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

by hachti＠hachti.de

Hi folks, I just read your responses to my TU56 lamp question. That brought the "lamp discussion" back to onto my mind. I have some information to share, perhaps it might help: I recently got a box of original lamps from a retired DEC service engineer. The blue ones (blue seemed to be VERY important as someone also wrote the word "blue" onto the box!). The box is labelled "Oshino Sub-miniature Lamp". Made by Oshino Electric Lamps Works, Ltd, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. The box calls the lamps "OL-2, 10V, 40mA". The part number is 12-09129. The "OL-2" is stamped onto the box along with the ratings. The part number is written by hand - together with the "blue". The lamps carry the part number. (I have another box with lamps for RK05 etc. They have the part number on the box and "OL-1" directly on the lamps.) Now I used google - and Oshino is still around! I found their German website with some part lists. All article numbers start with "OL-". The T1 3/4 sized bi-pin lamp that takes 40mA at 10V is now called "OL-367BP". Perhaps it's just the same. The light output is told to be 0.08 MSCd. The company's logo is the same as on my box and the CEO's name is Takeshi Oshino. So there is a good chance to get the original lamps. I have not yet checked if the lamps I got were the same I find in my machines, but the brightness perfectly matches and they come from DEC. Stored together with little boxes containing new DEC labelled ICs and transistors. That should vouch for them. Best wishes, Philipp :-)

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Trouble installing system on a Macintosh Quadra 660AV

by thrashbarg＠kaput.homeunix.org

Hi, I've got a Mac Quadra 660AV which refuses to install any system software, except System 7.1, which it refuses to boot from (apparently it needs a newer version, but web pages about the Mac say it should work). I've tried System 7.1, 7.5 through 7.5.3, and Mac OS 7.6. It happens right at the end of the install, when the system is being finalised. I've replaced the battery, cleared the NVRAM, updated the disk driver and set the date. I'm using the original hard drive. Does anyone have any ideas? Alexis.

16 years, 8 months

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Request for computer displays at 2010 Midwest Gaming Classic

by wgungfu＠gmail.com

Heya all, doing the annual display request for the museum hall of the Midwest Gaming Classic. Looking for people from the list who specialize in classic computers to run a display area for their computer of choice at the show. I cover the bulk of of the pre-'84 consoles and computers, so it's harder for me to set up as dedicated a display as somone who specializes. The MGC is an all encompasing electronic entertainment show (consoles, computers and coin-ops from past to present). We hit around 4000 people this past year's show, and are expecting even more growth with the move closer in to Milwaukee this year (we're at about 30,000 sq. ft now as well). Besides the retro crowd, most of our actual attendance are the casual and family gamers of all ages, so it's a chance to expose this great hobby to a newer generation. Currently we have people coming to support their own Commodore and TI areas. Here's photos from the show this past March to give everyone a feel for the show: Museum area http://www.flickr.com/photos/91071283 at N00/sets/72157615834963880/ Underdog Chamber (also in the museum hall) http://www.flickr.com/photos/91071283 at N00/sets/72157615746538685/ Family Game Room (also in the museum hall) http://www.flickr.com/photos/91071283 at N00/sets/72157615835258766/ Competition Area http://www.flickr.com/photos/91071283 at N00/sets/72157615745281965/ Coin-ops http://www.flickr.com/photos/91071283 at N00/sets/72157615745260231/ Vendling hall http://www.flickr.com/photos/91071283 at N00/sets/72157615745200729/ It's Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 10:00am to 8:00pm and Sunday, March 28, 2010 from 10:00am to 5:00pm, at the at the Brookfield Sheraton, just outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Please contact me if you're interested in helping out, or midwestgamingclassic.com if you're interested in the show in general. Thanks! Marty

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Picked up some new toys today...

by brianlanning＠gmail.com

I actually got some good deals from ebay today. One was an amiga 1200. It included a 68030-50 accelerator board (with scsi controller), 3 external scsi-2 hard drives, an external nec scsi cdrom drive, a 3com pcmcia network adapter, a commodore 1902 monitor, and about 300 floppy disks. (I will never run out of floppy disks again, lol) That was $250. I also bought a power computing ppc604e mac clone with a 17" (i think) apple monitor, several keyboards, and a mouse. That one was $20. :-) He also mentioned another computer that he'll be pulling out shortly. He claims it's an ibm 5150 or 5160 with original cga monitor and... a 386 upgrade board. Not sure what's up with that, or even if he'll want a reasonable price for it. I guess we'll see what happens with that. brian

