Re: tape baking

> On Jul 6, 2017, at 11:20 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > On 07/06/2017 11:09 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote: > >> Did you apply it to the whole tape prior to reading it, or did you apply it >> in place on the

Re: tape baking

printer art from Princeton quite > successfully. Oddly, nobody was interested in a copy of the files. Are they online anywhere? I wouldn't mind taking a look at them. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: tape baking

> On Jul 6, 2017, at 09:55, Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > On 7/6/17 9:47 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote: >> Maybe I could make a machine to allow me to unspool a TK50 tape while wiping >> on cyclomethicone and then re-spool

Re: tape baking

pulation. Maybe I could make a machine to allow me to unspool a TK50 tape while wiping on cyclomethicone and then re-spool it, perhaps by hacking up a drive mechanism. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Fixing flakey floppies

, then I take them out and work some very light oil into them. So far, I have been able to get all of them spinning freely without needing to replace any of them. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Directory of old computer collectors

mail address and city are already all over the place, anyway. And while I'm here, thanks again for the items which you have helped move to my collection, and in one case through my collection to an even better home. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: DCC-116 E / DATA GENERAL NOVA 2/10 / Nixdorf 620 - Restoring and restarting

I do not have anything useful to say, but I liked your pictures and video. Congratulations on a successful first boot! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Introducing the UUCP/Usenet Project

. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: FTGH (you come get): VAXstation 100 terminals

e yet: If I get them, there will (eventually) be pictures, and maybe even a YouTube video. The very limited information that seems to be available online makes them even more interesting to me! Hmm, I would probably need to rig a Unibus expansion chassis for my VAX-11/730, since its card cage is ful

Re: FTGH (you come get): VAXstation 100 terminals

it in? Or do I do the sane thing, and pretend I never saw this posting? :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Magtape write rings [Was: Re: Full immersion emulation]

That all makes perfect sense now. Thanks! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Magtape write rings [Was: Re: Full immersion emulation]

s combinatorial function on the drive, and/or pass sensor status up to the formatter a combinatorial signal. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Full immersion emulation

> On Mar 4, 2017, at 21:42, Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> wrote: > > Oh, get a TU78, for sure! I would settle for either! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Full immersion emulation

ppose anybody near southern California has an extra one I might adopt? :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Full immersion emulation

> On Mar 4, 2017, at 1:22 PM, Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> wrote: > > On 03/04/2017 03:13 PM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote: >> For some reason, I fondly remember the scream of a DEC TU77 drive, and would >> like to have one in my collection. Clearly,

Re: Full immersion emulation

7 drive, and would like to have one in my collection. Clearly, I must be somewhat touched in the head. :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

k-turn shops require pretty clean Gerbers, so skipping Gerber generation lowers the bar for inexperienced PCB designers. I don't personally send in PCB source files instead of Gerbers, but I can see how being able to do that can be helpful and convenient for beginners. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

> On Feb 19, 2017, at 2:28 PM, Paul Koning <paulkon...@comcast.net> wrote: > > >> On Feb 19, 2017, at 5:22 PM, Mark J. Blair <n...@nf6x.net> wrote: >> ... and I only grudgingly use Fusion 360 because there's no viable 3D >> CAD/CAM competition tha

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

t like cloud based software as a service, and I only grudgingly use Fusion 360 because there's no viable 3D CAD/CAM competition that I know of in its very low price range. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: How I came to vintage computers

Thanks for sharing. That was a delightful origin story. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Anyone have the service guide for a Sanyo VM4209 monitor?

s for sharing that, Al. One of these days, I hope to get a monitor to go with the manual. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: tu58fs - PDP-11 file sharing with TU58 tape emulator

hing like this manual: http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/pdp11/rt11/v5.6_Aug91/AA-PD6PA-TC_RT-11_Volume_and_File_Formats_Manual_Aug91.pdf -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

> On Dec 20, 2016, at 1:26 PM, Steve Hatle <sha...@nfldinet.com> wrote: > > That's more than I'd _like_ to pay, but I don't have a lot of data to > compare it with... Oh, I'd much rather pay $10 than $100, but I think the latter is more realistic. :) -- Mark J. Blair, N

Re: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

money one will shake loose? > I'd pay $99 for one, but it would have to through a different channel than eBay. -- Mark J. Blair <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net

Re: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

functionality of the AppleTalk II vs. Workstation Card products differ. I would blindly speculate that the AppleTalk II cards might have used the same AppleTalk connector box dongle that the earliest Macintosh computers used? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

20-%20Front.jpg The plastic connector block mounts on the back of the IIe case through one of the DB25 cutouts. -- Mark J. Blair <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net

Re: WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

right now. I might get on the waiting list for the text run, so I can play with one. But I'm still interested in playing with the vintage AppleTalk stuff, anyway. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

