Which Operating System for my DCC-116 E / Entrex 480 / Nixdorf 620 / Data General Nova 1200 clone ?

[AJ Palmgren]

Dominique,

Might you have any updates on your Nixdorf 620 / Entrex 480 system?  I am
quite interested, and it's been a while since I've seen any email with
these keywords here, from you or anyone.

Someday, it is my hope that I might take a tour of your system in Belgium,
on my next trip to the region, if you would be open to this.  I am quite
fascinated by this rare dinosaur of a system.

I have begun to archive your work, and everything else I've ever found
about the Entrex 480 systems here:

http://Entrex480.com

Like your system restoration, it is a work in progress...

Best always,
AJ



On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 9:52 AM Dominique Carlier via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:

> I understand very well your concerns about sending by mail rare data on
> magnetic media. It's a pity that I live so far away (in Belgium), even
> if I have not finished to configure my machines, at the end I should be
> able to write anything on any media, and concerning magnetic tapes it
> will be from 500 to 6250 bpi.
>
> If one day you find in your stock a communication board for Nova 1200
> that you do not use please note that I am a potential buyer.
>
> In the meantime, I have to find solutions to reopen all my old monsters
> to the outside world ;-)
>
> Dominique
>
> On 16/01/2018 15:19, Jay West via cctalk wrote:
> > The 'other Jay' wrote...
> > ----------------------------------
> > Diagnostics for DG systems are notoriously difficult to find.  I have a
> few, in listing format.
> > ----------------------------------
> > I have a full official DG-issued/labeled original diagnostic OS tape. I
> do believe it is at 800bpi though. If I had an 800 bpi drive (everything I
> have is 1600-6250) I'd image it for everyone.
> >
> > I have a nice S/130 rack that I was almost finished restoring till Bruce
> Ray stopped responding. It's been sitting in my workshop for years now and
> I may have to just get rid of it. Next to it is a pile of about 8 nova
> 800/1200 cpus (all stuffed with boards) that I was going to start on next,
> but was waiting till the S/130 was done. I'd like to get done with them so
> I can move on to other machines that need to be restored... but may have to
> just move them out altogether.
> >
> > I'm wary of just sending the tape through the mail for imaging.... maybe
> I can find someone local with an 800 bpi tape drive and eric smith's
> tapeutils.
> >
> > J
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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