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

by michael.99.thompson＠gmail.com

https://sites.google.com/a/ricomputermuseum.org/home/Home/equipment/dec-pdp… We removed the 709 power supply and checked for physical damage. Everything looked OK. We reformed all of the capacitors in the power supply. All worked OK. We attached a resistive load to the power supply and measured the output voltages. All looked OK. The power supply fan was sticky so we sprayed some WD40 in the end bearing to free it up. It is noisy, but it works OK a few seconds after it is powered on. We reinstalled the power supply and connected the AC wires. We connected 110VAC to the power cord to the 841A power controller. We could control the power state with the power switch on the console. We connected the remaining red/white wires to the 709 power supply and found that all of the chassis fans work OK. Some are noisy though. The hour meter runs and we add a few tenths of an hour to the 40,163 hours already on the system. We connected the DC wires to the 709 power supply. We turned the power supply on for a few seconds at a time and measured the voltages on the chassis test points. The voltages looked OK and some lights on the console turned on. We tried the basic Examine/Deposit functions, but did not get the expected response. We can turn the PRGM STOP light on and off with the I/O RESET and START switches. With the REGISTER DISPLAY switch in the API position the REGISTER lights flicker. The rate of the flicker can be controlled with the REPEAT SPEED switch. Later this week we will do some basic debugging to see if any of the processor is working as expected. -- Michael Thompson

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Anyone in Michigan need IBM 5120 (5110-3) parts?

by derschjo＠gmail.com

Hi all -- Earlier this summer I picked up an IBM 5120 (5110 model 3) in fairly rough condition in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area (where my parents live -- they kindly picked it up for me and stored it in their garage but now I need to make it disappear :). I bought it because I have a 5120 that needs a few parts (keyboard, monitor, ROS and CPU boards) and I'll be taking those back home with me. The rest of the machine is up for grabs -- anyone near the Grand Rapids area need any parts? I'll be in GR until Jan 1, so if you want 'em, speak up soon. Thanks, Josh

13 years, 6 months

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Symbolics 3620 Progress

by ggs＠shiresoft.com

I had some time last night so I spent several hours digging through documentation and sitting at the console to see if I couldn't make some progress. First of all, I figured out how to obtain the ethernet MAC address: show ethernet-address What I had to figure out that I had to be at the FEP (Front End Processor) prompt and not the LISP listener since that command is an FEP command. So now my home network is configured for when I get the Symbolics configured enough to enable TCP/IP (or as Symbolics names it IP-TCP). I also discovered (shouldn't be that big a surprise) that Genera doesn't really use configuration files. Everything is stored in the running LISP state. One thing that has to be remembered is that the entire LISP state needs to be saved when making configuration level changes (or installing new software). Just because it's on disk doesn't mean it can be used. I'm going to see if I can't get a bit further today. TTFN - Guy

13 years, 6 months

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Booting a Micro PDP 11/73

by robert.jarratt＠ntlworld.com

A little while ago I acquired a Micro PDP 11/73. It contains 2 DEQNA cards and an Emulex CU02. I am not sure what the CU02 is, but think it is some kind of disk controller, possibly SCSI, if someone knows what it is and can point me to a manual let me know. The automatic boot is setup to boot from the DEQNA cards, however I have no idea how to set up a boot node and I am not sure what OSs the 11/73 supports. I would be happy to run RSX-11M or RSTS, I have a SIMH emulation running RSX-11M, so perhaps that can be set up as a boot node? I also have a VMS boot node, but I have no idea if I can get that to boot a PDP11. If I have to I could probably make a TK50 or TK70 tape with boot media, and I probably have the means to get an RQDX3 with a disk installed, unless I can use the CU02? In the first instance I would like to avoid this route though because I just want to verify that the machine basically works. Any suggestions? Thanks Rob

13 years, 6 months

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Kerrville, TX warehouse pics

by sales＠elecplus.com

For those who want to see pics of the warehouse in Kerrville, TX, please see https://picasaweb.google.com/106111250846948401252/November212012 If you can't come on Dec 1, email me what you are interested in. Cindy Croxton Electronics Plus 1613 Water Street Kerrville, TX 78028 (830)792-3400 phone (830)792-3404 fax AOL IM elcpls _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2793 / Virus Database: 2629/5908 - Release Date: 11/20/12

13 years, 6 months

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Shugart 801

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

I'm looking at this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Shugart-model-801-8-Floppy-Drive-/230897115754?pt=U… and it seems to be very similar to the drives in my Intel MDS box (blue if that matters, and that's all I have of an MDS system). The listing calls it a Shugart 801. I seem to recall Fred stating that a S* 800 was a *good* drive to utilize w/some peecee disk controllers.? Is an 801 also *good*? I e-mailed the seller intending to grill some info out of him.

