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

by jon＠jonworld.com

All, I've been wrestling to get BSD 4.3 Quasijarus installed on my uVAX2. This is what I'm doing... 1) Booting over the network to NetSBD over NetRoot 2) Used NetBSD to partition and format the disks 3) Used the 'restore' command to extract the 'dump''d root 4) Used tar to extract the proper usr (and other) directories 5) Edited the local disk's fstab ... where I'm getting hung up is bootblocks. What boot blocks do I write to my drive and how? I have an Emulex controller (MSCP emulator) with a SCSI disk attached. The disk shows up as SCSI ID 1, and dua1 from the prom. It shows up as /dev/ra0 in NetBSD. I can mount/unmount the drive, etc. I tried the NetBSD 'installboot' with 'raboot' as the bootblock and it doesn't work with the output below... >>> b dua1 2..1..0.. ?06 HLT INST PC = 00100529 Not sure what's going on. Any ideas? -- -Jon Jonathan Katz, Indianapolis, IN.

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My Panasonic JD-850M on YouTube

by terry＠webweavers.co.nz

I was so impressed by my recently acquired 1982 CP/M-based Panasonic JD-850M business computer, I had to add it to my YouTube video collection. http://youtu.be/9GUDsYdF23A Terry (Tez)

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CRT cataract removal

by lists＠loomcom.com

Hi everyone, I just successfully repaired the CRT on my ADM-3a, which was suffering very badly from "CRT cataracts". Here's a before and after picture: http://www.loomcom.com/junk/adm3a_lens_removal.jpg On the left, you can see the CRT removed from the ADM-3a and supported in a cardboard box for repair. I've already cut through and partially removed the sealing tape that went around the edge of the CRT and the lens. The cataracts are clearly visible, they were extremely bad. The adhesive between the CRT and the lens had broken down significantly and partially liquified, leaking through the sealing tape. On the right, you can see the CRT after removing the lens and peeling up the sheet of adhesive under it with the aid of a razor blade. I used a heat gun in concentric circles over the face of the CRT, the technique shown in this series of videos on YouTube (not mine): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l1EoMmmOcQ I just wanted to confirm that this technique works well. I have not yet finished cleaning the lens and CRT, but after that's done I will apply double-sided tape, re-attach the lens, and seal it with packing tape, as shown in the videos. DISCLAIMER: If you do this, you are doing it at your own risk. I wore safety glasses, gloves, and a long-sleeve shirt. There is significant risk of CRT implosion. -Seth

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installing 2.11BSD on a pdp11/53

by ak6dn＠mindspring.com

The 'dd' usage I provided has nothing to do with tape images, only copying raw disk images. Personally after a bit of actual usage of the 11/44 to do builds and patching in situ, I gave up. Just too slow. So I went back to an emulated 11/44 in SIMH and did all the patching and sysgens there. Is is at least 10X-20X faster doing all the work on a PC and copying the completed disk images over to the 11/44 at the end. -----Original Message----- >From: Mark G Thomas <Mark at misty.com> >Sent: Nov 30, 2013 3:01 PM >To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> >Subject: Re: installing 2.11BSD on a pdp11/53 > >Hi, > >> Am 30.11.13 18:23, schrieb Mark G Thomas: >> >I followed the 2.11BSD setup.ps and HOWTO file instructions to create >> >a tape with dd, using a Sun Solaris SPARC server connected to the DLT8000. > >On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 08:04:12PM +0100, Jochen Kunz wrote: >> You need to use maketape.c to get the right block structure. >> Jochen > >I used maketape.c instead of the dd instructions, and that worked perfectly. > >Thanks everyone for the help! > >Mark > >-- >Mark G. Thomas (Mark at Misty.com)

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installing 2.11BSD on a pdp11/53

by ak6dn＠mindspring.com

The process I outlined is purely for disk image manipulation, it has nothing to do with tape images or usage. The UC17/18 Emulex controllers I have maintain the per disk configuration info in a separate NVRAM on the card. They don't store any info on the disk itself. -----Original Message----- >From: Holm Tiffe <holm at freibergnet.de> >Sent: Nov 30, 2013 4:10 PM >To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> >Subject: Re: installing 2.11BSD on a pdp11/53 > >Don North wrote: > >> If you can get a SCSI card for a PC, or a unix system with SCSI disk >> interface, you are golden. >> >> Here is what I did to get 2.11BSD over to my 11/44 with an Emulex UC18 SCSI >> controller: >> >> (1) Use SIMH to configure/build a working 2.11BSD system from scratch >> tapes, if you desire. >> >> (2) Or you can get pre-built 2.11BSD image from here: >> http://www.ak6dn.dyndns.org/PDP-11/2.11BSD/ >> or other locations on the net as well. The image I built is current >> thru the latest patches. >> >> (3) Mount the SCSI disk on which you will be installing the 2.11BSD image >> on your PC/linux box. Use 'dd' to blast the whole image (from (2)) to the >> disk. >> >> (4) Dismount the SCSI disk from your PC/unix box, carry it over to your >> PDP-11, install it, and boot it up. >> >> Any way you can do a byte-for-byte copy of the SIMH .dsk file to your >> target SCSI drive should probably work. >> >> Don >> >> >May be this works wit an CQD220 Controller, but I don't think that this >will work with an Emulex UC07. >The Emulex can partition the disk in some slices, the information where the >partitions are, is somwhere on the disk. > >I wrote out Tapes with SIMH to a Unix file and converted those files with >the containing Block length information to a real tape (on some qarter Inch >Tapes with an Tandberg drive [525 MB and up, the smaller Tapes don't >support variable block lenghts]). Done this on FreeBSD. > >This way I've created install tapes for 2.11 BSD, RT11, RSX11 and >XXDP. > >Regards, > >Holm >-- > Technik Service u. Handel Tiffe, www.tsht.de, Holm Tiffe, > Freiberger Stra?e 42, 09600 Obersch?na, USt-Id: DE253710583 > www.tsht.de, info at tsht.de, Fax +49 3731 74200, Mobil: 0172 8790 741 >

