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

Bring out your NeXT Hardware or Hardware running OpenStep NeXTSTEP to VCFMW 2013

by slandon110＠gmail.com

Little over a week and a half till VCFMW-2013. Lets have the biggest display of NeXT/OpenStep Hardware that there ever is So bring out your NeXTstations, Cubes, and other machines running NeXTSTEP and OpenStep. And any accessories/software and more. A machine will be set up to image NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Software and Floppies. So bring that along too and see if we can add to the small list of software thats available for NeXTSTEP/OpenStep We can get them online with ease and add them to our Netinfo Domain.

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RIP Wayne Green

by ethan.dicks＠gmail.com

Saw this in another list and hadn't seen it here yet. http://www.trs-80.org/wayne-green/ For those that might not recognize the name, he published several technical magazines such as "73", "Byte" (the first 4 issues), "Kilobaud", and "80 Microcomputing". I was only peripherally into the TRS-80 at the time, but I definitely read about them in his magazines. -ethan

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Any interest in???

by me＠GarrettMeiers.com

Before I waste everyone's bandwidth (and time.. ooops, just did) advertising stuff I am hoping to sell to a new home... I was just curious if anyone was interested in the following: - 128K Apple III's. - One working, one parts, with a Monitor III display, and some manuals and system software. - LOBO Systems MAX-80's. - I have 3 or 4 of these, manuals, etc. - Altos 586 8086 based multiuser Xenix systems - Have 3 Hard drive models, 2 tape drives, and lots of terminals (Altos Branded/Wyse Mix), and some manuals. - Altos 8000 Systems - Have an 8000-10A, and a 8000-14A (10Mb and 42Mb), and some manuals (including preliminary). - Morrow Micro Decisions - Have two of these, one Morrow MDT-60 Display, lots of books/manuals, and some floppies. - Northstar Advantage - Have three Northstar Advantage systems. One with dust-cover. :) If there is interest in any of these, I can detail what I have available. I'm planning on attending VCF Midwest. I'd consider shipping the LOBO MAX-80's, as they are compact. Everything else is huge, and I don't want to deal with shipping, unless really necessary. Thanks, Garrett Meiers www.linkedin.com/in/theunixguy

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Wanted: VT100 Terminal

by slandon110＠gmail.com

Looking for a VT100 Terminal or compatible VT-100 Terminal Will be at VCF/ECCC 2013 Thanks Steve

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A couple of HP items of interest to the list

by innfoclassics＠gmail.com

These are from a favorite Eugene OR non profit thrift computer operation, Next Step. I think this is a HP1000 extender card. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-HP-Controller-Card-Not-Working-Selling-Gold… HP 2647A terminal keyboard - hard to find. http://www.ebay.com/itm/161100622009 HP 9134D HPIB Disk drive http://www.ebay.com/itm/151105367403 No connection with the seller other than as a shopper. They are not technically oriented so they are not good at answering technical questions. I visit often so I could inspect equipment. Paxton -- Paxton Hoag Astoria, OR USA

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Speed8 application for Omni-USB

by philipp＠hachtmann.com

Hi folks, I've written a pair of little programs that makes high speed disk image transfers between a Linux PC and a PDP8 with Omni-USB board. Thanks to Lyle Bickley who pointed out a few weaknesses it has now reached a quite usable state. Enjoy RK05 images transferred in less than 50 seconds :-) For the interested: http://pdp8.hachti.de/?software/speed8 Kind regards Philipp -- Dipl.-Inf. (FH) Philipp Hachtmann Buchdruck, Bleisatz, Spezialit?ten Alemannstr. 21, D-30165 Hannover Tel. 0511/3522222, Mobil 0171/2632239 Fax. 0511/3500439 hachti at hachti.de www.tiegeldruck.de UStdID DE 202668329

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Transformer help

by brain＠jbrain.com

I'm wondering if anyone on list is willing to listen to some somewhat complex (in my opinion) small power transformer questions (off-list)? I've exhausted my more straightforward options for a C64 PSU, and am trying a different idea to get to the end goal. But, transformers were and are not my strong suit, and I need to find a 1:5 or 1:6 power transformer that works on 50/60 Hz and can handle 9VA on the secondary windings. My apologies in advance for the interruption. Jim

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walnut creek CP/M scan

by dgriffi＠cs.csubak.edu

I'd do this myself, but I don't remember where my copy is... Does anyone here have an original copy of the Walnut Creek CP/M CDROM in its jewel case? I need a high-resolution scan of the front insert and of the disc itself. -- David Griffith dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu

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The things you find on ebay...

by rvag＠bluewin.ch

Dear Tony Duell Recently I stumbled across your "The things you find on ebay..." http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctech/2013-May/104291.html after I had discovered the same 'Matchbox' auction you are referring to. Pretty good guesses you made. The association PDP-8/E and OMNIBUS is correct. But yes there existed two full-sized buses DEC had rented for the WESCON 1970 show. But yes people (lets say mostly professionals) back then began to buy computers. But yes the label is original. And yes it was a promotion by DEC. Why not try http://www.ieeeghn.org:80/wiki/index.php/First-Hand:PDP-8/E_OMNIBUS_Ride to disclose this puzzle. Have fun! By the way, I very much appreciate your dedication to all this old stuff. Sincerely, Remo Vogelsang PS Please keep my email address confidential, thanks.

