Re: TI Silent 700 print mechanism mechanical issues, and Model 763/765 bubble memory notes

On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 8:51 PM, Chris Elmquist wrote: > I've restored a couple Silent 700 and found that the grease in the head lift > solenoid had become very sticky (ie, no longer grease) and after completely > cleaning and applying new (white lithium grease) the solenoid

Re: TI Silent 700 print mechanism mechanical issues, and Model 763/765 bubble memory notes

Eric, I've restored a couple Silent 700 and found that the grease in the head lift solenoid had become very sticky (ie, no longer grease) and after completely cleaning and applying new (white lithium grease) the solenoid works much better. I also had one of the knobs you mention split but was

Re: Connectors: Both contact surfaces must also be the same material?

right on! In a message dated 7/10/2016 6:46:28 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, el...@pico-systems.com writes: On 07/10/2016 01:58 PM, Al Kossow wrote: > > On 7/10/16 1:14 AM, Paul Birkel wrote: > >> Almost every DEC System Unit ("backplane") that I've ever seen uses >> tinned-contacts,

Re: Connectors: Both contact surfaces must also be the same material?

On 07/10/2016 01:58 PM, Al Kossow wrote: On 7/10/16 1:14 AM, Paul Birkel wrote: Almost every DEC System Unit ("backplane") that I've ever seen uses tinned-contacts, yet the Modules all use gold-plated fingers. I'm not near one right now, but there should be gold plating on the finger in

Re: IBM 360/30 in verilog (was: How do they make Verilog code for unknown ICs?)

And Carl Claunch has an IBM 1130 in VHDL. Marc Sent from my iPad > On Jul 10, 2016, at 10:23 PM, Lawrence Wilkinson wrote: > > That'll be me, I guess, It's in VHDL. URL in sig. > >> On 10/07/16 15:21, Paul Birkel wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From: cctalk

Re: cctalk Digest, Vol 25, Issue 10

On Sat, 9 Jul 2016 cctalk-requ...@classiccmp.org wrote: [talk about word processors, specifically WordPerfect] I would LOVE to find a (hobbyist) copy of WordPerfect for OpenVMS some day. Back in the day I could fly through those key combos on WP 5.1 ... Fred

Re: 'Bounces'

> Just re-subscribed to cc-talk. I'm wondering if anyone has an answer > on this - every now and again I get these warning emails about > 'excessive bounces'. I have to click a link and then they go away > for a while. But sometimes I get busy and forget.. and then the list > unsubscribes me.

TV Typewriter reproduction

Hey guys, Getting closer to the 'construction' phase of my TVT replica. I already built a mockup the case and reconfigured and painted the MDS keyboard I found to match the prototypes. I also got some 'natural' colored PCB stock and etched some boards. Pretty happy with the results. Hard

Re: 'Bounces'

On 07/10/2016 02:48 PM, couryho...@aol.com wrote: I just resubmit each time and check the archive in case I missed something. works ok this way. never missed anything life changing. That's reassuring - my classiccmp folder now has 47,029 unread messages and I'm starting to think that I'm

Re: DEC PDT-150 software

On 2016-07-10 07:00 PM, cctalk-requ...@classiccmp.org wrote: Greetings I have a restored and (I think) functional PDT-150 with dual 8? floppy drives but no software. I do have some blank 8? diskettes but no real means of transferring an operating system or (say) a word processing program

Re: Lunar Module Code Walk Through

On Tue, 5 Jul 2016 15:28:02 +0100 "Dave Wade" wrote: > I guess this is on-topic. > > http://hackaday.com/2016/07/05/don-eyles-walks-us-through-the-lunar-module-s > ource-code/ More Apollo source code now on GitHub:

RE: VCF West has 30 exhibits

> Besides, it I don't acknowledge the good stuff, then people won't take > me seriously when I have something to say. > > > In other posts, I might have revealed some causal aspects of > grumpiness, including too much stuff, and no longer able to manage it. > My own fault for inadequate

Re: 'Bounces'

I just resubmit each time and check the archive in case I missed something. works ok this way. never missed anything life changing. Ed# In a message dated 7/10/2016 12:42:20 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, robert.jarr...@ntlworld.com writes: > -Original Message- > From:

RE: 'Bounces'

> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Brad H > Sent: 10 July 2016 19:34 > To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' > > Subject: 'Bounces' > > Just re-subscribed to cc-talk. I'm wondering if anyone

Re: 'Bounces'

yes it had just tossed my email address too so I re subed maybe it does the dump all at once of us dumpees? Ed# In a message dated 7/10/2016 11:34:25 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net writes: Just re-subscribed to cc-talk. I'm wondering if anyone

Re: Connectors: Both contact surfaces must also be the same material?