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PC/XT ISA Cards Available - Offers Please.

by dave.g4ugm＠gmail.com

I recently picked up the following cards at a Radio Rally and I don't really need them, but thought they might be useful to someone. 1 x Oak VGA card. No Manual (but I think I have a table of switch settings somewhere as I used to own one as well) 1 x Emulex Persyst IBM CGA Compatible Card with Printer Port. No Composite out but has header on card. Boxed and with manual. 1 x Western Digital WD1002S-WX2 "Winchester" Controller Card. The Manual for this is here:- http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stut...nual_Jul85.pdf <http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/westernDigital/WD100x/79-0…> All Items truly untested, "sold as seen" as I don't have any real XT's or an MFM hard disk to test with. Pictures are on the Vintage Computer Forum but you will have to sign up to view:- http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?40341-PC-XT-Cards-VG… Oh and in case any one doesn't know, I am in Greater Manchester, England.... -- Dave Wade G4UGM Illegitimi Non Carborundum

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Commodore Cube?

by dgriffi＠cs.csubak.edu

Someone posted to comp.sys.cbm this link: https://www.ricardolino.ch/de/sammeln-antikes/antike-technik-gerate/zurich/… What is this thing? -- David Griffith dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu

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IBM 5100/5110 ROS (ROM) images?

by mikoto0931＠me.com

Hello. I'm a vintage computer collector and live in Seoul, Korea. A few days ago, I saw your mail(http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctech/2007-January/032585.html). How did you extract ROS data? Can you give me some information about it?

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looking for a Powerbook 160/180

by lori.emerson＠gmail.com

If anyone would like to sell their Mac Powerbook 160 or 180 to me for the Media Archaeology Lab, please let me know! I'm hoping to demo an early Hypercard project... thanks, Lori -- Lori Emerson Assistant Professor | Director, Media Archaeology Lab Department of English, University of Colorado at Boulder Hellems 101, 226 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0226 loriemerson.net | mediaarchaeologylab.com

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DEC LA36 Decwriter II in Dallas, TX

by dfnr2＠yahoo.com

Hi all, I just picked up a DECwriter II, and after the elation of receiving it, the reality is sinking in that I just don't have any more space for any new projects of this physical dimension.? As much as I'd love to have this (I learned on these in the 70's), I have to find a home for it.? I'm asking $100, which is less than half of what I laid out to acquire it.? Is there anyone with an interest who would be able to pick it up, or arrange a pickup, in the Dallas/Fort Worth area? Dave

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1.5A 25V fuse w/ leads

by b4＠gewt.net

Hello, ANyone know if mouser carries anything that'll work for this? I'm going to try and make home-made cab kits for a DEUNA and DQQNA. I seem to have found the connectors (to plug in to the berg and the AUI socket) The things I need to grab next are: wire/cable and those fuses. As I need to get caps and a thermistor from Mouser, i'd prefer 'em all from the same place. -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net Personal stuff http://gimme-sympathy.org Projects

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Second MSCP controller in a PDP-11/73

by chd＠chdickman.com

What unit numbers to the drives on the second controller show up at? I have a CQD-223 as the primary controller and an RQDX3 as the second controller with an RX50.

