Re: HP to acquire SGI

> On Aug 15, 2016, at 19:54, Chris Elmquist wrote: > On August 15, 2016 3:08:10 PM CDT, Mark Linimon wrote: >> On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 12:49:29PM -0700, Fred Cisin wrote: >>> I still don't understand what his motivation is. >> >> It could just be mental

Re: Flex Disc options for the HP 9825

On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 9:25 AM, Rik Bos wrote: > No, they just blow the main fuse. > The thyristor is a 2N4441. > > -Rik > > Van: Paul Berger In my experience, 'blow the main fuse' is the usual approach with a crowbar - in other words, trigger the protection device that

DEC PDP bits and Programma 101 available

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Re: Large Mac liquidation in Denver, 8/21

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Re: Large Mac liquidation in Denver, 8/21

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Re: VAX file format conversion

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RE: Large Mac liquidation in Denver, 8/21

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Re: R: HP to acquire SGI

On August 15, 2016 3:08:10 PM CDT, Mark Linimon wrote: >On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 12:49:29PM -0700, Fred Cisin wrote: >> I still don't understand what his motivation is. > >It could just be mental illness :-( > I thought it was just autocorrect on Android. -- Chris

Re: R: HP to acquire SGI

> > Indeed. Think 'PARRY meets Dissociated Press'. > > Thank you. > That explained why the content looked ALMOST relevant. > > The word and phrase usage would seem likely to be able to fool a Salton > style vector space (cosine) relevance ranking system! > > > I still don't understand what his

Re: VAX file format conversion

On vms say something like this: $ help analyze (pay attention to the parts about /rms and /fdl) $ help convert build and and edit an fdl file and then say something like: $ convert /fdl=foo.fdl foo.old foo.new sigh. CONVERT is great for taking a file

Re: R: HP to acquire SGI

On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 12:49:29PM -0700, Fred Cisin wrote: > I still don't understand what his motivation is. It could just be mental illness :-( mcl

Re: R: HP to acquire SGI

On Mon, 15 Aug 2016, Noel Chiappa wrote: Indeed. Think 'PARRY meets Dissociated Press'. Thank you. That explained why the content looked ALMOST relevant. The word and phrase usage would seem likely to be able to fool a Salton style vector space (cosine) relevance ranking system! I still

Re: CDC 6600 Manuals

On 08/15/2016 11:43 AM, Paul Koning wrote: >> CDC management went a bit bonkers, re-christening old hardware with >> the "Cyber" tag. > > You might with perfect validity just put a period after "bonkers" and > omit the limiting phrase. :-) Probably. I do remember a watershed moment in CDC

Re: 5150/5151 Video Card??

On 08/15/2016 11:18 AM, Fred Cisin wrote: > I just looked at Wikipedia, and found some amazing errors, such as > statement that IBM mono came along much later than CGA, caling it > MDA instead of MDP, that Hercules innovatively had a "Centronics > port" (sic) because that was much faster than

RE: 5150/5151 Video Card??

> > ...The common Zenith MDA monitor, ... The one that combines the efficiency > > of a linear with the reliability of a switcher. > Double take, resulting in coffee in nasal cavity ... ;-) I am not joking. This PSU is a 'classic'. Let me describe the circuit. The monitor circuitry needs 12V

RE: 5150/5151 Video Card??

On Mon, 15 Aug 2016, tony duell wrote: In any case it rarely costs you the monitor if you get it wrong. A horizontal output transistor, sure. But they are not that expensive. Yes, readily repairable, and therefore "cost a monitor" is an exaggeration. But, somebody who is still unaware of the

Re: CDC 6600 Manuals

> On Aug 15, 2016, at 2:36 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote: > > On 08/15/2016 10:03 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > >> On 8/15/16 9:21 AM, william degnan wrote: >>> one last commentlearning here, did not know the connection >>> between cyber 70 and the 6600. Thanks >>> >> >> yes, it's

Re: Imaging and Emulating Rainbow

On 08/15/2016 11:09 AM, Stephen Kitt wrote: > On Sun, 14 Aug 2016 11:45:23 -0600, Warner Losh > wrote: [...] >> There was a raindrive.sys, iirc, that did this well enough for DOS >> to access the files, but I can't find any copies of it now. > > The SimtelNet CDs had a RainDOS

Re: CDC 6600 Manuals

On 08/15/2016 10:03 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > On 8/15/16 9:21 AM, william degnan wrote: >> one last commentlearning here, did not know the connection >> between cyber 70 and the 6600. Thanks >> > > yes, it's confusing and you aren't the first person confused by it. If you had a 6400 and a

