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

by sethm＠loomcom.com

Hi folks, I've just re-joined the lists after a... uh, something like a four year absense, I guess! It's good to be back, even if it is a little more verbose than I remember. I looked through the recent archives and didn't see this covered already, forgive me if I missed it -- I've been unable to contact www.trailing-edge.com or simh.trailing-edge.com for the last week or so. Is anyone else able to get through? Does anyone know if something is wrong? Or, alternately, does anyone know how else to get in touch with Tim Shoppa to ask, other than his trailing-edge.com email? Maybe I'll resort to snail mail. -Seth -- "It looks just like a Telefunken U47! Seth Morabito You'll love it." - Frank Zappa sethm(a)loomcom.com

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HP 64000

by aek＠spies.com

It's a drag that it is in NZ. There are still docs I'm missing in the hp/64000 section of bitsavers, and copies of the software would be good to archive.

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Ken Iverson, creator of APL dies.

by dave04a＠dunfield.com

http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=57357 Using IBM APL on the University of New Brunswicks System 370 was what got me "hooked" on interactive computing, and it has been a favorite of mine ever since. Dave -- dave04a (at) Dave Dunfield dunfield (dot) Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com com Vintage computing equipment collector. http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/index.html

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bitsavers is down

by aek＠spies.com

> Who is next? http://www.mcjones.org/dustydecks/

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M9312 boot roms (again)

by GOOI＠oce.nl

Sorry, I never bothered making or downloading those ROM images. I must admit that it would be a nice addition to the M9312 page that I have put in the PDP-11/34 folder ... if Pete gets his hard disk data recovered (or read the PROMs again), I will gladly add that to my site (if Pete does not object). As proven last week: some copies of the stuff at several sites may not be such a luxury as first thought of ... - Henk, PA8PDP. -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Sent: 4-12-2004 13:29 Subject: Re: M9312 boot roms (again) On Nov 27 2004, 23:01, Wai-Sun Chia wrote: > Hello, > Sorry to beat this old horse again, but did anybody set up a > repository for M9312 boot images since the last discussion? > (I actually went to look for them in www.classiccmp.org/M9312, and > Pete's DECROM repository doesn't seem to have the 23-xxxA9 M9312 > roms) > > I need some of them, specifically the DU, DX, and DY. Henk may have (http://www.pdp-11.nl/index.html), but maybe not online. I have a few on a local disk. Ah, spit, that's the one that crashed a few months ago, and I've not wired up the programmer again yet, so I have some ROMs but not the images. The ones you want are: 23-753A9 RX01 DX Boot ROM 23-757A9 UDA50 DU Boot ROM } I'm not sure if both are 23-767A9 UDA50/RAxx DU Boot ROM } correct -- see below 23-811A9 RX02 DY Boot ROM I have at least one of each of these, except the 23-767A9. I probably have that number in the list because it's been listed somewhere with that description, but since I have two 23-757A9 and no 23-767A9, I wonder if the 767 is a typo? Or is the "DU" against 757 meant to be "TU"? I'll host the images if no-one already has. > Question: > Is the DY (supposed for RX02) able to boot RX01s too? If you mean boot from RX01 drives, no, the bootstraps are different. If you mean boot from an RX01 diskette in an RX02 drive, yes, it should work, though depending on the OS, the diskette may need a DY boot block. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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Free (UK): PCB developing tanks

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

Anybody want three developing tanks for making printed circuit boards? They're intended for developing/etching/tinning and each holds almost 9 litres (about 1.9 gallons/2.3 US gallons) of liquid when working. Each is 490mm x 140mm x 370mm high (400mm including the lid, with its handle), and they're designed to be fitted into cutouts in a bench top, though you could stand them on a low bench or in a (large) sink. One is a plain tank, one is fitted with a thermostatically-controlled heater, and one has both heater and air-bubble tubes, and I have two controller boxes for them (which have been kept indoors, in the attic). I'm never realistically going to use these, as I have small fit-in-a-cupboard dishes and a heater I use for small boards. I got these from the University about 10 years ago, intending to put them in my new workshop. Unfortunately by the time the workshop was built I had a lot more computers, electronics, and mechanical things, there wasn't room, and The Boss refused to give up space in her utility room. They've been stored where she keeps garden stuff, ever since, but I've been given an ultimatum. If you can collect them, let me know by Monday that they're wanted otherwise they'll go to the local tip. If I know someone will take them, I might persuade The Boss that they can remain in her utility room (now they've been cleaned up a bit) until Christmas, but suggesting any longer would probably have fatal consequences (for the tanks, not me; I'd probably get away with crippling injury). -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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for sale

