Re: Big announcement tomorrow night

; > How get 63 more bytes when running BASIC? > Ducks! I'm hoping for VCF Southern California. It's probably not VCF Southern California. Is it VCF Southern California? :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Resurrecting the DB-19

> On Jun 5, 2016, at 14:02, Alexandre Souza <alexandre.tabaj...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > http://tabajara-labs.blogspot.com.br/2015/05/fazendo-o-expletiva-cabo-da-duodisk.html > > Better than nothing :) Nice hack! Too bad that Noy guy defaced his computer. :D --

Re: TU58 yet one more time

The Plastibands that I tried were about half the width of the original belt once stretched into place, and they would not stay centered on the pulleys or tape spools at all. Once they slipped, after just a few turns of the roller, they tangled things up badly. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X &l

Re: TU58 yet one more time

> On May 31, 2016, at 09:35 , Al Kossow <a...@bitsavers.org> wrote: > > > > On 5/31/16 8:38 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote: >> >> If I could find a way to create new tape belts, then it would be nice to be >> able to overhaul old cartridges. >> > &g

Re: TU58 yet one more time

> On May 30, 2016, at 15:37, shad <shado...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If somebody is interested, I can share my ideas, I already begun with the > hardware. Yes, please do share! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: [GreenKeys] Digital Decwriter III (DEC LA120) - Complete - FTAGH

As I expected, it went fast! davetu...@yahoo.com wrote: > Looks like the Decwriter III will be going to a new home. If for some reason > this effort falls through, I will re-list the machine on Greenkeys. > > thanks. > --dave > W5DT -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: [GreenKeys] Digital Decwriter III (DEC LA120) - Complete - FTAGH

> On May 30, 2016, at 14:13, couryhouse <couryho...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > Someone needs to grab this heads are hard to get... Complete units aren't cheap and plentiful these days, either. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Fwd: [GreenKeys] Digital Decwriter III (DEC LA120) - Complete - FTAGH

en > restoration. > > Let me know if you are interested off-list and I will put you in touch with > my son to make the arrangements for pickup. > > thanks. > --dave > W5DT -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net <mailto:n...@nf6x.net>> http://www.nf6x.net/ <http://www.nf6x.net/>

Re: TU58 yet one more time.

to the correct bit length. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: vintage computers in active use

> On May 27, 2016, at 09:31 , Guy Sotomayor Jr <g...@shiresoft.com> wrote: > > > I don’t recall anyone who did but everyone was locked out of the labs until > security came through and collected all the materials. Wow, that's a legendary level of spite. -- Mark J. Blair

Re: HP41C Peripherals and Accessories?

> On May 17, 2016, at 02:58, martin.heppe...@mh-aerotools.de wrote: > > and more documentation also at > http://www.hp41.org/Intro.cfm Somehow, I missed finding HP41.org in my searches so far. That looks like a fantastic resource. Thank you! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...

Re: DEC Correspondent LA12R-06 Ribbons

my ribbon's roller with some sort of solvent and then re-inking it, possibly by vacuum impregnation of some as-yet-undetermined type of ink. Even if it's restorable, I might wreck it with the wrong solvent or ink in the experimental process, so I would be happy to have some more ribbons in any

DEC Correspondent LA12R-06 Ribbons

to restore the roller or fabricate a new one, but I wouldn't mind having more ribbons on hand in any case. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Harris H800 Computer

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

Re: Harris H800 Computer

faster than anything else at the time > they were released. Ah, then I am probably confusing two different memories: Seeing a CDC 6000, and using a Harris H800 remotely. I recall that whatever OS was running on the H800 was very un-UNIX-like, but that's the extent of my memory. --

Re: [OT] Alternatives to eBay

site called searchtempest.com. I've never really found Craigslist very appealing, personally. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Harris H800 Computer

to remember an operator's console with two round CRTs on it, but I might have fabricated that memory from whole cloth. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: strangest systems I've sent email from

wer supply cabinet, in the path of its blower exhaust. I experimentally determined that was the warmest easily-accessible area in the machine room. Good times, good times. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: [OT] eBay tale (Was: Re: flea markets (was Re: Vintage Computer Festivals???))