16 years, 8 months

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Anyone near Grove City, PA?

by curt＠atarimuseum.com

Hi, Anyone near Grove City, PA ??? I have a solder rework station out there that needs to be picked up, its about 100lbs or so and I don't want to chance it being shipped. I'm willing to meet off of Route 84 to anyone willing to pick it up and make the trip part (or most) of the way to Carmel, NY (its about a 5+ drive each way and I'm not allowed to drive more then 2 hrs right now because of the heart surgeries I had.) I'm willing to pay anyone for the pickup and delivery, let me know off-list, thank you. Curt

16 years, 8 months

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TU56 lamp replacement

by djg＠pdp8online.com

> I also found this: http://www.pdp8.net/tu56/tu56.shtml > in which Dave G. describes a successful use of the CM2182 (14V, > 80ma) bulb in this application. > I just replaced one of them again last week so I had taken a picture of the indicator disassembled. It is now up at http://www.pdp8online.com/tu56/pics/p1000839.shtml?small If your TU56 -15V input is high you may run this bulb above their rated voltage shortening their life.

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Sinclair ZX80 on Ebay

by julianskidmore＠yahoo.com

Hi folks, > Well I was. Was the difference the fact video stopped when the cpu > was not in the idle key press loop? There's quite a few differences between the ZX80 & ZX81. The ZX81 supported 'compute and display' thanks to its more 'advanced' video chip! The ZX81 was (AFAIK) the first use of a gate-array chip in a home computer! The ZX81 had an 8K ROM with floating point arithmetic, 'graphics'; decent string-handling and ZX printer support! The ZX81 syntax-checker was nicer. The ZX81 had a heat-sink that worked! The ZX81 was unbelievably slow! The ZX80 had that certain 'je ne sais quoi' that makes it at least worth 10x more than any ZX81. I'm convinced about this, being the lucky owner of one* ;-) -cheers from Julz @P * It was given to me as well, for which I'm really thankful!

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Athena Computer

by evan＠snarc.net

There was a company called "Athena Computer and Electronic Systems" based in San Juan Capistrano, California in the early 1980s. The president was David Mitchell. Anyone know where I can find him today? Or does anyone know of other people who worked there?

16 years, 8 months

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Sinclair ZX80 on Ebay

by rogpugh＠mac.com

Cough cough.. Whoever thought a ZX80 would sell for so much.. ?1560 290360191414 is the auction number Very nice, but at what cost!!

16 years, 8 months

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Data General Eclipse MV/9000U available in Hayward, California

by sellam＠vintagetech.com

There is a Data General Eclipse MV/9000-U CPU (and cabinet/power supply if you want that) available in Hayward, California. Further model information is "G11202-G7". I don't know much about this. Photos here: http://siconic.com/crap/hayward/ Someone apparently dropped it since I last saw it. Don't know what damage has occured, but at least the photos give you a general idea of the size. My guess is if you want this you'll just want the CPU. It's in there...somewhere. Contact me directly if interested. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

16 years, 8 months

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Alphaserver 2100 fails to power up

by williams.dan＠gmail.com

2009/10/21 Mark Tapley <mtapley at swri.edu>: > At 12:00 -0500 10/21/09, Dan wrote: >> >> If you have time it would be great to know if the machine will start >> up with all the boards pulled except the i/o. It would narrow down >> diagnostics. >> >> Dan > > Will try, subject to 1) I think I won't be able to get to it until Friday, > and 2) not if anyone thinks that might cause problems with my machine. I'll > let you know as soon as I can! > -- > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- 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. > Thanks, that would be great. Dan

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KSR33 on e-bay. . .

by tiggerlasv＠aim.com

Noticed this while perusing - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290361284863 I'm suprised that there's not even a bid on it, as of 23:30 PST on Monday. (I am in no way affiliated with this auction.) T

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Alphaserver 2100 fails to power up

by mtapley＠swri.edu

At 12:00 -0500 10/21/09, Dan wrote: >If you have time it would be great to know if the machine will start >up with all the boards pulled except the i/o. It would narrow down >diagnostics. > >Dan Will try, subject to 1) I think I won't be able to get to it until Friday, and 2) not if anyone thinks that might cause problems with my machine. I'll let you know as soon as I can! -- - 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.