by celebdirectent＠earthlink.net

If any of you happen to be in SW Florida today (Sat) or Sunday, December 5, we're having a garage sale and a lot of classics and their software are available. Mainly 8-bits, such as TRS-80s, Apples, Commodores, Atari, etc., etc., etc. Its at 2587 Lakeshore Circle in Port Charlotte, Florida. Directly off of Hwy 41 at West Tarpon Blvd. Sincerely, CORD G. COSLOR Celebrity Direct Entertainment ----- | Celebrity Direct Entertainment | PO Box 494314 - Port Charlotte, FL - 33949 | phone: 941.624.2254 fax: 309.218.1426 | www.CelebrityDirect.net * CDE(a)CelebrityDirect.net | AOL IM: CelebDirectEnt: : :

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bitsavers is down

by aek＠spies.com

It crashed about 20:00 PST. I don't have access to the cage, so it may be down 'til tomorrow afternoon.

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M9312 boot roms (again)

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Nov 27 2004, 23:01, Wai-Sun Chia wrote: > Hello, > Sorry to beat this old horse again, but did anybody set up a > repository for M9312 boot images since the last discussion? > (I actually went to look for them in www.classiccmp.org/M9312, and > Pete's DECROM repository doesn't seem to have the 23-xxxA9 M9312 > roms) > > I need some of them, specifically the DU, DX, and DY. Henk may have (http://www.pdp-11.nl/index.html), but maybe not online. I have a few on a local disk. Ah, spit, that's the one that crashed a few months ago, and I've not wired up the programmer again yet, so I have some ROMs but not the images. The ones you want are: 23-753A9 RX01 DX Boot ROM 23-757A9 UDA50 DU Boot ROM } I'm not sure if both are 23-767A9 UDA50/RAxx DU Boot ROM } correct -- see below 23-811A9 RX02 DY Boot ROM I have at least one of each of these, except the 23-767A9. I probably have that number in the list because it's been listed somewhere with that description, but since I have two 23-757A9 and no 23-767A9, I wonder if the 767 is a typo? Or is the "DU" against 757 meant to be "TU"? I'll host the images if no-one already has. > Question: > Is the DY (supposed for RX02) able to boot RX01s too? If you mean boot from RX01 drives, no, the bootstraps are different. If you mean boot from an RX01 diskette in an RX02 drive, yes, it should work, though depending on the OS, the diskette may need a DY boot block. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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VAX 11/725

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Dec 4 2004, 0:56, Tony Duell wrote: > I really must dig out my 11/730 and get it going. I've got the R80 drive > and the TSU05 magtape system (this was a standard cofiguration in > half-height rack). Of course I've also got an RL02 on one of my 11s that > I could hook up. > > What are my choices for an OS, given that I have no official license, > live in the UK, and am not a member of DECUS (the UK chapter charges an > extortionate membership fee). Run BSD, or join the US chapter of Encompass (which, at the lowest level, is free). The latter is what I did when my UK subscription expired, because I have more than one microVAX and I wanted at least one running VMS. Which I will get round to doing something with "real soon now" ;-) -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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Upcoming Trip...

by david＠dynamicconcepts.us

On Friday 12/3 I will be heading down I-95 from NY to Va. to pick up a great find...Returning Saturday (or possibly Sunday). I will have an SUV with Trailer. If this can be of use to anyone (especially those looking to get rid of DEC equipment to a good home <grin>) drop me a post. Seriouly, anyone on list into DEC (especially PDP-8) who is near this route, drop me a note.... David david(a)dynamicconcepts.us

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11/44 console pinout

by aek＠spies.com

3 - gnd 4 - tx 5 - rx the full bc44-a cable is: 1 - 3 2 - 4 3 - 5 4 - 6 8 - 10 11- 11 12- 12 15- 13 17- 14 20- 15 24- 16 25- 17 ^ +--- 20 pin connector

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PDP-11 gear available

by jwest＠classiccmp.org

I received the following email. If anyone is interested please contact me off-list. I want the chrome disk racks, so the rest is available. Jay West -------------- I have the following DEC equipment available at no charge: Computer RL-02, 2 drives (bottom one out of commission) 6 keyboards 3 LA50 printers 7 (maybe more) RL-02K disks 1 VT 100 Terminal 1 VT 102 Terminal Cables - many Several boards Instruction and related books 2 chrome disk racks Located in White Plains, NY ---------------

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value of PDP8e

by aek＠spies.com

It's got a blue bezel instead of the usual orange, but it on a 19 slide enclosure. Does this make it an 'industrial' ? -- Strictly speaking, the machine DEC sold as an "Industrial 8" has a red, white, and blue front panel.