13 years, 6 months

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Very interesting PET....

by geneb＠deltasoft.com

http://cgi.ebay.com/190773363531 Personally, I love the idea of having a PET with a TEMPEST rated keyboard enclosure. *grin* I hope someone here manages to score this thing! g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home. Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies. ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes. http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

13 years, 6 months

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Kerrville, TX warehouse pics

by dm561＠torfree.net

----- Original Message: > Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:10:39 -0600 > From: "Cindy Croxton Electronics Plus" <sales at elecplus.com> > > http://www.elecshopper.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?limit=all&q=sfd-321 > > We have about 130 of these drives left. > > Cindy Croxton > Electronics Plus > 1613 Water Street > Kerrville, TX 78028 > (830)792-3400 phone (830)792-3404 fax > AOL IM elcpls ----- Reply: A favourite for replacing 8" drives because as Chuck mentioned it has a relatively rare 360RPM speed option. m

13 years, 6 months

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Tektronix 4052

by cc＠informatik.uni-stuttgart.de

Hi, we've got a Tektronix 4052 with 4611 printer a couple of weeks ago. The system is almost working fine, it has an issue with the hard copy function (i.e. no signal). I'd like to understand the machine and its "Super-6800" processor and therefore I'm looking for a copy of the service manual (BTW it's a 4052 and not a 4052A; the firmware level is 4) for both the 4052 and the 4611. Christian PS: I've put the ROM images from our machine on our FTP server: ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/cm/tektronix/tek4052 The images from the ROM patch ICs, PALs and microcode ROMs will follow soon.

13 years, 6 months

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Mitsubishi Monitor HG-6905 Service Manual

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

------------------------------ On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 7:52 PM PST CRC wrote: >If there is any interest in the subject 19" color monitor manual, it is available for postage from 85704. > > ->CRC My zip is 08005 if Im in the running.

13 years, 6 months

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YouTube video on the Dick Smith System 80

by terry＠webweavers.co.nz

One more for the pot. The Dick Smith System 80 (aka Video Genie or PMC-80). This was a clone of the TRS-80 model 1 and my first computer! http://youtu.be/-t5tk3XVIRI Terry Stewart (Tez)

13 years, 6 months

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Mitsubishi Monitor HG-6905 Service Manual

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

------------------------------ On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 7:52 PM PST CRC wrote: >If there is any interest in the subject 19" color monitor manual, it is available for postage from 85704. > > ->CRC interested.

13 years, 6 months

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strange remark about your collection?

by tom_a_sparks＠yahoo.com.au

What strange remark have you had about your collection? here is mine: I had my amiga A500 and amiga A1200 setup with disk/CDs, books, magazines around them a front cover of a box standing up behind the A1200 that the A1200 came in the remake from my relative was "you collect keyboards?" --- tom_a_sparks "It's a nerdy thing I like to do" Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 Premium Edition, AF 2012 Plus Edition, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2, Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter, Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (6502/68k/PPC only)?

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older Yamaha keyboards

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

------------------------------ On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 7:02 PM PST Alexandre Souza - Listas wrote: >> I have a CX5M. I need to set it up, I was really looking for one. > > What do you need? Likely a video cable for starters. And a disk controller - got a schematic, as well as a list of compatible floppy drives?

13 years, 6 months

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Mitsubishi Monitor HG-6905 Service Manual

by technobug＠comcast.net

If there is any interest in the subject 19" color monitor manual, it is available for postage from 85704. ->CRC

13 years, 6 months

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SJ7613-3 data sheet

by useddec＠gmail.com

I have a friend looking for datasheets for a (Motorola?) SJ7613-3. Any info would be useful. Thanks, Paul

13 years, 6 months

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VAX

by BHuntsman＠mail2.cu-portland.edu

Since some VAX stuff came up on the list recently... Anyone know much about the VAXbrick 4000-50? Not a lot of info on it floating around... Also, anyone here know how much a VAX 4000-200 in BA215 weighs, and/or have one that they'd be willing to sell? Haven't seen any come up lately... what's the going rate? I always thought that was the best-looking of the pedestal enclosures. Thanks! -Ben

13 years, 6 months

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Did someone lose their collection that was in storage in Florida?

by sellam＠vintagetech.com

Did someone lose their collection that was in storage in Florida? If so, did it include a Sol-20? If so, I have the contact information of the guy that bought out your storage. Contact me and I'll put you in touch. -- Sellam Ismail VintageTech ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintagetech.com Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap...The truth is always simple.

