Re: Diablo 31 air filters / plugs ?

[Tony Duell via cctalk]

On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 9:31 PM, Jerry Weiss via cctalk
 wrote:
>
>> On Oct 7, 2017, at 12:55 PM, jos via cctalk  wrote:
>>
>>
>> Looks like another computer will be joining the stable shortly, containing a 
>> Diablo 31 drive.
>>
>> From the manual it looks that it does not need heads to be locked down for 
>> transport, so I should be save there.
>>
>> But since i will need to fabricate cables : are connector plugs still 
>> obtainable ?
>> And what are people using for air filters these days ?
>>
>>
>>
>> Jos
>>
>
>
> There wasn’t a head lock. The head loading mechanism are designed to retract 
> them
> from the surface when the power is removed.

True, because there doesn't need to be one.

The Diablo positioner is strange. For one thing it is a permanent
magnet motor and
rack-and-pinion mechanism (!). But the important thing here is that
the heads are
loaded to the platter by a solenoid. Not by loading ramps like in an
RK05. So even
if the heads move out from the home position they will not touch (and will not
touch a disk if one is in the drive).

-tony

OpenVMS Hobbyist & HPE vs. HP

[Zane Healy via cctalk]

Has anyone gotten any Hobbyist Licenses lately?  I’m trying to get them, and I 
notice that while I’m signing up at an HPE.com website, the initial email comes 
from an HP.com address.  So far no luck getting licenses, but they might have 
gone to my now nonexistent Aracnet email address (aka NL:).

Zane

Re: Diablo 31 air filters / plugs ?

[Jerry Weiss via cctalk]

> On Oct 7, 2017, at 5:00 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk  
> wrote:
> 
> On 10/7/17 1:31 PM, Jerry Weiss via cctalk wrote:
> 
>> There wasn’t a head lock.
> yes, there is.
> 
> It is a 'L' shaped bracket that screws onto the top of the actuator.
> Details in the manual
> 
> You can tie-wrap the actuator or tape the disk with the cylinder numbers
> on it to keep it from moving without it, though
> the heads won't come together without tripping the pawl for the dash pot
> which is extremely unlikely to happen
> 


Sorry - I did a quick check of few manuals and parts breakdowns to see if
my memory was correct prior to posting, but I missed It.   
Ours were hand-me-downs and we probably didn’t get this bit on ours.

These were nice units, and unlike the DEC RK05 series
you didn’t have any nicads, belts or positioner light bulbs to go bad.

Jerry 

Re: OT: the death of shortwave / Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Jon Elson via cctalk]

On 10/07/2017 06:46 PM, Brent Hilpert via cctalk wrote:
SW is dead. The internet killed it. You can fix your S-40B 
but there won't be much to make it fly with. There are a 
couple international broadcasters left, but nothing like 
it used to be. I was an SWL'er as a kid in the 70s, 
learned a lot about the world. Voice of America, Armed 
Forces Network, Radio Japan, Radio Hilversum Holland, 
Deutsche Welle, HCJB Voice of the Andes, Radio Prague, 
Radio Moscow, Radio Peking, BBC, etc., etc., etc. 
Listening to the Cold War play out on the international 
airwaves. Pretty much all gone. Left between the static 
are a few religious broadcasters. 
I used to do a lot of RTTY receiving.  I copied RCC in 
Washington DC.  That was the Soviet embassy!  They'd send 
some clear test stuff for a while, then go off the air for 5 
minutes and start sending 5 digit code groups.


I also figured out how to decode a binary synchronous 
transmission that turned out to be a police net among the 
French-speaking Caribbean islands.  It was standard ITA2 
(5-level teletype code, often called Baudot) with the start 
and stop bits removed, and blocked into groups.


Only hams seem to use RTTY any more.  There are a plethora 
of digital modes used by hams, though.


Jon

Re: OT: the death of shortwave / Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Adrian Stoness via cctalk]

:,(

Sent from my iPad

> On Oct 7, 2017, at 6:46 PM, Brent Hilpert via cctalk  
> wrote:
> 
>> On 2017-Oct-07, at 2:39 PM, Ed via cctalk wrote:
>> Good collection  start  Al!
>> What  homed  you in  collecting Hallicrafters?
>> 
>> We have various  SW radios at  SMECC  but  I was  really  touched to get  
>> hold of a S-40B  like  I had   in my youth.  Now to put new power supply 
>> capacitors in it  and make  it  Fly.
>> 
>> I imagine there are a number of  folks on list  that like  radios  too as  
>> before we were able to own computer to  do  electronics  with in  the times 
>> of  old  (50s &  60s)  we  ll played  with radios, got ham licenses, 
>> shortwave  listened, got CBs or had a pirate neighborhood radio station!
> 
> SW is dead. The internet killed it.
> 
> You can fix your S-40B but there won't be much to make it fly with.
> 
> There are a couple international broadcasters left, but nothing like it used 
> to be.
> I was an SWL'er as a kid in the 70s, learned a lot about the world.
> Voice of America, Armed Forces Network, Radio Japan, Radio Hilversum Holland, 
> Deutsche Welle, HCJB Voice of the Andes, Radio Prague, Radio Moscow, Radio 
> Peking, BBC, etc., etc., etc.
> Listening to the Cold War play out on the international airwaves.
> 
> Pretty much all gone.  Left between the static are a few religious 
> broadcasters.
> 

Re: OT: the death of shortwave / Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Alan Perry via cctalk]

> On Oct 7, 2017, at 17:57, Chuck Guzis via cctalk  
> wrote:
> 
>> On 10/07/2017 04:46 PM, Brent Hilpert via cctalk wrote:
>> 
>> SW is dead. The internet killed it.
> 
> I tune through the commercial broadcast bands every couple of years
> Bible-thumpers mostly.  The last I checked, the semi-religious HCJB was
> still 5-by-9 here.