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looking for hp 13210A set

by jwest＠classiccmp.org

TSIA, willing to trade for a working 13210A (two card) controller for the 7900A drive. Contact me off list if you can help! Jay West

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BBN and SMS pictures.

by m_thompson＠ids.net

At 02:02 PM 11/19/2004 -0500, Joe R. wrote: > Here are some pictures of SOME of the stuff that I got last weekend. Besides a huge box of manuals that I've sent to Al, I found five BBN computers and I'm attempting to rescue enough of one to make a workable system for Tom Uban. Plus all the cards out of the other ones for him for spares. The BBN chassis is just too big to deal with but I got ALL the cables, the complete PSU (on the back panel!), the multibus card cage (and all the MB cards) and the switch card that lets all the CPUs talk to all the other CPUs. The BBN CPUs are odd in that they don't plug into a socket so the card cage isn't absolutely necessary. All the power and signals go through connectors on the front of the card. Warning: this is a SCRAP place and some of it isn't pretty! > ><http://www.classiccmp.org/hp/bbn/> I designed the Multibus backplane in that BBN machine about 20 years ago. Michael Thompson E-Mail: M_Thompson(a)IDS.net

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docs for Omnibyte Corp OB68K1A

by aek＠spies.com

got it scanned, will put it up tonight on bitsavers. I did scan the material from Frank on the 64000

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VAX 11/725

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) wrote: > What are my choices for an OS, given that I have no official license, > live in the UK, and am not a member of DECUS (the UK chapter charges an > extortionate membership fee). <shameless plug> 4.3BSD-Quasijarus of course! It's completely and totally free, and unlike some competing OSes, it's also completely and totally Classic. You can download the distribution tape images from ifctfvax.Harhan.ORG and write the actual tape yourself (if you have some other machine capable of writing tapes, given all the stuff you have I'm sure you do :-), or if you want to give some support to the project that develops and maintains the said OS, you can order an official distribution tape from Harhan (probably still much cheaper than any membership fee or license). MS

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wanted ; docs for Omnibyte Corp OB68K1A multibus SBC

by list_classiccomp-tech＠greencroft.co.uk

Anyone got any info on the above board? motorola 68000 CPU, DRAM, ROM & some IO (2*6821 PIAs, 2*6850 SIOs, 1* 6840), and a bunch of switches, all on a MultiBUS I card. Also has "master/slave D16 M24 I16 VOL 1982" legended. Nothing helpfull showing up on a Google so far. (received it amongst a pile of DEC manuals & TK50s rescued a month or so ago) ta. greg

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Last chance for container to Germany

by vcf＠siconic.com

If anyone has anything they want shipped from the Silicon Valley area to Munich then please pipe up soon. Last chance... -- 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 ]

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Anyone got an HP Paintjet printer?

by ard＠p850ug1.demon.co.uk

This is going to seem like an odd question, but here goes... I've borrowed a Paintjet (colour inkjet) printer from HPCC (as you probably all know I am somewhat invovled with that club) with the idea of taking it apart, figuring out how it works, etc. Yes, the club do know I do that sort of thing :-) So far, so good. I've figured it out, made notes, and put it back together. Problem is, I can't get it right... Here's the problem. There's what I'd call a 'pressure bail' that holds the paper against the platten. It carries a transparent plastic window. And that window seems very loose. So loose, in fact that it rubs on the ink cartridges when you move the carriage. And when the carriage moves to the far right (parking position), the window drops so far that it jams the carriage, which then can't move back to the left. The problem is compounded by the fact that I don't know that it was correct before I took it apart. I do know I've got no bits left over. I also didn't dismantle that part of the printer (I did remove the logic board and mechanism from the case, I did dismantle the mechanism far enough to remove the carriage and motors). I can't see any obvious places where something (like a spring) should go, but equally the finish on the tabs of the window (I did remove that _after_ I discovered the problem in an attempt to find it) doesn't look as good as I'd expect from old HP. Maybe some tabs have broken off. So my questions are (if you have a Paintjet, original version) Look at the windw in front of the platten on top of the machine. Does it seem to sag at the front edge, or is it forced up against the inside of the case. If you can remove the cover (I can tell you how to do this, it's easy and doesn't need tools), I'd like to know just what supports the window. Are there any springs or spring wires/leaves on the front of the pressure bail? Are there any 'extensions' to the tabs on the window at the front of the bail? If I know thrre's something missing/broken I can have a go at making/kludging it. -tony

