Re: Soldering DB connectors
On 11/11/20 2:19 PM, dwight via cctalk wrote: > I've not had issues just soldering the wires on. I'll admit I do use leaded > solder. > Dwight Also, tinning each wire lead before soldering to the connector helps. Truth be told, I prefer crimp pins. --Chuck
Re: Soldering DB connectors
I've not had issues just soldering the wires on. I'll admit I do use leaded solder. Dwight From: cctalk on behalf of Fred Cisin via cctalk Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 1:02 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Soldering DB connectors On Tue, 10 Nov 2020, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > Nice tip, but I thought that most folks knew about the > matching-connector thing! I guess unwritten knowledge gets lost over > the years. . . . such as turning a bolt backwards a little to find the start of thread? . . . or attaching some plastics with cyano-acrylate AND running a soldering iron over the glued joint . . . using a large vise as a crude substitute for a press, using sockets as drifts for pressing round objects, . . . (all of which I have seen in the last few years as "fresh tips") Half a century ago, a soldering work station included a lot of mating connectors and a padded vise. Has the use of a vise been forgotten, also? SOME learned the hard way that using connecctors of current hardware to hold ones being soldered carried some risk. If you compare "Woodwright's Shop" with "New Yankee Workshop", even significance of grain is being gradually eroded and ignored. Written knowledge doesn't get preserved, either. "The internet is written in sand". "Standard procedure" in library stack culling is to remove any book thata hadn't been checked out in a set period of time. A decade ago, when I was re-assigned as one of the college's librarians, I implemented an added step of those books being on a set of shelves to facilitate looking them over and over-riding as needed. (K and Knuth were slated for discard!) -- Grumpy Ol' Fred
Re: Soldering DB connectors
On Tue, 10 Nov 2020, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: Nice tip, but I thought that most folks knew about the matching-connector thing! I guess unwritten knowledge gets lost over the years. . . . such as turning a bolt backwards a little to find the start of thread? . . . or attaching some plastics with cyano-acrylate AND running a soldering iron over the glued joint . . . using a large vise as a crude substitute for a press, using sockets as drifts for pressing round objects, . . . (all of which I have seen in the last few years as "fresh tips") Half a century ago, a soldering work station included a lot of mating connectors and a padded vise. Has the use of a vise been forgotten, also? SOME learned the hard way that using connecctors of current hardware to hold ones being soldered carried some risk. If you compare "Woodwright's Shop" with "New Yankee Workshop", even significance of grain is being gradually eroded and ignored. Written knowledge doesn't get preserved, either. "The internet is written in sand". "Standard procedure" in library stack culling is to remove any book thata hadn't been checked out in a set period of time. A decade ago, when I was re-assigned as one of the college's librarians, I implemented an added step of those books being on a set of shelves to facilitate looking them over and over-riding as needed. (K and Knuth were slated for discard!) -- Grumpy Ol' Fred
Re: Soldering DB connectors
On 11/10/20 9:25 PM, Mike Stein via cctech wrote: > Same here. Also works for soldering header pins etc.; stick a matching > connector on the other side of the board and they stay flush and > perpendicular. Nice tip, but I thought that most folks knew about the matching-connector thing! I guess unwritten knowledge gets lost over the years. --Chuck
Re: Soldering DB connectors
Same here. Also works for soldering header pins etc.; stick a matching connector on the other side of the board and they stay flush and perpendicular. On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 11:43 PM Ethan Dicks via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 1:47 PM Richard Milward via cctalk > wrote: > > Something that's always worked for me: when soldering a male DB > > connector (DB9, DB25, whatever -- or really any male/pin style > > connector), plug it into a mating female connector first. That will hold > > the pins securely in place and prevent them from sagging in the plastic > > of the body if your soldering iron is too hot or you hold it on too long. > > Yep. Been doing it that way for a lot of years. Good tip! > > -ethan >
Re: Way off topic: posting to the list using default Samsung Android Mail Client
On Tue, 10 Nov 2020 at 19:27, Angel M Alganza via cctalk wrote: > Most of them, yes. Then there is K-9 mail for Android, > which almost makes me to not miss Mutt, when using the phone. Which is what I proposed in the first reply, complete with links. -- Liam Proven – Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk – gMail/gTalk/gHangouts: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn/Flickr: lproven – Skype: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 – ČR (+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal): +420 702 829 053
