Hi,
I habe some pdp10 related docs which need to go away.
Anybody interested? Or should I dump it (and reuse the white folders foro pdp8
stuff)?
https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0r5oqs3qGclUOi
Kind regards
Philipp
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Dipl.-Inf. (FH) Philipp Hachtmann
Buchdruck, Bleisatz, Spezialitäten
Hello again,
On 24.02.2018 04:42, Adrian Stoness via cctalk wrote:
so did u get it?
Yes, I won the auction at a badly high price.
:-) :-) :-) :-)
Kind regards
Philipp
On 22.02.2018 20:51, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
I can accept someone keeping the front panel and dumping the computer more
so than when on strips a keyboard from the terminal.
Oh, what!?! I have a totally different opinion on that :-)
Two reasons - One
because with the front panel one
On 22.02.2018 16:18, Bill Degnan wrote:
All I have so far is the
console and a core module. I am looking for the rest of the computer
if anyone has one...
Ah, good to know that there is a spare core stack around :-P
http://vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=655
I remember - having
Hi folks,
I recently discovered a complete Honeywell DDP-516 console on Ebay. It
is a charity auction, ending tomorrow.
I am the high bidder (hachti, 600-some points) and BEG YOU ALL NOT TO
BID on it!
I already entered a crazy high bid anyway bid so please don't bid on it.
I am one of the
On 19.02.2018 02:52, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
What do they have up there for Honeywell?
I was looking through the pics and saw - nothing... But I also would be
VERY interested about if and what Honeywell stuff they have.
I have to say that I hate this email thread abuse so much...!
Is it so difficult to leave the thread about PICTURES (fill in whatever
topic it was about) intact? It would be so much better to start a new
thread instead:
- Does not disturb original discussion.
- Can be found and identified
On 12.01.2018 23:24, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
this is going to go for an insane amt of money
Oh, yess! I am beginning to feel rich :-P
On 01.09.2017 03:45, Adrian Stoness via cctalk wrote:
> just found some in a house im poked my head in to look at buying. anthow
> would anyone want these for the cost of shipping from northern manitoba?
I would take them all.
Have less manuals than machines...
But also the question:
Which
Hi,
HP 88780 9-track tape drive (also several tapes "new" in packaging).
Both were working when last powered-on but that was a couple of years ago.
If the drive is the SCSI version, I'd be VERY () much interested!
I'm located in Germany. Must think how to get it here in case that I
could
On 04.08.2017 09:24, Rod Smallwood via cctalk wrote:
Hi List
Hi Rod!
I looks like I have at last got a KK8-E CPU set to continue
getting my 8/e back running again.
It looks that you have one more set stored in my facility in Hannover!!!
I became feeling more and more bad about
On 04.08.2017 17:23, Doug Ingraham via cctalk wrote:
On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 1:24 AM, Rod Smallwood via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
1. Should the run light glow dimly?
Without looking at the schematics I can't tell you if they bothered to put
the resistor in there to make
it
Hey Fritz,
As some of you know, I've recently restored a PDP-11/45, RK11-C drive
controller, and an RK05 drive.
Nice. My 11/45 is not doing anything meaningful...
I've been inspecting and cleaning packs as I go, and have avoided
mounting any packs that have signs of significant crashes (e.g.
On 18.07.2017 16:27, Cory Heisterkamp via cctalk wrote:
On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 9:14 AM, Philipp Hachtmann via cctalk <
From a seller's point of view, they've got a keypunch that's worth less
painted than if it were original, unless you're an art fanatic with lots of
space to disp
On 18.07.2017 16:10, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
I would think it would be worth more in its original condition.
I'm not sure. Because it looks cool. And I'm not sure if an old IBM
punch is worth that much. And there's quite a possibility that people
(users) remember the funny
On 18.07.2017 15:42, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
> From: Ed Groenenberg
> Re-purposed art or vandalism?
Given that the keyboard was at one point there (in the images), but has now
apparently been sold separate, clearly the latter...
