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

by gm10＠consulnix.com

Hi, I was curious if anyone had any information about (or experience with) LOBO Systems MAX-80's. I have four of these, and they came with no accessories, documentation, etc. I found an operations manual and a Technical Reference manual, but that's about it. My only testing so far was to connect them to an NTSC monitor, and all I get is some static-like display. Reading the operation manuals, it says something to the extent that it should display static if there are no disk drives attached. But another part of the manual says it should show some text on power-on. I am hoping to connect a floppy to one of these soon, and try to get it to do something useful -- but I wanted to ping the list to see if anybody has played with one of these, or might have additional documentation. Thanks, Garrett Meiers

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collusions

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

its come to my attention that theres quite a bit of crosstalk - quote, unquote - on the list lately. Maybe for a long time. I find this very hurtful, not to mention unprofessional, downright unwholesome. If you should be made aware of these intentionally super secret cabals, its your responsibility to expose them immediately. Thank you.

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Black Hole nearly dead

by legalize＠xmission.com

The Black Hole surplus in Los Alamos was supposed to close Monday, but they still have a crapload of stuff they are trying to sell, so they will continue to be open on a weird schedule. I went down there this Sunday (yes, they were open on Sunday for a change) to get the 3 Tektronix RGB monitors that go with the Tektronix 4125 that I pulled out of there on my last trip. (Returned with a 5x8 Uhaul covered trailer filled to the top and my car full as well, plus a little overflow on Will Donzelli's trailer.) While rummaging around one last time, I pulled out some more odd non-PS/2 keyboards (VT220, Intergraph, Cray Viking, Amiga, HP 264x), a Tektronix digitizing tablet w/puck & PSU, some manuals (mostly Tektronix), a case of DEC fanfold paper tape and 5 cases of punch cards. Still remaining down there that might be of interest to others: - VAX 3500 in the pedestal case - early model TI Silent 700 desktop - 8 late model Silent 700s with the snap-on case - Televideo 921 terminal (no keyboard) - ASR33 on a pedestal, kinda rough shape - Tektronix 3621 hard copy unit - lots of punched cards, NIB, some in case boxes (5 boxes per case) - paper tape, some of it whole boxes - mylar tape - 2x IBM model 26 card punch - lots of Friden calculators - several Friden flexowriter desks - 2x modcomp racks, looks like they were for disks, but the disks are gone and the wiring harnesses are cut - lots of chart paper rolls, generally free -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" free book <http://tinyurl.com/d3d-pipeline> The Computer Graphics Museum <http://computergraphicsmuseum.org> The Terminals Wiki <http://terminals.classiccmp.org> Legalize Adulthood! (my blog) <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>

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HP 9820A

by pye＠mactec.com.au

I was dropping off some rubbish today at the local council dump, and noticed an old HP machine in the trailer next to me. I didn't even say anything, I just stopped and stared at it and the guy asked if I wanted it. When I said yeah, he replied with "shame you weren't a few minutes earlier, I just chucked two others in the recycling bin and all the manuals and tapes/cards are in the pit." Turned out to be an HP 9820A, and I managed to get the other 9820A and a 9810A out of the recycling bin without anyone noticing. Unfortunately couldn't retrieve anything else. Just wondering if there is anything in particular to watch out for when powering up one of these for the first time other than normal power supply checks? I (obviously) don't know much about these machines at all, but I'm particularly mystified about how the built in card reader worked (is it magnetic?).. Could it be written to as well? Cheers, Chris

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VCF Midwest

by silent700＠gmail.com

Greetings from the 7th annual Vintage Computer Festival Midwest! The 'fest is well under way, well-attended and chock full-o-nerds. Updates and occasional pics can be found here: https://twitter.com/vcfmidwest Full pic galleries to come... -j -- silent700.blogspot.com Retrocomputing and collecting in the Chicago area: http://chiclassiccomp.org