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You know you are a dedicated classic computer nut when

by cruff＠ruffspot.net

? after attending to the most pressing matters, you relocate some of the classic computing gear you have been collecting for your future hobby efforts from the basement to higher levels to avoid the water percolating in at the basement floor seams with the foundation due to the unprecedented rains in semiarid eastern Colorado. I've measured 10.3" since the storm started on Monday. This represents about 55% of the normal yearly precipitation for Boulder. This is not a good way to break the drought. Looking on the bright side, at least I won't have to water the yard for the rest of the year.

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Double sided 8" floppy in SA800 drive

by philip＠neoncluster.com

This may be a silly question, but I'm looking for confirmation that dssd (double sided single density) 8" floppies are usable in a sssd (single sided single density) drive such as the Shugart SA800. If so, can the floppy be manually flipped over and the other side also be read and written to, therefore having both side containing data? Phil philip at neoncluster.com Retro computing at: www.neoncluster.com

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SCSI to IDE & 256 Byte Sector OS's

by lynchaj＠yahoo.com

Thanks Wayne! I appreciate all your great support on S2I project. HINT HINT all SASI/SCSI-1 hobbyists! We need some compatibility testing in the worst way possible. HELP! Thanks and have a nice day! Andrew Lynch -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 9/16/13, Wayne Warthen <wwarthen at gmail.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [N8VEM-S2I:242] FW: [N8VEM: 16146] SCSI to IDE & 256 Byte Sector OS's To: n8vem-s2i at googlegroups.com Date: Monday, September 16, 2013, 2:14 AM Hi Clem, The firmware does not currently support 256 byte sectors, but it would be trivial to do so. ?The firmware is still in a "testing" mode and I am just waiting for anyone to get to the point where they are able to start testing. ?It is working perfectly for me in multiple systems, but so far I am the only one that has tested it. ?As soon as someone gets to the point of testing a board, I will gladly update the firmware as needed. Thanks, Wayne On Sunday, September 15, 2013 6:55:21 PM UTC-7, Norby wrote:There is a jumper defined to select between 256/512 sector sizes transfers (U35-D3). Not sure if the FW supports such configuration at this time.????From: n8ve... at googlegroups.com [mailto:n8ve...@ googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Lynch Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 6:42 PM To: n8ve... at googlegroups.com Subject: [N8VEM-S2I:239] FW: [N8VEM: 16146] SCSI to IDE & 256 Byte Sector OS's?Hi Clem,The folks on N8VEM-S2I might be able to answer this question.? I believe the S2I is able to translate between 256/512 sector sizes.? Maybe Wayne could comment further on the topic. Thanks and have a nice day! Andrew Lynch?From: n8... at googlegroups.com [mailto... at googlegroups.com ] On Behalf Of ClemFM Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 7:04 AM To: n8... at googlegroups.com Subject: [N8VEM: 16146] SCSI to IDE & 256 Byte Sector OS's?Just a thought...........?Could you add an option to select 256 byte sector/block drives? The technique often used is to then "pad out" or skip the second 256 byte block of each sector.?The card would then work with many legacy systems such as: TRS-80, BBC, Atari etc - they all use 256 byte sectors whilst a hardware solution would avoid patching OS's.?Patching is fine, however I much prefer to just "plug & play" so to speak............?Clem-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "N8VEM" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to n8vem+un...@ googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to n8... at googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ group/n8vem. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/ groups/opt_out.-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "N8VEM-S2I" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to n8vem-s2i+...@ googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/ groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "N8VEM-S2I" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to n8vem-s2i+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

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Wanted: VAXstation 4000-90 PSU

by supervinx＠libero.it

Anyone has a spare VAXstation 4000/90 PSU? Mine is faulty: I could be able to repair it, no other technician could... Thanks! -- Vincenzo (aka Supervinx) --==ooOoo==-- My computer collection: http://www.supervinx.com/Retrocomputer --==ooOoo==-- You can reach me at: www.supervinx.com www.facebook.com/supervinx http://www.youtube.com/user/supervinx http://www.myspace.com/supervinx