Re: Way off topic: posting to the list using default Samsung Android Mail Client
On November 11, 2020 8:42:09 AM PST, Todd Goodman via cctalk wrote: >On 11/11/2020 11:23 AM, Ali via cctalk wrote: >>> If you want to write/reply to old-style plain-text email from a >>> fondleslab, then use K9Mail. It is the only mobile client I know of >>> that can handle bottom-posting, trimming quotes etc. >> >> Well K9 is getting a number of recs here so I will take a second look >at it. I looked at it initially but then saw it hadn't been updated >since 2018. However, looks like there is active working going on and a >new version is slated for release sure (BETAs are available for >evaluation). >> >> -Ali > >FWIW, I used to use K9 mail and liked it but it was crashing with a >large number of folders and emails in folders. > >I switched to Blue mail and it's worked well > >Todd Ok. So as far as top posting goes it is a bit confusing. When you reply, and are composing your message, the original message is shown below the reply area. However, when the reply is sent the original message is on top of the reply. In any case this is not the behavior I wanted. I would like to see the message quoted on top and then be able to inline edit the quoted text to reply to specific portion of the email. Is there an option to set this? I will try Blue Mail next. Thanks. -Ali -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
Re: Microvax 3100 VMS 7.3 password reset.
> On Nov 11, 2020, at 8:44 AM, Kevin Lee via cctalk > wrote: > > Where are you living you can find such nice kit please ? No kidding, I’m doing my best not to add to my Classic Computer collection, and I’d add a system like that in a heart-beat (I’ve actually thought seriously about getting one like that). > Indeed. Backing that up is definitely a good idea. I’m reminded of a MicroVAX III that I got 20+ years ago, I booted it, found it was running VAX/VMS 4.4. Powered down, hooked up a TK50 drive to back it up, and the drive wouldn’t come back up (RD53). Zane
RE: Way off topic: posting to the list using default Samsung Android Mail Client
> > FWIW, I used to use K9 mail and liked it but it was crashing with a > large number of folders and emails in folders. > > I switched to Blue mail and it's worked well Funny you say this; I just finished setting up K9 for my CCtalk email as a test case. Your message was the first one to arrive I hit reply all and the program crashed on me. A second attempt allows me to reply but it is quoting the original mail below my reply even though I have the option set for the quote to be on top. So far not impressed but I am using the latest BETA so I am going to switch to the last stable release from 2018 and see if it works any better. -Ali
Re: Microvax 3100 VMS 7.3 password reset.
Where are you living you can find such nice kit please ? On Nov 11, 2020 4:06 PM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: On 11/11/2020 14:17, Dave Wade G4UGM via cctalk wrote: > And as HP are no longer issuing hobbyist licences you might want to export > the licence data base > Indeed. Backing that up is definitely a good idea. Also worth noting that this is a uVAX 3100-96, which is a nice catch. Over 30 VUPs (compared to 2.4 VUPs for the original uVAX 3100). No issues (afaik) with OpenVMS booting off disks greater than 1GB and it will take up to 128MB of memory. Nice and clean too (as is the VT520). Antonio -- Antonio Carlini anto...@acarlini.com
Re: Way off topic: posting to the list using default Samsung Android Mail Client
On 11/11/2020 11:23 AM, Ali via cctalk wrote: If you want to write/reply to old-style plain-text email from a fondleslab, then use K9Mail. It is the only mobile client I know of that can handle bottom-posting, trimming quotes etc. Well K9 is getting a number of recs here so I will take a second look at it. I looked at it initially but then saw it hadn't been updated since 2018. However, looks like there is active working going on and a new version is slated for release sure (BETAs are available for evaluation). -Ali FWIW, I used to use K9 mail and liked it but it was crashing with a large number of folders and emails in folders. I switched to Blue mail and it's worked well Todd
RE: Way off topic: posting to the list using default Samsung Android Mail Client
> If you want to write/reply to old-style plain-text email from a > fondleslab, then use K9Mail. It is the only mobile client I know of > that can handle bottom-posting, trimming quotes etc. Well K9 is getting a number of recs here so I will take a second look at it. I looked at it initially but then saw it hadn't been updated since 2018. However, looks like there is active working going on and a new version is slated for release sure (BETAs are available for evaluation). -Ali
Re: Microvax 3100 VMS 7.3 password reset.