I listen to shortwave all of the time.

I have a wire antenna run up a 100 foot cedar tree behind the house. I listen 
on a Sony ICF-SW1 that I got in the 90s when I lived in Europe. Had to get the 
capacitors in it redone a few years ago.

The atmospherics here in the Seattle area are good for picking up Asia. At 
times I can pick up Japan and China better than local stations. There is an 
English-language Beijing commute time show that I often listen to. If 
conditions are right, I can pick up broadcasts from Africa. All with a radio 
the size of a pack of playing cards and 100 feet of speaker wire.

I just got a SDR (software defined radio), but haven't yet tried to attach it 
the wire antenna to see what I can pick up with it.

alan 

> 
> I have fond memories of planting trees on a cold winter day almost 25
> years ago with my wife, listening to the BBC World Service on her
> Grundig Yacht Boy, yours truly with a hoedad, she with a bucket of
> seedlings.
> 
> --Chuck
> 

Re: OT: the death of shortwave / Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Chuck Guzis via cctalk]

On 10/07/2017 04:46 PM, Brent Hilpert via cctalk wrote:
> 
> SW is dead. The internet killed it.

I tune through the commercial broadcast bands every couple of years
Bible-thumpers mostly.  The last I checked, the semi-religious HCJB was
still 5-by-9 here.

I have fond memories of planting trees on a cold winter day almost 25
years ago with my wife, listening to the BBC World Service on her
Grundig Yacht Boy, yours truly with a hoedad, she with a bucket of
seedlings.

--Chuck

Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Adrian Stoness via cctalk]

ive got the origonal manual actualy with notes on repairs he made in it,
also got the origonal bill of sale from 1944 sold for 500$

On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 6:22 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk 
wrote:

>
>
> On 10/7/17 4:05 PM, Adrian Stoness via cctalk wrote:
> > I've got a sx28 needs to be recapped has allot of humming going on was
> last serviced in the 70s by my dad he got it for free when he was 12 if he
> could carry it home a mile
>
> this is all pretty far off-topic, so I'll leave this with some of my
> latest scans
>
> http://bitsavers.org/communications/hallicrafters
>
>
>

Re: DECstation 5000/240 Alternative Console Weirdness

[william degnan via cctalk]

On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 4:31 PM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> I am trying to get Ultrix running on my DECstation 5000/240.
>
>
>
> I can get output on the alternative serial console, but no matter what I do
> with the setenv console command, or installing/removing the video card, the
> firmware console will not take input from the alternate serial console.
> However if I boot Ultrix to single-user mode, I can type commands into the
> serial console quite normally. This tells me that there is nothing wrong
> with the cable or the emulator.
>
>
>
> Does anyone know why I cannot type input to the firmware console from the
> alternative serial console?
>
>
>
>
No, but I have had similar issues with a similar system.  There is a way to
fix this, someone here will know.
Bill

Re: OT: the death of shortwave / Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Fred Cisin via cctalk]

On Sat, 7 Oct 2017, Ed via cctalk wrote:

I was  quite shocked  when I heard on radio Havanamost  Americans
supplemented their  daily diet  with   dog  food!


That was an exaggeration.
They meant McDonald's.

Re: OT: the death of shortwave / Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Ed via cctalk]

In a message dated 10/7/2017 4:46:42 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:

On  2017-Oct-07, at 2:39 PM, Ed via cctalk wrote:
> Good  collection  start  Al!
> What  homed  you in   collecting Hallicrafters?
> 
> We have various  SW radios  at  SMECC  but  I was  really  touched to get 
  
> hold of a S-40B  like  I had   in my youth.   Now to put new power supply 
> capacitors in it  and make   it  Fly.
> 
> I imagine there are a number of  folks on  list  that like  radios  too 
as  
> before we were  able to own computer to  do  electronics  with in  the  
times 
> of  old  (50s &  60s)  we  ll  played  with radios, got ham licenses, 
> shortwave  listened,  got CBs or had a pirate neighborhood radio station!

SW is dead. The  Internet killed it.

You can fix your S-40B but there won't be much to  make it fly with.

There are a couple international broadcasters left,  but nothing like it 
used to be.
I was an SWL'er as a kid in the 70s,  learned a lot about the world.
Voice of America, Armed Forces Network,  Radio Japan, Radio Hilversum 
Holland, Deutsche Welle, HCJB Voice of the Andes,  Radio Prague, Radio Moscow, 
Radio Peking, BBC, etc., etc., etc.
Listening  to the Cold War play out on the international airwaves.

Pretty much all  gone.  Left between the static are a few religious  
broadcasters.
Yes  very diminished from the 60s...
 
2 things I always  considered  my gateway to freedom... by SW  sets and   
my motorcycle! in my youth... Got  to have both at  young ages a  quick 
push to   dead end of Crenshaw and I  could  go allover part of Palos 
Verdes on dirt roads and trails...
 
I was  quite shocked  when I heard on radio Havanamost  Americans 
supplemented their  daily diet  with   dog  food!
 
Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)  
 

Re: OT: the death of shortwave / Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Charles Anthony via cctalk]

On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Brent Hilpert via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> On 2017-Oct-07, at 2:39 PM, Ed via cctalk wrote:
> > Good collection  start  Al!
> > What  homed  you in  collecting Hallicrafters?
> >
> > We have various  SW radios at  SMECC  but  I was  really  touched to get
> > hold of a S-40B  like  I had   in my youth.  Now to put new power supply
> > capacitors in it  and make  it  Fly.
> >
> > I imagine there are a number of  folks on list  that like  radios  too as
> > before we were able to own computer to  do  electronics  with in  the
> times
> > of  old  (50s &  60s)  we  ll played  with radios, got ham licenses,
> > shortwave  listened, got CBs or had a pirate neighborhood radio station!
>
> SW is dead. The internet killed it.
>
> You can fix your S-40B but there won't be much to make it fly with.
>
> There are a couple international broadcasters left, but nothing like it
> used to be.
> I was an SWL'er as a kid in the 70s, learned a lot about the world.
> Voice of America, Armed Forces Network, Radio Japan, Radio Hilversum
> Holland, Deutsche Welle, HCJB Voice of the Andes, Radio Prague, Radio
> Moscow, Radio Peking, BBC, etc., etc., etc.
> Listening to the Cold War play out on the international airwaves.
>
> Pretty much all gone.  Left between the static are a few religious
> broadcasters.
>
>
Are the numbers stations still going?

-- Charles

OT: the death of shortwave / Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Brent Hilpert via cctalk]

On 2017-Oct-07, at 2:39 PM, Ed via cctalk wrote:
> Good collection  start  Al!
> What  homed  you in  collecting Hallicrafters?
> 
> We have various  SW radios at  SMECC  but  I was  really  touched to get  
> hold of a S-40B  like  I had   in my youth.  Now to put new power supply 
> capacitors in it  and make  it  Fly.
> 
> I imagine there are a number of  folks on list  that like  radios  too as  
> before we were able to own computer to  do  electronics  with in  the times 
> of  old  (50s &  60s)  we  ll played  with radios, got ham licenses, 
> shortwave  listened, got CBs or had a pirate neighborhood radio station!

SW is dead. The internet killed it.

You can fix your S-40B but there won't be much to make it fly with.

There are a couple international broadcasters left, but nothing like it used to 
be.
I was an SWL'er as a kid in the 70s, learned a lot about the world.
Voice of America, Armed Forces Network, Radio Japan, Radio Hilversum Holland, 
Deutsche Welle, HCJB Voice of the Andes, Radio Prague, Radio Moscow, Radio 
Peking, BBC, etc., etc., etc.
Listening to the Cold War play out on the international airwaves.

Pretty much all gone.  Left between the static are a few religious broadcasters.

Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Ed via cctalk]

Yikes - -  and  at the time  I complained about   carrying   the  S40B  
home Yikes  SX 28 is  HEAVY!
 
That is a very good performing  set. Be  sure to  check all  the bypass  
caps too.. they can be problematic.   Ed#   _www.smecc.org_ 
(http://www.smecc.org)  
 
 
 
In a message dated 10/7/2017 4:05:30 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
tdk.kni...@gmail.com writes:

I've got  a sx28 needs to be recapped has allot of humming going on was 
last serviced in  the 70s by my dad he got it for free when he was 12 if he 
could carry it home  a mile 

Sent from my iPad

> On Oct 7, 2017, at 5:56 PM, Ed  via cctalk  wrote:
> 
> SX-115 Is a  nice looking  radio  Al!
> Not  sure there are a lot  of  them around  though as  
> I  so not  remember  even  being offered  any.
> 
> Be   patient... one will show up at a good  price...
> Also if  I  see one  out there will let  you know of the   whereabouts.
> Ed#
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  In a message dated 10/7/2017 3:03:15 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,   
> a...@bitsavers.org writes:
> 
> 
> 
>> On  10/7/17 2:39 PM, couryho...@aol.com wrote:
>> 
>> What   homed  you in  collecting Hallicrafters?
> 
> A  friends  SX-43 got me interested in shortwave, and in getting my  
ticket
> when I was  in high school. I was given a basket-case  SX-115 when I was 
17
> that I never  got going. Apparently, those  are worth a lot of money now 
> since
> the  production run  was so short. Oh  well..
> 
> 

Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Al Kossow via cctalk]

On 10/7/17 4:05 PM, Adrian Stoness via cctalk wrote:
> I've got a sx28 needs to be recapped has allot of humming going on was last 
> serviced in the 70s by my dad he got it for free when he was 12 if he could 
> carry it home a mile 

this is all pretty far off-topic, so I'll leave this with some of my latest 
scans

http://bitsavers.org/communications/hallicrafters

Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Adrian Stoness via cctalk]

I've got a sx28 needs to be recapped has allot of humming going on was last 
serviced in the 70s by my dad he got it for free when he was 12 if he could 
carry it home a mile 

Sent from my iPad

> On Oct 7, 2017, at 5:56 PM, Ed via cctalk  wrote:
> 
> SX-115 Is a nice looking  radio  Al!
> Not  sure there are a lot of  them around  though as  
> I  so not remember  even  being offered  any.
> 
> Be  patient... one will show up at a good  price...
> Also if  I see one  out there will let  you know of the  whereabouts.
> Ed#
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 10/7/2017 3:03:15 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
> a...@bitsavers.org writes:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 10/7/17 2:39 PM, couryho...@aol.com wrote:
>> 
>> What  homed  you in  collecting Hallicrafters?
> 
> A friends  SX-43 got me interested in shortwave, and in getting my ticket
> when I was  in high school. I was given a basket-case SX-115 when I was 17
> that I never  got going. Apparently, those are worth a lot of money now 
> since
> the  production run was so short. Oh  well..
> 
> 

Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Ed via cctalk]

SX-115 Is a nice looking  radio  Al!
Not  sure there are a lot of  them around  though as  
I  so not remember  even  being offered  any.
 
