Re: PDP11/03 BA-11M Front panel switch replacement

2018-03-16 Thread Steve Malikoff via cctalk
Doug said > On 2/25/2018 10:40 PM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: >> On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 7:50 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctalk < >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: I have a BA11-M box with the usual front panel control, however it was damaged and all three switches have been sheared off. 

Re: PDP8/e programmers consoles

2018-03-16 Thread Mark Linimon via cctalk
cool post, thanks. mcl

Re: PDP8/e programmers consoles

2018-03-16 Thread allison via cctalk
On 03/16/2018 10:31 PM, Kyle Owen via cctalk wrote: > On Fri, Mar 16, 2018, 20:58 allison via cctalk > wrote: > >> On 03/16/2018 08:28 PM, Charles Dickman via cctalk wrote: >>> So the PDP8/e used the KC8-EA programmers console which has >>> incandescent indicator lamps and

Re: PDP8/e programmers consoles

2018-03-16 Thread Kyle Owen via cctalk
On Fri, Mar 16, 2018, 20:58 allison via cctalk wrote: > On 03/16/2018 08:28 PM, Charles Dickman via cctalk wrote: > > So the PDP8/e used the KC8-EA programmers console which has > > incandescent indicator lamps and the PDP8/f used the KC8-FL > > programmers console which

Re: PDP8/e programmers consoles

2018-03-16 Thread allison via cctalk
On 03/16/2018 08:28 PM, Charles Dickman via cctalk wrote: > So the PDP8/e used the KC8-EA programmers console which has > incandescent indicator lamps and the PDP8/f used the KC8-FL > programmers console which has LED indicator lamps. Wrong.  The 8f uses the same as the 8e.  It was the 8m that had

Re: DEC bus edge connectors

2018-03-16 Thread Charles Dickman via cctalk
On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 8:59 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: > Have you looked through Douglas Electronics' offerings? They have a lot of > DEC-backplane compatible boards that might be what you want, e.g.: > > http://www.douglas.com/index.php/18-de-77.html > > this

Re: DEC bus edge connectors

2018-03-16 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: Charles Dickman > Does anyone have DEC bus edge connectors they are willing to sell? > I would like to do some OMNIBUS interface prototyping and I need a way > to connect to the bus back-plane. Have you looked through Douglas Electronics' offerings? They have a lot of

DEC bus edge connectors

2018-03-16 Thread Charles Dickman via cctalk
Does anyone have DEC bus edge connectors they are willing to sell? I would like to do some OMNIBUS interface prototyping and I need a way to connect to the bus back-plane. In my mis-guided youth I resorted so sawing them off perfectly good boards. I would rather not do that again. If anyone has

Noel idea you were into raddar so much too cool!

2018-03-16 Thread Ed Sharpe via cctalk
all in the  title

PDP8/e programmers consoles

2018-03-16 Thread Charles Dickman via cctalk
So the PDP8/e used the KC8-EA programmers console which has incandescent indicator lamps and the PDP8/f used the KC8-FL programmers console which has LED indicator lamps. Why? The maintenance manual says that LEDs are more reliable. The operation is as far as I know the same. The LED version

Re: radar history

2018-03-16 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: Steven Malikoff > I also have a book 'RADAR How it all began' by Jim Brown ... > incredibly precise recollection of the engineering Wow, thanks for that incredibly valuable pointer. My copy just arrived, and it's fabulous; it documents in great detail a part of the story

Re: Did anyone on the list get these tapes?

2018-03-16 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Mar 16, 2018, at 11:51 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk > wrote: > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/1372243559202 > > basic.p11 > syslod.p11 > rdt.p11 > > all from mid 1971 > original RSTS? > > hope the person who got these knows what they bought "P11" was the extension used

Re: Did anyone on the list get these tapes?

2018-03-16 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 3/16/18 10:39 AM, Josh Dersch via cctalk wrote: > The LCM+L bought them Good Job! I was hoping you guys did, when I saw there was a copy of PAL10 on there.

Re: Did anyone on the list get these tapes?

2018-03-16 Thread Jay Jaeger via cctalk
> On Mar 16, 2018, at 12:39, Josh Dersch via cctalk > wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 9:07 AM, Glen Slick via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> On Fri, Mar 16, 2018, 8:51 AM Al Kossow via cctalk >> wrote: >> >>>

Re: Did anyone on the list get these tapes?

2018-03-16 Thread Josh Dersch via cctalk
On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 9:07 AM, Glen Slick via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 16, 2018, 8:51 AM Al Kossow via cctalk > wrote: > > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/1372243559202 > > > > basic.p11 > > syslod.p11 > > rdt.p11 > > > > all from mid 1971 > >

Re: Did anyone on the list get these tapes?

2018-03-16 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Fri, Mar 16, 2018, 8:51 AM Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > https://www.ebay.com/itm/1372243559202 > > basic.p11 > syslod.p11 > rdt.p11 > > all from mid 1971 > original RSTS? > > hope the person who got these knows what they bought > Extra digit in that link, try:

Did anyone on the list get these tapes?

2018-03-16 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1372243559202 basic.p11 syslod.p11 rdt.p11 all from mid 1971 original RSTS? hope the person who got these knows what they bought

Re: CXY08 and DELQA compatible with 2.11bsd?

2018-03-16 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 12:03 AM, Josh Dersch via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 3/15/2018 8:22 PM, Robert Armstrong via cctalk wrote: > >Does anyone know offhand if the CXY08 (M3119) and DELQA (M7516) work >> with >> 2.11bsd? >> >> >>I think the CXY08 has the same programmer

Re: XT/370 microcode

2018-03-16 Thread emanuel stiebler via cctalk
On 2018-03-15 18:35, Robert Armstrong via cctalk wrote: >> You might look up Nick Tredennick's book "Microprocessor Logic Design: >> The Flowchart Method" which is sold at Amazon for an obscene price > > FWIW, there are several copies on Abe Books ranging in price from "only" > $800 (a

Re: CXY08 and DELQA compatible with 2.11bsd?

2018-03-16 Thread Josh Dersch via cctalk
On 3/15/2018 11:03 PM, Josh Dersch wrote: On 3/15/2018 8:22 PM, Robert Armstrong via cctalk wrote:    Does anyone know offhand if the CXY08 (M3119) and DELQA (M7516) work with 2.11bsd?    I think the CXY08 has the same programmer interface as the DHV11, and I'm hoping it works with the

Re: CXY08 and DELQA compatible with 2.11bsd?

2018-03-16 Thread Josh Dersch via cctalk
On 3/15/2018 8:22 PM, Robert Armstrong via cctalk wrote: Does anyone know offhand if the CXY08 (M3119) and DELQA (M7516) work with 2.11bsd? I think the CXY08 has the same programmer interface as the DHV11, and I'm hoping it works with the 2.11bsd dh driver. Ditto for the DELQA and