Re: Emulex QD32

On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 5:56 AM, Christian Corti wrote: > > Playing a bit with the QD32 I've found out that it has the "big" EPROM, i.e. > the 27256 32kB ROM, and this one *includes* the diagnostic routines. > > So there are the instructions how to enter the

Re: Emulex QD32

On Mon, 2 Nov 2015, Christian Corti wrote: I wish it were true in my case. I don't even get it running under SIMH. Is it possible that the error is because of the monitor not seeing the QD32? At least if I netboot NetBSD it doesn't see the QD32 either, only the RQDX3. [...] Playing a bit

Re: SCA drives - any interest?

[top-posting and no-trimming damage repaired manually] >>> Just asking: Any interest in 80-pin SCA drives, Ultra 3 [...] >> Are those the kind of drives that are appropriate for use at a >> Renaissance Faire? > I don't understand the question; what kind of drives are you talking > about?

Re: SCA drives - any interest?

On Nov 1, 2015, at 12:46 PM, "Mike Stein" wrote: > Just asking: Any interest in 80-pin SCA drives, Ultra 3 and Ultra320 in > various capacities, both IBM and HP/Compaq 'caddies' ? > > m I don't need any, but if anyone can get their hands on JBOD boxes that use these,

Re: Testing H7864 (MicroVAX II) PSU With No Load

2015-11-01 17:35 GMT+01:00 Robert Jarratt : > > > > > > Maybe you can publish your schematic somwhere. It is much easier to > > > > come > > > up > > > > with ideas to pin point problems if we all view the same schematic. > > > > I > > > think it > > > > would be

Re: SCA drives - any interest?

On 11/02/2015 08:54 AM, Mike Stein wrote: In case anyone is looking for the 'caddies' it looks like they're mostly HP/Compaq, including several dummies; I scrapped more IBM servers than HP, but to my surprise I only found two IBM units. The nice thing about SCA drives is that adapters for

Re: Front panels

Well I've had a good look at the section marked 'Display' It looks like the same row of 37 lamps is repeated on a number of sub panels with up to four rows on a panel. The lamps look to be pushed through from behind and held every so often with a chrome screw from the front. The photo of

Re: SCA drives - any interest?

- Original Message - From: "Chuck Guzis" To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 1:42 PM Subject: Re: SCA drives - any interest? On 11/02/2015 08:54 AM, Mike Stein wrote: In case anyone is

RE: Testing H7864 (MicroVAX II) PSU With No Load

> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mattis Lind > Sent: 02 November 2015 13:20 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: Re: Testing H7864 (MicroVAX II) PSU With No Load > > 2015-11-01 17:35 GMT+01:00 Robert

Re: VCF nonsense (was: VCF-Berlin, 2015)

I only meant to point out that you have to be a VCF member to see Jack's pictures and that I couldn't access them because I'd been permanently banned; the ban itself, whether it should be lifted etc. definitely don't belong here and I apologize for rising to the bait. m - Original

Re: VCF nonsense (was: VCF-Berlin, 2015)

And the last time you decided to litigate this topic here, I also told you to talk to Erik. That was just a few weeks ago. I have no objections to you pursuing and enjoying your hobby. I have moved on. Talk to Erik about undoing the ban at VCF and you can move on to. I have already told Erik

Re: IBM z890

I am so jealous. On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 11:48 PM, william degnan wrote: > >> > >> Congratulations! Mainframes are fun! > > > > Thanks and yes they are :) > > > >> One does not boot a mainframe; one IPLs it. :) > > > > I totally knew this but somehow forgot such terminology

Re: SCA drives - any interest?

