Re: AlphaWindows - Protocol Information?

2018-09-05 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 9/5/18 5:17 AM, Martin Hepperle via cctalk wrote: > In the 1990s a computer terminal standard "AlphaWindows" was proposed by the > Display Industry Association (DIA). > Sort of X-Windows for the poor. Very poor... only text in the windows.

Re: VAX 11/785 "Superstar" Backplanes

2018-09-05 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Sep 5, 2018, at 10:11 AM, allison via cctech wrote: > > On 09/05/2018 01:53 AM, Paul Birkel via cctech wrote: >> On the 'bay: 183405165416 and 183405165414 "Scrap / Gold Recovery" >> >> >> >> Six total. One wonders what the scrappers did with the rest, and where they >> came from

Re: VAX 11/785 "Superstar" Backplanes

2018-09-05 Thread allison via cctalk
On 09/05/2018 01:53 AM, Paul Birkel via cctech wrote: > On the 'bay: 183405165416 and 183405165414 "Scrap / Gold Recovery" > > > > Six total. One wonders what the scrappers did with the rest, and where they > came from given that the location is Goffstown, New Hampshire. > > > > paul > There

VAX 11/785 "Superstar" Backplanes

2018-09-05 Thread Paul Birkel via cctalk
On the 'bay: 183405165416 and 183405165414 "Scrap / Gold Recovery" Six total. One wonders what the scrappers did with the rest, and where they came from given that the location is Goffstown, New Hampshire. paul

Re: AlphaWindows - Protocol Information?

2018-09-05 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
a little more info here ftp://ftp.invisible-island.net/shuford/terminal/alphawindows_news.txt On 9/5/18 7:39 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > > On 9/5/18 5:17 AM, Martin Hepperle via cctalk wrote: >> In the 1990s a computer terminal standard "AlphaWindows" was proposed by the >> Display

Re: AlphaWindows - Protocol Information?

2018-09-05 Thread Brian L. Stuart via cctalk
On Wed, 9/5/18, Martin Hepperle via cctalk wrote: > In the 1990s a computer terminal standard "AlphaWindows" was proposed by the > Display Industry Association (DIA). Sort of X-Windows for the poor. > > Does anyone have a manual with escape sequences for one of the terminals > mentioned? Or

Re: Milwaukee Computers MC-1200

2018-09-05 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 10:00 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > We have two in the CHM collection. This is the first time I've ever seen one > work. I was thinking it might be fun to try to get FORTH running on it. That sounds cool. > I may also mod mine so that it puts out proper RS-232 levels

Re: LSSM - Large IBM haul

2018-09-05 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: Anders Nelson > https://www.facebook.com/503408869821526/posts/1084448565050884/ This is an incredibly cool thing, and my hat is off to the LSSM for undertaking this. How's the fund-raising going? If money is still needed, I'll head off to Paypal and send a goodly chunk.

Re: AlphaWindows - Protocol Information?

2018-09-05 Thread Eric Christopherson via cctalk
On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 11:57 AM Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > > On 9/5/18 5:17 AM, Martin Hepperle via cctalk wrote: > > In the 1990s a computer terminal standard "AlphaWindows" was proposed by > the > > Display Industry Association (DIA). > > Sort of X-Windows for the poor. > > Very poor...

Re: AlphaWindows - Protocol Information?

2018-09-05 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 9/5/18 8:59 AM, Brian L. Stuart via cctalk wrote: > I'll see what I can do about scanning it for you. > Martin and I thank you! I'll try getting something to go on my real TVI 990 and 9089!

Re: LSSM - Large IBM haul

2018-09-05 Thread Anders Nelson via cctalk
Their latest comments on Facebook mention they're about halfway there. I just signed up for a service that reduces my lunch cost in NYC so I'll send them something. I'm hoping if I throw in $100 maybe enough others will follow. $8k to ship 8k pounds seems like a good deal, good on them! =] --

Re: Free: DDS-1 tapes, unused (new-old stock)

2018-09-05 Thread sieler_allegro via cctalk
The DDS cleaning tapes have been claimed. I may have more unused cleaning tapes in storage, but I won't know for a few months. If I find any, I'll post. Stan

simple-ish Arduino-compatible LPC2103 dev kit

2018-09-05 Thread Carlo Pisani via cctalk
hi guys a dude has recently posted a link in our forum, he has developed a simple Arduino-compatible LPC2103 dev kit, the links point to a second link with documentation, and source he is also willng to assemble and sell boards have a look here (1) cheers Ivelegacy (webadming at DownTheBunker)

What platform can run m68k COFF binaries?