actually some DEC backplane had gold dos inside on finders of backplane and in one instance we had a 8i that has all gold plated everything on the backplance and heavy gold too. back in the days - - Ed Sharpe retired CEO Computer Exchange Inc Phx In a message dated

RE: VCF West has 30 exhibits

Thank you! That was extremely responsive! Well done. On Sun, 10 Jul 2016, Ali wrote: WHOA! Fred isn't grumpy! :D *ducking for cover* Well, it was pretty quick turnaround for a perfect response to a gripe/suggestion. Besides, it I don't acknowledge the good stuff, then people won't take me

RE: VCF West has 30 exhibits

> > Thank you! > That was extremely responsive! > > Well done. > WHOA! Fred isn't grumpy! :D *ducking for cover* -Ali

Re: Connectors: Both contact surfaces must also be the same material?

On 7/10/16 1:14 AM, Paul Birkel wrote: > Almost every DEC System Unit ("backplane") that I've ever seen uses > tinned-contacts, yet the Modules all use gold-plated fingers. > I'm not near one right now, but there should be gold plating on the finger in the DEC connector block at the point of

Re: Looking for old connectors

Tothwolf wrote: On Sun, 10 Jul 2016, Oliver Lehmann wrote: One is easy - J3 is a 2x10 pin 2.54mm connector which is still common today. But it is higher than the usual connectors. It has a hight of 1.5cm. If you search for the printed A-MP number (1-87456-6),

Re: Connectors: Both contact surfaces must also be the same material?

On 07/10/2016 12:07 PM, Paul Koning wrote: On Jul 10, 2016, at 9:07 AM, Tothwolf wrote: On Sun, 10 Jul 2016, Paul Birkel wrote: Stated Tothwolf tothw...@concentric.net: "Both contact surfaces must also be the same material or tin oxide will form on the surface of

Re: Connectors: Both contact surfaces must also be the same material?

> On Jul 10, 2016, at 9:07 AM, Tothwolf wrote: > > On Sun, 10 Jul 2016, Paul Birkel wrote: >> Stated Tothwolf tothw...@concentric.net: >> >>> "Both contact surfaces must also be the same material or tin oxide will >>> form on the surface of the gold plating and cause

ISO HP 2392 terminal and VT100 keytops

Well, I accidentally ordered two VT100 tubes, so this weekend I tried to restore the one I have, only to discover the keyboard is missing 3 keytops ("

Re: Looking for old connectors

On Sun, 10 Jul 2016, Oliver Lehmann wrote: One is easy - J3 is a 2x10 pin 2.54mm connector which is still common today. But it is higher than the usual connectors. It has a hight of 1.5cm. If you search for the printed A-MP number (1-87456-6), you'll find the housing, but not the soldered

Re: IBM 360/30 in verilog (was: How do they make Verilog code for unknown ICs?)

That'll be me, I guess, It's in VHDL. URL in sig. On 10/07/16 15:21, Paul Birkel wrote: -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Guy Sotomayor Jr Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 4:04 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject:

IBM 360/30 in verilog (was: How do they make Verilog code for unknown ICs?)

-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Guy Sotomayor Jr Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 4:04 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: How do they make Verilog code for unknown ICs? What you can do (and I’ve seen it

Re: offering part of uVax/VaxStation 3100

On 07/09/2016 09:28 PM, Jon Elson wrote: I have the bottom part of a DV-31ETA-A-A01 VaxStation 3100. It has the bottom of the case, the main CPU board and the power supply. I think additional memory and the graphics/SCSI adaptor were mezzanine boards, and are NOT present in this. It was

DEC PDT-150 software

Greetings I have a restored and (I think) functional PDT-150 with dual 8” floppy drives but no software. I do have some blank 8” diskettes but no real means of transferring an operating system or (say) a word processing program onto them. Any assistance would be appreciated. Happy to pay for

Re: Looking for old connectors

Thanks for your help so far - I was able to find them at mouser: One is easy - J3 is a 2x10 pin 2.54mm connector which is still common today. But it is higher than the usual connectors. It has a hight of 1.5cm. If you search for the printed A-MP number (1-87456-6), you'll find the housing,

Connectors: Both contact surfaces must also be the same material?

Stated Tothwolf tothw...@concentric.net: "Both contact surfaces must also be the same material or tin oxide will form on the surface of the gold plating and cause a major headache. This was a serious problem with 486 and earlier Pentium PCs with 30 and 72 pin SIMMs and it led to a number of

TI Silent 700 print mechanism mechanical issues, and Model 763/765 bubble memory notes

I've now got a TI Silent 700 Model 763, and it is partially working. The previous owner said that the line advance wasn't working reliably, but that otherwise it was working. As I received it, the thermal print head is only darkening the top scan line of characters, and only partially. The