16 years, 8 months

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Non-Linear Systems Kaypro II available in Hayward, California

by sellam＠vintagetech.com

There is a very nice condition (excellent cosmetic/physical) Kaypro II (branded Non-Linear Systems, so it's early) available in Hayward, California. I've turned it on and booted it up and it seems to work just fine. The video is nice and crisp. It's a really nice Kaypro II, with minor wear. I believe it is missing one of the keys on the numeric keypad, but otherwise is complete. While it is not mine, I am selling it for the owner. Please contact me directly with an offer if you're interested. Will ship to anywhere. The same model sold earlier in the year at the ACCRC auction for a $151 high bid, FYI. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

16 years, 8 months

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Pickup in Piscataway, NJ?

by snhirsch＠gmail.com

Is anyone coming north through Piscataway, NJ who'd be willing to pickup a small disk drive subsystem for me and transport it closer to Burlington, VT? I could pick it up around Thanksgiving if it ended up between VT and NYC. TIA! Steve --

16 years, 8 months

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HP1000 A900 available

by richardlynch3＠tx.rr.com

I was recently given an HP1000 A900 which I don?t have time to do anything with, so if someone wants it for the cost of shipping (it's big and heavy!), contact me offline. It has a CPU and 2 memory cards as well as several I/O cards (12005, 12009, 12040). It powers up and LEDs on the CPU card blink but I have no way to test it further. Richard

16 years, 8 months

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listing paper

by pete＠dunnington.plus.com

I've just found three boxes of what we used to call "broadlisting" paper, ie 14.5" wide fanfold listing paper, music-ruled. Each box is 2000 sheets. All is free to a good home or homes, providing it is picked up from here within a week or so. I'm in York, UK. Any takers? -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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I/O chip for Bally Astrocade?

by derschjo＠mail.msu.edu

Ok, so it's stretching the definition of "computer" but it _does_ have a BASIC programming cartridge and it IS classic (1978) so I think it qualifies... Got me a Bally Astrocade that appears to have a dead I/O chip. From the service manual, this is a custom chip listed as PN "0066-117XX-XXYX"... I figure it's a long shot, but anyone out there have spare parts for these? I figure if anyone knows, they're on this list :). Thanks as always, Josh

16 years, 8 months

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Alphaserver 2100 fails to power up

by williams.dan＠gmail.com

2009/10/20 Mark Tapley <mtapley at swri.edu>: > At 12:00 -0500 10/20/09, Doc replied to Dan: >> >> Dan Williams wrote: >>> >>> ?I just turned on my Alphaserver 2100 after being powered off for >>> ?around 6 months. It will not power up at all. I have reseated >>> ?everything and tried a new PSU. Anyone got any ideas what would stop >>> ?this machine from powering up ?. The service manual just mentions the >>> ?door switch which seems ok. >> >> ? ASSuming you're working with a deskside and not a rackmount, the door >> switch may be the problem. ?I've had 2 AS2100s fail to power on when the >> PCB in the LCD/switch panel became loose in its mounts. ?It's mounted on >> 4 split pins and the PCB wears and I think the pins lose their spring, >> so when you close the door it pushes the whole board aside instead of >> closing the switch. >> >> ? The fix was insanely difficult and technically challenging - I jammed >> the point of a plastic toothpick into the center of each of the split >> pins and cut it off flush. ?:-) >> >> >> ? ? ? ?Doc > > Dan, > ? ? ? ?I also have an AS2100 4/275 deskside, I think. If there are useful > tests that won't toast my machine, I can try to dig it out and run them for > you if it'll help. Mine also hasn't been on in many moons, though, and I > have not had a chance to get familiar with it at all. :-( . > ? ? ? ?I assume you have access to all the documentation you want? > -- > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- 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. > If you have time it would be great to know if the machine will start up with all the boards pulled except the i/o. It would narrow down diagnostics. Dan

