24 Apr
2003
24 Apr
'03
4:34 a.m.
All,
Got this from the guy in Houston who supplied the VAX VLC machines.
Contact him (best) or me if you are interested.
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 23:33:16 -0500 (CDT)
From: sandmann(a)clio.rice.edu (Charles Sandmann)
Subject: More DEC Stuff Coming
...
I was just notified today by the ChemE department head at Rice that it
is time to clean out one of the labs. It has mostly PDP stuff, some
VAX stuff, documentation, some media. KZ's going to make a rough list
so we can estimate the volume. The VAX stuff has been used in the last
year, but most of the PDP stuff has been off for 8 years or more, so
may need some TLC when being checked out the first time (if you don't
know about power supply caps, you probably shouldn't ask :-) I've made
some promises for some of this stuff already - but if there is something
you are dying for, it might be a good time to remind me. Between the
Rice stash and the AspenTech stash, there should be lots of machines
for everyone.
If Intel IRMX (?) means anything to anyone, bug me. I think thats the
system name - and they are rare (but not DEC stuff ...)
I think we will keep the extra RS6000/AIX IBM systems for spare parts
for clio - but you never know...
I know there are some VT103s (VT100 systems with built in dual TU58s
and QBUS backplanes) - lots of QBUS cards, an 11/23+ rack mount system,
BA123 based MicroVAX II with ESDI and RQDX3/RD54 disks. I think the
11/23+ has an RQDX1 with RD51 drive (don't cringe!), dual RX02s
(I have a requirement to be able to read some media on these first!)
There is a requirement to take lots of pictures for our scrapbook :-)
24 Apr
24 Apr
4:43 a.m.
Any old software getting dumped? I am a ChemE.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Tapley" <mtapley(a)swri.edu>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 12:05 PM
Subject: More DEC Stuff Coming
All,
Got this from the guy in Houston who supplied the VAX VLC machines.
Contact him (best) or me if you are interested.
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 23:33:16 -0500 (CDT)
From: sandmann(a)clio.rice.edu (Charles Sandmann)
Subject: More DEC Stuff Coming
...
>
>I was just notified today by the ChemE department head at Rice that it
>is time to clean out one of the labs. It has mostly PDP stuff, some
>VAX stuff, documentation, some media. KZ's going to make a rough list
>so we can estimate the volume. The VAX stuff has been used in the last
>year, but most of the PDP stuff has been off for 8 years or more, so
>may need some TLC when being checked out the first time (if you don't
>know about power supply caps, you probably shouldn't ask :-) I've made
>some promises for some of this stuff already - but if there is something
>you are dying for, it might be a good time to remind me. Between the
>Rice stash and the AspenTech stash, there should be lots of machines
>for everyone.
>
>If Intel IRMX (?) means anything to anyone, bug me. I think thats the
>system name - and they are rare (but not DEC stuff ...)
>
>I think we will keep the extra RS6000/AIX IBM systems for spare parts
>for clio - but you never know...
>
>I know there are some VT103s (VT100 systems with built in dual TU58s
>and QBUS backplanes) - lots of QBUS cards, an 11/23+ rack mount system,
>BA123 based MicroVAX II with ESDI and RQDX3/RD54 disks. I think the
>11/23+ has an RQDX1 with RD51 drive (don't cringe!), dual RX02s
>(I have a requirement to be able to read some media on these first!)
>
>There is a requirement to take lots of pictures for our scrapbook :-) 
25 Apr
25 Apr
6:45 a.m.
We would be very interested and could pay fair prices. Could we get a list
of the gear?
Best regards,
Shannon Hoskins
pds3(a)ix.netcom.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Tapley" <mtapley(a)swri.edu>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 9:05 AM
Subject: More DEC Stuff Coming
All,
Got this from the guy in Houston who supplied the VAX VLC machines.
Contact him (best) or me if you are interested.