ngs for me. I'm just concerned that if eBay manages to connect us together in their database, then they'll ban my dad. Maybe I should pick a frenemy to do my straw purchases, instead? :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: [OT] eBay tale (Was: Re: flea markets (was Re: Vintage Computer Festivals???))

like random non-computer-interested folks selling off dear departed Dad's old C64. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: [OT] eBay tale (Was: Re: flea markets (was Re: Vintage Computer Festivals???))

items of interest being sold on eBay, but they simply annoy some (many? most? few? just the cantankerous ones?) of us enough that we wish there was a better venue. Whether we can make a viable alternate venue seems doubtful to me, but I'll participate if we give it a try. -- Mark J. Blair, N

[OT] eBay tale (Was: Re: flea markets (was Re: Vintage Computer Festivals???))

ing. > > Thanks, > > > > eBay > > > > Please don't reply to this message. It was sent from an address that doesn't > accept incoming email. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: In search of VAX 8550 or similar...

ealous of your 11/785! Buying it and shipping it to the US probably isn't in my future, sadly. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: ADM 3a with no horizontal scan

VERY low, maybe 200mV. So, I suspect those regulators need to be > replaced. Could they be going into thermal shutdown? I don't recall whether linear regulators from that era commonly had thermal shutdown features yet. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Dumping Images of my VAX-11/730's Drives?

/imaging-vax-11730-disks/ -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Dumping Images of my VAX-11/730's Drives?

table for producing raw block copies of the > disks on the 11/730 on the filesystem of the system hosting the emulation. Hmm, I don't remember whether it output any messages like that, and I don't recall where the console printouts are from my successful boots of the system. I'll look for thi

Re: Imaging RX02 disks for simh (was: Re: MU-BASIC V2 and RT-11 V03B distribution disks.)

write a utility to translate between them and other formats. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Dumping Images of my VAX-11/730's Drives?

some SCSI device on the MicroVAX such as a SCSI2SD. I think I'd need to find a fairly turnkey MicroVAX, though, to avoid a bring-up problem that's even bigger than the data transfer problem I'm trying to solve. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: ACE Key codes (xx2247 etc.)

3 is also stamped XX2065. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: VAX-11/730 success!

ar as > the RL02 test; not surprising as there's no RL controller or drive - > or the special diag pack! - installed. Congratulations! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Dumb Terminal games (was Re: Looking for a small fast VAX development machine)

ying it on my 11/730 sometime! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: VAX 11/730 quickie

> On Feb 22, 2016, at 16:12 , Mike Ross <tmfdm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Mark am I missing something or is there no make option for Linux in your > tweaked tu58em? I think you simply type "make" to build it on a unix-like system (e.g., Linux). -- Mark J. Blai

Re: Minix 3 vs portability - was Re: Looking for a small fast VAX development machine

if you were stranded there, you don't exist > now. As a case in point, look at apple switching from 68k to PowerPC for their desktop systems, then again from PowerPC to x86. With overlapping emulation in both cases, even. Both of those transitions were critical for their survival and growth. --

Re: Serial analyzers (was Re: VAX 11/730 quickie)

The bigger picture: https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/701796809413304320 -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Serial analyzers (was Re: VAX 11/730 quickie)

> On Feb 22, 2016, at 07:35, Ethan Dicks <ethan.di...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 10:28 AM, Mark J. Blair <n...@nf6x.net> wrote: >> When I was debugging the connection between my VAX and tu58em on my Mac, I >> ended up buying an old ser

Re: VAX 11/730 quickie

le 3.5" floppy drive! ;) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: VAX 11/730 quickie

ith > Xcode or any other dev environment... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/29876211/tu58em.zip -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: VAX/VMS media

> On Feb 15, 2016, at 17:46, Jay Jaeger <cu...@charter.net> wrote: > > > Ah. I see I was too late. Me, too. Well, that's what I get for failing to keep on top of my personal email while at work today. :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

everal > months. Or at least until I get hungry. :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

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

NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

. * Yet some other remote battery option. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

In this Amiga, the battery is just for a real time clock. I don't think the A3000 saves any parameters in nonvolatile memory.

