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

by useddec＠gmail.com

*I found a handful or two of 54-20410-01 and a bunch of 54-20352-01, but have conflicting info on what systems they are from. Does anyone have any info on them or need any?* *I'm also looking for a list of DEC simms. A fellow list member was kind enough to send me the following link.* *http://www.chrisjdoran.plus.com/simms.html <http://www.chrisjdoran.plus.com/simms.html>* *Any info would be useful.* *Thanks, Paul*

7 years, 8 months

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Oliverti Te300 teleprinter manuals?

by mattislind＠gmail.com

Does anyone have any type of manuals for the Olivetti Te300 teleprinters? Preferebly maintenance manuals or similar. https://vads.ac.uk/diad/bres/pub/COID/231/32.jpg

7 years, 8 months

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ISO: Scan of IASIS ia-7301 ("Computer In A Book") manual / text

by derschjo＠gmail.com

Hi all -- I picked up a nice IASIS ia-7301 (see: http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=544&) recently. It came with the binder and the computer but none of the paper bits. Does anyone have the manual scanned (or is there anyone who might have a copy to scan)? I'd like to print a copy to put in there. My searches on the 'net have come up empty. Thanks as always, Josh

7 years, 8 months

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More DEC CPUs/motherboards/mem

by useddec＠gmail.com

Trying to clear off more shelves. I have one of each of the following. I hope the descriptions are right. B2021-FA AlphaServer 2100 128MB B3005-AA 4100 54-19463-01 3100 KN01 54-22703 443 motherboard 54-23600 Prioris HX ME Please contact me offline if you have any questions or interest. I have a lot of 3100, 5000, and 3000 boxes and more parts to go through yet. Thanks, Paul

7 years, 8 months

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ssh to tweenex.org

by stephane.tsacas＠gmail.com

Hi, Did anyone manage to connect to tweenex,org through ssh now that telnet port is closed ? I received an mail that says : TELNET access to twenex.org has been changed to only support SSH via the SSH passthru user twenex at sdf.org. without saying which password should be used ... Thanks -- ??phane tsacas

7 years, 8 months

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Historic IBM memory tech

by donald＠donaldwhittemore.com

I assume you have a standard search set up on eBay? That is where I got mine.

7 years, 8 months

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German Translation, Serial Port?

by w2hx＠w2hx.com

Hello friends. I need a translation from a German manual describing serial port parameters. I used google translate but it doesn't quite give me the warm and fuzzy. Anyone here speak German? Here is what it says: Betriebsart: Asynchron 16 Zeichenl?nge: 7 bit (mit Sperrschritt) Parity: gerade L?nge Sperrschritt: 1 bit Google says: Operating mode: Asynchronous 16 Character length: 7 bit (with blocking step) Parity: straight Length of blocking step: 1 bit First, anyone have any idea what Asynchronous 16 means? (async I get, but "16"?) 7 bit with blocking step. Could this mean 7 bit with stop bit? Parity: straight. Could this mean odd or even? Length of blocking step. Could this be number of stop bits? I am attempting to translate some pages in this manual and would like to get this right (for others who may find this info useful). Thank you!!! (or should I say Danke?!) 73 Eugene W2HX PS. This is for an HF antenna coupler that can be controlled over a serial port.

7 years, 8 months

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Looking for Unisoft Unix for Colex systems

by jos.dreesen＠greenmail.ch

Unlikely, I know, but i am looking for Unisoft UNIX fo a COLEX system I have a Colex 850 CP/M system, with a lose STD-68000 card and some more memory cards. This should support the Unisoft UNIX that once was available for this system. Anyone has a copy of this Unisoft version ? Jos

7 years, 8 months

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Clock batteries...