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 23:33:16 -0500 (CDT)
From: sandmann(a)clio.rice.edu (Charles Sandmann)
Subject: More DEC Stuff Coming
...
>
>I was just notified today by the ChemE department head at Rice that it
>is time to clean out one of the labs. It has mostly PDP stuff, some
>VAX stuff, documentation, some media. KZ's going to make a rough list
>so we can estimate the volume. The VAX stuff has been used in the last
>year, but most of the PDP stuff has been off for 8 years or more, so
>may need some TLC when being checked out the first time (if you don't
>know about power supply caps, you probably shouldn't ask :-) I've made
>some promises for some of this stuff already - but if there is something
>you are dying for, it might be a good time to remind me. Between the
>Rice stash and the AspenTech stash, there should be lots of machines
>for everyone.
>
>If Intel IRMX (?) means anything to anyone, bug me. I think thats the
>system name - and they are rare (but not DEC stuff ...)
>
>I think we will keep the extra RS6000/AIX IBM systems for spare parts
>for clio - but you never know...
>
>I know there are some VT103s (VT100 systems with built in dual TU58s
>and QBUS backplanes) - lots of QBUS cards, an 11/23+ rack mount system,
>BA123 based MicroVAX II with ESDI and RQDX3/RD54 disks. I think the
>11/23+ has an RQDX1 with RD51 drive (don't cringe!), dual RX02s
>(I have a requirement to be able to read some media on these first!)
>
>There is a requirement to take lots of pictures for our scrapbook :-) 
8:59 a.m.
I could sure use manuals for the Vaxstation 4000/60. Mine boots in two
stages and I KNOW there is a way to set the prom to just doggone BOOT.
Best,
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Shannon Hoskins
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 1:16 PM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: More DEC Stuff Coming
We would be very interested and could pay fair prices. Could we get a
list
of the gear?
Best regards,
Shannon Hoskins
pds3(a)ix.netcom.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Tapley" <mtapley(a)swri.edu>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 9:05 AM
Subject: More DEC Stuff Coming
All,
Got this from the guy in Houston who supplied the VAX VLC machines.
Contact him (best) or me if you are interested.
it
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 23:33:16 -0500 (CDT)
From: sandmann(a)clio.rice.edu (Charles Sandmann)
Subject: More DEC Stuff Coming
...
>
>I was just notified today by the ChemE department head at Rice that >is time to clean out one of the labs. It has
mostly PDP stuff, some
>VAX stuff, documentation, some media. KZ's going to make a rough
list
>so we can estimate the volume. The VAX stuff has
been used in the
last
>year, but most of the PDP stuff has been off for 8
years or more, so
>may need some TLC when being checked out the first time (if you don't
>know about power supply caps, you probably shouldn't ask :-) I've
made
>some promises for some of this stuff already - but
if there is
something
>you are dying for, it might be a good time to
remind me. Between the
>Rice stash and the AspenTech stash, there should be lots of machines
>for everyone.
>
>If Intel IRMX (?) means anything to anyone, bug me. I think thats
the
>system name - and they are rare (but not DEC stuff
...)
>
>I think we will keep the extra RS6000/AIX IBM systems for spare parts
>for clio - but you never know...
>
>I know there are some VT103s (VT100 systems with built in dual TU58s
>and QBUS backplanes) - lots of QBUS cards, an 11/23+ rack mount
system,
>BA123 based MicroVAX II with ESDI and RQDX3/RD54
disks. I think the
>11/23+ has an RQDX1 with RD51 drive (don't cringe!), dual RX02s
>(I have a requirement to be able to read some media on these first!)
>
>There is a requirement to take lots of pictures for our scrapbook :-)
11:04 a.m.
On Friday, April 25, 2003, at 03:59 PM, Jeffrey S. Worley wrote:
I could sure use manuals for the Vaxstation 4000/60.
Mine boots in two
stages and I KNOW there is a way to set the prom to just doggone BOOT.
