Re: Photos from VCF West 2019

2019-08-07 Thread Evan Koblentz via cctalk
so 17 unique Apple-1 computers, not counting the one in the CHM collection ,were on the floor at one time or another over the weekend So, doing some simple math: 18 of ~70 remaining is .25xxx ... so 25% of all Apple 1s in existence were there! There hasn't been that many in one place since

Re: Photos from VCF West 2019

2019-08-07 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
Glad to see people showing the Fabritek some love! We have several if these at SMECC.. one can be traded off for another trainer or? Great display of trainers and single board things! I have a fascination  with the  trainers... We have one built by IBM that to date no one can identify date etc.

Re: VCF Midwest 14 Talks and Talkers

2019-08-07 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 at 21:04, Jason T via cctalk wrote: > > I took a lot of, uh, "inspiration" from that page :) :-D -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk - Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven - Skype/LinkedIn:

Sun Sparcstation 20 with accessories in Dallas

2019-08-07 Thread Electronics Plus via cctalk
https://dallas-tx.americanlisted.com/75228/computers-parts/sun-sparcstation- sun-drives_23232767.html $50 OBO for take all Cindy Croxton Electronics Plus 1613 Water Street Kerrville, TX 78028 830-370-3239 cell sa...@elecplus.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by

eBay: PDP-8/A KL8A serial line card

2019-08-07 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
This item: https://www.ebay.com/itm/133136230586 is poorly titled, so people's searches might not find it; the M8319 is a KL8A 4 channel EIA RS232 or 20mA current loop serial hex I/O card for the PDP-8/A. Noel

Re: eBay: PDP-8/A KL8A serial line card

2019-08-07 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
$325?? On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:30 AM Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > This item: > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/133136230586 > > is poorly titled, so people's searches might not find it; the M8319 is a > KL8A > 4 channel EIA RS232 or 20mA current loop serial hex I/O

Re: eBay: PDP-8/A KL8A serial line card

2019-08-07 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: Paul Anderson > $325?? Well, they did list it with a 'Best Offer'. I figure the third time they get an offer of US$100 (or whatever the thing is actually worth, I don't track PDP-8 board values), it might become clear to them that they are way optimistic on the value. I once had

Re: Anyone have any Datapoint software on floppy?

2019-08-07 Thread jos via cctalk
On 07.08.19 20:00, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: I picked up Eric's DP 1500 Z80 system at VCF West this weekend, unfortunately the boot disk has bad sectors. Anyone have any diskettes/images around for the 1500 or any other version of their systems? I took pics and dumped the firmware from it

Re: Anyone have any Datapoint software on floppy?

2019-08-07 Thread Randy Dawson via cctalk
Anyone interested in Datapoint should get this book: Datapoint The Lost Story of the Texans Who Invented the Personal Computer Revolution ISBN 978-1-936449-36-1 Quite a story, I could not put it down. Randy From: cctalk on behalf of jos via cctalk Sent:

Anyone have any Datapoint software on floppy?

2019-08-07 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
I picked up Eric's DP 1500 Z80 system at VCF West this weekend, unfortunately the boot disk has bad sectors. Anyone have any diskettes/images around for the 1500 or any other version of their systems? I took pics and dumped the firmware from it along with a DP 1551 pcb I've had for a while, and

Re: eBay: PDP-8/A KL8A serial line card

2019-08-07 Thread Nigel Johnson via cctalk
Well, I sold a DL11 once for $900 CDN. But that was back when they were still used commercially! It's a bit much to expect peopl eto pay that now On 07/08/2019 13:45, Paul Anderson via cctalk wrote: $325?? On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:30 AM Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org>

I need a keypunch (briefly)

2019-08-07 Thread Chip Davis via cctalk
I was referred to this group by dave.g4...@gmail.com who thought you might be able to help me. I need to punch a half-dozen datacards for an award for a retired IBMer. Anyone know where I can find a working 026/029/129 within 300 miles of Raleigh, NC? Many thanks for any pointers. Chip

Re: looking for a 7-track reel tape controller

2019-08-07 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
I think you could change heads in a TU10 and add or take out a few boards. I've worked on 7 and 9 track versions in the day. On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 6:43 PM Michael Thompson via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > thanks a lot for your hint to the DEC controller. I wasn't aware that

Re: looking for a 7-track reel tape controller

2019-08-07 Thread Michael Thompson via cctalk
> > thanks a lot for your hint to the DEC controller. I wasn't aware that the > TM11, TMA11 and TMB11 controllers can handle 9-track as well as 7-track > NRZI-encoded tape drives. However, all these controllers seem to be very > rare in the public out there. Not too surprising considering that DEC

Re: looking for a 7-track reel tape controller

2019-08-07 Thread Michael Thompson via cctalk
> > thanks a lot for your hint to the DEC controller. I wasn't aware that the >> TM11, TMA11 and TMB11 controllers can handle 9-track as well as 7-track >> NRZI-encoded tape drives. However, all these controllers seem to be very >> rare in the public out there. Not too surprising considering that

Re: Anyone have any Datapoint software on floppy?

2019-08-07 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 8/7/19 12:12 PM, jos via cctalk wrote: > No idea what these actually contain. ET_1 is a DOS.H 2.4.2 boot disk

I'm sharing a toy

2019-08-07 Thread Adam Thornton via cctalk
https://mvsevm.fsf.net Currently, the TOPS-10 guest account (42,42) and the Unix v7 account dmr have no passwords. Please treat the dmr account respectfully. I will get to account requests…eventually, probably. TImeliness is not guaranteed. All systems are hosted on Raspberry Pis (the