Continuing to let you all know about developments, I do expect that
many of you are facing a similar
problem - trying to condense and preserve a lifetime of "collecting
digital stuff".
The DFF utility has been very helpful, however once I started
organizing my files, I realized that although
there are a lot of duplication, much of it is was downloaded at
different times and/or from different sites making much of it
different, many vendors don't go out of their way to make file
content/purpose obvious
in the names, and many files are dependent on other files - so
manually reorganizing the data is NOT
always easy.
The best solution I have come up with so far is to invent a new
archive format designed to eliminate
duplicate data but capable of recreating the entire original directory
trees (or parts thereof). To that end
I created the two utilities described below (now included in the web
archive). -- yeah, I do seem to have a
fair bit of spare time on my hands these days...
;=BDA - Build Dave's Archive
;=EDA - Extract Dave's Archive
Dave's Archives contain the smallest possible representation of a complete
directory tree:
- Only one copy of the data for duplicate files is stored.
- Duplicate filenames are stored only once.
- Path information is stored only once per directory, and only additions
to a path are stored (adding/removing from last path).
eg: Starting with a large DIR of support files for one of my systems. This
has duplicates and a lot of pre-compressed install files:
314 dirs, 930 files using 3,762,691,033 bytes.
Just "ZIP"ing it I get: SysSupt.zip 3,352,081,951 bytes
7zip does a bit better: SysSupt.7z 3,245,871,362 bytes
Running BDA, I get:
SysSupt.DA1 9,404 bytes
and SysSupt.DA2 1,912,855,711 bytes
Big improvement, but no compression yet, using ZIP and 7zip I get:
SysSupt.zip 1,636,965,417 bytes
and SysSupt.7z 1,609,663,862 bytes
And YES, using ZIP/7zip to extract the .DA's, then EDA gives me a directory
with exactly the same content that I started with.
Like my other tools, these can deal with BIG directory trees, and the
output file format is well documented
should you ever want to recover the files by other means.
Sorry if I've not responded to messages here, tend not to follow the
list directly much these days due to the high content, but you can
always reach me through the link on my site - might take me a few days
to respond, but I do get to it from time to time...
Dave
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Anyone on list repair or rehab Tandon TM848 drives?? I have a 4 or so of
the slimline drives from some Tandy Model 12/16b units that don't seem
to spin at all, and I've hooked them up to the same PSU that a TM848E
successfully runs on, so I am guessing it's not a PSU issue. (Though, my
understanding of 8" drives is extremely minimal, so...)
If I could get just 2 of them working, that'd put a few 12/16b units
back in operation.
Jim
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Jim Brain
brain at jbrain.comwww.jbrain.com
Hello,
I have an E250 Sun that belonged to a friend that passed away around
2008. It was colocated at a colocation office I had running in Virginia
Beach.
I pulled it out of storage, and would like to check if his public
website is archived on it. Archive.org only has bits of it. Odds are low
since it wasn't the main server, but worth a shot.
I tried the usual Serial port A, but all I get is garbage. Tried all the
common baud rates I could think of. If it's switched to diag mode, the
diag stuff comes across in 9600bps.
I tried the RSC port, it wants a password. Don't know it, didn't see
anywhere online on how to reset it.
I tried hooking up a console. Finally get the power brick in for the
Samsung 770TFT LCD monitor I've held onto (it has 13w3.) At first it
wasn't working. Tried both Type 5 and type 6 keyboards attached. No
console.
I found by removing the NVRAM, it will finally throw console. But no
keyboard input. Stop-A, nothing. If I shove the NVRAM back in while it's
running it immediatley goes black.
Anyone know if the NVRAM strings are stored in plaintext in the NVRAM
IC? If I were to dig out all the hardware that should be able to dump that
chip is it something that is human readable / editable? I've done the
coin cell hack on them before, but from memory the keyboard worked and it
wasn't a big deal to do program in replacement MAC. But this is different,
I need options removed.
I'm thinking this thing has values in the NVRAM that are turning off the
console and doing something funky to the serial baud rate. Or perhaps the
baud rate in Solaris is set to something funky.
- Ethan
Hi everyone,
I?m currently looking for a Lear Siegler ADM-2 terminal to purchase from
someone for use in a future short film I?m creating. Afterwards I?d house
it in my personal museum.
If anyone has one or you know someone who owns one and could be interested
in selling, let me know. I?d pay very well. I could also do a trade, I have
quite a few rare terminals in my own collection. I?m familiar with old
computers and know how to work around them, it could be in any condition.
It would be in good hands.