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Scelbi PCB Card Guides

by nick.allen＠comcast.net

Hi Everyone, had an amazing time at VCFMW this year, looking forward to VCF East! Anyone have any recommendations on where to source the PCB card guides used in the Scelbi? I am working on a chasis for a Mark 8 Minicomputer and want to use the same style card guides. Thanks for your time, -Nick

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Model Computers (was: UNIVAC model)

by ethan.dicks＠gmail.com

On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote: > Out of curiosity, have any of us here created a model of a system like this? > I have to admit that in the past I gave serious thought to modeling a > PDP-10. I have not as of yet, but because of the studio photographs on the covers of many of the 1970s DEC handbooks, I've wanted to make 1/12 scale models of PDP-11s. For bonus points, the terminals would work. ;-) The mechanical data to draft these up is surely available in site planning guides and maintenance printsets. It's a lot of work, but I think it's totally feasible. -ethan

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Interesting court case on tv used facebook as evidence

by barythrin＠gmail.com

I'm sure I'm late to the game here but I was stuffing my face with pizza and diet coke with my BPA filled cup at a restaurant while they hypnotize me with TV in my face. Anyway, something that struck me as odd although I normally don't listen much to the star struck lawsuit tv shows was a lady suing an ex-roommate for property stolen during a move out debate. I'll leave the long story short but in the argument the plaintiff brought up a facebook conversation apparently between her and the defendant as evidence. The judge asked the defendant if she was aware of the tv or if she denies taking it and of course she denied it, then brought up the conversation which mentions the tv and the defendant apparently commented on it saying it was a loss or something. In the long run the plaintiff lost the case as she wasn't there during the incident, the defendant used the popular defense that it wasn't her on her facebook account arguing and was someone else and the judge said it was all circumstantial evidence so the case was lost. I'm just curious if someone here has legal experience but wouldn't a conversation on facebook have an expectation of privacy? Is that legally allowable in court if it's private email? I wasn't sure if since it's obviously related to the case if there's an exception or obviously if it was a public wall post then it was meant for the public to see and you wouldn't have any expectation of privacy. Since in the IT field we all are probably familiar with having to create disclaimers everywhere for expected use and no privacy, etc it's a curious line for email. Last I recall even though a person uses your computer (i.e. they don't own the equipment) they still have an expectation of privacy and their personal email shouldn't be monitored without consent. I believe universities end up with this conundrum often with personal computers attached to their network, etc. Does anyone here have legal experience for electronic monitoring or submission to court in this day and age? I know it's more likely just an opinion topic I just expected the judge to say something about the evidence not being admissible.

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new member

by tom_a_sparks＠yahoo.com.au

----- Original Message ----- > Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:55:18 +0100 (BST) > From: ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) > To: cctalk at classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: new member > Message-ID: <m1TFrKu-000J4ZC at p850ug1> > Content-Type: text/plain > >> >>? I have just subscribed to this mailing list a few day ago > > Greeitngs ans welcome to the list. <snip> > There are many I think. It depends on what you mean by a GUI. DO you > incldue windowing systems that had a good command line interpretter, but > had some programs that were operated with pointign device (mouse), > pull-down menus, etc? I would, or at least I'd regard them as a close > ancestor. > > With that in mind : > > I notice you haven't included any of the 'classic' wokstations. <snip> they are unofficial on my wish-list, but until a hardware emulation version is made, i'll wait > For smaller machines, there were several graphicl front-ennds for MS-DOS. > And Microsoft Windows ran on non-IBM-compatibles. IMHO the HP150 version > of Windows is interesting for that reason. I know about Dr's Gem and 16bit Geos, Visi On > > There was a graphical frontend for OS-9 (Microware's OS, nothing to do > with the Mac) on the CoCo3 called, IIRC, Multiview. i'll have to looking to that > >>? ????* BBC micro (wrote programs using usborne computer books from the >>? 1980 without the hardware) > > The Beeb should be very easy to find unless you want soem exotic version, > likw an Acorn Cambridge WOrkstation or an Acorn Business Computer. > > >>? ????* Altair 8800 / IMSAI 8080 reproduction versions > > I'd go for an HP9830. It's easier to find than an original Altair, it > was > the first comptue that was an all-in-one machine that you put on a > desk/bench, plgged into the mains and typed BASIC on. I'ts certainly a > candidate for 'first personal computer. don't get me started on the 'first personal computer' > > You don't say where you are in the world (this is an international list), Australia <snip> > > One final point (for the moment). You seem to be interested in the real > hardware, which is good, I am in three minds/worlds when it comes to real hardware: classic hardware only lasts as long are there are parts to repair them hardware emulation/remakes[1]: smaller than the classic hardware software emulations: no physical space need > but do rmemeber it will need repairs from time > to time. Or you might buy a non-working machine. There are plenty of > people here who will help you sort out non-workign hardwre, but > ultimately it's you who have to make the measurements and do the repairs. that why I prefer working hardware > > -tony tom [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_computer_remake