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NeXT pile for sale (Oakland, California, USA)

by sellam＠vintagetech.com

My good friend Robert Arnold has a very nice pile of NeXT stuff, including several complete cube systems with keyboards, mice, laser printer, scanner, etc. Photos available here: http://siconic.com/crap/rax/ Located in Oakland, California. Terms are pick-up only. I would imagine Robert MIGHT be willing to ship this if you ply him with enough money, but it would have to be a compelling amount (as in an amount that would be required to hire someone else to do it professionally). He simply does not want to hassle with shipping. The entire lot is for sale for $1,500. I think that's a pretty screaming bargain considering all that is there. He would also consider a partial trade for a recent vintage Macintosh notebook or desktop. More information below. Please contact Robert directly if you are interested. Reply-to: Robert Arnold <warbaby at warbaby.com> -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:17:12 -0700 From: Robert Arnold <warbaby at warbaby.com> To: sellam at vintagetech.com Subject: NeXT Photos Hi Sam - This is prolly more photos than you need, but I wanted to show everything that is there. I'd like to get $1500 for everything - or will take a recent MacBook, iMac, or MacMini in part trade. [ these are captions for the photos Robert sent me - SI ] There's one more monitor in a carton Two cubes, keyboards, speaker box, CD drive, cables Two more cubes, two keyboards Two more keyboards (one Kanji) Scanner, more keyboards HD case with drive, software disks Manuals More manuals Cables, mousies -- -- Website: http://www.warbaby.com (Long overdue for an update. One of these days...) -- "Hope has two beautiful daughters: their names are anger and courage. Anger that things are the way they are. Courage to make them the way they ought to be." - St Augustine

16 years, 8 months

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Tcpware tapes

by quapla＠xs4all.nl

Hi All, I found 3 tapes, 2 are containing TCPWARE for OpenVMS v4.0-5 on TK-50's and a TK-50 containing 'ScriptServer printing system' V3.2-8 from GayMatter. Anybody interested in them? -- Certified : VCP 3.x, SCSI 3.x SCSA S10, SCNA S10

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Alphaserver 2100 fails to power up

by mtapley＠swri.edu

At 12:00 -0500 10/20/09, Doc replied to Dan: >Dan Williams wrote: >> I just turned on my Alphaserver 2100 after being powered off for >> around 6 months. It will not power up at all. I have reseated >> everything and tried a new PSU. Anyone got any ideas what would stop >> this machine from powering up ?. The service manual just mentions the >> door switch which seems ok. > > ASSuming you're working with a deskside and not a rackmount, the door >switch may be the problem. I've had 2 AS2100s fail to power on when the >PCB in the LCD/switch panel became loose in its mounts. It's mounted on >4 split pins and the PCB wears and I think the pins lose their spring, >so when you close the door it pushes the whole board aside instead of >closing the switch. > > The fix was insanely difficult and technically challenging - I jammed >the point of a plastic toothpick into the center of each of the split >pins and cut it off flush. :-) > > > Doc Dan, I also have an AS2100 4/275 deskside, I think. If there are useful tests that won't toast my machine, I can try to dig it out and run them for you if it'll help. Mine also hasn't been on in many moons, though, and I have not had a chance to get familiar with it at all. :-( . I assume you have access to all the documentation you want? -- - 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.

16 years, 8 months

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Alphaserver 2100 fails to power up

by williams.dan＠gmail.com

I just turned on my Alphaserver 2100 after being powered off for around 6 months. It will not power up at all. I have reseated everything and tried a new PSU. Anyone got any ideas what would stop this machine from powering up ?. The service manual just mentions the door switch which seems ok. Thanks Dan