Re: Calibration of 8" floppy drive?

for felt material is McMaster-Carr. I don't know which composition and hardness are best for this application, though. They carry both wool felt and synthetic felt. https://www.mcmaster.com -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

-does no one use NiMH nowadays? Why go > with the toxics? > > --Chuck NiMH is worth considering; I would just need to study the charging circuit carefully before changing secondary battery chemistry. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

o I replaced it with a CR123 mounted remotely inside the back panel so that the next replacement will be easier. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: .IMD diskette image file recovery

lity version 1.0.0a1 Copyright (C) 2016 Mark J. Blair, released under GPLv3 https://github.com/NF6X/pyImageDisk https://github.com/NF6X/pyImageDisk Arguments are processed in the order encountered, with cumulative effects upon the disk image buffer. The disk image buffer is discarded at program

Re: ISO: VAX-11/750

> On Feb 3, 2016, at 20:37, Lee Courtney <leec2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Date on the 730 notice is Aug 2009 - I suspect it is long gone by now. :-( Where do you see that? The listing states: "Status: Open 2/1/16 - 02/07/16 23:59:00" -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: .IMD diskette image file recovery

cylinder and head numbers in the headers. It'll also do hex dumps of the entire disk image or individual sectors. And it can change interleave factors and first sector after the index pulse if that might be helpful. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Looking for Solaris 8 patches

is too old to deal well with the modern web. I'm not sure how much better Firefox 2 will be, but I'd like to find out! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

n't even include TCP/IP support. The IBM WebExplorer browser is not able to cope with the modern web, and the updater was not able to resolve updates.gopher.ibm.com, oddly enough. :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

, now that it's working, I guess I can put it all on a shelf! :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

I tried the touch screen again. This time the mouse remained working, and it's kind of usable-ish after running the CALIBRAT.EXE utility. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

XDFCOPY.EXE from that BonusPak ISO isn't working on my ImageDisk rig; it says it can't format track 0. I think I'll try reinstalling DOS 6.22 on the PS/2 temporarily to see if I can write out the XDF disks there. Or maybe I'll try PC-DOS 7 if I can find it. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X &l

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

the images. Yay! This is like a text adventure. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

:) Maybe google translate can help me find my way around... yeah, much better now. Thanks for the links! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

tion" (but with mouse pointer still movable) and yielded a system that doesn't boot past the loading screen. The system passes its diagnostic tests, but maybe the scsi2sd is incompatible in some way, or maybe a different distribution is needed for this machine? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

most likely shipped with this system originally, but maybe this machine required a special version of 2.0/2.1 that differs from the shelf versions that got archived online? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: V05.06 RT-11 DOC Set - Pickup Required in Los Angeles to Help Jay West

Per off-list email, it looks like the manuals are near the Pasadena/Glendale border, which is over 2 hours from me... and there's a dumpster deadline on Thursday, so I don't think I can help with this one. :( -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

u might want to check those out first. > It is possible, IIRC, at least on some of the models to substitute a > commodity DSHD 3.5" drive with a few small modifications. Luckily, the floppy drives on this machine still seem to be fine. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

> On Jan 25, 2016, at 10:19, drlegendre . wrote: > > You should also be able to attach an external SCSI CD drive using a device > like the Trantor T-348, which is a parallel port -to- SCSI adapter built > into a cable. I should also be able to plug one into the system's

