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

by commodorejohn＠gmail.com

Ran into this at the electronics-surplus store just down the way from my workplace and grabbed it on the cheap. I don't actually know what it *is,* but the labels on the switches make it look a *hell* of a lot like a 16-bit general-purpose computer of some kind. Despite the claims of being "microprocessor-controlled," I looked at every board inside the thing and couldn't spot anything that looked like a 16-bit or even 8-bit CPU. Genuinely curious what this is, but I can't find much on it online - the name pops up in a few archived documents, but Bitsavers doesn't have anything for the company. Though the design is attributed to Stanley Kubota and Edward Corby - looks like Mr. Kubota still has an online presence at https://www.exsellsales.com/about-us/ so I'll have to drop them a line... Anybody heard of or encountered one of these before? http://www.commodorejohn.com/whatsit-front.jpg http://www.commodorejohn.com/whatsit-back.jpg

6 years, 7 months

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SRCI for MDS to give away

by db＠db.net

I had planned on using this as a case for a project but then I noticed it still seems complete etc. and one of you lot *might* be interested. It's a blue metal steel box 30cm x 24cm x 6.4cm (I'll let you heathens work out Freedom units yourself) NWW Micro Systems on front panel marked Serial Remote Control Interface. Diane -- - db at FreeBSD.org db at db.net http://www.db.net/~db

6 years, 7 months

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Toshiba "laptop"

by db＠db.net

Anyone collect these clunkers? Toshiba T6400DX Diane -- - db at FreeBSD.org db at db.net http://www.db.net/~db

6 years, 7 months

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Atari stuff

by db＠db.net

Seeing as I do not have an ATARI 520 or 1040 any more I have some Atari related stuff to give away as one bundle. It's a PITA enough to package for me. Bundle is (roughly) Atari VHS tape 520 ST Instruction tape Flight simulator II pair of games (one of the disks is damaged :-( ) and Mark Williams C compiler all 5 disks. Let me know if you are interested. Diane -- - db at FreeBSD.org db at db.net http://www.db.net/~db

6 years, 7 months

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VCF Berlin

by aap＠papnet.eu

So many VCFs happening in the US but we have them in Europe too! VCF Berlin is not even two months away (Oct 12th and 13th) and you can still register as an exhibitor till Sept 8th. Our special topic this year will be Computer from Germany. The show will be located at the Technikmuseum (do I need to translate that?) which is itself worth a visit. So please attend, as exhibitor or visitor, admission is free! For more information and a list of exhibitions see https://vcfb.de/2019/index.html.en https://vcfb.de/2019/ausstellungen.html.en Hope to see you there, Angelo/aap

6 years, 7 months

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Wang PC Available in Seattle Area

by silent700＠gmail.com

I have been contacted by a gentleman in the Seattle, WA area who would like to put a Wang PC240 system into the hands of a collector rather than see it scrapped. The system includes the custom Wang keyboard (with extra function keys and Wang "EXECUTE" key!), a 20MB half-height Seagate drive and 5.25" DD floppy drive. There is no monitor included but I believe it used a regular CGA signal. Manuals are included but no software. I have not seen the system and have no interest in its sale. Please direct all inquiries to Dave Felice at gelato321 at aol.com. -j

6 years, 7 months

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cctech Digest, Vol 60, Issue 2

by commodorejohn＠gmail.com

> How about some pictures of what was inside. A picture that is atleast good > enough to see what is there. > Dwight I did also take a photo of the interior, though nothing you'd be able to read the chip designations on: http://www.commodorejohn.com/whatsit-interior.jpg My rough guesstimate is that the boards in the backplane are memory and I/O options (two of them have cables going to the back panel, the rest are apparently identical,) while the core functionality is on the large board on the left and the second large board below it (which is where the cable from the front panel go.)

