26 Mar
2012
26 Mar
'12
4:22 p.m.
Hopefully for someone in Europe interesting.
There is a storage Hall with some old computer content in
Dortmund/Germany.
Please look here:
http://www.robotrontechnik.de/html/forum/thwb/showtopic.php?threadid=8155
and here:
http://www.robotrontechnik.de/system/foto.php?dir=Computersammlung
Regards,
Holm
--
Technik Service u. Handel Tiffe, www.tsht.de, Holm Tiffe,
Freiberger Stra?e 42, 09600 Obersch?na, USt-Id: DE253710583
www.tsht.de, info at tsht.de, Fax +49 3731 74200, Mobil: 0172 8790 741
26 Mar
26 Mar
4:53 p.m.
On 03/26/2012 04:22 PM, Holm Tiffe wrote:
Hopefully for someone in Europe interesting.
There is a storage Hall with some old computer content in
Dortmund/Germany.
Please look here:
http://www.robotrontechnik.de/html/forum/thwb/showtopic.php?threadid=8155
and here:
http://www.robotrontechnik.de/system/foto.php?dir=Computersammlung
SOME old computer content!? Dear God, that's the mother lode!
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
5:08 p.m.
On Mon, 26 Mar 2012, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 03/26/2012 04:22 PM, Holm Tiffe wrote:
I'll say. I spy a HP 3000 Series 30 and a 7970 tape drive.
Mike Loewen mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us
Old Technology http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/
Hopefully for someone in Europe interesting.
There is a storage Hall with some old computer content in
Dortmund/Germany.
Please look here:
http://www.robotrontechnik.de/html/forum/thwb/showtopic.php?threadid=8155
and here:
http://www.robotrontechnik.de/system/foto.php?dir=Computersammlung
SOME old computer content!? Dear God, that's the mother lode! 
11:06 p.m.
On 3/27/12 5:10 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/search/?s=sap+collection&typ…
is everything that has been cataloged.
This appears
to be the stuff CHM didn't take.
Is there a list of things that CHM did take? 
28 Mar
28 Mar
2:09 a.m.
Could this all be out of the former DDR and of suspect legal original
purchase ? Cold war relics that nobody really wants to 'own' perhaps.
On 3/27/2012 8:06 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
On 3/27/12 5:10 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/search/?s=sap+collection&typ…
is everything that has been cataloged.
This
appears to be the stuff CHM didn't take.
Is there a list of things that CHM did take? 
2:31 a.m.
On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 8:09 AM, mc68010 <mc68010 at gmail.com> wrote:
Could this all be out of the former DDR and of suspect
legal original
purchase ? ?Cold war relics that nobody really wants to 'own' perhaps.
On 3/27/2012 8:06 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
Don't know, but it (Dortmund) is only a 2h18m drive from my house, so
I could pick up the digital/teletype stuff as spare parts for myself.
But I have no idea to follow-up on this, to be honest.
@Holm, could you help us wondering guys out here?
--
~ UNIX is basically a simple operating system,
? ? ? ? ? ?but you have to be a genius to understand its simplicity. ~ dmr
On 3/27/12 5:10 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/search/?s=sap+collection&typ…
is everything that has been cataloged.
This appears to be the stuff CHM didn't take.
Is there a list of things that CHM did take?
3:28 a.m.
Sander Reiche wrote:
On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 8:09 AM, mc68010 <mc68010
at gmail.com> wrote:
There are already some that are interested in the smaller parts from this
collection. It turned out that this should be really the rest of that was
CHM rejected in the past.
Unfortunately I don't have a contact email address of Alex handy. Alex
in the robotrontechnik.de - forum is the guy that has access to the stuff
and knows what is already taken. The DEC stuff (RA81, HBC50) is already
gone.
Regards,
Holm
--
Technik Service u. Handel Tiffe, www.tsht.de, Holm Tiffe,
Freiberger Stra?e 42, 09600 Obersch?na, USt-Id: DE253710583
www.tsht.de, info at tsht.de, Fax +49 3731 74200, Mobil: 0172 8790 741
Could this all be out of the former DDR and of
suspect legal original
purchase ? ?Cold war relics that nobody really wants to 'own' perhaps.
On 3/27/2012 8:06 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
Don't know, but it (Dortmund) is only a 2h18m drive from my house, so
I could pick up the digital/teletype stuff as spare parts for myself.
But I have no idea to follow-up on this, to be honest.