WTB: Apple II Workstation Card

After playing with my Apple IIe all weekend, my new obsession du jour is to network it with my vintage Macintoshes. So, does anybody have an Apple II Workstation Card available for sale or trade? Act now, before I get distracted by another shiny object! :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X &l

Re: ISO Xebec S1410A fw #104792 or 104793

the 8k 104793 version so I can compare it > to > the one used on the S1420 I think I have an S1410 with 104521F. Do you have that one already? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Compupro Disk Images Uploaded

e extension It's a Z-80 system. I can't use CP/M-86 on that, can I? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Compupro Disk Images Uploaded

nd has been known to express strong disagreement with the practice. To which I naturally reply that I would be quite happy to buy a new copy of Compupro CP/M-80 2.2R/2.2S at full retail list price from the legitimate rights holder rather than downloading an image. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Reasonable price for a complete SOL-20 system?

Oh yes, the styling is clearly very similar. I like the built-in tape drive. Do you think that was likely inspired by the Commodore Pet? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Reasonable price for a complete SOL-20 system?

that, but those seem like reasonable assumptions for a computer of its age that hasn't been used recently. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: RL02 packs available [Was: Re: Are DEC TK50/TK70 tapes worth hanging onto?]

em. One or two RT-11 packs could be useful to help me get bootstrapped. No hurry, though. It'll still be quite a while before my PDP-11/44 project bubbles to the top. If anybody listening has RL02 packs with installation stuff suitable for my VAX-11/730, that would really interest me. -- Mark

Re: RL02 packs available [Was: Re: Are DEC TK50/TK70 tapes worth hanging onto?]

> On Oct 19, 2016, at 11:38 PM, Pontus Pihlgren <pon...@update.uu.se> wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 05:51:06PM -0700, Mark J. Blair wrote: >> >> I’m especially interested in accumulating good RL02 packs. I’m even >> working on a project to add a USB i

Re: Are DEC TK50/TK70 tapes worth hanging onto?

s a valid distribution medium choice, > especially since most of the 11/730s had an RL02 on top not a magtape > drive. I’m especially interested in accumulating good RL02 packs. I’m even working on a project to add a USB interface to one of my RL02 drives for imaging and writing packs. --

Re: Are DEC TK50/TK70 tapes worth hanging onto?

If any of those tapes are relevant to my VAX-11/730, then they might interest me. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: MFM floppy and HD emulator DREM

Does anybody here have experience with both the DREM and David Gesswein's MFM emulator? I'm wondering how they compare. I have one of David's emulators. I have only played with it a bit, but I have been pleased with it so far. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: MFM floppy and HD emulator DREM

.php?54511-Tandy-6000-HD-with-DREM-HD-Emulator -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Reasonable price for a complete SOL-20 system?

The gunstock wood origin story sounds more plausible, but less fragrant. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Getting out of the hobby

> On Oct 15, 2016, at 19:33, Cameron Kaiser <spec...@floodgap.com> wrote: > > I treat syphilis, in case anyone on this list requires that. Just wait until the hipsters discover syphilis, and the prices go through the roof on eBay thanks to opportunistic syphilis flippers. --

Re: Reasonable price for a complete SOL-20 system?

ved stylish black walnut side panels, hopefully without too much lingering wharf smell. I don't know if the tale is true, but I have chosen to believe it. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Reasonable price for a complete SOL-20 system?

As promised, I have an update: The seller and I have finished haggling, with the deal to be completed in a little over a week, for an undisclosed sum to be paid in small, unmarked bills. Thanks for the help, folks! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Reasonable price for a complete SOL-20 system?

e after the seller and I either reach a deal or decide we're too far apart on price. Either way, this is fun! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Reasonable price for a complete SOL-20 system?

ondition seems to be around $900. With extras > probably $1300? Thanks for your data point! That's not as expensive as I was worried it might be. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Reasonable price for a complete SOL-20 system?

asonable price range for a complete-ish but not necessarily running SOL-20 system, I would appreciate that. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Picked up Commodore Amiga 2000

iginal > chips.) Quite true! My A3000's motherboard was damaged by battery leakage, but luckily was repairable. I replaced the original battery with a remote battery holder to get the new battery away from the motherboard: https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/696269909014159360 -- Mark

Re: Picked up Commodore Amiga 2000

UNIX workstation for their main job, but also needed access to a PC for things like Word. Now that I think of it, I haven't exactly found a practical use for the Sun it's installed in, either. :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: G4 cube (was Re: 68K Macs with MacOS 7.5 still in production use...)

ith an alternate layout that I think would have been serviceable. If you are not opposed to making a custom PCB to stuff with Cherry MX keyswitches, then you have a lot of freedom. Not full freedom due to limitations of available widths in each row, but still quite a bit. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: G4 cube (was Re: 68K Macs with MacOS 7.5 still in production use...)

