Re: RK11-D "diskless" test ZRKJE0???

2020-07-09 Thread Jerry Weiss via cctalk
On 7/9/20 7:02 PM, Robert Armstrong via cctech wrote:   I have an 11/04 with an RK11-D.  I have a couple of RK05s, but I wanted to test the controller before I start working on the drives.  The PDP11 Diagnostic Handbook says that ZRKJ?? "checks only the drive-independent logic of the RK11

In search of 4B3A Microswitch Keyswitches (for a restoration, not a keyboard collector!)

2020-07-09 Thread Ian Finder via cctalk
I know what you guys are thinking- no, this isn't for a keyboard collection or some modern build or some other nonsense like that. I have a friend who is restoring a fairly interesting and historically significant vintage computer- a and subject to what appears to be a batch-related encapsulation

Re: RK11-D "diskless" test ZRKJE0???

2020-07-09 Thread Nigel Johnson via cctalk
The error signal was wire-or'ed through up to four drives, so it must be terminated somewhere - IIRC there was a Unibus terminator in the last drive, but it has been 45 years since I worked on them, the little grey cells are fading _\:-) cheers, Nigel Nigel Johnson, MSc., MIEEE,

RK11-D "diskless" test ZRKJE0???

2020-07-09 Thread Robert Armstrong via cctalk
  I have an 11/04 with an RK11-D.  I have a couple of RK05s, but I wanted to test the controller before I start working on the drives.  The PDP11 Diagnostic Handbook says that ZRKJ?? "checks only the drive-independent logic of the RK11 controller. no drive is needed..."  I assumed that meant

Re: RK11-D "diskless" test ZRKJE0???

2020-07-09 Thread Fritz Mueller via cctalk
> On Jul 9, 2020, at 5:02 PM, Robert Armstrong via cctech > wrote: > I have an 11/04 with an RK11-D. I have a couple of RK05s, but I wanted to > test the controller before I start working on the drives. The PDP11 > Diagnostic Handbook says that ZRKJ?? "checks only the drive-independent

Re: In search of 4B3A Microswitch Keyswitches (for a system restoration, not keyboarding)

2020-07-09 Thread null via cctalk
No, as I understand it that is the predecessor > On Jul 9, 2020, at 21:58, Brent Hilpert wrote: > > On 2020-Jul-09, at 9:39 PM, Ian Finder via cctalk wrote: > >> I know what you guys are thinking- no, this isn't for a keyboard collection >> or some modern build or some other nonsense like

Re: In search of 4B3A Microswitch Keyswitches (for a system restoration, not keyboarding)

2020-07-09 Thread Brent Hilpert via cctalk
On 2020-Jul-09, at 9:39 PM, Ian Finder via cctalk wrote: > I know what you guys are thinking- no, this isn't for a keyboard collection > or some modern build or some other nonsense like that. > > I have a friend who is restoring a fairly interesting and historically > significant vintage

In search of 4B3A Microswitch Keyswitches (for a system restoration, not keyboarding)

2020-07-09 Thread Ian Finder via cctalk
I know what you guys are thinking- no, this isn't for a keyboard collection or some modern build or some other nonsense like that. I have a friend who is restoring a fairly interesting and historically significant vintage computer- The correct SD-series replacement switch would be the 4B3A- ***

Re: About to dump a bunch of Compaq SCSI disk caddies (and disks)

2020-07-09 Thread Maciej W. Rozycki via cctalk
On Wed, 8 Jul 2020, Peter Corlett via cctalk wrote: > > If I needed one of those drives, I'd be willing to pay $1 / GB plus shipping > > and handling if they were known to be good. (If I needed them) I would buy > > them sight unseen if you ran SpinRite level 2 on the drives and said they > >

Re: About to dump a bunch of Compaq SCSI disk caddies (and disks)

2020-07-09 Thread Johan Helsingius via cctalk
(English at end) Hej! > Har du fortfarande kvar några av systemen ? Ja, en Proliant 6000, en DL380, och en tower-typ maskin med 8 diskplatser (skall kolla typen senare), och säkert 20 caddyn och hårdskivor. > Vikt (tittade pga frågan om diskarna på vad frakten från Nederländerna > skulle

Re: About to dump a bunch of Compaq SCSI disk caddies (and disks)

2020-07-09 Thread Peter Corlett via cctalk
On Thu, Jul 09, 2020 at 01:24:11PM +0200, Stefan Skoglund via cctalk wrote: [...] > Vikt (tittade pga frågan om diskarna på vad frakten från Nederländerna skulle > kosta dvs ca 250 SEK) ? According to Google Translate: "how much to Sweden?" For Sweden specifically, about €10 or SEK100. For

Re: About to dump a bunch of Compaq SCSI disk caddies (and disks)

2020-07-09 Thread Stefan Skoglund via cctalk
ons 2020-07-08 klockan 20:41 +0200 skrev Johan Helsingius via cctalk: > On 08-07-2020 12:41, Peter Corlett via cctalk wrote: > > > As a guideline, PostNL quote €18.20 (≈USD20.50) fo > > Indeed. I too am wondering if i can be bothered. Just don't want to > recycle > something someone might

Re: About to dump a bunch of Compaq SCSI disk caddies (and disks)

2020-07-09 Thread Peter Coghlan via cctalk
Johan Helsingius wrote: > On 06-07-2020 23:54, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > > > /Which/ caddie are they?  Can we see a picture of them?  Both the front > visible from outside of the system and the connector(s). > > Pictures at https://imgur.com/a/iJU6YBH > I have a shoe box full of similar