13 years, 6 months

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Ikon's Hobbit tape drive, aka Ultradrive - info request

by ed.spittles＠gmail.com

Does anyone have technical documentation or a circuit diagram for Ikon's automatic (micro) tape cassette drive, from 1983 or so? I have these links: http://web.archive.org/web/20060924115556/http://www.mixtel.pwp.blueyonder.… http://www.dragonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ultra_Drive http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/big/12412/Ikon-BBC-Hobbit-Tape-Drive/ (I remember magazine advertisements from when these were new, although I would have placed them a few years earlier) Thanks! Ed

13 years, 6 months

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Symbolics 3620

by ggs＠shiresoft.com

Just to let everyone know that my Symbolics 3620 just arrived. It was delivered by FedEx in two large boxes totaling 160 lbs. I've unpacked it and powered it up just enough to verify that everything seems to be working. I'll post pictures and more information about it as soon as I get a chance to put it in a more permanent place (right now it's in the living room?wife won't let it stay there long) and I have a chance to "play" some with it. Now back to work. TTFN - Guy

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Symbolics 3620

by vansloot＠gmail.com

There's another one available on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Symbolics-3620-Lisp-Computer-/110991206525?pt=US_Vi… On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote: > At 7:20 AM +0000 12/18/12, Ian King wrote: > >> On 12/17/12 1:47 PM, "Guy Sotomayor" <ggs at shiresoft.com> wrote: >> >> >Just to let everyone know that my Symbolics 3620 just arrived. It was >> >>> delivered by FedEx in two large boxes totaling 160 lbs. I've unpacked it >>> and powered it up just enough to verify that everything seems to be >>> working. I'll post pictures and more information about it as soon as I >>> get a chance to put it in a more permanent place (right now it's in the >>> living roomSwife won't let it stay there long) and I have a chance to >>> "play" some with it. Now back to work. >>> >>> TTFN - Guy >>> >>> >>> >> Please let me be the first to express my envy. :-) Very cool! >> > > And please let me be the first to express my condolences to your wife! :-) > It is cool though! :-) > > Zane > > > -- > | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator | > | healyzh at aracnet.com | OpenVMS Enthusiast | > | | Photographer | > +-----------------------------**-----+------------------------**----+ > | My flickr Photostream | > | http://www.flickr.com/photos/**33848088 at N03/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/33848088 at N03/> | > | My Photography Website | > | http://www.zanesphotography.**com<http://www.zanesphotography.com> | > >

13 years, 6 months

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cctech Digest, Vol 112, Issue 26

by michael.99.thompson＠gmail.com

> From: Rob Doyle <radioengr at gmail.com> > Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:56:24 -0700 > Subject: Re: DEC KS-10 FPGA > On 10/3/2012 6:57 PM, Rob Doyle wrote: > > The KS10 FPGA is starting to come together. The KS10 CPU proper is > very close to complete. It passes all of the basic instruction > diagnostics and the diagnostic monitor boots and prints the prompt. > > I'm starting to implement the Unibus-based IO. > > I know absolutely nothing about Massbus or the disk systems that were > common on the KS10. I would like to choose one disk drive type that the > KS10 supported to implement/emulate. I'm not sure which one would be > the 'best'. I'd appreciate suggestions. > > Rob Doyle > doyle (at) cox (dot) net The RM03 is too small to hold all of the source and do any development. The RP06 works very nicely. I don't think that the KS10 will boot from an RP07. The KS10 will boot ITS from an RM80. I am not sure how well supported it is with TOPS-10 or TOPS-20. I would recommend the RP06 for a disk and a TU45 or TU77 for a tape. -- Michael Thompson

13 years, 6 months

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Spotlight on the Osborne 1

by terry＠webweavers.co.nz

Just letting the group know that I've posted another video showcasing one of the models in my collection. This time it's the venerable Osborne 1 http://youtu.be/DsseQPkT_Bg Terry (Tez)