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N8VEM VDU board

by lynchaj＠yahoo.com

http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2009-October/277991.html N8VEM VDU board ROBO5.8 robo58 at optonline.net <mailto:cctalk%40classiccmp.org?Subject=Re%3A%20N8VEM%20VDU%20board&In-Reply -To=%3C004d01ca5053%24b64b0d40%2422e127c0%24%40net%3E> Sun Oct 18 19:33:00 CDT 2009 * Previous message: N8VEM <http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2009-October/277985.html> VDU board * Next message: CRT <http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2009-October/277986.html> Controllers Handbook by Gerry Kane * Messages sorted by: [ <http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2009-October/date.html#277991> date ] [ <http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2009-October/thread.html#277991> thread ] [ <http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2009-October/subject.html#277991> subject ] [ <http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2009-October/author.html#277991> author ] _____ Hi Andrew, Did you continue your work with the NEC uPD7220 GDC? If so can you tell us where you are with that project? Thanks Robo _____ size=2 width="100%" align=center> * Previous message: N8VEM <http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2009-October/277985.html> VDU board * Next message: CRT <http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2009-October/277986.html> Controllers Handbook by Gerry Kane * Messages sorted by: [ <http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2009-October/date.html#277991> date ] [ <http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2009-October/thread.html#277991> thread ] [ <http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2009-October/subject.html#277991> subject ] [ <http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2009-October/author.html#277991> author ] _____ More information about <http://www.classiccmp.org/mailman/listinfo/cctalk> the cctalk mailing list -----REPLY----- Hi Robo! Thanks! I am continuing work on the N8VEM S-100 projects. Currently I am working with some other people on S-100 related projects. I recently made a PCB manufacturing order for a group buy of N8VEM S-100 prototyping boards. With the larger quantity, I was able to reduce the cost per board to $18 down from $25 each originally. The next project is a joint project with another builder to make a different S-100 board (TBA) but not the uPD7220 board. I am still seeking basic information on the uPD7220 GDC and there is very little available. If you know where the uPD7220 User Manual and/or Design Guide are (paper or scanned), I would certainly appreciate some help in getting the information. I have the datasheet and some simple stuff gleaned from the web but that is insufficient information to design a full blown S-100 board from scratch. I am looking for some sample circuits to help with design and prototyping. Dan Roganti has (I think) a copy of the User Manual and is scanning it which should be available eventually. I can tell you with confidence after designing and prototyping the N8VEM VDU board, which was largely based on an already existing design, that video boards are complicated devices. Presently, I am working to build up the S-100 design skill set. Making S-100 boards is quite different than the ECB Eurocard designs I have done for the N8VEM project. Hopefully the third N8VEM S-100 board will be out soon and we can move on to more complex projects. I consider the uPD7220 design probably to be one of the more complicated designs so it will be a later project. I would like to do some simple boards like one each for parallel, serial, SRAM, RTC, etc. Maybe a debug board would be good depending on what is available. Eventually more complicated designs like a CPU board and/or graphics board. Given my skill set, available time, and tools the selection of projects is rather limited. Thanks and have a nice day! Andrew Lynch

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Awesome, clean original Mac on VCGM

by classiccmp＠vintage-computer.com

Someone just posted a really nice original Mac setup on the VCGM with pretty much everything but the box - from the pictures it looks just about perfect. http://marketplace.vintage-computer.com/auction_details.php?auction_id=1052… Not my auction but I thought I'd pass it along. -- Erik Klein www.vintage-computer.com www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum - The Vintage Computer Forums marketplace.vintage-computer.com - The Vintage Computer and Gaming Marketplace

16 years, 8 months

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Free DEC junk

by wdonzelli＠gmail.com

I have a NOS envelope feeder for the DEC LN06 laser printer. Anyone need it shipping (from 10512)? Please reply of list. -- Will

16 years, 9 months

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road trip, truck space available

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

Folks, Starting this coming Sunday (10/18), I'm planning to embark on a road trip in a truck from SW Florida to Poughkeepsie, NY, then to Boston, then back through the Columbus, OH area. I will have LOTS of extra room (at least half of a 28' truck) on all legs of this trip. The truck has a hydraulic lift gate and I have experience moving big, heavy computer equipment. I can be bribed to move big stuff along this route, should that be of use to anyone. I'm looking to defray the cost of the trip for my employer, but if it doesn't cost any extra money (i.e., not too far out of the way and not too time-consuming) I can be bribed with Cool Stuff too. Also, if anyone along that route has any spare DEC H960 racks or RA60 drives (preferably functional) that they want to unload, I'd happily take them away. :) -Dave -- Dave McGuire Port Charlotte, FL

16 years, 9 months

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Largest ST-506 (MFM or RLL) type HDD?

by classiccmp＠philpem.me.uk

Hi guys, Does anyone know what the largest capacity MFM or RLL (i.e. ST-506/ST-412 type interface) hard disk was? I know the AT drive types go from 0 to 46 (plus user defined type 47), and the largest of these is #46: 1224 cyls, 15 heads, 17 secs (152MB). Question is, did anyone ever make an MFM drive that big, or was that strictly IDE territory? I know 80MB and 120MB IDE drives existed -- I used to have a Conner 120MB that was an utter pig to make work with any other drive, and I still have an IBM WDA-L80 80MB IDE drive. Thus far, the largest MFM drive I've found is the Micropolis 1325 (85.3Mbytes unformatted). Reason I'm asking is that I'm working on the seek logic for the disc analyser. At the moment, you can seek 127 cylinders at a time in either direction (there isn't a track-counter on the hardware, so all seeks are relative) and I was wondering if there's any point in increasing this further to accommodate drives with higher track counts. Cheers, -- Phil. classiccmp at philpem.me.uk http://www.philpem.me.uk/

