PDP-8s that was EBAY.. what is the other rack? Thought TTY inf. in main
box?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DEC-PDP-8-S-Minicomputer-Complete-with-original-Tele
type-Extremely-rare-/282485298792?hash=item41c56f9668:g:JBkAAOSwCU1Y4nfa
We have an 8S in warehouse and will need to drag out and start
pretty neat! Something to display that is visually different!
what year(s) were they made!?
Ed#
In a message dated 8/8/2017 3:42:20 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
http://chiclassiccomp.org/docs/content/computing/Informer/Informer_401Termin
I did not know of Kevin's site..
Great stuff there.
Ed#
In a message dated 8/7/2017 2:41:24 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
On 07/08/2017 18:37, Rod Smallwood via cctalk wrote:
> So to-morrow connect up a terminal that will do 110 baud and try an echo
Ol' Fred - Best of luck with surgery
Prayers be with you...
Ed#
In a message dated 8/6/2017 11:27:03 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
How is VCF going?
I was going to take a dozen boxes of books, a couple of computers, and
some miscellaneous.
My
wait...you Mean the LCM one doing the snake dance is not MULTICS? or
am I getting confused?
( Hey that snake dance is captivating! I want one of our panels to do
that!)
Ed#
In a message dated 7/27/2017 12:04:38 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
Charles - OK do the difference in the MULTICS processor is just the one
panel With the APU then? Thx - Ed#
In a message dated 7/27/2017 12:12:18 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
charles.unix@gmail.com writes:
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 12:03 PM, wrote:
the
the the one doing the snake crawl is an op panel? that has apu
and these other white multics panels are maint panels or?
Thanks Ed#
In a message dated 7/27/2017 11:22:57 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
My email skillz are quickly deteriorating .
I will have to dig out our GE 400 op console and look -Ed#
In a message dated 7/27/2017 11:47:07 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 11:28 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On the subject, I need someone
In looking at our collection of panels in front of us, the large group
of smaller and large black panels seem to be the same between all op
sys however. On the main panel - yes the difference is the APU lights.
As I work though the volume of stuff in warehousing will have to
from what I was told, many versions of machines by Big H were used
to run multics over the span of time. Ed#
In a message dated 7/26/2017 9:59:19 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 7:37 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk <
Someone here wanted a Motorola single board computer SMECC had..
We have misplaced the contact info...
Please contact me off list ASAP
Thanks! Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
what is the trade name of the "No-live" and where can we get it!?
In a message dated 7/24/2017 2:45:55 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
p...@petelancashire.com writes:
Been though it before, and a friend who is an electrician and was laid up
in the hospital for a few days after
Wise per cautions! Yea... the result of the Virus is nasty..
In a message dated 7/24/2017 2:45:55 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
p...@petelancashire.com writes:
Been though it before, and a friend who is an electrician and was laid up
in the hospital for a few days after updating the
trashed for the cabinet, and a crappy job at that.
Could go on for hours of examples.
On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 1:11 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2017, Ed via cctalk wrote:
>
>> at least they did not glue a bunch of gears on it
at least they did not glue a bunch of gears on it and call it steam
punk...
I have run across weird glued and punked items on ebay... what a bunch
of AH's
In a message dated 7/18/2017 7:20:21 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at
access to a B205.
Mike Loewen mloe...@cpumagic.scol.pa.us
Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/
On Tue, 18 Jul 2017, Ed via cctalk wrote:
> or lost in space collectors that rip the b205 front panel from the
> machine and leave the rest to be des
and the
machine put out for scrap. One a quite rare Navy version of the model 28 known
as
a compact case variation where someone had used what looked like a
reciprocating saw to cut the keyboard off.
On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Ed via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
or lost in space collectors that rip the b205 front panel from the
machine and leave the rest to be destroyed in fire or flood...
In a message dated 7/18/2017 11:27:44 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
Keyboard collectors are a great evil in this
if the one I think it is... 300 lpm but if you are printing only one
zone on the left side 1000 lpm
if one was close to AZ I would buy it. I have great fond memories
of that unit ! we had on our hp 2000.
Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
In a message dated
NASA Computers and Tapes found in dead engineer's basement
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/07/nasa-computer-engineer-basement/
Yes indeed! Still treasures to be found
Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org/)
I liked the DEC retail store over in mid Phx.
the sales guy was an ex pdp8 customer engineer! leaned much from
him!
I mentioned metro center in several posts contains places it also
harbored the corp. hq for Dataphase ( AZ version of computerland) and also
Xerox comps were featured copiers too...
plus some other brands.. I always had the feeling they were XEROX
company sponsored... but?