13 years, 6 months

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RSTS/E 9-track tapes, BP2, XXDP

by molists＠yahoo.com

I have uncovered a box of old 9-track reels, free for postage - they're heavy. I don't know if they're readable, they were kept indoors in Los Angeles. BSC+2 V2.5 RSTS/E 16MT9 (7") BSC+2 V2.7 RSTS/E BIN RSTS/E V9.7 INSTALL RSTS/E V9.6 INSTALL RSTS/E V9 LIBRARY RSTS/E V10.0 INSTALL CIDDCEO XXDP+ DDC REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS There is also a tape for EG&H Sort utility, but I suspect they're still in business, so that won't be available unless copyright/licensing is clarified. Let me know if you want them.?? If more than one party wants them, whomever is able to copy/upload them will get first dibs. Mo

13 years, 6 months

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Looking for 2N1516

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

...germanium PNP BJT. Does anyone have a couple that they can part with? I'm working on a Tek 661. Looks like I need two. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

13 years, 6 months

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HP Series 200 (eg 9816) - is there an Assembler?

by john_a_s2004＠hotmail.com

Hi, I've recently obtained a Series 200 machine, and have also just started to try out the excellent HP98x6 emulator: https://sites.google.com/site/olivier2smet2/hp_projects/hp98x6 There are many disks for this machine at the HP Computer Museum: http://hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?swc=6 but I can't see any reference for a suitable Assembler (for 68000). This would be a really useful piece of software, does anyone know of such a beast please? Regards, John

13 years, 6 months

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computer recycler in the UK

by sales＠elecplus.com

This company will sell in large or small qty to end users, they have old retro equip, and newer equip. Anthony Watmore TechniMove Recycles LTD Phone: 00 44 7949 752252 sales at tmoverecycles.com _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2637/5964 - Release Date: 12/16/12

13 years, 6 months

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NE555 story on ED

by steve.hunt＠iname.com

>> "Damn! Someday, we gotta bild a circuit to do better key debouncing!" > Sorry > I do know how to spell "build", but this keyboard, . . . Yes, we know, it needs better key debouncing. ;-)

13 years, 6 months

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NE555 story on ED

by cclist＠sydex.com

http://electronicdesign.com/article/analog-and-mixed-signal/555-timer-begin… A nice story written by Hans Camenzind's son. Does anyone have the definitive answer on WHY it was called the 555? --Chuck

13 years, 6 months

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HP 12c

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

mine takes 3 lr44s. Yippee I have the original.

13 years, 6 months

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HP 12c

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

What would be the difference, internally, between it and other horizontal models?

13 years, 6 months

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HP 12c

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

------------------------------ On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 8:19 PM PST Chris Tofu wrote: > > > > > >------------------------------ >On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 6:33 PM PST Chuck Guzis wrote: > >>On 12/16/2012 05:39 PM, Chris Tofu wrote: >> >> What would be the difference, internally, between it and other horizontal models? >> >>Of what vintage? A modern HP12C has very little in common with a >>vintage HP16C. >> >>--Chuck >> >> >> >I didn know that. I bought it at Wallyworld say 10 years ago. Ill spill the beans. I had aspirations of turning it into something scientific. Rom swap or what have you. Naive I guess. Anyone want to make an offer? Barely used.

13 years, 6 months

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HP 12c

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

------------------------------ On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 6:33 PM PST Chuck Guzis wrote: >On 12/16/2012 05:39 PM, Chris Tofu wrote: >> >> What would be the difference, internally, between it and other horizontal models? > >Of what vintage? A modern HP12C has very little in common with a >vintage HP16C. > >--Chuck > > > I didn know that. I bought it at Wallyworld say 10 years ago.

13 years, 6 months

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Gould/Millennium 9816 or 20?

by aek＠bitsavers.org

Anyone have one of these development systems? I've had the manual for a while, and I think I just found a bunch of software for it. Looks to be Multibus-based from the pics in the manual on bitsavers.

13 years, 6 months

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PDP-11/35 available.

by quapla＠xs4all.nl

After long deliberation, I have decided to let go of one of my nicest best machines. It is a 2 rack config and comes complete with spares etc. For all details & history of this machine, see http://www.groenenberg.net/download/1135 Please contact me off list for more details if wanted, as well as offers for this machine. Please note, no cherry picking, this is an all or nothing deal. Regards, Ed -- Dit is een HTML vrije email / This is an HTML free email. Zeg NEE tegen de 'slimme' meter.

13 years, 6 months

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Meshna

by Letterman＠cinci.rr.com

I have one of the catalogues I think it is from 1987. Says sp 46 at bottom copy right 1987.