I have a couple of 6-drive hot swap bays that some of these drives came out of; unfortunately I didn't make a note of what systems they came out of but they look like the bay in this Proliant ML370: http://techtradepartners.squarespace.com/blog/2011/1/3/we-practice-what-we-preach.html although

Re: IBM z890

- Original Message - From: "Connor Krukosky" To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 10:53 PM Subject: Re: IBM z890 On 11/2/2015 10:34 PM, Peter Cetinski wrote: So you bought a new

Re: Chuck Forsberg died on 9/24. :(

On 11/2/2015 8:44 PM, Eric Christopherson wrote: On Mon, Nov 02, 2015, william degnan wrote: On Nov 2, 2015 9:53 PM, "geneb" wrote: Here's the obituary: http://www.anewtradition.com/obituaries/obituary/12060_Charles_Alton_Forsberg g. -- Inventor of zmodem, eh?

Micro-Altair tape interface

As I finally complete my Micro-Altair kit from Briel Computers, my thoughts turn to the question of how I can get an audio tape interface working on this machine. I understand that the MITS tape controller is essentially a serial port with a simple modem bolted on the rear. The

Re: SCA drives - any interest?

Thanks everyone for your feedback. Since there may be sensitive data on them I have to either securely wipe them or destroy them; I did just find a couple of Proliant servers that somehow escaped my purge though, so wiping them may not be as big a PITA as I feared. Looks like most (~10) are

RE: youtube video of a runnning XDS Sigma mainframe with lots of nice peripherals

From: Lee Courtney Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 10:37 AM > I posted the video you linked to. The machines on the video belonged to > George Plue, who ran a medical billing service bureau in Flagstaff AZ. They > are now located at the Living Computer Museum (LCM) in Seattle. > George

RE: Testing H7864 (MicroVAX II) PSU With No Load

> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Robert > Jarratt > Sent: 02 November 2015 20:36 > To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' > Subject: RE: Testing H7864 (MicroVAX II) PSU With No Load > > > > > -Original

Re: VCF nonsense

Whats all the fuss about.? What did the poor guy do to be banned? Rod On 02/11/15 20:48, Mike Stein wrote: I only meant to point out that you have to be a VCF member to see Jack's pictures and that I couldn't access them because I'd been permanently banned; the ban itself, whether it should

Re: Testing H7864 (MicroVAX II) PSU With No Load

2015-11-02 22:05 GMT+01:00 Robert Jarratt : > > > > I have just uploaded all the corrections. So the connector names on the > risers should now correspond. I have also corrected the area on the primary > control module around C403 and R407. > > Regards > > Rob > >

RE: Testing H7864 (MicroVAX II) PSU With No Load

> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mattis Lind > Sent: 02 November 2015 21:44 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: Re: Testing H7864 (MicroVAX II) PSU With No Load > > 2015-11-02 22:05 GMT+01:00 Robert

Re: VCF nonsense

On Mon, Nov 02, 2015, rod wrote: > Whats all the fuss about.? > What did the poor guy do to be banned? There's some stuff about it in the list archives. I for one would prefer we not rehash it here now. -- Eric Christopherson

Re: VCF nonsense

On Mon, 2 Nov 2015, rod wrote: Whats all the fuss about.? Some sort of import of flamewar(s) from another list (we can't create enough of our own?) What did the poor guy do to be banned? Nothing on this list. The parties involved don't seem to agree. Has probably now devolved into a battle

Re: SCA drives - any interest?

>Just asking: Any interest in 80-pin SCA drives, >Ultra 3 and Ultra320 in various capacities, both >IBM and HP/Compaq 'caddies' ? > >m I think you mentioned you had ~150GB drives, but I was wondering if you had some in larger size? I'd take a couple 300GB if the price was right. I bought an LTO-3

RE: VCF nonsense (was: VCF-Berlin, 2015)

This came up a few months ago here, and I asked for it to be taken to private email. Not sure why it resurfaced again (nor do I wish an explanation for it)... let's just keep this topic in private email please. J

Re: Emulex QD32

On Fri, 30 Oct 2015, Jay Jaeger wrote: I also have a QD32. I have Emulex diagnostics, but on a TK50, and I don't have an image, nor do I have any diagnostic documentation. However, when I ran the diagnostic (many YEARS ago) on my uVax II (FVD32M) it was self-explanatory. [...] I wish it were