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Unnoobing my noobness (TECO on RT-11)

by rick＠rickmurphy.net

At 11:18 AM 9/15/2013, Sander Reiche wrote: >Jerome, > >Works like a charm! Thank you very much indeed! >But, I follow DEC-11-UTECA-B-D (PDP-11 TECO User Guide) and the part >on the >ET flag (page 78) doesn't state anything about lower/uppercase. Only >the EU >flag which I didn't get to work at all. >Where did you find this amazing piece of information? It's in the TECO Pocket Guide - here's the ET bits for TECO-11 (with zero bits ignored): Bit Value Initial Value 0 0 2 1 if terminal is a scope 4 1 if terminal has lower case input 128 1 Before TECO's prompt 512 1 If terminal is a VT52 and VT52 Support is available 1024 1 If VT11 is present and VT11 support is available EU is an output flag - if EU = 0, the terminal cannot display lower case so TECO flags lower case characters. If EU = -1, the terminal supports lowercase output. Another reference is the "Standard TECO" (sic) guide: <http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/73final/documentation/pdf/teco.pdf>http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/73final/documentation/pdf/teco.pdf Section 5.16 describes the ET and EU flags. 73, -Rick

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Wanted: Odd and Interesting machines and old terminals

by slandon110＠gmail.com

Guys im looking for something Odd to add to my collection, a mini computer of sorts, something thats not mainstream like the apple stuff or my commodore stuff. Something that runs some flavor of unix. Ill be at VCFMW/ECCC with a ton of goodies for trade, or just let me know what you have. Im also looking for a VT100 Terminal or compatible Thanks Steve

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VAXstation Monitor Cable Trouble

by cctech＠beyondthepale.ie

Fred wrote: > > >I have a BC18Z I have for connecting the VAXstation to the monitor, keyboard > > >and mouse. With this cable, a red hue across the whole screen flashes on and > > >off about once a second, the other colours are fine and the screen is > > >legible. There is also a thin dark line that scrolls up the screen > > >continuously. This happens on two different monitors. I don't think it is > > >the VAXstation itself either, because swapping with another cable the > > >problem goes away. > On Sun, 15 Sep 2013, Peter Coghlan wrote: > > Me too! > > I have a VAXstation monitor cable that does that too or something very > > like it. > > >I tested continuity of the red wire and it seems fine. Are there any > > >components in the keyboard and mouse connector block that could cause this? > > It's been a while since I looked at the problem and I don't know where the > > cable is now. I think I did a DC comparison between the bad cable and a > > working cable and failed to find any difference. > > Unfortunately, the only solution I could come up with was the same one you did, > > use a different cable :-( > > Would that be an issue that DC/continuity checking does not reveal > problems at higher frequencies, such as inductive coupling between wires, > etc.? > Seems plausable. Finding or making some sort of DA15 breakout device might be useful to track it down. Disconnecting each of the keyboard and mouse signals in turn might reveal if one of those is responsible. Just putting a scope on them might show which is a likely culprit. However, knowing which signal is responsible won't help much unless it can be disconnected permanently. There are keyboard and mouse connectors on the system unit of some models of VAXstation 3100 but not on the VAXstation 2000. Regards, Peter Coghlan.

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Wierd AUI Connector on VAXstation 2000

by robert.jarratt＠ntlworld.com

I just collected a VAXstation 2000 that has an AUI connector on the back. The trouble is that the connector is a bit strange. It has screw holes like you might get for screwing in a serial cable or a video cable, rather than the locking slider that grips some studs on the cable you are connecting (or a transceiver in my case). Is it possible to get an AUI cable or a transceiver that will fit this connector or must I physically modify something I already have? Regards Rob

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VAXstation Monitor Cable Trouble

by cctech＠beyondthepale.ie

>I have a BC18Z I have for connecting the VAXstation to the monitor, keyboard >and mouse. With this cable, a red hue across the whole screen flashes on and >off about once a second, the other colours are fine and the screen is >legible. There is also a thin dark line that scrolls up the screen >continuously. This happens on two different monitors. I don't think it is >the VAXstation itself either, because swapping with another cable the >problem goes away. > Me too! I have a VAXstation monitor cable that does that too or something very like it. > > >I tested continuity of the red wire and it seems fine. Are there any >components in the keyboard and mouse connector block that could cause this? > It's been a while since I looked at the problem and I don't know where the cable is now. I think I did a DC comparison between the bad cable and a working cable and failed to find any difference. Unfortunately, the only solution I could come up with was the same one you did, use a different cable :-( Regards, Peter Coghlan.