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Black Hole nearly dead

by gerhard.kreuzer＠liftoff.at

Hi, any body able to get the Friden calculators or some of then and ship it to Europe? I will take the costs, no matter. With best regards Gerhard

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Source for marked sense cards ?

by hp-fix＠xs4all.nl

Does somebody knows a source for marked sense cards (the ones you have to mark with a pencil) for my HP 9860Aa Marked Card Reader? A good 1:1 or 2:1 scan would do also, but the actual cards are better. -Rik

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by india_50＠yahoo.com

http://venelles-en-vie.fr/wp-content/plugins/akismet/google.html?eefv=at.hs…

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by india_50＠yahoo.com

http://minkenberg-rolluiken.nl/wp-content/plugins/akismet/google.html?to=gw…

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Who can identify the platform, these CDC diagnostic floppies were made/formatted for?

by p.gebhardt＠ymail.com

Hello everybody, I'm holding in my hands four 5,25 inch floppies from CDC, more specificly from their division Magnetic Peripherals. These came with some FSD-drives a couple of years back. Google turned up with not a single hit, when looking for more information about these floppies. They are marked with "1244-00,? souble side, single/double density, soft sector, 35/40 track" regarding their type. That's written on the etiquette: 1. SDI diag. disk PN: 92989602 2. SMD-0/E diag. disk PN: 93290704 3. SMDSTD, SMD-0 PN: 93290703 4. ISI diag. disk, PN: 93845702 ? I'd like to save the contents and maybe use it, as well, but I have no clue for which platform/system they are. Can anybody help me on that? Thanks alot in advance for your help! Pierre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pierre's collection of classic computers : http://classic-computing.dyndns.org/

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Rack storage for RL cartridges?

by IanK＠vulcan.com

Hey folks, On the PDP-8/e we have set up here, we have a rack-mount shelf for RK05 cartridges. Does anyone know if there was ever such a thing for RL cartridges? I have a fair amount of rack space on our 11/70, which is configured with RL01 and RL02 drives, and it would be nice to have some neat place to store them on the exhibit floor. Does it ring any bells for anyone? Thanks! -- Ian

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Freebie...

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

ooh ooh gimmee gimmee gimmee ------------------------------ On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 2:21 PM PDT geneb wrote: >I've got a DEC Ethernet loopback plug that I have no use for. > >It's got a 15 pin D shell connector (thick ethernet?) and a green status LED on the opposite end. The part number cast into the dongle is 12-222196-02. > >Anyone that wants it can have it for postage. > >tnx! > >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_!

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Freebie...

by geneb＠deltasoft.com

I've got a DEC Ethernet loopback plug that I have no use for. It's got a 15 pin D shell connector (thick ethernet?) and a green status LED on the opposite end. The part number cast into the dongle is 12-222196-02. Anyone that wants it can have it for postage. tnx! 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_!

