RE: Mentec manuals

> > The only place the "Compaq" logo appears is for the funny cover pages which > are very thick paper with a window to allow the manual name to show > through. Those very thick cover pages also used to have the DEC logo before > Mentec was involved. Any thing that says "DEC" passed to "Compaq"

RE: OS help needed please

> -Original Message- > From: cctech [mailto:cctech-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of > drlegendre . > Sent: 04 February 2016 00:13 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts > Subject: Re: OS help needed please > > From the dim hazy past.. > > Didn't HP (USA)

Re: .IMD diskette image file recovery

[Please excuse the lack of threading - I read cctalk in digest form.] On Wed, 3 Feb 2016, Jim Simpson wrote: > Is there a utility that will read .IMD diskette archive files and recover > the data? I've found a wealth of BigBoard & BigBoard II data (and lots of > other stuff too) on many

Re: .IMD diskette image file recovery

Yes, Fred is right, I assumed from your question that you wanted the raw binary data without the .imd sectoring info. To get the files back, you then need a way to mount that binary image on your target machine or emulator so it can read the file system. What is the target machine? What file

DEC Dual 1173 cpu with rack available

I received the following this morning -- I recently acquired a pdp11/73 with dual CPUs and am looking to sell it. Would you know anyone interested. I would like this to survive and wish to find it a good home.I live In Massachusetts. -- The person also gave me a picture, which I

HP 9815

I recently picked up an HP 9815s ( was originally an 'a' model but was upgraded with an 's' cpu board and the option 002 i/o long before me), that displays the "---" when turned on. I've scrounged through Google and learned that this particular display is generated by the display

Re: .IMD diskette image file recovery

If you want raw data from an IMD file in some order other than the physical ordering on the original media, my Python package that I linked to previously may be helpful. It may also require some coding, but the supplied classes make it pretty easy for somebody with Python familiarity to access

Re: .IMD diskette image file recovery

On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 11:31 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote: > If you want raw data from an IMD file in some order other than the physical > ordering on the original media, my Python package that I linked to previously > may be helpful. It may also require some coding, but the supplied

that pdp-11/04 with floppy disks...

Delayed response, work has been busy. That deal was passed off to the first responder so it has likely been claimed. If that deal doesn't work out, I'll email the next person on the list :) But do not fret... I just see another user sent me an email today about wanting to get rid of a machine...

Re: Mystery system

Some models of 3420s were 7 track. -- Will On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 9:56 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > On 02/04/2016 07:48 PM, Mike Loewen wrote: >> >> >>I'm trying to identify a system which appeared in "The Killer Elite" >> (1975), with a room full of tape drives and a

Re: Mystery system

On 02/04/2016 07:48 PM, Mike Loewen wrote: I'm trying to identify a system which appeared in "The Killer Elite" (1975), with a room full of tape drives and a couple of terminals: http://q7.neurotica.com/killer-1.png http://q7.neurotica.com/killer-2.png

Mystery system

I'm trying to identify a system which appeared in "The Killer Elite" (1975), with a room full of tape drives and a couple of terminals: http://q7.neurotica.com/killer-1.png http://q7.neurotica.com/killer-2.png http://q7.neurotica.com/killer-6.png http://q7.neurotica.com/killer-9.png

Re: NeXTstation booting, NetInfo, and NTP

On Jan 25, 2016, at 7:28 AM, Pete Turnbull wrote: > > Yesterday I dug out my NexTstation (68040 25MHz slab with 32MB of 100ns > SIMMs) which has OpenStep 4.2 for Mach installed. The lithium battery was > flat and it wouldn't boot so I've ordered a replacement and

Re: Mentec manuals

> On Feb 4, 2016, at 5:06 AM, Dave Wade wrote: > >> >> The only place the "Compaq" logo appears is for the funny cover pages > which >> are very thick paper with a window to allow the manual name to show >> through. Those very thick cover pages also used to have the DEC

Re: BC11A Cable ends

> From: Guy Sotomayor > When I have some time .. I'll fire up my 11/40 .. and then re-cable it > using cables with a pair of BC11A-T ends and some ribbon cable. I'll > run memory diagnostics on it for a while (I have 128KW of memory on it > split between two racks, so this

Re: R: Can Windows 98SE run on an Intel I7 with SATA hard drives?

At 09:07 AM 2/4/2016, Mazzini Alessandro wrote: >... so I would not consider them as safe ... The closest thing to a "safe" computer is one that is disconnected from all communications links, powered down, and locked in a vault. Dale H. Cook, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA Osborne 1 / Kaypro 4-84 /

Re: Can Windows 98SE run on an Intel I7 with SATA hard drives?