In a newspaper archive search I come up with a lot of ads across the
country between 81 and 83... I sent some adds to some of the people that
Jim sending you in a separate message some newspaper ads for some of
these stores... they also sold osbornes and apples etc... as well as
their own business xerox systems.
Ed# smecc -
In a message dated 7/13/2017 10:05:50 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
yes indeed!
yea would have been the front part of the 80s date wise... can not
remember exactly though..
We had a Xerox store in Metro Center here in Phx...
I remember laughing as I went away how thankful our company was in an
industrial park and NOT in a high traffic
OK had to find photos out on the server I shot ages ago.
sent them to those that asked on and offlist
As mentioned we have 2 sets of panels.
they are nice not scrap -
Ed#
In a message dated 7/9/2017 11:43:34 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
Tom
I will have to refind them
I had circulated them before to some of the multics people. anyone still
have them top of stack?
Ed#
In a message dated 7/9/2017 6:25:50 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
lini...@lonesome.com writes:
On Sun, Jul 09, 2017 at 08:00:24PM -0400, Ed via cctalk wrote
need to make an interface that would run the big Honeywell computer
front panels we have here... ( we have xtra set for sale too... Large...
heavy and many panel set)
Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
In a message dated 7/9/2017 11:46:33 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
Wow- I can use a paper tape version too...
but thought the usb would be good for quickly loading anything?
In a message dated 7/6/2017 11:56:42 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
Hello Ed,
I don't know a lot about the project or interface and am waiting
, 2017 at 7:47 PM, Ed via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
wrote:
>
> Windows 10 recent creator release may take your printer out.
FWIW, this is nothing new with Windows: when the switch from Windows
2000 to XP happened, a lot of HP printer owners (I don't know if it
was limited
Here is what I found that works... for the benefit of all and any that get
cursed by Creator Win 10 update!The secret seems to be cleaning out
the old crap then reinstalling...Some one on a vintage electronics list
pointed me to the following...
THE FIX - The recommended...
Windows 10 recent creator release may take your printer out.
I am really irritated... my HP 7610/7612 Officejet printer scanner
etc...
IT WILL NOT PRINT after the upgrade.
I seem not to be able to bring it back.\
Do not accept this update if you are in the
middle of doing
Yep we handle a lot of video media. Bake Bake Bake!
Really works well. over t time it will revert but... you can back
again!
Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
In a message dated 7/2/2017 11:46:06 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
On
Ian we are in Arizona!
Ed#
In a message dated 6/30/2017 12:12:56 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
isk...@uw.edu writes:
Where are you? -- Ian
On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 10:46 PM, Ed via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
wrote:
Monitors for ADM3 and ADM3a parts or replacement
Monitors for ADM3 and ADM3a parts or replacement whole unit?
Have a beauty that was just given us but there is much of the monitor
circuitry missing.. the picture tube is there the flyback transformer
is there.
But the rest of the monitor... GONE!
Assuming the logic and
BBS INDEX with110 baud phone #'s and the HP2000 Phx Union HS System
Console comes back to PHX AZ this month!
BBS phones! - how about one that is dial up? that will answer at
110 baud so I can use my ASR 35 that just came home after 30 plus
years? this ASR 35
Well- just write it to an ide hard drive on the win 95 Packard Bell
then...
pull the drive and read it on something newer!
Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
In a message dated 6/23/2017 4:04:22 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
On
with a Packard Bell w/' Win 95 (Not hooked to the internet) with a 5 1/4
drive in it! -- Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
In a message dated 6/22/2017 2:39:20 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
Which brings it all down to:
"How do you read 5.25"
I have always pondered...
Which will last the eternity?
Archive.org
Or...
CHM?
Of course, the best plan is to stash
stuff at all the archiving facilities.
Geographically diverse storage has
always been a favorite topic of our.
NOTE!> Make it clear, on your passing,
that material or copies
don't think it is any GE 100 200 400 or 600 series. nor any of the
early process control computers either.
Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
In a message dated 6/16/2017 8:19:05 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
I'd guess something from the GE
Alan and others - Yes I like the colored covers on things also. many
are cool to put in displays or just frame and put on the wall.
Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
In a message dated 6/16/2017 11:21:26 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
>
.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
>
> On 2017-06-11 5:21 PM, Ed via cctalk wrote:
> > re: scanning earlier versions - perhaps at some point as we
> have a slow
> > scanner and plenty of other things in line for us to do
re: scanning earlier versions - perhaps at some point as we have a slow
scanner and plenty of other things in line for us to do if you already
have a usable copy up there.
will note this though for some future time.
Ed#
.
In a message dated 6/11/2017 1:26:59 P.M. US Mountain
VCF West.