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IBM 9663-001

by BHuntsman＠mail2.cu-portland.edu

Hi there! I know there doesn't seem to be a lot of mainframe hobbying happening on this list, but anyone here know anything about the 9663-001 "Snow Leopard" ESCON PCI board? It's based on one of those Artic960's with a pretty big AIB. So far, the most info I can find tends to be about TPF and the EOCF/2 system for managing it. You could also supposedly use it with LANRES and NetWare... Anyway, if anyone has any info, it'd be appreciated! -Ben

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new member

by tom_a_sparks＠yahoo.com.au

I have just subscribed to this mailing list a few day ago I am interested in GUI based computers I currently have 3 Amiga computers (A500, A1200, sam440) in my collection here is my wanted list are there any other gui based computers that I should add? ????* RiscOS system ARMini ????* GEOS system (Commodore 64 / Commodore 128) ????* Atari ST ????* Apple IIGS ????* Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only) System 7.5.5 ????* BBC micro (wrote programs using usborne computer books from the 1980 without the hardware) ????* Altair 8800 / IMSAI 8080 reproduction versions --- 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?

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guess the card - Sysgen 4540

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

one 40 pin chip's id is obliterated, the other is an SCN8035A (a uP). Toshiba TMM2016-AP10, 2 roms. Lots of glue. 18.0000 mhz? crystal. A weird squarish gray connector on the bracket. 8 bit ISA.

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SAM76 source code, documentation?

by eric＠brouhaha.com

Wikipedia says that SAM76 was rewritten in C and that the source code and documentation were available. Does anyone actually have it? Thanks, Eric

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Industrial PDP8... Dazzler

by wh.sudbrink＠verizon.net

So, I imagine I'm not the only one who made an offer on the Dazzler pictured in the Industrial PDP8 lot on ebay. I notice that the picture of the Dazzler has been removed from the lot page, but I didn't get any reply from the seller. I thought I made a pretty good offer, oh well. Anybody on the list get it? Would you mind sharing what you paid? Bill S.

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Prototype PCBs?

by brain＠jbrain.com

Anyone know an inexpensive source for prototype DIY circuit boards? From time to time, I like to use them to prove out ideas, and I'm running low on stock. Jim -- Jim Brain brain at jbrain.com www.jbrain.com

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someone was looking for a Hayes Pocket Edition Modem 2400

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

e-mail me. I'll check the list to see if you were _that_ person, not an impersonator. When I have the time. No disks, just the item and a couple of small manuals.

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VMS grey wall of manuals

by spedraja＠ono.com

No affiliation. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/35-Digital-VMS-System-Management-C-DCL-RMS-manual… Regards SPc.

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AT&T 3B2 software preservation

by amh＠POBOX.COM

Greetings, I'm in possession of a reasonably complete set of SVR3 media (and associated drivers, diagnostics, etc.) for the AT&T 3B2 on 5.25" QD floppies. Sadly, I no longer have any 3B2 hardware, but with luck one day I may change that. I had planned on imaging and preserving these disks for my own use, if nothing else. But it occurs to me that I don't know how rare they might be, and I might do harm by attempting to read them in an EBay'ed PC floppy drive (albeit with cleaned heads). Is this material sufficiently preserved that I don't need to worry about damaging my copies? I didn't see any 3B2 related bits on bitsavers and a cursory google search didn't turn up much. I have a few disks with duplicate contents, so I risked a test run with Unix dd and got a sane-looking complete image with no I/O errors, and no material shedding off the floppy that I could see. I still need to see if the bits are good at a higher level (I think they are formatted as "S5" filesystems, not sure). But I'd have no problem shipping the floppies to a respected member of the community who does this kind of thing all the time (e.g. bitsavers), if it would be worth their time. thanks, -Andy

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Altos 586 physical diskettes or QIC Tape.

by spedraja＠ono.com

This is message that I send from time to time. I got one operative Altos 586. It has the Xenix Kernel damaged, and I don't have diskettes to start the system from them. If someone can do a physical copy of the set of disks available (I don't remember the exact place now) and send it to me, or even a tape to start the system (I'm not sure if this can de done), we can speak about a trade. Contact off list, please. Thanks Sergio

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pdp 10 concle ebay?