On 11/11/2020 14:17, Dave Wade G4UGM via cctalk wrote: And as HP are no longer issuing hobbyist licences you might want to export the licence data base Indeed. Backing that up is definitely a good idea. Also worth noting that this is a uVAX 3100-96, which is a nice catch. Over 30 VUPs (compared to 2.4 VUPs for the original uVAX 3100). No issues (afaik) with OpenVMS booting off disks greater than 1GB and it will take up to 128MB of memory. Nice and clean too (as is the VT520). Antonio -- Antonio Carlini anto...@acarlini.com
RE: Microvax 3100 VMS 7.3 password reset.
And as HP are no longer issuing hobbyist licences you might want to export the licence data base Dave > -Original Message- > From: cctalk On Behalf Of Nigel Johnson > via cctalk > Sent: 11 November 2020 14:15 > To: devin davison via cctalk > Subject: Re: Microvax 3100 VMS 7.3 password reset. > > Try this: > > http://h30266.www3.hpe.com/odl/vax/opsys/vmsos73/vmsos73/6017/6017 > pro_009.html#emerg_startup_uaf > > > Nigel Johnson, MSc., MIEEE, VE3ID/G4AJQ/VA3MCU Amateur Radio, the > origin of the open-source concept! > Skype: TILBURY2591 nw.john...@ieee.org > > > > On 2020-11-11 9:11 a.m., devin davison via cctalk wrote: > > I picked up a microvax 3100 this past weekend from a office that was > > shutting down. > > > > I was able to start the system up, it boots up to a login prompt for > > VMS VAX 7.3. > > > > I do not have any login info for this machine, is there a procedure i > > can follow to reset a password to an account? > > > > > > > > Image of system : > > > > https://i.postimg.cc/43bG0nSx/2020-090018.jpg
Re: Microvax 3100 VMS 7.3 password reset.
Try this: http://h30266.www3.hpe.com/odl/vax/opsys/vmsos73/vmsos73/6017/6017pro_009.html#emerg_startup_uaf Nigel Johnson, MSc., MIEEE, VE3ID/G4AJQ/VA3MCU Amateur Radio, the origin of the open-source concept! Skype: TILBURY2591 nw.john...@ieee.org On 2020-11-11 9:11 a.m., devin davison via cctalk wrote: > I picked up a microvax 3100 this past weekend from a office that was > shutting down. > > I was able to start the system up, it boots up to a login prompt for VMS > VAX 7.3. > > I do not have any login info for this machine, is there a procedure i can > follow to reset a password to an account? > > > > Image of system : > > https://i.postimg.cc/43bG0nSx/2020-090018.jpg
Microvax 3100 VMS 7.3 password reset.
I picked up a microvax 3100 this past weekend from a office that was shutting down. I was able to start the system up, it boots up to a login prompt for VMS VAX 7.3. I do not have any login info for this machine, is there a procedure i can follow to reset a password to an account? Image of system : https://i.postimg.cc/43bG0nSx/2020-090018.jpg
