely the last VAX that will have a permanent place in my home (yea right, they all say that :-). I will probably get another VAX 6000 sometime soon, which I will give away to Micheal McCabe, if he still wants one. Next summer I am planning on two 6630 but those will be merged to one 6660 and then swapped against one of my 6400s. That will make another two 6420s available. And those go to Shengchao Li and/or Isildur, if they want them by then. 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

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O.K. test is done. Re: [test] what's the scoop with MSV-11

by gunther＠aurora.regenstrief.org

Thanks, the test was fine today. Sorry to bother you with this, Jay. -Gunther Pete Turnbull wrote: > On May 25, 13:14, Gunther Schadow wrote: > >>[I think I can still not post to cctalk, even though I'm subscribed. >> may be it just doesn't echo it back to me. Could someone send me an >> ACK if (s)he sees this message? Jay, could you check the maillog again >> for what's wrong?] Thanks!!! >> > > I got it OK... > > -- 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

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[test] what's the scoop with MSV-11

by gunther＠aurora.regenstrief.org

[I think I can still not post to cctalk, even though I'm subscribed. may be it just doesn't echo it back to me. Could someone send me an ACK if (s)he sees this message? Jay, could you check the maillog again for what's wrong?] Thanks!!! Hi, I don't understand MSV11 MOS RAM. I tried to use M8044 in a PDP11/03 and it won't work. This is the KC780 which I want to provide with more memory in order to get ready for my upgrade to the VAX 11/785. But the console program won't accept it. It seems to mumble about something that might be fixable with the dip-switches or jumpers on the card. What could it be? thanks, -Gunther PS: I can post more detail, but for now I'm just fighting with classiccmp to make it accept and forward my posts. Thanks. -- 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

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AT&T 705 multitasking terminal

by rdd＠rddavis.org

Yesterday, I discovered part of an AT&T model 705MT terminal in a thrift shop... it was just missing the keyboard. At the time, I didn't know that it was a "multitasking" terminal - still not sure what that means, but I figured that it should be possible to find a keyboard for it somewhere at some point in time. From what I can tell, it's VT100, etc. compatible. Since it was priced at only US$4 for the base unit, which appeared to be in good cosmetic condition, except for some screen burn, I bought it. Is anyone on this list familiar with these terminals? What is a "multitasking terminal"? ...also bought an Insync 1428NI monitor for US$4, thinking it to be a generic VGA monitor (taking a guess at this). -- Copyright (C) 2001 R. D. Davis The difference between humans & other animals: All Rights Reserved an unnatural belief that we're above Nature & rdd(a)rddavis.org 410-744-4900 her other creatures, using dogma to justify such http://www.rddavis.org beliefs and to justify much human cruelty.

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Godbout Econoram X control settings

by fmc＠reanimators.org

Jim Battle asked for info on how his Econoram X is configured. I finally got the manual out to look at it. Guess I should scan it (12pp) before I put it away again. Econoram X is a 32Kx8 RAM board, designed for compatibility with the proposed IEEE standard for the S-100 bus. Date on the manual is 1/79. The board is addressable as three blocks of RAM: two blocks of 8KB called blocks A and B, and one block of 16KB called block C. The 8KB blocks reside at 8KB boundaries and the 16KB block resides at a 16KB boundary. Each block may also be disabled. Blocks A and B can be write protected, and each half of block C can be write protected. S1: 1: block A write enable (write enabled if on, protected if off) 2: block B write enable 3: block C lower 8KB write enable 4: block C upper 8KB write enable 5: block A disable (disabled if on) 6: block B disable 7: block C disable 8: write strobe select grounds S-100 bus pin 68/MWRITE, should be off if your front panel or CPU board drives this S2: 1-3: block A base address (1,2,3 are address bits 15,14,13) 4-6: block B base address (4,5,6 are address bits 15,14,13) 7-8: block C base address (7,8 are address bits 15,14) J1: (down by bus connector, near U7) if installed, board supports PHANTOM feature (Note there is also an Econoram Xa which is different: it is two 16KB blocks which can be located within a 64KB extended-address block, i.e. it knows about the IEEE 696 extended addressing, unlike the Econoram X.) -Frank McConnell