by tdk.knight＠gmail.com

just noticed this one on ebay sitting at $810 atm http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-DEC-PDP-10-KI-10-Computer-Console-Panel-Sup…

13 years, 9 months

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P/390E 1GB & ESCIMO

by BHuntsman＠mail2.cu-portland.edu

Hi all! Since it'd been talked about before, I thought I'd share some photos, in case anyone ever wanted to see what this stuff looks like! Here are some pictures of my prototype P/390E board with 1GB of S/390 memory: http://www.flickr.com/photos/87479714 at N05/sets/72157631592809957/ And, after years of searching, and quite a bit of help, I managed to land an "ESCIMO" ESCON channel board from an IBM 3006 S/390 Integrated Server. Just got this in the mail today! It will work with the P/390E board, though I'll probably have to remove the blue extension at the end to get it to fit into my PC Server 330. Here are some pictures of it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/87479714 at N05/sets/72157631592838663/ -Ben

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proud (soon to be) owner of a VAXstation 3100

by cctech＠beyondthepale.ie

> >For a VS3100 M76 SPX the video cable is a BC23J. That's the cable I use >with my M76 SPX to connect it to an NEC MultiSync CRT. 15-pin to 3 BNC >connectors. > >The SPX graphics controller is switchable between 60 Hz 1024 x 864 and 66 >Hz 1280 x 1024. > >http://home.iae.nl/users/pb0aia/vax/vs3khw.html > That webpage has the correct pinouts listed. However, under the heading "How to connect a Sony Multiscan monitor to a VS3100", it suggests connecting pin 9 on the VAX (monochrome signal) to pin 6 on the monitor (red return). The monitor may well have all the returns connected together so the display may work fine and the incorrect connection may not be noticed but damage could be done to whatever is driving the monochrome signal on the VAXstation system board. Regards, Peter Coghlan.

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proud (soon to be) owner of a VAXstation 3100

by cctech＠beyondthepale.ie

> >> There is also a monochrome video signal available from the frame buffer on the >> system board which is not usually used if you have one of the optional colour >> graphics cards: >> >> 3. Monochrome ground >> 9. Monochrome video > >What are the specs on this signal? Can I feed it to, say, a composite display? > It's the same as the GPX rate and the lower of the SPX rates - 54kHz horizontal, 60Hz refresh, 1024x864. It is a 1V pk-pk 75 Ohm composite video signal but a TV rate only monitor is not going to like the horizontal frequency. Regards, Peter Coghlan.

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PromICE 'loadice' software

by snhirsch＠gmail.com

Does anyone have support software for the Grammar Engine PromICE ROM emulator? There were utilities built for Mac, Sun SPARC and MS-DOS (I'm primarily interested in the last). Mine seems to be what's discussed in the V3.0 manual on bitsavers. If bitsavers has the diskette images, I couldn't find them. Steve --

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proud (soon to be) owner of a VAXstation 3100

by cctech＠beyondthepale.ie

> >Got it. I'll verify the connector when it arrives. I do know that I have a >DA-15 to 3BNC connector around here, though I *thought* it was for a >Macintosh. Do you know the pinout? When I look for DA-15 video pinouts I >keep getting Mac ones. > (Do the Mac people not call it a DB-15? :-) It's the same as for a VAXstation 2000 and I have a manual for that which has the pinouts. Hmmm. Perhaps it's only the VS2000 that also passes the keyboard and mouse signals through that connector - there is no room for more connectors on that machine. The video signals are: 1. Red 2. RGB ground 10. Green 11. Blue There is also a monochrome video signal available from the frame buffer on the system board which is not usually used if you have one of the optional colour graphics cards: 3. Monochrome ground 9. Monochrome video If you make up an DA-15M - DA-15F adapter to get at these, you can probably run your VS3100 double headed. I've done it with a GPX graphics card and VMS. I assume it is also possible with an SPX graphics card. I can't see why not. (I remember our sales guy's jaw nearly hitting the floor when I showed him the Decwindows mouse pointer moving from one monitor onto the other :-) Regards, Peter Coghlan.