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NCR Tower PSU again

by julesrichardsonuk＠yahoo.co.uk

Hmm, getting somewhere; found a dead triac near the input which was supposed to bypass that 10 ohm resistor that was burning out once the PSU had started up. Presumably the intention was to allow the PSU to start a little more gracefully. Nice bodge story: I just found out why the system wasn't starting up at all. It had been semi-dismantled since it had died years ago; I'd reassembled it recently when trying to get it running again. After much wiring tracing I've just discovered although the cable between the control panel and the backplane is keyed at both ends, at one end the connector was on back to front. That hadn't stopped whoever assembled it at the factory from hammering the keyed connector backwards into its socket! I hadn't noticed how bent out of shape the socket was when I reassembled the machine; I'd simply lined up the key on the connector with the relevant slot on the socket, then spent ages trying to work out why the PSU wasn't even trying to start up when the switch was operated. Grrr! Now, I'm getting a good 5.1V output, but there's a nasty wheezing noise (not a whine!) from somewhere on the main PSU board. The +12V and -12V rails are seriously up the spout. With a light load (just a couple of fans), the fans spin up for a couple of seconds before everything shuts down for a couple more seconds, then the cycle repeats (the wheezing sounds like breathing at this point!). With no load the wheezing's constant and the PSU doesn't shut down, but -12V rail is at -4V and +12V rail is at +5.3V. I'm going to load the PSU up with an (unwanted) hard disk in a moment just in case it's not firing properly because of not enough load - not sure if I want to risk any boards in there at present though, but of course it's possible the PSU's not operating properly because there's some feedback from the absent CPU board not present... Any widsom appreciated. Sure don't like that wheezing noise - cap or wound component? Fault or just something not being driven at the right frequency? cheers Jules

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Signetics 8x300 instruction set

by aek＠spies.com

> I looked under signetics and didn't see _dataSheets. it wasn't there an hour ago :-)

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8x300 subroutine call mechanism revealed

by tomj＠wps.com

Thanks Al, for giving me a retro-headache, that chip's architecture is even worse than I remembered :-) It's truly a terrible architecture. The subroutine call mechanism is a trivial software convention, you could do it on any machine that had one unit of storage to dedicate. Only 32 one-deep calls are allowed; 32 is an 8x300 limitation. The trick is that CALL and RETURN are macros. Here's how it's done, example trivial code fragment: 0100: CALL subr / This jump subroutine... 0102: ... / ...returns here, 0103: ... 0200: CALL subr / and this call... 0202: ... / ...returns here. subr: code here ... RETURN One 8x300 register is set aside for the return linkage mechanism, let's call this RETN. The macroassembler does the work. A local (to the assembler) variable, let's call it R, increments with every CALL macro expansion, arbitrarily from the top of the souce file to the bottom. At the same time, a jump table, call it JUMPS, is constructed where the Rth entry is [pc + 2], that is, the address to return to after the call. (2 instructions are needed to do the CALL.) CALL expands to: xmit R, RETN / store R in register RETN jump subr RETURN expands simply to: XEC RETN, JUMPS / execute JUMPS[RETN] I'm certain I have the syntax wrong, no matter. The jump table called JUMPS looks like: JUMPS: jump 0102 / first call + 2 jump 0202 / second call + 2 ... / etc It would be 'interesting' to cobble up a mechanism capable of recursion, but likely it would be larger than many subroutines. It could certainly be done though, and worse things have been shipped.

21 years, 6 months

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11/44 console pinout

by aek＠spies.com

> btw: where did you find that? -- the 44 print set will be up on bitsavers in an hour or so.