by w9gb＠icloud.com

Not exactly. The TL-5242 is more than 3 times the price and chemistry difference. I assume you do not desire to replace the Lithium Coin Cell ? or can?t find? Tadrian TL-5242-W Lithium battery https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Tadiran-Batteries/TL5242W?qs=Yk42LiOZU… Data sheet https://www.mouser.com/ds/2/474/TL-5242-W-1214138.pdf BR2335 Lithium Coin Cell w/solder terminals (BR2335-T3L) After Panasonic purchased Sanyo, a decade ago, they control about 70% of the global lithium coin cell market. https://industrial.panasonic.com/ww/products/batteries/primary-batteries/li… Panasonic refers to your solder terminal profile as ?Type G?, 3-pin mount. They have designated a suffix for each style, in this case GUFN or GUN. == Panasonic BR 2330 ?Type G?. Suffix: GUFN (yellow insulator) and GUN (no insulator) Size and mounting identical. 255 mAh rating. The GUFN at Mouser for $2.05 each (not currently in stock) https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Panasonic-Battery/BR-2330-GUFN?qs=rqxQ… Panasonic Data Sheet https://industrial.panasonic.com/cdbs/www-data/pdf2/AAA4000/AAA4000D95.pdf Ray-O-Vac BR 2335-T3L Lithium Coin Cell, 300 mAh Data sheet http://farnell.com//datasheets/1728610.pdf?_ga=2.53046696.1289741559.153343… Where to BUY ? Solder Tab lithium batteries are used in MILLIONS of Mobile devices (Toll Road transponders, various auto/truck dongles, etc.). Electronics Distributors: Digi-Key, Mouser, Future, Allied, and Newark/Farnell stock these lithium coin cells. In addition, Batteries Plus retail stores (across North America) have Solder Tab Welders ?on premise? and can create the coin cell you desire (Just In Time needs). This consumer convenience is higher in cost. Lithium Coin cells are PROHIBITED from domestic Air Shipment (USPS Priority Mail) ? SO shipping costs can be higher and require longer time. I order my needs 2 or 3 times each year, of the most popular profiles. Panasonic Lithium Battery Catalog (circa 2015) https://industrial.panasonic.com/ww/system/files/data/download/catalog/id_l… greg == Does anybody know if external 3.6 VDC batteries, like the TL5242, are the counterpart for on board 3.0 VDC batteries, like the BR2335-T3L?

7 years, 8 months

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Fairly Extensive Singer/Friden "System Ten" Computer System for Rescue

by tshoppa＠wmata.com

I had been told for decades that there was a flight simulator that used a Singer System Ten and that United Airlines operated it outside Chicago for some unreasonably long time. This was "Urban Legend you wouldn't believe it but that's what the bosses wanted" stuff back in the 1990's. Using a business computer (especially one that looked like an overgrown Frieden calculators from the 1960's) to run a flight simulator always seemed odd to me, to the point of making the story not quite believable. Other Singer-Link flight simulators that I knew of, used GP4's or Sigma-5's and then the Sigma-5 clones. Tim N3QE

7 years, 8 months

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Pdp 11/34 System for sale in Riverside,ca

by wayne.sudol＠hotmail.com

http://www.ctonlineauctions.com/detail.asp?id=746466 >From the pictures it looks to be a fairly complete system with Kennedy tape drive. Has a System industries controller but doesn't appear to have a disk drive. I'd love to have it, but my wife would kill me if i brought something that big home. I hope someone in the Riverside area on this list ( Mark Blair ? ) can acquire it. I have no affiliation with the seller. Wayne

7 years, 8 months

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Historic IBM memory tech

by peter＠vanpeborgh.eu

Vintage techie guys and girls, Do any of you know where I could get hold of IBM 3850 Mass storage and IBM 2321 Data cell media? 1960s-1970s. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_3850 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_2321_Data_Cell If you do, I would like to get hold of one of each. Many thanks, Peter || | | | | | | | | Peter Van Peborgh 62 St Mary's Rise Writhlington Radstock Somerset BA3 3PD UK 01761 439 234 || | | | | | | | |

7 years, 8 months

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ISO: Blue (usually) Silicone? tape retainer material

by cclist＠sydex.com

Another open-reel tape query for the experts. I recall that new tapes would often come with a strip of (usually blue) silicone-ish tape to retain the end of the tape. I've got a couple of strips here and I'll swear that I've seen the stuff in other applications, but memory fails me. It's not sticky in itself, but sticks quite nicely to mylar tape. Easily removed and indefinitely reusable. I think I've seen it in kids' toys of the era, where various patterned pieces were cut from the stuff and assembled on something akin to a whiteboard. Does this ring any bells with anyone? Do you know what the stuff is and where I can get some? Thanks for any help, Chuck

