Re: Telex 274-61C Establishment Controller

2019-04-22 Thread Kevin Bowling via cctalk
I have a late model 1174 it looks like they kept the same basic architecture, each board has a full 68k. On Sun, Apr 21, 2019 at 2:29 PM Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > > On 4/21/19 9:11 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > > Today's project is to go through the later-gen 1174 controller docs to

Re: Programming on metal cylinders?

2019-04-22 Thread Anders Nelson via cctalk
This one?: https://youtu.be/YyxGIbtMS9E Probably not. -- Anders Nelson +1 (517) 775-6129 www.erogear.com On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 1:09 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 4/21/19 7:11 AM, John Foust via cctalk wrote: > > > > I was assisting an older client the other

TeleVideo MmmOST replacement

2019-04-22 Thread Patrick Finnegan via cctalk
I've finally have cleaned up sources and wrote up some documentation for my TeleVideo MmmOST replacement. Let me know if you have interest in this, need help, or could help me source a working TS-806 to compare this against. https://worldofvax.blogspot.com/2019/04/televideo-systems-part-vii-almmm

Re: Telex 20 Meg 10 platter very heavy monster drive needed drop line off list..r

2019-04-22 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
Al,  the  drive   you mention at  its  largest   was  7.5 meg  and  6  platters... not    the   one  ... an  interesting   drive  but  not  the  dive   we  need  alas...  Ed# On Mon, 22 Apr 2019, geneb via cctalk wrote: With all the extra whitespace, all my brain hears when I read that is Willi

Re: Telex 20 Meg 10 platter very heavy monster drive needed drop line off list..r

2019-04-22 Thread Adrian Graham via cctalk
> On 22 Apr 2019, at 20:05, geneb via cctalk wrote: > > On Mon, 22 Apr 2019, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: > >> Al, the drive you mention at its largest was 7.5 meg and 6 >> platters... notthe one ... an interesting drive but not the >> dive we need alas... Ed# >

Re: Telex 20 Meg 10 platter very heavy monster drive needed drop line off list..r

2019-04-22 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Mon, 22 Apr 2019, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: Al,  the  drive   you mention at  its  largest   was  7.5 meg  and  6  platters... not    the   one  ... an  interesting   drive  but  not  the  dive   we  need  alas...  Ed# With all the extra whitespace, all my brain hears when I read that is

Re: Telex 20 Meg 10 platter very heavy monster drive needed drop line off list..r

2019-04-22 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
Thanks  Al   yes, that  is  the  one. and  as  I  recall   ISS  was a   offshoot  on   univac Do   you  have  any? Thanks Ed# In a message dated 4/22/2019 11:34:58 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: Thanks  Al   yes, that  is  the  one. and  as  I  recall   ISS  was a 

Re: Telex 20 Meg 10 platter very heavy monster drive needed drop line off list..r

2019-04-22 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
Thanks  Al   yes, that  is  the  one.  and  as  I  recall   ISS  was a   offshoot  on   univac?In a message dated 4/22/2019 11:21:50 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: On 4/22/19 11:05 AM, ED SHARPE wrote: > Al,  the  drive   you mention at  its  largest   was  7.5 meg 

Re: Telex 20 Meg 10 platter very heavy monster drive needed drop line off list..r

2019-04-22 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
So, if the last two digits are unformatted capacity (ala Seagate), then maybe the 2325? On Mon, 22 Apr 2019, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: Al,  the  drive   you mention at  its  largest   was  7.5 meg  and  6  platters... not    the   one  ... an  interesting   drive  but  not  the  dive   we

Re: Telex 20 Meg 10 platter very heavy monster drive needed drop line off list..r

2019-04-22 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 4/22/19 11:05 AM, ED SHARPE wrote: > Al,  the  drive   you mention at  its  largest   was  7.5 meg  and  6  > platters... not    the   one Telex bought their drives from ISS. You're looking for a ISS 714 (ca. 1970) 2314 compat. https://ia800608.us.archive.org/15/items/TNM_Information_Storag

Re: Telex 20 Meg 10 platter very heavy monster drive needed drop line off list..r

