18 Aug
2015
18 Aug
'15
6:50 p.m.
Hi Everyone,
I?m looking for a scan or a printout of the contents of DEC fiche EP-M8436-MA-A.
It?s referenced at the top of page 163 of
http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/pdp11/xxdp/fiche_200dpi/0254_ind…,
and allegedly contains the details for M8436, M8437,M8439, and M8440 boards -- all of
which were parts for the Decmate series of machines.
If anyone has access to this (even if you have no way to read it), or has a pointer to
where I might find it, I?d very much appreciate if you?d drop me a line.
Thanks very much,
Rob Ferguson
18 Aug
18 Aug
10:25 p.m.
MA == Module Assembly. These fiche have BLUE tops.
I have one that is slightly newer: EP-M8436-MA-B . In my case, it is
part of the VTERM Fiche set. (Mine is VTERM-000171).
M8436 - VT278 CPU, Revs A, C
M8437 - COMM Adapter, Revs A, C and D
M8439 - RL01/RL01 Disk Controller, Revs A, B and C
M8440 - MASSBUS Controller, Rev F, and an FCO log entry
BUT, so far I haven't been able to scan it, at 1200 DPI. If anyone has
advice on scanning fiche, I'd love to hear it.
I *can* take a digital picture of it. It is readable, but because of
how the fiche reader is lit (a single bulb), it is a bit overexposed in
the center, and pretty dark at the corners. To get the best quality
would probably take 4 of 5 pictures per page - quite a lot.
Or, of you have a specific question I can take just a page or two.
Maybe someone else can help too. If not, if
JRJ
On 8/18/2015 5:50 PM, Robert Ferguson wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I?m looking for a scan or a printout of the contents of DEC fiche EP-M8436-MA-A.
It?s referenced at the top of page 163 of
http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/pdp11/xxdp/fiche_200dpi/0254_ind…,
and allegedly contains the details for M8436, M8437,M8439, and M8440 boards -- all of
which were parts for the Decmate series of machines.
If anyone has access to this (even if you have no way to read it), or has a pointer to
where I might find it, I?d very much appreciate if you?d drop me a line.
Thanks very much,
Rob Ferguson
10:51 p.m.
I have some DECMATE print sets, but not sure which ones. From what Jay
says,It's in the DECMATE 1 set.
I'll see what I can find. I need to take a few months and go through my
fiche...
Paul
On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Robert Ferguson <rob at bitscience.ca> wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I?m looking for a scan or a printout of the contents of DEC fiche
EP-M8436-MA-A.
It?s referenced at the top of page 163 of
http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/pdp11/xxdp/fiche_200dpi/0254_ind…,
and allegedly contains the details for M8436, M8437,M8439, and M8440 boards
-- all of which were parts for the Decmate series of machines.
If anyone has access to this (even if you have no way to read it), or has
a pointer to where I might find it, I?d very much appreciate if you?d drop
me a line.
Thanks very much,
Rob Ferguson
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