7 years, 8 months

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Computer tape quantities in the 70's or 80's?

by tshoppa＠wmata.com

Chuck writes: > I'd probably start with the US Commerce Department. In their industrial > report summaries, the product code is "36950 11" > e.g.: https://tinyurl.com/y8ks3mdd for 1987-88 Wow, Chuck, that is fascinating info that I had no idea was so easily accessed. Thank you! It looks like the tape production in the 80's was 30M to 40M reels per year so my guess at 100M was high but not too far off. I super like some of the product codes just on those pages. E.g. 35711 22 is Analog Computers, and 35751 75 is Teleprinters under 20 characters per second (e.g. Model 33's which saw a steep decline through the 1980's. I'm guessing they would've peaked in the early 70's.). Tim N3QE

7 years, 8 months

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PC04 cables

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> can I appeal to anyone who has, or can point me at, documentation for > the connection of the PC04 to _other_ PDP-8 models please lend a hand - > _especially_ if you have paper documentation which is not available > online? The other thing I'm looking for is anything about the earlier version of the reader, the one that used the stepper motor to strobe the data, instead of the feed holes. I've seen references to this in the DEC documentation, but other than that, I have nothing on it. Noel

7 years, 8 months

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Wanted: Exidy Sorcerer CP/M cart or disk

by tosteve＠yahoo.com

Hi, I need CP/M, either floppy or cart based, for my Exidy Sorcerer. I want to format and use the floppy drives - I have the S-100 expansion and interface card. I?ll make copies and return your disk if you have one. Thanks- Steve.

7 years, 8 months

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Pair of Portmaster II's

by db＠db.net

I have two Livingston PM-11's (http://portmasters.com/faq.html) and I haven't needed either of these in a long time. Is anyone interested in them? Diane -- - db at FreeBSD.org db at db.net http://www.db.net/~db

7 years, 8 months

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RQDX3 formatter

by cc＠informatik.uni-stuttgart.de

Where do you patch the ZRQCH0 binary to use different geometries for non-DEC drives with a RQDX3? As it seems it should be possible, but noone has told how to do this ;-) Christian

7 years, 8 months

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Australian Computer Museum in trouble.

by geremin＠iprimus.com.au

Australian COMPUTER MUSEUM -- Dispersal Days -- Villawood NSW. We have been told that BULLDOZERS will demolish our Villawood storage space in 2 weeks. We have yet to find a suitable/affordable alternate space so ... "OPEN DOOR DAYS" The old fruit shop at 888 Woodville Road, VILLAWWOOD, will be open for anyone who cares to come and take anything away and help preserve our computing heritage. Hours: Sat 28th/Sun29th 9am to 9pm, then Monday-Friday 10am to 10pm, repeat the next week. Off-street parking, easiest access is from south (Hume Hwy), see Google Maps. Bring your Car, Van or Ute and enough muscle to help empty our shed. Please tell your friends and/or work colleagues. -- <b>John GEREMIN, Honorary Treasurer, 0427 10 20 60.</b> Australian Computer Museum Society Inc. PO Box 4005, Homebush, NSW, 2140. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

7 years, 8 months

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Wanted: Exidy Sorcerer CP/M

by steve＠oldcomputers.net

Hi, I need CP/M, either floppy or cart based, for my Exidy Sorcerer. I want to format and use the floppy drives - I have the S-100 expansion and interface card. I?ll make a copy and return your disk if you have one. Thanks- Steve.

7 years, 8 months

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Narrow width fan fold paper

by db＠db.net

I found over a full box of fan fold paper for an MX-80 that was hiding all these years. It's here in Ottawa Canada so if you want it and can arrange pick up it's yours. Otherwise it's scrap paper. This isn't worth the shipping! Diane -- - db at FreeBSD.org db at db.net http://www.db.net/~db

7 years, 8 months

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Computer tape quantities in the 70's or 80's?