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cctech Digest, Vol 121, Issue 18

by michael.99.thompson＠gmail.com

> > From: Kyle Owen <kylevowen at gmail.com> > Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 23:05:38 -0500 > Subject: Xebec Hard Sector Floppy System and Tennecomp Tape Drive > > Also, I haven't yet played with it, but I also have a Tennecomp tape drive > that uses radio-station-style 4-track "carts" to store data on serially. I > unfortunately do not have the controller card for it, hence my inability to > do much with it. I do have some tapes for it, however. > > Thanks, > > Kyle > The computer museum at the University of Stuttgart has a working Tennecomp tape drive connected to their Straight-8 and another newer 8. The RCS/RI group has a Tennecomp tape drive on their 8/I, but it is in unknown condition. -- Michael Thompson >

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VAXstation Monitor Cable Trouble

by robert.jarratt＠ntlworld.com

I have a BC18Z I have for connecting the VAXstation to the monitor, keyboard and mouse. With this cable, a red hue across the whole screen flashes on and off about once a second, the other colours are fine and the screen is legible. There is also a thin dark line that scrolls up the screen continuously. This happens on two different monitors. I don't think it is the VAXstation itself either, because swapping with another cable the problem goes away. I tested continuity of the red wire and it seems fine. Are there any components in the keyboard and mouse connector block that could cause this? Regards Rob

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Electronika 85

by ittybittybytes＠gmail.com

I will be putting my Electronika 85, a Russian clone of the DEC Pro 350 up for sale on eBay tomorrow ( Friday the 13th) at noon. It doesn't power up, but other than that it's in good condition. I have found the schematics and some technical documentation (in Cyrillic, of course) that will be available to the buyer. When I first got this computer around 9-10 years ago, I checked the power supply and I think is the culprit, as there was no juice at the leads at all. It has a very tiny fuse and it;s impossible to tell if it may be at fault. The last one on Ebay was up for sale at around 3000-3500 and was a working one complete with monitor and keyboard. This one is waaaaay more reasonable, even if it is not working. I'll post the auction reference number in the am when I finish up the auction listing in the morning. Cheers tomP

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Trying to contact Hans-Ulrich Hölscher aka vaxorcist

by robert.jarratt＠ntlworld.com

Over recent months I have been trying to get in touch with Ulli. Has anyone heard from him recently? Regards Rob

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Esprit 350C manual?

by brain＠jbrain.com

One of these nifty Esprit 350C terminals Cindy was noting a week or so ago has arrived, but I can't find a manual online anywhere. I have figured out how to get to the config screen, but can't figure out how to get the terminal to try to connect to an ip address. Anyone have a manual or know how to do that? Jim -- Jim Brain brain at jbrain.com www.jbrain.com

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Xebec Hard Sector Floppy System and Tennecomp Tape Drive

by kylevowen＠gmail.com

I recently acquired three of these Xebec XFD-108 dual-drive units along with three PDP-8/Ms and a PDP-8/E. It looks like I've got one 8/M and drive fully booting. However, I also seem to have a lot of bad media. Here's an album of the haul: http://imgur.com/a/fDVDH I'm trying to find some more info on the Xebec drive units. They use Memorex drives, which date to 1974 or so. These use 32 hard sector floppies, with the sector holes on the outside. I'm currently writing some software to back up these floppies and will try to integrate it with David Gesswein's dumprest utility so I can eventually get a handler working in simh. For now, though, I'm trying to just back up the floppies as to protect against further data deterioration. The floppies are actually configured for 10 sectors, oddly enough. This gives 640 256-word blocks per disk. Has anyone used these early Xebec drives? In my little bit of documentation, I seem to be missing the chapter on the device handler for OS/8. I have a few booting floppies right now, so I should be able to get the handler from one of those, but just in case... It would also be nice to have the FORMAT program for this system, which is yet again something else missing from my docs. Also, I haven't yet played with it, but I also have a Tennecomp tape drive that uses radio-station-style 4-track "carts" to store data on serially. I unfortunately do not have the controller card for it, hence my inability to do much with it. I do have some tapes for it, however. Thanks, Kyle

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Flashwriter II card in IMSAI 8080

by philip＠neoncluster.com

Has anyone had any experience using 'Vector Graphic Extended Monitor 4.x' in systems other then a Vector Graphic machine? I have a Flashwriter II card that I want to install into an IMSAI, and I was wondering if VG's Extended Monitor would be a good choice. The main reason to use the the Vector Graphic Extended Monitor would be because it come with the drivers for the Flashwriter II card. Thanks Philip philip at neoncluster.com Retro computing at: www.neoncluster.com

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Repairing Mac128K board - memory problems

by barythrin＠gmail.com

You could stack the memory chips you're curious about without needing to desolder. May save you some time poking around.

12 years, 9 months

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HP 9830 parts help and Infotek identification