Re: Imaging and Emulating Rainbow

On Sun, 14 Aug 2016 11:45:23 -0600, Warner Losh wrote: [...] > There was a raindrive.sys, iirc, that did this well enough for DOS to > access the files, but I can't find any copies of it now. The SimtelNet CDs had a RainDOS driver written by Sydex; the last version I can find is

Re: [OLDVTRS] Real time video software for SGI computers

If your looking for a new solution, Casparcg.com is high end freeware worth looking at that was developed for on air work. For SGI Blender also free is the weapon of choice. When it comes to legacy, Video Toaster was the thing that put an A/B edit suit on a desktop and even did some on air work

Re: 5150/5151 Video Card??

- Original Message - From: "tony duell" To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts" Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 1:26 PM Subject: RE: 5150/5151 Video Card?? > ...The common Zenith MDA monitor, ... The one that combines the efficiency of

RE: 5150/5151 Video Card??

> Does THIS particular board handle BOTH CGA and MDA frequencies? > If not, telling him to connect his 5151 or "hercules" monitor, is going to > cost him a monitor. > If so, telling him to connect his 5151 or "hercules" monitor without the > right switch settings, is going to cost him a monitor.

Re: Differences between a Xerox 6085 and 1186

We are adressing this issue. > Am 15.08.2016 um 18:09 schrieb Robert Ferguson : > > >> On Aug 15, 2016, at 8:27 AM, Al Kossow wrote: >> >> On 8/15/16 6:58 AM, asw...@t-online.de wrote: >>> A 6085 can run Viewpoint, GlobalView and Lisp. >> >> And

Re: can anyone identify this terminal keyboard and pcb?

On 8/15/16 9:52 AM, Brad H wrote: > I've tried nailing down what terminal it came from looking at hundreds of > pictures but no dice. thanks. The keycaps are quite unique. from looking at the text in the eproms, it was some remote forms-based dialup display terminal

Re: CDC 6600 Manuals

On 8/15/16 9:21 AM, william degnan wrote: > one last commentlearning here, did not know the connection between > cyber 70 and the 6600. Thanks > yes, it's confusing and you aren't the first person confused by it.

RE: can anyone identify this terminal keyboard and pcb?

I will confess that was me that bought that thing. I've become a bit of a keyboard aficionado ever since getting into my TVT project. Where they are of a certain vintage I collect them either just to enjoy as a visual piece or to use in some future project. $80 is up there but not at all

Re: CDC 6600 Manuals

> On Aug 15, 2016, at 12:21 PM, william degnan wrote: > > one last commentlearning here, did not know the connection between > cyber 70 and the 6600. Thanks It's a bit confusing if you don't know the CDC model numbering. The 6000 series (of which the 6600 is the

Re: Imaging and Emulating Rainbow

Sorry, that was my fault, it was sitting in the moderation queue. No more, promise! On 15/08/16 17:38, Jay West wrote: This account was unsubscribed not sure how this got through subsequently. Checking -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On

Re: 5150/5151 Video Card??

On Mon, 15 Aug 2016, Alexandre Souza wrote: This is a CGA clone. Apparently It can work with CGA [monitors] Presumably and Hercules monitors/modes, and really? connecting a "hercules" monitor, such as a 5151 to CGA can damage the monitor. usually were switched by a program called

Re: CDC 6600 Manuals

>> http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/cdc/ > > That's odd -- I thought there used to be CDC 6600 material here? it's under Cyber

RE: Flex Disc options for the HP 9825

No, they just blow the main fuse. The thyristor is a 2N4441. -Rik Van: Paul Berger

Re: [OLDVTRS] Real time video software for SGI computers

What's the application? Is this for a museum installation or for a current live production or post production? SGI's were used for high end work in the past, but have been replaced by more commodity hardware. -Rich Torpey -Original Message- From: Matt Patoray mspproducti...@gmail.com

Re: Real time video software for SGI computers

Hello all, I know that SGI machines are well know for high end 3D graphics that are not real time (Jurassic Park, Forrest Gump and the like. But was there ever any real time 2D/3D graphics programs for title generation to replace a stand alone Chyron unit for making opening/closing titles and

Re: CDC 6600 Manuals

On 2016-08-15 10:58 AM, william degnan wrote: I was checking bitsavers for CDC 6600 manuals. There are a lot of other models but nothing for the 6600. There is not on the web technically about the 6600 other than excerpts of Gordon Bell's book (which I have been reading "Computer Structures

