Re: LMI Lambda?

2017-02-11 Thread Alexander Schreiber
On Thu, Feb 09, 2017 at 11:24:55AM -0500, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: >> Apple is slightly different -- the licence for Mac OS X stipulates >> that you're only allowed to run it on Apple-branded hardware. This is >> somewhere between rare and unique, though, and it has recently been >>

Re: 16MB memory module for a PC110

2017-02-11 Thread Jim Brain
On 2/11/2017 11:53 AM, Santo Nucifora wrote: Hi Jim, Follow this link for pics of my IBM PC110 memory module. The memory chips are marked Hitachi 51W17800BTT7 but I can't seem to find a data sheet. For your records:

Re: 16MB memory module for a PC110

2017-02-11 Thread Jim Brain
On 2/11/2017 12:06 PM, Paul Berger wrote: You might want to try just searching for 17800B that will get you data sheets for 2 MB RAM chips from other manufacturers, so I would suspect what you have there is a 16MB RAM module.. Paul On 2017-02-11 1:53 PM, Santo Nucifora wrote: Hi Jim,

Re: RSTS V7 magtape images on bitsavers

2017-02-11 Thread B M
I have put RSTS-11 media, docs and install log at: http://iamvirtual.ca/PDP-11/RSTS-11/Install.htm --barrym On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 8:08 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > > From: Paul Koning > > >> When did V7 come out, BTW? > > > The files on the SYSGEN tape have

Re: SunOS 3.5 and SMD disks

2017-02-11 Thread r.stricklin
On Feb 11, 2017, at 3:26 AM, Dennis Grevenstein wrote: > SunOS 3.5? There is no „format“ command apparently. Prior to SunOS 4, the formatter is standalone. You'll need to boot it from tape. ok bear. -- until further notice

Re: LMI Lambda?

2017-02-11 Thread Fred Cisin
I assume that the shutdown of Slysoft (ANYDVD) was facilitated by DMCA. On Sat, 11 Feb 2017, Eric Smith wrote: I don't know, but I rather doubt it. The MPAA and/or studios would have publicized a victory against Slysoft. That would make sense. At least as far as I understand it, and would

Disassembly of a DG One?

2017-02-11 Thread Ian S. King
Hey all, Is anyone out there familiar with disassembly of the Data General DG One portable? I have one of the EL models - it looks so cool! - and the hard drive is stuck. I want pull it out and repair it, but I've reached an impasse. I have the machine disassembled and the HD case is

Re: 16MB memory module for a PC110

2017-02-11 Thread Paul Berger
You might want to try just searching for 17800B that will get you data sheets for 2 MB RAM chips from other manufacturers, so I would suspect what you have there is a 16MB RAM module.. Paul On 2017-02-11 1:53 PM, Santo Nucifora wrote: Hi Jim, Follow this link for pics of my IBM PC110

Re: 16MB memory module for a PC110

2017-02-11 Thread Santo Nucifora
Hi Jim, Follow this link for pics of my IBM PC110 memory module. The memory chips are marked Hitachi 51W17800BTT7 but I can't seem to find a data sheet. Unfortunately, it doesn't boot at the moment. I'll charge it up and see if she'll boot. http://vintagecomputer.ca/ibm-pc-110-memory-module/

RE: RSTS V7 magtape images on bitsavers

2017-02-11 Thread Bill Gunshannon
From: cctalk [cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] on behalf of j...@cimmeri.com [j...@cimmeri.com] Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 10:51 AM To: gene...@classiccmp.org; Discussion@ Subject: Re: RSTS V7 magtape images on bitsavers On 2/11/2017 10:48 AM, Bill

Re: RSTS V7 magtape images on bitsavers

2017-02-11 Thread Paul Koning
> On Feb 11, 2017, at 10:48 AM, Bill Gunshannon > wrote: > > ... >> A complication with all of this is the question of licensing. There's a >> hobbyist license for RSTS to build and run it, but whether that carries >> over to making sources available is an

Re: RSTS V7 magtape images on bitsavers

2017-02-11 Thread Paul Koning
> On Feb 11, 2017, at 10:08 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > >> From: Paul Koning > >>> When did V7 come out, BTW? > >> The files on the SYSGEN tape have a timestamp of 26-Sep-79, so "Fall >> 1979" sounds right. > > Ow. I was looking for something a lot earlier than that.

Re: LMI Lambda?

2017-02-11 Thread John Blake
> > Apple is slightly different -- the licence for Mac OS X stipulates > > that you're only allowed to run it on Apple-branded hardware. This is > > somewhere between rare and unique, though, and it has recently been > > relaxed slightly to permit use of hypervisors. > >

Re: RSTS V7 magtape images on bitsavers

2017-02-11 Thread j...@cimmeri.com
On 2/11/2017 10:48 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote: RSTS was my favorite PDP-11 OS and I have long wanted to see it Open Sourced in its demise as I always wanted to try porting it to other machines just for the fun of it. bill I'm curious -- what made it your favourite, Bill? - J.

RE: RSTS V7 magtape images on bitsavers

2017-02-11 Thread Bill Gunshannon
From: cctalk [cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] on behalf of Noel Chiappa [j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu] Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 10:08 AM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Cc: j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu Subject: Re: RSTS V7 magtape images on bitsavers >

Re: RSTS V7 magtape images on bitsavers

2017-02-11 Thread Noel Chiappa
> From: Paul Koning >> When did V7 come out, BTW? > The files on the SYSGEN tape have a timestamp of 26-Sep-79, so "Fall > 1979" sounds right. Ow. I was looking for something a lot earlier than that. I used RSTS-11 in the '72-'74 timeframe, so it's a version from that era I'd

SunOS 3.5 and SMD disks

2017-02-11 Thread Dennis Grevenstein
Hi, I recently acquired an old Sun3 with a Fujitsu Eagle disk. This disk has SunOS 3.5 on it. Parts of the installation were missing, though. I wanted to build a new kernel with SCSI support and extracted the sys stuff from a 3.5EXPORT release tape. My machine however runs plain 3.5. I can build

RE: LMI Lambda?

2017-02-11 Thread dave . g4ugm
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Eric Smith > Sent: 11 February 2017 07:12 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > > Subject: Re: LMI Lambda? > > On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 12:26 PM, Fred Cisin