[cctalk] Re: 11/15, 11/20 systems and parts, more

[devin davison via cctalk]

I have a few systems in rough shape, and need parts. Let me know what you
find, i am interested. I mainly run my unibus 11/34 systems, but i have a
few q bus syatems in need of parts and repair.

Thanks,

Devin D.

On Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 8:02 PM Mark Linimon via cctalk 
wrote:

> I sincerely doubt I could afford a PDP-11/20 but I still have nostalgia
> for the first machine I used at university.  So I have to ask.
>
> mcl
>

[cctalk] Dec Vax in Simh - VMS Operating system

[devin davison via cctalk]

Hello All,

I am working to get my two microvax systems working, I have a couple of
microvax 3800 systems.

While I am waiting to get the real hardware going, I would like to set up
simh with vms to use for testing.

I don't really need the latest version of vms, any old version with tcp/ip
would work. I do have about 16 dumb terminals i want to run as a lab and
connect to the vax.

Can anyone provide guidance on this matter for setting up and install of
VMS in sinh? I realize that there was the openvms hobbyist program, but i
may want to grab an older version of the os if it will run smoother on the
older hardware.

Open to suggestions, I hope to post back with some pictures once the real
vax 3800 hardware is running.

Thanks,

Devin D.

[cctalk] Re: Identify these drive read heads pdp11 related?

[devin davison via cctalk]

That would make sense, as I picked up 3 RK05 drives in the lot.

Good to know what they go to now, perhaps i can sell some off to others
that need them, and offset the cost of the pickup

Thank you for the quick reply

--Devin D.



On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 10:49 PM Rick Murphy via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> On 5/30/2023 9:57 PM, devin davison via cctalk wrote:
> > I picked up boxes of these disk heads when i picked up a warehouse
> > stockpile of pdp 11  computers.
> >
> > Any idea what they are to? I want to say floppy? I have 2 different types
> > of heads, in boxes. Please see pics, and if anyone needs heads, im the
> guy
> > that has a bunch to part with now.
> >
> > Let me know what kind of drive they are for if you can, i have no clue.
>
> Looks like RK05 heads to me. They have the right connector and tailpiece.
>  -Rick
>
>

[cctalk] Identify these drive read heads pdp11 related?

[devin davison via cctalk]

I picked up boxes of these disk heads when i picked up a warehouse
stockpile of pdp 11  computers.

Any idea what they are to? I want to say floppy? I have 2 different types
of heads, in boxes. Please see pics, and if anyone needs heads, im the guy
that has a bunch to part with now.

Let me know what kind of drive they are for if you can, i have no clue.

https://i.postimg.cc/nrHTdwcV/20230528-182840.jpg


https://i.postimg.cc/y8JjrRBR/20230528-182834.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/sfcTBywM/20230528-182821.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/2y2GgFVQ/20230528-182809.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/4N2w5PCZ/20230528-182617.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/W1Q8R4bH/20230528-182614.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/28S2hJK2/20230528-182606.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/25hwCf18/20230528-182555.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/DZ3xGw9X/20230528-182543.jpg

[cctalk] Re: Sgi tezero for sale

[devin davison via cctalk]

I have had several inquiries on the tezro. I am out of town at the moment.
Once i get back, let me get some pictures posted, and i will fire it up
with a serial console to get the hinv listing.

I am willing to ship, but due to the size of the computer, it may need to
be crated, i would worry about it getting damaged in the mail with just
usps or UPS. There is a nearby place in orlando fl called craters and
freighters, i used them to ship my sgi crimson, so that may be the way to
safely ship the tezro if needed.

It is located in Melbourne Fl.

--Devin D.





On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 3:38 PM Richard via cctalk 
wrote:

> In article  n_2eyb3pds7jqbk+xkoyqzlvkirav...@mail.gmail.com>,
>     "devin davison via cctalk"  writes:
>
> > I have a sgi tezro for sale.
>
> Devin I sent you an email off list, but I often end up in people's
> spam folders because gmail sucks.  Please take a look.
>
> Thanks,
> -- Richard
>
> --
> "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" free book <
> http://tinyurl.com/d3d-pipeline>
> The Terminals Wiki <http://terminals-wiki.org>
>  The Computer Graphics Museum <http://ComputerGraphicsMuseum.org>
>   Legalize Adulthood! (my blog) <http://LegalizeAdulthood.wordpress.com>
>

[cctalk] Sgi tezero for sale

[devin davison via cctalk]

I have a sgi tezro for sale. My last sgi machine, i used to have crimson
and onyx2 desksides.

The front plastic is a little torn. It has a dallas battery problem. I
recall getting it to boot by manually typing in the boot info, but it may
require soldering to fix the battery.

Open to offers. My last sgi machine, i think it's time for me to let it go.
As I clean up more, I might be able to find the console cable and see if it
still boots, but I'm unsure what its operating condition is as it sits.

Located in FL.

--Devin D.

[cctalk] Re: WTB: Working IBM 9401-150

[devin davison via cctalk]

I have a 170. Im in melbourne fl.

I have been unable to move it, its in my living room, but you would need to
load it into the car. It ipl's to a working install, but not sure what
version. Sold off all my twinax terminals a while back.

On Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 10:14 AM Peter Ekstrom via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> Well, I say a 170 would work too but power consumption is another reason I
> have been looking at the -150.
>
> -Peter
>
> On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 9:53 AM Peter Ekstrom  wrote:
>
> > Hi Yvan,
> >
> > I am looking for one to add to my collection of toys. Purely as a hobby
> > item so I'm mainly thinking of keeping cost down, I'm also thinking of
> > licensing and such.
> > The 150 doesn't require a license from what I have read. Although I
> > wouldn't turn down a 170 with a proper license if the price is right. :)
> >
> > -Peter
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 9:46 AM Yvan Janssens  wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Peter,
> >>
> >> Is there any particular reason why you need a model 150?
> >>
> >> Depending on your needs, you might be better off with eg a -170; a -170
> >> will support the same software stack and will be significantly faster.
> >>
> >> Are you stuck with relying on Advanced/36 or similar?
> >>
> >> /y
> >>
> >> On Tue, 21 Mar 2023 at 14:42, Peter Ekstrom via cctalk <
> >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello everyone,
> >>>
> >>> First time posting here...
> >>>
> >>> I am wondering if anyone knows of someone looking to get rid of a
> working
> >>> (preferably) IBM AS/400e 9401-150? For local pickup it would need to be
> >>> around the Atlanta, GA area in the US.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>> -Peter
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent using CompuServe 1.22
> >>
> >>
>

[cctalk] Re: Guidance on repairing Dec PDP 11 System

[devin davison via cctalk]

Hello, thank you for the advice on repairing the failed power supply parts.

 I do intend to repair them, my intent was to get one system working, and
then move along to the others. I will admit i am anxious to get a running
rsx system running. I have been working to repair cateract and power supply
issues on adm 3 terminals, i have 16 terminals now working, 10 of them
being adm3, others being vt100 compatible televideo terminals.


On Sun, Nov 27, 2022, 4:51 PM Peter Coghlan via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> >
> > I am looking for advice to get the 11/34 system up and running. I have
> > started to put together a site to document my progress, to stay on track
> > with the repair effort. The system has 2 rl02 drives, and an attached 9
> > track tape drive. I had worked to repair a power supply issue at first,
> > there was a problem with the main transformer, as well as one of the
> > smaller voltage "bricks". Thankfully i have many systems and i was just
> > able to swap in the needed working parts.
> >
>
> I'd suggest repairing the swapped out parts that were found to be faulty
> and putting them back in the systems they came from before going any
> further.  I know this seems like boring work as this doesn't seem to
> contribute to any visible progress but it may be that minor differences
> in ECO level, customisations, hacks etc could lead to surprises down the
> road when parts from different systems are mixed and matched.  Doing this
> work first also means there is less danger of running out of working parts
> if more failures should occur further along.  Finally, it is going to be
> easier to faulty repair parts when you have working examples of them to
> make
> comparisons with than if you have no remaining working parts to guide you.
>
> Regards,
> Peter Coghlan.
>

[cctalk] Dec rl02 disk pack shelf design

[devin davison via cctalk]

Hello,

I have many rl02 disk packs for my pdp 11/34 and 11/05. I have just been
stacking them upright, but that has not been the safest or the most space
efficient. Were any kinds of shelves made for these disk packs, perhaps
similar to 9 track hanging tape racks? Trying to make things look more
organized too.

Hoping someone here has one and can share a pic, perhaps it is a design i
can duplicate and make with some woodworking tools.

Thanks,

Devin D.

[cctalk] Re: Dec pdp 11 ultrix

[devin davison via cctalk]

That sounds promising. I'm going to attempt another RL02 install in simh as
well and post back with the results.

Thanks,

Devin D.

On Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 11:00 AM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> On 7/29/22 10:53, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote:
> > I know you can run 7m as I have a couple of RL01 packs with 7m on them.
> > You needed two drives.
> >
> > RSX11/M 4.2 would probably be the best OS for a 34.
> >
> > On 7/26/2022 11:52 PM, devin davison via cctalk wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Been a while since i last posted here.
> >>
> >> I have a few pdp 11/34 systems. The drives i am using are RL02 drives.
> >>
> >> Is it possible to install Ultrix on a 34? I have been testing out
> >> Ultrix in
> >> the simh emulator. I see during the install the 34 mentioned as a
> >> recognized cpu type, but later in the install the system hangs. This
> hang
> >> does not occur if i emulate a later cpu system like the 11/83.
> >>
> >> Not sure if ultrix can be installed due to the memory limitation, if
> not,
> >> rsx will be my second choice.
> >>
> >> Hoping to have some real hardware running soon!
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Devin D.
>
>
> I didn't try installing but I grabbed a couple RL02 images I
> already had and booted an 11/34 with them so it will run. I
> may try an install and see what happens.
>
> bill
>
>

[cctalk] Re: Dec pdp 11 ultrix

[devin davison via cctalk]

Much appriciated, i will check 7m out now.

Thanks for the link to the files.

--Devin D.

On Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 11:41 PM Warner Losh  wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 8:58 PM devin davison via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>> Thank you for the suggestion, but what is 7m? i have done a few seacches
>> but not turned up much.
>>
>
> DEC fixed a few bugs in V7 and expanded hardware support and called it 7m.
>
> Sounds promising, if i can find install media ill give it a try in simh.
>>
>
> https://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Distributions/DEC/Jean_Huens_v7m/
>
> Warner
>
> Thanks,
>>
>> Devin D.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 10:53 AM Chris Zach via cctalk <
>> cctalk@classiccmp.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > I know you can run 7m as I have a couple of RL01 packs with 7m on them.
>> > You needed two drives.
>> >
>> > RSX11/M 4.2 would probably be the best OS for a 34.
>> >
>> > On 7/26/2022 11:52 PM, devin davison via cctalk wrote:
>> > > Hello,
>> > >
>> > > Been a while since i last posted here.
>> > >
>> > > I have a few pdp 11/34 systems. The drives i am using are RL02 drives.
>> > >
>> > > Is it possible to install Ultrix on a 34? I have been testing out
>> Ultrix
>> > in
>> > > the simh emulator. I see during the install the 34 mentioned as a
>> > > recognized cpu type, but later in the install the system hangs. This
>> hang
>> > > does not occur if i emulate a later cpu system like the 11/83.
>> > >
>> > > Not sure if ultrix can be installed due to the memory limitation, if
>> not,
>> > > rsx will be my second choice.
>> > >
>> > > Hoping to have some real hardware running soon!
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > >
>> > > Devin D.
>> >
>>
>

[cctalk] Re: Dec pdp 11 ultrix

[devin davison via cctalk]

Thank you for the suggestion, but what is 7m? i have done a few seacches
but not turned up much.

Sounds promising, if i can find install media ill give it a try in simh.

Thanks,

Devin D.




On Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 10:53 AM Chris Zach via cctalk 
wrote:

> I know you can run 7m as I have a couple of RL01 packs with 7m on them.
> You needed two drives.
>
> RSX11/M 4.2 would probably be the best OS for a 34.
>
> On 7/26/2022 11:52 PM, devin davison via cctalk wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Been a while since i last posted here.
> >
> > I have a few pdp 11/34 systems. The drives i am using are RL02 drives.
> >
> > Is it possible to install Ultrix on a 34? I have been testing out Ultrix
> in
> > the simh emulator. I see during the install the 34 mentioned as a
> > recognized cpu type, but later in the install the system hangs. This hang
> > does not occur if i emulate a later cpu system like the 11/83.
> >
> > Not sure if ultrix can be installed due to the memory limitation, if not,
> > rsx will be my second choice.
> >
> > Hoping to have some real hardware running soon!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Devin D.
>

[cctalk] Dec pdp 11 ultrix

[devin davison via cctalk]

Hello,

Been a while since i last posted here.

I have a few pdp 11/34 systems. The drives i am using are RL02 drives.

Is it possible to install Ultrix on a 34? I have been testing out Ultrix in
the simh emulator. I see during the install the 34 mentioned as a
recognized cpu type, but later in the install the system hangs. This hang
does not occur if i emulate a later cpu system like the 11/83.

