SVR4 tape mount xx?

2015-06-12 Thread Chuck Guzis
I'm fooling with some ATT tapes for System V, Rel. 4.0 and I see, along with the various proprietary and copyright stuff on the tape (paper) label and the description of the contents, the notation mount xx; e.g. mount D5 or mount E2. Exactly what does this mean? --Chuck

Re: X11 expertise on ancient HW sought... (4-plane visual (overlay) via X-server on MS-WIndows)

2015-06-12 Thread Tomasz Rola
On Thu, Jun 04, 2015 at 08:24:31PM +0200, IMAP List Administration wrote: [also posted to comp.graphics.x today] Hello Folks, I'm trying to get an application that currently uses a local display on an ancient DEC Alpha workstation with a (for the time) mid-to-high-end graphics controller

Re: PDP-8/S

2015-06-12 Thread COURYHOUSE
ok added! thanks Mike! In a message dated 6/10/2015 2:24:01 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, tmfdm...@gmail.com writes: I have one, restored, was running when stored but not powered up in some considerable time. Serial number unknown; IIRC correctly the tag with the serial number was

Re: PDP-8/S

2015-06-12 Thread COURYHOUSE
Fred yes all valid. if we are to put them in the registry though we have to be sure that have one if they go nameless. like if we get a response like: my name is rick I have s/n 2 Ok we need a entry template for info that can be spread sheeted.. of course

Re: PDP-8/S

2015-06-12 Thread Lyle Bickley
On Wed, 10 Jun 2015 18:43:51 -0400 couryho...@aol.com wrote: Michael - Many thanks for the great start! Lyle ok added yours.. neat you have it working! what is the status of his other unit that was sold? It's owned by another collector on this list. I suspect they'll add their

Re: PDP-8/S

2015-06-12 Thread John Wilson
On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 03:11:21PM -0400, Michael Thompson wrote: Not everyone wants their collections to be public information but: Didn't see mine on there. PDP-8/S, serial # unknown (it's in storage), needs restoration. I got it in Michigan about 20 years ago. John Wilson D Bit

RE: PDP-8/S

2015-06-12 Thread Rich Alderson
From: Michael Thompson Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 12:11 PM Living Computer Museum Two, unrestored http://www.pdpplanet.com ^ That address has not been current since 2010 or so. Please use http://www.LivingComputerMuseum.org instead. Thanks!

Re: PDP-8/S

2015-06-12 Thread Lyle Bickley
On Wed, 10 Jun 2015 15:11:21 -0400 Michael Thompson michael.99.thomp...@gmail.com wrote: I know of 17 PDP-8/S systems, including four at the RICM. The RICM has an OMD8S data-break and memory expansion chassis for an 8/S. Not everyone wants their collections to be public information

Re: First VAX-11/730 VMS Boot! (was: Re: VAX-11/730 %BOOT-F-Unexpected Machine Check)

2015-06-12 Thread Peter Coghlan
Using a version 58 console tape image provided to me by one list member, and massaged into a usable state by another list member, I just booted OpenVMS 7.3 off the R80 drive on my VAX-11/730 for the first time since buying the machine. Woohoo! Excellent! For some reason, I was unable to

Wierd reply addresses

2015-06-12 Thread Vincent Slyngstad
There seem to be a number of messages from various folks where the reply address has been rewritten to gene...@classiccmp.orggene...@classiccmp.org;discuss...@classiccmp.org:On-Topic and Off-Topic Postscctalk@classiccmp.org; instead of General discuss...@classiccmp.org:On-Topic and Off-Topic

Re: First VAX-11/730 VMS Boot! (was: Re: VAX-11/730 %BOOT-F-Unexpected Machine Check)

2015-06-12 Thread Mark J. Blair
I don't remember exactly what I have, but the binders that came with my system might include an R80 manual (to be scanned, of course!). -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X n...@nf6x.net http://www.nf6x.net/

Need help: Reading 800 bpi NRZI 9 track tapes

2015-06-12 Thread Chuck Guzis
My Qualstar 3418 has gone kaput and I need to find someone to read single (Unix) tape written on a TU16 at 800 BPI. I can handle 1600, 3200 and 6250 just fine, but not 800. Would anyone in the US be willing to help out? I can ship some money your way if that matters. The tape has been

Re: Amiga Fans

2015-06-12 Thread Andrew Burton
Hehe, I read about this a few minutes ago after receiving a message about it on another email list. It'll go viral around all the Amiga forums and lists over the next few days :) Regards, Andrew Burton aliensrcoo...@yahoo.co.uk www.aliensrcooluk.com - Original Message - From: Peter

Re: First VAX-11/730 VMS Boot! Now about VMS distros

2015-06-12 Thread Richard Loken
On Fri, 12 Jun 2015, Mark J. Blair wrote: On Jun 12, 2015, at 08:48, Richard Loken richar...@admin.athabascau.ca wrote: Gday Mark, it has been a long time since Rodondo Beach. Great to hear from you again! Still have those ARS33 teletypes? I must say, when I decided I needed to be an

Re: PDP-8/S

2015-06-12 Thread William Donzelli
If somebody were to try to make a complete list, it would make sense to provide variable levels of anonymity ... Prob'ly some people would be more willing to discuss what they have IFF they aren't opening themselves to theft risk, and/or a deluge of I'd like to

Amiga Fans

2015-06-12 Thread Peter Cetinski
+1 to you Amiga fans http://woodtv.com/2015/06/11/1980s-computer-controls-grps-heat-and-ac/ http://woodtv.com/2015/06/11/1980s-computer-controls-grps-heat-and-ac/ I love the part about the high school student who originally programmed it and still maintains it to this day!