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Fwd: [Simh] Resurrecting the ARPAnet IMP

by jim＠deitygraveyard.com

I thought this was rather interesting. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bob Armstrong <bob at jfcl.com> Date: Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 9:41 AM Subject: [Simh] Resurrecting the ARPAnet IMP To: simh at trailing-edge.com This summer a group of us worked together to resurrect the original ARPAnet IMP software, and I?m now happy to say that the IMP lives again in simulation. It?s possible to run the original IMP software on a modified version of the H316 simh and to set up a virtual network of simulated IMPs talking to each other. IMP to IMP connections, which would have originally been carried over leased telephone lines, are tunneled over IP. As far as we can tell, everything works pretty much as it did in the early 1970s. IMPs are able to exchange routing information, console to console communications, network statistics, and they would carry host traffic if there were hosts on the network. The hooks are in there to allow simh to support the IMP side of the 1822 host interface, and the next step would be to recover the OS for an ARPAnet era host and then extend the corresponding simulator to talk to the IMP simulation. If you?d like to know more, you can read a detailed account of the whole adventure here ? http://walden-family.com/bbn/imp-code.pdf Everyone involved has agreed to release their work under the same terms as Bob Supnik?s original simh license, and I?m looking for suggestions as to how to handle that. We could just ZIP everything up and host it on the website along with all the other BBN and ARPAnet documentation. If the community considers the simh extensions for the BBN hardware to be of general interest then it could be submitted to the current simh repository. Or it could go somewhere else - I am open to suggestions. Thanks, Bob Armstrong _______________________________________________ Simh mailing list Simh at trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh

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Emulex QD0110202 F.R.D. mode on a LSI-11 system

by Mark＠Misty.com

Hi, Does anyone have the manual or at least the ODT prompt commands to get into F.R.D. mode on an Emulex QD0110202 controller? So far my google-foo has failed on this one. The closest I have found so far is for a QD21, but I think close but no cigar in this case. Thanks, Mark -- Mark G. Thomas (Mark at Misty.com)

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Anyone have a Scientific Micro Systems SMS-1000 PDP-11 system?

by glen.slick＠gmail.com

While on the subject of SMS, does anyone have an SMS-1000 PDP-11 system? http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/sms/qbus/ 3001076A_SMS1000oem_Feb87.pdf The built in storage controller is supposed to be fully MSCP compatible and while I have been able to get RT-11 working on the internal hard drive I have never been able to get it to work with RSTS/E or 2.11BSD. It has been a while since I've powered up the system and from what I remember the firmware would display a version less than 1.0, maybe something like 0.8, or maybe the version was written on the firmware EPROM labels. Also, the CSR address choices available to configure the built-in MSCP controller in my SMS-1000 don't match the CSR address choices listed in the manual. If anyone else has one of these SMS-1000 systems I would be curious to know what firmware versions you have, and whether you have been able to get anything other than RT-11 working with the built in MSCP controller. -Glen

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Looking for historical info on the Soviet UM1-NK

by steve＠tronola.com

Hi Jan, >I've found some stuff; > >Here is some history: >http://www.computer-museum.ru/books/vt_face/9_staros_1.htm > >And here is a general summary of the machine: >http://www.computer-museum.ru/books/vt_face/prilogenie_16.htm --- Thank you so much for digging up the additional references. It's interesting that it differs somewhat from the existing ones I have insofar as word length and power consumption. The new figure of 200-Watts seems more plausible than the 100W the other sources give. The new reference also reveals that production didn't start until 1963. With no mention of the previous UM-1 model, one can only assume that it wasn't produced in quantity. --- Truly useful parts of the puzzle. Thanks, Steve L.

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BA23 common component failures?

by b4＠gewt.net

Evening, What're the components most likely to fail in a BA23 PSU? I have one that keeps pouring smoke out of it...yet I can never see a component that's burnt, punctured, or other stuff like that. I also never hear an arc or anything exploding. The PSU also squeals when powered down. Yes. It seems to STILL work despite smoke coming out of it. Haven't confirmed after today's magic smoke release though. I'll test again once I get a warmer day. -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net Personal stuff http://gimme-sympathy.org Projects

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cctech Digest, Vol 123, Issue 31

by ceforman＠sbcglobal.net

Hi Ethan, Yeah, that's exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for.? I have a few early Infocom titles for DECmate II and Rainbow: http://yois.if-legends.org/vault.php?id=553 But the holy grail has always been the PDP-11 version of the original mainframe Zork.? I've seen the scans, and have held an original printed version in my hands when I visited a German collector years ago, but am looking for an original for myself.? Same with the map in DEC Professional. The TRS-80 Personal Software Zork is also fairly rare and sought-after, so congrats on finding that. >________________________________ >Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 21:59:38 -0500 >From: Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> >To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" >??? <cctalk at classiccmp.org> >Subject: Re: Seeking a few game-related DEC PDP-11 items >Message-ID: >??? <CAALmim=VTMLp9aw1Gt2MNCqh-OcxKZvjDfHjbOO1NhS47-pvzw at mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >>>C.E. Forman wrote: >>> I collect old computer games and am trying to find the PDP-11 version of >>> Zork, complete with the original media, instructions and printed map.? I am >>> also looking for the November 1982 issue of DEC Professional, which featured >>> a hand-drawn map of the game. > >I know what he's after.? I've never personally seen any commercial Infocom >games except for a new copy of "Deadline" hanging on the wall at the >DEC store in downtown Columbus, c. 1984.? You can find downloads of >Interactive Fiction for the PDP-11, but genuine original media and paper >manuals are quite rare.? I did manage to get some version of the Infocom >interpreter hacked to run under RSTS/E for VCFmw last year (the >memory allocation code for RT-11 does not run unmodified under RSTS/E, >you have to add one more system call to make it work), but, again, it's >not an original. > >Just the map from the November 1982 DEC Professional has been scanned >and can be easily googled, but the whole paper magazine is somewhat >uncommon, owing to age. > >Good luck on your search.? My oldest Infocom goodies are a TRS-80 disk >and Personal Software-published manual.? I've downloaded the scans of >the PDP-11 manual (a copy surfaced a couple of years back), but as I >said, I've never held an original. > >-ethan