Not sure if ultrix can be installed due to the memory limitation, if not,
rsx will be my second choice.

Hoping to have some real hardware running soon!

Thanks,

Devin D.

Re: BBS software for the PDP 11

[devin davison via cctalk]

Much appriciated, thank you!

Time flies, that post was made quite a while ago. This software looks
interesting, thank you. I am working to set up an 11/34 at a museum, it
would be intetesting to get this bbs software running hooked up to some
dumb terminals.

--Devin D.

On Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 8:39 PM Ryan Collins  wrote:

> Necrobump! (I was searching for an email and came across this thread)
>
> In college, we ran CoSy under VMS. CoSy (Computer Conferencing System)
> started out under Unix on a PDP-11 and it looks like the source is
> available:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoSy_(computer_conferencing_system)
>
> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 8:45 PM devin davison via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>> I have both a pdp 11/34 and 11/23 and am trying to find some bbs software
>> to run. Preferably something that will run under an os and not monopolize
>> the whole machine.
>>
>> Any suggestions? i have not had much luck finding anything.
>>
>> --Devin
>>
>
>
> --
>
> --
> Ryan Collins
> https://about.ryancollins.org/ <http://ryancollins.org/>
>

Re: 2 microvax 3800's for sale

[devin davison via cctalk]

I will need to get the details. I have some spare power supplies, tape
drives, and a couple hard drives, although im not sure if they are scsi or
dssi.

Im looking to get some offers and see what i can expect to get for them. I
might have put in too much in the first place when i bought them , hopeing
to recover some loss while hopefully still giving a reasonable price.

i will post back with some pictures.

On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, 3:18 PM devin davison  wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I had picked up these machines fresh out of high school. I actually worked
> a deal with the buyer to make payments out of my paycheck for a few weeks
> till they were paid in full. i have not had the time to focus and get them
> running.
>
> one machine i have had up to the cpu monitor, no internal disk drive.
>
> the second machine has some corrosion on the front panel board, where the
> battery leaked. it iminimal, and the bad battery is removed.
>
> open to offers.
>
> located in US Florida
>
> Looking to sell off excess stuff, i want to focus on my pdp11's and
> mainframes.
>

2 microvax 3800's for sale

[devin davison via cctalk]

Hello,

I had picked up these machines fresh out of high school. I actually worked
a deal with the buyer to make payments out of my paycheck for a few weeks
till they were paid in full. i have not had the time to focus and get them
running.

one machine i have had up to the cpu monitor, no internal disk drive.

the second machine has some corrosion on the front panel board, where the
battery leaked. it iminimal, and the bad battery is removed.

open to offers.

located in US Florida

Looking to sell off excess stuff, i want to focus on my pdp11's and
mainframes.

Re: WTB IBM Keyboard

[devin davison via cctalk]

I work at and IBM Data Center and there were a lot of spare keyboards in
the back please direct message me and I can get you an exact model number
of the keyboards I have on hands and a quote on the shipping cost

On Tue, Dec 21, 2021, 2:52 PM Kevin Parker via cctalk 
wrote:

> Hi folks - I'm looking for a keyboard for my IBM 3197 Model D Twinax
> terminal.
>
> (My location - Victoria Australia)
>
> Thank you!!
>
>
> Kevin Parker
>
>
>

Re: Wanted: IBM PC compatible 8 or 16 bit Arcnet cards

[devin davison via cctalk]

Greetings,

I had quite a few arcnet cards laying around a while back, I had picked up
a ton of them from the back storage of a datacenter that was clearing out
surplus equipment. I am uncertain of how many I still have in storage. How
many do you need?
If you are able to wait a couple days, I can check how many I have
remaining in storage, and I can ship them to you once found.

--Devin D.

On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 11:01 PM Michael Brutman via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> I'm using debug logs to try to debug flow control issues when using mTCP
> and a packet driver that presents itself as Ethernet but actually uses
> ARCNET.  I've gotten to the point where I just want to have an Arcnet in
> the house.  Especially since I might just modify mTCP to work with Arcnet
> packet drivers and cards directly.
>
> Before I get too serious with eBay, does anybody want to rehome some Arcnet
> hardware?
>
>
> -Mike
>

Re: scanning a ton of documentation

[devin davison via cctalk]

Thank you all for the information. I would like to preserve the information
and get the books to good homes if possible. I will get a listing of what
is here. If the others that have modcomp books and docs can list what they
have scanned and availible, that can save on a duplication of effort
scanning something that is already online.

I am Located in melbourne FL.

thanks,

Devin D.

On Wed, Sep 22, 2021, 3:30 PM Lyle Bickley  wrote:

> AFAIK, I have an entire library of MODCOMP documentation - consisting of
> over
> one thousand manuals as PDF's. I will check with the person who had the
> original manuals scanned and check to see if it is O.K. to zip them up and
> give
> them to AL to post on bitsavers. (I expect them to say "O.K.").
>
> Cheers,
> Lyle
> --
> On Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:14:02 -0400
> Bill Degnan via cctalk  wrote:
>
> > Where are you located?  We have a small amount of Modcomp docs here and
> > could take on a box more of the most useful paper docs for
> posterity-sake,
> > to round out what's already here.
> > Thanks
> > Bill Degnan
> > kennettclassic.com
> > Kennett Square, PA
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 3:05 PM devin davison via cctalk <
> > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > The person that refered me to my present job  at a datacenter passed
> away
> > > this past monday. He was a hardware / software engineer for modcomp
> > > computers. He left me all of the computers and documents. there are too
> > > many books to keep, stuff concerning the modcomp computers that is not
> > > saved anywhere else that i can tell.
> > >
> > > I have picked up storage containers for all the books, and i can scan
> it
> > > all. after that, its all probally going in the recycle bin, as i dont
> know
> > > where or how i would keep such a large pile of paper manuals on hand.
> > >
> > > what is the prefered format to upload things to bitsavers in? is pdf
> > > acceptable?
> > >
> > > How can i create a pdf that is not too big on file size? Can the text
> be
> > > recognized  and be made searchable within the scanned pdf?
> > >
> > > any input would be appreciated, Thanks.
> > >
> > > --Devin D.
> > >
>
>
>
> --
> 73   NM6Y
> Bickley Consulting West
> https://bickleywest.com
>
> "Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
>

scanning a ton of documentation

[devin davison via cctalk]

Hello,

The person that refered me to my present job  at a datacenter passed away
this past monday. He was a hardware / software engineer for modcomp
computers. He left me all of the computers and documents. there are too
many books to keep, stuff concerning the modcomp computers that is not
saved anywhere else that i can tell.

I have picked up storage containers for all the books, and i can scan it
all. after that, its all probally going in the recycle bin, as i dont know
where or how i would keep such a large pile of paper manuals on hand.

what is the prefered format to upload things to bitsavers in? is pdf
acceptable?

How can i create a pdf that is not too big on file size? Can the text be
recognized  and be made searchable within the scanned pdf?

any input would be appreciated, Thanks.

--Devin D.

Re: Unix or BSD for Dec PDP 11/34 and 11/45

[devin davison via cctalk]

Thank you for the valuable information.
It seems like v7 unix will be the way to go. Perhaps i can get some uucp
connection going over a serial line out of the machine, that could be
interesting.

I found this page, and it confirms what you said about 2.11 bsd, not
compatible with the 11/34 cpu.

https://minnie.tuhs.org/PUPS/node6.html

On the same page, there is mention of 2.9 bsd, and the 11/34 is listed as
compatible. Is tcpip availible in this version?

Thank you again for the helpful info.

--Devin D.



On Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 7:55 AM Pete Turnbull via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> On 17/09/2021 12:37, devin davison via cctalk wrote:
>
> > I'm working to get my pdp 11/34  and 11/45 running. I was curious what
> > versions of unix or bsd would work on the machines i have. I wanted to
> set
> > up  the systems with a bunch of dumb terminals and show them off at a
> local
> > maker fair.
>
> 7th Edition Unix would run on either machine, and will support multiple
> serial terminals.  BSD 2.11 needs split I/D space, which the 11/34
> doesn't have.
>
> > If possible too, id like to be able to telnet in to unix or bsd.I was
> also
> > curious if a ethernet interface exists for my unibus systems, or if i
> could
> > SLIP/PPP serial to another machine,so i could telnet in as well as use
> dumb
> > terminals.
>
> 7th Edition has no Ethernet/TCP/IP capability.  BSD 2.11 does.
>
> --
> Pete
> Pete Turnbull
>

Unix or BSD for Dec PDP 11/34 and 11/45

[devin davison via cctalk]

Hello,

I had asked this question on the tuhs discord channel, no response yet so i
figured i would try here.

I'm working to get my pdp 11/34  and 11/45 running. I was curious what
versions of unix or bsd would work on the machines i have. I wanted to set
up  the systems with a bunch of dumb terminals and show them off at a local
maker fair.
If possible too, id like to be able to telnet in to unix or bsd.I was also
curious if a ethernet interface exists for my unibus systems, or if i could
SLIP/PPP serial to another machine,so i could telnet in as well as use dumb
terminals.

On a bit of a side question, did minix exist for the pdp11? There is
mention of it on wikipedia, but ive not found much other mention of it. I
read the minix book, and have used it quite a bit on the ibm pc, so i
figured i would ask if a copy for the pdp 11 is out there.

--Devin D.

Re: DEC HP sgi ibm and misc for sale

[devin davison via cctalk]

Here are  pictures of  the HP 9000 computers for sale. I have the related
terminal breakout cable, powers on to bios or similar, but doesnt boot.

The one that is the rack has all the associated mounting hardware and
beighe baffles to make it look as on solid flush rack. Local pickup or
freight only on that one.

Ill post some more interesting things for sale soon, thanks for the
interest.

--Devin D.



On Tue, Jun 29, 2021, 7:42 AM devin davison  wrote:

> I am making room to work on my pdp 11 and mainframe computers. The
> following things are for sale :
>
> 3 Dec decmate computers with kb and monitor. Partway loads into the WP os
> but the floppy is bad, and i dont have more
>
> Sgi tezro
>
> Hp 9000 desktop for hp -ux with cables
>
> Working microvax 3100 with install of vms. Vt terminal availible for sale
> too to go with it.
>
> Hp 9000 for basic. Was used with test insturments like volt meters, relay
> controllers  hpib etc for process control.
> Many hp keyboards with chicklet keys availible for this system
>
> Tandy vgm 300 monitor
>
> Enough crt monitors to sink a boat.  Nec, viewsonic, ibm, etc.
>
> S100 bus computer chassis with backplane, power supply and proto boards.
>
> A single S100 backplane
>
> Isa /pci single board computer backplanes
>
> Isa 486 and pentium single board computers. Works standalone or with
> previously mentioned backplane
>
> Rackmount 68k vme bus motorolla computer with floppy, hard drive and proto
> boards.
>
> (Must be sold together will not seperate) books for like every version of
> irix apple early windows maya, power animator, discreet, etc. Sgi install
> cd sets. Sgi power animator cd. Studio paint. Misc hotmix cd's.
>
> Trs 80 model 3. No keyboard. Posts, bad floppy drive hangs up boot. Unplug
> it and it works. Big / heavy.
>
> Dec alphastation 255 computers x3
> I had vms on them at some point.
>
> Wyse dumb terminal in original box
>
> Many televideo dumb terminals
>
> Ibm bladecenter h chassis with misc blades and spare fans etc. Shipping
> will be expensive.
>
> Hp 50mhz dual trace scope 54200a.
>
> Working apple mac plus with kb and external 20 mb hard drive. No battery
> damage. Clean. Boots. Runs.
>
> Im sure to find more to list. Send some offers my way and ill ship it out.
>
> Located in melbourne fl.
>
> https://mastodon.technology/@mrbill0/media?
>
> Most of my stuff is on my mastadon gallery, welcome to scroll through. I
> can provide pictures of said machines upon request, too much to take
> pictures of right now though.
>
>
>
> --Devin D.
>
>
>
>

Re: DEC HP sgi ibm and misc for sale

[devin davison via cctalk]

Updated list of items soon to follow.

The S100 boards and chasis are sold.

This 286 ibm computer is for sale.

Ill post back with more items / pictures once i find more i decide to part
with.

Re: DEC HP sgi ibm and misc for sale

[devin davison via cctalk]

Yes. i have shipped a few things out already. I am working to get a
hardware inventory on the sgi tezro posted, and some pictures of the hp
9000 and terminals.

On Fri, Jul 2, 2021, 12:01 AM Ali  wrote:

> > I am making room to work on my pdp 11 and mainframe computers. The
> > following things are for sale :
> >
> >
> > Located in melbourne fl.
> >
>
> Was anyone able to get in touch with Devin?
>
> -Ali
>
>

DEC HP sgi ibm and misc for sale

[devin davison via cctalk]

I am making room to work on my pdp 11 and mainframe computers. The
following things are for sale :

3 Dec decmate computers with kb and monitor. Partway loads into the WP os
but the floppy is bad, and i dont have more

Sgi tezro

Hp 9000 desktop for hp -ux with cables

Working microvax 3100 with install of vms. Vt terminal availible for sale
too to go with it.