Be  patient... one will show up at a good  price...
Also if  I see one  out there will let  you know of the  whereabouts.
Ed#
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 10/7/2017 3:03:15 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
a...@bitsavers.org writes:



On 10/7/17 2:39 PM, couryho...@aol.com wrote:

>  What  homed  you in  collecting Hallicrafters?

A friends  SX-43 got me interested in shortwave, and in getting my ticket
when I was  in high school. I was given a basket-case SX-115 when I was 17
that I never  got going. Apparently, those are worth a lot of money now 
since
the  production run was so short. Oh  well..

Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Al Kossow via cctalk]

On 10/7/17 2:39 PM, couryho...@aol.com wrote:

> What  homed  you in  collecting Hallicrafters?

A friends SX-43 got me interested in shortwave, and in getting my ticket
when I was in high school. I was given a basket-case SX-115 when I was 17
that I never got going. Apparently, those are worth a lot of money now since
the production run was so short. Oh well..

Re: Diablo 31 air filters / plugs ?

[Al Kossow via cctalk]

On 10/7/17 1:31 PM, Jerry Weiss via cctalk wrote:

> There wasn’t a head lock.
yes, there is.

It is a 'L' shaped bracket that screws onto the top of the actuator.
Details in the manual

You can tie-wrap the actuator or tape the disk with the cylinder numbers
on it to keep it from moving without it, though
the heads won't come together without tripping the pawl for the dash pot
which is extremely unlikely to happen

Re: PDP-Lifter

[Mark Linimon via cctalk]

On Sat, Oct 07, 2017 at 01:34:44PM -0700, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> My biggest problem with heavy the stuff is stairs.

So far, my algorithm has been:

 - field-strip the SOB;
 - if still too heavy, fall back to neighbor + 6 pack.

mcl

Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Ed via cctalk]

Good collection  start  Al!
What  homed  you in  collecting Hallicrafters?
 
We have various  SW radios at  SMECC  but  I was  really  touched to get  
hold of a S-40B  like  I had   in my youth.  Now to put new power supply 
capacitors in it  and make  it  Fly.
 
I imagine there are a number of  folks on list  that like  radios  too as  
before we were able to own computer to  do  electronics  with in  the times 
of  old  (50s &  60s)  we  ll played  with radios, got ham licenses, 
shortwave  listened, got CBs or had a pirate neighborhood radio station!
 
Ed# 
 
 
In a message dated 10/7/2017 11:51:45 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:



On 10/7/17 11:47 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
>  I've starting to collect Hallicrafters and would be interested

since  this list's 'reply' bit me in the ass, I may as well say what I  have

S-40
S-62
SX-43
SX-99
SX-100
SX-101

Re: PDP-Lifter

[Ed via cctalk]

Kudos Steve Well done!
 
Ed#
 
 
In a message dated 10/6/2017 10:54:01 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:

After  the discussion last year about lifting and racking heavy gear, I 
bodged  together some hardware and
came up with the PDP-Lifter. It allows easy  movement, lifting and lowering 
for racking and unracking equipment
in 19"  racks. Specifically for PDP-11's and the H960, but could be used 
for pretty  much any other old stuff.

I've written a blurb with construction  details which you can find at
http://web.aanet.com.au/~malikoff/pdp11/PDP-Lifter/

(also posted to my  blog on the VCF  forum)

Steve.

Re: PDP-Lifter

[Chuck Guzis via cctalk]

On 10/06/2017 10:53 PM, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote:
> After the discussion last year about lifting and racking heavy gear, I bodged 
> together some hardware and
> came up with the PDP-Lifter. It allows easy movement, lifting and lowering 
> for racking and unracking equipment
> in 19" racks. Specifically for PDP-11's and the H960, but could be used for 
> pretty much any other old stuff.
> 
> I've written a blurb with construction details which you can find at
> http://web.aanet.com.au/~malikoff/pdp11/PDP-Lifter/

That's a great idea!

I was looking at motorcycle/mower lifts (under $100 at Harbor Freight)
as a way to avoid the strain on my back.  Lifting a 100 lb. tape drive
is beyond my waning abilities.   It's a tough truth--when I was younger,
I could toss around a 90 lb. bag of Sackrete without much effort.  Now I
have to bribe a neighbor with beer to help me out.

My biggest problem with heavy the stuff is stairs.   Perhaps your gizmo
could be adapted to an appliance dolly...

--Chuck

Re: Diablo 31 air filters / plugs ?

[Jerry Weiss via cctalk]

> On Oct 7, 2017, at 12:55 PM, jos via cctalk  wrote:
> 
> 
> Looks like another computer will be joining the stable shortly, containing a 
> Diablo 31 drive.
> 
> From the manual it looks that it does not need heads to be locked down for 
> transport, so I should be save there.
> 
> But since i will need to fabricate cables : are connector plugs still 
> obtainable ?
> And what are people using for air filters these days ?
> 
> 
> 
> Jos
> 


There wasn’t a head lock. The head loading mechanism are designed to retract 
them from the surface when the power is removed.

