On Aug 22, 2015, at 10:31 PM, Chuck Guzis ccl...@sydex.com wrote:
On 08/22/2015 06:26 PM, Paul Koning wrote:
than the usual rule).
I recall the integer multiply feature (i.e. optional) available
on the 6000. IXi Xj*Xk, but it didn't provide any more precision
than the usual
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plus rescue
On 8/22/2015 8:14 AM, Tothwolf wrote:
It only helps a little though and when eBay
just noticed this
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That means they are copying the list without permission.
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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 07:38:25 -0700
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just noticed this
Hi,
I've managed to relaocate the pagefile.sys of my VMS7.3 to the secondary
disk disk1$dia1 because of space considerations of the first disk (380MB
total, free blocks 228672 now).
I've seen complaints of the system that the disk wasn't properly dismounted
after each reboot and would be
If you're talking about rattle-can painting, I can believe that.
But there's painting using professional spray gear, as well as powder-
coating. Rattle-can was never intended as anything but an any idiot
can do it proposition.
Hi Chuck,
Actually I was talking about professional spray
Holm Tiffe wrote:
Hi,
I've managed to relaocate the pagefile.sys of my VMS7.3 to the secondary
disk disk1$dia1 because of space considerations of the first disk (380MB
total, free blocks 228672 now).
I've seen complaints of the system that the disk wasn't properly dismounted
after each
On 08/21/2015 08:08 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
On 15 August 2015 at 13:03, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote:
http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/4683
Apologies if this is old news...
Some pictures, from sun-rescue:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/textfiles/albums/72157657277241785/page1
On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Dave Woyciesjes woycies...@sbcglobal.net
wrote:
On 08/21/2015 08:08 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
On 15 August 2015 at 13:03, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote:
http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/4683
Apologies if this is old news...
Some pictures, from
On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 2:19 PM, Jason Scott ja...@textfiles.com wrote:
I'm curious, what percentage of thier stock was saved?
If you go by unique manuals, 95-99%.
If you go by total number of manuals, including duplicates, probably
25-30%.
Heroic!
-ethan
On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Maxx Wood max...@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone who's passing through, or lives near Indianapolis, feel free to give
me a shout to set up a time to peruse what I have. I have amassed enough
machines to take on their own gravitational pull. Most are in various states
I've successfully retrobrited old TV safety screens and a few NES
console. What I used was 12% hydrogen peroxide from the beauty supply shop,
along with sodium percarbonate, glycerin to keep it wet and xanthan gum to
stabilize it to a paint on gel. Then all you do is paint it on, cover it
with
I'm not into the de-yellowing thing myself. There's no evidence that
de-yellowing improves the durability of objects. A museum curator preparing
an exhibit might well use a water-based acrylic that can easily be washed
off.
That is what the Air and Space Museum has done for a while - a very
On Mon, 24 Aug 2015, Jason Scott wrote:
On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Dave Woyciesjes woycies...@sbcglobal.net
wrote:
On 08/21/2015 08:08 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
On 15 August 2015 at 13:03, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote:
http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/4683
Apologies if this is
On Mon, 24 Aug 2015, Peter Brown wrote:
Was there any resolution to the original request for HP5480A service
information?
I have fiches for this instrument as follows
1. 5480A - Signal Analyzer Operating manual Part 1 - 05480-90014(fiche) - 2
fiches, 60 pages per fiche
2. 5480A/B - Signal
On 08/24/2015 11:37 AM, Ali wrote:
I was working on a Sharp brand tabletop copier. I was surprised to find
that the thing was painted with a very fine (almost like fine sand)
texture. So there are surprises.
I'm not into the de-yellowing thing myself. There's no evidence that
On 8/24/2015 6:43 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 08/24/2015 05:31 PM, steve shumaker wrote:
Actually, with a little digging on DTIC I found another reference
9actaully several - the full manual is there - and ended up on NTIS
which shows it *still* available although when you click the link
the
On Aug 24, 2015, at 7:28 PM, Chris Elmquist chr...@pobox.com wrote:
I recently restored several VT100 that were extremely yellowed as well
as filthy dirty.
I put the plastics in my bathtub and sprayed them heavily with Krud
Kutter, intending only to remove the dirt. To my surprise, much
Yes. Information by itself has no behavior.
Water and electricity are especially bad analogies, because they are both
tangible. When you use the water or charge, it is gone. You can't take one
water molecule have share it between 100 people. You can, however, share
the same bit of information to
On 08/23/2015 03:28 AM, drlegendre . wrote:
Howdy gents,
Working away on the recently acquired Osborne 1. Seems there's something
wrong with the KB - and if I didn't know better, I'd say it's a case of
shorted contacts.
The KB connector is 24 pins, double row header like a short floppy or IDE
On 08/24/2015 05:31 PM, steve shumaker wrote:
Actually, with a little digging on DTIC I found another reference
9actaully several - the full manual is there - and ended up on NTIS
which shows it *still* available although when you click the link
the product number gives an error and suggests
I recently restored several VT100 that were extremely yellowed as well
as filthy dirty.
I put the plastics in my bathtub and sprayed them heavily with Krud
Kutter, intending only to remove the dirt. To my surprise, much of
the yellowing came off too. It didn't return them to their
Hi Jules,
Oh, no worries - I'd have taken it in this condition whether or not you
were aware of the issues. After all, it +was+ a gift, and a very generous
one at that; not just in terms of materiel, but in terms of your time
spent, as well.
On the bright side, I may be able to send you some
Hey all-
I've always wondered about this.
Their website hasn't seen a proper update in years, and it looks like they
have a lot of choice hardware donated to them that they may not be
maintaining... Is it open to the public?
Are people actively volunteering there to make sure this stuff is
On 8/24/2015 3:30 PM, Ian Finder wrote:
Hey all-
I've always wondered about this.
Their website hasn't seen a proper update in years, and it looks like they
have a lot of choice hardware donated to them that they may not be
maintaining... Is it open to the public?
Are people actively
I've got his stuff here at Keep America At Work.
I knew he was bad, but I had NOT heard this and I'm very sorry to hear this.
http://keepamericaatwork.com/category/bob-hall/
I never had the opportunity to meet him, but we exchanged emails frequently
and I wish I had been able to meet him.
I see. Why would they do that?
Dwight
From: jw...@classiccmp.org
To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
Subject: RE: FYI gmane cctalk group
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:34:03 -0500
That means they are copying the list without permission.
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From: cctalk
sad to lose a good person at a young age
Ed#
In a message dated 8/24/2015 9:47:50 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
vbier...@gmail.com writes:
I've got his stuff here at Keep America At Work.
I knew he was bad, but I had NOT heard this and I'm very sorry to hear
this.
Hey Virgil / anyone who might know care,
I'd known the man for well over a decade - first made his acquaintance when
he became a customer of the boutique Hi-End audio outfit I used to work
for. Spent a lot of phone-time working with him, trying to get various
issues sorted out in his system.
On Mon, Aug 24, 2015, Al Kossow wrote:
just noticed this
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.announce/23246/match=gmane+comp+hardware+vintage
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