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

> On Jan 25, 2016, at 09:21, Chuck Guzis wrote: > > IBM distributed free CDs with Warp on them about then, publicizing their > "Developer Connection"--something akin to MSDN. The CD included (IIRC) a C > compiler and a few tools as well. I still have my CD; if you want an

Re: V05.06 RT-11 DOC Set - Pickup Required in Los Angeles to Help Jay West

ngeles area who would be willing to > pickup the manuals (there are 14 in all) and either keep them until there is > a pickup of else ship them? Do you know where in the LA area it is? If it's out in the Inland Empire (Corona, Riverside, Ontario, etc.), then maybe I could help. -- Mark J. Blair

Re: V05.06 RT-11 DOC Set - Pickup Required in Los Angeles to Help Jay West

> On Jan 24, 2016, at 23:17, Glen Slick <glen.sl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 10:34 PM, Mark J. Blair <n...@nf6x.net> wrote: >> >> Do you know where in the LA area it is? If it's out in the Inland Empire >> (Corona, Riverside,

What to Do with a PS/2?

or maybe point me towards non-eBay sources of software that it would like to run? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: VAXology

Since my 11/730 is so small compared to its contemporary VAXen, I'm thinking of naming it VAXINA. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: TU58 problems

On Jan 16, 2016, at 12:15, tony duell wrote: > I had considered that, or one of the TU58 emulators that use SD cards or > similar but (a) I am trying to restore this VAX, not make a machine that runs > VAX software and is not original and (b) I do have this moral

PDP-11/44 w/ 2 RLxx drives for free pickup in San Antonio, TX

tianm...@gmail.com must pick up san antonio texas pick up by 12-24-2016" I would pick it up myself if I was local. Somebody grab it, please! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: New Commodore 64 is Finally Here--For Real! PC MAG Snip

The manufacturer links are all 404 and the video was from 2011. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: KiCad Footprint ??

this part does not exist yet, beeing > "too old" ?? It's normal to need to create footprints for new PCB designs. The public KiCad libraries have a lot of parts in them, but they're still a tiny subset of all of the footprints that exist. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: TOP POSTING (was: RE: Best 200 buck I have ever spent!!! Deal of a lifetime!!!

that you use your thumb instead of arrow keys, and there's generally a lot more swearing involved as you fumble about trying to select parts of the quote that you want to trim. :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Help w/ HP 88780 Tape Drive (corrected email).

a pile and snatched them immediately, hoping they would be useful. Both ended up having SCSI interfaces. I haven't done much with my Kennedy drive yet other than ordering a replacement power switch for it. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: papertape repair tape or kit wanted

> On Nov 29, 2015, at 06:29, Noel Chiappa <j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> wrote: > >> From: Mark J. Blair > >> I'm taking an eBay vacation. > > Which 12-step program are you in to help with that? :-) I could use a good > recommendation!! :-) :-)

Re: papertape repair tape or kit wanted

bly around a year ago. I searched for a long time before I found it. Another hen's tooth that I would like to find is a magtape end clipper/crimper, but I'm even less likely to find one since I'm taking an eBay vacation. Good luck! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: flash (or ide) storage for unibus 11?

sensor positions are used? I would imagine that it's a moot point if the disks are being formatted, written and read on the same drive, but I can imagine interoperation issues if you later punch the second jacket window to read/write the disks on an unmodified drive. -- Mark J. Bl

Re: WTB Miniscribe 3425 (working or parts donor)

MFM Reader/Emulator to get the track 0 sensor readjusted by trial and error. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: WTB Miniscribe 3425 (working or parts donor)

; or "Seek error during burn-in or recal". Maybe the sensor is just knocked slightly out of adjustment? I'm hesitant to move it if there's any chance that it's in the correct location, but maybe this is worth experimenting with. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: WTB Miniscribe 3425 (working or parts donor)

al shaft. Crossing my fingers... -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: WTB Miniscribe 3425 (working or parts donor)

ssis wiring before I try smoke testing it. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: WTB Miniscribe 3425 (working or parts donor)