by tshoppa＠wmata.com

Bitsavers has preserved a couple of key marketing studies that help me understand the wide world of disk storage in the 70's and 80's. For example http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/competitiveAnalysis/Engineering_Strategy_R… has numbers both for DEC and world disk market. DEC sales were a substantial chunk of the world market of disk sales and the document seems to understand the up and coming world of small disks while also having good numbers on the mainframe disk world. I wonder if we have any documentation (probably internal numbers but maybe also including guessing at competition) of, say, reels of half inch magtape sales sold in the past. Chances are this would be a 3M or competitor's document since the bulk of magtape media sales were not normally done through DEC or IBM etc. For example I might guess that by the 1980's there were 5 reels of 2400foot half inch magtape for every person in America and tapes were reused up to 10 years. That would imply that 100 million reels of tape were sold a year. But that's just a guess and maybe I'm off by an order of magnitude one way or the other. So if you know of any documents to help me get a comprehension of the scale of computer tape manufacturing in the 1970's and 1980's, please let me know! It might be a 3M press release bragging about opening a new plant and what it's capable of, for example. Tim N3QE

7 years, 8 months

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PC04 cables

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> From: Al Kossow > is it roytron/Roytron500_1966.pdf ? That sure looks like it! The illustration on pg 5-16 of the DEC PC054/PC05 manual looks just like the thing illustated on the cover of that. I wonder why it didn't turn up in the Web searches? Probably because this doesn't include the term 'maintenance manual'? I'll add the link to the article. Thanks! Noel

7 years, 8 months

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PC04 cables

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

So, for needs of my own I've been studying up on the PC04 and PC05, and also the differences between them (which cables they use, etc, etc). I decided I should write up what I've learned, since there's no simple source for all this stuff; the remaining documentation is kind of spotty (lots of things are no longer extant, or at least not available online), and I've gathered data from far and wide. So I have most of it now written up, available here: http://gunkies.org/wiki/PC04/PC05_Paper-Tape_Reader/Punch (and feedback, comments, corrections, etc would be most gratefully received), but one area which I wasn't able to cover as definitively as I'd have liked is the PDP-8 connectivity (cabling, etc). I was able to glean a few details from the PC04'05 Manual (DEC-00-PC0A-D), but the details of the cables, etc for all PDP-8 models _other_ than the PDP-8/E I couldn't locate. So, can I appeal to anyone who has, or can point me at, documentation for the connection of the PC04 to _other_ PDP-8 models please lend a hand - _especially_ if you have paper documentation which is not available online? And speaking of online documentation, it turns out (to my initial surprise, but it makes sense) is that the M7810.is _not_ the first PC11! There was an earlier one, the M781 card, which (like the KL11->DL11) is program compatible, but is a dual card which one uses with an M105 and an M7821. So I have access to a set of prints for that, and will scan them and make them available at some point - but if anyone has any use for it, please let me know, and I will accelerate that. If uses BC08F cables, the details of which _aren't_ included in the drawing set (grrr!), so again, if anyone has that info, I'd appreciate a copy. Finally, speaking of missing stuff, several DEC manuals refer to the "Roytron Model 500 Maintenance Manual" (alternative title "Royal-McBee Model 500 Maintenance Manual"), which again I couldn't find. Does anyone have a copy of this? Thanks! Noel

7 years, 8 months

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Boards for XTs and ATs

by useddec＠gmail.com

XT boards IBM 1501994 Async card 83X9262 or 3 qty 3) 110-6135952-01 serial/ parallel 6236194 JB125540 has DB25 Sysgen PSA 1030 30-02131 Seagate 20917 Everex EV138 memory 30150986? B/W Parallel WDXT-GEN 61-000222-08 AT boards qty 2) Interlan NT 600A-3 DET 55X3543 AST 20297 AST Premion 386 Cache mem ME/2MB 181-7043-3E 85-3408-01 181-7044-3E 85-3331-01? AT&T TARGA-1.0 Verticom GPG assy? 3 board set DC4030VL-1 IDE/floppy/mem WD1988 1006V? drive cont TMC-1680Future Domain a flop/ SCSI EV346 drive cont 3COM ETHERLINKS III 3COM ETHERLINKS 16 If you have any questions or interest, please contact me off list. I would prefer to sell by the lot. Sorry for any typos, Thanks, Paul