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Interface the keyboard from a Displaywriter with a modern PC?

by MTPro＠aol.com

Hello everyone, I like the new discussion system. Anyway, could someone please write directly to this man and possibly help him out? Please reply to: malcolmdean(a)earthlink.net -------------------------------------------------- Say, here's a question: I have several Displaywriter systems plus an extra keyboard, which in my opinion was the best every produced. I would like to interface the keyboard with a modern PC. I've been through months of trying to network within IBM and with the person who originally ported MS-DOS for the Displaywriter, but all I've got so far is that the keyboard PROBABLY has a standard IBM serial interface, and it MAY be possible to write PC software which would translate the serial input into "normal" keycodes. Any suggestions? Malcolm

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OT -- Paging . . . . .

by ghldbrd＠ccp.com

? McFadden, please call Joe Rigdon on his cell phone . . . he's in the middle of Kansas somewhere. I tried mcfadden(a)cmh.edu, and got a reject. If anyone else knows your correct addy, pass it along so we can get connected Gary Hildebrand St. Joseph, MO

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PowerBook 180c

by torquil＠rockbridge.net

Heya, I am looking to pick up a PowerBook 180c. Anyone got one? Thanks, Torquil MacCorkle III Lexington, Virginia

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Microvax 3100/90 OPA0

by bob_lafleur＠technologist.com

My "new" Microvax 3100/90 has 4 serial ports, 3 MMJ's and one DB25-M. The MMJ's are numbered 0, 1, and 3, and the DB25-M is labeled 2. I assume the one labeled 0 is the console OPA0 port. There is a big yellow sticker above the ports that says "0 OPA0" but it has a big arrow pointing to the RIGHT. (the ports are numbered 0, 1, 3, 2 from left to right). This sticker seems to be really odd. My MMJ cable should arrive Tuesday. I'm planning to connect to my PC serial port and use a terminal emulator to control the console. I assume I need a null-modem/crossover cable to go from my PC COM port to the MMJ jack... Correct me if I'm wrong. Does anyone know if it is possible to use the DB25-M port as OPA0 instead, like you can on the VAXstations? My MMJ will be here on Tuesday, but if I could use the DB25-M, I could get my machine up and running this weekend :) - Bob

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Apple //e with Swyft Card

by foo＠siconic.com

Here are the pictures I took of the Apple //e with the Swyft card I recently acquired: Picture of //e keyboard with Swyft labels http://siconic.com/computers/Swyft%20Apple%20IIe.jpg Swyft Card http://siconic.com/computers/Swyft%20Card.jpg Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *

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Just found a VERY VERY VALUABLE TOOL!!!!

by mbg＠TheWorld.com

Unfortunately, www.dec.com is one of the blocked sites... "Per the request of the site owner, http://www.dec.com is no longer available in the Wayback Machine. Try another request or click here to see if the page is available, live, on the Web." Damn! 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 | +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

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[CCTECH] Seagate SMD disk infoe needed

by jkunz＠unixag-kl.fh-kl.de

Hi. I have a 1GB 5,25" SMD disk from Seagate. It is a ST-41097J or ST-41201J. I didn't identify it yet exactely. All I found is the quick spec: st41097j.txt st41201j.txt, but I need the full manual with a description of the DIP switches and the pinout of the power connector. Has anyone this information? This disk and my QD33 would be a really nice disk sub system for my portable VAX / PDP11 project.... -- tsch??, Jochen Homepage: http://www.unixag-kl.fh-kl.de/~jkunz/ _______________________________________________ cctech mailing list cctech(a)classiccmp.org http://www.classiccmp.org/mailman/listinfo/cctech

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[CCTALK] another test...goodbye to ftp.digital.com?

