Re: Importing a PDP-8 from Canada

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/375/~/duty-on-u.s.-made-goods-returning-to-the-u.s . Kinda echos my experience. Unless the PDP-8 has been "improved" I don't think you'll have any problems. Marc On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 7:51 PM, william degnan via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org>

Re: Importing a PDP-8 from Canada

There may be no duties or tariffs, however you may have to pay sales taxes on the value of the machine, so make sure you have paperwork showing how much you paid for the machine, or paperwork showing it is a gift. (This is the case for me bringing in hardware from the USA into Canada) Ian >

Re: Importing a PDP-8 from Canada

I set up an import license with my company using FedEx, that's how I imported 25 IBM PC's through customs from Canada to USA. Not sure if I can help, but I still have the set up it took about 4 hours to complete. On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 10:22 PM, Marc Howard via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org>

Re: Importing a PDP-8 from Canada

I have a truckload coming in from Saskatchewan Canada within the next few weeks. Where is yours located? Is it just the 8 box or cab? I can get it to VCFMW it that helps. Paul On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 7:15 PM, Michael Thompson via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > The RICM has an

Re: Importing a PDP-8 from Canada

That's what I did, became my own brokerage, and as a broker ran through fed ex. I declared the items as props for a movie. Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Jul 31, 2017 10:36 PM, "Adrian Stoness via cctech" wrote: > call a broker > > On Mon, Jul 31,

Re: Importing a PDP-8 from Canada

call a broker On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 9:35 PM, Ian McLaughlin via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > There may be no duties or tariffs, however you may have to pay sales taxes > on the value of the machine, so make sure you have paperwork showing how > much you paid for the machine, or

Re: Importing a PDP-8 from Canada

I had a similar issue many years back (re)importing a pinball machine from Canada. It was held in customs for a few hours (they thought it was a gambling machine) until I casually mentioned that it was built in Bensonville, IL and say so on the playfield. No problems after that. If you're

Re: Importing a PDP-8 from Canada

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 6:15 PM, Michael Thompson via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > The RICM has an opportunity to get a PDP-8/M (built in Maynard, MA) that is > in Canada. I remember that there was a discussion on the procedure here, > but I can't find it with Google. > If it is

Importing a PDP-8 from Canada

The RICM has an opportunity to get a PDP-8/M (built in Maynard, MA) that is in Canada. I remember that there was a discussion on the procedure here, but I can't find it with Google. Can you either point me to the discussion, or tell me what the procedure is? -- Michael Thompson

VCF needs shelving

VCF needs more shelving for our 7,000 square foot warehouse in New Jersey. Right now only about 5% of our library (books, magazines, manuals, etc.) is sorted/organized and available for researchers. In the warehouse we have a couple of dozen shelving units full of bankers boxes of printed

Re: PDP-11: DR11-C to FPGA or 1284?

On 7/31/2017 2:52 PM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote: On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 1:52 PM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk wrote: On Jul 31, 2017, at 8:19 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote: I have Ethernet shield for my Arduino Uno, and I use that and a simple (in my case,

Re: PDP-11: DR11-C to FPGA or 1284?

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 1:52 PM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk wrote: >> On Jul 31, 2017, at 8:19 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote: >> I have Ethernet shield for my Arduino Uno, and I use that and a simple >> (in my case, perl, program to talk to the final destination

Re: PDP-11: DR11-C to FPGA or 1284?

On 07/31/2017 12:15 PM, Don North wrote: Arduino UNO (the 'original') and the Mega2560 big brother both use 5V I/O microprocessors, so all the I/O is directly 5V capable. Awesome, that seems like the way to go, then -- just need to bodge the appropriate cables. I'll check it out!

RE: Reset NVRAM on DECstation 5000/240

> -Original Message- > From: Maciej W. Rozycki [mailto:ma...@linux-mips.org] > Sent: 31 July 2017 14:26 > To: r...@jarratt.me.uk; Rob Jarratt ; General > Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: Re: Reset NVRAM on DECstation

Re: PDP-11: DR11-C to FPGA or 1284?

On 7/31/2017 10:52 AM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk wrote: On Jul 31, 2017, at 8:19 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote: I have Ethernet shield for my Arduino Uno, and I use that and a simple (in my case, perl, program to talk to the final destination device. I have two cables, one for each

Re: PDP-11: DR11-C to FPGA or 1284?

> On Jul 31, 2017, at 11:30 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk > wrote: > > Well, I'm confused now. What do 16 bit paralel and ethernet have to do with > each other? Nothing, directly; confusion created by poor quoting on my part, probably! The goal is a

Did you use a Xerox Alto? Know anyone who did?

Hi all, I'm principal investigator on a research project that encompasses the history of the Xerox Alto workstation. I'm trying to find people who actually USED an Alto in the course of business/academics, i.e. writing documents, sending emails and the like. This is part of a set of interviews

RE: PDP-11: DR11-C to FPGA or 1284?