Hp 9000 for basic. Was used with test insturments like volt meters, relay
controllers  hpib etc for process control.
Many hp keyboards with chicklet keys availible for this system

Tandy vgm 300 monitor

Enough crt monitors to sink a boat.  Nec, viewsonic, ibm, etc.

S100 bus computer chassis with backplane, power supply and proto boards.

A single S100 backplane

Isa /pci single board computer backplanes

Isa 486 and pentium single board computers. Works standalone or with
previously mentioned backplane

Rackmount 68k vme bus motorolla computer with floppy, hard drive and proto
boards.

(Must be sold together will not seperate) books for like every version of
irix apple early windows maya, power animator, discreet, etc. Sgi install
cd sets. Sgi power animator cd. Studio paint. Misc hotmix cd's.

Trs 80 model 3. No keyboard. Posts, bad floppy drive hangs up boot. Unplug
it and it works. Big / heavy.

Dec alphastation 255 computers x3
I had vms on them at some point.

Wyse dumb terminal in original box

Many televideo dumb terminals

Ibm bladecenter h chassis with misc blades and spare fans etc. Shipping
will be expensive.

Hp 50mhz dual trace scope 54200a.

Working apple mac plus with kb and external 20 mb hard drive. No battery
damage. Clean. Boots. Runs.

Im sure to find more to list. Send some offers my way and ill ship it out.

Located in melbourne fl.

https://mastodon.technology/@mrbill0/media?

Most of my stuff is on my mastadon gallery, welcome to scroll through. I
can provide pictures of said machines upon request, too much to take
pictures of right now though.



--Devin D.

Microvax 3100 VMS 7.3 password reset.

[devin davison via cctalk]

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

Dec ultrix 32 reference books for sale

[devin davison via cctalk]

I have a bankers box worth of dec ultrix 32 reference manuals in grey dec
binders. Im looking to sell the box of books for a few $ plus the cost of
shipping.

Hoping to find these books a good home.

--Devin D.

Modcomp computers and documentation

[devin davison via cctalk]

Greetings everyone, it's Been a while since i posted here.

I had picked up some modcomp minicomputers over the past couple years. A
modcomp classic, with a nice front panel with binary swiches, similar to a
pdp 11. There is a modcomp 32 as well, the machine boots from internal
floppy drives.

I was eager to pick up these machines, and save them from being thrown out.
I picked up all of the documentation as well. Everything. A truckload of os
information. I started to scan it all, but about 3/4 of the way through, my
scanner broke.

The 32 machine was not stored in climate controlled conditions before i
picked it up, and is a bit more worn. It is designed to boot off floppys to
load the microcode into the cpu... but the floppys... id be supprised if
anything survived. Stored in bad conditions.

The classic has internal microcode roms and will not have the same
troublesome problem.

I have been unable to devote the time and space to these machines as i had
planned. I have been far too busy working at ibm, i am planning to shut
down my side interests and focus on my dec pdp 11 stuff and ibm mainframe.

I am looking to see if anyone would be interested in buying these. I spent
a great deal getting them moved and keeping them in cool climate controlled
storage, i am looking to see if i can get any offers and break even.

Keep in mind, they are the size of a computer rack and heavy.

I will post back with pictures soon.

Re: TRS 80 Model 12 Picked up

[devin davison via cctalk]

I am located in Melbourne Florida.
I will see if I can get access to the power supply and see what shape it is
in, thanks for the suggestion.

On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 12:06 AM Richard Pope 
wrote:

> Devin,
>  I believe that this is a Z-80 machine that runs CPM. You will
> probably find that the electrolytics in the power supply are leaking.
> Please don't quote me on this. Where is this stuff located?
> GOD Bless and Thanks,
> rich!
>
> On 7/28/2020 11:00 PM, devin davison via cctalk wrote:
> > Greetings. It has been an interesting day. Rather late in the day, a
> buddy
> > notified me of a local thrift store that went under, and mentioned there
> > may be some computers on site up for grabs. Upon arrival, the place was a
> > mess, but the folks there were friendly and gave me the tour, everything
> > had to go, the shopkeeper skipped town and left the place full of junk
> for
> > the Building owner to clean out.
> >
> > I found a TRS 80 Model 12, a vga commodore branded monitor, commodore
> > cassette drive, among some misc 5.25 floppy disks. There may be more, I
> > need to go back for another sweep in the morning.
> >
> > The computer is extremely big, taking up an entire kitchen table,rivaling
> > the space that is taken up on my desk for a pdp 11. I am looking to
> clear a
> > space to work on it without dropping parts.
> >
> > The machine looks to be clean, However i am missing the keyboard.
> > The machine does not power on or show anything on the screen. I do hear a
> > high pitched hiss, so there may be some kind of power supply issue. I was
> > not aware of this model of machine, I am curious if anyone has a spare
> > keyboard for sale.
> >
> > I am not familiar with this model, it has 2, 8 inch floppy drives on the
> > front. I am curious about the format of the disks, would it be possible
> to
> > use another computer with an 8 inch drive to make a floppy to start the
> > machine, or do the drives use an odd difficult format that would be
> > impossible to write?
> >
> > http://devindamico.com/Uploads/TRS80M12.jpg
> >
> > --Devin D.
> >
>
>

TRS 80 Model 12 Picked up

[devin davison via cctalk]

Greetings. It has been an interesting day. Rather late in the day, a buddy
notified me of a local thrift store that went under, and mentioned there
may be some computers on site up for grabs. Upon arrival, the place was a
mess, but the folks there were friendly and gave me the tour, everything
had to go, the shopkeeper skipped town and left the place full of junk for
the Building owner to clean out.

I found a TRS 80 Model 12, a vga commodore branded monitor, commodore
cassette drive, among some misc 5.25 floppy disks. There may be more, I
need to go back for another sweep in the morning.

The computer is extremely big, taking up an entire kitchen table,rivaling
the space that is taken up on my desk for a pdp 11. I am looking to clear a
space to work on it without dropping parts.

The machine looks to be clean, However i am missing the keyboard.
The machine does not power on or show anything on the screen. I do hear a
high pitched hiss, so there may be some kind of power supply issue. I was
not aware of this model of machine, I am curious if anyone has a spare
keyboard for sale.

I am not familiar with this model, it has 2, 8 inch floppy drives on the
front. I am curious about the format of the disks, would it be possible to
use another computer with an 8 inch drive to make a floppy to start the
machine, or do the drives use an odd difficult format that would be
impossible to write?

http://devindamico.com/Uploads/TRS80M12.jpg

--Devin D.

Modcomp Minicomputers Related - Preservation and Repair

[devin davison via cctalk]

Greeting. Its been a while since I have posted here. A while back I picked
up a large Modcomp classic minicomputer. Recently the person i picked the
computer up off of gave me a call to come and get many books and software,
among much more hardware. I have picked up hundreds of 9 track tapes. The
modcomp computer mainly ran the real time os MAX, however i also found many
tapes for a unix variant for the machine, that supported real time
operation as well.

I am trying to preserve things as best i can, I am set to pick up 3 more
machines, and among the tapes and documentation, Space is running out fast.

I am curious if any of this documentation has been archived already, if
not, i can get to scanning it in my free time. I have documentation on
everything. The hardware, the software, os code, everything.

The tapes are another issue all together. They were stored in probably the
worst possible place, in a area of extreme heat and humidity. Some are
musty, others look like new. I do not own a 9 track drive, i was thinking
it would be possible to get a 9 track drive with a scsi interface attached
to a more modern Linux system to dump the tapes to images. If anyone here
has suggestions on how to read off the tapes or where to find a drive, it
would be most helpful.

As a last resort, I have a 9 track drive that is attached to my pdp 11/34,
however i have not gotten that system into working order yet either, and am
unsure of if the drive is working yet.

I was also given an old emulator for the system,m written for linux. I have
not gotten the software to work yet. I need to be sure the software is not
still a licenced product and that the company is gone before i post it.
Perhaps someone here can find out why its not working. On a modern debian
system, it attempts to run and just exits, without any info as to whats
wrong.

Any help or suggestions on how to best preserve the documentation and
software is most appreciated. I am undecided on what to do with the
hardware yet. The hardware is fascinating, and there is a bunch of it,
however it is quite large and is taking up a large portion of space. The
hope is to at least get one running to test out and see if i decide to keep
a system after that.

--Devin D

Re: Sgi crimson for sale

[devin davison via cctalk]

Located in melbourne florida. Willing to crate and ship if needed. Most of
the big stuff was shipped here from california and saint augustine fl. Only
what i listed in the previous email is for sale. Sadly no personal iris,
challenge, etc systems.


Oh , there is a 4 node sgi altix system with numa link cables for sale as
well. Itanium based system.

On Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 5:49 PM Seth Morabito  wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 23, 2019, at 12:32 PM, devin davison via cctalk wrote:
> > I am big into sgi equipment, I have many deskside coputers and a full
> onyx
> > 1000 rack. I have just about every machine in the sgi linup and I need to
> > clear out most of my big sgi stuff. I was big into the nekochan forums,
> but
> > sadly since that shut down, supoprt has been limited, and i want to get
> > this stuff to someone that can use it.
>
> Hi Devin!
>
> I'm also a longtime SGI fan. I worked there from 1996 to 1998, it was my
> favorite job. I really miss it.
>
> Can you tell me where you're located? That would certainly help determine
> how much effort it would be to pick things up / transport / ship things.
>
> Thanks much,
>
> -Seth
> --
>   Seth Morabito
>   Poulsbo, WA
>   w...@loomcom.com
>

Sgi crimson for sale

[devin davison via cctalk]

Hello, Havent posted here for a while. I usually post about pdp11 and vax
stuff.

I am big into sgi equipment, I have many deskside coputers and a full onyx
1000 rack. I have just about every machine in the sgi linup and I need to
clear out most of my big sgi stuff. I was big into the nekochan forums, but
sadly since that shut down, supoprt has been limited, and i want to get
this stuff to someone that can use it.

I have a sgi crimson for sale. Possible intermittent power supply issue.
Problem with the IO3 board prevents it from booting

I have an onyx2 for sale in full working order. Its my main machine, im
migrating work  to a Octane2.

I also have a loaded origin / onyx2 loaded with hardware, but i havent been
able to get it to post or get to the serial console. Good machine for parts
or to try and fix.

Many octane 2 machines, a couple are fully loaded with 8gb of memory, dual
processors, pci expansion box, etc.

Enough indys to make a jenga tower.

Indigo with keyboard

indigo 2 with matching keyboard.

Might be persuaded to sell the onyx 1000 rack, im not going to part it out,
and needs a forklift to be moved.

2 Sgi tezro's in working order. I picked them both up a year or two ago, i
used them in a headless serial console fassion, i was not able to get my
monitor to sysc with either of them. They both work aside from Battery/RTC
warnings.

I am open to offers, Im not looking to just give them away. Im hoping to
recoup some of my money to move and pay for college.

Open to answer any questions about them

--Devin D.

Re: SGI Personal Iris information

[devin davison via cctalk]

Greetings, im not sure if it would be of help, but i know someone who is
quite far along with an emulator for the sgi crimson. He bought my sgi
crimson a while ago and has been reverse engineering the hardware. Not sure
if that would be of help, i could put him in contact with you if needed.

On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 4:52 PM Kyle Owen via cctalk 
wrote:

> On Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 07:20 Patrick Mackinlay via cctech <
> cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> > I'm currently working on emulating the 4D/20 in MAME, and looking for
> > anyone who might have actual hardware, software or documents that might
> > help.
> >
>
> Would photos of a 4D/35 be helpful as well? If so, I can probably do that
> soon.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kyle
>
> >
>

PDP 11 repairs in progress

[devin davison via cctalk]

Hello, ive been reading on the list here for a while. I'm usually in the
background not seen much, I figured i would give a status update on my pdp
11/34 system. I have been moving quite often for work over the past couple
years, and still have not gotten my machine running since picking it up
over 3 years ago. Thankfully I have all of the equipment and peripherals in
one place now, and am hoping to get this thing finally running soon.

I had picked up an entire truckload of a pdp 11/34 system. Its an 11/34
with a tape drive in a separate rack, 2 rl02 drives and an rl01. Lots of
disk packs and terminals. I fought with some power supply troubles at
first, but after some part swapping i got the machine to power back up. As
of right now, i have a minimal machine that i can key in programs on the
front panel. I was able to enter programs through the front panel that
would display on the vt100 connected via current loop.

Thats pretty much the state of things right now. The system is in a minimal
state,most of the cards are removed for troubleshooting. i wanted to test
the hardware and see if i can boot to a disk packs. My disk packs appear to
be loaded with RSX.

I was trying to switch from current loop to rs232, so i can connect the
machine to a modern computer with a serial port, and dump diagnostics over
the line to test the machine. I have tried wiring up the cable, but am
getting intermittent garbage on the terminal. Thats pretty much the hangup
at the moment. I hope to over the weekend troubleshoot it further and get
this project moving again.

There is a lot of local activity here with all the hacker spaces and
amateur radio folks, i really want to get it running in some kind of public
manner that others can interact with, perhaps some kind of telnet gateway
or over ax.25 packet, but thats later down the line once its running.

There is also another 11 I am picking up in Georgia in the following week,
so i have that drive ahead of me. Not even sure i will get started checking
the other system out till the 34 is running.