by DAW＠yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu

Yep... Someone whispered to me that ftp.digital.com seems to be evaporating? -- --- 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 - Darwin Kernel Version 5 Running since 01/22/2002 without a crash > ---------- > From: Jay West > > this one should include non-digest subscribers >

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OT question and On-T info for the SGI crowd

by doc＠mdrconsult.com

I think all the pertinent hardware is really a couple of years too young, but hey. 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. With the caveat that he has no way to test the finished product, and offers no guarantee at all. He has worked on RAM for me in the past with very satisfactory results. It's M.C. Howard, here in Austin, they have a toll-free number listed on their website - http://www.mchoward.com - and the solder-wizard's name is Mel. They've been around for a very long time. 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? So a Mac printer cable from the Challenge to the Indigo2 serial port should work? I suppose I could figure out which one of my DE9-RS422 adapters isn't a null, chain that to a DE9-MMJ and just use the VT420, but that sounds sort of screwy, and not nearly as fun. Doc

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Need an EDAC connector

by foo＠siconic.com

I need an EDAC connector for the DEC CR-11 (Documation M200) punch card reader I am trying to interface. This is 1-5/8" wide by 3/4" high. It has 37 conductors and is of the female persuasion. I need it's male counterpart to breed it. Does anyone have a spare/know of a source? Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *

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1541 cables (Was: VIC-20 stuff available)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Erlacher [mailto:edick@idcomm.com] > DIN-5 cable - ~1 meter > DIN-5 cable - ~3 meter (home-made) This reminds me -- isn't standard MIDI also a DIN-5? Is it the same plug? If so, will the cables work? I might have to test this out. Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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Recent score: CBM 8032

by jplist＠globe.net.nz

Greetings all, Picked up a CBM 8032 today, amongst other good stuff a little more recently produced. I've plugged in and attempted to power it up, but I get zip... Bad power supply I guess? Anyone got any experience with these units, and/or fixing them? My favourite feature so far: The keyboard/monitor tips up and backwards and there is a prop rod to hold the upper chassis up, just like a hood prop :) JP

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AMD 2901 Microcode Meta-Assembler

by aek＠spies.com

> There was supposed to be an AMD assmebler for these chips. There was an entire CP/M based development system called the amsys/29 that AMD sold, which included AMDASM. I just scanned in the docs, and will be up on www.spies.com/aek/pdf/amd/2900 in a few days.

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1541 cables (Was: VIC-20 stuff available)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Gary Hildebrand [mailto:ghldbrd@ccp.com] > BTW, the standard MIDI cables are DIN-5, with pin 3 (middle one) as > shield/ground, pins 4&5 are a current loop to the LED in the > opto-isolators. I just bought a handful of DIN-5 plugs from > Mouser and > used shielded audio pair. I'd use god mic cable if you need something > more rugged. I might try making some drive cables up -- I have three 1541 drives (I think three...) setting in the basement doing nothing. A shame when they could be attached to a commodore which is also doing nothing at the moment ;) Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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Need an EDAC connector

by jimw＠agora.rdrop.com

Sellam Wrote... ____________________________________________________________ I need an EDAC connector for the DEC CR-11 (Documation M200) punch card reader I am trying to interface. This is 1-5/8" wide by 3/4" high. It has 37 conductors and is of the female persuasion. I need it's male counterpart to breed it. Does anyone have a spare/know of a source? ____________________________________________________________ Oh yeah, THAT critter! Interestingly enough, it is still a production part (popular in the commercial aircraft world among others) and I got some for my reader from Grainger. To quote 'Beat The Geeks' (I love that show - should do a variation of that at VCF, no?) "That's the good news, now the bad news..." They run about $90 EACH! (eek!) Altho if you guilt trip on me bad enuf, I did buy two and might even know where the spare is... (maybe, sorta, aprox...) -jim --- jimw(a)agora.rdrop.com The Computer Garage - http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw

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VS3100m40 RAM?

by rschaefe＠gcfn.org

What kind of RAM do I need for an m40? Is it the same as the m38/m48? I've got 16MB in mine now, but I'd like to take that up to the max if I get a chance.