by derschjo＠gmail.com

So I took a chance on an eBay auction for a really beat up HP 9830A desktop (and spent more than I probably should have, alas),and it arrived on my doorstep this evening. This machine has taken a beating and has clearly been salvaged from; I'm missing the main CPU and RAM boards, andseveral keyswitches are broken off (and long gone.) So first: - It's a long shot but does anyone out there have any spares for this machine? (CPU and RAM, but also plastic parts like the plastic keyboard plate which have been utterly destroyed would be nice...) - The keys look kind of similar to the ones on my 9825 -- anyone know if they use the same keyswitches before I dig mine outof storage and take the time to open it up to see? (Just looking for possible option for sourcing keys, finding a parts-only 9825 keyboard is likely to be much easier than finding a spare 9830...). Second: It looks like this thing has beenupgraded with an Infotek Systems RX-30, and an MP-30 + FP-30 boardset (so perhaps I'm not missing the CPU after all?)But I'm unsure that it's complete -- in particular it looks like I'm missing the larger of the two boards here: http://www.hpmuseum.net/images/Infotek_FP30-48.jpg, while I have both of the MP-30 boards. I'm guessing the missing board is pure unobtanium at this point... however, as is clear in the photo it's labeled as "BASIC ROM II" and only contains what look like a few mask ROMs. My understanding from reading the docs I've found is that the FP-30 is a replacement processor (and those two boards in the picture don't look like much of a processor to me) and the MP-30 is an optional I/O processor that goes with it -- the "Mass Memory Interface Processor" (pics here - http://www.hpmuseum.net/images/Infotek_MP30-45.jpg). Can anyone confirm what boards are supposed to be present for a complete CPU set? The presence of four 2901's plus a bunch of EPROMs on the MP-30 boardset make me wonder if there's more to the MP-30 than just I/O... Thanks as always, Josh

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Wierd AUI Connector on VAXstation 2000

by cctech＠beyondthepale.ie

> >> >> I just collected a VAXstation 2000 that has an AUI connector on the back. >> The trouble is that the connector is a bit strange. It has screw holes like >> you might get for screwing in a serial cable or a video cable, rather than >> the locking slider that grips some studs on the cable you are connecting (or >> a transceiver in my case). >> >> >> >> Is it possible to get an AUI cable or a transceiver that will fit this >> connector or must I physically modify something I already have? > >Some machines did indeed have screwposts, not the sliding clip. PERQs >did, for example. > >If the connector is a DA15, it is very likely that it is the standard >wiring (again PERQs were), the difference is the locking system only. > >There seem to be 2 solutions : > >1) Replace the screwposts with the locking clip and screws. I _think_ >those locking kits are still available, although mot easy to find or >cheap. Look inside the machine before you start dismandling anything to >see if the posts go into tapped bushes in the socket or if there are >loose nuts ot worry about. > It might be possible to scrounge locking clips off old dead ethernet cards >from the junk box. With any luck, the thread of the screws might be the same as the thread of the screwposts. > >2) Make up a cable. Maingt the AUI drop cable is not easy as the raw >cable is 4 twisted pairs, the power pair being thicker wire than the >other 3. When I was looking for some about 20 years ago I couldn't find >anyone who would sell me less than a 100m reel (not cheap!). I finally >found a freindly networking person who gave me an 'offcut'. > There is at least one more option - get a readymade cable designed for use in these cases. I came across a hoard of these by DEC once but sadly, not knowing what they were for, I only saved one sample. It is a BNE4E-02 - I suspect the 02 is the length as it is 2m long. The connector at the machine end is right angled. I also use it with my Alphaserver 2100 which has the same issue. Maybe someone else was sensible enough to save more of these cables? Regards, Peter Coghlan.

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S-100 6502 CPU V2 PCBs working fine

by monahan＠vitasoft.org

Just wants to let everybody know I assembled the "production version" of our Master/Slave S-100 6502 CPU board. Delighted to say it went together fine with no hardware problems. I have written it up here:- http://www.s100computers.com/My%20System%20Pages/6502%20Board/6502%20CPU%20B oard.htm with some step by step instructions (bottom of the page). Now could somebody write software for it! John John Monahan Ph.D e-mail: <mailto:monahan at vitasoft.org> monahan at vitasoft.org Text: <mailto:monahan at txt.att.net> monahan at txt.att.net From: n8vem-s100 at googlegroups.com [mailto:n8vem-s100 at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Lynch Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 1:50 PM To: n8vem-s100 at googlegroups.com Cc: cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: [N8VEM-S100:1880] S-100 6502 CPU V2 PCBs have arrived! Hi The S-100 6502 CPU V2 PCBs have arrived! http://www.s100computers.com/My%20System%20Pages/6502%20Board/6502%20CPU%20B oard.htm http://n8vem-sbc.pbworks.com/w/browse/#view=ViewFolder <http://n8vem-sbc.pbworks.com/w/browse/#view=ViewFolder&param=S-100%206502%2 0CPU%20board%20V1> &param=S-100%206502%20CPU%20board%20V1 All the pre-ordered boards have been sent to their builders. There are still a few boards left in case there are any late comers or those builders who did not want to pre-order. The PCBs will be $20 each as per the usual arrangement. Shipping in the US is $3 for a single PCB and $2 for each additional PCB. Shipping internationally is $10 for a single PCB and $3 for each additional PCB. This is for the bare basics USPS first class postage with no tracking or insurance. The builder assumes all risk of delivery as per usual arrangement. Please send a PayPal to LYNCHAJ at YAHOO.COM and I will send your board(s) right away! Please contact me if you have any questions. Thanks and have a nice day! Andrew Lynch -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "N8VEM-S100" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to n8vem-s100+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

