[cctalk] Re: Found the DSM orange manual

2023-06-29 Thread Tommy Chang via cctalk
Hello, As a MUMPS programmer, I would definitely be interested… A former boss lent me his copy once. I should have scanned it. Tommy Chang Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 28, 2023, at 2:37 PM, Chris Zach via cctalk > wrote: > > Well, it's huge. As in totally fills a large DEC binder. Seems

[cctalk] Re: PCs Limited XT

2023-06-29 Thread Ken Seefried via cctalk
Interesting thought. I don't think I ever had to look for a layer 3 RPL helper. RPL seems to have fallen out of favor around the time IP took over the world. On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 9:06 AM Chris Zach via cctalk wrote: > That was it, Remote Program Load. Simple protocol, ran at the MAC layer

[cctalk] Re: IMSAI BASIC PROM set?

2023-06-29 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 7:39 PM Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > > So I was able to get the listing for the PROMs by using the HEX file of > IMSAI BASIC 1.4 from.Rich Cini's website. I was able to then pull the > Intel papertape file image using Teraterm to capture the log of the session > while

[cctalk] Re: Did Bill Gates Really Say That?

2023-06-29 Thread Ken Seefried via cctalk
That's a good point, though like you I don't know of anything that ever tried to take advantage of that theory (though I wouldn't have been paying enough attention at the time to confidently comment, so...). Since it's not 'common knowledge' that it was done, I'd surmise either 1) the reality is

[cctalk] Re: Did Bill Gates Really Say That?

2023-06-29 Thread Ken Seefried via cctalk
Not sure how any of that relates to my post. On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 12:47 AM ben via cctalk wrote: > On 2023-06-22 10:04 p.m., Ken Seefried via cctalk wrote: > > Didn't see anyone mention it, but one should recall that the whole memory > > space on the 8088/8086 was 1M, so a 'limit' (whatever

[cctalk] Re: IMSAI BASIC PROM set?

2023-06-29 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
So I was able to get the listing for the PROMs by using the HEX file of IMSAI BASIC 1.4 from.Rich Cini's website. I was able to then pull the Intel papertape file image using Teraterm to capture the log of the session while using to load BASIC into the IMSAI. I can use the log to make an

[cctalk] Re: VCF Southwest 2023 some highlights

2023-06-29 Thread Mark Huffstutter via cctalk
Wow..!! Very nice collection there, Christian! Mark -Original Message- From: Christian Corti via cctalk Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2023 12:52 AM To: Mark Huffstutter via cctalk Cc: Christian Corti Subject: [cctalk] Re: VCF Southwest 2023 some highlights On Mon, 26 Jun

[cctalk] Re: Rainbow H7842 PSU Fault

2023-06-29 Thread Rob Jarratt via cctalk
Thank you to everyone who helped me with this. The PSU if finally fixed. I have posted about it on my blog: https://robs-old-computers.com/2023/06/29/h7842-finally-fixed/ Regards Rob > -Original Message- > From: Rob Jarratt > Sent: 25 June 2023 18:07 > To: 'Tony Duell' ;

[cctalk] Re: HP2100A available

2023-06-29 Thread William Donzelli via cctalk
This has sold! -- Will On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 9:23 AM William Donzelli wrote: > > This is on Discord. > > I have an HP 2100A with a paper tape punch (a HP labelled Facit), tape > punch (HP), and an 7900A disc. The thing is in decent shape - full of > cards. The keyswitch is out of the thing,

[cctalk] HP2100A available

2023-06-29 Thread William Donzelli via cctalk
This is on Discord. I have an HP 2100A with a paper tape punch (a HP labelled Facit), tape punch (HP), and an 7900A disc. The thing is in decent shape - full of cards. The keyswitch is out of the thing, but I am pretty sure I still have it. Right now, I have me hands on the 2100A and Facit paper

[cctalk] Re: IMSAI BASIC PROM set?

2023-06-29 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
It's in the Imsai Basic manual as a choice for loading g the software. I had the ROM set (8 proms) but I must have overwritten them a long time ago. So, I wanted to make a new set, hoping someone had the eprom files avail so I could make. If not I will build a new setsome.other way. Does

[cctalk] Re: Any RSX-11 fans able to identify file types?

2023-06-29 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Wed, 28 Jun 2023, Bill Gunshannon wrote: Don't know the 8600.  Wasn't the RL02 on the 11/730 actually connected to a PDP-11 that functioned as a console?  Surely no version of VMS ever fit on a 10M disk, did it? The 730 does not have a PDP-11 as frontend. It uses the RB730 integrated disk

[cctalk] Re: VCF Southwest 2023 some highlights

2023-06-29 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Mon, 26 Jun 2023, Mark Huffstutter wrote: I've never seen an HP-9830A that gorgeous, and with the Companion HP-9866A printer no less, wow! That setup was quite usual I think. We also have the 8" disk station from Infotek (alas, the interface module has been lost, I can't find it).

[cctalk] Re: IMSAI BASIC PROM set?

2023-06-29 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 7:43 PM Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > > Anyone have the 2716 ePROM listing for IMSAI Basic. Version 1.4 or > whatever. I once had it, can't find my copy. If not 2716, I'll take any > listing that I can convert somehow. > Thanks > Bill Here's a machine readable

[cctalk] Re: Any RSX-11 fans able to identify file types?

2023-06-29 Thread Chris Zach via cctalk
Don't know the 8600.  Wasn't the RL02 on the 11/730 actually connected to a PDP-11 that functioned as a console?  Surely no version of VMS ever fit on a 10M disk, did it? Nope, there was a big "multifunction" card that ran the RM80 and RL02 drive. I think it bypassed the Unibus for data