7 years, 8 months

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ISO: Tape Seal Belts

by Frisbie＠Flying-Disk.com

Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote: > I'm looking for a small quantity of 10.5" half-inch reel tape seal > belts. These are the things that almost everybody with a large > collection of tapes used to hang their half-inch tapes in racks made for > the purpose. > I can't seem to find anyone who is sitting on a pile of these. You just found someone. What color(s) would you like? The only catch is that I am moving from Los Angeles to Oregon, and they are on a moving van. Seriously. They just finished loading, and the truck is still sitting in front of my house while the crew cleans up. They also loaded three tape racks and about 500 tapes. I won't be following them to Oregon until September, and it may be a few weeks before I can find and unpack one of the boxes (over 800). E-Mail me after Labor Day and I'll see what I can dig out for you. Be warned that I may not have my email server up and running right away. Long-distance moves can be "interesting" (and expensive) for someone who is: A vintage computer enthusiast, an home shop machinist, and a book fanatic, with a wife who shares my book "problem". :-) Examples include: A Century Data T302-RM disk drive, multiple DEC H960 racks with TU56 DECtape drive, 9-track tape drives, etc., a Bridgeport CNC milling machine, two lathes, and lots more shop equipment. They ran out of axle weight capacity before they ran out of space in the semi-trailer. Alan "Packrat" Frisbie

7 years, 8 months

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IBM PS2 boards, IBM, Novell

by useddec＠gmail.com

I'm still sorting and found a few IBM83X9648 boards and 8 or so Novell 816-312 also numbered 738-154-001. AT and XT boards next. If you are interested or have questions, please contact me off list. Thanks, Paul

7 years, 8 months

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Clock batteries...

by cctalk＠gtaylor.tnetconsulting.net

Does anybody know if external 3.6 VDC batteries, like the TL5242, are the counterpart for on board 3.0 VDC batteries, like the BR2335-T3L? -- Grant. . . . unix || die

7 years, 8 months

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Books up for grabs

by db＠db.net

I will send these out free for cost of shipping. These two really should go to people who *own* the machines covered. VAX11/780 Hardware Handbook 1978(!) PDP11/45 processor handbook 1971(!) IBM DOS Technical Reference (the 3 ring binder + box) Greenleaf Software Comm Library (3 ring binder + box) I don't think any of these will be a problem mailing to U.S. P.S. I am still waiting on confirmations for the two Livingston PM-11's Diane -- - db at FreeBSD.org db at db.net http://www.db.net/~db

7 years, 8 months

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Service manual for Archive 4584NP DDS1?

by cclist＠sydex.com

Going through my stuff here, I've found an Archive 4584 DDS1 autoloader. I believe this drive was used on earlier Sun systems. The feed rollers have turned to goo, unfortunately. I've cleaned them off and can probably refurb them, but I need a service manual to figure out how to disassemble the unit--it looks like a bit of a nightmare. Alternatively, if someone wants to take a crack at the thing, you can have it for shipping. Heaven knows, I've got my fill of DDS drives. --Chuck

7 years, 8 months

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DECstation firmware archive?

by aek＠bitsavers.org

Are the firmware eproms for the DECstation archived anywhere?

7 years, 8 months

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PT210 rs232 interface module

by dave＠661.org

I've had a fondness for the Radio Shack TRS-80 PT-210 portable printing terminal for a long time. Unfortunately, I've been unable to find an RS-232 interface module for it. A couple years ago I found a hardcopy of the service manual and used it to enter schematics and lay out a board for it. I scanned it and that's the one that's circulating on the web. The schematics and foil patterns in the service manual seem to be slightly wrong, so I've been on the lookout for one on eBay. I found one and won it just now and will use it to verify my design. I should have blank boards ready for sale in a month or two. If the other bidder is here, please email me with a screenshot showing that you bid. I'll send you a blank board free of charge when I get boards made. -- David Griffith dave at 661.org A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

7 years, 8 months

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DECstation firmware archive?

by shadoooo＠gmail.com

Hello, maybe you have also a dump for a 4000-100A ? I have a motherboard which seems to have problems to Bcache or Pcache, and another one which I took as replacement, which has a very old version. I wonder if there's a way to dump the firmware in some way from the non-working one, then update the other... Of course I would avoid to desolder and resolder the flash Roms... Andrea