I shipped these cross country many times (back in the day), and out of an 
abundance of caution I recall manually securing the head positioner so it 
didn’t move in and out.  


Jerry 

DECstation 5000/240 Alternative Console Weirdness

[Rob Jarratt via cctalk]

I am trying to get Ultrix running on my DECstation 5000/240.

 

I can get output on the alternative serial console, but no matter what I do
with the setenv console command, or installing/removing the video card, the
firmware console will not take input from the alternate serial console.
However if I boot Ultrix to single-user mode, I can type commands into the
serial console quite normally. This tells me that there is nothing wrong
with the cable or the emulator.

 

Does anyone know why I cannot type input to the firmware console from the
alternative serial console?

 

Thanks

 

Rob

Re: What's the matter with kids today (Was: The origin of the phrases

[Lyndon Nerenberg via cctalk]

> On Oct 6, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk  
> wrote:
> 
> I have long held that while initial creation of software can benefit from 
> providing the programmers with the absolutel latest hardware, that at least 
> one significant stage of debugging and optimization should be done on the old 
> stuff that "the rest of us" use.  If Microsoft would trade hardware with us, 
> and use some of our "obsolete" stuff, then they might learn to write RELIABLE 
> compact, efficient, and fast programs.  Instead, the approach to all 
> performance complaints is "throw hardware at it".

Mark Crispin was a great proponent of a minor variant of this philosophy.  He 
used to rail on about how IMAP client and server developers should be forced to 
develop and debug their code using 9600 baud network links.  It pissed him off 
to no end how lazy the (then) current crop of MUA developers was, trading off 
the fallacy of "limitless" bandwidth against smart algorithms and a true 
understanding of IMAP's semantics.

I have fond memories of a few late nights we had, both going on about the Kids 
These Days ;-)

--lyndon

Re: Aaron Nabil & pdp-8.org

[Ed via cctalk]

Maybe Jay can locate him  and  offer to  re host it?
Ed#
 
 
 
In a message dated 10/7/2017 10:25:34 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:

On Sat,  Oct 07, 2017 at 09:01:32AM -0700, Vincent Slyngstad wrote:
[...]
> My  copy appears to be 724MB.  The .zip is 619 MB and the .7z came in
>  at 596 MB.

Interesting. I am again rerunning some download, this time  set to
continue if there were some failed files. And recording it all  via
/usr/bin/script, so I can later skim over it.

BTW, (because  definition of megabyte seems to vary even from one
command to  another):

=>  (971 5):   tar cpf -  PDP8/DUMP_pdp8_org_20171007_0001/ | wc -c
566804480

=> du -skx  PDP8/DUMP_pdp8_org_20171007_0001/pdp-8.org/test-scans/
17128PDP8/DUMP_pdp8_org_20171007_0001/pdp-8.org/test-scans/

=>  tar  cpf - PDP8/DUMP_pdp8_org_20171007_0001/pdp-8.org/test-scans/ | wc  
-c
17530880

> The 16 MB I got for test-scans doesn't look  important, though.  (It
> seems to be several rescans of the H724  schematic.)
> 
>Vince

This is how it looks in  my copy, too.

-- 
Regards,
Tomasz Rola

--
** A C  programmer asked whether computer had Buddha's nature.   **
** As the answer, master did "rm -rif" on the programmer's home   **
** directory. And then the C programmer became  enlightened...  **
** **
** Tomasz Rola mailto:tomasz_r...@bigfoot.com **

Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Noel Chiappa via cctalk]

> From: sandy hamlet

> There are a couple of ham radio sites that you could post on.
> ...
> You probably don't want to ship the SX101 as it it is quite heavy.

I don't think he wants to get rid of his, he was enquiring about getting one
more (from me). :-)

The unit has been spoken for, BTW.

Noel

Re: Tandy Assembly

[Santo Nucifora via cctalk]

Live streaming is working very well.  I caught a couple of talks  and it
looks great.  Looks like the event turned out great!


On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 3:41 PM, Peter Cetinski  wrote:

> I don't know but I'll ask him if he's still around.  How's the live stream
> working out?  I haven't had a chance to look at it.
>
> Pete
>
> On Oct 7, 2017, at 10:48 AM, Santo Nucifora 
> wrote:
>
> Hi Pete,
>
> I've been watching the live stream of Tandy Assembly here:
> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPyGtUzQU0Vf7CiSiJLySUg/live
>
> In Don French's keynote, he mentioned he designed an S-100 interface for
> the TRS-80 Model 1. Do you or anyone know if that was the HUH Electronics
> 8100 S-100 interface?
>
> On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 9:45 AM, Peter Cetinski via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>> Only one week to go until the inaugural Tandy Assembly event in
>> Chillicothe, OH.  We’ve been planning this for over a year and it’s
>> exciting to finally see it coming together.  We’ll have exhibits and
>> presentations covering all of the Tandy computers, from the TRS-80 Model I
>> to the Tandy 6000.  The pockets, portables and PCs too.  If you can’t join
>> us in Ohio, we plan on live streaming many of the presentations and events
>> on YouTube.
>>
>> http://www.tandyassembly.com 
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Pete
>>
>>
>

Re: Tandy Assembly

[Peter Cetinski via cctalk]

I don't know but I'll ask him if he's still around.  How's the live stream 
working out?  I haven't had a chance to look at it.