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First FORTRAN Program Runs, Sept 20, 1954

by cclist＠sydex.com

An interesting article about one of the granddaddies of programming languages: www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4396778 --Chuck

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Wanted : Dunp of HP9820 Peripheral Control II module

by ard＠p850ug1.demon.co.uk

Does anyone have a dump (in any sane format [1]) of the Peripheral Control II (PC-2, whatever) ROM module for the HP9820 calculator? Not PC-1, which I already have. Last time I looked, it wasn't included with the HP9800e emulator. Also looking for dumps of the DataComm 2 and DataComm 3 moduels for the HP9830 (I have DataComm 1), but these are much less important at the momnet. [1] Plain binary, Intel Hex, List of octal numbers (as used by HP9800e), BPNF, Motorola S record, whatever. Thanks in advance ofr any help -tony

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proud (soon to be) owner of a VAXstation 3100

by cctech＠beyondthepale.ie

> >Picked up a VAXstation 3100 M76 from Nekochan. Looks like a nice box, but >keyboards and mice on ePay are at ghastly rates. If anyone has a spare of >either or both they'd like to sell, please let me know. In the meantime, >I'll wire its MMJ port to one of the beige Macs' serial ports. > >It also has the SPX graphics board. How easy are those to convert to VGA? >It has a 3W3 connector, I think (it hasn't arrived yet). > My VAXstation 3100 M76 doesn't have a 3W3. It has a DA15M which carries RGB signals with sync on green. I have a DEC cable called a BC19S which converts >from the DA15 to three BNC connectors which plug into my monitor. The keyboard and mouse signals are also carried on the DA15 on some models but this doesn't seem to be the case with the M76. My keyboard and mouse are plugged in to the back of the VAXstation. There are no horizontal and vertical sync signals on the DA15 connector so conversion to VGA requires some sort of active device. The SPX card has two switches on it. One of them allows the resolution to be changed. One or other setting may be more suitable for whatever monitor you have available. Any sort of an LK201 or LK401 or similar keyboard as used on VT220 or VT420 or several other terminals seems to work fine with the 3100. There is a small recessed switch on the back of the VAXstation which allows a terminal plugged into an MMJ socket to be used as the console instead of using the graphics system as the console. Do not be tempted to plug in or out the DA15 cable while the power is on. I damaged my SPX card by doing that :-( Regards, Peter Coghlan.

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Early Sun manual archives?

by derschjo＠gmail.com

Hey all -- (Here's hoping this makes it to the list, my last couple of mails appear to have disappeared into the nothing...) I was fortunate to come into possession of a very complete Sun-2/120 workstation last week. (Complete enough that it came in the original boxes and included amongst other things a bottle of tape head cleaner with a Sun P/N on it...) Included with the system are maybe 8 feet of manuals and other ephemera, I haven't done an extensive inventory but it seems to cover SunOS 1.0 through 3.0, some hardware documentation, and I have other assorted goodies like the first few issues of the Sun User Group "README" newsletter, sales pamphlets, sales invoices and correspondence between the buyer and Sun. I haven't found any digital archives of this stuff (but perhaps I've been looking in the wrong places). Is any of it of particular interest w.r.t. archiving? (Anyone with a bulk scanning setup willing to take it on?) - Josh

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proud (soon to be) owner of a VAXstation 3100

