> On Jul 24, 2017, at 2:47 PM, Ed via cctalk wrote:
> For those on the list that don't think it can happen to them
>
>
> https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/hps/transmission.html
>
>
Good information. Here is the page with specific cleaning instructions:
https://www.cdc.gov/rodents/cleaning/inde
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)
For general use and available everywhere is 10% Bleach in water (5.25% is
common for consumer sodium hypochlorite, so that would be 10% of that) is
one of the best but you have to make sure you get everything well soaked
down then wait for at least 15 minutes. One big issue is 10% bleach is it
ca
Found it, went back to bitsavers again and it was there. My call is posting
to CC made it show up :-)
-pete
On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 7:34 PM, Pete Lancashire
wrote:
> Got a 630 ECS today. Hardly looks used. bypassed the cover switch, power
> light comes on but sadly hitting reset a 1/2 second la
Got a 630 ECS today. Hardly looks used. bypassed the cover switch, power
light comes on but sadly hitting reset a 1/2 second later it is locked up
again.
Has that famous Allen Bradly (or if not from the USA, substitute your
favorite resistor company) smell.
BTW this winter want to restore a OEM
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 wiring of a barn.
Everything was sprayed with what I call "No-live" it is used in hospitals
and for an hour or so pretty nasty stuff. Then I use a spray that targets
HPS as
I have for sale a DEC SBC 11/21 KXT11-AB Falcon processor board (M7676)
with an M7941 parallel interface.
Details are here:
http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?58856-DEC-11-21-SBC-KXT11-AB-(M7676)-Falcon-Processor-Board&p=469965#post469965
Thanks!
Sellam
On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 6:25 PM, Gary McGill via cctalk
wrote:
> I retired from S/3x consulting many years ago and am now just cleaning out
> my office storage. I have a complete set of S/36 manuals and more magazines
> and diskettes than I want to count. I am fine with throwing them all away,
>
I am new to this list so I do not know how many S/3x folk are here.
I retired from S/3x consulting many years ago and am now just cleaning out
my office storage. I have a complete set of S/36 manuals and more magazines
and diskettes than I want to count. I am fine with throwing them all away,
bu
> On 24 Jul 2017, at 07:30, Mattis Lind via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> måndag 24 juli 2017 skrev Alexandre Souza via cctalk > :
>
>> Hi there!
>>
>> Spent all saturday and sunday trying to boot a Mac Plus. Unfortunately I
>> hadn't any 800K boot disks nor a way to generate them.
>>
>> I solved the
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 updating
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 wi
Just went through a bunch of Sun equipment with a similar level of mouse
schmoo. Not pleasant. Bleached all work surfaces.
Thanks,
Jonathan
On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 5:23 PM, Kirk Davis via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Heh had the same thing happen in the engine compartment of my Sprin
We used to use the Tex pads. The closest thing that's easy to find are the
little pad nurses use before injection available at Sam's, ETC. Sometimes
used be diabetics also.
On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 10:57 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>
> On 7/23/17 10:12 PM, Fritz Muel
Heh had the same thing happen in the engine compartment of my Sprinter Van last
winter. The solar panels kept the battery nice and toasty. They tore up the
heat insulation and made a nice nest on top of it..
Kirk
> On Jul 24, 2017, at 11:42 AM, Pete Lancashire via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Althoug
ecch! happy hunta virus eh.
please wear respirator and gloves Pete.
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On Monday, July 24, 2017 william degnan via cctalk
wrote:
On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 2:42 PM, Pete Lancashire via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Although not 100% CC, I had the same happen to a
On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 2:42 PM, Pete Lancashire via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Although not 100% CC, I had the same happen to a PDP11/35 about 20 years
> ago that was in storage.
>
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/PbuCIaiigqtP7Dhx2
>
Ug. Too many times I have seen something like this.
Although not 100% CC, I had the same happen to a PDP11/35 about 20 years
ago that was in storage.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PbuCIaiigqtP7Dhx2
> is that crucifix-shaped area of low reflection the thing you're speaking
> of? It's only visible in reflected light, not direct light; I'm not sure
> what it is, perhaps crystals oriented in a different direction from the
> rest of the head?
Now that I look again, you can see it
> From: Fritz Mueller
> Perhaps it is time to find/train a younger apprentice :-)
'Yes, my master!' :-)
> If anybody has a decent picture of a clean/fresh RK05 head, I would
> appreciate seeing it
Here ya go:
http://gunkies.org/wiki/File:RK05Head.jpg
That head (NOS) came ou
On 07/24/2017 11:31 AM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk wrote:
> To answer the question of "where hard to see", I guess it's really an
> issue of my old-man-eyes at this point. I find I need to use a
> jeweler's headset, or even bench microscope, to really see anything
> small in detail these days. It's
> On Jul 24, 2017, at 2:31 PM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the advice, per usual, folks!