Pete

> On Oct 7, 2017, at 10:48 AM, Santo Nucifora  wrote:
> 
> Hi Pete,
> 
> I've been watching the live stream of Tandy Assembly here:  
> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPyGtUzQU0Vf7CiSiJLySUg/live
> 
> In Don French's keynote, he mentioned he designed an S-100 interface for the 
> TRS-80 Model 1. Do you or anyone know if that was the HUH Electronics 8100 
> S-100 interface? 
> 
>> On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 9:45 AM, Peter Cetinski via cctalk 
>>  wrote:
>> Only one week to go until the inaugural Tandy Assembly event in Chillicothe, 
>> OH.  We’ve been planning this for over a year and it’s exciting to finally 
>> see it coming together.  We’ll have exhibits and presentations covering all 
>> of the Tandy computers, from the TRS-80 Model I to the Tandy 6000.  The 
>> pockets, portables and PCs too.  If you can’t join us in Ohio, we plan on 
>> live streaming many of the presentations and events on YouTube.
>> 
>> http://www.tandyassembly.com 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Pete
>> 
> 

Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[sandy hamlet via cctalk]

Al,

There are a couple of ham radio sites that you could post on.
Do a search and you should find them:

1) QTH

2) eham

3) QRZ

Also check with the local ham radio club's.
They usually know of collectors in your local area.
You probably don't want to ship the SX101 as it it is quite heavy.





- Original Message -
From: "General Discussion, On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" 
To: "General Discussion, On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" 
Sent: Saturday, October 7, 2017 11:51:34 AM
Subject: Re: Hallicrafters S-85

On 10/7/17 11:47 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
> I've starting to collect Hallicrafters and would be interested

since this list's 'reply' bit me in the ass, I may as well say what I have

S-40
S-62
SX-43
SX-99
SX-100
SX-101

Re: Tandy Assembly

[Fritz Chwolka via cctalk]

I too... :-)


Am 07.10.2017 um 16:48 schrieb Santo Nucifora via cctalk:
> Hi Pete,
>
> I've been watching the live stream of Tandy Assembly here:
> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPyGtUzQU0Vf7CiSiJLySUg/live
>

 
-
--
---
 ---
Best Regards
Mit freundlichen Grüssen

Fritz Chwolka

Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Al Kossow via cctalk]

On 10/7/17 11:47 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
> I've starting to collect Hallicrafters and would be interested

since this list's 'reply' bit me in the ass, I may as well say what I have

S-40
S-62
SX-43
SX-99
SX-100
SX-101

Re: Hallicrafters S-85

[Al Kossow via cctalk]

I've starting to collect Hallicrafters and would be interested

On 10/7/17 9:05 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
> So I have a Hallicrafters S-85 receiver which was my wife's father's, and just
> arrived (he passed away, and they are cleaning out his basement):
> 
>   http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/jpg/tech/HallicraftersF.jpg
>   http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/jpg/tech/HallicraftersB.jpg
> 
> I'm not into radios at all, so I'd like to get it to a nice home, but I'm not
> connected to the antique/tube radio world, but I know some people here are, so
> I'll post this here; if someone can tell me where to post it (or is willing to
> do so for me), or if anyone here wants it, that would be great.
> 
> (Replies to me only, please, unless they would be of general interest to the
> list.)
> 
>Noel
> 

Re: PDP-Lifter

[Tapley, Mark via cctalk]

On Oct 7, 2017, at 12:53 AM, Steve Malikoff via cctalk  
wrote:

> After the discussion last year about lifting and racking heavy gear, I bodged 
> together some hardware and
> came up with the PDP-Lifter. It allows easy movement, lifting and lowering 
> for racking and unracking equipment
> in 19" racks. Specifically for PDP-11's and the H960, but could be used for 
> pretty much any other old stuff.
> 
> I've written a blurb with construction details which you can find at
>http://web.aanet.com.au/~malikoff/pdp11/PDP-Lifter/
> 
> (also posted to my blog on the VCF forum)
> 
> Steve.

This is awesome. Wish I lived in your neighborhood.
But on the BOM, seems like the last item could lead to two completely different 
variants.

“Hereholdmycoffeeandwatchthis!” … I dunno, it just doesn’t have the same fatal 
air about it….

Looking for another Tarbell DD controller

[Richard Cini via cctalk]

I'm looking for a working Tarbell DD floppy controller for a restoration 
project. I have a spare but  -- long story -- all of the chips are fine 
(swapped with working card) but the spare card won't work. Done all sorts of 
troubleshooting and repair work but I'm at a loss. 

I have a bunch of spare/extra S100 boards I can trade or trade+cash. Contact me 
off-list if you have one. 

Thanks!


Rich

Sent from Verizon/AOL Mobile Mail

Diablo 31 air filters / plugs ?

[jos via cctalk]

Looks like another computer will be joining the stable shortly, containing a 
Diablo 31 drive.

From the manual it looks that it does not need heads to be locked down for 
transport, so I should be save there.

But since i will need to fabricate cables : are connector plugs still 
obtainable ?
And what are people using for air filters these days ?