Well, thats about it for the state of things and my progress.  Once i get
things cleaned up a little better ill post back with some pictures of the
current setup.

--Devin D.

Relating to 386 / 486 motherboards wanted

[devin davison via cctalk]

About a week ago, "drlegendre" posted looking for some 386 and 486 boards.
I said i had some, but was quickly overwhelmed with work and have not had
time to post back till now.
Should anyone else be interested, I'm putting a link to some pictures of
what 386 and 486 boards i have. Some have corrosion from battery leaking, i
usually clip those off, and use an external battery. If you have a board of
interest in the pictures , let me know and i will clean it up and make sure
it posts / checks out.

I have other boards as well, for pentium, pentium pro, amd k6, 5.25
floppys, drives, etc. Plans are to get a website going with a listing of
everything, but for now, if you are looking for an older system , just let
me know, and ill get back to you with what i have on hand.

https://postimg.cc/gallery/ebkjait6/

--Devin D.

Re: Looking for SGI Onyx system and/or parts

[devin davison via cctalk]

I have a complete working onyx deskside and complete terminator rack for
sale. Contact me if interested and we can discuss specs, negotiate price /
shipping.



On Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 1:53 PM kk via cctalk  wrote:

> Does anyone have any SGI Onyx parts? Any parts. I am trying to resurrect a
> deskside r10k onyx, and will need parts - right now I am more focused on
> power and VCAM parts, but again, I am interested in all parts.
>
> And if you have a system, I would be interested as well.
>
> This is the original onyx, not the onyx2. I have an issue that is power or
> vcam related.
>
> thanks.
>

Re: ISO - 386 or 486 system or cplt mobo

[devin davison via cctalk]

I have a stockpile of them. Will get you pictures tomorrow.

On Sat, Jan 5, 2019, 11:59 PM Will Cooke via cctalk 
wrote:

>
> > On January 5, 2019 at 8:42 PM drlegendre via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I'm interested in finding a 386 or slow 486 machine or moboj ust for
> > playing DOS games. Does anyone have such a thing sitting around, looking
> > for a home?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
>
> I have a couple of 386sx motherboards with I think 1MB ram.  I thought I
> had a full 386 board with 8MB ram but I can't seem to find it.  Would one
> of those work for you?
>
> Will
>
>
> "He may look dumb but that's just a disguise."  -- Charlie Daniels
>
>
> "The names of global variables should start with// "  --
> https://isocpp.org
>

Re: BIG ol tektronix scope 555 - need it gone - make an offer

[devin davison via cctalk]

The line about being used with an early computer as a display caught my
eye. How would it be used as a display, what kind of graphics capability
would it have? is there an interface for the thing for the pdp 11 or a
modcomp? Those are the old systems i have on hand that i might be able to
interface to it.

Trying to find a good home for it. I just went through the back room and
found another of a similar design, ill post back with that one too. I was
not even aware i had two of them, quite odd when you can misplace/ miscount
something so large.

On Tue, Dec 11, 2018, 12:57 AM ED SHARPE via cctalk 
wrote:

> so many of these older scopes,are getting scrapped we have a few.. there
> was one made by tek. for example to be sold with TV broadcast gear we
> cherish here...gave a few others too.. but they do take up roomearly
> scopes are good to display with early computers... in reality it was needed
> often as early comp. geAR had bad.  mtf !..
> ed#  get one... save one...
>
> Sent from AOL Mobile Mail
>
> On Monday, December 10, 2018 devin davison via cctalk  cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> More of a computer list I know, but I need to clean out and this needs to
> go soon. Big ol tektronix scope on a cart. Was part of a community
> workshop, i cleared out all their equipment and have not had the time to
> repair it. I was planning to go over it and put it to work at my desk, but
> i decided to get a bigger desk and don't have the space for it. i picked
> up a hp logic analyzer that fits on the desk, and is more than capable for
> working on my pdp 11 and other minicomputer stuff.
>
> open to offers, come pick it up and its yours.
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/NFPC5cDG/scope-555.jpg
>
> located in Melbourne FL
>
> --Devin D.
>

BIG ol tektronix scope 555 - need it gone - make an offer

[devin davison via cctalk]

More of a computer list I know, but I need to clean out and this needs to
go soon. Big ol tektronix scope on a cart. Was part of a community
workshop, i cleared out all their equipment and have not had the time to
repair it. I was planning to go over it and put it to work at my desk, but
i decided to get a bigger desk and don't have the space for it.  i picked
up a hp logic analyzer that fits on the desk, and is more than capable for
working on my pdp 11 and other minicomputer stuff.

open to offers, come pick it up and its yours.

https://i.postimg.cc/NFPC5cDG/scope-555.jpg

located in Melbourne FL

--Devin D.

Re: Odd Hp leds in dip package

[devin davison via cctalk]

You and me are thinking alike. Just making sure im not taking away a hard
to find part from someone else that desperately needs it.

--Devin D.

On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 1:36 PM Anders Nelson via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> Those would make the coolest wristwatch ever. I can help wth PCB design and
> microcontroller firmware if that's your intended use; I made a watch with
> an old LED bubble display a while ago (
> https://www.andersknelson.com/blog/?p=11) though I'm aware these are
> matrix
> displays and not seven-segment.
>
> =]
> --
> Anders Nelson
>
> +1 (517) 775-6129
>
> www.erogear.com
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 1:31 PM Al Kossow via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
>
> > probably hdsp-2010
> > 1988 opto catalog pg 609 in the scan
> >
> > On 11/21/18 8:30 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/21/18 7:52 AM, devin davison via cctalk wrote:
> > >> Hello. Encountered a couple odd parts in the pile today, not sure if
> > they
> > >> are anything special.
> > >
> > > they're pretty cool quad 5x7 alphanumeric LEDs
> > >
> > > check http://bitsavers.org/components/hp
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>

Odd Hp leds in dip package

[devin davison via cctalk]

Hello. Encountered a couple odd parts in the pile today, not sure if they
are anything special. Hp branded dip packages with gold leads. They appear
to be leds in 4 grid patterns on the face. Im curious what they are out of,
most likely an old hp computer or calculator.

Part number on the back is hp5033592-101

i could not find any information online about them. If they are of use to
someone with a hp conputer let me know. If not im trying to find a
datasheet and use them in a project.

Pictures :

https://i.postimg.cc/dtJTGZfm/2018-11-21-10-48-34.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/pL6hNGLq/2018-11-21-10-49-19.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/C1Nw054S/2018-11-21-10-50-37.jpg

Re: ISA sound and video cards, and PCI? AGP?

[devin davison via cctalk]

Ive been kinda debating setting up a web store and stockpiling the nicer
pci, isa and agp cards that would be otherwise scrapped out at the shop. If
you are in need of a card, let me know and i can set you up with a deal,
tested worKing.

 just send me an email with what you need and i will let you know whats in
stock. Idea is to catch the good cards before they end up in the barrel.
Even still ive had about 50/50 luck with getting stuff to work once its out
there.

https://i.postimg.cc/4xXJXf62/20181108-161022.jpg


On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 3:15 PM William Donzelli via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> > $7-10 to sort out and carefully handle (vs usual strip for gold
> recovery),
> > seems pretty reasonable to me. I'd expect the cost has more to do with
> > labor than gold being recovered.
>
> Yes, probably half of the asking price is the metal, the rest is
> labor, shipping and handling, and just a plain old premium for the
> scrapper to do something different.
>
> Of the metal value, it is mostly gold, but also palladium, platinum,
> rhodium, silver, tantalum, and copper. When the boards are melted into
> the big ingots, they tend to be mostly copper - and that is certainly
> worth money.
>
> Also, just "being a board" has value. Scrappers sometimes need to make
> quotas or limits with the refineries in order to get good refining
> rates.
>
> I realize none of this will sink in.
>
> --
> Will
>

Modcomp aquired

[devin davison via cctalk]

Soon to be picked up and brought home. Lots of documentation with it as
well. Christmas came early, eager to get it home and set up.

https://postimg.cc/gallery/wb1z90m2/


--Devin D.

Modcomp VME bus 68000 computer

[devin davison via cctalk]

Hello, been a while since ive written to the list. I met someone the other
day that used to work for modcomp. He gave me a tour, he still has working
modcomp computers in his home. He was clearing out a bunch of stuff, he
gave me a bunch of terminals and dos era computers. Among the computers is
a modcomp branded motorolla 68k based machine. I can not find any
information on the system. From what i understand, the system was to be
tied in to the modcomp minicomputer bus and used as a modern alternative
for large antiquated disks and tapes. There is a large pair of interface
connectors on the back, never seen anything like them before.

I do not have a modomp computer yet, but this 68k machine looks quite
interesting. It is essentially a vme bus backpane in a desktop computer
case. A hard disk and tape drive are installed. Looks to have floating
point and network card as well. I managed to make the proper serial cable,
and was able to get to a debugger and monitor at power on. I was under the
understanding that this machine could run a port of unix to 68k, called
unix/68. I am uncertain of any details on the machine, i was hoping someone
here could me in the right direction of getting the machine to boot. The
drive still spins up, it may even have an install of unix on it, i might
have to type in some kind of boot parameter or jump to some address from
the monitor to kick off the boot process.

Any advice on how to proceed is appreciated.
Within the following month i am supposed to get  a mountain of modcomp
documentation, ill have to check back here and see if its duplicate or
original information and scan it all. He was also going to give me a copy
of a modcomp emulator he wrote, I have found no such thing elsewhere on
line, so perhaps it would be of use to someone else here too once i get it.

--Devin D.

Re: Landfill?

[devin davison via cctalk]

Generic 386 pcs are of interest to me, how many?

On Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 5:51 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk 
wrote:

> Is there ANY interest in Courier 56K V.92 modems?
>
> Laserjet IIP printers?
>
> Parallel port and/or SCSI flatbed scanners?  (home office, NOT
> professional)
>
> Oversized PC cases with MANY drive bays?
>
> Generic 386? PCs?
>
>
> Is it worth even hauling that kinda stuff to VCF?
>

Re: Look at this on eBay

[devin davison via cctalk]

Thank you for the info, i was curious what they were out of. They sold,
hopefully the guy who bought them can put them to use.

On 10:26AM, Sat, Jun 30, 2018 Camiel Vanderhoeven <
camiel.vanderhoe...@vmssoftware.com> wrote:

> The boards have a Burroughs logo on them. The part numbers on the IC's are
> Burroughs p/n's. The board you think might be a memory board isn't;
> according to the Burroughs partnumber cross-reference (
> https://ia801604.us.archive.org/33/items/bitsavers_burroughsissref_2069854/burroughs_IC_crossref_text.pdf),
> those chips are diode arrays.
>
> Camiel
>
> On 6/30/18, 3:53 PM, "cctalk on behalf of devin davison via cctalk" <
> cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org on behalf of cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> A couple of boards from an unknown computer came in and i am trying to
> get
> them to a good home and not be scrapped. I was curious if anyone here
> knew
> what they were out of. They were in the box with some small core memory
> boards. If someone here wants to make an offer ill gladly take the ebay
> listing down.
>
> eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/273330177351
>
>
>
>

Look at this on eBay

[devin davison via cctalk]

A couple of boards from an unknown computer came in and i am trying to get
them to a good home and not be scrapped. I was curious if anyone here knew
what they were out of. They were in the box with some small core memory
boards. If someone here wants to make an offer ill gladly take the ebay
listing down.

eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/273330177351

SunBlade 2000 workstations

[devin davison via cctalk]

I have 3 sunblade 2000 workstations for sale. They arrived as surplus
equipment. One of the machines does not power on, the other two boot up to
sun os with proprietary software that was used from the company they came
from. THe drives must be wiped before i send them out. They are quite
heavy, so that will be a factor in shipping.

I am open to offers on a single machine or the whole lot, if you have any
questions feel free to ask.

I have some spare cpu's that fit the machines as well, although they all
appear to have 2 cpu's installed already.

--Devin D.

Re: Nekochan has been shut down :(

[devin davison via cctalk]

Ive been hanging around on nekochan since high school. Its been my go to
forum for a while and im not sure what I will do without it. There was a
discussion on the forum itself a while ago about setting up some kind of
bot to scrape the forum posts and archive the content. I decided against
trying to do so myself as it seemed that it could take up quite a bit of
bandwith and i did not want to offend the site owner.
I have an entire room full of sgi equipment, and the information onthe site
was valuable to me. I never had direct contact with the site owner, does
anyone know of contact information for him? I would like to contact him,
and if he is deciding on closing up the site, i would like to try and work
with him to preserve some of the important discussion and documentation the
site provided. As mentioned in a previous message to the list, another sgi
forum has popped up already, i do not want to try and start my own forum
and have a division of what few sgi owners there are out there, but if need
be, i will host some of the documentation from the nekochan site if i can
get it.

If anyone has contact information for the owner of the nekochan site,
please let me know so i can get in contact with him.

--Devin D.