You can also Email me at jacksonharrington22 at gmail.com
Thanks.
This is not exactly vintage computer, but it is very close. A friend just
gave me an HP 16C calculator in excellent, working condition, EXCEPT the 16C
badge (or logo if you prefer) is missing. I seem to recall that, some years
ago, someone on this list knew of a source for replacements but I can't find
it in the archive. So, I'll ask, does anyone know where to get a
replacement 16C badge?
Thanks,
Bill S.
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>
> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2020 15:17:06 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Ethan O'Toole <ethan at 757.org>
> Subject: Re: cray unicos cds sold on ebay in 2016
>
> I have Unicos 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2 but when I boot it I get a kernel
> panic. Seems to be around drivers for ATM. My system has a lot of HIPPI
> interfaces, no ATM.
>
> Am also interested in finding other copies of J90 Unicos.
>
> - Ethan
>
The RICM has 8.0.2.2A and 8.0.3.3 on DAT.
--
Michael Thompson
I know what you guys are thinking- no, this isn't for a keyboard collection
or some modern build or some other nonsense like that.
I have a friend who is restoring a fairly interesting and historically
significant vintage computer- a and subject to what appears to be a
batch-related encapsulation failure on the proprietry hall effect sensors,
but could have been some other trauma, around a little over half of them
are bad.
The correct SD-series replacement switch would be the 4B3A-
*** These can allegedly be found on some of the Diablo printing terminals.**
It is possible other switches ending in ***A could be made to work with a
bit of labor and disassembly (swapping the fairly brittle sensors).
I am not a keyboard expert but I have learned that you can remove a key on
some of these microswitch keyboards and read the model fairly easily.
Please let me know if you have a lead on a donor for these switches. They
will be put to good use, and you can reply to me off list for more details.
Thanks,
- I
We regret to announce...
There will be no VCF Midwest this year.
The conditions imposed upon us by the CoViD-19 pandemic and related
government regulations, as well as a depressed expected turn-out
figure, will make it impossible for us to host an event of the size
and quality our dedicated fans have come to expect. Thus today we
have terminated our 2020 contract with Waterford Banquets and the
Clarion Inn hotel.
We recommend cancelling your hotel and travel reservations, if you
have made them, and we hope that you have not been too greatly
inconvenienced by our change of plans.
We also wish to express our thanks for the many responses we received
to our survey sent back in May. Your feedback was informative,
interesting, humorous and most of all, essential in helping us make
the right decision about this year's show.
The good news is that we have an excellent relationship with our host
venue and have already locked in our contract for 2021. Although a
long way off, plans will take shape early next year for that show, so
please keep an eye out for further announcements of VCFMW 16 (or will
it be 15b? We don't know yet!)
Also, following the lead of other cancelled festivals, we are
considering a Virtual VCFMW to be held on one or more of the dates
allocated for this year's show (Sept 12 or 13, 2020). If we think we
can pull off something half as entertaining as the real thing, maybe
we'll do it. Watch your email for announcements sometime in August.
Your humble(d) organizer -
- jason
If you would like to repost this message in your own forums, feel free
to do so by using this link:
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Hi!
I have a box full of Compaq SCSI server disk caddies (with 9.1G disks in
them). Feels silly to dump them into e-waste recycling, but there
probably isn't much point in shipping them very far either (I am in
Amsterdam).
Julf
? I have an 11/04 with an RK11-D.? I have a couple of RK05s, but I
wanted to test the controller before I start working on the drives.? The
PDP11 Diagnostic Handbook says that ZRKJ?? "checks only the
drive-independent logic of the RK11 controller. no drive is needed..."?
I assumed that meant it was a diskless test, but now I'm not sure that's
true.? Can anyone confirm or deny this? Does anyone have a listing of
ZRKJE0?
? My RK11-D has the BC11 drive cable plugged into the backplane, but
the free end of the cable is just lying on the floor.? No drive is
connected.? The test fails with
??? RK11 LOGIC TEST I
??? MAINDEC-11-DZRKJ-E
??? REGISTER NOT CLEARED
??? ? PC?? REGADD??? RECVD
??? 002560? 177402? 100000
?177402 is the RKER register and bit 15 is DRE - "Drive Error".
According to the manual this bit is set when the AC power to the drive
is lost, which given that I don't have a drive at all, doesn't sound
unreasonable.? Continuing ZRKJ?? also gives
??? REGISTER NOT CLEARED
??? ? PC?? REGADD??? RECVD
??? 002560? 177404? 140200
??? RKCS ERROR
??? ? PC??? WROTE?? READ
??? 002636? 000002? 140202
177404 is the RKCS register and the first two bits are ERROR and HARD
ERROR.? These are both set by the DRE bit in RKER and aren't really a
surprise.