Jos

Re: Aaron Nabil & pdp-8.org

[Tomasz Rola via cctalk]

On Sat, Oct 07, 2017 at 07:25:16PM +0200, Tomasz Rola wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 07, 2017 at 09:01:32AM -0700, Vincent Slyngstad wrote:
> [...]
> > My copy appears to be 724MB.  The .zip is 619 MB and the .7z came in
> > at 596 MB.
> 
> Interesting. I am again rerunning some download, this time set to
> continue if there were some failed files. And recording it all via
>  /usr/bin/script, so I can later skim over it.
> 
> BTW, (because definition of megabyte seems to vary even from one
> command to another):
> 
> =>  (971 5):   tar cpf - PDP8/DUMP_pdp8_org_20171007_0001/ | wc -c
> 566804480
> 
> => du -skx PDP8/DUMP_pdp8_org_20171007_0001/pdp-8.org/test-scans/
> 17128   PDP8/DUMP_pdp8_org_20171007_0001/pdp-8.org/test-scans/
> 
> =>  tar cpf - PDP8/DUMP_pdp8_org_20171007_0001/pdp-8.org/test-scans/ | wc -c
> 17530880

Also:

=>  tar cpf - PDP8/DUMP_pdp8_org_20171007_0001/pdp-8.org/scans/ | wc -c
496281600

-- 
Regards,
Tomasz Rola

--
** A C programmer asked whether computer had Buddha's nature.  **
** As the answer, master did "rm -rif" on the programmer's home**
** directory. And then the C programmer became enlightened...  **
** **
** Tomasz Rola  mailto:tomasz_r...@bigfoot.com **

Re: Aaron Nabil & pdp-8.org

[Tomasz Rola via cctalk]

On Sat, Oct 07, 2017 at 09:01:32AM -0700, Vincent Slyngstad wrote:
[...]
> My copy appears to be 724MB.  The .zip is 619 MB and the .7z came in
> at 596 MB.

Interesting. I am again rerunning some download, this time set to
continue if there were some failed files. And recording it all via
 /usr/bin/script, so I can later skim over it.

BTW, (because definition of megabyte seems to vary even from one
command to another):

=>  (971 5):   tar cpf - PDP8/DUMP_pdp8_org_20171007_0001/ | wc -c
566804480

=> du -skx PDP8/DUMP_pdp8_org_20171007_0001/pdp-8.org/test-scans/
17128   PDP8/DUMP_pdp8_org_20171007_0001/pdp-8.org/test-scans/

=>  tar cpf - PDP8/DUMP_pdp8_org_20171007_0001/pdp-8.org/test-scans/ | wc -c
17530880

> The 16 MB I got for test-scans doesn't look important, though.  (It
> seems to be several rescans of the H724 schematic.)
> 
>Vince

This is how it looks in my copy, too.

-- 
Regards,
Tomasz Rola

--
** A C programmer asked whether computer had Buddha's nature.  **
** As the answer, master did "rm -rif" on the programmer's home**
** directory. And then the C programmer became enlightened...  **
** **
** Tomasz Rola  mailto:tomasz_r...@bigfoot.com **

RE: Hallicrafters S-85

[Rob Jarratt via cctalk]

Greenkeys might be a good list to post it to.

Regards

Rob

> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Noel
> Chiappa via cctalk
> Sent: 07 October 2017 17:06
> To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
> Cc: j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu
> Subject: Hallicrafters S-85
> 
> So I have a Hallicrafters S-85 receiver which was my wife's father's, and
just
> arrived (he passed away, and they are cleaning out his basement):
> 
>   http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/jpg/tech/HallicraftersF.jpg
>   http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/jpg/tech/HallicraftersB.jpg
> 
> I'm not into radios at all, so I'd like to get it to a nice home, but I'm
not
> connected to the antique/tube radio world, but I know some people here
are,
> so I'll post this here; if someone can tell me where to post it (or is
willing to do
> so for me), or if anyone here wants it, that would be great.
> 
> (Replies to me only, please, unless they would be of general interest to
the
> list.)
> 
>Noel

Hallicrafters S-85

[Noel Chiappa via cctalk]

So I have a Hallicrafters S-85 receiver which was my wife's father's, and just
arrived (he passed away, and they are cleaning out his basement):

  http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/jpg/tech/HallicraftersF.jpg
  http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/jpg/tech/HallicraftersB.jpg

I'm not into radios at all, so I'd like to get it to a nice home, but I'm not
connected to the antique/tube radio world, but I know some people here are, so
I'll post this here; if someone can tell me where to post it (or is willing to
do so for me), or if anyone here wants it, that would be great.

(Replies to me only, please, unless they would be of general interest to the
list.)

   Noel

Re: Aaron Nabil & pdp-8.org

[Vincent Slyngstad via cctalk]

From: "Tomasz Rola via cctalk" 
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2017 7:11 AM

On Sat, Oct 07, 2017 at 10:01:40AM -0400, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:

Did you get it all? Anyone else download it?


I have got - probably - all. It is slightly above 500m in size (first
try kind of misfired, but a second one seems to have yelded). I am
trying to check if there might have been some missing parts that I did
not get, but it looks complete (at least so as there were no dirs
hidden from general public). The site seems to be gone. The address
seems to be gone from DNS, but I may try again later.


My copy appears to be 724MB.  The .zip is 619 MB and the .7z 
came in at 596 MB.


The 16 MB I got for test-scans doesn't look important, though.  (It
seems to be several rescans of the H724 schematic.)

   Vince 

Re: Aaron Nabil & pdp-8.org

[Tomasz Rola via cctalk]

On Sat, Oct 07, 2017 at 10:46:14AM -0400, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
>> >> Anyone who still has access to it should down-load the entire 
> thing promptly.
>> 
>> > I am
>> > wget -r -np -nc -U lynx -w 2 -l 0 http://pdp-8.org/
>> > right now.
>> 
>> Did you get it all? Anyone else download it?
> 
>I have got - probably - all.
> 
> Did you get /scans/ and /test-scans/?