Stupid idiot who sold the keyboard
On 14.06.2017 17:27, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:
Silkscreen is actually pretty low-tech. Anybody can do it in their
basement.
This is pure theory :-)
Doing "some silkscreen" is pretty easy, yes. You don't need too much for it.
(I made a large volume of low-density circuit boards a long
On 14.06.2017 11:04, Peter Corlett via cctalk wr
This is perhaps an obvious question, but have you asked a professional printer
for advice? They are likely to offer to silk-screen onto Perspex for you at a
price and quality you're unlikely to manage yourself.
AFAIK he has had the boards
Hi,
On 14.06.2017 10:41, Paul Birkel via cctalk wrote:
How about adopting the "fallback" photorealistic approach that Oscar V. is
using for the PiDP-8 panels?
Very bad idea. They just don't look good enough. And they can't meet the
real colors.
Nothing you can print with a "normal" colour
On 06.06.2017 20:56, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
Agreed, and packs from the 2311, RP03, RK05 era are washable. In fact, I
remember a pack washing machine.
Hm, hm.
I successfully cleaned many RK05 packs from gooey foam and other
residue, even after a crash. But... I usually use 100%
On 06.06.2017 20:26, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
On 6/6/17 6:10 AM, Philipp Hachtmann via cctalk wrote:
And I have cables and lots of spare heads: All submerged since Saturday. I most
probly won't try to recover the packs
If they really are that rare you may want to reconsider.
The cables
I have some submerged packs that look like the one in the auction. Wet
since Saturday :-(
Here's a link to the drive that I'd like to restore some day:
http://www.digitalheritage.de/peripherals/cdc/854/854.htm
I think I have the same :-)
And I have cables and lots of spare heads: All
On 23.05.2017 06:57, Jim Brain via cctalk wrote:
Do you have a "traffic light"? I find them invaluable for diagnosing
handshaking and TxD/RxD swaps.
Yep. constant low on TX.
Oh, I wrote my message before reading on in the thread... Sorry.
Good that you have one!
On 23.05.2017 03:41, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote:
No eye-rolling here. Nice find!
Here the same. Perhaps not the most wanted device - but... better have
than need...
I got home last night, and the unit fires up and works (well, in local mode.
Docs claim
it is rs232 out the back, but
Hi Pontus,
I reply to the original post, but I have read many funny comments. None
of them I considered harmful.
My PDP-8/A is up for restoration. More specifically and 8A100 according
to it's ID plate. It is in overall "ok" shape but oh so dusty.
I'd like to give it a good cleaning so
On 22.04.2017 15:21, David Gesswein via cctech wrote:
Felt tip was also available.
picture here http://ferretronix.com/1627/
Wow, great page! I think I also have the felt tip metal thing somewhere.
I have to find that plastic box with Calcomp stuff again!
Hi,
I read that discussion.
> Jon you were very very lucky to get that wooden box and its contents
> !, There were basic kits and I don't know the original word, but
> 'super kits'. A super kit sold on eBay not too long ago. I have 90% of
> the basic kit. BTW my 565 is also IBM branded. It came
On 04/03/2017 03:48 PM, Philipp Hachtmann via cctalk wrote:
Hi,
I just saw that mails from some people now arrive as desired (real
sender, reply-to list), but some (e.g. myself) are still mangled with
"xxx via cctalk" - did I miss a setting?
Confused...
Philipp
Wow, posting
Hi,
I just saw that mails from some people now arrive as desired (real
sender, reply-to list), but some (e.g. myself) are still mangled with
"xxx via cctalk" - did I miss a setting?
Confused...
Philipp
On 01/05/2017 02:22 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote:
> From: Klemens Krause
> We clean our RK05 disks in a very robust way: with cheap burning spirit
> and paper towels. ... We rubbed away thick black traces from occasional
> head crashes and we never removed the oxide coating with this
Another thing to watch out for is the two halves of some if not all
were screwed together with self tapping screws. When you take
them apart bit of plastic may come out of the holes or fall off the
insides of the screw threads. That plastic if gets between the platter
and head will not be to
On 03/27/2017 12:03 PM, dave.g4...@gmail.com wrote:
On 03/27/2017 08:05 AM, Paul Birkel via cctalk wrote:
http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?56897-Came-across-three-
PDP-
11-20-
units-today
Haha, those low-brain comments!