13 years, 6 months

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Apollo DN3xxx 3Com Ethernet Card Find / QIC Tape Misery

by cube1＠charter.net

As an FYI, I recently purchased an Ethernet card, 3Com Assembly number 2012-01 (I believe this is a 3c505). It works perfectly. I am now in the process of attempting to read in as many of the (over 100, maybe 50 or so without duplicates) tape cartridges as I can, and will forward them off to Al Kossow that CHM when I get them read (presumably on a DVD). The biggest issue with the tapes is that Apollo used some pretty cheap cartridges at time to deliver software (after all, why should they need to last?? 8^)), and the little rubber belts inside the QIC-24 cartridges have gone bad in many of them. Fortunately, I have some relatively newer 3M DC600 cartridges that I can use to supply a substitute belt, and when done carefully (e.g., first manually rewind the cartridge PAST the load point (but not past the end!) before switching the belt to avoid problems) seems to be working. Unfortunately, I blarched a set of SR10.2 install media learning all of this. 8^P) But, I just read in a tape of 12MB successfully after doing a belt replacement (a tape with DPCI software, I think - it is still in the drive). In addition, many of the tapes I have were left in the middle, which seems to present data readability issues. We'll see. You can find these Ethernet cards on: EBay right now has two of them: http://www.ebay.com/itm/3COM-ISA-Ethernet-Card-2012-00-RevB-/350290188652?p… http://www.ebay.com/itm/3Com-2012-16-Bit-ISA-Ethernet-Coax-Network-Card-/19… And also at Pinnacle Micro / EZ-Systems may also still have some. Part number ASSY-2012-01 "ASSY-2012-01 3Com Refurbished Assembly 201201 ETHERLINK 16 BIT 30 Day Warranty" They are $28.75 from Pinnacle, but the minimum with shipping is $50, so you end up paying $50. Suggest adding a comment that you do indeed want the "LONG version of the card" (they called me to confirm that). I got mine there because they offer a 30 day warranty (at least on the one I bought), which is what motivated me to drag out my DN3000 and try and read some tapes and FTP the files and test them with the DN3xxx emulator inside of the "mess" simulator. Even one of the bad SR10.2 boot tapes I could at least boot from after the transfer, and enough of the tape was there that some of the programs would run (e.g., calendar, invol, config all ran). I saw at least one card somewhere else on the net for a reasonable price, but I forget where. JRJ

13 years, 6 months

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rarest computers. was: RE: Xerox Alto Restoration + Emulation

by andrewjlynch＠me.com

Re 480z Hi Jules As far as I know the metal case was an inner London education authority variant (ilea). At that time every piece of electronic equipment used in the authorities schools was retro fitted with huge "child proof" casing. This meant that every electronic item had ugly GLC boxes fitted before we could use them. The 480zs were issued to all ILEA schools in this form in the early 80s. I remember using them at that time and wishing we had the BBCs. The rumour was that they'd done a deal with RM. Hope you don't mind me contacting you like this. You email came up on a search I'd put in for the 480z Andrew Sent from my iPad

13 years, 6 months

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Digi-Comp I (was: Re: VintageAppleNMore Etsy Store)

by mtapley＠swri.edu

At 21:34 -0600 12/8/12, Tony A. wrote: >I want one of the plastic DigiComp I's I had as a kid. I've got a paper >one, but I have not assembled it yet. >http://paperforest.blogspot.com/2006/02/digi-comp-1.html Mine is running. Well, not now, I'm typing. Maximum clock rate seems to be about 1 Hz for reliable operation; I have not tried ice-tea cooling for over-clocking. I have implemented a 1-bit + 2-bit adder, output register obviously the same as the input registers (concatenated), and a 3-bit counter with rollover. Pretty sure I'll need a memory expansion to implement tic-tac-toe. I highly recommend playing with it! No connection to seller, but had much fun, even without overclocking. -- - Mark 210-379-4635 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Asteroids headed toward planets inhabited by beings that don't have technology adequate to stop them: Think of it as Evolution in Fast-Forward.