? I'm starting to wonder if this diagnostic really works w/o a drive
attached, or if these errors are expected.
Thanks,
Bob
I just happen to see this auction:
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/86804138_entrex-480-vintage-computer-e…
Looks like three systems. One marked Entrex 480 the others look like the DG
Nova clone DCC 116. On top there seems to be a Diablo printer of some sort.
Some rust, indeed.
In New Jersey.
Then there another auction for several Diablo drives at the same location:
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/86804145_sweda-750-computers-and-vinta…
Also a stack of DG like cards and a core memory board, likely DG or DCC.
Not in best condition but probably worth rescuing. Maybe someone in NJ area
that want it?
/Mattis
I recently found an IBM System/36 5360 for sale, with 5251 Terminal and Keyboard. System is supposed to be in good running condition, taken out of service in September 2019, single owner. Asking price seems to be about 10k (!).
Anyone interested should go to this link:
Vintage 1979 IBM 5251 Beam Spring Mechanical Keyboard 7361073 System 36 34 | Almost Anything
- And then use the chat feature on the webpage - the owner will respond to you with info on the system.
I have no relationship with this seller, just wanted fellow collectors with interest in "Big Iron" to know it is available.
Stan Irwin
OK, now here are some pics that should be available to everybody. I hope.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/h64tye8ecmPHQfJD7
Smells of (early) 1960s transistorized.
No helpful marking apart from
* "GATE JJ01" on SIDE A. (components).
* "C NT OL DATA" on side B (solder traces).
Big transistors are Motorola "180376008". Also, any ideas what the "246 636
B" boxes are, they have four legs?
A curse on TinyURL and praise to Camiel Vanderhoven.
peter
Anyone have any experience with these? When I installed in around ?97 or ?98, it just worked. Now I?m seeing 0 bytes of Fast Ram on my Amiga 3000, I just see 2MB Chip RAM. I don?t even know if I can boot a base AmigaOS 3.1 with Video and Ethernet drivers. :-)
Zane
Hi!
I have a box full of Compaq SCSI server disk caddies (with 9.1G disks in
them). Feels silly to dump them into e-waste recycling, but there
probably isn't much point in shipping them very far either (I am in
Amsterdam).
Julf
Hey,
Digging around I found some more stuff that I had forgotten about. Note
these are the original, HP 9-track, 1/2 inch, 1600 BPI, tapes. They are
NOT copies. All had been stored indoors in a climate controlled
environment and should be 100% readable.
Some of the reels are 600 ft, some are 1200 ft, some are 2400 ft.
--
HP-PA support for the series 800 tapes 1/2 and 2/2
P/N 82436-13500 REV A.B8.00 DATE CODE 3113
support format
--
--
HP-UX 8.0 INSTALL
HP9000 HP-UX Series 800 tape 1/1
P/N 82436-13509 REV A.B8.00 Date Code 3113
Install format
--
--
MPE/V Release 40 Patch for the HP 3000
P/N 32033-10469 tape 1/1
NMSTORE FORMAT
--
--
MPE/IX COBOL 5.5 COMP. for the HP3000
6250 BPI MNSTORE FORMAT tape 1/1
P/N B3845-10007 REV A.10.25
--
--
MPE/IX COBOL 5.5 RTS. for the HP3000
6250 BPI MNSTORE FORMAT tape 1/1
P/N B3847-10007 REV A.10.25
--
--
MPE/IX COBOL 5.5 DEV. for the HP3000
6250 BPI MNSTORE FORMAT tape 1/1
P/N B3843-10007 REV A.10.25
--
--
MPE V Release 3P
FOS Tape tape 1/1 SYSDUMP format
P/N 32033-10452 REV G.3P.00 Date Code 3419
--
--
MPE V RELEASE 40 for the HP3000
Turbo update tapes 1/2 and 2/2
P/N 32033-10461 and PN/32033-10462 REV G.40.00
TU Format (I don't think you can boot this format)
--
--
HP9000 Series 800
CUSTOMIZED HP-UX CORE and SUBSYS
Tapes 1/3, 2/3, and 3/3
Release 0800 VUF A.B8.00. UPDATE Format
I think the customized label is because I had ordered these tapes from
HP many years ago. Since support had expired, the additional software
that's on the tapes does not require passwords to install. As I recall,
the tapes include HPBASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, RPG, and possibly some other
programs. I could be wrong so don't hold me to it.