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Signetics 8x300 instruction set

by aek＠spies.com

here's a scan of the data sheet http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/signetics/_dataSheets/8X300_1977.pdf

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analog computer support information

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

Hi I'm not sure if I understand your question. You simply change the time constants to be in the range you are looking for. If the original used a 10K and it was 0.1 seconds, using a 100K will make it 1.0 seconds. The capacitance values scale similarly. Do remember to remodel things so that the equation is all integrations and no differentiations. Doing integrators is preferred for these problems. I don't think you change the gains unless you want different responses. You only change the time constants so that you can watch the response. Of course, each step is linear so that you and divide at the input of a stage and the multiply the output if there is a compliance issue. Otherwise, just control the size of your stimulus. Dwight >From: "ahmed abu aqlain" <adomsr(a)yahoo.com> > >I'm Ahmed and I have the following analog computer >Comdyna GP-6 >and I want to implement a high order control transfer function, but I do not know how to rescale of the gain coeffecients fro the high order TFs. > >so, we send you this letter to help us in this point if it possible. > >Thank you very much > AHMED > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! ? What will yours do? >

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Mercury computer???

by ken＠seefried.com

> From: "Joe R." <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com> > > Anybody know anything about these? The Mercury that I know does high end, custom floating-point semi-super-computers. They are still in business at http://www.mc.com/. Ken

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OT: good CS textbooks for a DIYer

by RCini＠congressfinancial.com

Sellam: This is an absolutely awesome site! Do any of the other major universities known for their science/technology have this -- like Stanford, CalTech or CMU? Rich ========================== Richard A. Cini, Jr. First Vice President Congress Financial Corporation 1133 Avenue of the Americas 30th Floor New York, NY 10036 (212) 545-4402 (212) 840-6259 (facsimile) -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Vintage Computer Festival Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:16 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: OT: good CS textbooks for a DIYer On Wed, 1 Dec 2004, Richard A. Cini wrote: > I'm looking for recommendations on CS textbooks for myself...I'm > embarking on sort of a DIY CS degree :-) > > Anyway, if anyone could recommend decent first-year and/or > second-year books on algorithyms and data structures in C/C++, I would > appreciate it. MIT OpenCourseware http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/ Free university courses! -- 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 ]

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Any interest in HP 9000/300 series workstations?

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

Would anyone like to backport the hp300 BSD port from 4.3BSD-Reno and more modern systems to 4.3BSD-Quasijarus? If anyone wants to do it, there's the hardware... No, not me, I have WAY too much on my plate to even consider it. MS

21 years, 6 months

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IBM PC500 server

by kenziem＠sympatico.ca

I have a pair and I'm finally getting around to playing with them. The last time I looked at them, one was missing RAM and had some fans had been removed the other had some cards moved around and generated a config error. 0016600 Adapter error -this is the SCSI controller in view configuration it shows slot one as having a conflict and lists the built-in features. Moving the card to slot2 made no difference. The 2 SCSI cards in the other machine are not the same. One worked but it seemed to hang when configuring SCSI devices. The other cards does not have the right connectors. -- Collector of vintage computers http://www.ncf.ca/~ba600 Machines to trade http://www.ncf.ca/~ba600/trade.html Open Source Weekend http://www.osw.ca

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Any interest in HP 9000/300 series workstations?

by list＠saracom.com

Hello, The company I work for is considering disposing of about 10 to 15 HP 9000/300 series workstations. I need to actually gather them up between the 3 buildings and count them. Most are model 310. Most have SRM cards and extra memory. I have no working drives available (see previous submissions). We do have a number of keyboards and monitors. Here's the deal, Winner take all, Winner picks up in Lexington KY. No shipping. Good news is that they are free and there is not an immediate need to move them. Let me know if there's any interest and I will do an inventory. Thanks Max