>
> To answer the question of "where hard to see", I guess it's really an issue
> of my old-man-eyes at this point. I find I need to use a jeweler's headset,
> or even bench microsc
Thanks for the advice, per usual, folks!
To answer the question of "where hard to see", I guess it's really an issue of
my old-man-eyes at this point. I find I need to use a jeweler's headset, or
even bench microscope, to really see anything small in detail these days. It's
hard to do that wi
Thanks for the advice, per usual, folks!
To answer the question of "where hard to see", I guess it's really an issue of
my old-man-eyes at this point. I find I need to use a jeweler's headset, or
even bench microscope, to really see anything small in detail these days. It's
hard to do that wi
On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 6:12 AM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk
wrote:
> "OMG, are you nuts, don't take the heads out, you'll never get them
> aligned,"
>
> or is it:
>
> "Meh, RK05 alignment is not really that tough, and you would be better off
> making sure your heads are thoroughly clean and i
So, back in December I put out a call for help on CH Wiki content:
> looking at the list of 'wanted pages' on the Computer History' wiki:
>http://gunkies.org/wiki/Special:WantedPages
> the top page or so of entries are all about various Vaxen.
> Is there a volunteer our there
I have seen LTO around a lot, with fancy pants usb. For forward compatibility
it is probably the best bet it would seem.
Though I might get open tape for just because it looks cool, though I might get
one for media, rather than raw data storage.
-H
On 24 July 2017 17:03:29 BST, Al Kossow vi
On 7/24/17 9:23 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
> > Sadly, Texsleeves are no longer made, they are the best.
>
> Yes, I'm bummed about that.
>
> What's the recommended replacement?
Guy might have some ideas, I use lint-free cloth wrapped around the old
Texwands I still have.
The cloth
> From: Fritz Mueller
> the heads are accumulating dust and oxide in places that are hard see
> and get to
Sorry, I don't follow this - where are you thinking of?
> I'm looking for some advice/calibration from the community here.
Hmm, we had to do this once BITD (we had a bad he
On 7/24/17 8:46 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:
> The problem with Exabyte drives is they seemed to have a short shelf life.
Most of the rubber parts have failed in the dozens of Exabytes I have.
LTO is the direction the world has been going for a while. They have about three
generations of ba
On 7/23/17 10:12 PM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk wrote:
> "Meh, RK05 alignment is not really that tough, and you would be better off
> making sure your heads are thoroughly clean and intact."
This, but it really isn't that difficult to keep them clean with an inspection
mirror and a good flat
On 07/23/2017 10:35 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote:
On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 8:23 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
There have been many tape formats that have gone in and out of fashion.
In the late 80s and early 90s, 8mm videotape-type Exabyte carts were
very popular--
> On Jul 23, 2017, at 10:12 PM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Hey folks:
>
> As some of you know, I've recently restored a PDP-11/45, RK11-C drive
> controller, and an RK05 drive. I'm now at the point where I'm working to
> recover and archive the contents of the dozen or so RK05 pa
What kind of data volume are we talking about, and what kind of budget? I
personally use LTO-5 for my backups (1.5 TB raw capacity), and have no
difficulty finding tapes.
On 7/24/17, 2:51 AM, "cctalk on behalf of Henry Bond via cctalk"
wrote:
>Hi Gang,
>
>I have need to make backups, and if yo
If you think there's a way I can do backups onto open reel tape and have it
last 30 years +,
I've been looking for an excuse to get one of those.
-H
On 24 July 2017 06:20:35 BST, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
wrote:
>On 07/23/2017 09:05 PM, devin davison via cctalk wrote:
>
>> 30 seconds ago. I gu
Sony AIT and DDS have been my most popular eBay finds so far, I am blessed with
SCSI equipment, even if it is a SS10.
My data needs aren't huge, I did see those 1TB tapes and wondered how long it
would take my sparcstation to push a terabyte, might be unfair.
Seems the resilience of tape is h
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.
Craig said
> I would like to have both the drives in my HP 9895A working. Since flat belts
> for old equipment are becoming nearly impossible to find, has anyone had
> success replacing a flat belt with a toothed? Either by reversing the belt
> or by also replacing the pulleys? Or by the insta
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