6 years, 7 months

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cctalk Digest, Vol 60, Issue 1

by pechter＠gmail.com

Re:Re: So what the heck did I just pick up? My guess is some type of interface between 1970's vintage Storage Technologies gear and some test equipment and the Tape subsystem. Perhaps a bus switch. The clue is the STC Red and Black property number on the back -- that mates the Storage Tek (then Storage Technologies Corp. colors in their early days... So it's either something they purchased or bought. The vintage look and 64 bit width makes me figure it was either some kind of tape bus switch/diag panel for manufacturing or field service use. 64 bits wide would be 2x32 bit word size. Perhaps they built a diag box that sat before the IBM channel to let them debug tape data transfers. The other thought is some kind of key to tape alternative keypunch system... Bill -- d|i|g|i|t|a|l had it THEN. Don't you wish you could still buy it now! pechter-at-gmail.com ****** >

6 years, 7 months

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DecNet / Linux

by john＠yoyodyne-propulsion.net

Say, can anyone tell me which version of the kernel was the last one to work with Decnet? Does anyone know what the actual issues are? My friend who does kernel stuff wants to know. -- Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems: "The Future Begins Tomorrow" Visit us at: http://www.yoyodyne-propulsion.net -------- "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." -- Jonathan Swift

6 years, 7 months

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So what the heck did I just pick up?

by w9gb＠icloud.com

Beautiful front panel (1970s design). It would make a nice front panel for a DIY Computer. ? It is an RS-423 control/switch panel. RS-423 is an EIA/TIA serial communications standard, BUT there is no common pinout (standard) for RS-423. == RS-232 was defined in 1962 by the Electronics Industry Association (now the Electronics Industry Alliance). Control of the standards definition was passed over to the Telecommunications Industry Association in 1988. Since then, standards documents relating to RS-232 are referenced by the code ?TIA.? The standard is currently known as TIA-232-F. RS-432 was a faster version of RS-232 ? BUT it was not widely adopted. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-423 The BBC Micro computer used a 5-pin DIN connector. DEC used it with their Modified Modular Jack (MMJ) connector. This was sometimes called "DEC-423". RS-432 was implemented in Apple Mac computers and the Enterprise 64 and 128 models. All other hardware manufacturers stuck with RS-232. g. beat elmhurst, is Midwest VCF : September 14-15, 2019 http://vcfmw.org/ Sent from iPad Air

6 years, 7 months

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TRS-80 Fireworks

by marvin＠west.net

I'm just curious how many people have powered up their TRS-80 computers, and ended up with a bang and a room filled with smoke? So far, I've gotten the fireworks in two out of two TRS-80s (model 3 and 4) when they were powered up. In both cases, the problem was with the main line filter capacitor mounted on one of the power supplies. The computers continued to work which was my first clue the problem was not serious :). Is this a normal problem with these older computers? I'm used to seeing the electrolytics give problems, but this is the first time I've seen one of the X type line filter caps blow.

6 years, 7 months

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test

by shumaker＠att.net

Apologies for the question marks in the previous post? - Thunderbird reverts occasionally.????? test?? It should be fixed now. Steve

6 years, 7 months

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Classic HP DesignJet Plotter

by shumaker＠att.net

OK...?? it isn't Versatec or Calcomp but it is early HP.?? It's a DesignJet 755CM.?? HP part number is C3198B.?? It was fully functional and in weekly used when finally taken out of service but it's been sitting for 20+ years in inside storage and it needs a new home. I haven't fired it up as it *will* need new belts (just from sitting) but otherwise it should be in fairly good mechanical/electronic condition. Lots of tech data including the complete service manual can be found online. It needs a new home. Any interest? Physically/cosmetically it's in good shape although the paper bin is not original.?? Its mounted on the classic DesignJet stand for mobility and I have a box of assorted unused/sealed ink cartridges (beyond that, their status is totally unk though).?? I can probably find a roll of paper for it as well. Located in the SF Bay area, it *could* be shipped but I suspect you don't want go there - even if I boxed it myself.?? If there's a serious interest, I'd be open to delivering it or meeting part way.?? Obviously, I can part it out or just e-waste it but those seem like such a shame to do. I could email some photos off-list if there's anyone interested. Steve

6 years, 7 months

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SMD disks

by new_castle_j＠yahoo.com

With SMD disks even harder to come by than MFM disks, has there been any plug-in replacements developed for them? I've seen MFM disk emulators, haven't seen SMD ones though, anyone know if they exist?

