Re: Stearns Computer

2017-08-14 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 08/14/2017 10:40 AM, Chris Elmquist wrote: > Stearns Computer was here in Minneapolis (Minnetonka actually) and was > started by a bunch of former CPT guys. I'm not sure I ever heard any > history of the name but it may have ties to Stearns County which is > just to the NW of the Cities or

Re: Stearns Computer

2017-08-14 Thread Chris Elmquist via cctalk
On Monday (08/14/2017 at 01:16PM -0700), Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > > Yes, I recall that Neil tried to sell us on Stearns, but we elected to > go with the pack and use IBM. Good move that, in retrospect. For sure. The Stearns was (deliberately) not a very good IBM PC clone-- using a true

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Don North via cctalk
On 8/14/2017 12:40 AM, Ulrich Tagge via cctalk wrote: Hi all, I have tried to find a specification about the DSK Image format, but have only found the the following: http://www.cpctech.org.uk/docs/dsk.html , which looks like the focus is more on CPC related Disks. Is there any detailed

ULTRIX 4.5 on DECstation won't boot into multi-user mode

2017-08-14 Thread Aaron Jackson via cctalk
Hi all, I picked up a DECstation 5000/200 over a year ago, which I haven't really played with until this weekend. I burnt an Ultrix 4.5 iso, as I have a RRD43 cdrom drive. The installation appeared to go fine, and I was very pleased to see that Emacs is available in the unsupported packages.

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Don North via cctalk
On 8/13/2017 4:47 PM, Don North via cctalk wrote: On 8/13/2017 11:34 AM, Jerry Weiss via cctalk wrote: On Aug 13, 2017, at 12:59 PM, Ulrich Tagge wrote: Hi Jerry, I have tried with PDP11GUI, but the first message says "The image contains only 505856 bytes, but disk has

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Ulrich Tagge via cctalk wrote: > Hi all, > > maybe someone can help. > I would like to install TCP/IP on my RT-11 system. > After a short search I have found the following, which I would use: >

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Ulrich Tagge via cctalk
Am 13.08.17 um 20:34 schrieb Jerry Weiss: On Aug 13, 2017, at 12:59 PM, Ulrich Tagge wrote: Hi Jerry, I have tried with PDP11GUI, but the first message says "The image contains only 505856 bytes, but disk has 512512 bytes". I have written some disks, and have ignored this

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Ulrich Tagge via cctalk
Hi all, I have tried to find a specification about the DSK Image format, but have only found the the following: http://www.cpctech.org.uk/docs/dsk.html , which looks like the focus is more on CPC related Disks. Is there any detailed description somewhere in the www about the DSK format?

RE: VCF?

2017-08-14 Thread Steve Malikoff via cctalk
Marc said: > The overall Chordset dimensions are 5 3/4 for width and 6" for depth. Keys > are spaced like regular piano keys, whatever that is. That should help you > dimension the drawing you have. We found very few programs that would use it. > Marc Thanks, I appreciate it. Would I be able to

Plotter + Tape drive

2017-08-14 Thread ANDY HOLT via cctalk
Giving away ancient computer equipment (Essex England): I have a HP 7550A plotter and a 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. I was going to give them to the computing history

RE: Plotter + Tape drive

2017-08-14 Thread Dave Wade via cctalk
Andy, Is this a Pertec or SCSI interface. If its SCSI I would be very interested. Might be challenging to collect in your time scales as I am in Spain at present and helping with a Makefest soon. Dave > -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf

Re: VCF?

2017-08-14 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 8/13/17 6:34 PM, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote: > Anyway I was wondering if it would be possible to get some accurate and > detailed scale measurements of the Alto chorded keyset? I have one that I am cleaning right now, so it is disassembled. I'll put some info up soon.

Re: Warren Stearns info.

2017-08-14 Thread Doug Ingraham via cctalk
On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 5:14 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Was Warren Stearns connected with Stearns Computer Systems, maker of the > short-lived Stearns PC? > > --Chuck > No, he wasn't. -- Doug Ingraham PDP-8 SN 1175

Stearns Computer

2017-08-14 Thread Chris Elmquist via cctalk
On Monday (08/14/2017 at 08:16AM -0600), Doug Ingraham via cctalk wrote: > On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 5:14 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > Was Warren Stearns connected with Stearns Computer Systems, maker of the > > short-lived Stearns PC? > > > > --Chuck > > >