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VS2000

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

Nathan Schepers <nschepers(a)govital.net> wrote: > Firstly, I'm brand new to the list and haven't spent much time lurking,=20 > so I hope my post is welcome for what it is. :) Welcome to the club! > I have in my posession three VAXStation 2000's and a VT220/LK201 (?)=20 > combination. Nice. > I used to have some big DEC monitors and the monstrous cables that come=20 > with them (mouse, keyboard, display all in one cable), but they've=20 > disappeared in the course of several years (and moves!). Damn, that's too bad, they are great monitors. But you can use a serial terminal like your VT220 as well. You can either connect a terminal as the "alternative diagnostic console" to serial port 3 (traditionally called the printer port) with a BCC08 cable (trivial to make yourself), or if you want to be more fancy, you can permanently convert a VAXstation 2000 into a MicroVAX 2000 by changing a jumper inside (and removing the color video option if there is one), in which case it will have a serial console on port 0. Ports 0 and 1 are more difficult to connect to when you don't have the official DEC423 converter box that went with MV2000 systems, but not impossible if you are willing to make the (very hacky and non-standard) cable yourself. If you use the alternative diagnostic console, you can't unplug the console cable or it will halt (breaks cause halt with the alt diag console), but if you get the console on port 0, breaks and unplugged cables are no problem and you can run headless. The connector pinouts and lots of other juicy technical info (enough to write your own OS should you so desire) are in the MV/VS2000 Technical Manual, EK-VTTAA-TM, available on Manx (giant scanned PDF unfortunately). > I'm planning on reviving my retrocomputing hobby, and want to start by=20 > setting up the VAXen (is VAXen the proper plural?) Yup, it is. > Does the list have any suggestions for > 1 ) The setup of these machines See above about the console. Your OS choices are quite diverse. There are VMS and Ultrix, and if you are willing to make some DEC-disapproved hardware modifications (specifically, hook up a SCSI disk, then buy 4 27512 EPROMs at your local Fry's and program them with a modified version of KA410 firmware that has SCSI tape boot code replaced with SCSI disk boot code), you'll be able to run 4.3BSD-Quasijarus as well pretty soon (as soon as I write the machine-independent SCSI code). If you want to run NetBSD, OpenBSD or Linux, someone else would have to tell you about those since I do not and will not touch those OSes. Or write your own OS! This is one of the few machines of that era for which DEC published a real technical manual. I hope this helps, MS

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pinout for smith corona ultrasonic 350 messenger?

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

I picked up a fancy Smith Corona Ultrasonic 350 Messenger electronic typewriter a few days ago. It has a DB-9F connector on them back. I'm hoping that it's a RS-232 port so that I can use it for a serial console. Does anyone know anything about these or the pinout for it? Joe

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HP 64000

by GOOI＠oce.nl

>From my memories from the eighties. The HP64000 crate can be filled with an ICE for a target CPU and (with the appropriate software) you can do real-time emulation. With the addition of the logic analyser board (and again some system software) you can combine the software emulation with hardware signal tracing. For example: define an event to occur (start trace etc) when the hardware signals have a certain state. Also, on the screen of the HP64000 you can see timing diagrams of al the signals. Neat stuff if you must do hardware debugging of the target. If the hardware is OK, the analyser is seldom needed. As said, from memory, 20 years ago ... - Henk. > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org > [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Dave Brown > Sent: vrijdag 3 december 2004 11:11 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: HP 64000 > > > This is at the other end of the country from me (well, almost) but- > what is the 'logic analyser' that's referred to? A plugin add-on of > some sort? And can the combo be used for general purpose logic > analysis? > > http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/0124-0126-/auction-19286316.htm > > Tks for any info - don't know this system at all. > Dave Brown, > Christchurch, NZ > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.4 - Release Date: 30/11/2004 >

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Blinking Light program for PDP-11

by GOOI＠oce.nl

The drawback of using the RESET instruction 000005 is noticed when you have RX01 or RX02 drives connected to your system. The INIT signal on the UNIBUS, asserted by the execution of the RESET instruction causes all peripherals attached to reset. For an RL01/RL02 drive you can probably see a lamp flash on the front of those drives, but the RX floppy drives "clunk" with their heads on INIT. >From experience, running this little blinkenlight program on an 11/35 is not fun for long, unless you are deaf because the sound of engaging/disengaging the RX heads is *not* fun. Sorry that you had to wait a little longer until Guy sent you that program. I have it too, but could not find it .... - Henk, PA8PDP. > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org > [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Ashley Carder > Sent: donderdag 2 december 2004 19:33 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: Re: Blinking Light program for PDP-11 > > > >Tom Uban wrote: > > > > Ashley, > > Did you get a response on your question? One point > > to keep in mind is that the various processor types > > behave slightly differently. The typical method used > > to do the "Cylon" lamp effect was to use the console > > switch/display register (777570). A pseudo code program > > would be something like this (translation left as an > > exercise for you:-): > > > > Write '1' to console display register. > > Lamp Loop: > > Load spin count into register 2. > > Spin Loop: > > Decrement register 2. > > Branch if non-zero to Spin Loop. > > > > Rotate the console display register value left. > > Branch to Lamp Loop. > > > > This code will continually rotate one lamp from right to > > left across the display. A more complex version would switch > > directions when the lamp hits either end. > > > > Now for the problem. Only some processors (45, 70, perhaps > > others, but I don't think the 35 or 40) support display of > > the console switch/display register. > > > > There may be some other more generic method that works on > > all processors, but I'm not sure what it might be... > > > Hi Tom, > > I got a little "single rotating bit" program, coutesy of Guy > Sotomayor, > who's been a *BIG* help to me. I used this little program to do some > basic testing on my PDP-11/40. It continually rotates one > lamp across > the display. This program was loaded as follows: > > Load address 001000 > Deposit 005000 > Deposit 005200 > Deposit 006100 > Deposit 000005 > Deposit 000775 > Load address 001000 and press Start. > You should see a bit rotate around on the data LEDs. > > If anyone has any more interesting programs that can be toggled in > for "blinking light" effects, I'd be interested in trying them out. > > After toggling in a couple of these types of things with the front > panel last night, I decided to move on to bigger things. I hooked up > an RL02 and was able to successfully boot RT11 v5.3, XXDP 2.5, > and my Wofford Witch RSTS/E v7 system. > > Life is good!!! > > Ashley > >