6 years, 7 months

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Current MANX location

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> From: Zane Healy > What I found really odd was that it had part numbers and manual names > from one version, but when I clicked on the links it said no known > version online. They try and list all known DEC manuals and print sets that ever existed, so just because something is listed in the index page (and has a subsidiary page which is linked from there), doesn't mean there's a known copy online. If you look in the "Status" column on the index page, it will be blank if no online copy is known, or "Online" if there is a copy (to which they link, through the subsidiary page). I have mixed reactions to it. I use it some, often to see if something is online at all. (If I buy a manual, I usually check, to see if I need to scan it, and get it to Al. Have a backlog at the moment, sigh.) The problem is that there are 'false negatives'; i.e. entries where they say 'none known online', but which are available. E.g. KE11-A Field Maintenance Print Set http://manx-docs.org/details.php/1,9358 KE11-B Field Maintenance Print Set http://manx-docs.org/details.php/1,9361 Both listed as not online, but they are: the KE11-A is on Bitsavers, and the KE11-B I also just found (IIRC, on one of the collections they list as indexed). So I'd use it as a 'first stop', but don't depend on the negatives to be accurate - do a Web seach if it pans out. Noel

6 years, 7 months

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Looking for ... Sun 3 VME slot covers

by aperry＠snowmoose.com

I am looking for 3 VME slot covers for a Sun 3/260. I presume ones from any Sun 3 VME cabinet will work. For shipping purposes, I am in the Seattle area. alan

6 years, 7 months

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Phi-Deck schematics

by aek＠bitsavers.org

Does anyone have the schematic or manual for the version of the Phi-Deck that had the servoed Universal Motion Control capstan or the remote control box? A picture is up under http://bitsavers.org/pdf/phitech/pictures/phi-deck_motion_ctl.JPG

6 years, 7 months

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TRS-80 Fireworks

by marvin＠west.net

While getting ready to order some Kemet caps from Digi-key (same P/N posted earlier), I noticed they all had "RIFA" on them. Is this a big OOPS to order them, or would they be okay? I tend to prefer fixing something once :). Marvin

6 years, 7 months

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Decaying foam on PCBs

by jules.richardson99＠gmail.com

I picked up a couple of HP 5036A logic trainers today, both of which have had goopy decaying foam come into contact on their PCBs. What's effective at removing it? I've only ever had problems with it in locations where I can use things such as citrus-based cleaners, but I'm a bit wary of using those around a PCB. Is regular Dawn/water likely to work? thanks! Jules

6 years, 7 months

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Photos from VCF West 2019

by bkp＠bkp.net

Thought I would share some photos I took of VCF West this past weekend in Mountain View, CA. https://photos.app.goo.gl/gF6Sd34SxQMzJEZPA Brian

6 years, 7 months

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VCFMW DEC items (and compatibles)

by useddec＠gmail.com

If anybody wants any DEC items brought up there for pickup or to do any trading, please let me know so I can plan accordingly. If you want to stop by here, please make arrangements ASAP. I plan on going up Friday afternoon and returning Saturday evening. Thanks, Paul

6 years, 7 months

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Too many DEC binders

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> From: Antonio Carlini > I think the best thing to do would be to get the data into manx. Manx > feels like the right tool for finding manuals. Yes, I agree. Replicating the data, in a system which isn't organized to hold it (i.e. the CHWiki) would be a desperation move, only to be taken if nothing else was available. > From: Matt Burke > I think his address is legalize at xmission.com. Ah, thanks very much for that; I'll give that a whirl. > Let me know how you get on I will report back here (hopefully there will be news). Noel

6 years, 7 months

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Too many DEC binders

by shadoooo＠gmail.com

Hello, yes, bitsavers and the efforts of Al are invaluable! Considering that I'm referring only to DEC PDFs, but the archive is indeed far more vast then this, the time to maintain all of it is way over what normal people would dedicate to free time jobs... simply that could mean that Al is a superhero itself? :) On the other side, for ignorant people like me, not knowing exactly what and where find the right document, browsing over the sea of documents, and over several sites (without knowing the exact list of addresses either) could be difficult... I really appreciate the folder sorting based of bitsavers, while other archives with a flat list of files with the bare document code (no human readable title) really needs an index at least... I could scan all of my documents with a specified resolution and lossless compression, even if these are duplicates of Carlini's, so these can be added to bitsavers. Could it be considered useful? Thanks Andrea