At 08:08 AM 2/4/2016, Liam Proven wrote: >But NT is a better OS in every important or material way. It is unusable in one important way. This thread began as a discussion of running serial port terminal emulators on a PC. At work I still use some MS-DOS programs (admittedly not terminal

Re: ISO: VAX-11/750

On Feb 4, 2016 01:30, "Mark J. Blair" wrote: > > > > On Feb 3, 2016, at 20:37, Lee Courtney wrote: > > > > Date on the 730 notice is Aug 2009 - I suspect it is long gone by now. :-( > > Where do you see that? The listing states: > > "Status: Open 2/1/16 -

Re: Can Windows 98SE run on an Intel I7 with SATA hard drives?

On 2/4/2016 8:08 AM, Liam Proven wrote: Nothing older than Win7 on any Windows PC that accesses the Internet. This includes email. Well, my 2 cents: I still use WinXP for all my primary, workhorse machines. Rarely have any issues with it.Win7 is ok but annoyingly

Re: Can Windows 98SE run on an Intel I7 with SATA hard drives?

On 4 February 2016 at 15:17, Dale H. Cook wrote: > It is unusable in one important way. This thread began as a discussion of > running serial port terminal emulators on a PC. At work I still use some > MS-DOS programs (admittedly not terminal emulators) over serial ports.

Re: Can Windows 98SE run on an Intel I7 with SATA hard drives?

On 4 February 2016 at 15:07, Mazzini Alessandro wrote: > > I would disagree on this point. Unix and linux, in all its flavours, had > plenty of security fixes in the same timeframe mentioned, so I would not > consider them as safe as etc > > That they are less obvious to

Re: Can Windows 98SE run on an Intel I7 with SATA hard drives?

On 4 February 2016 at 15:57, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: > Well, my 2 cents: I still use WinXP for all my primary, workhorse machines. > Rarely have any issues with it. I *really* hope you've applied the registry hack to get EposReady updates for it, then!

Re: DEC Dual 1173 cpu with rack available

On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 5:53 PM, Jay West wrote: > I received the following this morning > > -- > I recently acquired a pdp11/73 with dual CPUs and am looking to sell it. > Would you know anyone interested. > I would like this to survive and wish to find it a good

Re: Bull DPX/2 and B.O.S. help wanted.

On 02/03/2016 09:35 PM, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: Hello, On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Pontus Pihlgren wrote: I have a OS install kit with bootable floppies and I managed to get a prompt using the "boot_unix" floppy and following the manuals that I have. However, not

Re: OS help needed please

Hey yeah, there it is.. and here I hadn't even bothered to try it. Don't know if it contains what the OP needs, but at least the site is still there.. On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 4:16 AM, Dave Wade wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: cctech

Re: Mystery system

On 2016-Feb-04, at 5:48 PM, Mike Loewen wrote: > I'm trying to identify a system which appeared in "The Killer Elite" > (1975), with a room full of tape drives and a couple of terminals: > > http://q7.neurotica.com/killer-1.png > http://q7.neurotica.com/killer-2.png >

Re: Mystery system

On 02/04/2016 11:22 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote: On 02/04/2016 08:25 PM, Jon Elson wrote: On 02/04/2016 08:57 PM, William Donzelli wrote: Some models of 3420s were 7 track. Yes, I suppose there was a need in some installations to handle old, archival tapes. But, I certainly never saw one. Most

Re: Mystery system

On 2/4/2016 9:30 PM, Jon Elson wrote: I was there on a tour, a few years earlier. I think they still had the model 195 at the time. A vast facility filled with big blue boxes. They had two 195's at McAuto in STL. We may have gone on the same tour, probably in 72 or so. I am not sure if it

R: Can Windows 98SE run on an Intel I7 with SATA hard drives?

>Retro computing is a great hobby, even a way of life, but whereas a >decades-old copy of anything from Linux to Multics is as >safe today as it >ever was, OSes of the Internet era *cannot* be used safely once they're well >out of date. Old viruses are still >out there, waiting to pounce. I

R: Can Windows 98SE run on an Intel I7 with SATA hard drives?