On May 24, 2018 5:02 PM, "Ethan via cctalk"  wrote:

> I didn't see it being mentioned here on cctalk :(
>> http://archive.is/dJgyQ
>> but I'm hearing some refugees saying that the chances of the site going
>> back online are not looking good
>>
>
> I just posted my SGI Indigo PSU repair to that site and was planning to
> copy it over to my personal blog this weekend. Arrgh.
>
> I assume archive.org doesn't have the site either since it's dynamicly
> rendered.
>
> Kind of a knee jerk reaction, just send a mass email like every other site
> does.
>
>
>  --
> : Ethan O'Toole
>
>
>

Re: SGI Indigo Power Supply Pinout?

[devin davison via cctalk]

I Have an indigo that has not gotten much use aside from when i first
picked it up. It has the bigger power supply as well and is maxed out on
memory. As a last resort, I could sell you my machine. It boots, I had
rigged a peice of jumper wire to the battery to overcome a flat battery, i
did not want to attempt desoldering the battery on board. I have been
focusing less on the smaller workstations like the indigo and octane and
have been using my onyx and crimson, so I am looking to get rid of the
smaller workstations.



On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 12:18 AM, Ethan via cctalk 
wrote:

>
> Howdy,
>
>  Working on fixing an old SGI Indigo of mine in prep for VCF East.
>
>  The issue is once any sort of IRIX kernel is running, it craps out
> WARNING: Power Failure Detected at a high rate.
>
>  The SGI Indigo and a few other similar models could push out that error
> on the local console and perhaps network inbetween the time that AC power
> was lost going into the power supply and the power supply had discharged
> enough for system to die. Pretty impressive and strange! I was amazed when
> I first noticed it, of course now it has come back to haunt me.
>
>  I have replaced some of the electrolytic caps in the power supply.
>
>  But in the spirit of troubleshooting, does anyone have any sort of
> schematics or documentation on the power supply, or the midplane?
>
>  This is a R4000 Indigo and has the higher output power supply to support
> bigger CPU and graphics.
>
>  In the meantime I'm working to document what I can about the power
> connector and will publish, but I can only get so far without other insight.
>
>  Thanks
>
>
>
> --
> : Ethan O'Toole
>
>
>

Re: Instruction video on laserdisk

[devin davison via cctalk]

I am a big collector of laser disks, i have many players and over 300
disks. I would be interested in a copy of the disk for my collection, it
would be interesting to have something related to both laserdisks as well
as my digital computers. if you are just looking to have it digitized and
put online, i would be willing to do that in exchange for the disk.

On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 3:39 AM, E. Groenenberg via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

>
> Yup, that's the one.
>
> I asked him if he had the other disk (part 1 & 2) as well, and he'll
> have a look. Apparently the disk was in a stack of LP's he bought on
> a fleamarket, and I guess he may somewhat know the seller of those
> LP's.
>
> Ed
> --
> Ik email, dus ik besta.
>
>
> On Sun, April 1, 2018 00:57, John Foust via cctalk wrote:
> > At 07:46 AM 3/31/2018, E. Groenenberg via cctalk wrote:
> >>Today I received a PDP-11 instruction video on a laser disk, part 3 & 4.
> >>The disk partno. is EY-5537E-V2-0001, the title says
> >>'Introduction to the PDP-11, Internal use Only, (c) 1988'
> >
> > This one?
> >
> > https://www.marktplaats.nl/a/cd-s-en-dvd-s/vinyl-overige/
> m1261283993-laser-videodisc-introduction-to-the-pdp-11.html?c=
> 3c1f5dcc18d02a99040ca8de656940d2=lr
> >
> > I have LD player, digitizer, and abilities.  Midwest USA.
> >
> > IVIS was a DEC Pro 350 system for interactive learning:
> >
> > https://books.google.com/books?id=wi8EMBAJ=PA18;
> lpg=PA18=%22digital+equipment%22+%22ivis%22&
> source=bl=k9_3BUKTrJ=lHcIslE5v9hWZ8YxAoWWFxaYnao=en=X=
> 0ahUKEwiGwpaj1JfaAhUl74MKHcwVAfEQ6AEIOzAC#v=onepage=%
> 22digital%20equipment%22%20%22ivis%22=false
> >
> > - John
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Picked up a couple 386 machines

[devin davison via cctalk]

It is the 2500 SX. The drive is a quantum prodrive LPs 105 AT.
The drive spins up but is not recognized.

On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 9:43 AM, Jon Auringer <aurin...@tds.net> wrote:
> Hi Devin,
>
> - Original Message -
>> From: "devin davison via cctalk" <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
>> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" 
>> <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 5:05:03 PM
>> Subject: Picked up a couple 386 machines
>
>>
>> The tandy 2500 is pretty nice as well, it has a cdrom and a hard drive
>> installed, although the hard drive is dead and seems to only accept AT
>> hard drives.
>
> Which model of the 2500 did you find? the 2500 SX/20, SX/33 & RSX 
> motherboards all seem to have built-in IDE drive controllers. What model is 
> the hard disk?
>
> -Jon

Picked up a couple 386 machines

[devin davison via cctalk]

While working at the scrapyard today, i managed to get a couple 386
machines right as they were being dropped off. One is a pakard bell
with monitor, in pristine condition. The other is a Tandy 2500 with
monitor, in rough looking shape but working too. The monitor is pretty
beat up for the tandy but working.

I have been on the look ut for a good 386 mahine for a while now, i
got kinda lucky and picked up two working systems in one day.

The pakard bell is up and running fine, it was a pretty standard
machine and just needed a hard drive.

The tandy 2500 is pretty nice as well, it has a cdrom and a hard drive
installed, although the hard drive is dead and seems to only accept AT
hard drives.

I am still learning about tandy computers, on my other machines, i was
unable to find an 8 bit isa cad that could support newer ide drives.
On the machine i just picked up it looks like a 16 bit isa slot is
free, if i were to install a 16 bit ide hard drive controller for use
with newer ide drives, would it work, or cause some kind of conflict
with the onboard hard drive controller?

The floppy drive is quite dirty but reads disks sometimes, i need to
clean it up. Im hoping to post back with a couple pictures of both the
machines running. I do not need them both, I really like the packard
bell, but if someone absolutely needs a 386 machine with monitor I am
open to offers to get one shipped out and keep the other one.

--Devin

Re: Google, Wikipedia directly on ASCII terminal?

[devin davison via cctalk]

I personally have had a hard time even trying to get a traditional
POTS phone line installed over here. The only offerings from atnt and
comcast are voip nonsense. Its kinda redundant and buggy trying to
dial up over a comcast voip line. ive tried it, it drops constantly.
The sales staff do not even know what i am asking for when i ask for a
traditional line over a voip line.

Being as it was so hard to get a phone line set up over here, i looked
into this as an option. Its called a wifi232.

http://biosrhythm.com/?page_id=1453

I tried one out on a tandy 1000 and it worked flawlessly. I had set up
linux system and made it remotely accessable via telnet, and was able
to reach it via the dos running tandy 1000. I did not have the correct
adapter at the time, but i dont see anything stopping you from
plugging it into a vt100 directly.

I was looking to use the phone line as a kind of last resort
connection to deliver mail and keep in touch, but ironically, it goes
down more often than any other provider, and is the first thing to go
in a storm. I personally have been looking into getting a cheap cell
phone under the provider "ting" which only bills you for the data
used. Set that up as a wifi hotspot and get it talking to the wifi232
connected to a dumb terminal and i think it would be a good setup. if
you telnet into a linux system that has the lynx web browser
installed, you can view google and wikipedia quite easily.

Let me know if you think that kind of setup would be of any use to you.



On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 2:53 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk
 wrote:
> On 01/16/2018 03:38 AM, Peter Corlett via cctalk wrote:
>>
>> I do this routinely, albeit with a terminal emulator and ssh session
>> rather than a physical terminal and modem.
>
>
> Agreed.
>
>> My "small device" is a Debian Linux box in Germany on which I read mail
>> and Usenet, do IRC, etc. I wrote a trivial Perl script called "google" that
>> inspects its arguments, and constructs a search URL which it passes to
>> elinks, a text-mode web browser. A similarly-trivial "wikipedia" script
>> could be written. Some web sites such as Twitter recognize the elinks
>> User-Agent and switch to a non-JavaScript "mobile" site. Facebook doesn't
>> work, but there's nothing of value there anyway.
>
>
> Nice.
>
>> A physical serial connection is simpler than a pair of modems, so start
>> with that. Run a null modem cable between your terminal and COM1 on the
>> Linux box, edit the inittab to add a getty for /dev/ttyS0 with the
>> appropriate terminal type (there's usually a commented-out example) and
>> reload init. A similar principle applies to USB-serial dongles, but they're
>> a bit unreliable so try to use a proper on board serial port if possible.
>
>
> I'm curious what sort of issues you've had with USB based serial ports. Is
> it the fact that USB devices can change names?  Or is it a race condition
> between driver load and getty launching?  Or something else?
>
>> Linux's "vt100" terminal type differs somewhat from DEC's in that it
>> includes command sequences that an original VT100 does not and some
>> full-screen applications will render incorrectly,
>
>
> That surprises me.
>
> Is it actually the VT100 definition in termcap / terminfo?  Or are you
> referring to the fact that Linux uses the "linux" (?) term type in lieu of
> the "vt100" term type?
>
>> but a VT220 worked OK when I last tried, back in 2003-ish. If the render
>> is occasionally off-by-one -- you'll know it when you see it -- it means
>> that the terminal is configured for 24 lines and the Unix box for 25 lines
>> or vice-versa. Use the terminal's settings menu and/or tweak $LINES/$COLUMNS
>> on the Linux box.
>
>
> *nod*
>
> I feel like theses are issues that were prevalent back in the days of serial
> terminals.  Probably not new.  If anything, new variants in an existing
> messy soup.
>
> Throw some DEC MMJs and LAT in for good measure.  }:-)
>
>> Dial up is a refinement of this. You will need to use "mgetty" instead
>> which understands Hayes commands and other modem control signals, but it
>> might not be installed by default.
>
>
> Why is mgetty required?  Are you referring to the fact that mgetty can
> discern the difference between text / SLIP / PPP / FTN / fax / voice and
> hand the connection off to the proper back end?
>
> If the port is dedicated for this, then I don't think mgetty (or any other
> fancy getty) is required.
>
>> Note that 15 years ago we were running sysvinit, and now we have the Brave
>> New World of systemd, which is overcomplicated GUI junk and probably doesn't
>> support serial terminals. If you decide to build this, find a Linux
>> distribution without systemd, or use something like FreeBSD.
>
>
> Why will systemd be a blocker?  Shouldn't any self proclaimed init system be
> able to launch a daemon (what ever it's dependencies / arguments are) and
> re-spawn it when it exits?  -  Why does systemd need to know anything about
> 

Re: Any interest Risc 6000/250

[devin davison via cctalk]

I would be interested in taking a look at such a machine so i could check
out AIX. does it take standard vga video and a ps2 keyboard / mouse? can
the os install media still be purchased or downloaded?

if you are looking to trade i have to choose from acouple sgi indys, some
tandy gear, and a couple hp 9000 systems to used with test equipment. i
have lots more embedded dos machines and the like here too, if those would
be of any interest let me know.

On Jan 11, 2018 12:11 PM, "Stefan Skoglund via cctalk" <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> ons 2018-01-10 klockan 18:10 -0800 skrev Glen Slick via cctalk:
> > On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 11:30 AM, Pete Lancashire via cctalk
> >  wrote:
> > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/qqEF53fVbpNhYoTX2
> > >
> >
> > Looks like it might be this system from the 1993 timeframe?
> >
> > The IBM RISC System/6000 7011 Model 250, Page 1-22
> >
> > http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/rs6000/GA23-2406-03_RISC_System_6000
> > _System_Overview_7ed_Oct93.pdf
> >
> > 66-MHz 601 PowerPC processor
> > 16MB standard system memory
> One integrated SCSI-2 controller
> One integrated Ethernet IEEE 802.3 port, with a communication rate of
> 10Mbps. A thick (10Base5) connector is standard on the system and a
> twisted pair (10BaseT) adapter is included standard with each system;
> an optional transceiver for use with thin (10base2) connectors is
> available
> Type-3 Micro Channel adapter slots
> One diskette bay available for expansion
> Standard device ports and connectors:
>   Keyboard/speaker port
>   Mouse port
>   Tablet port
>   Two serial ports
>   Parallel printer port
>   SCSI-2 SE port
>   Ethernet port
>
>
> ie a far deal faster than an base-line Sun SS10
> and AUI for the Ethernet connection (with included vampire-tap
> transceiver.)
> It is concurrent with the IPX (small box and the same time-frame.)
>

Re: 40 pin Berg cable connector recommendations for PDP-11 projects?

[devin davison via cctalk]

good timing to ask. i ordered a similar connector that should do the job
off digikey. i am still waiting for it to get here in the mail. It was $20
or so after ordering the pins and the shipping. the particular connector i
ordered has a key on it that will need to be filed off to fit. once it gets
here and i am certain it will fit properly i can get you the part #.

should be a day or two more before it gets here.