6 years, 7 months

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Too many DEC binders

by tshoppa＠wmata.com

Starting around the VMS 5.5 era, isn?t anything from then or later on the Condist documentation CD?s? And thus we don?t have to make a priority for scanning? Tim N3QE

6 years, 7 months

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Too many DEC binders

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> From: Al Kossow > I don't even have time to deal with all of my paper. Understood. A huge 'thank you' for all the work you have put in, to saving and making available a massive quantity of old documentation. Given that we have stuff scattered across a number of sites, rather than bringing it all to one location, maybe we just need a single site with pointers to them all. Oh, wait... I guess I should see if Richard Thomson (he's the last name on: http://manx-docs.org/about.php so I assume it's still him) needs/could use help updating Manx content; anyone know how to reach him (no contact info anywhere on the site)? I guess if that fails, I could include links to online manuals in CHWiki pages. That would be a massive campaign, even just the PDP-11 hardware and PDP-10 hardware (all I'd want to do) would be weeks of works. There's no way I could do all the other stuff on Bitsavers (e.g. PDP-10, -11 software, all the VAX stuff - and that's just DEC). Noel

6 years, 7 months

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Shipping from Europe to USA

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> From: Jon Elson > I have NEVER had even the SLIGHTEST damage with FedEx, even their > ground service. This could just be statistical chance This. I once had FexEx Ground destroy the entire packaging of a shipment (one of those rigid plastic tubs, sealed closed with those tension tapes) so badly they had to build entirely new packaging for it. Assume _all_ shippers will throw your item across the room, and pack accordingly - because they will. Noel

6 years, 7 months

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Mac SE (HD/FD) and 40GB APS Tech HDD

by david＠kdbarto.org

I?ve just come into possession of both of these units. The Mac has a 20MB internal HD and doesn?t startup. There is no happy mac or boot chime. The video is just a single line in the middle of the screen. The HDD spins up and wants to be formatted by any Mac I?ve got that has USB on it. If anyone wants either of these let me know (San Diego area of California). If I hear nothing both will go to the electronic recycler next Saturday. David

6 years, 7 months

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Too many DEC binders

by shadoooo＠gmail.com

Hello, I also have a bunch of manuals, mainly for rt11, which aren't available in bitsavers. I always thought of bitsavers as the "whole" archive for DEC stuff, however time ago, sorting these manuals, I found they where available only on Manx or Antonio Carlini's archive. Many manuals then are available on other sites, etc Now the question: why collected manuals from other sites couldn't be added to bitsavers too? Thanks Andrea

6 years, 7 months

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Shipping from Europe to USA

by tosteve＠yahoo.com

How do I ship a 50 pound computer from Europe to the United States? Who has good rates? Thanks- Steve

6 years, 7 months

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ADM-3A question

by charlesmorris800＠centurytel.net

Today I got home and my Mouser order had arrived. I soldered in the new 6-position DIP switch and popped a new 1488 in the socket. Nice RS232 data coming out... for about 10 seconds, then the transmit data line went to around +2 volts and stayed there. WTF. Tried another one, same thing. Went back to the first new chip, same thing - so it's not blown (and maybe the old one wasn't either). OK, it has to be the power supplies. Again. Sure enough, +12 was sinking slowly until it was near zero at which point the RS232 output basically went floating... This looked familiar and it didn't take long to discover that the CT on the transformer for the + and - 12 volt supplies was open again!! This time it was the wire from the transformer broken as it entered the Molex connector. Fixed that, back in business. I am amazed that none of the epoxy drop tantalums on the high leg with the open neutral have blown. Maybe they're open circuit :) Also I don't know what gorilla at the salvage place was connecting/disconnecting until he found a combo of base, board and monitor that worked. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