By the way, I found a stamp marking on the inside of the drive's front bezel which I think represents the expected attitude of a Miniscribe drive. :-p https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/669368721094238211 -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Oberon and the OberonStation (retro-style FPGA computing)

gt; ​I'm guessing you're more of a FORTRAN devotee, based on the ALL CAPS? OH, SNAP! :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

IBM 4341 and 3880 floppy disks

he disks he had in there. Based on the label picture linked to above, do any of you IBM fans know whether the contents of these are likely to be interesting to anybody? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: WTB Miniscribe 3425 (working or parts donor)

P (park hard drive), but the BASIC just returns I/O errors. Might be hardware, might be PEBCAK. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM System/32 available

I just emailed the seller of this system to see if it has been purchased yet. They say it's still available, and they're thinking of putting it on eBay. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: flash (or ide) storage for unibus 11?

n. 2) Use a Spartan 6 FPGA in a TQFP package, with a BeagleBone Black as its brain. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM 4341 and 3880 floppy disks

The images are now available here: https://github.com/NF6X/ibm4341disks The original disks are now available for trade if anybody is interested in them. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Testing bus transceivers

. If it's something like a hundred, then automating the testing might be a good idea, and a fun project all by itself if that sort of thing interests you. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Giving away collection of computers

is up to date, then he's probably near Corpus Christi, TX. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Giving away collection of computers

Only other ham radio operators tend to recognize ham radio callsigns and know how to look them up. > On Nov 16, 2015, at 15:44, Adrian Stoness wrote: > > huh? > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Bill Sudbrink > wrote: > >> Mark Linimon wrote:

Re: To Al Kossow at bitsavers

le be allowed to vanish forever. Preserve the data and software while it's still possible! If an owner comes forward later who gets pissed off about it, we can deal with that as it comes up. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: To Al Kossow at bitsavers

for anybody to locally mirror the archive, and it provides a complete history of changes to the archive over time. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: To Al Kossow at bitsavers

I have no interest in causing any deliberate harm to whoever may hold the rights to RT-11, but I am curious about whether the rights holder has shown any interest in preserving old RT-11 code and documentation that has no current commercial value. I would very much hate to see such stuff lost

Re: To Al Kossow at bitsavers

> On Nov 14, 2015, at 15:56, rod wrote: > > I am of the opinion that RT,RSX M & D etc could be dealt with in exactly the > same way as the very successful OpenVMS Hobbyists program. Has anybody contacted the RT-11 rights holder to see if they might be

Re: To Al Kossow at bitsavers

> On Nov 14, 2015, at 17:27, Johnny Billquist wrote: > We need HP to release things. If XX2247 LLC owns RT-11 as stated in another post, then what does HP have to do with it? I am glad that HP continues to license VMS to hobbyists, and I am one of the licensees. But I

Re: IBM System/32 available

ot; as I found the unit, so I rotated it to the "ON" position. If there's a spindle lock, it wasn't obvious enough for me to notice it. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: PDP 11/03

housings to cover DLV11 cables plus the common varieties of jumpers I often need to cobble together. I can share part numbers if anybody would like me to. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM System/32 available

doesn't mind. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM System/32 available

while you're in the area. I might have to be in the office in Irvine, but there's a good chance that I'll be available this week. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: PDP 11/03

to a doesn't-exist-yet tag on my blog), but here are the Eagle design files: https://github.com/NF6X/DLV11toRJ45 I should take a picture of the finished item, too. Maybe later today... -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM System/32 available

> On Nov 9, 2015, at 11:48, Al Kossow <a...@bitsavers.org> wrote: > > On 11/9/15 11:46 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote: >> I got a reply from the seller of this system, and I'll see if I can go take >> a look at it today or tomorrow. > > And so far, it's still pri

Re: IBM System/32 available

At long last, here are pictures and details! http://www.nf6x.net/2015/11/ibm-system32-at-the-local-electronics-recycler/ -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

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