On Jan 3, 2018 5:55 PM, "Fritz Mueller via cctalk" 
wrote:

> Hello PDP-11 crowd:
>
> I’m thinking of starting a project that will interface to a DR11-C, which
> has the usual 40-pin Berg ribbon cable connectors.  I thought I’d ping the
> collected wisdom here to see if other folks had already sourced an
> available modern cable connector for this that they particularly like?
>
> cheers,
>   —FritzM.
>
>
>
>

Re: Picked up beige Mac G3

[devin davison via cctalk]

Thanks for all the advice. Oops,A little late reading whole brittle
plastic warning. nothing important is missing, but there are little
chips of plastic everywhere now. The plastic does not age well. The
hard drive had failed, i replaced it. Im going to find a newer ide cd
drive and try swapping the old one out, i suspect it is not reading my
cd's. I tried pressing the C key at power on, no luck. The drive spins
up and there is a little activity at first but it does not appear to
even be trying to read the cd. The floppy drive is all gummed up, but
that may be something i can clean out and repair.

Plan is to get mac os 8 or 9 installed. I already have an ibook g4
running 10.4, i do not have much interest in osx. the 68k and ppc
machines are what i grew up with, thats my focus. I have a pile of mac
se's, hopefully if i can get the g3 running it will make getting media
made for the se's easier.

--Devin

On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:41 PM, Cameron Kaiser via cctalk
 wrote:
>> I went through a number of "this totally works on a beige G3" MacOS 8.x and
>> 9.x ISOs before finding one that would boot my beige G3 desktop. I think it
>> ended up being MacOS 9.2.1.
>
> There is a "boot-any" CD from the last eMac that can boot OS 9 that will boot
> any OS 9.2.2-compatible Mac, of which the beige G3 should qualify. The
> part# is 691-4323-A.
>
> 9.2.2 has some slight performance improvements on native G3 and New World
> systems, but for my other beige Macs I prefer 9.1.
>
> --
>  personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ 
> --
>   Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckai...@floodgap.com
> -- I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. -- Joe Walsh 
> ---

Re: Picked up beige Mac G3

[devin davison via cctalk]

Battery does not appear to ahve leaked but is planned to be replaced.
I was unaware of having to press a key to boot to cd. Ill give it a
go.
Thanks for the quick response.

--Devin

On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
 wrote:
> On 12/11/2017 03:35 PM, Adrian Graham via cctalk wrote:
>
>
>> Going from memory you need to press ‘C’ to boot from CD and you might also 
>> need to replace the PRAM battery.
>>
>
> I'll second the bit about the PRAM battery.   I've got one of these
> beige G3 boxes and can affirm that a failing PRAM battery can create all
> sorts of strange havoc, including not powering on at all.
>
> Note that said battery is 3.6V, so a CR2032 won't do it.
>
> --Chuck

Picked up beige Mac G3

[devin davison via cctalk]

Someone just dropped off a mac g3 at the scrapyard I work at and I picked it up.
It has a failing hard drive. Replaced the drive, downloaded and burned
a disk with mac os 8 on it, but it refuses to boot to it. How do I go
about installing the software on this machine?

Not sure if this is the place to ask, but figured it would be worth a
shot. Thanks.

Picked up job at electronic recycling center

[devin davison via cctalk]

I recently picked up a job at an electronic recycling center. Harris
is right around the corner from us, as well as a bunch of technical
schools and aerospace related businesses. All of thier old stuff ends
up at the shop to be resold as surplus or broken down and scrapped.

There tends to be to much to process, and inside space is limited.
Excess equipment is stored outside in tents, and it goes to crap quite
quickly unfortunately. The humidity and rain destroys stuff outside
quickly. I am uncertain of how many requests I will get, but if anyone
is looking for something in particular, please send me an email and I
will keep an eye out for you. The place is a goldmine, and a lot of
nice older gear is going to waste because the store owners do not know
what it is.

Examples of stuff that comes in are old microcomputers like the c64,
nice 486 like machines with good isa cards in them, TONS of HP and
tectronics test equipment, ham radio gear, you name it.
There is a ton of good stuff here, i am trying to find some a good
home before it gets stripped out.
Some of this stuff works fine, the tandy 1000 computer I picked up
this weekend works flawlessly for example. Other things are in a
broken or parts state, but within reach of repair. There is a lot of
new gear there as well, not many machines come in with nice graphics
cards in them, but tons of workstations with lots of ram and hard
drives are common. We get so many servers they are broken down almost
immediately unless they are particularly new or unique in some way.

Lets see how busy my inbox gets, if you are in need of something,
please send me an email, i can keep an eye out for it and hopefully be
of service.I work on Saturdays, that is the day i will be on site to
look for things.

Stuff will be priced as surplus/used. Hopefully i  can be of use and
keep some of this stuff out of the scrap pile.

--Devin

Re: Picked up tandy 1000 TX

[devin davison via cctalk]

Located in Vero Beach Florida.

I was able to boot an old toshiba utility disk i had laying around
that is 720K. I have tried to make a couple of dos boot disks but have
not had any luck getting it booted. it appears to be functional, but i
need to get a proper boot disk made before i send it off. Pictures to
follow soon. I am taking the machine apart to take inventory and find
out the model numbers on the drives.

--devin

On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 6:31 PM, Kevin Parker <tras...@internode.on.net> wrote:
> Where are you located
>
> Kevin Parker
>
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of devin 
> davison via cctalk
> Sent: Sunday, 29 October 2017 10:37
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts <cct...@classiccmp.org>
> Subject: Picked up tandy 1000 TX
>
> I picked up a tandy 1000 TX with a color CM 11 monitor. Both are in the 
> original boxes with keyboard,monitor and the printer cable. It powers on but 
> i can not seem to get it to boot from the floppy drive.
> Ive tried writing 720K boot disks from my windows computer but it is still 
> not booting. Some better pictures to follow soon.
>
> I do not particularly need such a machine, and am open to trade or offers. If 
> no one wants it perhaps it can be put to use as a BBS or something packet 
> radio related over here. Also, the boxes both had us goverment stickers on 
> them, kinda intersting.
>
> https://s20.postimg.org/fr7iox7kt/image3.jpg
>
> --Devin
>

Picked up tandy 1000 TX

[devin davison via cctalk]

I picked up a tandy 1000 TX with a color CM 11 monitor. Both are in
the original boxes with keyboard,monitor and the printer cable. It
powers on but i can not seem to get it to boot from the floppy drive.
Ive tried writing 720K boot disks from my windows computer but it is
still not booting. Some better pictures to follow soon.

I do not particularly need such a machine, and am open to trade or
offers. If no one wants it perhaps it can be put to use as a BBS or
something packet radio related over here. Also, the boxes both had us
goverment stickers on them, kinda intersting.

https://s20.postimg.org/fr7iox7kt/image3.jpg

--Devin

Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

[devin davison via cctalk]

If you are interested I have a HP jornada 680 with the charger and the
serial cable. I used it as a serial terminal until I replaced it with
a netbook.

I have not used it in a while, when you need something compact with a
real keyboard, it gets the job done.

--Devin

On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 4:01 PM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk
 wrote:
>>> I am looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA, so I can write idea/notes when
>>> I
>>> am away from my computer
>
>
> Hi Tom.
>
> Welcome to 1997. :-)
>
>
>>> the [Psion 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_Series_3) and [Psion
>>> 5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_Series_5) look like good options,
>>> but i read about the hinge/screen issues
>>>
>>> I am leaning more towards the Psion 5 because of the easy of getting
>>> accessories,
>>> but it has more things to break
>>>
>>> but I am wounding about other options?
>>
>>
>> "Wondering"? :-)
>
>
>
> Tom - Here's the dilemma. The pocket-sized DOS computers (HP-200, Atari
> Portfolio, etc.) are too small for their keyboards to be useful. The larger
> ones (all the Windows CE stuff that Liam mentioned, along with the awesome
> Psion Series 7/Psion Netbook) have good keyboards and screens, but they're
> fragile and kind of exotic for modern purposes.
>
> For me, the solution is modern produts. I use a high-end Android smartphone
> and a low-end Chromebook. Either one is excellent when I need a quick/simple
> note-taking device. With the phone I use the "Google Keep" app for quite
> notes/lists. With the Chromebook I use an offline app just called "Text"
> because it's extremely fast and has good options.

HP 900 model 300 monitor

[devin davison via cctalk]

I found another HP machine at the scrapyard today. I have another
similar model that boots up to HP basic. I do not see an exact model
number anywhere on it, all i see is Hp 9000/300 on the front. It
appears similar to the other machine i have, although this machine
lacks the vga port and has what looks to be just a composite port
marked Video. I have not managed to get it working with any of my
monitors. All the nicer lcd monitors i have around here just say no
signal. I tried a sony crt monitor, one that is usually my go to for
when my lcd monitors do not work. When connected to a composite jack i
definitely see something somewhat resembling a boot up screen with
letters, but out of focus/sync and un readable.

Does anyone out there know of what kind of video this thing puts out
and what kind of monitor i would need?

The model i have is as seen in the picture on this page at the Hp
computer museum

http://www.hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?class=1=40

--Devin

Re: Scsi tape and compatible tapes that are available

[devin davison via cctalk]

my sgi onyx just came with a 8 mm drive. i picked up some tapes cheap, they
are pretty limited in capacity. i have had read and write issues even after
using a cleaning tape and a new box of tapes. my ibm as 400 used them too
similar issues. kept complaining the drive was dirty even after running a
cleaning tape. i would not reccomend 8 mm. guess it is time to invest in
some lto drives and tapes.

On Jul 23, 2017 11:35 PM, "Glen Slick via cctalk" 
wrote:

On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 8:23 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> There have been many tape formats that have gone in and out of fashion.
> In the late 80s and early 90s, 8mm videotape-type Exabyte carts were
> very popular--when have you last seen one?
>

30 seconds ago. I guess I should clean the Exabyte carts off my dining room
table.

Re: Scsi tape and compatible tapes that are available

[devin davison via cctalk]

I have quite a bit of sgi gear and have been moving quite a bit of data
from a linux machine to my sgi gear via tape recently. dat dds4 and dat 72
drives work good and the tapes are easy to come by. i have many dell
branded dat drives that work without any special configuration. for larger
capacity tapes i use a dell dlt drive. you have to make some tweaks to a
file to make the drive use its full capacity but it works well too.

i trust dlt tapes over dat tapes. i do not make multiple backups to the
same tape. the tapes degrade with use. i make a backup. store the tape, and
only use that tape for future restore operations. so i would reccomend dlt
drives if you can get a compatible drive and a box of new tapes at a good
price.


On Jul 23, 2017 8:51 PM, "Henry Bond via cctalk" 
wrote:

Hi Gang,

I have need to make backups, and if you are going to do something, do it
the proper way. Feel like I'm preaching to the choir here mind.

My issue is finding tape to fit any drive I might buy or choosing an
appropriate tape library device which has tape available to purchase with
relative ease.

Any pointers, suggestions or anecdotes as always is most appreciated.


-H

Re: BBS software for the PDP 11

[devin davison via cctalk]

I did not expect so much feedback, thanks to everyone who responded. I am
still reading over all the replies.

I am indeed looking to run the hardware for a extended duration or non stop
if I can manage to get a good bbs up and running.

Power consumption and heat output is not an issue. The machine is set up in
its own climate controlled area where it can be left to run for long
periods of time.

I am not much of a programmer. I thought about writing my own little dinky
bbs in assembly or something, but worried i would not understand how to get
information stored in a sane manner on the disks or backup to a common
format to tape. If i were to run something under 2.11bsd, i could just dump
something to tape with tar, which seems alot easier that writing everything
from scratch. It would be interesting to write it all from scratch, but i
lack the knowledge to do so at them moment.

I would like to be able to possible run other tasks on the machine while it
is running, i have a couple of terminals attached, so unix looks like it
may be the way for me to go. I have a heavy investment in RSX too though, i
have all the documentation for it here in large binders, it certainly would
be interesting to run it on an os ive not seen much of.


Still looking over my options, i will post back after i read over all the
replys better.

--Devin



On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 6:45 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

>
> 
> From: cctalk [cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] on behalf of geneb via
> cctalk [cctalk@classiccmp.org]
> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 4:23 PM
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: BBS software for the PDP 11
>
> On Thu, 18 May 2017, allison via cctalk wrote:
>
> > Never forget, BBS were about storage and cheap which at that time were
> mostly
> > opposed (disks weren't cheap!).  The amount of Ram and CPU were less
> > important
> > considering what had to be done.  Often the modem and hard disk were as
> > costly
> > as the basic system and we didn't exceed 2400 baud till '85or later.
> Most
> > anything
> > could keep up with IO at under 4800 baud.
> >
> Here's what amounts to a canonnical(sp?) list of BBS programs for a number
> of different platforms:
>
> http://software.bbsdocumentary.com/
>
> _
>
> UNAXCESS
>
> That's the one I ran on SYSTEM III based XENIX on a Tandy Model 16.
>
> bill
>

BBS software for the PDP 11

[devin davison via cctalk]

I have both a pdp 11/34 and 11/23 and am trying to find some bbs software
to run. Preferably something that will run under an os and not monopolize
the whole machine.

Any suggestions? i have not had much luck finding anything.

--Devin

salling E series ibm as/400

[devin davison via cctalk]

I picked up an e series ibm as 400 a while back. it boots/ipl's a working
licenced install of os/400. I have a single terminal and misc related
cables. everything needed is there.