6 years, 7 months

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Too many DEC binders

by aaron＠aaronsplace.co.uk

I have a full book case of DEC binders, each containing one or more manuals. I went through the lot of it this evening and checked to see what was on bitsavers. It seems an awful lot of it is not available. I cannot bring myself to dispose of any of it until it is digitised, but keeping hold of this much paper is not practical for me. I'm going to try to scan as much as I can. The full list of what I have is available at the link below. It is mostly mid 1980's VAX/VMS stuff.. If anyone would like one of the manuals for the cost of shipping, I'd gladly send it over to you. http://aaronsplace.co.uk/dec-manuals.html *** If there is anything you consider a priority in terms of being scanned, please let me know and I'll try to do it sooner, rather than later. *** Finally, I'd like to mention that these manuals came from a friend, Marc, who passed away early last year. Marc used to be somewhat active on this list (more so the #classiccmp IRC channel). A friend of Marc will be participating in a walk for the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) charity. If anyone is willing to donate (even a small amount), it would mean a lot to me. CALM is a charity supporting men who suffer from depression - one of the leading killers of men under 45 in the UK. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/losthourswalk2019inmemoryofmarc Many thanks, Aaron

6 years, 7 months

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Raspberry Pi write cycles

by john＠ziaspace.com

> But then it turned out not to be the load at all. No matter what I ran > on that Pi, it would corrupt its SD cards in a matter of weeks (the > symptom was that the fourth bit of some bytes would just stick on). I > assume it was just something broken in the Pi itself. You can simply root off of a USB disk by changing the "root=" parameter in cmdline.txt on the FAT partition on your SD card. Since the card won't otherwise be used unless you mount it if you do this, your next card should last forever. I've got a Suptronics x830 board and enclosure with an 8 TB drive which boots this way. Any Pi processor newer than the original ARM1176JZ should run NetBSD pretty well. My 900 MHz Pi 2 runs NetBSD/vax almost as fast as a VAXstation 4000/30 (VLC), which is about 5 VUPS. An original Pi or Pi Zero should be able to emulate a VAX at least as fast as an 11/780. One issue with CPU intensive things on Raspberry Pis is that even if your power supply provides plenty of current, the slightest drop in voltage can cause throttling. If you know your power supply is good but see a lightning symbol anyway, add "avoid_warnings=2" to config.txt on your SD card's FAT partition. John

6 years, 7 months

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Update: Shipping 50 lb computer from Zell am See, Austria to CA.

by tosteve＠yahoo.com

Well, I knew the computer, just not the city. It's Zell am See, a small town in western Autria, far from everywhere it seems. The computer is a Datapoint 2200 - 50lbs, 10x19x20 inches. I want to get it shipped to Calfornia, where I live. The cheapest option is to just use local Austria mail, but max dimensions are 60x60x100cm, or 23.5x23.5x40 inches. That would leave just 2-inches on each of two sides for padding. Best option - remove the plastic cover and mail it separately. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the entire bottom of the computer seems to be a solid piece of metal, like the Apple III = very strudy. The back is a giant metal heat sink. I think it's do-able, do you? Steve.

6 years, 7 months

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bit-slice and microcode discussion list

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> From: Jon Elson >> On 08/22/2019 12:47 PM, Tom Uban via cctalk wrote: >> On a possible related note, I am looking for information on converting >> CISC instructions to VLIW RISC. > I think it might end up looking a bit like the optimizers that were > used on drum memory computers back in the dark ages. I dunno; those were all about picking _addresses_ for instructions, such that the next instruction was coming up to the heads as the last one completed. The _order_ of execution wasn't changed, there was no issue of contention for computing elements, etc - i.e. all the things ones think of a CISC->VLIW translation as doing. Noel

6 years, 7 months

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bit-slice and microcode discussion list

by spacewar＠gmail.com

On another mailing list, someone asked if there was any list specifically about bit-slice design and microcoding. I don't know of one, so I've created a new mailing list specifically for those topics: http://lists.brouhaha.com/mailman/listinfo/bit-slicers The intent is for the list to cover technical discussion of bit-slice hardware design and/or microcoding. In other words, discussion of microcoding that doesn't use bit-slice hardware is fine.