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Keytronics caps-lock mechanism

by snhirsch＠gmail.com

I pulled my Corvus Concept keyboard apart for cleaning and managed to knock loose the white nylon "collar" around the caps-lock key mechanism. Apparently there was a microscopic pin inside with an equally microscopic load spring behind it... At any rate, no toggling anymore :-(. Is there anyone on the list who may have cannabilized a Sun 4 keyboard and can spare the caps-lock assembly from it? Or, any suggestions for getting this to work again? Steve --

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excess documentation near Boston

by akb+lists.cctalk＠mirror.to

I'm dumping about 40 manuals, pics at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/61575639 at N06/sets/72157638073631285/ Mostly DEC/Digital from the mid-90s (VMS 5.x guide, OS/2 1.3 manual, various Storageworks things, OpenVMS cluster config, Alpha 3000 owner's manual, etc.) but a bit of everything... Hypercard, ISDN, Sun E450 owner's manuals, etc. I'll probably try to ebay the NeXT manuals. This stuff is free if you show up in Somerville Massachusetts soon to collect it, and I could be convinced to pay to ship it to a public archive (if bitsavers or archive.org wanted any of it, for example), but I'm likely to want money from anyone else who wants me to ship things; it takes a lot of time and attention away from sorting stuff. --cheers --akb

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NEC PowerMate 1 Plus and Video 7 VEGA

by thrashbarg＠kaput.homeunix.org

Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone has the setup disk(s) for an 80286 NEC PowerMate 1 Plus. I've found various utilities for other models but they don't clear the error message about the CMOS configuration on boot. The files I've tried are at ftp://ftp.necam.com/pub/desktop/PowerMate/Old.PowerMate/ I'm also after the utility disk for a Video 7 VEGA Deluxe EGA card, which came with it. http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/graphics-cards/U-Z/VIDEO-SEVEN-EGA-V7-VEGA-DELU… Can anyone assist? Thanks, Alexis K.

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anyone have this OBP Reference TOI

by rescue＠hawkmountain.net

http://www.scribd.com/doc/39444960/Solaris-OBP-Reference-Guide Hoping someone here might have this doc... -- Curt

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Stopping the NVRAM TOD clock

by rescue＠hawkmountain.net

I've used the following references: http://www.squirrel.com/squirrel/sun-nvram-hostid.faq http://ftp.rodents-montreal.org/mouse/docs/Sun/nvram/stop-the-clock While doing some clean up, I found my notes where I figured out how to stop the time of day clock on a 6X0MP system @ open boot prom: f1201000 f o map-page 80 ff8 c! 80 ff9 c! 0 ff8 c! At the time I had done this, I could not find a source on the net on how to do this. I did some research, and based the above on Sun-4c instructions modified for the boot rom and the different addresses of the location of the NVRAM in memory, and the different position in that model of NVRAM used on the 6X0MP for the clock itself. I just did some searches now, and it looks like nobody indicated the above for the 6X0MP, but I found references to the above for the SS10 and SS20. Thought I'd pass this along. On one of the links it shows a one liner on stopping the TOD clock on an ss1000: 00280000 f Anyone know if that is all that is required, or is was this just identifying where it is in memory, but no specifics within the TOD clock memory on what to do ? Anyone have the mojo on stopping the TOD clock on: Ultra 1 Ultra 2 Ultra 60 Ultra 10 SparcServer 1000E Sunblade 1500 Sunblade 2000 ??? Thanks, -- Curt

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IBM RS6000 ?

by buddy.holman＠gmail.com

Folks, anyone interested in an IBM RS6000 7248, model 100. I have the system unit only, no keyboard, display or mouse. I also have manuals, AIX 4.3 Quick Beginings, AIX 4.3 Install Guide and AIX 4.3 Network Install Management and Reference. This machine is roughly the size of an IBM AT and it is HEAVY. Ellis

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Seeking a few game-related DEC PDP-11 items

by ceforman＠sbcglobal.net

Greetings, everyone.? Jim Leonard (Trixter) of oldskool.org referred me to this list. I collect old computer games and am trying to find the PDP-11 version of Zork, complete with the original media, instructions and printed map.? I am also looking for the November 1982 issue of DEC Professional, which featured a hand-drawn map of the game. Thanks in advance for any assistance in locating these.