Re: youtube video of a runnning XDS Sigma mainframe with lots of nice peripherals

- Ursprüngliche Message - > Von: Rich Alderson > An: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' > CC: > Gesendet: 22:15 Montag, 2.November 2015 > Betreff: RE: youtube video of a runnning XDS Sigma mainframe with lots of >

Re: youtube video of a runnning XDS Sigma mainframe with lots of nice peripherals

On 11/2/15 2:15 PM, Rich Alderson wrote: Not just running condition. 100,000 pounds of gear, including the 9, 6, and a 7 that had been retired in the 90s, spares for all of them, the 8 running disk drives and 4 running tape drives, along with about 20 more disk drives (the older 50MB hydraulic

Re: SCA drives - any interest?

On Nov 2, 2015, at 10:42 AM, Chuck Guzis wrote: > On 11/02/2015 08:54 AM, Mike Stein wrote: > >> In case anyone is looking for the 'caddies' it looks like they're >> mostly HP/Compaq, including several dummies; I scrapped more IBM >> servers than HP, but to my surprise I only

Re: IBM z890

On 11/2/2015 10:34 PM, Peter Cetinski wrote: So you bought a new electric furnace for the house, huh? :) Quite literally yes I did, because the basement and first floor does not have HVAC yet! Only the second and third floors do! On 11/2/2015 10:15 PM, Mike Ross wrote: Congratulations!

Re: youtube video of a runnning XDS Sigma mainframe with lots of nice periphe...

Be good to see this all live again! \ Kudos to Allen and LCM! Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 11/2/2015 5:48:04 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, p.gebha...@ymail.com writes: All the HW and SW that >> was in running condition was rescued by the LCM

Re: Chuck Forsberg died on 9/24. :(

On Nov 2, 2015 9:53 PM, "geneb" wrote: > > Here's the obituary: > > http://www.anewtradition.com/obituaries/obituary/12060_Charles_Alton_Forsberg > > g. > > > -- Inventor of zmodem, eh? Thanks for passing this along. Bill

Re: Chuck Forsberg died on 9/24. :(

On Mon, Nov 02, 2015, william degnan wrote: > On Nov 2, 2015 9:53 PM, "geneb" wrote: > > > > Here's the obituary: > > > > > http://www.anewtradition.com/obituaries/obituary/12060_Charles_Alton_Forsberg > > > > g. > > > > > > -- > > Inventor of zmodem, eh? Thanks for passing

Re: IBM z890

>> >> Congratulations! Mainframes are fun! > > Thanks and yes they are :) > >> One does not boot a mainframe; one IPLs it. :) > > I totally knew this but somehow forgot such terminology while writing this email. *facepalm* > >> I can't advise you as to the other boxes. From my Linux experience on

Chuck Forsberg died on 9/24. :(

Here's the obituary: http://www.anewtradition.com/obituaries/obituary/12060_Charles_Alton_Forsberg g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home. Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks

Re: IBM z890

> On Nov 2, 2015, at 10:03 PM, Connor Krukosky > wrote: > > I recently won an IBM z890 via auction for $237. > > Its already in the basement and most of the way back together, just running > the wiring internally for it then I need to wire up a 240v 30a outlet once

IBM z890

I recently won an IBM z890 via auction for $237. It was a very interesting adventure to retrieve this machine since it weighs 1500LBS on a good day, and well myself only clocking in around 115LBS I needed the help of a few friends and family to get this thing into the basement... I stripped

Re: IBM z890

On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 4:03 PM, Connor Krukosky wrote: > I recently won an IBM z890 via auction for $237. Congratulations! Mainframes are fun! > It was a very interesting adventure to retrieve this machine since it weighs > 1500LBS on a good day, and well myself only

Re: IBM z890

Excellent! Another person with an IBM Mainframe! TTFN - Guy TTFN - Guy On 11/2/15 7:03 PM, Connor Krukosky wrote: I recently won an IBM z890 via auction for $237. It was a very interesting adventure to retrieve this machine since it weighs 1500LBS on a good day, and well myself only