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Is this 10 years old??

by truthanl＠columbus.rr.com

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11175&item=573557996… AND Hey Ethan, When will you be back stateside? Larry Truthan

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Jeffrey Worley (technoid)

by cb＠mythtech.net

>Yes. The problem with SSNs is that they are publicly accessible in >far too many places. And you're asked for them in lots of places -- >like doctor's offices -- where you get very strange looks when you say >NO. And way too many companies use them for ID numbers. And many >states put them on driver's licenses. > >The problem is that all of this is legal -- it shoudn't be. Here in NJ, the Emergency Service records are all handled via SSN as a person's ID number. So every EMS class I take, I have to put down my name, and my SSN on a sheet of paper that sits at the front of the class... open to anyone who is in the class, or anyone at any of the schools that handles the paperwork (or anyone that sees the paperwork). If I fail to put down my SSN, the course won't go down on my state records, which means I'll be shafted out of class credits needed for various recerts. Often these same sign in sheets ask for phone number and address as well (I now put down the # and addy of my department rather than my own, but most people put down their own). Some even ask for DL #!!! (I never put that down except on classes that involve driving) And I'm still convinced that the time I had my ID stolen was from one of these classes. I use a combination of my name for my EMS records that I don't use for ANYTHING else... and the time I had someone take out a credit card in my name with my SSN, they used that particular combination of my name. Of course, I'll never know for sure, because the local police felt it was too low priority to bother investigating. I pushed them for 6 months on it before I gave up. (meanwhile, the bank told me they had a 2nd address and phone number on the application, but that they couldn't give it to me, but they COULD give it to a police department... so really all the cops had to do was make one lousy phone call!) The state started a new ID system a few years back, but no one (including the state itself) has changed over to it for general use (partly because the ID is only for fire fighters, and they make up only one portion of the EMS personelle... someone that just rides an ambulance has no desire to take a fire fighter class so they can be issued an FFID). I keep hoping the state will expand the FFIDs to a generic EMS-ID, and change over to that for everything... it irks me each time I have to put my SSN down on the sign in sheets. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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Mercury computer???

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

Anybody know anything about these? They look very modern and very high tech. Most of the units are in grey aluminium boxs about 12" wide, 10" and a couple of feet long. They have quick disconnect fluid couplings on them. I opened one of the boxs and they have some regular looking boards in them and some boards that are encased in thin aluminium boxs. Both the boards and the enclosed boards have two small fluid quick disconnects on them too. One of the encased ones was open and the card inside has two Intel i860XR ICs on them along with a bunch of LSI brand ICs. One of the other boards has soem HUGE ICs on it. They're almost 2 1/2" square and have Mercury Computer Systems marked on them. ALL the ICs in these are heavily gold plated and very expensive looking. I think the part number on the one large box that I opened was Z1117. All the other boxs had different numbers. Joe

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Jeffrey Worley (technoid)

by msokolov＠ivan.Harhan.ORG

OK, time for me to speak up. This thread is going in the totally wrong direction. Why is everyone talking about silly stupid shit like SSNs? Why is no one organising a posse to level the Bastille prison with the ground and free our ClassicCmp comrade so he can once again work with us on Classic Computers? Jeffrey Worley was and is a great guy, a real hero in my book. OK, he killed his dad, so what. If Jeffrey killed him, it was most certainly for just cause and the guy deserved to die. He was most probably being a dictator in the house and tormenting Jeffrey (by interfering with his ClassicCmp work, by telling him to get a Weendoze job, or somesuch); and he was rightfully overthrown and executed for his crimes by the oppressed citizenry. MS

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Impressively priced schematics

by aek＠spies.com

For yucks, I asked for a quote on some schematics from "3prime-solutions.com" that were listed on their web site (11/84 and HSC50 schems..) MP-01426-00......USD$2805 MP-01955-01......USD$1356 MP-02011-01......USD$1617

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Milwaukee Computers Inc.

by aek＠spies.com

Do you have a suggestion as to the best program / image format to use? -- I use Eric Smith's rfloppy program under Linux dmklib.brouhaha.com If you get a chance, I'd like to scan a copy of the manual to add to my archive on the machine.

