Re: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-14 Thread Ian Finder
; > > -Original Message- > > > > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of > Mike > > > Ross > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 11:54 AM > > > > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > &g

Re: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-14 Thread Mike Ross
31 PM, Josh Dersch < > jo...@livingcomputermuseum.org> wrote: > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mike > > Ross > > > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 11:54 AM > > > To: General

Re: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-14 Thread Ian Finder
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 11:54 AM > > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > > Subject: RE: Xerox Alto on eBay > > > > On Apr 14, 2016 1:34 PM, "Josh Dersch" > > <jo...@livingcomputermuseum.org> > > wr

RE: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-14 Thread Josh Dersch
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mike Ross > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 11:54 AM > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: RE: Xerox Alto on eBay > > On Apr 14, 2016 1:34 PM

RE: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-14 Thread Mike Ross
On Apr 14, 2016 1:34 PM, "Josh Dersch" wrote: > So we copy disk images to/from the PDP-11/44 over 3Mbit Ethernet to the Alto :). > > - Josh > Quite a hack! So you copy in real time as it were? Direct from packs on a running Alto to packs on a running 11? Would it

Re: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-14 Thread Noel Chiappa
> From: Josh Dersch > we copy disk images to/from the PDP-11/44 over 3Mbit Ethernet to the > Alto :). Ah, got it. In the context of the thread, with all the RK05 discussion, I wrongly assumed that somehow there was an RK05 involved. > wrote a rough implementation of PUP BSP and

RE: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-14 Thread Josh Dersch
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Noel > Chiappa > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 10:28 AM > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Cc: j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu > Subject: Re: Xerox Alto on eBay > > > From: Josh

Re: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-14 Thread Jerry Weiss
On Apr 14, 2016, at 12:28 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > >> From: Josh Dersch > >>> They are 12 sector 2315 packs. You have to duplicate it on a two drive >>> Alto, since the format is unique. > >> we're able to duplicate packs and write new ones out from disk images. >>

Re: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-14 Thread Jerry Weiss
> > On Apr 14, 2016, at 12:05 PM, Josh Dersch <jo...@livingcomputermuseum.org> > wrote: > >> -Original Message- >> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Al Kossow >> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 9:58 AM >> To: cctalk

Re: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-14 Thread Noel Chiappa
> From: Josh Dersch >> They are 12 sector 2315 packs. You have to duplicate it on a two drive >> Alto, since the format is unique. > we're able to duplicate packs and write new ones out from disk images. > (At the moment it's kind of cumbersome -- involving a PDP-11/44 with a

Re: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-14 Thread Al Kossow
On 4/14/16 9:22 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > I'm also assuming whoever has it reads this list, since the BIN just > happens to match what I've been offered for the machines that I still > have. > In restored condition..

RE: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-14 Thread Josh Dersch
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Al Kossow > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 9:58 AM > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: Xerox Alto on eBay > > > > On 4/14/16 9:55 AM, Josh Dersch wrote: >

Re: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-14 Thread Al Kossow
On 4/14/16 9:55 AM, Josh Dersch wrote: > If anyone out there ends up with a working Alto and needs working media, we > can help out in that regard (assuming you provide usable packs). Have you ever gotten a pack from an RK05 to write? I've tried a couple of times without luck and have

RE: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-14 Thread Josh Dersch
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Al Kossow > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 9:22 AM > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: Xerox Alto on eBay > > > > On 4/13/16 7:52 PM, jwsmobile wrote: > > &

Re: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-14 Thread Al Kossow
On 4/13/16 7:52 PM, jwsmobile wrote: > Side discussion on Facebook says that media is rare too. None with the > system (I think) from the discussion there. > I have tons of it. They are 12 sector 2315 packs. You have to duplicate it on a two drive Alto, since the format is unique. I've heard

Re: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-13 Thread Ian S. King
On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 7:52 PM, jwsmobile wrote: > > > On 4/13/2016 6:18 PM, Al Kossow wrote: > >> >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/XEROX-ALTO-II-XM-SYSTEM-COMPLETE-MONITOR-KEYBOARD-MOUSE-DISKS-CASE/282003972041 >> >> didn't sell for $4, so now it's $40005 >> >> trying to decide

Re: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-13 Thread jwsmobile
On 4/13/2016 6:18 PM, Al Kossow wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/XEROX-ALTO-II-XM-SYSTEM-COMPLETE-MONITOR-KEYBOARD-MOUSE-DISKS-CASE/282003972041 didn't sell for $4, so now it's $40005 trying to decide if I should report him for this message I got from him. New message from:

Re: Xerox Alto on eBay

2016-04-13 Thread ethan
http://www.ebay.com/itm/XEROX-ALTO-II-XM-SYSTEM-COMPLETE-MONITOR-KEYBOARD-MOUSE-DISKS-CASE/282003972041 didn't sell for $4, so now it's $40005 trying to decide if I should report him for this message I got from him. New message from: paperonebonaparte (964Purple Star) photos in internet.