by cctech＠beyondthepale.ie

> >ON top for the reason of.. > >What flavor of 3100? It makes a difference. > Do you mean it makes a difference as to what signals appear on the DA-15? The 3100 Cameron was asking about the video signals on and the 3100 I have which does not seem to pass the keyboard and mouse signals to the DA-15 connector are both model 76's. The 3100 I ran double headed some years ago was probably a model 30 or model 40 I've still got it somewhere but I haven't run it for a while now. I can't remember whether it passes the keyboard and mouse signals to the DA-15. My VAXStation 2000's definately pass the keyboard and mouse signals to the DA-15 as there is nowhere else to get them :-) > >I ask as I have 8 of them and no more than two of any variant. >The VS3100 series was not a monolythic model but the generic designation >for a group of system. > I have a few Microvax 3100's but I don't think I have any other variations of VAXStation 3100. Regards, Peter Coghlan. > > >Peter Coghlan wrote: >>> Got it. I'll verify the connector when it arrives. I do know that I have a >>> DA-15 to 3BNC connector around here, though I *thought* it was for a >>> Macintosh. Do you know the pinout? When I look for DA-15 video pinouts I >>> keep getting Mac ones. >>> >>> >> >> (Do the Mac people not call it a DB-15? :-) >> >> It's the same as for a VAXstation 2000 and I have a manual for that which >> has the pinouts. Hmmm. Perhaps it's only the VS2000 that also passes the >> keyboard and mouse signals through that connector - there is no room for >> more connectors on that machine. >> >> The video signals are: >> >> 1. Red >> 2. RGB ground >> 10. Green >> 11. Blue >> >> There is also a monochrome video signal available from the frame buffer on the >> system board which is not usually used if you have one of the optional colour >> graphics cards: >> >> 3. Monochrome ground >> 9. Monochrome video >> >> If you make up an DA-15M - DA-15F adapter to get at these, you can probably >> run your VS3100 double headed. I've done it with a GPX graphics card and VMS. >> I assume it is also possible with an SPX graphics card. I can't see why not. >> >> (I remember our sales guy's jaw nearly hitting the floor when I showed him the >> Decwindows mouse pointer moving from one monitor onto the other :-) >> >> Regards, >> Peter Coghlan. >> >

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dec m7294 to m7297 availible for trade or sale

by tdk.knight＠gmail.com

anyone looking for these boards they came with a backplane i picked up to use for storing spare cards on also a a single wide mini blank jumper card of some sort 9-77p g727a grant continuity ? anyone interested? i'm located in winnipeg canada

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Service bureaus (Was: Tek 4051 firmware listing

by dm561＠torfree.net

Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 15:08:12 -0800 From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com> Subject: Re: Service bureaus (Was: Tek 4051 firmware listing <snip> After that, I learned to drop by keypunch to occasionally chat with the ladies (it was comprised entirely of women), and occasionally drop off some munchies and other things. They knew me and I knew them. And I never had an issue with keypunch after that. --Chuck +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ As a matter of fact my very first job was also in a service bureau and that's where I also learned the importance of being able to charm the ladies, a skill that's served me well (and gotten me into considerable trouble) in subsequent years... mike

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PDP8-L and Teletype in eBay

by pdp8＠theadamsons.co.uk

> >> Oohhhhhh that's gonna go for some serious bucks. This is going > to be > >> fun to watch. > > Yeah. That's a sweet setup, and I don't remember the last time I > even > > saw pictures of an Industrial-8. > > > > -ethan > But it isn't a pdp8/L - it's an /E or possibly an expanded /M so apart from the colours and the scope not particularly unusual. I'd like it of course (alas I'm in the UK) but I wouldn't go overboard. I've never seen the dectape head protectors (?) before. Bob

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proud (soon to be) owner of a VAXstation 3100

by spectre＠floodgap.com

Picked up a VAXstation 3100 M76 from Nekochan. Looks like a nice box, but keyboards and mice on ePay are at ghastly rates. If anyone has a spare of either or both they'd like to sell, please let me know. In the meantime, I'll wire its MMJ port to one of the beige Macs' serial ports. It also has the SPX graphics board. How easy are those to convert to VGA? It has a 3W3 connector, I think (it hasn't arrived yet). -- ------------------------------------ personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckaiser at floodgap.com -- It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail. -- Gore Vidal ---------------