I am open to offers on the machine. Just looking to break even, not make a
fortune.

--Devin

Re: IBM AS400 questions

[devin davison via cctalk]

I looked up some of the scsi card specs and it is compatible, connected and
working good. I actually picked up two of the same tape drive, so that
should be a good backup in case one should fail. I am doing a complete
system backup now.

--Devin

On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 6:21 PM, Paul Berger <phb@gmail.com> wrote:

> Devin,
>
> The 7208-222 is a high voltage differential device you will likely need a
> tape IOP for that.  Earlier you indicated that there was a SCSI like
> connector on the back, was that on a PCI card?  If so is there a 4 digit
> number on the back of the card?
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> On 2017-04-11 6:57 PM, devin davison via cctalk wrote:
>
>>   I picked up a IBM 7208 222 8mm drive today. I got a bunch of tapes with
>> it. Going to wire it up and power up the machine. Do I need to do any
>> special config or commandsto make the drive available, or will it just
>> show
>> up as tap02?
>>
>> I want to perform a complete system backup, is there any way to find how
>> big that will be so i can predict how many tapes I will need? How about
>> just listing files on the system and see how much space is taken up. I
>> have
>> not been able to figure out how to list files yet...
>>
>> Slow going, but progress. Thankful this drive and tapes were still there
>> at
>> the scrapyard.
>>
>> --Devin
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 6:20 AM, Mazzini Alessandro <mazzi...@tin.it>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  From an experience with an older model ( so it may not be significant ,
>>> I've just a 9401-p03 ), the only way to know if it likes another scsi
>>> tape
>>> unit is to try it... one may be liked and another no, depending on the
>>> tape
>>> firmware. Same consideration goes for booting from such tape drive.
>>>
>>> -Messaggio originale-
>>> Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Per conto di devin
>>> davison via cctalk
>>> Inviato: martedì 11 aprile 2017 05:13
>>> A: Pontus Pihlgren
>>> Cc: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts; General Discussion:
>>> On-Topic Posts
>>> Oggetto: Re: IBM AS400 questions
>>>
>>> Made some progress with the AS400. Looks like one of the hard drives has
>>> failed, it stated that if another disk fails then there could be a loss
>>> of
>>> data.
>>>
>>> Plan was to back up the system to a couple of 8GB QIC tapes, however
>>> looking at my tapes they turned out to be only QIC525 MB tapes, and are
>>> not
>>> enough to back up the entire machine.  Shopping around, i am not seeing
>>> 8GB
>>> tapes for less than $40, which is kinda costly. I do not know how to
>>> determine the total size of files on the system, or how many tapes the
>>> completed backup will be. There is a scsi port on the back of the
>>> machine.
>>> If i pick up an ibm branded drive, can i connect just any ibm branded
>>> tape
>>> drive, or do i need a specific model? I recall seeing a 8MM drive at the
>>> place where i got it , and possibly an external dat drive as well. I have
>>> plenty of dat tapes, I am trying to get a drive where the media has a
>>> higher capacity / lower cost.
>>>
>>> I read that there is a printer port on the back of my Infowindow II
>>> terminal, do i need a special ibm printer? if not, i have a good dot
>>> matrix
>>> printer here with a box of paper that should do the job.
>>>
>>> Leaving it powered down after tonight until i can make a complete save.
>>> Thanks to all for the advice so far. Really steep learning curve but
>>> quite
>>> an interesting machine.
>>>
>>> --Devin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 2:33 AM, Pontus Pihlgren <pon...@update.uu.se>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Devin
>>>>
>>>> Have you subscribed to MIDRANGE-L ? http://lists.midrange.com/
>>>>
>>>> They might help you out. Also, if you would document your findings I
>>>> would be very greatful. I have a model 170 on my todo-list.
>>>>
>>>> /P
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Apr 09, 2017 at 12:21:17PM -0400, devin davison via cctalk
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Alright, it was quite a while back that I picked up my ibm AS400
>>>>> model
>>>>>
>>>> 170.
>>>>
>>>>> I had asked some questions on the list, it was locked with a
>

Re: IBM AS400 questions

[devin davison via cctalk]

 I picked up a IBM 7208 222 8mm drive today. I got a bunch of tapes with
it. Going to wire it up and power up the machine. Do I need to do any
special config or commandsto make the drive available, or will it just show
up as tap02?

I want to perform a complete system backup, is there any way to find how
big that will be so i can predict how many tapes I will need? How about
just listing files on the system and see how much space is taken up. I have
not been able to figure out how to list files yet...

Slow going, but progress. Thankful this drive and tapes were still there at
the scrapyard.

--Devin

On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 6:20 AM, Mazzini Alessandro <mazzi...@tin.it> wrote:

> From an experience with an older model ( so it may not be significant ,
> I've just a 9401-p03 ), the only way to know if it likes another scsi tape
> unit is to try it... one may be liked and another no, depending on the tape
> firmware. Same consideration goes for booting from such tape drive.
>
> -Messaggio originale-
> Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Per conto di devin
> davison via cctalk
> Inviato: martedì 11 aprile 2017 05:13
> A: Pontus Pihlgren
> Cc: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts; General Discussion:
> On-Topic Posts
> Oggetto: Re: IBM AS400 questions
>
> Made some progress with the AS400. Looks like one of the hard drives has
> failed, it stated that if another disk fails then there could be a loss of
> data.
>
> Plan was to back up the system to a couple of 8GB QIC tapes, however
> looking at my tapes they turned out to be only QIC525 MB tapes, and are not
> enough to back up the entire machine.  Shopping around, i am not seeing 8GB
> tapes for less than $40, which is kinda costly. I do not know how to
> determine the total size of files on the system, or how many tapes the
> completed backup will be. There is a scsi port on the back of the machine.
> If i pick up an ibm branded drive, can i connect just any ibm branded tape
> drive, or do i need a specific model? I recall seeing a 8MM drive at the
> place where i got it , and possibly an external dat drive as well. I have
> plenty of dat tapes, I am trying to get a drive where the media has a
> higher capacity / lower cost.
>
> I read that there is a printer port on the back of my Infowindow II
> terminal, do i need a special ibm printer? if not, i have a good dot matrix
> printer here with a box of paper that should do the job.
>
> Leaving it powered down after tonight until i can make a complete save.
> Thanks to all for the advice so far. Really steep learning curve but quite
> an interesting machine.
>
> --Devin
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 2:33 AM, Pontus Pihlgren <pon...@update.uu.se>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Devin
> >
> > Have you subscribed to MIDRANGE-L ? http://lists.midrange.com/
> >
> > They might help you out. Also, if you would document your findings I
> > would be very greatful. I have a model 170 on my todo-list.
> >
> > /P
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 09, 2017 at 12:21:17PM -0400, devin davison via cctalk wrote:
> > > Alright, it was quite a while back that I picked up my ibm AS400
> > > model
> > 170.
> > > I had asked some questions on the list, it was locked with a
> > > password
> > and i
> > > could not get into the machine. I finally got around to getting into
> > > the machine and am at the main menu. Before i do anything, I want to
> > > back up the machine. I have a couple of tapes.
> > >
> > > I am not familiar with os/400 at all, the intention is to backup the
> > > machine so in the event of a hardware failure I will be able to
> > > reinstall and still have a licenced install.
> > >
> > > I come from the sgi land, usually from the prom there is the HINV
> > > command to give a nice hardware inventory of the machine, is there a
> > > similar command in the ibm world? I want to find what options are
> > > installed, cpu and memory details, etc.
> > >
> > > Any advice on what to do from here is much appreciated. I just want
> > > to
> > get
> > > the thing backed up and rest assured that if the drives fail i can
> > > reinstall the os and it have its license.
> > >
> > > --Devin
> >
>
>

On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 6:20 AM, Mazzini Alessandro <mazzi...@tin.it> wrote:

> From an experience with an older model ( so it may not be significant ,
> I've just a 9401-p03 ), the only way to know if it likes another scsi tape
> unit is to try it... one may be liked and another no, depending on the tape
> firmware. Same consideration goes for booting from such tape 

Re: IBM AS400 questions

[devin davison via cctalk]

Made some progress with the AS400. Looks like one of the hard drives has
failed, it stated that if another disk fails then there could be a loss of
data.

Plan was to back up the system to a couple of 8GB QIC tapes, however
looking at my tapes they turned out to be only QIC525 MB tapes, and are not
enough to back up the entire machine.  Shopping around, i am not seeing 8GB
tapes for less than $40, which is kinda costly. I do not know how to
determine the total size of files on the system, or how many tapes the
completed backup will be. There is a scsi port on the back of the machine.
If i pick up an ibm branded drive, can i connect just any ibm branded tape
drive, or do i need a specific model? I recall seeing a 8MM drive at the
place where i got it , and possibly an external dat drive as well. I have
plenty of dat tapes, I am trying to get a drive where the media has a
higher capacity / lower cost.

I read that there is a printer port on the back of my Infowindow II
terminal, do i need a special ibm printer? if not, i have a good dot matrix
printer here with a box of paper that should do the job.

Leaving it powered down after tonight until i can make a complete save.
Thanks to all for the advice so far. Really steep learning curve but quite
an interesting machine.

--Devin



On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 2:33 AM, Pontus Pihlgren <pon...@update.uu.se>
wrote:

> Hi Devin
>
> Have you subscribed to MIDRANGE-L ? http://lists.midrange.com/
>
> They might help you out. Also, if you would document your findings I
> would be very greatful. I have a model 170 on my todo-list.
>
> /P
>
> On Sun, Apr 09, 2017 at 12:21:17PM -0400, devin davison via cctalk wrote:
> > Alright, it was quite a while back that I picked up my ibm AS400 model
> 170.
> > I had asked some questions on the list, it was locked with a password
> and i
> > could not get into the machine. I finally got around to getting into the
> > machine and am at the main menu. Before i do anything, I want to back up
> > the machine. I have a couple of tapes.
> >
> > I am not familiar with os/400 at all, the intention is to backup the
> > machine so in the event of a hardware failure I will be able to reinstall
> > and still have a licenced install.
> >
> > I come from the sgi land, usually from the prom there is the HINV command
> > to give a nice hardware inventory of the machine, is there a similar
> > command in the ibm world? I want to find what options are installed, cpu
> > and memory details, etc.
> >
> > Any advice on what to do from here is much appreciated. I just want to
> get
> > the thing backed up and rest assured that if the drives fail i can
> > reinstall the os and it have its license.
> >
> > --Devin
>

Re: IBM AS400 questions

[devin davison via cctalk]

Thanks for the info. I was worried that I needed special disks, these ones
are holding up for now.
my machine has a drive for 4/8gb tapes. I have never seen such a drive on a
machine till this one. I am used to DDS DLT and LTO tapes.

Unfortunately, what i thought was a nice new 4gb ibm branded tape sealed in
box turned out to be some kind of test tape. So that is no good for
backups. I bought a bunch of other sony tapes, but they are only 525mb.
Will those work in my drive as well?

As a last resort, i see a scsi connector on the back of the machine, can i
connect any old DDS or DLT tape drive, or do i need a specific drive meant
speciffically for the as400, like the hard drives?

What is the name of these tape cartriges, what should i look for so i can
but them online. Ive tried ebay / amazon with the term "QIC 4/8gb tape"
with few results aside from the drives.

--Devin

On Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 4:17 PM, Paul Berger <phb@gmail.com> wrote:

> Devin,
>
> The backup command is 'savsys'.  The commands on on AS/400 are usually
> three letter abbreviations for in the command mashed together savsys =
> 'save system'  or 'work with user profiles' is 'WRKUSRPRF'  and the
> shutdown command 'Power Down System' is 'PWRDWNSYS'.  If you type in the
> command and press PF4 it will open a menu where you can fill in the options
> for the command, once you get used to the commands you can type the
> commands with options right on the command line  for instance the command
> to shutdown and power off is 'pwrdwnsys *immed restart(*no)' this is
> permanently burned into my brain from back in the days when AS/400 was
> still in development and the OS was running on S/38, but was a bit shaky
> and prompting commands would crash the system so we learned the commands
> with options.
>
> Since this is a 170 it probably has a QIC or 8mm tape under the covers and
> the resource name for it is likely 'TAP01' savsys will by default create a
> bootable tape that can be used to restore the OS.  You may want to test
> booting from the tape you created by changing the IPL tpye on the operator
> panel from the usual "B" to "D".  The D mode IPL specifies booting from an
> alternate IPL device which is normall tape or CDROM.  You may not be aware
> that you cannot just throw in any SCSI disk, the disks have to be the
> specific disks that are blessed for use in an AS/400.
>
> A quick google came up with a site http://www.ibmfiles.com/pages/
> as400e.htm that seems to have some of the 170 manuals linked.
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> On 2017-04-09 1:21 PM, devin davison via cctalk wrote:
>
>> Alright, it was quite a while back that I picked up my ibm AS400 model
>> 170.
>> I had asked some questions on the list, it was locked with a password and
>> i
>> could not get into the machine. I finally got around to getting into the
>> machine and am at the main menu. Before i do anything, I want to back up
>> the machine. I have a couple of tapes.
>>
>> I am not familiar with os/400 at all, the intention is to backup the
>> machine so in the event of a hardware failure I will be able to reinstall
>> and still have a licenced install.
>>
>> I come from the sgi land, usually from the prom there is the HINV command
>> to give a nice hardware inventory of the machine, is there a similar
>> command in the ibm world? I want to find what options are installed, cpu
>> and memory details, etc.
>>
>> Any advice on what to do from here is much appreciated. I just want to get
>> the thing backed up and rest assured that if the drives fail i can
>> reinstall the os and it have its license.
>>
>> --Devin
>>
>
>

Re: DOS-11/BATCH-11 manuals on Ebay

[devin davison via cctalk]

I am being outbid left and right on those PDP 11 DOS books. Only a few
hours left, if someone else wants to step in and bid then, go for it, i can
not bid any further. Apparently one of them was not on bitsavers.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/361940854169

--Devin

On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Mattis Lind  wrote:

>
>
> 2017-04-06 19:23 GMT+02:00 devin davison :
>
>> Did my reply not get through? I have a good scanner and placed the bid
>> with the intent to put it on bitsavets.
>>
> Sorry. I read it quickly on the commuter train and read it as that you
> asked me to bid on it and have it sent to you. My bad.
>
> Thanks for placing a bid and scanning it! I'll hope you get it!
>
> /Mattis
>
>
>> On Apr 6, 2017 1:05 PM, "Mattis Lind"  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2017-04-06 14:43 GMT+02:00 devin davison :
>>>
 Placed a bid, i have access. To a good scanner, will scan and upload
 once it arrives .