@Holm, could you help us wondering guys out here?
--
~ UNIX is basically a simple operating system,
? ? ? ? ? ?but you have to be a genius to understand its simplicity. ~ dmr
On 3/27/12 5:10 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
>
> This appears to be the stuff CHM didn't take.
Is there a list of things that CHM did take?
http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/search/?s=sap+collection&typ…
is everything that has been cataloged.
2:37 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Al Kossow
Sent: 28 March 2012 04:07
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: HELP...please help to save something of this..
On 3/27/12 5:10 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/search/?s=sap+collection&type
=exact&t=objects
is everything that has been cataloged.
On a different thread it was said that this stuff was abandoned. Surely it
doesn't really mean that anyone can just turn up and haul away what they
want? Someone must own the building at the very least.
I just wish I had more space and could justify the journey for some of the
bigger DEC pieces. If there was someone there who I could talk to, I would
like to see if it is possible to ship a couple of the smaller items.
Regards
Rob
This
appears to be the stuff CHM didn't take.
Is there a list of things that CHM did take? 
10:41 a.m.
On 03/27/2012 10:06 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
On 3/27/12 5:10 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/search/?s=sap+collection&typ…
is everything that has been cataloged.
Al/Holm,
Do you know if there were duplicates of some items? Someone on the NMoC
list noticed a few items (e.g. ME29, FDS640 and DRS20) which are in the CHM
list but also in the photos that Holm provided.
cheers
Jules
This
appears to be the stuff CHM didn't take.
Is there a list of things that CHM did take?
26 Mar
26 Mar
5:50 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dave McGuire
Sent: 26 March 2012 21:53
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: HELP...please help to save something of this..
On 03/26/2012 04:22 PM, Holm Tiffe wrote:
There is a ton of stuff there, quite a lot that I am not really familiar
with. There are certainly some items I would be interested in, but more than
I have room for. Is anyone able to ship any of the smaller items I am
interested in to the UK? I wouldn't mind the teletype either, I really want
one of those, but shipping that would be prohibitive and it looks to be in
very poor condition.
Regards
Rob
Hopefully for someone in Europe interesting.
There is a storage Hall with some old computer content in
Dortmund/Germany.
Please look here:
http://www.robotrontechnik.de/html/forum/thwb/showtopic.php?threadid=
8
SOME old computer content!? Dear God, that's the mother lode!
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA 
7:25 p.m.
On 3/26/2012 2:50 PM, Rob Jarratt wrote:
SOME old computer content!? Dear God, that's the
mother lode!
>
> -Dave
Honeywell Level 6
http://www.robotrontechnik.de/bilder/Galerien/Computersammlung/Computersamm…
http://www.robotrontechnik.de/bilder/Galerien/Computersammlung/Computersamm…
Somewhere I have GCOS for this system, plus if it is an Ultimate system,
software for that too.
Probably goes with some of the CDC drives
General Automation 18/30
http://www.robotrontechnik.de/bilder/Galerien/Computersammlung/Computersamm…
http://www.robotrontechnik.de/bilder/Galerien/Computersammlung/Computersamm…
http://www.robotrontechnik.de/bilder/Galerien/Computersammlung/Computersamm…
7:48 p.m.
On 26 Mar 2012 at 16:25, jim s wrote:
Probably goes with some of the CDC drives
I note the CDC 604 tape drive present--a big, built-like-a-battleship
60's era 7-track tape drive. But even if you got it working, what
would you connect it to?
Other various tidbits, including a CDC 841 MDD, but again, where does
the other end of the data cable go?
--Chuck
8:35 p.m.
On 3/26/2012 4:48 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
The Level 6 would have interfaced to FSD or EMD drives, of the 8"
variety, or the regular SMD interface, MMD, CMD, etc., just fine.
I looked after I typed, but didn't see any. this is probably a real
"level 6" and may or may not have had any peripherals. However the
front panel is pretty distinctive, so you know what is in the cage.
Jim
Probably goes
with some of the CDC drives
I note the CDC 604 tape drive present--a big,
built-like-a-battleship
60's era 7-track tape drive. But even if you got it working, what
would you connect it to?
Other various tidbits, including a CDC 841 MDD, but again, where does
the other end of the data cable go?
--Chuck
27 Mar
27 Mar
6:50 p.m.
I wouldn't mind the teletype either, I really want
one of those, but shipping that would be prohibitive
and it looks to be in
very poor condition.