13 years, 6 months

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Univac 9400 console......

by jdr_use＠bluewin.ch

Once more common sense went down the drain and I find myself the "proud" owner of a Univac 9400 console. The 1$ price seemed to good to let go. Now what the heck am I going to do with it..... Jos

13 years, 6 months

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Extra BELLMAC-8 Microprocessor tutor and a DEC COMPUTER LAB 1969

by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com

The Bell Laboratories MAC Tutor for the BELLMAC-8 Microprocessor- A western Electric Computer! also have one extra DIGITAL - DEC COMPUTER LAB 1969 I would consider letting extra go for something profound for the museum here.... drop me a line off list please if interested. trade ideas include computers and broadcast gear and studio cameras. Also interested an items relation to Deaf telecommunications , Early Baudot ( not ASCII) teletypes, captioning issues and hardware , DPN Artifacts I am on digest and do not always read everything so email direct . Thanks in advance - Ed Sharpe Archivist For SMECC www.smecc.org

13 years, 6 months

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SCSI <-> USB

by emu＠e-bbes.com

Hi all, know it sounds weird (but I travel a lot, laptop user on the road). Anyway, does USB-SCSI adapter exist, if yes, are they really worth the money? My laptop doesn't even have PCMCIA slots anymore ... Cheers & thanks

13 years, 6 months

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rtVAX 300.

by ethan.dicks＠gmail.com

On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote: > At 8:13 AM +0100 12/13/12, Holm Tiffe wrote: >> http://www.tiffe.de/images/11122012114.jpg >> >> Is anything known about this board here (Manufacturer, Adresses, >> Switch settings and so on)? >> >> Looks to me like an VAX upgrade to an PC with onboard SCSI, Ethernet >> and Serial Ports... > > That's seriously interesting. I *think* I've heard of them, but can't > remember for sure. I'll be watching this thread with interest. > > Unless someone like Ethan knows something your best bet is going to be the > comp.os.vms newsgroup. I was just looking at the picture and googling for any info. I don't have any experience with this product but the fact that it's called an "rtVAX 300" suggests to me that it may run VAXELN, a Pascal-centric real-time application environment. This may be an application engine for running a VAXELN app. I saw some presentations at a DECUS or two but never worked with it. -ethan

13 years, 6 months

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What a service like Google would have looked like in the 1960?

by terry＠webweavers.co.nz

I found this clever and amusing. (-: http://www.masswerk.at/google60/ Terry (Tez)

13 years, 6 months

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FFS: HP 7908 Front Panels

by silent700＠gmail.com

This is a bit of an obscure piece but I figured I'd check to see if there are any hardcore HP fans out there who might put them to use. I rescued two front panels (the upper bit with the holes for the drive and the logo) from the dump; unfortunately, no signs of the drives themselves. The drive is this one: http://www.hpmuseum.net/display_item.php?hw=536 And here is one of the two I have: https://picasaweb.google.com/102190732096693814506/DropBox#5821553079935201… They're in quite nice shape, heavy plastic, no breaks, fairly clean. One has a sticker that should be easy to de-goo. Take one or both. Free for shipping (and a box if I can't scrounge one) from 60070, with preference to someone who has the HP equipment to use it. -j -- silent700.blogspot.com Retrocomputing and collecting in the Chicago area: http://chiclassiccomp.org

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Amiga 600 to 1084s

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

Best to use the 9 pin (cga?) jack on the back of the1084s or the rca jacks? If you were building the cable. Anyone have pinouts?

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New Aquisition

by ggs＠shiresoft.com

Just wanted to let folks know that my newest acquisition is in transit. It should arrive next week. What is it you might ask? It's a Symbolics 3620. Spec'd out pretty nicely with dual 750MB ESDI drives, 8MW of RAM and the professional 19" monochrome monitor. All tested and working with Genera 8.3 and the Y2K patches. I'll let folks know when it arrives and I've had a chance to fire it up. TTFN - Guy

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gma buss 2 amp fuses

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

Are these by default 250v? Thats all Radio Shack sells. I dont recall there being a voltage rating on the old ones.

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another VAXELEN download

by sales＠elecplus.com

This site has tons of VMS software http://www.digiater.nl/openvms/decus/vmslt02a/vu/aaareadme.txt http://www.digiater.nl/openvms/decus/vmslt02a/vu/ see vaxeln-idutil.zip _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2634/5954 - Release Date: 12/12/12

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Apple computer keyboards

by sales＠elecplus.com

The Apple computer keyboards are now listed. All are complete, in good condition. Please expect some discoloration due to age. Detachable ADB cables are NOT included. http://www.elecshopper.com/keyboards/apple.html Cindy Croxton Electronics Plus 1613 Water Street Kerrville, TX 78028 (830)792-3400 phone (830)792-3404 fax AOL IM elcpls _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2634/5952 - Release Date: 12/11/12

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