Ack. I have those, in BookReader format. *When* I get a little
caught up, I'll dig them up, if nobody has done it. I'd love to
promise that now or soon, but I'm frankly over-committed to my eyeballs
right now, and finding the files will involve some searching.
All you HP guys - this weekend. Last stab at translating tapes to
CD, and then we're going with what we got. Expect private email Monday
or Tuesday.
Full-height racks rock.
Doc
27 Apr
27 Apr
7:46 p.m.
I could sure use manuals for the Vaxstation 4000/60.
Mine boots in two
stages and I KNOW there is a way to set the prom to just doggone BOOT.
At the triple chevron (>>>) prompt, use the following command:
SET HALT <default-recovery-action>
where <default-recovery-action> is a single digit number as follows:
1 - automatic restart (if O/S restart fails, does a reboot)
2 - automatic reboot (system halts, then reboots)
3 - automatic halt (system halts after startup, and displays >>> prompt)
To automatically boot on power on, use 2 (for non-DEC OS) or 1 for
(VAX/VMS).
Enjoy!
Christian
29 Apr
29 Apr
5:56 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-admin@classiccmp.org]On
Behalf Of Mark Tapley
Sent: 24 April 2003 17:05
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: More DEC Stuff Coming
All,
Got this from the guy in Houston who supplied the VAX VLC machines.
Contact him (best) or me if you are interested.
I'd love a VT103 but I guess shipping to the UK would be a bit prohibitive!
My gf's coming over to the US in August but the last time she brought
something home for me (TRS80 MIII) some baggage 'handlers' forgot that glass
breaks when its dropped :(
cheers
--
adrian/witchy
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the online computer museum
www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - monthly gothic shenanigans
30 Apr
30 Apr
11:30 a.m.
I'd love a VT103 but I guess shipping to the UK
would be a bit prohibitive!
My gf's coming over to the US in August but the last time she brought
something home for me (TRS80 MIII) some baggage 'handlers' forgot that glass
breaks when its dropped :(
I beleive the original packing box for the M3/M4 had the following
printed on it : 'Do not drop, or CRT may implode' ... Mind you , I once
had a CRT sent by Royal Mail (who are good at wrecking things!) in a
cardboard box with _no_ packing -- just rattling around in the box, and
it arrived in onve piece. How, I will never know...
Is it time to repost the story of the 'Danger Implosives' sign :-)
-tony
4:52 p.m.
On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Tony Duell wrote:
A good story is always worthy of repetition!
- don
I'd love a
VT103 but I guess shipping to the UK would be a bit prohibitive!
My gf's coming over to the US in August but the last time she brought
something home for me (TRS80 MIII) some baggage 'handlers' forgot that glass
breaks when its dropped :(
I beleive the original packing box for the M3/M4 had the following
printed on it : 'Do not drop, or CRT may implode' ... Mind you , I once
had a CRT sent by Royal Mail (who are good at wrecking things!) in a
cardboard box with _no_ packing -- just rattling around in the box, and
it arrived in onve piece. How, I will never know...
Is it time to repost the story of the 'Danger Implosives' sign :-) -tony
1 May
1 May
11:56 a.m.
Is it time to
repost the story of the 'Danger Implosives' sign :-)
A good story is always worthy of repetition! 
6:08 p.m.
On Thursday, May 1, 2003, Tony Duell wrote:
I got a red pen and made up some 'Danger
Implosives' signs which I stuch
to the sides of the VR201. This was before the current panic over
terrorism, of course. Thus labelled, I carried the machine onto the train
and to London. I got some very odd looks ;-)
When I was a bit younger I read PC/Computing. Penn Jillette used to write
the back page, which I loved to read. In one issue, he recommended that
people put commands in their AUTOEXEC.BAT file such that their computer
would count down from 10 upon bootup, as if preparing to detonate. He
suggested that this be done to have fun with the security people at airports
who ask you to turn on your laptop. I wouldn't try this today! :-)
I loved the back page of PC/C. As my special homage to it, at every job
I've had, I have introduced the term 'Thurman unit' into the corporate
vocabulary. Anybody else here remember what a Thurman unit is?
