Diablo 31/33 drives - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

19 Oct 1999

Hi Chris. I just picked up a Nova 2 loaded with a Diablo 40 series drive,
graphics unit, Kennedy 9800 tape, and a "network" interface. Along with it
came 6 large boxes filled with manuals (schematics, interfacing, theory,
software manuals, and languages,revision notes,nuclear reactor control
software......).

Also came was 130 pounds (I repeat 130 pounds) of paper tape software
including every possible version of rdos, basic, fortran, algol, test tapes,
(other languages)....[many unopened and not installed]....

If you are looking for any documents or programs I probably have them and
can make the images available to you. I have not powered up the system yet
as I have to test everything first (and am too busy on the PDP-8/S finishing
touches).

john
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-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Kennedy &lt;chris(a)mainecoon.com&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 9:33 PM
Subject: Diablo 31/33 drives

...
 I'm looking for a diablo 31 or 33 drive (the 31 was
the one with
the door, the 33 is the one that you have to rip apart to get
your pack out).  I'm also looking for a Decision 3150 controller
for same.

While I'm wishing for the impossible, I might as well add the
other (current) items on my wish-list:

EDS mux boards for the Nova bus
An Eclipse S/200
An Eclipse S/130
A paper tape reader.  Hell, I'd be happy with an ASR 33 at this point.

And in the only-in-my-dreams category:

An original ("baby") nova or supernova
An Eclipse S/230

Of course, if it's a 16 bit DG machine, something that plugs into
same or something that just looks good sitting next to it I'm
interested.  Cash, trades or body parts.

Thanks,
Chris
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Chris Kennedy
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