Re: CDC 6600 Manuals

one last commentlearning here, did not know the connection between cyber 70 and the 6600. Thanks On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 12:19 PM, william degnan wrote: > http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/cdc/cyber/cyber_70/ > > has 6600, found it, thanks. > > On Mon,

Re: CDC 6600 Manuals

http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/cdc/cyber/cyber_70/ has 6600, found it, thanks. On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 12:12 PM, william degnan wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 12:10 PM, william degnan > wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 15, 2016

Re: CDC 6600 Manuals

On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 12:10 PM, william degnan wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 11:30 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > >> >> >> On 8/15/16 7:58 AM, william degnan wrote: >> > I was checking bitsavers for CDC 6600 manuals. >> >> they are under Cyber >> >> >

Re: CDC 6600 Manuals

On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 11:30 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > > > On 8/15/16 7:58 AM, william degnan wrote: > > I was checking bitsavers for CDC 6600 manuals. > > they are under Cyber > > Where? I looked there too. -- Bill Degnan

Re: Differences between a Xerox 6085 and 1186

> On Aug 15, 2016, at 8:27 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > > On 8/15/16 6:58 AM, asw...@t-online.de wrote: >> A 6085 can run Viewpoint, GlobalView and Lisp. >> > > And Smalltalk-80 on the MPB 1, if we can figure out how to start it. > I noticed that software in the archive, and

Real time video software for SGI computers

Hello all, I know that SGI machines are well know for high end 3D graphics that are not real time (Jurassic Park, Forrest Gump and the like. But was there ever any real time 2D/3D graphics programs for title generation to replace a stand alone Chyron unit for making opening/closing titles and

RE: Imaging and Emulating Rainbow

This account was unsubscribed not sure how this got through subsequently. Checking -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Steve Bez Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 9:13 AM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts

Re: CDC 6600 Manuals

On 8/15/16 7:58 AM, william degnan wrote: > I was checking bitsavers for CDC 6600 manuals. they are under Cyber

Re: Differences between a Xerox 6085 and 1186

On 8/15/16 6:58 AM, asw...@t-online.de wrote: > A 6085 can run Viewpoint, GlobalView and Lisp. > And Smalltalk-80 on the MPB 1, if we can figure out how to start it.

Re: Flex Disc options for the HP 9825

Wow that is a nicely done add-on, It looks like it monitors +5 and +12 and crowbars the RAW +20. Did they insert any fuses? or do they rely on that blowing the main fuse? That should be easy to duplicate even on a breadboard Paul On 2016-08-15 11:35 AM, Rik Bos wrote:

CDC 6600 Manuals

I was checking bitsavers for CDC 6600 manuals. There are a lot of other models but nothing for the 6600. There is not on the web technically about the 6600 other than excerpts of Gordon Bell's book (which I have been reading "Computer Structures Readings and Examples, chapter 1-2, 39 touches on

RE: Flex Disc options for the HP 9825

https://flic.kr/p/L8SNPJ Done. -Rik > -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > Van: cctech [mailto:cctech-boun...@classiccmp.org] Namens Curious Marc > Verzonden: zondag 14 augustus 2016 21:08 > Aan: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts > Onderwerp: Re: Flex Disc options for the HP 9825 > > Would you

Re: Imaging and Emulating Rainbow

Don't know if would possibly work n those as isn't bviosly NT,but there's a disk for pound fifty eBay.uk open V box?!! On Monday, August 15, 2016, jim stephens wrote: > I downloaded the site and the zip file today (in the last 6 hours or so, > Sunday PDT US time, I saw your

Re: VAX file format conversion

Is iCl VME sound too use toward VMS from Mac? On Monday, August 15, 2016, Richard Loken wrote: > On Sat, 13 Aug 2016, Peter Coghlan wrote: > > If you are importing files into VMS, you need to become familiar with the >>> EXCHANGE command. >>> >> > I was a bit puzzled by this.

RE: 5150/5151 Video Card??