From: cctalk [cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] on behalf of Fritz Mueller via cctalk [cctalk@classiccmp.org] Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 1:52 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: PDP-11: DR11-C to FPGA or 1284? > On Jul 31,

Re: PDP-11: DR11-C to FPGA or 1284?

> On Jul 31, 2017, at 8:19 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote: > > I have Ethernet shield for my Arduino Uno, and I use that and a simple > (in my case, perl, program to talk to the final destination device. I > have two cables, one for each direction, from the DR11-C (not using DMA) >

Re: Cleaning a board slightly oxydized ??

On 07/31/2017 10:18 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > has anyone ever determined what the real active ingredient is in that > stuff? The MSDS is an exemplar for industrial obfuscation: http://www.techni-tool.com/site/MSDS/218CH052.pdf Composition? It's all proprietary, so we can't tell you.

RE: Cleaning a board slightly oxydized ??

> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of william > degnan via cctalk > Sent: 31 July 2017 17:54 > To: Warner Losh ; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off- > Topic Posts > Subject: Re: Cleaning a board

Re: Ontel 8" floppy disc drives cabinet

On 9/29/11 6:58 AM, Shoppa, Tim wrote: > Probably from an Ontel OP-1 system in the late 70's or very early 80's. > > The OP-1 was somewhere between a configurable terminal and a dedicated word > processor depending on firmware and peripherals installed. Peripherals did > include 8" floppies

Re: Cleaning a board slightly oxydized ??

On 7/31/17 9:53 AM, william degnan via cctalk wrote: > DE-Oxit? > over an entire board? seems like a really expensive solution to a simple problem has anyone ever determined what the real active ingredient is in that stuff?

Re: Very Late RK07 battery pack location

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 4:30 PM, Jay Jaeger via cctech wrote: > I did see one reference online from the December 1994 DECUServe Journal > to the batteries being "in a clip holder under the center column of the > drive". One might take that to mean in the center area

Re: Ibm rs6000 7025-f50

On 7/26/17 8:33 PM, Mark Linimon via cctalk wrote: I emailed IBM regarding a license to do research with IBM redid all their websites a few years ago, and finding information about systems older than Power7 has become ... challenging. They're ... uh, not going to respond to you. IMHO.

Very Late RK07 battery pack location

I have a puzzlement. I have two very late (apparently) model RK07 drives on my PDP-11/24. As part of an overall search for corroded battery packs, I went looking for them on the RK07. But my drives don't seem to match the Illustrated Parts Breakdown for either early or late model RK07 drives.

Re: Cleaning a board slightly oxydized ??

On 07/31/2017 09:24 AM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: > And there's often impurities in household vinegar, so you have to be > a little careful which ones you use for cleaning. Balsamic Vinegar, > not a good choice :). Though most of the white vinegars or > concentrated vinegars work well enough

Re: Cleaning a board slightly oxydized ??

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 12:24 PM, Warner Losh via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > On 07/31/2017 03:13 AM, Alexandre Souza via cctalk wrote: > > > >> AFAIK, common household and vinegar and

Re: Cleaning a board slightly oxydized ??

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 07/31/2017 03:13 AM, Alexandre Souza via cctalk wrote: > >> AFAIK, common household and vinegar and citric acid are the same thing. >> Can >> you elaborate, please? O_O >> >> >> Vinegar is Acetic acid,

Re: Cambridge Workstation woes - VMS 2691 PSU smoke

On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 8:17 PM, Jules Richardson via cctalk wrote: > On 07/30/2017 11:28 AM, Tony Duell wrote: >> >> I certainly traced out the schematics of mine, but I forget which PSU was >> fitted to my machine (something tells me it was made by Farnell). > > > That

Re: Cleaning a board slightly oxydized ??

AFAIK, common household and vinegar and citric acid are the same thing. Can you elaborate, please? O_O 2017-07-31 5:01 GMT-03:00 Christian Corti : > On Sun, 30 Jul 2017, Alexandre Souza wrote: > >> Light green? Was it battery electrolyte? Wash it with vinegar

Re: Cleaning a board slightly oxydized ??

On Sun, 30 Jul 2017, Alexandre Souza wrote: Light green? Was it battery electrolyte? Wash it with vinegar (yes, vinegar) and after, wash with a good detergent and warm water. No, *not* vinegar. Use citric acid. You don't want to force the formation of copper acetate. Christian

Re: PDP-11: DR11-C to FPGA or 1284?

On 7/30/2017 7:47 PM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk wrote: So, I have lately been using PDP11GUI to retrieve images of RK05 disk packs and to write images to these packs on a PDP-11. This is awesome, but its a bit frustrating that it takes a couple hours to read or write an image this way. I do,