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Looking for historical info on the Soviet UM1-NKh

by steve＠tronola.com

Hi Folks, I've been searching for historical info on the Soviet UM-1 or UM1-NKh, which some have claimed to be the "first" minicomputer. (Of course, that has little meaning without a careful definition of terms.) So far, I've only uncovered a little approximate info about it, including: - Approved for production in 1962 - 13-bit word - 8000 transistors - 150-lbs - 100 Watts (!) - The UM-1 was an earlier (military?) model but it's not clear if it was manufactured. The key info that I'm looking for includes: - Date of first production shipment - Amount of RAM - Memory cycle time - Approximate price (whatever that meant in the USSR) Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Steve Lafferty http://tronola.com

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Searching for game items related to PDP-11 and Rainbow

by ceforman＠sbcglobal.net

Hi, everyone.? Jim Leonard (Trixter) referred me to this list. I'm lookingfor PDP-11 items related to the Advent / Colossal Cave adventure game, and the Dungeon / Zork game developed at MIT.? Anything related to them -- source code printouts, any documentation, etc.? For Dungeon / Zork, there was an official version sold by the creators that included a manual and map along with the original media.? If you have that you can pretty much name your price and I'll pay it. I'm also looking for the November 1982 issue of DEC Professional magazine, which included a hand-drawn map of the game, and any boxed software for the DEC II or DEC Rainbow computers. Thanks for your time.

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Looking for HP 4951C cable

by charlesmorris800＠centurytel.net

I recently got a deal on an '80's HP protocol analyzer - really handy when you're trying to get a terminal to talk to a PDP-8 or -11, among other things :) But I need the cable that connects the interface pod to the analyzer. It's a straight 37 pin D-size I think... not sure if shielded, twisted pair or what's inside. Probably not fancy since the 4951C only goes to 19.2 kbps. I could make one from ribbon cable and IDC connectors, but would rather have an original. Anyone got a spare? thanks Charles ps already posted request on HP group ;)

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Panasonic JD-850M CP/M computer

by terry＠webweavers.co.nz

I posted some photos on the vintage computer forums. Some of those on list list might be interested to see this. A very solid machine indeed. http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?40132-Panasonic-JD-8… Terry (Tez)

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ISO SMS FW drivers

by shadoooo＠gmail.com

Hello Al, I have an interface like this, and an attached working hard disk that boots RT11. I don't have an original floppy disk with drivers or tools, I'm searching for it too, but some time ago I did a copy of the hard disk content, thus also of the drivers for the interface. I'll be glad to send / upload an RT11 floppy image for SIMH including these files. Furthermore a guy an year ago contacted me about drivers for SMS (I posted a message searching for manuals at the time); he had a copy of manuals and ROM onboard with latest version. I can provide a copy of all of this. Let me know how I can send you the files. Andrea

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Anyone want to spend $1900 on a Mac 128k?

by christian_liendo＠yahoo.com

Anyone want to spend $1900 on a Mac 128k? http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/sys/4209740677.html This isn't the only insane request in New York..? I think the people on Craigslist in this city are a bit crazy in the prices they ask for.?

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IMSAI DIO/PDS floppy controller docs

by jlwiley123＠earthlink.net

I am looking for documentation for an IMSAI DIO/PDS floppy controller board set. The boards are revision 1.1, I believe. I have pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/106931119 at N08/ I eventually hope to connect them up to an IMSAI 8" disk subsystem (old Calcomp 142 drives), but I am interested in finding out if they will work with other drives, what cables I need, etc. Also, I want to know if there is some kind of monitor on what looks like a rom chip on the DIO card, and if so, what address it shows up at? I have emailed Mr. Fischer at IMSAI.net, but haven't heard back. James

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4.3BSD source tape offered on FreeBSD

by cclist＠sydex.com

http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=43346

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cctalk Digest, Vol 123, Issue 24