I don't know if APL made it to the tapes we have or not.
thanks
jim
On 6/11/2017 12:33 AM, Ed via cctalk wrote:
> Lucky for you one edge of the protective orig. plastic packaging had
one
> side open!
> OK sure looks better with the color cover <grin!&
indeed be treasured here!
Ed# SMECC.ORG
In a message dated 6/10/2017 11:16:36 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
On 6/10/2017 10:54 PM, Ed via cctalk wrote:
> also an APL for MULTICS
Can you scan and email to me or Charles Anthony so I can get
correction should say
also an APL for MULTICS
In a message dated 6/10/2017 10:42:29 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
Excellent! Sounds like a good Haul Jim!
out here in the stikn' desert this weekend we got some more univac 2
and univac 1100 stuff
Excellent! Sounds like a good Haul Jim!
out here in the stikn' desert this weekend we got some more univac 2
and univac 1100 stuff
Plus - scary but true also a APL or MULTICS manual still in shrinkwrap...
Cromemco catalogs ... catalogs also for some stuff I never knew was
made
We need to find a source of the pin feed paper for the 43! Also a
great thing to round out the display would be to have the aux. tape reader
punch that was marketed for it- non working is ok visually - working
would be a wonderful thing!
Ed# _www.smecc.org_
The most we saw had the full panel back in the day...
good lookin' 8!
Ed#
In a message dated 5/26/2017 12:06:07 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
Oh boyee:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/112414315290
I thought the M variants all had blank front panels
Risk indeed,..
Pity the fool that brags he has an APPLE 1...
In a message dated 5/22/2017 2:06:36 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
I really think you should give people the chance to yay/neh their listing
and a way to edit/delete. Otherwise it's a
we ran ours first on a hp-2000 then migrated to a hp-3000
final version had 100 boards on it email , multi user chat, poll and
voting and much more.
yep it kicked ass!
The machines were used also as board test machines etc when needed
and also some were used as sale of
added info this would have been for
_RSTS_ (http://www.dmv.net/dec/pdf/rsts80rmsintro.pdf) of course.
Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
In a message dated 5/18/2017 4:51:21 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
back in the 80s there was a
back in the 80s there was a fellow at dec mark hunt wrote a bbs for
the 11/70 ... wonder what ever happened to Mark?
Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
In a message dated 5/17/2017 11:30:29 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
On Thu, May
the tcp for MPE5...
!
In a message dated 5/15/2017 3:05:09 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
Wow, nice find. I have bought from thus guy before, but this time it's not
me...
Marc
Sent from my iPad
> On May 12, 2017, at 12:33 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk
wonder if the is a same key as the intelect 8 uses.?
Ed#
In a message dated 5/10/2017 7:28:16 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
Is this a thing? There's an archive of vintage physical computer keys?
This would be very cool. Heck one could potentially even
"And the teletypists knees and feet were always kept warm..."
What is the weight of this modem Pete?
Being the the earlier rev of 101 was earlier technology for SAGE I
wonder how large it was?
Ed#
In a message dated 5/8/2017 9:40:52 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
Nice work Liam!
great to see things displayed in a 'setting' rather than just
computers on shelves!
KUDOS! Ed#
In a message dated 5/3/2017 4:52:30 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
>From the Apple ][ up to PowerMac G4s. So, possibly a bit new for
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. NR-145-17
April 26, 2017
Air Force Issues Challenge to “Hack the Air Force”
The Air Force is inviting vetted computer security specialists from across
the U.S. and
OK here is a photo!
Can you get a shot of the back of it~!? or
a shot downwards at the keys?
could be a terminal... could be a computer...
with no further info .. a terminal would be my first guess...
Ed#
In a message dated 4/26/2017 12:37:55 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
If we concentrate raalyyy hard
Nope.. not working...
Send us a link to photo!
In a message dated 4/26/2017 2:32:44 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
On Wed, 26 Apr 2017, Syd Bolton via cctalk wrote:
> Anybody recognize what kind of terminal
In a message dated 4/25/2017 10:24:42 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
On 4/25/17, 7:28 PM, "cctalk on behalf of Jim Brain via cctalk"
wrote:
>Been trying to Google things, but not having a
very good radioengr give Jim a hand with it
It is going to take a pretty big box to ship it for Jim.. I am trying
to remember how big the think is I have not seen ours in eons.
We have some large boxes we have saved but will have to see what it would
take to get at them.
The
.
In a message dated 4/23/2017 8:40:37 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
On Sun, 23 Apr 2017, Ed via cctalk wrote:
> is the 12 the thing that looks like a trs 80 mod 2 in size? if so
i
> have some
> what is the history behind yo
is the 12 the thing that looks like a trs 80 mod 2 in size? if so i
have some
what is the history behind your unit!?!?!?!?!?!?