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N8VEM VDU board

by lynchaj＠yahoo.com

Hi! I just finished building and testing the new N8VEM VDU board PCB version. It is a 6545 based video board for monochrome character display on your home brew computer much like a KayPro 10 display. It works OK and provides a composite video display, PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse and a parallel port printer interfaces. It is meant for the N8VEM SBC but the design is general enough it should be useable on most any Z80 style system. If you are interested in building your own and/or writing software for the N8VEM VDU please contact me. When the SBC, ECB backplane, Disk IO board and VDU are combined they offer the potential for a completely stand alone home brew Z80 CP/M computer. The software for the VDU is still in development and it There are pictures and code on the N8VEM wiki in the VDU folder. Schematics and PCB layout are available. I have several PCBs. Constructive comments welcome. Please no flames. Thanks and have a nice day! Andrew Lynch

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Please support the Indivision ECS for brian fund. :-)

by brianlanning＠gmail.com

I "need" two of these things at $121 a piece. So I figure I'll start ebaying some things to feed my habit. If anyone would like a working amiga 2000 with hard drive or a steel case commodore 128D, let me know. I'd prefer to make a deal with someone on the list than to put up with ebay. I also have three JVC TM-9U 9" studio color monitors with BNCs and RCAs on the back. thanks. brian

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CRT Controller Handbook by Gerry Kane

by lynchaj＠yahoo.com

Sorry, that's "Controller" not "Controllers" Hi! I seem to recall there was a scanned version of the "CRT Controller Handbook" by Gerry Kane online someplace. Does anyone know if that is true and if so, where? Thanks and have a nice day! Andrew Lynch PS, I already have the print edition but a scanned edition would be very helpful.

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CRT Controllers Handbook by Gerry Kane

by lynchaj＠yahoo.com

Hi! I seem to recall there was a scanned version of the "CRT Controllers Handbook" by Gerry Kane online someplace. Does anyone know if that is true and if so, where? Thanks and have a nice day! Andrew Lynch PS, I already have the print edition but a scanned edition would be very helpful.

16 years, 9 months

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Reverse engineer the MatchPoint PC card?

by jhriley＠earthlink.net

I am moving ou of some office space I have occupied forty years and have come across a large cache of hard sectored NorthStar CP/M diskettes that I would like to obtain the data from, a daunting task. I have long wished to obtain a MicroSolutions MatchPoint board to try this before my diskettes decompose. Would you consider either selling me your board or loaning it to me for a fee? Inthe latter case I would return it to you with the .286-based computer I would have to build to access it. I am located in Southern California. Are you interested. They are hard to comr by. Sincerely, John Riley Sent from my iPhone

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OrangePCi 3.4.2 drivers

by spectre＠floodgap.com

Anyone out there have the 3.4.2 drivers for the OrangePCi card? This is a WinChip-type PC-on-a-card for classic Macs. Orange Micro seems defunct and all the echo chamber download sites simply point to it. -- ------------------------------------ personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckaiser at floodgap.com -- BOND THEME NOW PLAYING: "Die Another Day" ----------------------------------

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looking for TU81(plus) UNIBUS interface module M8739

by henk.gooijen＠hotmail.com

Hi all, I recently picked up a TU81plus. It came with all cables, but the UNIBUS interface (M8739) was missing. The TU81 successfully passes diagnostic test 01. I would like to connect the TU81 to my VAX-11/750, and remove the (not connected) Kennedy 9610. I know ... the Kennedy is capable of more densities (800, 1600, 3200, and 6250) and is smaller (a lot). But the TU81 is original DEC ... So, does anybody have the M8739 module spare? May be we can trade something, else there is PayPal ... thanks, - Henk www.pdp-11.nl