by Wayne.Smith＠warnerbros.com

I have one as well, tethered to a IBM 5170. I have pretty full documentation and also have the OS media, though I have never checked it out to determine if it works. I bought my 5364, with PC card and cable, on Ebay in 2004 for $101 from digitaldinos.com. Thought it was a pretty decent deal at the time . . . -W On Fri, 22 Nov 2013, at 09:45:51 Colin Eby <colineby at isallthat.com> wrote: I have one, but couldn't quote you a fair price. They're rare enough, but without having the DEC collect-ability cache. I would advise anyone acquiring one to be sure they get the customer console adapter and cable with the system. The system has to be pretty permanently tethered to a PC. I believe the PC needs to be a fairly compatible XT, though I've so far failed to get mine to boot properly, so take my advice on this with a grain of salt. I also have the docs for one. Not sure they've made it to bitsavers yet, so might be useful. I believe other people on the list have the OS media. That's something I currently lack. -Colin On 22 Nov 2013, at 01:43, Benjamin Huntsman <BHuntsman at mail2.cu-portland.edu> wrote: > Anyone have or have seen a 5364? > Any idea on a fair price? > > Thanks! > > > ------------------------------ Message: 14 Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 02:13:04 -0500 From: Paul Birkel <pbirkel at gmail.com> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only" <cctech at classiccmp.org> Subject: DEC VAX-11/730 Boot Tape Message-ID: <CAJj77ru_XHpnx59fL7Xi8V64VXkWwqzGUBRXmA-+3zwNwafi0g at mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I've thus far been unsuccessful locating any TU-58 emulator "tap" files for booting an old 11/730. Or any "tap" files specific to, or appropriate for, the 11/730. Is it just that my google-fu is bad, none are posted, or possibly none exist? Thank you for any guidance or commentary that anyone cares to offer, paul ------------------------------ Message: 15 Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:20:12 +0000 From: Rich Alderson <RichA at LivingComputerMuseum.org> To: "cctech at classiccmp.org" <cctech at classiccmp.org> Subject: CompuServe PDP-10 programming? Message-ID: <539CFBE84C931A4E8516F3BBEA36C7AA01858066BB at 505MBX2.corp.vnw.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I'm currently pulling the CIS-local code out of DECWAR in aid of installing it on the DECsystem-1070 (KI-10 #587) running at the museum. It would be very helpful to (1) talk to someone who programmed in Macro-10 on the CIS systems, or (2) at least find someone with UUO and programming environment manuals. (I don't see either CIS or CompuServe on Bitsavers, but I may be missing something.) Does anyone reading CCtech/CCtalk want to confess to having experience in these matters? Privately or publicly? Thanks, Rich Rich Alderson Vintage Computing Sr. Systems Engineer Living Computer Museum 2245 1st Avenue S Seattle, WA 98134 mailto:RichA at LivingComputerMuseum.org http://www.LivingComputerMuseum.org/ ------------------------------ Message: 16 Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:26:14 +0100 From: supervinx <webmaster at supervinx.com> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: IBM 5364 System/36 PC Message-ID: <1385105174.2200.3.camel at SVX-NOTEBOOK> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Il giorno ven, 22/11/2013 alle 01.43 +0000, Benjamin Huntsman ha scritto: > Anyone have or have seen a 5364? > Any idea on a fair price? > > Thanks! > > I have three and a half... but I acquired it almost for free... A fair price is near to zero :) You need also the special cable and the PC receiver, besides PC software and a suitable host pc acting as a console (usually an XT). I have some software disk images, also... -- Retromuseum: http://www.supervinx.com/Retrocomputer You can reach me at: http://www.youtube.com/supervinx http://www.myspace.com/supervinx http://www.facebook.com/supervinx ------------------------------ Message: 17 Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:41:50 +0000 (GMT) From: P Gebhardt <p.gebhardt at ymail.com> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: Alphaserver 1000 diagnosis? Message-ID: <1385116910.43466.YahooMailNeo at web28706.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi Tom, thanks for sharing your experience with the list ! There are two 1000A Alphaservers in my collection also waiting for a revival. They had been used by a german TV-sender to broadcast publicity. I think I'm well prepared now when I'm going to find the time to fire the systems up regarding pitfalls known about these machines. Kind regards, Pierre ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pierre's collection of classic computers : http://classic-computing.dyndns.org/ >________________________________ > Von: Tom publix <ittybittybytes at gmail.com> >An: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org> >Gesendet: 23:06 Donnerstag, 21.November 2013 >Betreff: Re: Alphaserver 1000 diagnosis? > > >I got A AS1000 on ebay as we speak. It woks fine but getting it ready I >found out a few things. TRU64 is really picky. If you have unsupported >cards or even supported cards with the wrong or outdated firmware you can >get machine checks. > >Older version of BSD's Net, Free and Open will machine check. I use NetBSD >6.1 and it works fine in almost any configuration and even with cards with >outdated firmware (it will complain though) > >If you have the StorageWorks backplane misconfigured it can machine check. > >By the way, I had the Storage works backplane configured just to use the >qlogic 1020 controller and not the raid card, and I had concurrently 50/68 >and SCA containerss and the AS1000 running Netbsd identified them all >correctly and I was able to read and write to all the disks even the SCA >one!!. > >tomp > > > >On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Daniel Seagraves ><dseagrav at lunar-tokyo.net>wrote: > >> (I think I asked this once before, but I can't remember the result and I >> can't find the thread in the archive) >> >> I have an Alphaserver 1000 that I would like to resurrect. It periodically >> hangs or reboots. When it reboots the error is usually "Machine check while >> in palcode". When it hangs, the hang is so severe the halt button does not >> work. Either way, it always happens within 20 minutes of booting. I ran all >> of the diagnostics you get by moving the CPU card jumper (cache memory >> tests, RAM tests) and they run for an hour or so with no error. (I am >> assuming the diagnostic halts on error instead of just looping again, is >> that correct?) During the course of these I moved the jumper to the wrong >> place and wiped out SRM, so I had to reload SRM from floppy using the >> failsafe loader. That worked. The SRM diagnostics will also run for as long >> as I want without error. Does anyone have any idea what's wrong here or is >> there some kind of XXDP-like thing I can run that will better test the >> machine? >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------ Message: 18 Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:31:41 +0000 From: Adam Sampson <ats at offog.org> To: "General Discussion\: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: Getting ITS running under simulation Message-ID: <y2ay54g3c6a.fsf at cartman.at.offog.org> Content-Type: text/plain Josh Dersch <derschjo at gmail.com> writes: > the KLH-10 page (and all the others I've found) link to > ftp://ftp.its.os.org/its/klh10/pi-its-a11110.tar which is dead, and I > don't see it archived elsewhere. I had that file sitting around from when I'd played with ITS some ten years ago, so I've uploaded it to archive.org: https://archive.org/details/KLH10-PI-ITS The instructions I actually wound up using to build an ITS system were these ones, though: http://www.cosmic.com/u/mirian/its/itsbuild.html -- Adam Sampson <ats at offog.org> <http://offog.org/> End of cctalk Digest, Vol 123, Issue 24 ***************************************