--
--
MPE V Release 3P for the HP3000
SUBSYS TAPE Store FORMAT
Tapes 1/2 and 2/2
P/N 32033-10455 Rev G.3P.00 Date Code 3419
--
Feel free to make an offer but, as with my other stuff, I am not giving
them away. I suspect these are pretty rare so, be generous with your
offers. Because of packing and shipping, I'd prefer to see all of them
go to one place.
See ya,
--
Steve Robertson
steerex at ccvn.com
On 2020-07-02 19:00,jwest at classiccmp.org wrote:
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2020 12:51:42 -0500
> From: <jwest at classiccmp.org>
> To: "'Paul Koning'" <paulkoning at comcast.net>, "'General Discussion:
> On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>, "'Tony
> Nicholson'" <tony.nicholson at computer.org>
> Subject: RE: More DECnet/E items
> Message-ID: <001801d64fd0$47911290$d6b337b0$(a)classiccmp.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> ----------
> Nice. I looked at fixing RT11 RTS applications like MACRO, but that's not
> possible because the RT11 date format stops in the early 21st century (5 bit
> year field). Perhaps RT-11 has created a solution, but if so I don't know
> it.
> ----------
>
> It was my understanding that Jerome Fine did y2k fixes (commercially) for
> rt11 years ago. Is he still around the list?
>
> J
Apparently Jerome Fine has not posted anything since July 2016. I believe he is/was retired and fairly old, it might be that he is deceased.
The Wikipedia page for Intel 8086 references the Intel Preview
periodical, specifically these issues.
Intel Corporation (May?June 1979).? Intel Preview
Intel Corporation (January?February 1980). Intel Preview
Intel Corporation (May?June 1980).? Intel Preview (Special Issue: 16-Bit
Solutions)
These don't seem to be available on the Net. They don't seem to be on
BitSavers or in the Computer History Museum collection.
Worldcat shows one issue available in the University of Catalonia
library - not these issues.
If someone has copies of these issues or more, scanning them for
bitsavers would be great, if that is possible.
Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya?? UPC?? Barcelona, 08034 Spain
https://cataleg.upc.edu/search/?searchscope=1&searchtype=h&searcharg=(ocolc…
Title ??? Intel preview
Imprint/production ??? Santa Clara, CA : Intel Corporation, 198?-1981
Description ??? il.; 28 cm
Current Frequency ??? Bimensual
Note ??? Descripci? basada en: (nov.- dec. 1980)
Subject ??? Microordinadors -- Revistes
Added Author ??? Intel Corporation
Continued By ??? Solutions
Library??? ETSEIB - D709
Holdings??? (1980 N6-7)
The "Solutions" periodical continuing "Preview" is in more libraries
(according to WorldCat), so it's possible that "Preview" is bound with
"Solutions"? somewhere.
https://search.lib.utexas.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma9910245442697…
Title:? Solutions.
Uniform title:? Solutions (U.S. ed. : Santa Clara, Calif.)
Related titles
complete edition : Solutions (European ed. : Santa Clara, Calif.)
Later title : Microcomputer solutions (U.S. ed.)
Publisher:
Santa Clara, Calif. : Intel Corp., -1987
-Sept./Oct. 1987.
Edition: [U.S. ed.].
Format
v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Edition statement supplied.
Description based on: Mar./Apr. 1983; title from cover.
Genre
Periodicals.
Subject
Microcomputers
Intel Corporation
Contributor
Intel Corporation.
Identifier
LC : sn 88003659
ISSN : 1041-8547
OCLC : (OCoLC)10331599
Type: Journal
Creation Date:? -1987
Frequency:? Bimonthly
> hyperlinked in; I'll do the RFCs later. Also, it's missing a few TELNET
> entries, I'll add them later too.
All done.
Also, I remenbered that Dave Walden made the three main ARPNET papers
availalble online recently, so I added links to them on the 'ARPANET Technical
Information' page. I highly recommend those to anyone who wants to know more
about the details of the ARPANET's operation; they're really good.
Noel
I?ve acquired a couple of MVME332XT (plus port panels and cabling) and was surprised to find that there?s very little documentation online, only a few references for setting up the board as part of specific systems. And a driver for it in OpenBSD 5.5?for their mvme88k platform only, because for some reason they don?t share drivers between all the VME platforms.
Does anyone have scanned or printed documentation for the MVME332XT? How about document number MVME332XTFW, about the 332?s firmware?
? Chris
Sent from my iPad
> I will create a page which lists the contents of the APH .. I'll email
> the list with the URL once I get it up.