>>>
>>> A bid has been placed. I hope that this is from someone here so that it
>>> might end up at bitsavers. I am not intending to start a bidding war.
>>>
>>> /Mattis
>>>
>>>
 On Apr 6, 2017 8:28 AM, "Mattis Lind via cctalk" 
 wrote:

> http://www.ebay.com/itm/361940854169
>
> One of them does not seems to be at bitsavers.
>
> The shipping is way to high to have them shipped to Sweden and scanned.
> Maybe someone in the US would care to buy and scan it?
>
> /Mattis
>

>>>
>

IBM AS400 questions

[devin davison via cctalk]

Alright, it was quite a while back that I picked up my ibm AS400 model 170.
I had asked some questions on the list, it was locked with a password and i
could not get into the machine. I finally got around to getting into the
machine and am at the main menu. Before i do anything, I want to back up
the machine. I have a couple of tapes.

I am not familiar with os/400 at all, the intention is to backup the
machine so in the event of a hardware failure I will be able to reinstall
and still have a licenced install.

I come from the sgi land, usually from the prom there is the HINV command
to give a nice hardware inventory of the machine, is there a similar
command in the ibm world? I want to find what options are installed, cpu
and memory details, etc.

Any advice on what to do from here is much appreciated. I just want to get
the thing backed up and rest assured that if the drives fail i can
reinstall the os and it have its license.

--Devin

Re: DOS-11/BATCH-11 manuals on Ebay

[devin davison via cctalk]

Did my reply not get through? I have a good scanner and placed the bid with
the intent to put it on bitsavets.
On Apr 6, 2017 1:05 PM, "Mattis Lind"  wrote:

>
>
> 2017-04-06 14:43 GMT+02:00 devin davison :
>
>> Placed a bid, i have access. To a good scanner, will scan and upload once
>> it arrives .
>>
>
> A bid has been placed. I hope that this is from someone here so that it
> might end up at bitsavers. I am not intending to start a bidding war.
>
> /Mattis
>
>
>> On Apr 6, 2017 8:28 AM, "Mattis Lind via cctalk" 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/361940854169
>>>
>>> One of them does not seems to be at bitsavers.
>>>
>>> The shipping is way to high to have them shipped to Sweden and scanned.
>>> Maybe someone in the US would care to buy and scan it?
>>>
>>> /Mattis
>>>
>>
>

Re: DOS-11/BATCH-11 manuals on Ebay

[devin davison via cctalk]

Placed a bid, i have access. To a good scanner, will scan and upload once
it arrives .
On Apr 6, 2017 8:28 AM, "Mattis Lind via cctalk" 
wrote:

> http://www.ebay.com/itm/361940854169
>
> One of them does not seems to be at bitsavers.
>
> The shipping is way to high to have them shipped to Sweden and scanned.
> Maybe someone in the US would care to buy and scan it?
>
> /Mattis
>

Re: Microcomputer and misc for sale

[devin davison via cctalk]

Last of the pictures for tonight. Pictures of the zenith luggable, apple
IIc, and tandy 1400 box.

Time is kinda limited,running out of time in the day. i can take further
pictures or provide further info upon request.

https://postimg.org/gallery/1cgafa2tm/a2c8e318/

--Devin

On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 11:01 PM, devin davison  wrote:

> Many people have been asking for details on the Hp gear. Here are some
> pictures of everything.
>
> https://postimg.org/gallery/wdgbt8lm/
>
> I have powered up the machine and it boots up to hp basic. I never fired
> up any of the external drive enclosures or the printer. If someone wants to
> tell me how to test the external drives, I am more than willing to do so to
> verify that they are in working order.
>
> I have gotten several inquiries on the HP gear. Not sure how to handle
> many people wanting the same gear, now that i have some pictures up showing
> the model numbers, ill see if people are still interested and what they are
> willing to offer.
>
> --Devin
>

Microcomputer and misc for sale

[devin davison via cctalk]

Many people have been asking for details on the Hp gear. Here are some
pictures of everything.

https://postimg.org/gallery/wdgbt8lm/

I have powered up the machine and it boots up to hp basic. I never fired up
any of the external drive enclosures or the printer. If someone wants to
tell me how to test the external drives, I am more than willing to do so to
verify that they are in working order.

I have gotten several inquiries on the HP gear. Not sure how to handle many
people wanting the same gear, now that i have some pictures up showing the
model numbers, ill see if people are still interested and what they are
willing to offer.

--Devin

Microcomputer and misc for sale

[devin davison via cctalk]

Looking to make some space so i can work on some of the bigger gear i have
sitting around here. All this stuff was stored in a climate controlled
environment. I pick up interesting things whenever i can, be it at the
scrapyard, flea markets, etc, that is where most of this came from. I
worked in a computer shop for a while, a lot came from customers too, You
would be supersized what people would drag in.Fix it up... interest fades,
and then it starts looking like a museum.

3-4 commodore 64's. many 1541 disk drives, documentation, software.
Datassete in tattered box.

trs 80 coco -  bent corner, works

Vic20  1525 graphics plotter / printer.

apple IIc - works -  keyboard sticks sometimes

commodore 64  1702 monitor

zenith portable / luggable, complete, second drive sticks/ jams. Boots to
dos.

Boxed copy of ms dos 6.22 upgrade

boxed borland C++

boxed masm

like new in box tandy 1400 FD computer. excellent shape. Will not power on
from wall jack, tapped into the 6v battery lead and it works fine, some
kind of power jack issue. charging jack works intermittantly.

Atari portfolio

commmodore amiga 500 with keyboard. Never bothered with it. Has scsi
controller, no hard drive. Ordered a floppy to boot it to workbench, it did
so. God knows where that floppy is now though...

Hp 9000 desktop with related peripherals. boots to hp basic.
External enclosure, hard drive and floppy drive
External enclosure, dual floppy drive.
keyboard
Tiny inkjet printer

(all the above gear is uses HPIB connection. Plan was to get this all wired
into my logic analyzer and other bench instruments, never bothered)


This list may be updated in the next week or so as i find more, feel free
to ask questions or inquire on pricing.  Not looking to strike it rich, but
not just giving it away either.

Im shifting my focus to mainly DEC and SGI gear. I love picking up the
microcomputer stuff, but i just do not need that many machines. I have a
nice commodore 64, that should be enough for now.

That all being said, if anyone has a vax 780 for sale in florida.


--Devin

Re: Unix type OS things

[devin davison via cctalk]

YES please, thanks :)

-Devin

On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 3:49 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> You guys want me to list these? Manuals, software, Tandy Xenix 6000 binder
> with 8" floppies and manual? Some old (but sealed IBM 8" floppies for I
> don't recall what (not blanks).
>
>
>
> Cindy Croxton
>
>

Re: Looking for Apollo Workstations for TV show

[devin davison via cctalk]

Would not blow up my crimson, but indys are not exactly valuable. kinda
cool if they blow it up.
Wish i had that cdc mainframe from die hard before that encounterr with the
bullets

--devin

On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 3:55 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> Be sure to ask what they will do with those devices.  I've read some
> horror stories about people who provide stuff to moviemakers only to find
> out afterwards that they have been destroyed as part of the film.
>
> That may not apply here, but still, it's worth getting the right
> guarantees in writing, and a very substantial insurance.
>
> paul
>
> > On Mar 13, 2017, at 3:10 PM, Oldcomputers via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >
> > Get your systems on TV!
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> >> From: Olivia Tanner 
> >> Date: March 13, 2017 at 11:45:13 AM PDT
> >> To: st...@oldcomputers.net
> >> Subject: Fwd: Looking for Apollo Workstations
> >>
> >> Hello Steve,
> >>
> >> I am working on an AMC TV series called "Halt & Catch Fire" and I came
> across your website during my search for Apollo Workstations. The show is
> set in 1993, and we're looking for three complete workstations from that
> era. Would you have any that we could possibly purchase or rent? If not,
> would you know of another place I could look?
> >>
> >> I didn't see these on your list of items, but we are also interested in
> Sun SparcStation 10 workstations and Silicon Graphics workstations from
> 1993 and before.
> >>
> >> Please let me know as soon as you have a chance if you would be willing
> to work with us. Thank you very much for your time!
> >>
> >> All the best,
> >>
> >> Olivia
> >>
> >>
> >> Olivia Tanner
> >>
> >> Set Dec Coordinator
> >> "Halt & Catch Fire"/ Season 4
> >> Stalwart Films, LLC
> >> 4280 Northeast Expressway, Atlanta, GA 30340
> >> c: 661-889-3282 / o: 404-662-4052
> >>
>
>

Re: Fwd: Looking for Apollo Workstations for TV show

[devin davison via cctalk]

Wonder if they would ship my crimson just to get it on the show... Would be
cool. I have Indy's but you can get those for the cost of shipping...

On Mar 13, 2017 4:42 PM, "Oldcomputers via cctalk" 
wrote:

> Get your systems on TV!
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Olivia Tanner 
> > Date: March 13, 2017 at 11:45:13 AM PDT
> > To: st...@oldcomputers.net
> > Subject: Fwd: Looking for Apollo Workstations
> >
> > Hello Steve,
> >
> > I am working on an AMC TV series called "Halt & Catch Fire" and I came
> across your website during my search for Apollo Workstations. The show is
> set in 1993, and we're looking for three complete workstations from that
> era. Would you have any that we could possibly purchase or rent? If not,
> would you know of another place I could look?
> >
> > I didn't see these on your list of items, but we are also interested in
> Sun SparcStation 10 workstations and Silicon Graphics workstations from
> 1993 and before.
> >
> > Please let me know as soon as you have a chance if you would be willing
> to work with us. Thank you very much for your time!
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Olivia
> >
> >
> > Olivia Tanner
> >
> > Set Dec Coordinator
> > "Halt & Catch Fire"/ Season 4
> > Stalwart Films, LLC
> > 4280 Northeast Expressway, Atlanta, GA 30340
> > c: 661-889-3282 / o: 404-662-4052
> >
>

Re: Aquired PDP 11/23

[devin davison via cctalk]

The thing on the top has to do with the tape drives, i think it is the
controller. the drives plug into it, and from there it wires into a serial
port, at least as far as i can tell. Much appriciated on the offer to trade
for the memory board.
It has been slow going with my 11/34, if i can get this machine going
first, i would like to image my rl01/02 disks and see if there is anything
interesting on them. Are dectape II tapes expensive? can you just format a
more common higher capacity tape down to the dectape II format? i have a
bunch of the newer cartriges, they do fit.

--Devin

On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 11:26 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> > From: Devin Davison
>
> > This past week I managed to pick up a  pdp 11/23.
>
> Nice system; the CPU has the MMU and FPP, you've got what's probably a
> 256KB
> memory card (an NS23M - documentation is available - depending on the
> chips,
> it can be 64KB or 256KB - if the former, let me know, I'll swap you a 256KB
> one), and I think the pair of quad cards are probably an RLV11. Not sure
> what
> that off-brand dual card is - maybe a ROM of some sort?
>
> I wonder what the card on top in the chassis is? It looks like it has way
> too
> many chips on it to be just a power supply board - but I can't figure out
> what
> it could be. Anyone know?
>
> Noel
>

Aquired PDP 11/23

[devin davison via cctalk]

This past week I managed to pick up a  pdp 11/23. Excited to finally have a
qbus system, it is quite small compared to my 11/34.

Attached are some pictures showing what i picked up. I am in the process of
stress testing the power supply before turning it on. The whole machine was
quite dirty and is being cleaned out as well. A whole corner of the machine
corroded away, thankfully there is a metal shop around the corner with a
press, I am going to replace the corroded sides.

https://postimg.org/gallery/11t1el096/

--Devin