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guess the card - Sysgen 4540

by rampaginggreenhulk＠yahoo.com

I didnt count, but probably. Thats a heck of a lot of silicon for a tape drive, but what do I know. The Tandy 2000 Bernoulli controller has about a dozen common ttl. Anyone got a Bernoulli drive they dont need? ------------------------------ On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 8:49 PM PDT Chuck Guzis wrote: > > >On 20 Sep 2012 at 16:29, Chris Tofu wrote: > >> one 40 pin chip's id is obliterated, the other is an SCN8035A (a uP). >> Toshiba TMM2016-AP10, 2 roms. Lots of glue. 18.0000 mhz? crystal. A >> weird squarish gray connector on the bracket. 8 bit ISA. > >Connector is 50 pin? It's a tape controller, probably QIC02. Don't >know anything else about it. > >--Chuck > > >

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cctech Digest, Vol 109, Issue 22

by tim＠tim-mann.org

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:00 PM, <cctech-request at classiccmp.org> wrote: > Message: 17 > Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:38:09 -0400 (EDT) > From: Mike Loewen <mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us> > To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" > <cctalk at classiccmp.org> > Subject: Re: TRS-DOS as possible prior art for MS patent on exFAT, and > Reference request > Message-ID: > <alpine.LFD.2.02.1209171837070.18720 at cpumagic.137clearview.org> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > On Mon, 17 Sep 2012, Eric Smith wrote: > > > Scott Kevill wrote: > >> Best references are: [...] > > > > Thanks for the excellent list of references. > > > > I think "TRSDOS 2.3 Decoded" was what I was trying to think of when I > > reference "TRS-80 Disk and Other Mysteries". > > > > Do you mind if I include your list, with attribution, on a web page about > > prior art relating to the patent? > > You might want to contact Tim Mann, whose work on LDOS may have > included some file system interfacing: > > http://www.tim-mann.org/ldos.html I'm on this list, though I don't always keep up with reading it. "The Programmer's Guide to LDOS/TRSDOS Version 6", copyright 1983, also documents the HIT. See http://tim-mann.org/misosys.html#down.

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Tektronix 9100 operators manual and 9100 series seminar workbook available

by auringer＠tds.net

I offered these up before and had no takers. Anyone interested in saving them from the recycle bin for the cost of shipping from 53714? -Jon

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Vintage mechanical design software collectors?

by auringer＠tds.net

Hi All, Does anyone collect / maintain old versions of programs like I-DEAS or ANSYS? I have a stack of literature about these, and other, design systems. My inclination is to recycle. Anyone care? -Jon

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Anyone near Canby, MN?

by brain＠jbrain.com

An item of interest there, but it's currently too far to pick up for me. Was hoping to find a kind soul who store it for a spell until I could make a trip. Jim -- Jim Brain brain at jbrain.com www.jbrain.com

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Slashing the letter O (Was: Re: Service bureaus (Was: Tek

by jcw1231＠pacbell.net

In my ham radio contacts from the early?'60s till rather recently, I often saw the slash?used to designate a zero; I noticed the same thing in engineering school in the late '60s and early '70s.? And, I have a Teletype Corporation teleprinter that has the slashed zero type pallet (ah, fond memories of loud noises and the smell of oil), although TTY Corp did make a non-slashed zero type pallet for the same type basket.? It was my understanding that, at least in this country, it was the zero that was slashed rather than the letter O.? Ah yes, more possibilities for confusion.

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DEC perf board

by auringer＠tds.net

Hi all, I have a piece of perfboard (6.75" x 3.375") with two 20 x 20 grids of plated holes. It is labelled with "DEC" and "A-1". What do I have? Thanks, -Jon

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original Fortran source for Prolog

by spectre＠floodgap.com

There are references in the literature to a Fortran Prolog interpreter, apparently written by Alain Colmerauer himself with Phillippe Roussel. Actually finding this interpreter, despite copious references to it, has been considerably more difficult. There are also references to a Berkeley Prolog (not University of California) that is also in Fortran. Does anyone have a lead on, or possess, any of these small early interpreters? Yes, I know about the WAM, gcc prolog, etc. -- ------------------------------------ personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckaiser at floodgap.com -- Male Macintosh geeks are so predictable. All we think about is X. ----------

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