Re: Announcing Cadetwriter

2019-08-01 Thread ben via cctalk
On 8/1/2019 7:52 PM, Dave Babcock via cctalk wrote: The Cadetwriter flyer can be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yhxq788j8g6j2sz/Cadetwriter%20Flyer.pdf?dl=0 Does it Backspace? Ben.

Re: Announcing Cadetwriter

2019-08-01 Thread Dave Babcock via cctalk
The Cadetwriter flyer can be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yhxq788j8g6j2sz/Cadetwriter%20Flyer.pdf?dl=0 One sharp-eyed person who actually read my post, Steve Tockey, noticed that I had switched the software running on the replicas. The real demos will be:         *  ALTAIR 8800

Re: looking for a 7-track reel tape controller

2019-08-01 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
It may depend more on what kind of tape drive you have. The DEC TU10 controller handles both 7 and 9 track tapes. paul

RE: VCF West?

2019-08-01 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
our legendary VCF consignment sale, On Thu, 1 Aug 2019, Ali via cctalk wrote: Maybe at the other meets (e.g. MW or Pacific NW) but the last few times not so much at VCFW. Last year I bought some stuff because Fred specifically brought stuff for me. I don't know about "legendary"; I'd

Re: AIX 5L/ia64 media?

2019-08-01 Thread John-Paul Stewart via cctalk
On 2019-07-25 6:07 a.m., Plamen Mihaylov via cctalk wrote: > I know it was a short lived, but anyone has the installation cd or iso > image? It's not an installation cd, but yesterday I stumbled upon some developer stuff (mostly for device drivers) for AIX on Itanium on IBM's own FTP site:

Re: Announcing Cadetwriter

2019-08-01 Thread Mark J. Blair via cctalk
> On Aug 1, 2019, at 9:15 AM, Dave Babcock via cctech > wrote: > > Cadetwriter is being released. [Cadetwriter is the official name of our > general-purpose, Wheelwriter-based Computer Terminal.] The public unveiling > will be at this weekend's VCF West at the Computer History Museum in

Re: VCF West?

2019-08-01 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 8/1/19 11:04 AM, Steven M Jones via cctalk wrote: > Exhibit list looks nicely varied, though it would have been nice to see an > exhibit and/or talk about Bill Godbout They've been too busy worrying about guards with firearms.

RE: VCF West?

2019-08-01 Thread Ali via cctalk
> our legendary VCF consignment sale, Maybe at the other meets (e.g. MW or Pacific NW) but the last few times not so much at VCFW. Last year I bought some stuff because Fred specifically brought stuff for me. > great food Yeah. Not quite ;) >, and incredible company/friends! This now be

Re: VCF West?

2019-08-01 Thread Steven M Jones via cctalk
On 07/30/2019 23:43, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: Is there a reason why there has been no mention of VCF West? (other than Apple oneS) Isn't it scheduled for this coming weekend? On Tuesday a colleague at $WORK reposted the Hackaday announcement, and he's far from the ccmp crowd. So word is

Intergraph 751 system free to good home, but act quickly

2019-08-01 Thread Eric Christopherson via cctalk
There's an Intergraph 751 system (VAX architecture apparently, including hard disk, printer, and two rebadged DEC racks full of who knows what) free to a good home in southern Wisconsin. Appears to be in not-great shape. Unfortunately, it's been on Craigslist for a while and it sounds like the

Announcing Cadetwriter

2019-08-01 Thread Dave Babcock via cctalk
To all, After several more months of delays - personal and project issues - Cadetwriter is being released.  [Cadetwriter is the official name of our general-purpose, Wheelwriter-based Computer Terminal.]  The public unveiling will be at this weekend's VCF West at the Computer History Museum

RE: A few VT-320 and keyboard questions

2019-08-01 Thread Dave Wade via cctalk
> -Original Message- > From: cctech On Behalf Of Adam > Thornton via cctech > Sent: 01 August 2019 04:31 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts > Subject: Re: A few VT-320 and keyboard questions > > > > > On Jul 31, 2019, at 7:25 PM, systems_glitch > wrote: > > > > You can use a

Re: VCF West?

2019-08-01 Thread Evan Koblentz via cctalk
>> I see it's already been dropped there to promote VCF MW I don't know what you mean. "Dropped there to promote Midwest" ... that is false. VCF West is atop our website header, our blog page, and the VC Forum header. It's true that we are focusing more on social media. There are a couple

Re: A few VT-320 and keyboard questions

2019-08-01 Thread Adam Thornton via cctalk
> On Jul 31, 2019, at 7:25 PM, systems_glitch wrote: > > You can use a LK201 or the seemingly less desirable LK401 with the VT320. > There are a number of LK201s on eBay right now for reasonable prices. The > cheap ones are always going to be untested/dirty/possibly missing a key or > two.

