Re: TRIAD (was RE: Some scrapper in NC has an old machine Labled TRIAD he is scrapping

2016-11-23 Thread jon clark
Let me know what more pictures or information would be helpful in knowing if it is worth saving. I can take pictures of the terminals.but if anything specific is needed off of the Triad main let me know. On Nov 23, 2016 11:58 AM, "william degnan" wrote: > On Wed, Nov 23,

Re: TRIAD (was RE: Some scrapper in NC has an old machine Labled TRIAD he is scrapping

2016-11-23 Thread william degnan
On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Jay West wrote: > The "scrapper" in NC that has the Triad contacted me directly, he had seen > the discussion of the system in the classiccmp archives. > > He wasn't sure how to get his contact info out there, so he emailed me with > his

TRIAD (was RE: Some scrapper in NC has an old machine Labled TRIAD he is scrapping

2016-11-23 Thread Jay West
The "scrapper" in NC that has the Triad contacted me directly, he had seen the discussion of the system in the classiccmp archives. He wasn't sure how to get his contact info out there, so he emailed me with his name and direct phone number. I don't want to just post it publicly (although it may

Re: Some scrapper in NC has an old machine Labled TRIAD he is scrapping

2016-11-20 Thread Noel Chiappa
> From: Josh Dersch > Someone should try to rescue that; they're very rare... I personally don't want to get into this (I'm already knee-deep in PDP-11 stuff), but I can help with the logistics; I'm down in SE Virginia, very close to the NC line. So if someone wants to do this, but is

Re: Some scrapper in NC has an old machine Labled TRIAD he is scrapping

2016-11-20 Thread James B DiGriz
On Sat, 19 Nov 2016 21:12:17 -0800 Josh Dersch wrote: > Looks like a rebadged Interdata 7/32 (or similar) to me. Someone > should try to rescue that; they're very rare... > > > - Josh > > > On 11/19/16 8:35 PM, TeoZ wrote: > >

Re: Some scrapper in NC has an old machine Labled TRIAD he is scrapping

2016-11-20 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 11/20/2016 07:05 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > Priam bought Vertex and survived into the 5" era The priam 519 is > equivalent to the Maxtor 2190 ...later acquired by Atasi. I still have a 519 with the Atasi label. I loved the Priam image of a discus thrower. Atasi, IIRC, was acquired by Tandon

Re: Some scrapper in NC has an old machine Labled TRIAD he is scrapping

2016-11-20 Thread Al Kossow
On 11/19/16 11:14 PM, jim stephens wrote: > The disk drives look a lot like Priam SMD drives. Two to a tray, 8" form > factor. About 150 or 300mb IIRC. They had a > very nice open frame 60mb and 90mb drive which i have a specimen of somewhere > as well that proceeded the 8" product. I >

Re: Some scrapper in NC has an old machine Labled TRIAD he is scrapping

2016-11-20 Thread James B DiGriz
On Sat, 19 Nov 2016 21:12:17 -0800 Josh Dersch wrote: > Looks like a rebadged Interdata 7/32 (or similar) to me. Someone > should try to rescue that; they're very rare... > > > - Josh > > > On 11/19/16 8:35 PM, TeoZ wrote: > >

Re: Some scrapper in NC has an old machine Labled TRIAD he is scrapping

2016-11-19 Thread jim stephens
On 11/19/2016 10:00 PM, Jon Elson wrote: First picture, top left is a CDC 92185 tape drive (could be a 92181, but I think it is the first number), 1600/6250 BPI streaming drive. Very rugged, most likely still works. If it is a SCSI drive, I may want it, or want boards from it if nobody

Re: Some scrapper in NC has an old machine Labled TRIAD he is scrapping

2016-11-19 Thread jim stephens
On 11/19/2016 9:20 PM, Bob Rosenbloom wrote: It could be a 7/32 or 8/32. There will be some custom Triad boards inside. Their systems were used in auto parts and hardware stores. Disk drives may be Hawks. The terminals were plasma screens designed in house. The printers are TI Omni 800's

Re: Some scrapper in NC has an old machine Labled TRIAD he is scrapping

2016-11-19 Thread Jon Elson
On 11/19/2016 10:35 PM, TeoZ wrote: http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/general-electronics-recycling/30872-old-computer-peripherals-main-frame-etc-should-i.html --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus First picture, top left is a

Re: Some scrapper in NC has an old machine Labled TRIAD he is scrapping

2016-11-19 Thread Bob Rosenbloom
It could be a 7/32 or 8/32. There will be some custom Triad boards inside. Their systems were used in auto parts and hardware stores. Disk drives may be Hawks. The terminals were plasma screens designed in house. The printers are TI Omni 800's rebadged Triad. It looks like there are some CRT

Re: Some scrapper in NC has an old machine Labled TRIAD he is scrapping

2016-11-19 Thread Josh Dersch
Looks like a rebadged Interdata 7/32 (or similar) to me. Someone should try to rescue that; they're very rare... - Josh On 11/19/16 8:35 PM, TeoZ wrote: http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/general-electronics-recycling/30872-old-computer-peripherals-main-frame-etc-should-i.html --- This