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annoying ebay behavior

by teoz＠neo.rr.com

----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Jarratt" <robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com> To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 2:38 PM Subject: RE: annoying ebay behavior >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk- >> bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Brian Lanning >> Sent: 17 October 2009 18:48 >> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts >> Subject: annoying ebay behavior >> >> I had a bid on a laser 128 computer, working complete with power >> supply. It >> had been listed in the past for too high a price. This time, the pirce >> was >> reasonable though so I bid. There was a second one with a matching >> external >> floppy also. I was hoping to make an offer on all of it at the end of >> the >> auction. Yesterday, the items disappeared. I guess the seller pulled >> the >> items. I wish there were a more sane place to trade this stuff. I >> guess I >> have just have to wait for somoene to give up another storage facility. >> lol thanks for putting up with my venting. > > I have seen this technique used by people trying to avoid the higher fees > associated with a higher starting price and/or a reserve. If they think > the > bidding won't meet the reserve they have set themselves (and not told eBay > about) then they pull the item before the end. When someone did this to me > I > let it go the first time as there might have been a genuine reason, but > when > the same person did the same thing after relisting I sent a complaint to > eBay, after this was repeated a couple of times eBay contacted the seller > (I > know because he complained about it in the actual listing when he relisted > again). > > Regards > > Rob > I have seen people pull auctions without bids before they end, but pulling items with bids (and a bunch of people watching ready to snipe at the end) is not common.

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Working Cubix BladeServer. ERS Fault Tolerant II. (Craigslist)

by stephane.tsacas＠gmail.com

Hi, I think this is a 486 based redundant server: http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/sys/1421994625.html > Looking to make new space at work. Have a working Cubix BladeServer. ERS > Fault Tolerant II. > > Make an offer. > Have the control cables as well. > > Cheers, > Erik > 360.487.9504 <http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/sys/1421994625.html> -- Stephane http://3w.posterous.com

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Torch Unicorn

by le_moog＠sky.com

Just wondering if you still have the Torch Unicorn ir discs?

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OS8 Source listing

by pontus＠Update.UU.SE

Hi. I was browsing ebay and found these two auctions: http://cgi.ebay.com/PDP8-PDP-8-pdp8e-Source-Printout_W0QQitemZ290359238887 http://cgi.ebay.com/PDP8-PDP-8-pdp8e-TECO-Source-Printout_W0QQitemZ29035927… I don't know if source listings where normally distributed or if this is a rare find, perhaps even something that should go to a museum. Is this source readily available? If not, I hope whoever buys it will scan it an preserve it, I'm considering doing it myself. Kind Regards, Pontus.

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CLEAN computers Re: Grid 1520

by bill.whitmer＠itt.com

Hi Do you still have the Grid 1520? Did you get it up? If not I may be able to help My name is Bill Whitmer. I work for ITT. I've had some success repairing the 1520. Bill Whitmer bill.whitmer at itt.com 719 594 5068 This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may be proprietary and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of ITT Corporation. The recipient should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. ITT accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail.

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Largest ST-506 (MFM or RLL) type HDD?

by thomas.gardner＠sbcglobal.net

Philip Pemberton wrote: > Hi guys, > Does anyone know what the largest capacity MFM or RLL (i.e. > ST-506/ST-412 type interface) hard disk was? And then there was the Maxtor X1240R circa 2Q1987, 239.98 MB using RLL Tom

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SCIPP 1600 info?

by pat＠computer-refuge.org

Does anyone know anything about a Tullamore/Victoreen SCIPP 1600? I have found one of these, and it appears to be some sort of computer- based "analyzer" from the 70s, but I can't find much using google, besides references in papers to having used one. A few crappy pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vax-o-matic/sets/72157622536984302/ Pat -- Purdue University Research Computing --- http://www.rcac.purdue.edu/ The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org

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OS8 Source listing

by bqt＠softjar.se

Pontus <pontus at update.uu.se> wrote: >> Pontus Pihlgren wrote: >> > Hi. >> > >> > I was browsing ebay and found these two auctions: >> > >> > http://cgi.ebay.com/PDP8-PDP-8-pdp8e-Source-Printout_W0QQitemZ290359238887 >> > >> > http://cgi.ebay.com/PDP8-PDP-8-pdp8e-TECO-Source-Printout_W0QQitemZ29035927… >> > >> > I don't know if source listings where normally distributed or if this is >> > a rare find, perhaps even something that should go to a museum. Is this >> > source readily available? >> > >> > If not, I hope whoever buys it will scan it an preserve it, I'm >> > considering doing it myself. >> > >> > Kind Regards, >> > Pontus. >> > > > No replies? surely someone must know if this unique or available to > anyone with a set of OS/8 tapes? Pretty sure I've seen the sources already on the net. Pretty sure I also have them somewhere. I definitely have TECO-8. And it was available from the DECUS library in the past, but that was many years ago by now. (That's where I got it from.) Maybe you should start looking at our own ftp archive? :-) Johnny -- Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus || on a psychedelic trip email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol

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Looking for a punch-card reader.

by pat＠computer-refuge.org

As I didn't end up getting the OMR-2000 that ended on ebay yesterday, I'm still sort of looking for a punch card reader, preferably something that's functional, and that won't take too much effort to connect to a machine I already have (eg, one of the surplus Documation? 2000 election units). I don't have a big budget for this, or any REAL need, but I do have some cards I'd like to archive at some point from Purdue's old CDC gear, and of course who doesn't need to have a punch card setup laying around?? Pat -- Purdue University Research Computing --- http://www.rcac.purdue.edu/ The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org

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6502 assembler for RSX?

by bqt＠softjar.se

"Ed Groenenberg" <quapla at xs4all.nl> wrote: > Hi, > > Has anybody heard of a 6502 assembler running under RSX-11M? > And is there any documentation for it? Pretty sure there have been one or two in the DECUS archives. But I'd have to make some searches to locate it. But you can perhaps do that yourself on trailing edge? Johnny

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DECTapes on eBay - MADNESS??!?

by hachti＠hachti.de

Hey, I watched the following auction, just for curiosity: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290357667738 Now it has ended. The 12 tapes went for $430!!! None of those has an original DEC label. Is there anything extremely important on them? Or are DECTape reels rare, uncommon and valuable? Any ideas? Regards, Philipp -- http://www.hachti.de

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Any experience with or recommendations on restoring rusted galvanized steel?

by ethan.dicks＠gmail.com

Hi, All, Some of the equipment I have has been through the wringer before it got to me so I have a couple of items of unpainted, galvanized steel where the galvanization is gone in patches larger than your hand and the steel underneath has oxidized to black (not so bad) or red (not so good). At the moment, I'm dealing with a single-board-computer "base" and a semi-custom rack shelf that both need some help. I know I can treat red iron oxide (rust) with naval jelly, but then I still have bare steel with no galvanization. I'm not expecting to get a cosmetically perfect item, but is there a good way to restore/protect things like this, or should I just expect to paint the entire item (it would look strange to just paint the formerly-galvanized area). Obviously, descaling, sanding and painting is one way to deal with this. I'm looking for possible alternatives. Thanks for any suggestions or pointers, -ethan

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HP-CHM agreement

by aek＠bitsavers.org

Al Kossow wrote: > > I annouced a few months ago that the agreement had been signed. > > I'm attaching a pdf. If the attachement gets eaten, i'll put it > on bitsavers under http://bitsavers.org/bits/HP/ > Looks like the message was eaten. The pdf is on bitsavers for you to take a look at. CHM hasn't issued a press release about it since we're still doing things like trying to convert the interleaf formatted manuals to pdfs and are organizing what we have. What HP actually donated was materal from about the last 10 years of the product's life (RTE-A, mostly). The earlier code is coming from other holdings.

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ASR 33 not horizontally spacing

by billdeg＠degnanco.com

> > I know you mention it in the Subject: line, but there are many models of > Teletype (and even more teletypes, using the term generically). Please > specify this is an ASR33. > I have more or less fixed my Teletype Model ASR33. The pieces are out of alignment, but overall it's minimally functional. Bill

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Catweasel support for Intel M2FM working!

by tshoppa＠wmata.com

Al writes: > Brian Lanning wrote: >> He says that all of the floppy file formats just end up being a series of >> blocks one after another so that all you need to know is the block size and >> the number of sectors per track. >I didn't know if I should laugh or cry when I read that sentence. It certainly >explains why software support from the vendor for the board is so poor if he >seriously believes that. Everybody has to draw boundaries over what they're gonna try to do, and what they not try to do. I think it is reasonable for the Catweasel people to say they only log transitions on the floppy and that they don't try to do anything else. Other people can pick up where their expertise comes in. Details of file formats of every obsolete 12-bit OS is not something I would trust the Catweasel people to do in fact. I know of floppy disk formats that in fact are not in fact fixed sector size, they are more like a cassette tape filesystem where sectors vary in length as necessary. Remember Al, that's why we go for image files as the actual archive with everything else just an interpretation or display. As Tom Lehrer wrote: "once the rockets are up who cares where they come down that's not my department, says Wernher von Braun" Tim.

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