OK, it's at:
http://mercury.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/arpaprot.html
I'll link to it from all the usual places (e.g. the 'ARPANET Technical
Information' page) later. The main protocol documents are hyperlinked in; I'll
do the RFCs later. Also, it's missing a few TELNET entries, I'll add them
later too.
> it's bound and 1/5" thick
Old typo - 1-1/2".
Noel
Hey Guys,
Digging around I found some more stuff that I had forgotten about. Note
these are the original, HP 9-track, 1/2 inch, 1600 BPI, tapes. They are
NOT copies. All had been stored indoors in a climate controlled
environment and should be 100% readable.
Some of the reels are 600 ft, some are 1200 ft, some are 2400 ft.
--
HP-PA support for the series 800 tapes 1/2 and 2/2
P/N 82436-13500 REV A.B8.00 DATE CODE 3113
support format
--
--
HP-UX 8.0 INSTALL
HP9000 HP-UX Series 800 tape 1/1
P/N 82436-13509 REV A.B8.00 Date Code 3113
Install format
--
--
MPE/V Release 40 Patch for the HP 3000
P/N 32033-10469 tape 1/1
NMSTORE FORMAT
--
--
MPE/IX COBOL 5.5 COMP. for the HP3000
6250 BPI MNSTORE FORMAT tape 1/1
P/N B3845-10007 REV A.10.25
--
--
MPE/IX COBOL 5.5 RTS. for the HP3000
6250 BPI MNSTORE FORMAT tape 1/1
P/N B3847-10007 REV A.10.25
--
--
MPE/IX COBOL 5.5 DEV. for the HP3000
6250 BPI MNSTORE FORMAT tape 1/1
P/N B3843-10007 REV A.10.25
--
--
MPE V Release 3P
FOS Tape tape 1/1 SYSDUMP format
P/N 32033-10452 REV G.3P.00 Date Code 3419
--
--
MPE V RELEASE 40 for the HP3000
Turbo update tapes 1/2 and 2/2
P/N 32033-10461 and PN/32033-10462 REV G.40.00
TU Format (I don't think you can boot this format)
--
--
HP9000 Series 800
CUSTOMIZED HP-UX CORE and SUBSYS
Tapes 1/3, 2/3, and 3/3
Release 0800 VUF A.B8.00. UPDATE Format
I think the customized label is because I had ordered these tapes from
HP many years ago. Since support had expired, the additional software
that's on the tapes does not require passwords to install. As I recall,
the tapes include HPBASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, RPG, and possibly some other
programs. I could be wrong so don't hold me to it.
--
--
MPE V Release 3P for the HP3000
SUBSYS TAPE Store FORMAT
Tapes 1/2 and 2/2
P/N 32033-10455 Rev G.3P.00 Date Code 3419
--
Feel free to make an offer but, as with my other stuff, I am not giving
them away. I suspect these are pretty rare so, be generous with your
offers. Because of packing and shipping, I'd prefer to see all of them
go to one place.
See ya,
--
Steve Robertson
steerex at ccvn.com
> From: Will Senn
> I know some of y'all were there (Noel)
I'm you're huckleberry (sort of; I didn't work on building the ARPANet, but I
built a number of boxes which were attached to it, later).
> I'm looking for the ARPANET Protocol Handbook
I have a hardcopy; the January 1978 version. (No, I can't scan it; it's
bound and 1/5" thick, and I don't wish to dwestroy it to scan it - but
see below).
> by Feinler, E. and Postel, J.
They were just the editors; most of the content was written by others.
It contains a whole raft of individual documents, most of them RFCs, and some
"NIC"s - similar documents available through the NIC, but generally only in
hardcopy form (like the earliest RFCs).
Many of the most important non-RFC ones are available here:
http://www.chiappa.net/~jnc/tech/arpanet.html
at the bottom of the page.
I will create a page which lists the contents of the APH, since I
gather it doesn't seem to be online. I'll email the list with the URL
once I get it up.
Any that are important, and not otherwise available online, I can scan; I've
done one (NIC 29588) in the past.
> If it's been superceded and the successor is available
There were _successor_ documents, like the IPH, but they covered entirely
different material. There likely was more then one version of the APH, as
inididual documents in it were added/modified; I have no confirmatorion
on that, though.
Noel
> From: Steve Shumaker
> NTRL has 3 published versions listed with two available as pdf downloads;
> https://ntrl.ntis.gov/NTRL/
Good find! The ADA052594 one is the one I have. The other one has older versions of
some things.
So I won't need to scan anything; but I will put up a machine-readable TOC.