a nice Oscar the Grouch doll to install in the top vent of mine. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Unicomp Minicomputers [WAS: RE: Components available]

ut. I blame this cold that is addling my brain more than usual; it certainly could not be due to my normal baseline level of addle. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Components available - the rest of the story

! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Components available

I am not at all familiar with Unicomp minicomputers, and I'd love to see pictures of this one. I'm sorry that I'm not closer to the machine, but it sounds like heroic rescuers are already lined up to keep it from getting scrapped. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: HP-35/45 Simulator for PDP-8

ors. Thus, it is just as > accurate as the original calculators, I would believe. That is silly, fantastic, absurd, and wonderful. All at the same time. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: It's Terminal Week on RetroBattlestationst

a dedicated screen? I had to google it to see what it is. My opinion is: Heck yes, it counts! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

DECnet for Solaris 8?

Was there ever DECnet support available for Solaris 8? I rather doubt it, but if it exists then I'd be interested in finding it for my Ultra 60. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Are old SCSI tape drives not all created equal?

necessary. They also tend to follow the > ANSI sequantial-access SCSI standard more carefully. And they also don't have that !@#&%##!^^ belt mechanism in the cartridge! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: HP to acquire SGI

s. >> >> It could just be mental illness :-( >> > > I thought it was just autocorrect on Android. I thought his Markov chain needed oiling. But seriously, I didn't know that any pieces of SGI were still around to acquire. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: [IBM1130] 029 keypunch available

Always on the opposite edge of the continent! :/ -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

WTB TRS-80 CoCo Orchestra 90 Cartridge

I'm looking for an Orchestra 90 cartridge for my CoCos. Does anybody have an extra for sale or trade? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Source for server lift/hoist?

dia would slip under a rack > base so the equipment mass can be lifted directly inside the rack frame. The wheel-less base of mine doesn't slip under a rack, either, due to its width. It just lets the lip of the platform lower to ground level, so heavy things can be dragged on and off of it. --

Re: Source for server lift/hoist?

> On Jul 4, 2016, at 17:16, Fred Cisin <ci...@xenosoft.com> wrote: > > On Mon, 4 Jul 2016, Mark J. Blair wrote: >> I use a hydraulic lift truck for this purpose, but it was quite expensive: >> http://www.mcmaster.com/#2347t14/=1353wr8 > > Looks ideal. > &

Re: Source for server lift/hoist?

a professional environment. But my less-specialized lift gets pressed into service for other uses, too, and it can work in a much less clean environment than a datacenter thanks to its simple construction. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Source for server lift/hoist?

to be careful not to hurt my back when man-handling it over steps and so forth! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: old friend is slimming down the warehouse

uncing between the US west coast and easternish Europe, making many stops along the way! Can the military radio folks share the container? Much of the military radio gear is big, too. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Power cable identification

my hands. My memory may be faulty, but I think that the ground lead was consistent but the hot/neutral were wired two different ways. Did I make this all up? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: S/360 Model 30 (?) FS in NC

This reminds me: I wonder if anybody picked up that System/32 that was up for sale at a recycler near me several months ago? I hope it didn't take another spin around the aluminum cycle. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: old friend is slimming down the warehouse

> On Jun 24, 2016, at 17:07 , Adrian Graham <wit...@binarydinosaurs.co.uk> > wrote: > Still up for grabs if you bring enough people to Newmarket, UK, formerly of > Europe. Maybe after I fit pontoons to my pickup truck! :D -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Grey Wall (VMS) available

heard in a long time. I'll probably not take it, but I'll darn well think about it! I wonder whether he'd consider moving a Grey Wall to be a lower or higher risk job compared to moving the usual fugitives? :D -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Wanted: VT5x roll-around stand

> On Jun 24, 2016, at 14:01 , Marc Howard <cramc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'll take one if there's more than one. Was there a similar stand matched to the VT100 series, or shall I continue setting my VT131 on top of the PDP-8/M like a commoner? :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n

Re: Grey Wall (VMS) available

> On Jun 24, 2016, at 12:24, Jay West wrote: > > > VMS Programming Vols 1-9 > VMS General User 1-6b > Systems Management Vols 1-5b (8 total) > > Denver, CO > Farther than I want to drive. I hope they find a good home!