6 years, 7 months

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KE11-A craze (Was: Current MANX location)

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> From: Ethan Dicks >> Speaking of KE11-A's, does anyone know what's behind the bidding wars >> on recent eBay KE11-A component board listings, e.g.: >> >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/372685033144 > Perhaps someone has a broken KE11-A Must be two such people, though - I was neither of the top two bidders. Odd for there to be so much interest in them. Noel

6 years, 7 months

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IBM PT-2

by BHuntsman＠mail2.cu-portland.edu

Anyone know anything about this?? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-1980-IBM-PT-2-Computer-Hall-Effect-Magnet-Keyb…

6 years, 7 months

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KE11-A craze (Was: Current MANX location)

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> KE11-A Field Maintenance Print Set > http://manx-docs.org/details.php/1,9358 Speaking of KE11-A's, does anyone know what's behind the bidding wars on recent eBay KE11-A component board listings, e.g.: https://www.ebay.com/itm/372685033144 AFAIK, the boards (a complete set is an M7210, M7211, M827, and two M234's) are pretty useless without the custom backplane, so do some people have such, or do they not know they need the backplane, or what? I do have a couple of BB11's (they came in an old custom interface I bought), and the KE11-A FMPS includes the backplane wiring, so if I were interested enough to devote the time to wiring a replacement backplane, I could probably get one running, but they aren't _that_ interesting... Noel

6 years, 7 months

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RL02s not available

by wdonzelli＠gmail.com

RLs are spoken for! -- Will

6 years, 7 months

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KE11-A craze (Was: Current MANX location)

by paulp1＠gmail.com

I was one of the bidders. I have a KE11 backplane and it is populated. I just wanted some spare boards. You don't see these boards that often. I am hoping that a backplane would appear too. The seller seems to have some early pdp11 backplanes. Paul >> KE11-A Field Maintenance Print Set > http://manx-docs.org/details.php/1,9358 >Speaking of KE11-A's, does anyone know what's behind the bidding wars on recent eBay >KE11-A >component board listings, e.g.: https://www.ebay.com/itm/372685033144 > AFAIK, the boards (a complete set is an M7210, M7211, M827, and two M234's) are pretty useless > > without the custom backplane, so do some people have such, or do they not know they need the > > backplane, or what?

6 years, 7 months

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Kaypro 4/84 and 10 for sale

by geneb＠deltasoft.com

Please see this post: http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?71265-Kaypros-for-sale! thanks! 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://scarlet.deltasoft.com - Get it _today_!

6 years, 7 months

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PDP-11/34's with Octal Programmers Console (Model A or C) and the rest of the peripherals; etc.

by S2ci.777＠Live.COM

Hi Jim, Do you still have any systems and/or peripherals left? I'm looking for a PDP-11/34 Model A or C (Preferably C) with the Octal Programmers Console and Digital Display along with peripherals. Please let me know what you have. Would you be willing to accept monthly payments because I'm a disabled vet and get paid within the first week of each month? I have a pickup truck and I'm coming from the Cleburne, TX area. Would be willing to meet you half way. Looking forward to your reply. Most sincere and all the best, Scott

6 years, 7 months

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RL02s available

by wdonzelli＠gmail.com

I have a pair of RL02 drives available, and can bring them to VCFmw in about three weeks. Pretty cheap. Untested. Contact me off list. -- Will

6 years, 7 months

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DEC Scalps

by pbirkel＠gmail.com

https://www.ebay.com/itm/312738923353 Sez: "Older DEC PDP console face-plates DEC PDP 11/55 rare, PDP 8-straight 8 'glass'rare, PDP 8/L, PDP 8/I, DEC TU58 status/diag. Panel . All in goodshape. $1000 for the lot or $200 apiece. " -----

6 years, 7 months

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KE11-B manuals (Was: Current MANX location)

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> KE11-B Field Maintenance Print Set > http://manx-docs.org/details.php/1,9361 > the KE11-B I also just found (IIRC, on one of the collections they list > as indexed). Oh, speaking of KE11-B's, does anyone have either the Technical or User's manual for it (I couldn't locate either)? It appears to be a program-compatible re-implementation of the KE11-A, on a single hex board, but it'd be nice to confirm that, and find out more about it. E.g. does it go in a MUD slot? (Yes, with the prints, I could eventually work out the answers to most questions - the prints do contain the PROM contents - but I'm lazy... :-) Noel