2018-09-05 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
Hi, All, I have a backup of some old code that I thought came from a Sun3 machine, and indeed, there _are_ binaries on there, in a directory 'sun' that _do_ run on a Sun3, verified under emulation with "tme". The part that puzzles me is the collection of object files and binaries in the

Re: What platform can run m68k COFF binaries?

2018-09-05 Thread Brian L. Stuart via cctalk
On Wed, 9/5/18, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote: > The part that puzzles me is the collection of object files and > binaries in the directory above that.  'file' tells me that they are > "m68k COFF" files.  From what I've read so far, COFF binaries are from > System V Release 2-4.  What I can't

Re: What platform can run m68k COFF binaries?

2018-09-05 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
The other way to tell would be if they haven't had their symbols stripped and look at the libaries they are compiled with. This stuff predates shared libraries. There are probably vendor strings in there. On 9/5/18 2:26 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > anything that came from Unisoft Sys V or

Re: What platform can run m68k COFF binaries?

2018-09-05 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 1:39 PM Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote: > Additionally, I'm reading that FreeBSD has a binary compatibility > layer for COFF but I wonder if that's for Intel binaries only or if it > extends to m68k. > FreeBSD never ran on 68k, so I think that would be no. NetBSD, however,

Re: Free: DDS-1 tapes, unused (new-old stock)

2018-09-05 Thread Ed Sharpe via cctalk
missed   orig  post - how  many were there ?  I can use a  couple as  I have a  drive but  no media  yest  for it  but would be handly to have a couple  in case  I  need  to clean it...  actually  i need   mpe5   startup  tape   in  this  format  too  Ed#   www.smeccc.org  In a message

Re: What platform can run m68k COFF binaries?

2018-09-05 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
anything that came from Unisoft Sys V or early Motorola Sys V ftp://ftp.oreilly.co.jp/palm/Linux/gcc/gdb-4.16/bfd/coff-aux.c for example. On 9/5/18 12:39 PM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote: > Hi, All, > > I have a backup of some old code that I thought came from a Sun3 > machine, and indeed,

VCFMW DEC VTs, LAs

2018-09-05 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
Is anyone interested in any DEC VT50, VT52(ONE WITH PRINTER), VT78, any of the VT100 family, or any other video terminals or monitors or parts? LA35, LA36, LA120, any other printer or parts? Anything else? If asked, I will try to bring. Thanks, Paul

Re: Dilog DQ604 RL01 / RL02 emulation on ST506/ST412 disk.

2018-09-05 Thread Mattis Lind via cctalk
> > It seems to be well known that the number of each size you get in the > SF-7000 package is, umm, random... so a guy needs to get several packages > and hope for plenty of white ones. > The box is marked "Made in Japan" so I started to check for other sources. Then I found "Nisshinbo Mobilon

AlphaWindows - Protocol Information?

2018-09-05 Thread Martin Hepperle via cctalk
In the 1990s a computer terminal standard "AlphaWindows" was proposed by the Display Industry Association (DIA). Sort of X-Windows for the poor. A few terminals appeared which supported multiple text windows following the this standard. Some limited global facts can be found in Wikipedia. I

IOCCC 2018 Best of show

2018-09-05 Thread Pontus Pihlgren via cctalk
Hi Sorry if this has been posted already. But some of you might get a kick out of this years "Best of show" winner of IOCCC: https://www.ioccc.org/2018/mills/ Cheers, Pontus.

Re: IOCCC 2018 Best of show

2018-09-05 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 9/4/18 11:16 PM, Pontus Pihlgren via cctalk wrote: Hi Sorry if this has been posted already. But some of you might get a kick out of this years "Best of show" winner of IOCCC: https://www.ioccc.org/2018/mills/ Cheers, Pontus. I thought the most interesting thing was getting a simulated

Re: IOCCC 2018 Best of show

2018-09-05 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 9/5/18 4:26 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: On 9/4/18 11:16 PM, Pontus Pihlgren via cctalk wrote: Hi Sorry if this has been posted already. But some of you might get a kick out of this years "Best of show" winner of IOCCC: https://www.ioccc.org/2018/mills/ Cheers, Pontus. I thought the