Re: A few VT-320 and keyboard questions

2019-08-01 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
the cables are known to bad fairly often. Get a known good cable to test them.. On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 10:31 PM Adam Thornton via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > On Jul 31, 2019, at 7:25 PM, systems_glitch > wrote: > > > > You can use a LK201 or the seemingly less desirable

RE: A few VT-320 and keyboard questions

2019-08-01 Thread Electronics Plus via cctalk
The VT320 can use an LK401 or an LK201. I have a defective LK201 you can have for shipping, if you want to repair it. The M0110 keyboards usually used Alps SKCC tall cream switches. https://deskthority.net/wiki/Apple_M0110 I have one complete one

Re: A few VT-320 and keyboard questions

2019-08-01 Thread systems_glitch via cctalk
You can use a LK201 or the seemingly less desirable LK401 with the VT320. There are a number of LK201s on eBay right now for reasonable prices. The cheap ones are always going to be untested/dirty/possibly missing a key or two. The thing to do for MMJ converters is to get a MMJ cable and an

Re: A few VT-320 and keyboard questions

2019-08-01 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Wed, Jul 31, 2019, 8:33 PM Adam Thornton via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I just picked up a VT-320, with no keyboard. > > I have some questions: > > 1) the price on DEC keyboards, at least on eBay, is insane. Does anyone > have a VT-320 keyboard they’d be willing to let go

A few VT-320 and keyboard questions

2019-08-01 Thread Adam Thornton via cctalk
I just picked up a VT-320, with no keyboard. I have some questions: 1) the price on DEC keyboards, at least on eBay, is insane. Does anyone have a VT-320 keyboard they’d be willing to let go cheaply? 2) …or, failing that, I found a posting of someone who’d done an Arduino-based key code

RE: A few VT-320 and keyboard questions

2019-08-01 Thread Electronics Plus via cctalk
The VT320 can use an LK401 or an LK201. I have a defective LK201 you can have for shipping, if you want to repair it. The M0110 keyboards usually used Alps SKCC tall cream switches. https://deskthority.net/wiki/Apple_M0110 I have one complete one

Re: Your Heatkkit EC-1 analog computer

2019-08-01 Thread Brian Reilly via cctalk
Randy, I found the ComDyna GP-6 manual online, a classic unit back in its day, still useful as a design & features reference, I think. BR https://usermanual.wiki/Document/ComdynaGP6AnalogComputer.2283550129/html On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 8:50 PM Randy Dawson wrote: > Hi Jeff, > I have hundreds

Re: VCF West?

2019-08-01 Thread corey cohen via cctalk
There have been lots of mentions of VCF West on social media and I think even in the press. I’m heading out to the west coast right now for the show and it’s going to be one for the record books. There are more exhibitors (35+) then ever before and lots of cool talks. Cheers, Corey corey

looking for a 7-track reel tape controller

2019-08-01 Thread P Gebhardt via cctalk
Hello list, I have been looking for years for a q-bus or unibus-based disk controller that is able to handle 7-track drives (NRZI encoding). So far, I only located one controller type which handles that: Dilog DQ120 or DU120 and I never came across any. Any other suggestions regarding

Re: VCF West?

2019-08-01 Thread Evan Koblentz via cctalk
Is there a reason why there has been no mention of VCF West? (other than Apple oneS) Isn't it scheduled for this coming weekend? I was planning to take a carload of stuff down for consignment, but my health has been too bad to even load the car. Because we're very busy planning a kick-ass

Re: Ill NLS MS-230 ---manual!

2019-08-01 Thread allison via cctalk
On 7/29/19 10:30 PM, Jim Brain via cctalk wrote: > On 7/29/2019 9:24 PM, allison via cctalk wrote: >> >> Since you replaced the batteries did you check the fuse? > Yep, good. >> Also the 4066s > Hmm, all mine are soldered in.  Do you suggest I desolder and check? >> sometimes get cranky and/or the

Final reminder, VCF West

2019-08-01 Thread Evan Koblentz via cctalk
VCF West is this weekend at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. All of the details (and online ticket sales) are at http://vcfed.org/vcfwest. -Evan K.

Re: IBM PC-RT 6150 looking for help

2019-08-01 Thread Doc Shipley via cctalk
On 6/15/19 2:19 AM, Peter Turczak via cctalk wrote: In preparation of moving, I dug out a IBM 6150 PC-RT from my basement. This was my first proper computer as a child, which was donated to me by a local company that upgraded their CAD system. So it would be interesting to bring it back to life.