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IBM Thinkpad 2645-4A0 available

by stephane.tsacas＠gmail.com

Hi, If you're interested by an 1999 IBM laptop, Thinkpad 600E (2645-4a0) drop me a mail. I cannot test it because I removed the hard disk years ago. The power supply comes with it, but I don't have mains power cable. It was running Linux when I removed the hard drive. -- Stephane

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Osborne seeking home

by drb＠msu.edu

Folks, I don't need another Osborne just now, but perhaps some list denizen does. Contact Kay directly if interested. De ------- Forwarded Message From: "Kay Kruse-Stanton" <kkstantn at pressenter.com> Subject: Osborne computer Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:14:37 -0500 Hi - Do you still collect old computers? I have an Osborne that needs a new home. It worked perfectly when I put it on the shelf to gather dust. Please let me know if you might be interested in it. Thanks - Kay Stanton, Menomonie, WI ------- End of Forwarded Message

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accepting pre-orders for S-100 buffered prototyping board PCBs

by LYNCHAJ＠YAHOO.COM

Hi http://www.s100computers.com/My%20System%20Pages/Prototype%20Board/Prototype %20Board.htm I am going to reorder another batch of the S-100 buffered prototyping boards. If you would like to get one or more of these boards please do the new usual pre-order. I will set aside your board so you get them as soon as they arrive. The PCBs will be $20 each as per the usual arrangement. Shipping in the US is $3 for a single PCB and $2 for each additional PCB. Shipping internationally is $10 for a single PCB and $3 for each additional PCB. This is for the bare basics USPS first class postage with no tracking or insurance. The builder assumes all risk of delivery as per usual arrangement. Please send a PayPal to LYNCHAJ at YAHOO.COM and I will reserve your board(s). Thanks and have a nice day! Andrew Lynch

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accepting pre-orders for S-100 80286 CPU board PCBs

by LYNCHAJ＠YAHOO.COM

Hi Here is a web page to describe the S-100 80286 CPU board http://www.s100computers.com/My%20System%20Pages/80286%20Board/80286%20CPU%2 0Board.htm From: Andrew Lynch [mailto:LYNCHAJ at YAHOO.COM] Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 7:27 PM To: cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: accepting pre-orders for S-100 80286 CPU board PCBs Hi The S-100 80286 CPU board is ready for "production". If you would like to get one or more of these exciting new S-100 80286 CPU boards please do the new usual pre-order. I will set aside your board so you get them as soon as they arrive. The PCBs will be $20 each as per the usual arrangement. Shipping in the US is $3 for a single PCB and $2 for each additional PCB. Shipping internationally is $10 for a single PCB and $3 for each additional PCB. This is for the bare basics USPS first class postage with no tracking or insurance. The builder assumes all risk of delivery as per usual arrangement. Please send a PayPal to LYNCHAJ at YAHOO.COM and I will reserve your board(s). Thanks and have a nice day! Andrew Lynch

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dec lk201 keyboard plug and receptacle

by emu＠e-bbes.com

Hi all, probably a stupid one, but we have so much fun here discussing the right nomenclature of connectors ;-) I'm looking for the right jack/receptacle for a lk201 keyboard for an keyboard adapter. so, is this a "RJ11 6p4c"? Thanks

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4mm DAT repair recommendations?

by IanK＠LivingComputerMuseum.org

Hi folks, I have three external DDS2 DAT drives for a Unisys machine I've been restoring, and none of them work. The original owner of the machine warned me they were not reliable, but I've actually found them quite reliably non-functioning. I performed the prerequisite Google search for information on repairing these drives, and instead I got results about services who repair them. I'm all for that, but of course which one to pick? So here I am, tapping into the Group Wisdom. Anyone have direct experience with such a firm in the United States? Those to avoid are every bit as useful as those you recommend. Thanks -- Ian

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For Trade: Original Apple II for NeXT Cube System

by slandon110＠gmail.com

Im looking for a NeXT Cube System I have my original Apple II system for trade Comes with a Matching 9inch B&W Monitor, Disk II Drive, ThunderClock Plus card, Parallel Interface Card, Matching Apple Dot Matrix Printer 100 Will be at VCFMW/ECCC with the machine on display

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XT-IDE V2 assembled and verified working

by LYNCHAJ＠YAHOO.COM

On VCGM, item # 115004 Thanks and have a nice day! Andrew Lynch

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accepting pre-orders for S-100 80286 CPU board PCBs

by LYNCHAJ＠YAHOO.COM

Hi The S-100 80286 CPU board is ready for "production". If you would like to get one or more of these exciting new S-100 80286 CPU boards please do the new usual pre-order. I will set aside your board so you get them as soon as they arrive. The PCBs will be $20 each as per the usual arrangement. Shipping in the US is $3 for a single PCB and $2 for each additional PCB. Shipping internationally is $10 for a single PCB and $3 for each additional PCB. This is for the bare basics USPS first class postage with no tracking or insurance. The builder assumes all risk of delivery as per usual arrangement. Please send a PayPal to LYNCHAJ at YAHOO.COM and I will reserve your board(s). Thanks and have a nice day! Andrew Lynch