6 years, 7 months

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eBay: 1982 Prime Computer

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

This is listed under the informative title "vintage computer": http://www.ebay.com/itm/291934825422 which leads me to post it here under a more informative title, hoping that someone here has a soft spot for Primes! Noel

6 years, 7 months

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Current MANX location

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> They try and list all known DEC manuals and print sets Ooops, my mistake; the coverage is much wider than that (they default to DEC). On the home page, there's a pull-down menu labelled "Company", which lists over 100. > From: "Paul Birkel" <pbirkel at gmail.com> >> the KE11-B I also just found (IIRC, on one of the collections they list >> as indexed). > Please share a pointer to the location of that document Here: http://wwcm.synology.me/pdf/KE11-B%20Arithmetic%20Unit%20Engineering%20Draw… It was in someone's clone of Wilber Williams' Computer Museum (UQ Museum of IT), which is indeed in Manx's list of sites they included. ('.me' is Montenegro, and Synology is some Taiwanese tech company.) The whole list is here: http://wwcm.synology.me/scanned.html They have a lot of good stuff (I just found an MD10 brochure there, which is AFAIK the only piece of MD10 documentation left in the world, other than a section in a PDP-10 manual). I need to go through it and see what else they have that I'm missing... Noel

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Current MANX location

by johnhreinhardt＠thereinhardts.org

On 8/20/2019 11:08 PM, John H. Reinhardt wrote: > On 8/20/2019 10:37 PM, Zane Healy wrote: >>> On Aug 20, 2019, at 5:16 PM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote: >>> >>> On 8/20/2019 1:51 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: >>>>> On Aug 20, 2019, at 11:43 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> From: Glen Slick >>>>>> This? >>>>> Yes; thanks! >>>>> >>>>> I don't know it didn't show up in my Web searches - I tried a number of >>>>> different things, no luck. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Also,http://manx.classiccmp.org/ (which is the medium-old URL I had for it) >>>>> redirects to something that has no working link to Manx; probably ought to fix >>>>> it to go to the new location. >>>>> >>>>> Noel >>>> Stupid question. What is MANX? I?d thought that it was an alternate source of manuals. To my disappointment, the manuals that turned up when I searched it, apparently don?t exist online anywhere. >>>> >>>> Zane >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> It's kind of like an internet index. Most (if not all?) of the entries are pointers to where the document is (or was) located. I've run across some dead links but most seem to be current. At least the stuff I've searched for. >>> >>> -- >>> John H. Reinhardt >> Leave it to me to search for obscure stuff, like manuals for DEC ALL-IN-1, or DEC Ada. What I found really odd was that it had part numbers and manual names from one version, but when I clicked on the links it said no known version online. >> >> Zane >> >> >> > Anyway... What version of the ADA manuals are you looking for?? VSI has some for an Alpha Version 3.5 that they scraped off the HP site before they disappeared.? I have some older VAX ConDists that might have ADA documentation. > > Some links that still work: > > Master SLP/ODL Index 1997- 2017 <http://h30266.www3.hpe.com/masterindex/Consolidations_external.shtml> > > Just Checked.? I have the 1999 Q3 (Sept) SPL and ODL which should have VAX ADA V3.5 binaries and Documentation.? Are there Hobbyist PAKs for them? > > > -- > John H. Reinhardt Here's the link the the VSI "Legacy" documentation page.? The Ada there is V3.5 for Alpha but if you want VAX I would think that it's close. -- John H. Reinhardt

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When it rains it pours

by aek＠bitsavers.org

Last year, we finally found a complete set of Sun-1 boot proms. I was going through some old floppies tonight, and I think I've found a slightly later version that I'd dumped in 1987 http://bitsavers.org/pdf/sun/sun1/firmware/cpu/sun1_roms_rD_rE.zip

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Current MANX location

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> From: Glen Slick > This? Yes; thanks! I don't know it didn't show up in my Web searches - I tried a number of different things, no luck. Also, http://manx.classiccmp.org/ (which is the medium-old URL I had for it) redirects to something that has no working link to Manx; probably ought to fix it to go to the new location. Noel

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