2019-04-22 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
Al,  the  drive   you mention at  its  largest   was  7.5 meg  and  6  platters... not    the   one  ... an  interesting   drive  but  not  the  dive   we  need  alas...  Ed# In a message dated 4/22/2019 10:01:04 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: On 4/22/19 9:49 AM,

Re: CDC BK6XX BK7XX maintenance manual Vol2

2019-04-22 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 4/22/19 10:19 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > I probably have the manual, just have to search by manual part number in the > backlog > > weird, looks like I don't have lots of versions of the smaller one (9762)

Re: CDC BK6XX BK7XX maintenance manual Vol2

2019-04-22 Thread Brian Roth via cctalk
 They are CDC SMD drives On Monday, April 22, 2019, 12:09:54 PM CDT, Paul Koning wrote: What are a BK6xx or BK7xx?     paul > On Apr 22, 2019, at 12:35 PM, Brian Roth via cctalk > wrote: > > I have a CDC BK6XX BK7XX Maintenance manual Vol 2 available.If anyone has an > immediate

Re: CDC BK6XX BK7XX maintenance manual Vol2

2019-04-22 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 4/22/19 10:09 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > What are a BK6xx or BK7xx? 150 and 300mb SMD top-loading disks I probably have the manual, just have to search by manual part number in the backlog

Re: Telex 20 Meg 10 platter very heavy monster drive needed drop line off list..r

2019-04-22 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
2311  was  not   20  megs. from  what  I  saw... what is the   #   for the  20 meg  telex  drive?thanks  ed# In a message dated 4/22/2019 10:01:04 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: On 4/22/19 9:49 AM, ED (knuttjobb) SHARPE via cctalk wrote: >  Telex 20 Meg 10 platt

Re: CDC BK6XX BK7XX maintenance manual Vol2

2019-04-22 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
What are a BK6xx or BK7xx? paul > On Apr 22, 2019, at 12:35 PM, Brian Roth via cctalk > wrote: > > I have a CDC BK6XX BK7XX Maintenance manual Vol 2 available.If anyone has an > immediate need I will send it free but please passit on to Bitsavers after > scanning as I did not see thi

Re: Programming on metal cylinders?

2019-04-22 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 4/21/19 7:11 AM, John Foust via cctalk wrote: > > I was assisting an older client the other day, a former Yale prof, > and he's been programming since the late 1950s. > > He knew people who worked at Bletchley Park. He also mentioned he > knew people who had manually scribed their programs

Re: Telex 20 Meg 10 platter very heavy monster drive needed drop line off list..r

2019-04-22 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
Now try it again, expressed in sentences, with explanation. What is special about it? Why do you want it? Does it need to be dropped off of the list? On Mon, 22 Apr 2019, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: Telex 20 Meg 10 platter  very heavy monster drive needed drop line off list thanks Ed# ---hop

Re: Telex 20 Meg 10 platter very heavy monster drive needed drop line off list..r

2019-04-22 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 4/22/19 9:49 AM, ED (knuttjobb) SHARPE via cctalk wrote: > Telex 20 Meg 10 platter  very heavy monster drive needed drop line off list > thanks Presumably he is looking for a Telex 2311-compatible drive, but who knows wtf Ed says.

Re: Telex 20 Meg 10 platter very heavy monster drive needed drop line off list..r

2019-04-22 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
Telex 20 Meg 10 platter  very heavy monster drive needed drop line off list thanks Ed# ---hope this works and see ds from phone ok... thx try it  again!In a message dated 4/21/2019 3:58:15 PM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: Telex 20 Meg 10 platter  very heavy monster

CDC BK6XX BK7XX maintenance manual Vol2

2019-04-22 Thread Brian Roth via cctalk
I have a CDC BK6XX BK7XX Maintenance manual Vol 2 available.If anyone has an immediate need I will send it free but please passit on to Bitsavers after scanning as I did not see this one listed. Brian.

Still looking for a RK611

2019-04-22 Thread Brian Roth via cctalk
Hello,  I have just about all the pieces I need to start work on getting at least one of my RK07's running. I found cables, terminators and cab kit but still need to find an RK611. I have just a few things I could trade. A very nice PDP11 labeled header panel for a DEC rack.No broken ears and n