Yes--- I am in Phx! Ed#
In a message dated 4/23/2017 8:14:33 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
Just picked up a TRS-80
Research info needed.In early days-(60's) there was an effort to develop
Blind/Deaf Blind Amateur Radio RTTY and computer output utilizing assistive
technology with braille output. There were also efforts for computer output
devices also.
Please respond OFFLIST so we do not clog
At SMECC we have a very curious laptop with a little tape drive in it
that seems to take small dictation size tapes. The little laptop has a
rounded top to it. Mfr name on tip of tongue ... but ...
It live in one of the Glass chasses .. wonder how scarce they are?
only seen the
I like the MICRAL 808 computer... if you have never seen one folks
check out this link!
Ed#
http://history-computer.com/ModernComputer/Personal/Micral.html
In a message dated 4/12/2017 10:15:49 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
>From earlest
Bernie Appel, ‘Mr. RadioShack,’ Dies
http://www.twice.com/news/people/bernie-appel-mr-radioshack-dies-85/64710
Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
Awesome David! now I know what to look for!
I like things with a story for our museum displays... the original one
always best but next to it is 'one like it'
example We do not have Tim Berners-Lee's NeXT cube... but we have one
like it!
Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
due to it's infamyI think we need one like it for the museums's
collection!
Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
In a message dated 4/3/2017 4:23:47 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
spec...@floodgap.com writes:
> interesting... hp-9000 in the news! -
>
interesting... hp-9000 in the news! -
russian-hackers-used-backdoor-two-decades
https://www.wired.com/2017/04/russian-hackers-used-backdoor-two-decades/?mbi
d=nl_4317_p3=42833909
enjoy! Ed#
to the business
in the historical display.
Ed#
In a message dated 4/2/2017 8:50:16 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
On Sun, 2 Apr 2017, Ed via cctalk wrote:
> That is an undertaking indeed! I had not seen this Ed#
> Someone said the 12c was still
That is an undertaking indeed! I had not seen this Ed#
Someone said the 12c was still being made?
In a message dated 4/2/2017 9:00:53 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
A few months ago I had a prototype of this 42S clone in my hands.
It looked and
Yepper ...sure... I know that...
But we need the physical artifact or at lest the box and a real
manual to lay in the display.
remember 90 percent of what I have to do here is for the visual!
thnx Ed#
In a message dated 3/20/2017 2:55:35 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
Looking for windows 1.x for HP-150 touchscreen Also looking for
Touchscreen II
drop me a line offlist.
Thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC
In a message dated 3/20/2017 1:06:35 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
Probably you wanna say "original retail
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, Ed via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> OK anyone else have a cube out there that is cosmetically decent?
does
> not need to be internally complete?
>
> Ours is a bit of a beater for the display
What’s wrong with yours that you can’t clean it up f
OK anyone else have a cube out there that is cosmetically decent? does
not need to be internally complete?
Ours is a bit of a beater for the display
thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for smecc
In a message dated 3/12/2017 7:18:42 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
and pics of the motherboard,
for good measure. I've made a post on the NeXT computer forum here for
those who may be interested:
http://www.nextcomputers.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4027
Thanks,
Santo
On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 12:19 PM, Ed via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
wrote:
>
let me put my name back in the hat for the cube next computer...
all the other stuff we have looks ok but appears like our cube may
have met a baseball bat on part of it
poor thing would not look good in a display.
Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC
In a message dated
we may some parts pieces maybe when we stage our next cube...
who knows might pop up and work by it self..
let me know what you are not going to used there.
thx Ed#
_www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
In a message dated 3/8/2017 2:07:11 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
On 3/7/2017 11:04 AM, Ed via cctalk wrote:
> we had tubes with LEDs in them... took oldflorescent tube out of
> fixture.. twisted in the thing with the LEDs in it that hacked
wight into
> the lighting fixture and done! Ed#
>
I've asked
we had tubes with LEDs in them... took old florescent tube out of
fixture.. twisted in the thing with the LEDs in it that hacked wight into
the lighting fixture and done! Ed#
In a message dated 3/7/2017 10:23:36 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
smecc would like a tape also! neat!
In a message dated 3/7/2017 1:08:12 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
Dave,
I am interested. I have an HP 2647 with two restored tape drives, and have
been looking for this exact tape set. I have some "new" Athana tapes.
I see it!
Ed#
In a message dated 3/6/2017 5:18:52 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
Test again, None of my posts seem to be getting through...
On 28/02/2017 00:35, "Jay West" wrote:
> Test received ;)
>
> -Original Message-
>
actually when it all shows up as cc talk as the sender it is of value
as we can clear the group of mail faster after I have picked out the
topics relative to what we are working on.
Ed#
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