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WTT: 81 Atmel 28c256 eeprom for 29c256 flash

by dgriffi＠cs.csubak.edu

I have 81 more P112 boards, so I need 81 more boot rom chips. I managed to buy Atmel 28c256 parts (which are eeprom) rather than the 29c256 (which are flash) parts. Is there someone out there who wants to do a swap? -- David Griffith dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu

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MicroVAX issues

by cctech＠beyondthepale.ie

> >It seems the 12V rail disappeared now...I'll confirm tomorrow. No serial >and no AUI. System is...difficult to get to a console prompt now unless >it is moved or smacked. > Is the 12V rail present at the power supply connector? If not and the other rails are working, it is likely that only a very small number of components and could be responsible. If the problem is intermittent, it is likely to be due to a bad solder joint between one of these components and the power supply PCB or a bad contact in a connector. If you trace the wire carrying the 12V line into the power supply, it should be possible to find which rectifier and reservoir capacitor produce it from the chopper transformer. The only other components involved are likely to be a filter choke, a fuse or circuit protector of some kind and maybe a low value resistor to sense current draw. Identify the components involved and check that they are all securely soldered to the PCB. Try tapping the components involved and the PCB in their vicinity with something insulated while monitoring the 12V rail to see if the problem can be provoked. Be very careful to avoid touching or short circuiting anything on the live side of the chopper transformer and the mains input side of the power supply in general if you have to run it with the cover off. Regards, Peter Coghlan.

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HP 75000 BASIC ROMs

by kylevowen＠gmail.com

I'm looking for the set of BASIC ROM images for the HP E130X 75000 mainframe. Visually, the unit looks like this: http://www.dontscrapit.com/Vermont-/Hp-75000-series-b-mainframe-w-E1326B-me… some don't have the front panel. If it comes with a floppy drive, it is likely to have the BASIC ROMs. If anyone has one of these and can check the ROMs, please let me know. I believe there are only two EPROMs that contain the BASIC image. Thanks! Kyle W4GNU

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MicroVAX issues

by cctech＠beyondthepale.ie

> >Replacing the battery should get rid of a lot of errors. ;) > >Is there a way to disable the charging circuit? I can get 3.8V without too >much trouble but the batteries would be non-rechargable. > The simplest thing is to buy a little NiCd or NiMH battery pack containing three cells, designed for use in cordless telephones. It may even be possible to find one with the right connector to plug directly in to the VAX. If you can only get non-rechargable batteries, you could use three 1.5V cells and two silicon diodes all in series which will prevent charging as well as dropping the voltage from the battery by roughly 0.6V to 0.7V per diode. (Two cells and one diode might work too.) Whatever batteries you use, don't leave them in the machine when it is not being used for long periods. Regards, Peter Coghlan

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Christmas is coming and...

by xmechanic＠landcomp.net

I think we should all get together and send Tony Duell a new spell checker for Christmas. I think his old one finally bit the dust, LOL! All in good humor Tony. You're a great contributor to the list! Dave L. -- Dave Land Land Computer Service xmechanic at landcomp.net

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Advent TurboROM for Kaypro 4/83

by jaquinn2001＠gmail.com

I have been working to validate the FreHD hard disk emulator ( http://www.vecoven.com/trs80/trs80.html) with the Kaypro. Good progress on the 4/84 with the Advent TurboROM but I want to validate it on my 4/83 also. (Unfortunately finding a 4/84 is not so easy..... Kaypro are not very common in New Zealand so I am stuck with the 4/83 but also very keen to try and get it going). Searching for the TurboROM for the 4/83 has been unsuccessful. The available ROM's on the internet are the 84 version (8k). I have seen several requests for it on different sites but no ROM unfortunately and no "hey look what I discovered" posts. After reading the TurboROM notes in this really good overview document ( ftp://ftp.barnyard.co.uk/cpm/walnut-...O/TURBOROM.DOC) and some work with a disassembler on the '84 ROM I have confirmed that it is specific to the machines with the 6845 video controller so modifying the 4/83 to use an 8K rom isn't enough. Hoping that someone on the list may know a source for the Advent TurboROM for the 4/83. Regards Andrew