Yes. This was why I had to do it twice. Robots prevented this at first try.

I have put a line into my /etc/hosts and now I can again access the site.

In case my tar is needed, Jay West wrote he would contact me later.

-- 
Regards,
Tomasz Rola

--
** A C programmer asked whether computer had Buddha's nature.  **
** As the answer, master did "rm -rif" on the programmer's home**
** directory. And then the C programmer became enlightened...  **
** **
** Tomasz Rola  mailto:tomasz_r...@bigfoot.com **

Re: Tandy Assembly

[Santo Nucifora via cctalk]

Hi Pete,

I've been watching the live stream of Tandy Assembly here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPyGtUzQU0Vf7CiSiJLySUg/live

In Don French's keynote, he mentioned he designed an S-100 interface for
the TRS-80 Model 1. Do you or anyone know if that was the HUH Electronics
8100 S-100 interface?

On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 9:45 AM, Peter Cetinski via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> Only one week to go until the inaugural Tandy Assembly event in
> Chillicothe, OH.  We’ve been planning this for over a year and it’s
> exciting to finally see it coming together.  We’ll have exhibits and
> presentations covering all of the Tandy computers, from the TRS-80 Model I
> to the Tandy 6000.  The pockets, portables and PCs too.  If you can’t join
> us in Ohio, we plan on live streaming many of the presentations and events
> on YouTube.
>
> http://www.tandyassembly.com 
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pete
>
>

Re: Aaron Nabil & pdp-8.org

[Alfred M. Szmidt via cctalk]

   > >> Anyone who still has access to it should down-load the entire thing 
promptly.
   > 
   > > I am
   > > wget -r -np -nc -U lynx -w 2 -l 0 http://pdp-8.org/
   > > right now.
   > 
   > Did you get it all? Anyone else download it?

   I have got - probably - all.

Did you get /scans/ and /test-scans/?

Re: Aaron Nabil & pdp-8.org

[Alfred M. Szmidt via cctalk]

Might be obvious, but since we know the IP, and that seems to be
stable one can just modify /etc/hosts to have a pdp-8.org address and
just mirror the result that way.

Re: Aaron Nabil & pdp-8.org

[Noel Chiappa via cctalk]

> From: Tomasz Rolak

>> Anyone who still has access to it should down-load the entire thing 
promptly.

> I am
> wget -r -np -nc -U lynx -w 2 -l 0 http://pdp-8.org/
> right now.

Did you get it all? Anyone else download it?

Noel

Re: PDP-Lifter

[Alexandre Souza via cctalk]

Steve, you did a great job! Congratulations for your device! :)

2017-10-07 2:53 GMT-03:00 Steve Malikoff via cctalk :

> After the discussion last year about lifting and racking heavy gear, I
> bodged together some hardware and
> came up with the PDP-Lifter. It allows easy movement, lifting and lowering
> for racking and unracking equipment
> in 19" racks. Specifically for PDP-11's and the H960, but could be used
> for pretty much any other old stuff.
>
> I've written a blurb with construction details which you can find at
> http://web.aanet.com.au/~malikoff/pdp11/PDP-Lifter/
>
> (also posted to my blog on the VCF forum)
>
> Steve.
>
>

Re: PDP-Lifter

[Todd Goodman via cctalk]

Looks great Steve!  Nice writeup as well!

Todd


On 10/7/2017 1:53 AM, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote:

After the discussion last year about lifting and racking heavy gear, I bodged 
together some hardware and
came up with the PDP-Lifter. It allows easy movement, lifting and lowering for 
racking and unracking equipment
in 19" racks. Specifically for PDP-11's and the H960, but could be used for 
pretty much any other old stuff.

I've written a blurb with construction details which you can find at
 http://web.aanet.com.au/~malikoff/pdp11/PDP-Lifter/

(also posted to my blog on the VCF forum)

Steve.

Re: PDP-Lifter

[william degnan via cctalk]

> On 07/10/2017 06:53, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote:
>>
>> After the discussion last year about lifting and racking heavy gear, I
bodged together some hardware and
>> came up with the PDP-Lifter. It allows easy movement, lifting and
lowering for racking and unracking equipment
>> in 19" racks. Specifically for PDP-11's and the H960, but could be used
for pretty much any other old stuff.
>>
>> I've written a blurb with construction details which you can find at
>>  http://web.aanet.com.au/~malikoff/pdp11/PDP-Lifter/
>>

Very nice.  Sure beats my "get friends to help cinder block method" I use

Bill

TU58 to 11/73 - Success!!

[Rod Smallwood via cctalk]

I had to use the magic wand (Tektronix scope probe) and we have a runner..

Bad connections as ever..

Rod



--
Wanted one pdp-8/i rocker switch leaver to copy.

Re: PDP-Lifter

[Rod Smallwood via cctalk]

On 07/10/2017 06:53, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote:

After the discussion last year about lifting and racking heavy gear, I bodged 
together some hardware and
came up with the PDP-Lifter. It allows easy movement, lifting and lowering for 
racking and unracking equipment
in 19" racks. Specifically for PDP-11's and the H960, but could be used for 
pretty much any other old stuff.

I've written a blurb with construction details which you can find at
 http://web.aanet.com.au/~malikoff/pdp11/PDP-Lifter/

(also posted to my blog on the VCF forum)

Steve.


I wish I had a H960 to lift!!  Can't get them in the UK.
Rod

--
Wanted one pdp-8/i rocker switch leaver to copy.