User g4ugm: "have core memory... lower value"
I have
On 03/27/2017 08:05 AM, Paul Birkel via cctalk wrote:
http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?56897-Came-across-three-PDP-11-20-
units-today
Haha, those low-brain comments!
User g4ugm: "have core memory... lower value"
I can offer high performance pdp11 QBus gear for core memory based
il.com>:
>
>
>
> From: cctalk [cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] on behalf of Philipp Hachtmann
> via cctalk [cctalk@classiccmp.org]
> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 10:04 AM
> To: Mattis Lind; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: M
On 03/24/2017 11:10 AM, Mattis Lind via cctalk wrote:
CMS11-K CARD READER - OPTION DESCRIPTION (JUNE 1977)
CR11/CM11 card reader user's manual (EK-CR11-OP-001)
>Has someone taken care of the Card reader manuals? I tried to find them on
bitsavers but didn't find them.
Unless they are
On 03/20/2017 01:57 AM, Shoppa, Tim via cctalk wrote:
http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/03/vista-computer-history-va-conspiracy-000367
Thank you, I ejoyed reading the article!
Philipp
On 03/16/2017 10:07 PM, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote:
I'm pretty confident that every member of the list appreciates the
time, effort and whatever else you and certain others have
contributed to keep this list humming as well as it almost always
does;
Full ack, of course!
But the new
On 03/07/2017 10:57 AM, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote:
On Mon, 6 Mar 2017, Mouse wrote:
[...]
And BTW, what you are doing is not clever at all:
mo...@rodents-montreal.org
SMTP error from remote mail server after initial connection:
host MX-4.rodents-montreal.org [98.124.61.89]:
This header change thing is A BIG MESS! Make it like before, PLEASE!
It's just annoying, unusable (On my iOS devices, I can't find the
original sender at all!) and completely unneeded.
I'm losing fun using the list.
On 03/04/2017 08:38 AM, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote:
For now I
On 16.03.2017 03:19, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote:
For a prototype that looks very nice indeed!
Yess :-)
I agree that for this level of molding precision the pivot axle would be better
if done as a separate piece and press fitted.
Yes. Even if it is moulded perfectly - the axle will still
Hi folks,
this might be quite interesting for the folks that miss front panel
switch handles!
As some of you might know I'm currently working (a bit) on a new batch
of Omnibus USB boards. And I have announced that there will be a kind of
handle for the boards this time... I went to my
That's sad :-(
I did not even have the opportunity to check if they would have helped
me to get my DDP-516 back to life - I am missing two ICs.
Who took them?
Kind regards
Philipp
Am 13.03.2017 um 04:39 schrieb Todd Pisek via cctech:
The uPAC modules have been claimed.
On 03/01/2017 05:27 PM, Henk Gooijen via cctalk wrote:
I have heard that story to. _IF_ you have WCS for the 11/60 ... not very common.
But even with WCS installed, there is a “small” problem: the PDP-8 microcode
for the 11/60 is lost ☹
But it could be rewritten!
On 11/13/2016 05:09 AM, John Labovitz wrote:
A few years back, while photographing letterpress printers (see
http://johnlabovitz.com/projects/letterpress), I met a fellow (Rob
Barnes) in Denver who specializes in die-cutting. Like most die-cut
operators, he uses mid-20th century Heidelberg
On 11/11/2016 05:53 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
No stock, or no cards? I would think that one of the paper manufacturers would
be putting out postcard stock of the right specifications.
This has been discussed for several years here. No one is making paper stock to
IBM card stock specifications.
On 11/11/2016 04:32 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
There are no suppliers, and the NOS stuff is all gone.
No one is making new 80 column punched card stock either.
Really? I thought there is still some card stock to buy.
On 11/10/16 5:36 PM, Charles Dickman wrote:
And where can I get new fan-fold
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