Forget about that. It has no typing head - as far as I can
remember we
didn't leave typing heads... The TTYs looked already awful five years ago.
7:43 p.m.
On 03/27/2012 06:50 PM, Philipp Hachtmann wrote:
I wouldn't mind the teletype either, I really
want
Parts machines are also worthwhile...TTY parts are drying up fast.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
one of those, but shipping that would be
prohibitive and it looks to
be in
very poor condition.
Forget about that. It has no typing head - as far as I can
remember we
didn't leave typing heads... The TTYs looked already awful five years ago. 
11:24 p.m.
are you making fun of my whale oil thread? lol
On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Eric Smith <eric at brouhaha.com> wrote:
Dave McGuire wrote:
TTY parts are drying up fast.
That's actually where well whale oil can be put to good use. You
specifically want a lightweight oil for that. Fortunately, modern light
machine oils can do the job adequately.
11:32 p.m.
On 3/27/2012 9:24 PM, Adrian Stoness wrote:
are you making fun of my whale oil thread? lol
Ah... another WD-40 user found!
On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Eric Smith<eric at
brouhaha.com> wrote:
Dave McGuire wrote:
TTY parts are drying up fast.
That's actually where well whale oil can be put to good use. You
specifically want a lightweight oil for that. Fortunately, modern light
machine oils can do the job adequately.
11:41 p.m.
lol
On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 10:32 PM, ben <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
On 3/27/2012 9:24 PM, Adrian Stoness wrote:
are you making fun of my whale oil thread? lol
Ah... another WD-40 user found!
On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Eric Smith<eric at brouhaha.com> wrote:
Dave McGuire wrote:
TTY parts are drying up fast.
That's actually where well whale oil can be put to good use. You
specifically want a lightweight oil for that. Fortunately, modern light
machine oils can do the job adequately.
4:50 p.m.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
On 03/28/2012 10:43 AM, Jules Richardson wrote:
That was WD-39. WD-40 uses well snake oil.
Naw... you have it wrong. The 'WD' stands for 'Well Dweller'.
Barry
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux)
iD8DBQFPc3mfCFu3bIiwtTARAtAsAJ45PjHQ2cBjXuHmTBBAkNC9deXLPACdGXZK
fdyQxC1i/vBGPx2D04HA9kk=
=QZ2a
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
26 Mar
26 Mar
8:32 p.m.
Some items I saw:
<http://www.robotrontechnik.de/bilder/Galerien/Computersammlung/Computersammlung_103.jpg>
Tek 4016 is a 25-inch storage tube
<http://www.robotrontechnik.de/bilder/Galerien/Computersammlung/Computersammlung_106.jpg>
EAI 2000 is from 1977
<http://books.google.com/books?id=XEToBl0e2NIC&lpg=PA41&dq=EAI%202000&pg=PA41#v=onepage&q&f=false>
Eurobee FT 10
<http://www.robotrontechnik.de/bilder/Galerien/Computersammlung/Computersammlung_137.jpg>
Some kind of Beehive terminal from Beehive Ireland, for European
markets only.
Calcomp 925 plotter (the big one)
<http://www.robotrontechnik.de/bilder/Galerien/Computersammlung/Computersammlung_183.jpg>
<http://www.robotrontechnik.de/bilder/Galerien/Computersammlung/Computersammlung_186.jpg>
<http://www.robotrontechnik.de/bilder/Galerien/Computersammlung/Computersammlung_187.jpg>
Calcomp 905 (probably a plotter controller or some such)
<http://www.robotrontechnik.de/bilder/Galerien/Computersammlung/Computersammlung_203.jpg>
--
"The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 version available for download
<http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/>
Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>
4501
days inactive
4503
days old
24 comments
17 participants
participants (17)
-
aek＠bitsavers.org -
bfranchuk＠jetnet.ab.ca -
blkline＠attglobal.net -
cclist＠sydex.com -
eric＠brouhaha.com -
hachti＠hachti.de -
holm＠freibergnet.de -
jules.richardson99＠gmail.com -
jws＠jwsss.com -
legalize＠xmission.com -
mc68010＠gmail.com -
mcguire＠neurotica.com -
mloewen＠cpumagic.scol.pa.us -
robert.jarratt＠ntlworld.com -
sander.reiche＠gmail.com -
tdk.knight＠gmail.com -
wdonzelli＠gmail.com