Re: old friend is slimming down the warehouse

ough to withstand shock. A fully assembled heavy thing inside a fragile plastic case may not make it intact no matter how good the padding is. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: old friend is slimming down the warehouse

DEC LP32 series band printer, or perhaps another printer made for use with the DMF32 controller. http://vt100.net/docs/tp83/chapter16.html -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Grey Wall (VMS) available

hing > I'd want... Please say southern California... ;) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

need a PC (linux preferred) and Python installed (plus serial port > module). I forgot about your disk dumper tool! I was planning to write my own, but maybe I don't need to now! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

in my DG rack to hold my PDP-8/M and a mil-surplus Chalco high speed paper tape reader I have that could be fun to interface to the PDP-8 and/or the Nova. But if I'll be hosting a 6030 drive in the rack then I'll need to come up with a different plan! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

nd bigger dog gets 2/3. That's the In-N-Out prescribed dosage; for McDonald's, it's 1/2 for little dog, 1 for big dog, and 1/2 for me (plus the Quarter Pounder I already ate) since their cheeseburgers are smaller. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: old friend is slimming down the warehouse

n Prime. I'm still working on the problem creating more cubic feet^H^H^H^Hyards of available volume in a small house, though. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: where to find DEC ECO's for KB11-A?

all the fiche in one place and dedup it. ECO-LOGs > are definitely in there (have several DEC PDP-xx 'blue boxes') That's great news, Al! Thanks for doing this stuff. It's a great service to collectors and computer historians of the present and the future. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

Update! An interface card schematic has appeared in my inbox as if by magic. That changes this task from "breaking the enemy cipher" to plain ol' logic debugging. Woohoo! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: VCFed auction update

o some really cool stuff with the funds, and the buyers of those two machines should be really excited, too. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: PDP-11/23 system available

L02 drives from New York a couple of years ago, then I'd probably be buying your rack now! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: PDP-11/23 system available

back of your van back at MRCG last month. ;) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM 3511

videos. Nice. Subscribed. The case comes together and goes apart just like my PS/2 85, though it doesn't have the sliding safety cover over the power button like the 85 does. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General 6030 floppy drive

e out of neutron star matter. I can't let my dogs walk near it for fear that it might accrete them. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General Nova object formats

te additional test programs to debug my disk drive! For example, I'll probably write one that polls the DONE flag after a seek to see if the I/O status flags are working despite status register reads returning zero. It's early work, and likely to be buggy, but here's my fork: https://github.com/NF6

Re: Data General Nova 3 and 6045 Drive Questions

to write up test programs to try out drive functions and debug things. I ran one of the memory checkerboard tests for quite a while without any apparent failures. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General Nova object formats

to splice in the absolute binary conversion. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General Nova object formats

Ok, I've found a description of the .rb format in manual 093-81-02 for the Macro Assembler, and a description of the .ab format in manual 093-03-06 for the Binary Loader. Now, off to dig into Toby's assembler some more to figure out how to make it emit absolute binary! -- Mark J

Data General Nova object formats

's advisable to post it publicly after getting it working, since it'll have original DGC binary code embedded in it. Opinions? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: EVOX RIFA X2 capacitors

much longer. I can look up the part numbers from Digi-Key that I used if necessary. I think that any safety-rated poly film caps with suitable lead spacings, same or higher voltage ratings, and similar capacitance should be fine. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General Nova 3 and 6045 Drive Questions

e some more. BTW, the console is running at 4800 baud, while I expected it to be at 9600 baud based on the strapping. That needs some more investigation, too. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General Nova 3 and 6045 Drive Questions

my archive: On Jun 14, 2014, at 09:21, Mark J. Blair <n...@nf6x.net> wrote: > Do any of y'all know the bulb number for the fragile little wire-leaded bulbs > used in the Data General Nova's switch console? I have at least one burned > out, and a couple have snapped off. I meas

Re: Data General Nova 3 and 6045 Drive Questions

some brain bandwidth. Now I'm off to try and figure out what baud rate my console is strapped for, which I wasn't smart enough to write down last time I worked with the system. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Data General Nova 3 and 6045 Drive Questions

. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM 3511

ame spot on the left: https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/691171883236995072 -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM 3511

server duty, so a matching external drive enclosure makes sense to me. My machine came without its original hard drive, so I substituted a SCSI2SD. I also added a SCSI CD-ROM drive that I harvested from one of my Sun Ultra 60 stripped chassis, then used that to install OS/2 on it. -- Mark J.

Re: Big announcement tomorrow night

> On Jun 9, 2016, at 11:05 , Chris Hanson <cmhan...@eschatologist.net> wrote: > > On Jun 8, 2016, at 9:08 PM, Mark J. Blair <n...@nf6x.net> wrote: >> >> >>> On Jun 8, 2016, at 09:34, Evan Koblentz <cct...@snarc.net> wrote: >>> Give u

Re: Big announcement tomorrow night

> On Jun 8, 2016, at 09:34, Evan Koblentz <cct...@snarc.net> wrote: > Give us a break, this is fundraising for a non-profit. I wasn't trying to be critical at all. I just didn't make the connection that the auction was the specific announcement that you were referring to. -- M

Re: Big announcement tomorrow night

; But northern California is nice too. I seem to have missed the announcement in the noise, unless you were referring to the Woz-signed Apple auction. Northern CA is nice, but it's farther than I wish to drive. ;) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

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