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VAXStation 2000 SCSI (Was: TK50Z-GA and MicroVax 3100/90?)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Ethan Dicks [mailto:erd_6502@yahoo.com] > I'm sure that Ethernet was standard on the VAXstation 2000. I have at I didn't know that. > least one MicroVAX 2000 - it has the DHT32 8-port serial option, but I've seen two, both with ethernet. > did not come with Ethernet. It came out of a law office that had > terminals on everyone's desk (I got it when they asked their support > guys how much it would cost to add another 8 terminals - they went > with PC-XTs...) Funny and tragic at the same time. > > Wolfgang Moeller's SCSI drivers for these systems. (Which I've not > > tried yet, but will eventually... > I haven't tried that either. I got it as patches, but not patches > to my version of the ROMs. I got them as a solid block of code to > be split into ROM images, but haven't played the swapping game to > figure out which ROM works in which socket. :-( Hmm -- he also has a "boot disk" that will supposedly make them work without patching the ROMS, or you can install the driver into a VMS system on an MFM disk, and still use SCSI disks, without either the boot disk or the ROM patch. Wolfgang is a helpful guy, and last I talked to him I got the impression that he'd very much like to see somebody other than himself use them ;) Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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OT - Rock salt or bullets

by Innfogra＠aol.com

In a message dated 5/23/02 10:22:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time, doc(a)mdrconsult.com writes: > Hurts a _hell_ of a lot worse than getting shot. > This I have to disagree with, Having taken two 45 slugs for selling a fictional Laser Sculpting Tool I think that actually getting shot is much more painful. The short story is that a local crazy thought I sold a laser to a couple of other locals who were going to use it to give him a lobotomy (1980). He came looking for them. When I told him it wasn't true, he shot me. The moral is not to tell a crazy that he is wrong. I only spent 11 days in the hospital thanks to an Ex Air Force doctor that had had experience with gunshots. No permanent disabilities, thank goodness. In the long run it lead me to moving to Portland and getting into the computer business. If I hadn't gotten shot many of you on the list would not have gotten the classics from me that you did. (to make it a little on topic.) Paxton Astoria. OR

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Fujitsu HALstation 330

by dtwright＠uiuc.edu

I just picked up one of those today. I'm not sure of the date, but I think it might only be 7.5-8 yrs old, making it slightly OT... anyway, does anyone know anything about this box? All I've been able to find out so far is that it was the first marketed SPARC64 machine, it was technically very good, but was a total market failure. In other words, it's obscure and weird, perfect for a classiccmp find ;) It's a sun-compatible box -- I've fired it up with a serial console and I get a sun-ish OpenBoot prompt, etc. So, my question is, does anyone know more about this thing? Anyone have docs, OS media (if it won't run normal solaris...not sure), or anything? Thanks! - Dan Wright (dtwright(a)uiuc.edu) (http://www.uiuc.edu/~dtwright) -] ------------------------------ [-] -------------------------------- [- ``Weave a circle round him thrice, / And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honeydew hath fed, / and drunk the milk of Paradise.'' Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Kubla Khan

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DEC Pro350

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

> Might it be possible to use the colour output when connected > to the TV? Now that would be an interesting appliance? Shoot, I think just getting it to work in monochrome on a TV is interesting! > > Is VENIX worth trying on this thing? > > I don't know what VENIX is or how it works, but I get the > impression that VENIX was used on the PRO350 when > the PRO350 was used as the console device for the > VAX 780?????? VENIX is a UNIX varient. Personally, of all the OS's available I'd recommend RT-11. My Pro380 was originally a VAX console (they were used on the 8000 somethings). It's still got the software for that on the hard drive. I'm not sure what exactly it is, other than I don't think it's P/OS, and it's most definitly not RT-11 or a UNIX varient. I think it's also possible to run a version of 2.xBSD (2.9 IIRC) on the Pro's. Zane

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