> My apologies for my previous post; I have not yet received the original > post. Thank you, Matt, for having quoted it. > > It does, indeed look like an aftermarket CGA. I assume the 'CGA' in the name in the silkscreen is relevant! > The DE connector on there is 9 pin (see solder side),

Re: R: HP to acquire SGI

> From: Fred Cisin > Could you get that translated into English, please? Indeed. Think 'PARRY meets Dissociated Press'. Noel

Re: R: HP to acquire SGI

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CDC 603 tape drives an dtCyber

The tape drives are from a 3000 system. I do have an original cdc 170 series console and it would be a big deal and a nice project to get the console and the tape drives connected to dtcyber, since I lost almost any hope to get a real cy17x or 18x. I'll be back home tomorrow and have a

Re: Differences between a Xerox 6085 and 1186

A 6085 can run Viewpoint, GlobalView and Lisp. But beware, there are two CPU Versions: MBP 1 and MBP 2. Bitsavers Lisp is running on one version, as I remember on MBP 1 only. -- Andreas > Am 15.08.2016 um 15:23 schrieb Robert Ferguson : > > Hi Folks, > > Are there any

Re: R: HP to acquire SGI

On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 08:12:43AM -0500, Jay West wrote: > Yes. Done. thank you.

Differences between a Xerox 6085 and 1186

Hi Folks, Are there any hardware differences between a Xerox 6085 (Daybreak configured to run Viewpoint) and a Xerox 1186 (Daybreak configured to run Lisp), or can they run each other’s software? In particular, is there anything preventing a 6085 from running the stuff on bitsavers in

Re: HP to acquire SGI

> I don't know about now, but SGI used to have a lot of Govt contracts > and a lot of oil companies as customers. HP buying that also means > they now have the ears of those customers when their solutions are old > and they need to migrate to new equipment. > > I predict a lot of late model Irix

RE: R: HP to acquire SGI

Yes. Done. -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Al Kossow Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 1:55 AM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: R: HP to acquire SGI On 8/14/16 10:14 PM, Steve Bez wrote: > My English commuter wrote that Can someone

Re: R: HP to acquire SGI

Major thing is ,what thought was read anyway, is the cycles followed by what is or was a long time ago that SGI and dev with HP were beneath a layer of pascal that IBM and the clones 'documented' before www internet existed as a whole, Reason constantly given for these acts that you read about but

Re: R: HP to acquire SGI

Hey read ,it's not about persons,the me,hang boss spam off yer troll e.read,or leave it alone. On Monday, August 15, 2016, Al Kossow wrote: > On 8/14/16 10:14 PM, Steve Bez wrote: > >> My English commuter wrote that >> > > Can someone remove this git off the list, please? >

Re: HP to acquire SGI

On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 07:40:32AM -0400, Christian Liendo wrote: > I don't know about now, but SGI used to have a lot of Govt contracts > and a lot of oil companies as customers. IIRC Unisys eventually turned into a government contractor. The thing is, if you build an organization big enough to

Re: HP to acquire SGI

I don't know about now, but SGI used to have a lot of Govt contracts and a lot of oil companies as customers. HP buying that also means they now have the ears of those customers when their solutions are old and they need to migrate to new equipment. I predict a lot of late model Irix equipment

Re: 5150/5151 Video Card??

On 08/14/2016 10:15 PM, Fred Cisin wrote: > why the unnecessary switches? (CGA does mode switching in software, > and enables simultaneous composite and RGB, hence the IBM vetsion > dorsn't need switches) I think that the switches mostly relate to output configurations; that is, they don't

Re: 5150/5151 Video Card??

sad when you think of all the cards that have been scrapped over the last 20 years for early PC Ed# In a message dated 8/14/2016 10:55:54 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ccl...@sydex.com writes: On 08/14/2016 10:15 PM, Fred Cisin wrote: > why the unnecessary switches? (CGA does mode

Re: 5150/5151 Video Card??

That one has a lightpen connector, which his dorsn't. Not usually On Sun, 14 Aug 2016, Chuck Guzis wrote: Take another look--the one in the photo has the header in the same place as that in the cited drawing. You're right. I only sae the resistor pack. That does look like the one. why the

Re: 5150/5151 Video Card??

This is a CGA clone. It can work with CGA and Hercules monitors/modes, and usually were switched by a program called MONO.COM. I Believe I have some boards like that. Possibly I have the manual and disk. 2016-08-15 1:53 GMT-03:00 Chuck Guzis : > On 08/14/2016 09:21 PM, Fred

Re: 5150/5151 Video Card??

On 08/14/2016 09:21 PM, Fred Cisin wrote: > That one has a lightpen connector, which his dorsn't. Not usually > important, but it might have other differences, such as different > functions for the switchrs. Take another look--the one in the photo has the header in the same place as that in the

Re: R: HP to acquire SGI

On 8/14/16 10:14 PM, Steve Bez wrote: My English commuter wrote that Can someone remove this git off the list, please?