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Mac Twiggy article

by jws＠jwsss.com

This is about a restored mac and meeting " CHM http://www.siliconbeat.com/2013/09/11/apples-woz-guy-kawasaki-andy-hertzfel…

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Simple NeXTSTEP/OpenStep Networking- Guide to getting it connected to the internet

by slandon110＠gmail.com

Here is a howto to show you how to get your NeXTSTEP/OpenStep Boxes online with ease. I wrote it with simplicity in mind, following this howto you should have your box online in about 10 minutes Getting Your NeXTstation On the Internet- Applies to NeXTStep/OpenStep on Black and white hardware along with Sparc/PA Risc Putting OpenStep 4.2/NeXTStep 3.3 online is relatively easy Step 1. Enable Root Access Go into Prefs Under NeXTApps and then click the lock icon, create a password, this is the password for the Me User. Once thats done, Logout. You will be at the login screen Login as root with no password Step 2. Run Simple Network Starter Make sure the radio button Use The Network but dont share administrative data is selected. Then Enter the IP address of your choice. Once thats done click network options and enter Router, Netmask and broadcast address of your network. Then Click Configure, The system will reboot Upon Reboot login as root again Open a terminal window and type the following command pico /etc/resolv.conf Enter the following in Pico nameserver 8.8.8.8 nameserver 8.8.4.4 I used the google public DNS servers for an example, but any DNS Server will work CTRL -O to save the file CTRL- X to exit pico Then Reboot your system. Again Login as root Open A terminal window and type ping google.com. At this point you should be getting a response from google. And thats it, that is all there is to getting your NeXTstation/OpenStep/NeXTstep Powered Boxes online.

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Selling Decwriter iv?

by aihelena＠mit.edu

Hello, I recently acquired a new in box, still sealed Decwriter IV from a lab cleanout. I'm a typewriter enthusiast, and didn't know that it was not a typewriter. Would it be worth attempting to sell, or should I just hook it up to a computer somehow and log my every keystroke for shiggles? Or use it as a bizarre dot-matrix typewriter? Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this; I have no idea what I'm doing with this machine. Helena

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WTB: IMSAI blue paddles

by philip＠neoncluster.com

Yes, yet another WTB from me. This time I'm looking for some original Blue IMSAI paddles. Thanks Phil philip at neoncluster.com Retro computing at: www.neoncluster.com

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Soft Sectoring a RK05

by shadoooo＠gmail.com

Hello. Unfortunately I don't have a RK05, even if I REALLY would to know somebody in willing to sell one... Anyway, I followed the former and the latter post about PLL to sync 12-sector cartridges as 16-sector, but I have some question about how the circuit should work. In the hardware sectoring, the pulses is needed to identify in precise way the physical boundary between one sector and the neightbors. Clearly the 12-sectors will have 12 dents, while the 16 -sectors 16 dents.. plain. Now I could take a signal coming from a 12-sectors cartridge sensor, pass it through a PLL and produce a signal with 16/12 times the frequency, that is synchronized with the original signal... could it work? Maybe I missing something, but I think is not that easy... In fact, you expect to produce 4 pulses every 3 pulses of the reference signal. As the 4/3 ratio is not an integer multiple, only 1 every 4 pulses will be aligned with the hardware pulses, thus we would have a phase uncertain of 1/3 of physical hardware sector. Probably, if the cartridge is started and synchronized, it could continue to work correctly until the whole stuff is stopped and restarted. In this situation it could work in 33% of the cases, being misaligned of 1/3 or 2/3 of sector in remaining cases.. To fix it all, there would be a way to generate a secondary pulse to identify a particular dent. In this way, the regenerated sectors would always synchronize to the very same phase, removing the phase uncertain... Does it sound correct? Andrea

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Indiegogo campaign for new computer museum in Boston/Cambridge

by jim＠deitygraveyard.com

Just saw this on LCM's Facebook page: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/digital-den-org Only 13 days left! Jim

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WTB: Northstar S-100 floppy disk controller board

by philip＠neoncluster.com

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has a Northstar S-100 floppy disk controller board that they aren't using. I'm looking for one for a SOL-20 project that I'm working on. Much thanks in advance. Philip