7 years, 8 months

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ISO: Tape Seal Belts

by cclist＠sydex.com

I'm looking for a small quantity of 10.5" half-inch reel tape seal belts. These are the things that almost everybody with a large collection of tapes used to hang their half-inch tapes in racks made for the purpose. At one time, like tape write rings, these things were as common as cockroaches. Countless millions manufactured. I can't seem to find anyone who is sitting on a pile of these. Not even eBay. Mind you, I don't want the tapes themselves, just the belts. My issue is that I'm getting sent tapes without cases or belts more frequently. I suspect that in many situations, the belts have just been discarded, as they break and become brittle with age. I can remember discarding the hard plastic cases when refitting tapes for the auto-thread drives. We'd fill up dumpsters with the things. If someone is sitting a pile of the old cases, those would do in a pinch. Any ideas or leads welcome. Thanks, Chuck

7 years, 9 months

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Sellam's VWoCW VCF XIII 10% Off Show Special!

by sellam.ismail＠gmail.com

Hello Folks! I have nothing to list for this week because I'm preparing for the big show, the VCF West XIII this coming weekend in Mountain View, California. I'll be bringing a lot of items, some already listed in my VWoCW and some new unlisted items. Examples of unlisted items I plan to bring along: MSI/88e 8088-based portable handheld computer with barcode scanning wand - $150 Integrated Computer Systems Portable Microprocessor Training Lab - $250 Zenith ZFL-184 SuperSport laptop with original Zenith soft shell carrying case - $70 Heathkit H88 - $275 Heathkit H89 - $250 Heathkit H19 - $150 Otrona Attache - $475 Zilog Z-80 Development System with external Zilog dual 8" drive subsystem - $2,000 I also have a series of Commodore PETs, as follows: 2001-8N 2001-16N 2001-32M 4016-12 4016-N 4032-12 4032-N 8032 8032-32B Note: I am only bringing along pre-sold PETs due to space constraints. If you're interested in any of the above items, or any item in my VWOCW, I'll give you a 10% off VCF special if you are prepared to pick up at the VCF. Remember, these are asking prices, I am open to reasonable offers! Please contact me *ASAP* if you're interested in taking advantage of the 10% off VCF special. Any items I bring that aren't pre-sold will go up for sale to the public at the VCF on Saturday morning. You can shop for more items here (as above, 10% off applies if you pre-arrange a sale): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I53wxarLHlNmlPVf_HJ5oMKuab4zrApI_hi… Thanks! Sellam

7 years, 9 months

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CBM 2040/3040/4040/2031/2031LP loan needed

by brain＠jbrain.com

I am wondering if anyone relatively near Southeast Iowa might have a working 170kB 5.25" IEEE drive I can borrow for a few weeks. I know it's a long shot, and you'd think I'd have one sitting here, but all my boat anchor PET drives in my stack are 8050 units. I am hoping to add some functionality to ZoomFloppy to support these drives. I've tried approximating the 4040 with an MSD drive using the IEEE connection, with no success. While I am happy to buy a unit for a reasonable price, and I'll check online for items for sale, that would most likely involve shipping, and the PET drives are ill-suited to ship (financially, and for the health of the unit) It's not a show stopper, as VCF-MW is coming up soon, and I no doubt can borrow a unit from someone then or maybe even fix the code that weekend with a loaner unit.? Still, if I can create some success before hand, so much the better. Jim -- Jim Brain brain at jbrain.com www.jbrain.com

7 years, 9 months

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Apologies

by sales＠elecplus.com

When I posted the Sun keyboards, I did not realize that 1) The checkout would not work correctly for TX residents, and 2) The search box was not working. My apologies for all those who tried to buy a keyboard, and could not. Please try again? Cindy Croxton Electronics Plus 1613 Water Street Kerrville, TX 78028 830-370-3239 cell sales at elecplus.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

7 years, 9 months

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Australian Computer Museum - HELP

by geremin＠iprimus.com.au

The building housing the Australian Computer Museum is scheduled to be demolished in 2 weeks. Anyone in Sydney (or nearby) is invited to HELP preserve the collection by providing storage (for doco or big or small items) until we get a proper home. Please email INFO at ACMS.ORG.AU for more details, or call John 0427 10 20 60 in Australia. -- <b>John GEREMIN, Honorary Treasurer, 0427 10 20 60.</b> Australian Computer Museum Society Inc. PO Box 4005, Homebush, NSW, 2140. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