--
Jeffrey Sharp
6:34 p.m.
No idea, does it have somthing to do with Uma Thurman which he mentions alot
about in those articles?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Sharp" <jss(a)subatomix.com>
To: "ClassicCmp Mailing List" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 2:13 AM
Subject: Re: More DEC Stuff Coming
airports
On Thursday, May 1, 2003, Tony Duell wrote:
> I got a red pen and made up some 'Danger Implosives' signs which I stuch
> to the sides of the VR201. This was before the current panic over
> terrorism, of course. Thus labelled, I carried the machine onto the
train
and to London.
I got some very odd looks ;-)
When I was a bit younger I read PC/Computing. Penn Jillette used to write
the back page, which I loved to read. In one issue, he recommended that
people put commands in their AUTOEXEC.BAT file such that their computer
would count down from 10 upon bootup, as if preparing to detonate. He
suggested that this be done to have fun with the security people at who ask you to turn on your laptop. I wouldn't
try this today! :-)
I loved the back page of PC/C. As my special homage to it, at every job
I've had, I have introduced the term 'Thurman unit' into the corporate
vocabulary. Anybody else here remember what a Thurman unit is?
--
Jeffrey Sharp
5 May
5 May
2:16 a.m.
On Friday, May 2, 2003, TeoZ wrote:
The Thurman unit is the usually imaginary computer part that is faulty when
you can't or don't want to diagnose a problem correctly. The term is also a
useful tool for pacifying customers if your tech job has any support
component to it. Compare to car mechanics telling you you're low on
'blinker fluid'.
--
Jeffrey Sharp
I loved the
back page of PC/C. As my special homage to it, at every job
I've had, I have introduced the term 'Thurman unit' into the corporate
vocabulary. Anybody else here remember what a Thurman unit is?
No idea, does it have somthing to do with Uma Thurman which he mentions
alot about in those articles? 
2:59 a.m.
--- Jeffrey Sharp <jss(a)subatomix.com> wrote:
The Thurman unit is the usually imaginary computer
part that is faulty
when you can't or don't want to diagnose a problem correctly...Compare
to car mechanics telling you you're low on 'blinker fluid'.
Or your "muffler bearings" need to be replaced.
OnTopic (ruder) phrases:
"The problem is in the STK Interface"
"PEBCAK"
"ID-10T error"
-ethan
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3 May
3 May
6:56 p.m.
something home
for me (TRS80 MIII) some baggage 'handlers'
forgot that glass
breaks when its dropped :(
I beleive the original packing box for the M3/M4 had the following
printed on it : 'Do not drop, or CRT may implode' ... Mind you , I once had a CRT sent by Royal Mail (who are good at wrecking
things!) in a
cardboard box with _no_ packing -- just rattling around in the box, and
it arrived in onve piece. How, I will never know...
Strange, the only time I've ever received a CRT (black Microvitec to match
the Sinclair QL) it was nicely packed and it STILL arrived broken. Well, not
*just* broken, smashed completely in fact. Bless parcelforce's cotton socks.
cheers
--
adrian/witchy
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the online computer museum
www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - monthly gothic shenanigans
4 May
4 May
6:01 a.m.
had a CRT sent
by Royal Mail (who are good at wrecking things!) in a
cardboard box with _no_ packing -- just rattling around in the box, and
it arrived in onve piece. How, I will never know...
Strange, the only time I've ever received a CRT (black Microvitec to match
the Sinclair QL) it was nicely packed and it STILL arrived broken. Well, not *just* broken, smashed completely in fact. Bless
parcelforce's cotton socks.
Yes, Parcelfarce are good at mangling things, aren't they :-(
-tony
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