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RK05 pack (not drive!) conversion

by hachti＠hachti.de

Hi folks, I'm currently sorting parts of my stuff. And I found out that I have less RK05 packs with 16 sectors (PDP8) than drives. I have some 12 slot packs as well. But I could need more 16 sector packs. I have access to some masses of 12 sector packs... Probably I'm not alone with that situation. If there's enough interest it could be possible to machine new center hubs for the packs. With custom sectoring. I'm quite sure that the biggest part of the cost would be the programming and setup of the CNC that turns the hubs. Then changing the sectoring to customer demands will probably cheap and easy. So the idea of making new center hubs could be quite interesting for the folks who need the same pack style for other computers with other sectoring. I know of IBM 1130 and some HP computers using the same packs which were originally an IBM idea. Any comments? Interested? Your feedback helps me to decide if it's reasonable to do it or better put the idea into the trash. An important point would be the amount of cash one is willing to pay for one center hub. Kind regards Philipp --

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FYI: PDP10 KL10 MF20 256Mword Mem Module on ebay

by aswood＠t-online.de

Hi, I'm reducing my collection: ebay 251334024585 Andreas

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Spamcop test

by aswood＠t-online.de

I apologize, but This is a spamcop test, since a previous email to cctalk has been blocked by an intermediate mail relay or the finally receiving mail server using the spamcop blacklist. Andreas

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Looking for Winchester S-100 board documentation

by new_castle_j＠yahoo.com

Hi all, first time for me to post. Does anyone out there have a manual for a L/F Technologies A1100 Winchester disk controller board? This board may also be branded IMS International. A picture of this board can be seen here www.s100computers.com/Hardware%20Folder/IMS/Other%20Boards/Other%20Boards.h…. Thanks Jonathan

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DEC boards

by useddec＠gmail.com

Here is a partial list of boards I have pulled and are ready to ship. The non -dec and PDP8 will follow at some point, as will the q-bus boards. I know I have M3106s, M3107s, and M8043s (DLV11-Js) handy. Feel free to ask questions and make offers. Shipping within the US is $10 for up to 10 quad boards, $15 for up to 10 hex quad boards, and $20 for up to 10 F, L, or M series boards. Shipping outside the US can be worked out. shipping from 61853. Thanks, Paul F1002 X 2 F1003 F1004 F1005 F1006 F1007 X 2 F1011 X 2 F1013 F1021 X 6 L0007 L0008 L0011 L0016 L0101 X 4 L0102 L0105 X 2 QUAD BOARDS M3104 X 13 M7164 X 9 (1 w/ KDA50 bulkhead) M7165 X 10 M7168 X 12 M7169 X 6 M7196 X 2 M7251 X 12 M7258 X 4 M7264 X 9 M7454 X 4 M7547 X 1 M7602 X 3 M7606 X 1 M7608 X 1 M7620 X 5 M7621 X 10 M7706 M7800 X 1 M7810 X 3 M7822 X 9 M7856 X 6 M7950 X 1 M7957 X 27 M8003 X 1 M8012 X 7 M8012 ? YA X 13 M8013 X 5 M8014 X 5 M8053 X 2 M8061 X 5 M8064 X 1 M8067 X 22 M8081 X3 M8151 X 1 M8152 X 1 M8188 X 4 M8190 X 2 M8290 X 2 M8256 X 1 M8639 X 2 M8639 ? YA X 4 M8639 ? YB X 6 M8658 ? YA X 1 M8901 X 1 M8901 ? YC X 4 M8902 X 2 M8902 ? YA M8904 X 2 M8904 ? YA M8905 X 2 M8905 ? YA M8905 ? YB M8906 X 4 M8951 X 1 M8953 X 3 M8955 X 1 M8957 X 1` M8960 X 1 M9060-YA X 3 Hex boards G066 1 M3105 DHU11 2 M3110 10 M3111 10 M7094 11 M7095 6 M7096 6 M7097 6 M7098 2 M7134 5 M7161 ? YA 1 M7289 1 M7293 1 M7294 1 M7295 1 M7485 1 M7486-YA 1 M7486 2 M7521 Delua 1 M7684 1 M7762 2 M7772 4 M7773 4 M7774 4 M7775 2 M7776 3 M7786 3 M7787 2 M7792 12 M7793 12 M7814 DZ11 3 M7819 45 M7847 20 M7867 DUP11 ? DA 7 M7872 4 M7873 1 M7874 5 M7875 3 M7876 3 M7877 3 M7900 1 M7901 1 M7902 2 M7903 3 M7904 2 M7912 1 M7982 2 M7983 4 M7991 2 M7992 2 M7993 3 M7994 2 M7995 2 M7996 2 M7997 2 M8103 1 M8105 1 M8107 1 M8112 1 M8113 1 M8115 1 M8126 1 M8147 2 M8148 3 M8149 2 M8150 2 M8191 1 M8202 ? YE 2 M8203 7 M8204 5 M8206 1 M8207-RA 6 M8396 10 M8398 7 M8722 11 M8728 5 M8743 20 M89031 1 M8903 ? YA 2 M8909 2 M8909 ? YA 32 M8910 1 M8914 2 M8916 1 M8933 3

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