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Milwaukee Computers Inc.

by aek＠spies.com

> I can try to make disk images for you. -- thanks! I dumped the eproms a while ago. One of them is labeled "MFM 10 sec" which should be a pretty good clue as to their format One of the dumps starts out: Copyright (C) 1982 Milwaukee Computers, Inc. 16235 Ryerson Rd. New Berlin, WI 53151 414-784-2312 Ryerson is in an industrial park in New Berlin, which is a western suburb of Milwaukee.

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header pin out for pdp-11/44 console (M7090)?

by brad＠heeltoe.com

Hi, Does anyone have a schematic for an M7090 (11/44 console card) or know the pin out of the 20 pin header for the console cable? I searched and could not find anything. I don't have a console cable for my 11/44 and I'm sick of coding in TI DSP assembler and need a pdp 11 fix. I have all the parts to make a hack cable but don't know the pinout. I suppose I should read the 11/44 manual :-) where is the console baud rate set? (ok, ok, I'll go read the manual). -brad

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Milwaukee Computers Inc.

by aek＠spies.com

Does anyone know anything about the company, or the box? -- I have one as well. What version of UCSD pascal is the manual for? I've been trying to find a boot floppy for mine for a while now. I remember Milwaukee Computers demoing the machine at a computer club meeting of the Wisconsin Computer Society in the late 70's..

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Milwaukee Computers Inc.

by auringer＠tds.net

Hi All, I have in my possession a machine from Milwaukee Computers Inc. It is part of the MC-1000 series, specifically it is a model MC-1200. In the wood sided enclosure there is a 6502 single board computer and a pair of 5-1/4 floppy drives. The silkscreen on the board has the company name and 1982. The only documentation I have, is the USCD Pascal Users Manual with the Milwaukee Computers name on it. Does anyone know anything about the company, or the box? Jon

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Blinking Light program for PDP-11

by kapteynr＠cboe.com

This brings back fond memories of a similar program for the Altair, called "Kill the bit". It might have been the first working program I tried on my Altair (certainly the first "game"). It is about 20-30 instructions that can be keyed in manually. The code is in one of the Altair newsletters. Rob

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Blinking Light program for PDP-11

by wacarder＠usit.net

I seem to recall seeing a little program that can be toggled into a PDP-11 (35/40/45/etc) that will create a "rolling lights" pattern on the front panel console, where the lights roll to the right and left, off and on. Can anyone here on the list point me to that program? I know that I saw it somewhere on the internet. I'd like to toggle that program in on my system. On another note, I got my ASR-33 working, connected online via 20mA DZ11 connection to my 11/34. I had the send/recv wires crossed. It works perfectly now. Ashley

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wweng2.sys for DEC server 700

by jurgen＠linsen.be

hi noticed that one day you were looking for this file wweng2.sys for the DEC server 700. Did you ever get it? If so, thx a lot to send me a copy !!! best regards Jurgen

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Jeffrey Worley (technoid)

by wayne.smith＠charter.net

> Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 07:55:35 -0800 > From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh(a)aracnet.com> > Subject: Re: Jeffrey Worley (technoid) > To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" > <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> > Message-ID: <a06200700bdd3991d05ee(a)[192.168.1.199]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" > > >SSN: xxx-xx-xxxx > > Even if he is in Jail for Murder, posting that little tidbit of > information to the List is totally inappropriate. If that info is > publicly accessible on a Florida website then there is a problem > there as well. > > Zane > Zane, I just did a cut and paste - I didn't even notice the SSN. But let me guess, if you are guilty of murder you likely lose any privacy rights attached to your SSN. That's why, in this case, it's out there for all the public to see. Just like they post the names, photos and addresses of sex offenders on websites. But I guess that's "totally inappropriate" too. "Totally inappropriate"? In my book murder is "totally inappropriate." Making public the SSN of a convicted murderer, even if done intentionally, just isn't. At least, as the target of your "totally inappropriate" attack, that's my current take on it. -W

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