7 years, 9 months

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CNC paper tape reader pinouts

by aek＠bitsavers.org

I was trying to find FANUC and Ricom PTR-230 pinouts today and stumbled on these https://www.mefi.cz/files/dokumentace/trans/simulacectecek/ FWIW, here are the pinouts for Sanyo-Denki 1402 https://www.mefi.cz/files/dokumentace/trans/snimanictecek/ktr48.pdf mentioned in http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctech/2015-May/005731.html

7 years, 9 months

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Unknown Z80 CPU board and backplane ID anyone?

by binarydinosaurs＠gmail.com

Hi folks, A friend of mine in the UK is looking for any info on the following boards. The CPU board is marked ?VA 03-907023-00? and features a Z80 with 16K RAM and an 18.432MHz crystal. The backplane is also VA and has 11 132-pin slots that aren?t all identical implying usage for different cards in those locations. Voltages are +5/-5/+12V. Pics: http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30.jpg <http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30.jpg> http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30-1.jpg <http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30-1.jpg> http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30-2.jpg <http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30-2.jpg> http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30-3.jpg <http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30-3.jpg> My duckduckgo-fu has let me down. Cheers! -- adrian/witchy Owner of Binary Dinosaurs, the UK's biggest home computer collection? t: @binarydinosaurs f: facebook.com/binarydinosaurs w: www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk

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Unknown Z80 CPU board and backplane ID anyone?

by w9gb＠icloud.com

Agree about Varian trademark. In 1937 the Varian brothers developed the Klystron tube. In 1965 Eitel-McCullough (EIMAC) merged with Varian Associates, but in 1995 the EIMAC division was ?spun off? (now part of CPI). In 1999, the company was reorganized into three distinct businesses: Varian Medical Systems Inc., Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc., and Varian, Inc. == The Card Edge connectors on motherboard are Sullins Connector Solutions, Inc. http://sullinscorp.com/catalog/ MPS-0125-50-DW-5H Edge Card Catalog http://www.sullinscorp.com/pdfs/edgcards-catalog.pdf Card Edge Connector, 100 Contact(s), 2 Row(s), Straight, 0.125 inch Pitch, .025? Square Wire Wrap - .610? Insulator Height, Blue Insulator, Raised with .125? Clearance Holes, .190? Contact Length for .025? Square. === For reference purposes, S-100 motherboards use Sullins EBA50DCSD . https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/sullins-connector-solutions/EBA50… Greg chicago Sent from iPad Air

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DEC memory and CPUs

by useddec＠gmail.com

More DEC items available. If you have any interest or questions please contact me off list. L4000 KA670 4000/300 I might need one to fill a box. 3 or so boxes also. L4001-Bx X= chip manufacturer MS670 L4001-Cx L4004-Cx MS690 L4004-DF M7606 KA630 Microvax II M7607 MS630-A 1MG M7608 MS630-B 2MG M7620 MVAX CPU M7621 MS650-A 8MB M7622 MS650-B 16MB M8637-Cx 2MG M8637-Ex 2MG I hope there aren't too many typos in here and the info is correct. Thanks, Paul

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Global Village 56k modem for shipping

by mtapley＠swri.edu

All, pursuant to the modem discussion the last couple of weeks, i searched briefly and came up with: Global Village Teleport 56kbps fax/modem in original box (opened and inspected, not tested), includes power supply and software on CD (for Mac OS 8). Cable connects to the Mac serial port (round DIN connector) For cost of shipping; I?ll add some bubble-wrap to the box to kee things from rattling inside and if you are concerned about the original box I?ll add another layer outside. - Mark 210-522-6025 office 210-379-4635 cell

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For anybody who will be arriving at VCF the night before:

by cisin＠xenosoft.com

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Unknown Z80 CPU board and backplane ID anyone?