Eheheh, except that solaris had a good installed base of workstations too, and Hp-ux tended to have the same (to make some examples). Technically clients -Messaggio originale- Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Per conto di Liam Proven Inviato: giovedì 4 febbraio 2016

Re: BC11A Cable ends

> On Feb 4, 2016, at 5:32 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > >> From: Guy Sotomayor > >> When I have some time .. I'll fire up my 11/40 .. and then re-cable it >> using cables with a pair of BC11A-T ends and some ribbon cable. I'll >> run memory diagnostics on it for a while

Re: .IMD diskette image file recovery

Yes, if you download the original imd, in the package there is a simple to use command line utility to do just that. Writing from memory, IMD2BIN.EXE or something like that. Marc > On Feb 3, 2016, at 4:56 PM, Jim Simpson wrote: > > Is there a utility that will read

Re: ISO: VAX-11/750

Josh, Where are you located? I might have a Vax-11/750 up for sale. Unfortunately, I did have to pay real money for it, so I am looking for $500. I am located near Calgary Alberta Canada. I can let you know additional details if you are interested. --barrym On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 7:41 PM,

Re: Can Windows 98SE run on an Intel I7 with SATA hard drives?

On 2/4/16 10:12, Liam Proven wrote: Win7 is ok but annoyingly over-user-friendly. Agreed. I don't like the ribbons, the new fake-folders in Explorer -- but it works, it's supported and updated. Yes, provided you're willing to sift through the available updates and hide all the

Re: Virtualizing AIX 1.3 - WAS::::Re: AIX for IBM PS/2

> On Feb 4, 2016, at 12:18 AM, Jonathan Katz wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 9:15 AM, Jerry Kemp wrote: >> All this AIX 1.x on Intel talk has me wanting to look at it deeper. >> >> Does anyone have AIX 1.3 running on VirtualBox ? >> >> Thanks, > > This

Re: Can Windows 98SE run on an Intel I7 with SATA hard drives?

At 11:08 AM 2/4/2016, Ethan O'Toole wrote: >If you're trying to bitbang the RS232 port to decode POCSAG or something >perhaps. Not quite - this is not an asynchronous protocol, this is single-purpose software written decades ago to communicate with highly specialized hardware that is still in

Re: Mentec manuals

On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 7:47 AM, Paul Koning wrote: > > > On Feb 4, 2016, at 5:06 AM, Dave Wade wrote: > > > >> > >> The only place the "Compaq" logo appears is for the funny cover pages > > which > >> are very thick paper with a window to allow the

Re: Can Windows 98SE run on an Intel I7 with SATA hard drives?

just for grins I took on of the SMECC e-machines out of back room and fired it up... yea Win 98 SE running just great! last time I used this particular old office system was '07! heh it has a 4 gig hardrive Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a

Re: Can Windows 98SE run on an Intel I7 with SATA hard drives?

At 09:25 AM 2/4/2016, Liam Proven wrote: >A fair point, but then, one is not going to use MS-DOS to browse the Web in >2016, right? In my world it is impossible for any one computer to do everything that I need to do with a computer, thus my five active PCs and many spares, plus old stuff

Re: Can Windows 98SE run on an Intel I7 with SATA hard drives?

At 09:57 AM 2/4/2016, J. wrote: >I still use WinXP for all my primary, workhorse machines. So do I. I am fully capable of keeping those machines secure online, something which M$ cannot do. >Win 98, though... I don't see the point of using it any more. It can't do >anything that XP can't do

Re: .IMD diskette image file recovery

> Is there a utility that will read .IMD diskette archive files and > recover the data? "Data"??!? Well, you already have the DATA, every last bit. Maybe what you want is the INFORMATION, in the form of the FILES. All too often, people will use "data" to describe the contents, which could be

Re: Bull DPX/2 and B.O.S. help wanted.

It looks like this, this is not ours: http://www.1000bit.it/lista/dpx2.jpg On 02/04/2016 01:17 AM, Kevin Bowling wrote: Can you take some pictures of that system? Sounds interesting. I had a DPX/20 at one time which was basically an IBM RS/6000. On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 3:09 AM, Pontus

Virtualizing AIX 1.3 - WAS::::Re: AIX for IBM PS/2

All this AIX 1.x on Intel talk has me wanting to look at it deeper. Does anyone have AIX 1.3 running on VirtualBox ? Thanks, Jerry On 02/ 3/16 11:24 AM, supervinx wrote: This is a dual booting PS/2 (OS/2 and AiX), configured using kev009 floppy images and instructions...

Re: Virtualizing AIX 1.3 - WAS::::Re: AIX for IBM PS/2

On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 9:15 AM, Jerry Kemp wrote: > All this AIX 1.x on Intel talk has me wanting to look at it deeper. > > Does anyone have AIX 1.3 running on VirtualBox ? > > Thanks, This was talked about a while back. The PS/2 (x86) version of AIX required some specific