Noel
When I try
http://www.openvms.digital.com/openvms/os/openvms-release-history.html
in archive.org I get the usual:
"Sorry.
This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."
That's supposed to be because robots.txt prevents spidering so the
Internet Archive takes down the pages (even if they were previously
available, it seems).
But digital.com is back and if you go far enough down
https://digital.com/about/ you'll see that they know where the domain
came from.
So if whoever now controls digital.com could be persuaded to ask, would
the Internet Archive allow those digital.com pages back out into the
open again?
(I'm asking here because I think there's at least one person on this
list who might be able to provide a reasonably authoritative answer).
I did happen to notice that dec.com is back too ...
Antonio
--
Antonio Carlini
antonio at acarlini.com
Hi,
If this is off-topic, my apologies, but I know some of y'all were there
(Noel), so I'm hoping it's close enough to on-topic to garner a
successful response. I'm looking for the ARPANET Protocol Handbook by
Feinler, E. and Postel, J., published by SRI back in the day (revised
edition 1978) in an online format (pdf preferably, but anything readable
is fine. I came across the reference in RFC 790 - Assigned Numbers. If
it's been superceded and the successor is available, that would probably
work, too. Although, I prefer the earlier works for concision.
Regards,
Will
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GPG Fingerprint: 68F4 B3BD 1730 555A 4462 7D45 3EAA 5B6D A982 BAAF
Hi all, i am looking for a loader rom set for my 21mx and does not seem to be around at the usual places, I am hoping to find a leed.
Here is what i am in need of.
12992L consisting of
12992-80011
91740-80070
91740-80071
91740-80072
there is a set of 91740 on bit savers but with a suffix of 67-69 ?
any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Grant
Hello Rich,
I tried emailing you directly, but I don't think you got my message. I'm still here and looking for some ArcNET cards if any have turned up in your closet.
Thank You,
Jonathan
>Hello all,
> I had a HDD failure and I lost all of my emails going back 3 years.
>There was a gentleman that was looking for Arcnet cards. Could you
>please recontact me?
>GOD Bless and Thanks,
>rich!
Does anyone have any experience with UUCP on macOS or *BSD systems that
would be willing to help me figure something out?
I'm working on adding a macOS X system to my micro UUCP network and
running into some problems.
- uuto / uucp copy files from my non-root / non-(_)uucp user to the
UUCP spool. But the (demand based) ""call (pipe over SSH) is failing.
- running "uucico -r1 -s <remote system name> -f" as the (_)uucp user
(via sudo) works.
- I'm using the pipe port type and running things over an SSH connection.
- The (_)uucp user can ssh to the remote system as expected
without any problems or being prompted for a password. (Service
specific keys w/ forced command.)
I noticed that the following files weren't set UID or GID like they are
on Linux. But I don't know if that's a macOS and / or *BSD difference
when compared to Linux.
/usr/bin/uucp
/usr/bin/uuname
/usr/bin/uustat
/usr/bin/uux
/usr/sbin/uucico
/usr/sbin/uuxqt
Adding the set UID & GID bits allowed things to mostly work.
Aside: Getting the contemporary macOS so that I could edit the
(/usr/share/uucp/) sys & port files was a treat.
I figured that it was worth inquiring if anyone had any more experience
/ tips / gotchas before I go bending ~> breaking things even more.
Thank you.
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Hi Paul,
Thanks for posting some Y2K fixes and enhancements for DECnet/E under
RSTS/E.
I've also used the Bitsavers source files for RSTS/E V10.1 to fix a Y2K bug
with handling RT-11 Y2k3 dates by the FIT program.
Are you interested in including my patched FIT.TSK for RSTS/E along with
your fixes. I could also provide my modified BASIC-Plus source code to FIT
too (but releasing this too may have copyright limitations).
Also I remember seeing a Y2K patch kit from Mentec for RSTS/E V10.1 on a
TK50 tape. I don't have a copy of it - but I think it also had some
additional Y2K fixes. You wouldn't also have some of these too?
Thanks in advance.
Tony
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On 6/28/20 6:48 PM, Grant Taylor wrote:
> Does anyone have any experience with UUCP on macOS or *BSD systems that
> would be willing to help me figure something out?
I ended up getting this to work.
I don't know if it was a macOSism or a *BSDism, but the root of the
problem was crossing between users via setuid / setgid in relation to
OpenSSH.
Two different versions of macOS behaved differently.
macOS Yosemite 10.10.5 runs the underlying ssh pipe command as the user
account that initiates the uucp / uuto / uux.
macOS Catalina 10.15.15 runs the underlying ssh pipe command as the
_uucp user, NOT the account that initiates the uucp / uuto / uux.