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ISO SMS FW drivers

by aek＠bitsavers.org

Anyone happen to have the RT or RSX drivers for the SMS FW board set? I have the RT11 test diskette, but not the driver disk(s)

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help identifying IBM boards

by nw＠retrocomputingtasmania.com

In my pursuit of IBM Displaywriter hardware I spied these boards on eBay: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/111224097497 Compared with these boards there are some similarities regarding the edge connector and overall shape/size: http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/ibm/6580_Displaywriter/photos/ but of course these boards were used in many other IBM peripherals and small systems from that era. Does anyone recognise what they might be from? There are three boards for the IBM Displaywriter I am seeking to find: Memory Extender Card (fits into Slot F) Printer Sharing or 3277 DE Card (for Slot C) - not sure if same or different boards Communications Card (slot A) There may also be another board that fits into the external floppy drive unit to support the additional communication ports that were available on the back of that unit.

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DEC VAX-11/730 Boot Tape

by pbirkel＠gmail.com

I've thus far been unsuccessful locating any TU-58 emulator "tap" files for booting an old 11/730. Or any "tap" files specific to, or appropriate for, the 11/730. Is it just that my google-fu is bad, none are posted, or possibly none exist? Thank you for any guidance or commentary that anyone cares to offer, paul

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First Post

by thomas.w.cranston＠gmail.com

Hi I was referred to this group by Vintage Computer Forums at vintage-computer.com. I was told a Al Hartman at this list might have the info I need. I have an Epson FX-185 impact printer. It was in storage for several years. It now makes a constant high pitched noise from the speaker as soon as it is turned on. The noise is definitely coming from the speaker. It is supposed to do so when out of paper. The out of paper sensor is functioning correctly I even disconnected that sensor from the board and still get the sound whether or not the circuit is completed. No bulging capacitors. Parts of the board are grungy. Wondering how to go about cleaning the circuit boards. Tom

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Getting ITS running under simulation

by derschjo＠gmail.com

Hi all -- I have a bit of spare time again over the next couple of weeks and I would like to spend at least a little bit of that spare time getting Maze War running on my Imlac emulator; this entails first getting the Maze War "server" code running on a simulated PDP-10. (After this I hopefully just need to get the Imlac emulator talking to the PDP-10 emulator over a simulated serial port...) The Maze War server runs under ITS and I cannot for the life of me find a copy of an ITS distribution; the KLH-10 page (and all the others I've found) link to ftp://ftp.its.os.org/its/klh10/pi-its-a11110.tar which is dead, and I don't see it archived elsewhere. What's the done thing these days for getting ITS up and running? Thanks as always, Josh

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DEC VAX-11/730 Boot Tape

by shadoooo＠gmail.com

Hello. First of all, you need a copy of the CONSOLE cassette, that contains microcode for the 11/730 (mine remained inserted in the drive for years and has a bad sticky syndrome and black spots). I have a VAX11/730 sitting in a depot, and a lot of TU58 cassette, with various software, but unfortunately no spare console or diagnostic cassette. I would try to dump it, but unfortunately I don't have a TU58 drive unit to read it (I'm searching for one to buy since a lot of time, if someone in EU or around has one, please let me know thanks!) On this site there should be a copy of the CONSOLE: http://www.heeltoe.com/download/vax/tapes-730/ Here some diagnostic for 750 (could work on 730 too?) and some software: http://iamvirtual.ca/VAX11/VAX-11-software.html Falls somebody has something more, please let us know! Thanks Andrea

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IBM 5364 System/36 PC

by BHuntsman＠mail2.cu-portland.edu

Anyone have or have seen a 5364? Any idea on a fair price? Thanks!

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MicroVAX issues

by cctech＠beyondthepale.ie

>> >> The single question marks are non-fatal errors and the double question marks >> are fatal errors. > >It runs OpenVMS fine despite the fatal memory errors. > In this context, non-fatal selftest errors are ones which still allow the machine to automatically boot at power on, assuming it is configured to. Fatal errors are ones which prevent the automatic boot sequence from completing and leave you at the >>> prompt. You can still decide to ignore the errors and boot manually. The fatal errors are more of a "you really should know about these problems before you attempt to boot" rather than "booting will definately not work". Regards, Peter Coghlan.

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SCSI - SMD converter

by aek＠bitsavers.org

Came across this today, patent 6606589 which describes a SMD accellerator that has a SCSI disk connected to circuitry to simulate an SMD interface through a DRAM buffer, with schematics. Pretty late patent, given the technology it was built out of.

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unibus to modern disk interface?

by js＠cimmeri.com

>> >> [...non-ancient disk on Unibus machines...] >> > > I'm surely not the only collector who would be willing to pony up > > some $$$ for such a project.... > I would certainly pony up some $. I built my own IDE->S-100 interface (with guidance from my amazing friend, Allison P); it was very easy, hardware-wise. What makes IDE to Qbus or Unibus interfacing so difficult? There must be reasons, otherwise it would have been done by now. JS

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