Re: Front Panels Sample layout.

2015-07-19 Thread simon
ours is visible on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/simski/15171396948/ On 19-07-15 00:00, Rod Smallwood wrote: Hi I am working on an 8/f version. Its not far along enough to send out just yet . Rod On 18/07/2015 12:34, simon wrote: Hi Rod, that sounds like a good idea. we have a

RE: RE: PDP 11 gear finally moved

2015-07-19 Thread tony duell
So, tony, if I'm correct, you just called bullshit, right? I assume this relates to my comments on static damage of PDP11 PSUs, I am not sure I would quite put it that way (not on a public list :-)) but (a) I have never seen a DEC PSU (in a PDP11 or elsewhere) damaged by static, certainly

Re: Front Panels Sample layout.

2015-07-19 Thread simon
Oh, they are merely scratches from the key. We decided to keep the labels for history's sake and yes the printset is in good condition, but not better than te scans available on bitsavers. On 19-07-15 12:38, Rod Smallwood wrote: Hi Simon Yes thats what I am working on right now. I can see

moving cleanout - IBM XT(s), assorted macs, green-screen NTSC monitors, TRS-80 types, etc

2015-07-19 Thread Brent Hilpert
So my house sold yesterday after 3 days on the market (the market here is nuts). I have about two months to move, so a bunch of stuff has to disappear. Location is the Vancouver, BC, Canada region (Port Moody more precisely). Most of this stuff is larger and I'm not going to have a lot of time

RE: PDP 11 gear finally moved

2015-07-19 Thread Tothwolf
On Fri, 17 Jul 2015, tony duell wrote: Perhaps. But not all of it, certainly. I'm currently four for four fixing dead flatscreens by re-capping their power supplies; I imagine others have similar experiences. It's not a huge stretch to imagine This could be taken to show that modern

Re: Front Panels Sample layout.

2015-07-19 Thread Dave
(On Sunday, July 19, 2015 4:14 AM, simon sim...@dds.nl wrote:) ours is visible on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/simski/15171396948/ Nice.  That's identical to the 8m panels I have, except the the 'f' instead of the 'm'.  I like the separation of the LED rows on these panels. Dave

Re: Front Panels Sample layout.

2015-07-19 Thread Rod Smallwood
That seems to be the case, logo apart , f and m seem to be the same On 19/07/2015 15:55, Dave wrote: (On Sunday, July 19, 2015 4:14 AM, simon sim...@dds.nl wrote:) ours is visible on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/simski/15171396948/ Nice. That's identical to the 8m panels I

RE: PDP 11 gear finally moved

2015-07-19 Thread tony duell
I have rarely seen static damage to electronic parts. I can imagine that if I were in Nevada during winter time, I might see more. There were times when, even with a key to be the discharge point that my arm still jumped. Be careful, static daamge does not always show up at the time. You

Re: Multibus arbiter design

2015-07-19 Thread Al Kossow
SUN I or II board? On 7/18/15 10:50 PM, Eric Smith wrote: Is anyone aware of any published detailed designs of Multibus arbitration circuitry

Re: Multibus arbiter design

2015-07-19 Thread Eric Smith
On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 4:01 PM, N0body H0me n0body.h...@inbox.com wrote: A quick search on the Site Which Must Not Be Named shows some NOS 8289's for about $7 each, including postage. I dunno, just sayin-- why re-invent the wheel? 1. The 8289, being bipolar, draws an absurd amount of

Re: PDP 11 gear finally moved

2015-07-19 Thread Jay jaeger
Well, all I can say is that my experience differs. I have had newer capacitors fail, and old ones, too, of course, but nothing points to wholesale replacement as a cost or time effective strategy, especially on something like an Altair. FWIW, I don't run my vintage machines all that often.

Re: Linear Power Supply (Conversion Equipment Corp) from a basic four 510

2015-07-19 Thread jwsmobile
On 7/19/2015 2:43 PM, Armin Diehl wrote: Yes, that is all correct. The first machines used by Basic Four (later MAI) were Microdata machines. Basic Four released BB1 (Business Basic Level 1) and BB2 on these machines. These were the “blue” ones, e.g.

Re: Linear Power Supply (Conversion Equipment Corp) from a basic four 510

2015-07-19 Thread Armin Diehl
Yes, that is all correct. The first machines used by Basic Four (later MAI) were Microdata machines. Basic Four released BB1 (Business Basic Level 1) and BB2 on these machines. These were the “blue” ones, e.g. http://www.ricomputermuseum.org/Home/equipment/mai-basic-four-model-1200 Schematics

MFM reader emulator

2015-07-19 Thread David Gesswein
I'm doing another run of boards. The description of the board changes and the expected price are at: http://www.pdp8online.com/mfm/board_revb.shtml If you desire any please respond by email not to list with 1) How many bare boards you wish. I will assume production boards unless you state

RE: PDP 11 gear finally moved

2015-07-19 Thread dwight
I have rarely seen static damage to electronic parts. I can imagine that if I were in Nevada during winter time, I might see more. There were times when, even with a key to be the discharge point that my arm still jumped. On parts, the ones I've seen that I could definitely attribute to static