Re: Full immersion emulation

> On Mar 4, 2017, at 21:42, Jon Elson wrote: > > Oh, get a TU78, for sure! I would settle for either! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X http://www.nf6x.net/

2 more tapes Tek 4300

https://goo.gl/photos/vogHGNSzsQrEeapA7

2nd batch of QIC tapes

https://goo.gl/photos/UXzDPo8WGVFNr1mA6 10 cartridges this time, all for SUN -pete

Re: PDP-11/34 rails?

On 05/03/2017 03:34, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: > From: Josh Dersch > I'm looking to rack up my PDP-11/34 so I can get it off my bench. I'd > like to track down something similar to (if not exactly) the original > rackmount rails (the ones that allow the chassis to pivot 90

Re: Full immersion emulation

On 03/04/2017 10:35 PM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote: On Mar 4, 2017, at 17:09, Jon Elson wrote: Hmmm, on our TU77, the vacuum pump was not that audible, but then it was in a room with a LOT of noise. My memory might be faulty, since it has been about 25 years since

Re: PDP-11/34 rails?

On 03/04/2017 09:34 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: BTW, does anyone know that they grey coating is? Is it some sort of phosphate plating, or perhaps some sort of early powder coat, or what? Mine are rusty, and I'd like to blast them and get them re-coated, but I can't figure out what that

Re: Full immersion emulation

> On Mar 4, 2017, at 17:09, Jon Elson wrote: > > Hmmm, on our TU77, the vacuum pump was not that audible, but then it was in a > room with a LOT of noise. My memory might be faulty, since it has been about 25 years since I've heard a TU77. I don't suppose anybody near

Re: PDP-11/34 rails?

> From: Josh Dersch > I'm looking to rack up my PDP-11/34 so I can get it off my bench. I'd > like to track down something similar to (if not exactly) the original > rackmount rails (the ones that allow the chassis to pivot 90 degrees I'm not the sure BA11-K (10-1/2" box) mounted

Re: Full immersion emulation

On 03/04/2017 03:27 PM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote: I mostly remember the shop-vacuum-like whine of the vacuum pump, and the fluttery thwack of the tape loops forming on load-up. The other tape motion sounds didn't stick in my memory so much. I do remember the buzzy grind of the capstan

PDP-11/34 rails?

Hi all -- I'm looking to rack up my PDP-11/34 so I can get it off my bench. I'd like to track down something similar to (if not exactly) the original rackmount rails (the ones that allow the chassis to pivot 90 degrees so you can deal with the backplane easily), but I'm not sure what the

Help needed for Unix anniversary in 2019

Hi all, some of you may know me as the guy who runs the Unix Heritage Society and the archive of old Unix systems: https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tuhs, http://www.tuhs.org and http://www.tuhs.org/Archive Mid-year 2019 is the 50th anniversary of the creation of Unix and I've been

Re: Full immersion emulation

On 03/04/2017 01:27 PM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote: > > I mostly remember the shop-vacuum-like whine of the vacuum pump, and > the fluttery thwack of the tape loops forming on load-up. The other > tape motion sounds didn't stick in my memory so much. I do remember > the buzzy grind of the

Re: Full immersion emulation

On 03/04/2017 01:13 PM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote: > Having experienced both 1980s computer rooms and passing kidney > stones, I would like to offer my opinion that visiting a noisy > computer room is something quite fun to do at least once, while one > could skip the experience of passing

Re: Full immersion emulation

> On Mar 4, 2017, at 1:22 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > > On 03/04/2017 03:13 PM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote: >> For some reason, I fondly remember the scream of a DEC TU77 drive, and would >> like to have one in my collection. Clearly, I must be somewhat touched in >>

Re: Full immersion emulation

On 03/04/2017 03:13 PM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote: For some reason, I fondly remember the scream of a DEC TU77 drive, and would like to have one in my collection. Clearly, I must be somewhat touched in the head. :) Scream? Or buzz? We had a TU77, and when we ran backups, it made a loud

Re: Full immersion emulation

> In my experience, visiting a computer room was enjoyable, while hanging out > there for a full shift got rather tedious. It got awful cold in there working on servers for several hours. People would ask why I was in a thick jacket when it was 75 F outside. --

Re: Full immersion emulation

> On Mar 1, 2017, at 11:39 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk > wrote: > > There are certain experiences that I would not rather relive for the > sake of nostalgia. Computer room noise would be right up there with > kidney stones and root canals. Having experienced both 1980s

Digital "we C.A.R.E."

Hi all. I'm hoping you can help me solve a minor mystery. I have a magnet with the DIGITAL logo, and underneath the logo, it says "we C.A.R.E.". I have no idea what that means, and Google searches have not helped. I'm assuming it's some sort of service or technical assistance program? Anyone

Re: Full immersion emulation

On 3/1/2017 2:29 PM, Paul Berger via cctalk wrote: > I have been in rooms where they had a box of earplugs at the door, but > that came later in my field service rep days we where told that the > noise was at a "safe" level, however I do know of at least one person > that is still in field

Re: Full immersion emulation

ROTFL. On 3/3/2017 10:31 AM, Mark Linimon via cctalk wrote: > On Thu, Mar 02, 2017 at 08:11:34AM -0800, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: >> It hardly took any time at all to get those to the point where it would >> accept, "LET THERE BE LIGHT" > > "I'll ... have to think about it." > > mcl >

RE: Compaq Portable 286 and Portable III - IDE drives?

I'm pretty sure the Portable III used a Conner IDE disk drive, see http://chmss.wikifoundry.com/page/Compaq%2FConner+CP341+IDE%2FATA+Drive probably the CP344 but maybe the CP341 (there is some inconsistency in the literature) However that was the first public IDE drive so it is not at all clear

Model 16 board set

I have a set of boards from an original Tandy Model 16 (long before the 6000) Worked when removed from a system with a dead CRT but has been sitting around for more than 10 years and I have no way to test them. Make an offer and let's see if we can keep them out of the landfill. Plan on

Model II Technical Reference Manual

I have a Tandy Model II Technical Reference Manual available for sale. It is in one of those clunky brown Tandy binders so it will not fit in a Priority Mail Envelope so will need to go in a box. I figure $30 will cover it all nicely. Anybody interested? bill

Re: I the new mail system

For what it's worth, I'm OK with it too. It correctly shows that this is a message relayed by a list sent from a person. I can easily choose whether I want to respond to the list or to the person or both, I had to make that choice before anyhow. If bounces are fixed that's great. Marc > On

Re: Binary keypad front panel

On 3 March 2017 at 20:58, John Wilson via cctalk wrote: > I'd give Gerbers to anyone who cares > but really it's just a dumb joke. Fun one though. Heh. Cool. :¬) -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Google Mail/Talk/Plus:

Re: IBM S/32, PDP-11/60+RL01, PDP-11/34, East Lansing MI

> From: Dan Cohoe dancohoe at oxford.net > I'll put my hand up on this. It sounds like you got everything that was left? Enjoy the -11/60, they are pretty rare! Noel

Re: I the new mail system

On 3/3/2017 11:38 PM, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: On Fri, 3 Mar 2017, Jules Richardson wrote: Thanks to both of you. I came back to cctalk after not checking it for a few days, and wondered what the %$#^ was going on, with every message showing with cctalk as the "from" field. I'm

Re: I hate the new mail system

The whole "foo via cctalk" is *really* annoying... What is wrong with a half default mailman setup? There is no Reply-To header there, From is set to the person actually sending the message (as it should be). And all the bounce addresses are set to cctalk-bounces+foo=b...@classiccmp.org where