As such, on macOS Yosemite 10.10.5, I have to have the normal user's ssh
public key in the authorized_keys file on the remote system.
Conversely, on macOS Catalina 10.15.15, I have to have the _uucp user's
ssh public key in the authorized_keys file on the remote system.
I don't know why macOS Yosemite 10.10.5 and macOS Catalina 10.15.15 are
behaving differently, but they are.
These inconsistencies made identifying which client ssh config file --
nominally ~/.ssh/config -- was used cumbersome.
For some unknown reason, I couldn't rely on "~/" or defaults to specify
the _uucp user's key (Identity) file or the known_hosts file on macOS
Catalina 10.15.15, despite the fact that it was running as the _uucp
user. I ended up having to hard code the paths, as they were defaulting
to the original user account that initiated the uucp / uuto / uux.
I can only surmise that something is fundamentally different between
Linux and macOS in how it does things when changing user accounts via
setuid & setgid as I did not have any of these problems on multiple
Linux machines. I can further surmise that something is different
between macOS Yosemite 10.10.5 and macOS Catalina 10.15.15. I don't
know if this is related to System Integrity Protection or something else.
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Hey guys,
I was a regular poster and reader on the list many years ago. During
that time, I collected a few HP computers and Tape drives and a bunch of
other "junk".
Well the time has come for me to unload some of the equipment and I'd
really like it to go to someone that has an appreciation for what is it.
Currently I have 6 HP 21mx computers and about 30 I/O cards to move. I
also have 4 7980 (or similar) auto-loading tape drives. They are top
loading with HPIB interfaces. I also have a HP 9000 800/F20 computer
that dual boots HPUX 10.20 or HPUX 11.0. from a SCSI array. It has
ethernet, HPIB, and SCSI cards.
It been a few years since I powered up this stuff. Everything has been
stored indoors in a clean environment so I expect it to be fuctional. As
far as I can tell everything is in EXCELLENT condition!
This stuff is located in western North Carolina not far from Asheville.
Because of the size, this would require local pickup. I do not have the
means or inclination to ship.
Notice I am not giving them away but will consider reasonable offers on
any single item or multiple items.
If interested, please contact me directly.
Thanks, Steve Robertson
steerex at ccvn.com
Anyone have experience with the Moto 88k VME boards? I have an MVME197LE that I?m trying to bring up but it?s staying in BRDFAIL, while SYSCON and RUN are green and pressing RESET appears to work.
Nothing on console at all. (via a 712 transition module)
Same behavior with the NVRAM removed.
I do have the mezzanine card which has stayed affixed with an interesting inter-board connection. (Is this separate-able? Should it function without this DRAM?).
I?ll dive deep into debugging this, but if anyone has some tips or experience they could share it would be appreciated!
Thanks!
-Ryan Brooks
ryan at hack.net
Hi all,
Thanks for previous help on this project. I am working on an old 486 computer and I have replaced a 40 pin IDE hard drive with this SD adapter...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G29TZPS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01…
In general it seems to mostly be working. I can see a directory listing of several thousands files located on a 2GB SD card from yesteryear. The SD card was new when I installed it (has been in my possession for years).
However, I do get errors "sector not found" and if I A)bort I get INT 24 error. I am trying to get windows 95 installed and this is certainly preventing that.
In the BIOS settings I have the hard drive set as "USER" and these parameters:
CY:[1024] HD:[16] ST:[63] LZ:[1024] WP:[0]
These were the parameters in use while I was still using the actual hard drive.
Question 1: Now that I am using an SD card instead of an IDE drive, what, if anything, should I be doing with these BIOS parameters?
Question 2: The BIOS has an option to format the hard drive. Should I format the SD card using this facility?
I did not explicitly put a filesystem on that SD card. I placed it in a windows 7 machine, it was recognized, and I began copying files to it. I then place the SD card into the 486 machine where I saw the sector not found errors.
Any advice how to proceed?
Thanks
Eugene
A person on Reddit picked up what appears to be part of a Video Toaster
and is interested in getting it to someone who can actually use it. I
offered to pass on the message-
The system is in a PC case, with two full-height 5.25" Seagate SCSI disks
and a third-height 3.5" IBM SCSI disk, plus an optical drive and two 3.5"
floppy disk drives.
There's a standard-looking AT power supply and a (looks like) passive
16-bit ISA bus that has a single card in it which matches a NewTek TBCii
"Time Base Correction" board.