by mike.niswonger＠cox.net

Don't know the system, but the logo is "Varian Associates"... ??? -- Mike Niswonger On 07/30/2018 12:27 PM, Adrian Graham via cctalk wrote: > Hi folks, > > A friend of mine in the UK is looking for any info on the following boards. The CPU board is marked ?VA 03-907023-00? and features a Z80 with 16K RAM and an 18.432MHz crystal. The backplane is also VA and has 11 132-pin slots that aren?t all identical implying usage for different cards in those locations. Voltages are +5/-5/+12V. > > Pics: > > http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30.jpg <http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30.jpg> > http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30-1.jpg <http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30-1.jpg> > http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30-2.jpg <http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30-2.jpg> > http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30-3.jpg <http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/tynemouthsw_2018-Jul-30-3.jpg> > > My duckduckgo-fu has let me down. > > Cheers! >

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Troubleshooting HP 2116B

by gerardcjat＠free.fr

Christian, I absolutly agree with David s post. Back in the ' '70 when I was maintaining 3 x HP 2116 B running 24/24 7/7 FOR around 10 YEARS, the ONLY memory related problem that I got was traced to a faulty transistor !! ( But I do not recall exactly, may be it was on a Driver Inhbit Card ) Anyway, from this only one case , not statisticaly signifiant ;-) the problem was a Tx, not a C.I. Wish you the same ...

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SCO Skunkware?

by james＠attfield.co.uk

I have Skunkware 7 (1997) and Skunkware 98 (1998) if they will do. What is your desire? On 7/25/18 6:53 PM, David Griffith via cctalk wrote: > > Does anyone have any Skunkware ISOs from around 1995 to 1998? >

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Microware OS-9 68000 SPF

by david＠thecoolbears.org

Anyone familiar with the SPF file manager on Microware OS-9? I have an MVME162 processor and for no good reason, other than an intellectual exercise, I've decided to try and get OS-9 68000 running on it. Mostly this has been a pretty simple exercise, since the necessary ROM images are on the Internet, however, the one thing that I can't seem to make work is SLIP (or PPP for that matter). I have the MVME board connected via an RS232 connection to a Raspberry PI. PPP doesn't work at all but SLIP works partially. I can PING from the PI to the MVME and from the MVME to the PI. I can send TCP traffic in both directions. I can send UDP traffic in both directions. When I try to start a telnet session from the PI to the MVME, it seems like the session is established: Trying 192.168.2.2... Connected to 192.168.2.2. Escape character is '^]'. But I never see the login prompt on the PI. Pretty much the same thing applies to other telnet clients including Windows, NetBSD VAX and 211BSD on my PDP-11. Furthermore, I see that the connection handler in OS-9, telnetdc, is started and also login is started 20 0 0.0 128 48.00k 0 e 0.03 0:00 telnetdc <pks01 21 20 0.0 128 24.00k 0 e 0.02 0:00 login <>>>pks01 40 0 0.0 128 52.00k 0 s 0.12 25:42 telnetd <>>>nil but I never get a login prompt at the PI. Any suggestions?

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Tim Paterson / QDOS lecture @ VCF West next weekend

by cctalk＠snarc.net

I am excited about this!! Tim Paterson, of Seattle Computer Products, is speaking at Vintage Computer Festival XIII next weekend (August 4-5). The event as always is at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Tim created QDOS - Quick & Dirty Operating System -- which was the basis for Microsoft's MS-DOS. Tim rarely (if ever?) gives historical lectures, so this is a coup for the hobby. Everything you need to know about VCF West -- online ticketing, all the other speakers, exhibits, consignment, etc. -- is on the VCF web site at http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/. ________________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation a 501(c)3 educational non-profit evan at vcfed.org (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation

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Sorting a previously undiscovered briefcase of Jack Aldridge the Electrodata /Burroughs maint engineer

by couryhouse＠aol.com

Sorting a? previously undiscovered? ?briefcase of? Jack Aldridge the? ? Electrodata /Burroughs? maint? engineer. All these? years turns? out there were? 2! And? I? thought? one of my assistants? was just moving? it? from one? shelf to another... ? ? found his? b-205? training? certificate!? Yea!? the? 50s! many may many other? ?goodies.... ? and? ?a small? group of? duplicate? ?pristine? B200 or? ?220? instruction? cards anyone? ?got? a? cpu in captivity? ? Back to? sorting... ? Ed#

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