RE: Looking for the Tek 465 of Logic Analysers

2015-06-12 Thread tony duell
* The HP 16500B and 16500C use a different '030 based logic board and also [...] * Generally anything the C can do, the B can do and vice versa. The big difference between the two is that they switched from HP-HIL peripherals on the B to standard PS/2 peripherals on the C, if you want to

Re: Looking for the Tek 465 of Logic Analysers

2015-06-12 Thread Ian S. King
Yes, the documentation of the HP 1630 series is phenomenal. On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 1:52 PM, tony duell a...@p850ug1.demon.co.uk wrote: * The HP 16500B and 16500C use a different '030 based logic board and also [...] * Generally anything the C can do, the B can do and vice versa. The big

Re: PDP-8/S

2015-06-12 Thread Adrian Stoness
been told of one in winnipeg. havent seen it to confirm though (winnipeg canada) thats still in use On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 4:46 PM, William Donzelli wdonze...@gmail.com wrote: If somebody were to try to make a complete list, it would make sense to provide variable levels of

Re: Need help: Reading 800 bpi NRZI 9 track tapes

2015-06-12 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 06/12/2015 03:23 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote: On Jun 12, 2015, at 14:54 , Chuck Guzis ccl...@sydex.com wrote: My Qualstar 3418 has gone kaput and I need to find someone to read single (Unix) tape written on a TU16 at 800 BPI. I can handle 1600, 3200 and 6250 just fine, but not 800. Would

ISO: Sun lunchbox vertical stand

2015-06-12 Thread dave
Last year or so someone offered up one or two vertical stands for Sun lunchbox chassis. I put my hand up for one and never heard more about it. Might that original person still have the stands? Does anyone else have some stands available? -- David Griffith d...@661.org A: Because it

Re: First VAX-11/730 VMS Boot! Now about VMS distros

2015-06-12 Thread Mark J. Blair
On Jun 12, 2015, at 08:48, Richard Loken richar...@admin.athabascau.ca wrote: On Thu, 11 Jun 2015, Mark J. Blair wrote: Eventually, I'd like to run an older version of VMS than 7.3 on it. Preferably, something contemporary to when the 11/730 was still sold, or Gday Mark, it has been

Re: Wierd reply addresses

2015-06-12 Thread Chris Osborn
On Jun 12, 2015, at 5:04 AM, Vincent Slyngstad v.slyngs...@frontier.com wrote: There seem to be a number of messages from various folks where the reply address has been rewritten to gene...@classiccmp.orggene...@classiccmp.org;discuss...@classiccmp.org:On-Topic and Off-Topic

Re: Wierd reply addresses

2015-06-12 Thread Johnny Billquist
On 2015-06-12 16:16, Chris Osborn wrote: On Jun 12, 2015, at 5:04 AM, Vincent Slyngstad v.slyngs...@frontier.com wrote: There seem to be a number of messages from various folks where the reply address has been rewritten to

Re: First VAX-11/730 VMS Boot! (was: Re: VAX-11/730 %BOOT-F-Unexpected Machine Check)

2015-06-12 Thread Mark J. Blair
On Jun 12, 2015, at 07:57, Antonio Carlini arcarl...@iee.org wrote: Doesn't control-P on the console halt the machine on a VAX-11/730? It brings up the console prompt, but the (H)alt command just prints the PC rather than triggering a halt on the 725/730. Next time I work on the system

Re: Wierd reply addresses

2015-06-12 Thread Vincent Slyngstad
From: Chris Osborn: Friday, June 12, 2015 7:16 AM On Jun 12, 2015, at 5:04 AM, Vincent Slyngstad v.slyngs...@frontier.com wrote: There seem to be a number of messages from various folks where the reply address has been rewritten to ... What is that about? Could it be related to me getting

Re: [Simh] [HECnet] Announcing TCP/IP for RSX-11M-PLUS

2015-06-12 Thread Johnny Billquist
Aw, chucks. After reading the other day about someone who was talking about VMS and the wish for DHCP, I actually decided that it was time that BQTCP/IP also got DHCP. So, without further ado - I cut a new release. One bugfix for a bug in the TCP state machine, which could get stuck, but

Re: Wierd reply addresses

2015-06-12 Thread Chris Osborn
On Jun 12, 2015, at 8:28 AM, Vincent Slyngstad v.slyngs...@frontier.com wrote: OK, though I'm unclear why a mail client would be rewriting the line (as opposed to just copying it around). Because the mail client doesn’t know that it’s rewriting it, it thinks it found two email addresses. --

Re: First VAX-11/730 VMS Boot! Now about VMS distros

2015-06-12 Thread Richard Loken
On Thu, 11 Jun 2015, Mark J. Blair wrote: Eventually, I'd like to run an older version of VMS than 7.3 on it. Preferably, something contemporary to when the 11/730 was still sold, or Gday Mark, it has been a long time since Rodondo Beach. Our VAX-11/780 came with VAX/VMS Version 2 on it and

Re: First VAX-11/730 VMS Boot! (was: Re: VAX-11/730 %BOOT-F-Unexpected Machine Check)

2015-06-12 Thread Mark J. Blair
On Jun 12, 2015, at 04:01, Peter Coghlan cct...@beyondthepale.ie wrote: If the machine just sits there indefinately after loading the MSCP disk server, you probably don't have enough cluster votes to proceed and the best thing to do is perform a conversational boot which usually involves