Pictures here:
https://imgur.com/gallery/lqmRz6i
They do want money, but not much, although shipping might be a bit steep
for a case of this size and with the weight of the PSU and two full-height
disks. I am not sure of their location, I got the impression (possibly
wrongly) they were US based.
eMail address is:
shishkebarbarian at gmail.com
I have no affiliation with the seller and all information is derived from
the images taken, so do please contact them directly.
- JP
>Downloading http://dunfield.maknonsolutions.com/dos/sw/ddw2020.zip
>gets flagged by Windows Defender on Windows 10 Pro (1909)
>as "Worm:Win32/Spybot".
A new tool now available on the site:
Daves Distribution File Checker
I have received reports that Windows Defenfer incorrectly lables some of my
executables as naughty. I assure you this is not the case when published.
They are freshly compiled from my own/known source code on a secure system.
To help you know files are exactly as I uploaded then and not compromized in
transit, I created this tool. It uses a proprietary/unpublished algorithm and
multiple encrypted CRCs to validate that a file is exactly as I published it.
The tool which makes the database will never be distributed in any way.
You can check a complete .ZIP archive or individual files from it. The archive
does not have to be present for DDFC to check individual files, but you do have
to specify it so DDFC knows which file to reference in it's database.
This program and it's database are self protecting, but can't insure they don't
get replaced by something that looks the same without providing the protection.
To help avoid this, I will reload this file every time I update my site.
Dave
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Hi All,
I'm restoring a Zenith MinisPort laptop, an 8088 based laptop with a
monochrome screen and 2" floppy drive.
I have a Twitter thread of the restoration so far with pics:
https://twitter.com/paulrickards/status/1272280795529519105
I recapped the internal power supply board which seems to be working well
now.
The next issue appears to be memory. The unit won't store the BIOS settings
properly, even with new lithium batteries or warm restart. In the BIOS
menu, setting the clock with a "0" changes to "32". Same with the date, if
you set the day or month, it adds 32 to it.
The internal memory test reported a memory error at B800:0000 bit 5. This
seems to coincide with the BIOS "0" turning into 32 on screen.
When it eventually boots from the internal MS-DOS 3.3 ROM, it looks fine
until the screen starts to scroll. The character case of all text on the
screen changes from lower to upper case.
Anyone know how to map a bit 5 error to a component on the motherboard?
Would a memory map help here?
Longshot: anyone have a service manual for the Zenith MinisPort ZL-1 (or
ZL-2)?
Thanks,
Paul Rickards
biosrhythm.com
A few of the self-tests I?ve seen on the 147s set BRDFAIL if the NVRAM doesn?t pass, so perhaps changing the NVRAM for a known good would be a place to start.
Richard
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
Hi,
Not hardware ... but an antique software / programming concept.
Some decades ago (circa late 1970s?), I *think* I came across a concept of
"raising the semantic level" of a program by using defines/macros and newly
written library functions. The concept was that a given language provided
a particular level of semantics. By judicious/clever use of things like
macros, one could "raise" the level of semantics, effectively appearing to
add new features to the language (or, in this case, the instance of the
language as used in the program).
I *thought* I got that concept from Terry Wingrad's excellent "Breaking the
Complexity Barrier again" (Nov, 1974,
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/951761.951764 )
...but, no. It's not in that paper.
Does the concept ring a bell?
Can anyone provide a pointer to where I might have seen it?
It's formed the basis of my own personal programming philosophy for nearly
50 years, and I want to know where I found it, or if I might have thought
of it myself.
thanks!
Stan
> From: Peter Dick
> As I expect you know, RSTS was 'born' on 11th June 1970 as shown when
> you print DATE$(1%) ...
> This means RSTS/E, the Greatest Operating System ever, has just turned
> 50 years old.
Err, I expect that that was RSTS-11 in June, 1970, not RSTS-E. Since RSTS-11
(which I learned to program on; happy memories :-) was a BASIC-PLUS only
system, and ran on a PDP-11/20, I suspect it was a fairly different operating
system (although no doubt it's BASIC-PLUS interpreter was ported to RSTS-E).
I think RSTS/E needed the -11/45, introduced around June 1972; sources
give 1973 for RSTS/E.
Noel
> From: Peter Dick
> Question: how do the three of you (Noel) cctalk at classiccmp.org and Paul
> Koning fit together?
CCTalk is a mailing list for people who collect antique ('classic') computers;
Paul and I are both members. I collect PDP-11's (I used them in school from
'72 to '76, and worked with them from '77 to the mid-80's). Jay West, who
maintains the list, forwarded your email query about RSTS/E to the list.
(Paul you can find in the RSTS 80th birthday spoof, BTW.)
Noel