[cctalk] Re: 5 1/4" and 3.5" disk duplication machines
I definitely do. I rebuilt a Trace ST8000 last year and got it up and running. I also built a 5.25" duplicator with 12 drives a few months back. I'd love to find a commercial 5.25" duplicator. Travis On Sat, Mar 9, 2024 at 2:55 PM Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > Does anyone have interest in vintage diskette duplication / duplication > machines? Would this make for an interesting VCF exhibit? Does/did anyone > use these commercially? > Bill >
[cctalk] CommonPoint for AIX
Just a ping out there to see if anyone's sitting on installation media for CommonPoint (the last gasp of Taligent). Seems appropriate to try to coerce it to run on an Apple Network Server. Let me know on or off list as appropriate. -- personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckai...@floodgap.com -- "I'd love to go out with you, but I need to clean my toilet brush."
[cctalk] Re: Did something happen to comp.os.vms ?
> On Mar 9, 2024, at 2:19 PM, Dennis Boone via cctalk > wrote: > >> Did something happen to comp.os.vms and/or usenet? All the DEC >> newsgroups appear to be missing from Eternal September. > > There has been a huge flood of spam originating from google, in various > newsgroups, for a few months. I saw 15,000 one day in comp.os.vms > alone. This problem has prompted google to drop usenet support from > Groups, which happened late last month. (The existing posts are still > accessible, they claim.) Many are largely happy about this change. ;) I noticed that things after that time are a lot cleaner on c.o.v., I think having a barrier to entry is a good thing, and will hopefully cut back on the spam. > It's possible this is related to your issue, though I see that someone > else managed to subscribe to c.o.v. on Eternal September, so perhaps > not. The issue was how I started ’tin’. > Sadly, a lot of c.o.v. regulars were using ggroups to post. Hopefully > they take advantage of one of the alternatives. That’s unfortunate. I switched to Eternal-September a few years ago, though I haven’t been really active on c.o.v. for years. Zane
[cctalk] Re: Did something happen to comp.os.vms ?
> On Mar 9, 2024, at 1:16 PM, Stuff Received via cctalk > wrote: > > On 2024-03-09 14:50, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: >> Did something happen to comp.os.vms and/or usenet? All the DEC newsgroups >> appear to be missing from Eternal September. >> Zane > > I just subscribed to comp.os.vms on Eternal-September without issue. All > seems well. > > S. Thanks! The error was on my end, I started up ‘tin’ wrong. I was just able to access comp.os.vms on Eternal-September, and it looks like the rest of the DEC groups are there. Zane
[cctalk] Re: Did something happen to comp.os.vms ?
> Did something happen to comp.os.vms and/or usenet? All the DEC > newsgroups appear to be missing from Eternal September. There has been a huge flood of spam originating from google, in various newsgroups, for a few months. I saw 15,000 one day in comp.os.vms alone. This problem has prompted google to drop usenet support from Groups, which happened late last month. (The existing posts are still accessible, they claim.) Many are largely happy about this change. ;) It's possible this is related to your issue, though I see that someone else managed to subscribe to c.o.v. on Eternal September, so perhaps not. Sadly, a lot of c.o.v. regulars were using ggroups to post. Hopefully they take advantage of one of the alternatives. De
[cctalk] 5 1/4" and 3.5" disk duplication machines
Does anyone have interest in vintage diskette duplication / duplication machines? Would this make for an interesting VCF exhibit? Does/did anyone use these commercially? Bill
[cctalk] Re: Did something happen to comp.os.vms ?
On 2024-03-09 14:50, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: Did something happen to comp.os.vms and/or usenet? All the DEC newsgroups appear to be missing from Eternal September. Zane I just subscribed to comp.os.vms on Eternal-September without issue. All seems well. S.
[cctalk] Did something happen to comp.os.vms ?
Did something happen to comp.os.vms and/or usenet? All the DEC newsgroups appear to be missing from Eternal September. Zane
[cctalk] FS: PDP-11/23+ system
Over the years, I have gradually built up a functional PDP-11/23+ system, which of course I now have no need for ;) So I'd be interested in selling it as I slowly downsize. You'd need to pick it up in south central Missouri as shipping would be impractical and expensive. Specifics: 11/23+ with 4MB RAM, selectable boot ROMs, two RL02 drives, floppy interface (set to 3.5" TEAC drive), 16-line serial ports, corporate cabinet with DEC power controller. Software including RT-11SJ, XM, TSX-Plus. Also have a VT-220 for the console which I may sell separately or with the system. Please email me *off-list* with offers, request for pics, etc. thanks Charles
[cctalk] Re: IBM PC-XT
Fond memories too, my second significantly used home computer (mainframes and midrange at work) (first was Trs80 m1, many others that I did almost nothing with) Mine was the first pc/xt clone I found for under $1000. Eventually grew to 3.5" A: disk and two double sided 80 track 5.25 disks for B: and C: (stolen from the trs-80 m1) The a: was operating system and most tools, a few specialized alternates for making greeting cards or something. The b: and c: were my "raid" array...everything I wrote to B was also written to C. still have that in storage, as well as several original pcs when they were tossed out at work. --Carey > On 03/09/2024 8:11 AM CST Murray McCullough via cctalk > wrote: > > > I look back fondly on the IBM PC-XT of 41 years ago. It was very pricy here > in the Great North but it allowed for a much more advanced computing > environment. What one could do with a 10MB hard disk! Granted it was far > more popular in the business world than the consumer one. However, it made > possible much greater developments that hobbyists and experimenters latched > onto. > > Happy computing! > > Murray
[cctalk] Re: IBM PC-XT
On Sat, 9 Mar 2024 at 14:12, Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote: > > I look back fondly on the IBM PC-XT of 41 years ago. I think I briefly used one at university. I wrote about it recently. Its startling price put the Apple Lisa, launched the same year, into context: « The Lisa flopped partly because it was $9,995, about $30,000 today. A lot, sure, but for comparison, the first version of the original IBM PC to ship with a hard disk as standard, the IBM PC/XT, also launched in 1983 – and thanks to its 10 MB (no, not gig) hard disk, it cost $7,545. That's about $22,500 now. This is why eight-bit kit like the C64 dominated the 1983 market: 64 kB of RAM, audio cassettes for storage, and an analog TV set for a display was all that most home users could afford. The C64 was $595 at launch in 1981. By 1993, inflation meant that was about $1,000, which by then would get you a 486 PC. » https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/19/windows_nt_30_years_on/ -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven IoM: (+44) 7624 277612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053
[cctalk] IBM PC-XT
I look back fondly on the IBM PC-XT of 41 years ago. It was very pricy here in the Great North but it allowed for a much more advanced computing environment. What one could do with a 10MB hard disk! Granted it was far more popular in the business world than the consumer one. However, it made possible much greater developments that hobbyists and experimenters latched onto. Happy computing! Murray
