Resolved: Re: 11/34 sanity check

Hi Mike, I didn't think my reply was out of line in any way. I was not trying to insult you or anyone else. I was giving support to a list member who had a problem. Are you sure you are replying to the right person? And yes, I was factory trained on PDP11/34s and worked on many in the field, own several of them. Paul On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 8:22 PM, Mike Ross <tmfdmike at gmail.com> wrote: > Your reply to me was less than civil: > > "s at cimmeri.com js at cimmeri.com via comcast.net > > 11:14 AM (2 hours ago) > to me > > Do you even HAVE an 11/34 to know what's being talked about? If you > did, you'd see that it's not at all clear which way it goes, and it > can go on either way. Therefore, it should be checked against a > schematic or otherwise pinned out. > > Since when do YOU speak for "anyone else"?! Speak for YOURSELF. > > I don't need you and other similar IDIOTS beating up on me because > YOU'RE an IDIOT and I'm NOT" > > > > I don't know who you are. I do question what you're doing on this list > with that kind of attitude. > > Mike > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 12:21 PM, js at cimmeri.com <js at cimmeri.com> wrote: > > > > > > On 4/26/2015 7:16 PM, Don North wrote: > >> > >> Actually the maintenance/debugging chapter (8) in the KY11-LB > maintenance > >> manual mentions this problem as a symptom, and the resolution is to > reverse > >> the cable plugged into the M7859 coming from the front panel. So the > manuals > >> can be useful as well. > >> > >> However, it is still not good form to be so snippy in either asking > >> questions or answering them. There are more and more noobs out there > that > >> are younger than their machines, and guiding them how to ask questions > is as > >> important as to answering them. > >> > >> If you don't want to respond in a civil fashion then don't respond at > all. > >> Then your time will not be wasted. > >> > >> Don > > > > > > Oh, my reply met every standard for the word, "civil." Beyond that, the > > tone is entirely what YOU project into it. To me, it was wry humor. > > > > - J. > > > > -- > > http://www.corestore.org > 'No greater love hath a man than he lay down his life for his brother. > Not for millions, not for glory, not for fame. > For one person, in the dark, where no one will ever know or see.' >