Re: Y Combinator is restoring one of Alan Kay's Xerox Alto machines

Alto Restoration Videos Parts 13 and 14 are uploaded https://youtu.be/5f43fmZcj9Y https://youtu.be/LxFv2JNNW-A Marc

Error in PDP-12 Prints, and maybe all PDP-12s.

While debugging the PDP-12 at the RICM we found a mistake on sheet TC12-0-LTR in the PDP-12 schematics. The pins on the data cable between the TU56 and the TC12 labeled BT2 and FT2 should be BL2 and FL2. DEC wired the TC12 backplane per the incorrect schematic and grounded pin F06T2 instead of

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

On 02/19/2017 04:28 PM, Paul Koning wrote: On Feb 19, 2017, at 5:22 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote: ... and I only grudgingly use Fusion 360 because there's no viable 3D CAD/CAM competition that I know of in its very low price range. A while ago I went looking for 3D CAD again, after

ISO IBM 3278 keyboards

Hi, I recently acquired a couple of IBM 3278 terminals (finally!). They are complete and working when shipped. I haven’t powered them up yet…I need to check them out but other than some slight screen burn they’re complete and very clean. However, they came with data entry keyboards. I’d

Re: PDF PDF Which is right and which is ... Was Re: PDP-11/24 CPU later version

well I save the tiff because that's what archivists do generally I end up using the jpeg to make picture from. or post to net! In a message dated 2/19/2017 4:25:48 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, t...@telegraphics.com.au writes: On 2017-02-19 3:50 PM, couryho...@aol.com

Re: Wanted: Amiga 1000 hard drive

Any idea what make/model? m - Original Message - From: "Steven Stengel" To: "Cc" Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 11:02 PM Subject: Wanted: Amiga 1000 hard drive > Anyone have an Amiga 1000 hard drive that they want to sell? > >

Re: PDF PDF Which is right and which is ... Was Re: PDP-11/24 CPU later version

On 2017-02-19 3:44 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > From: Toby Thain > Often the source material is a multipage TIFF from the scanner or other > processing step. Multiple single-page TIFFs, in my case. Tiffcp and tiffsplit go between these, so I don't bother making a distinction... I

Re: PDF PDF Which is right and which is ... Was Re: PDP-11/24 CPU later version

On 2017-02-19 3:50 PM, couryho...@aol.com wrote: When we scan stuff at SMECC it is saved in the following 3 formats for each item scanned. PDF with ocr background TIFF JPEG and if containing a lot of text a TXT file as well. Kind of a shotgun approach... but should stand

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

> On Feb 19, 2017, at 2:28 PM, Paul Koning wrote: > > >> On Feb 19, 2017, at 5:22 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote: >> ... and I only grudgingly use Fusion 360 because there's no viable 3D >> CAD/CAM competition that I know of in its very low price range. > > A

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

> On Feb 19, 2017, at 6:36 AM, Philipp Hachtmann wrote: > > ... > Wen I first encountered eagle it was running under DOS. No windows. Don't > remember if there was a schematic editor. And not much to click. Yes, it had schematic editor, board editor, and the same half-assed

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

> On Feb 19, 2017, at 5:22 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote: > ... and I only grudgingly use Fusion 360 because there's no viable 3D CAD/CAM > competition that I know of in its very low price range. A while ago I went looking for 3D CAD again, after giving up on TurboCAD in disgust.

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

> On Feb 19, 2017, at 9:01 AM, Holm Tiffe wrote: > Nevertheless, I don't think that I want to push you to use KiCad, > but you _really_ should change your attitude about it. This isn't really > playing stuff for kids anymore.. I previously paid about $1,500 for the top tier

Re: PDF PDF Which is right and which is ... Was Re: PDP-11/24 CPU later version

When we scan stuff at SMECC it is saved in the following 3 formats for each item scanned. PDF with ocr background TIFF JPEG and if containing a lot of text a TXT file as well. Kind of a shotgun approach... but should stand test of time? Ed# _www.smecc.org_

Re: PDF PDF Which is right and which is ... Was Re: PDP-11/24 CPU later version

> From: Toby Thain > Often the source material is a multipage TIFF from the scanner or other > processing step. Multiple single-page TIFFs, in my case. > So relevant tools are things like tiff2pdf (tiffutils) But also JPEG's, for pages where the B+W scanning I use (with fax

Gimix 8K PROM board

Hey guys, I have a second SWTPC 6800 system I got recently and have it all running. It came with a Gimix 8K PROM board and, thankfully, the manual. It has two EPROMs installed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4pq0-BHd2x6R29LVy03d3c4dTA/view?usp=sharin g I'm assuming this board is

Re: PDF PDF Which is right and which is ... Was Re: PDP-11/24 CPU later version

In a message dated 2/19/2017 8:06:50 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, mo...@rodents-montreal.org writes: > - PDF/A is [...] > Those are all good archival properties! However, it's also R/O. Maybe if you stick to Adobe's tools. As demonstrated by this thread, it's entirely possible to

Displaywriters in Chicago

Is there anyone out there that can save these? http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?56313-IBM-Displaywriter-printer-(5215-or-5218)-needed I'm primarily interested in archiving the software.

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

Philipp Hachtmann wrote: > > > > > For sure there are many things still todo for the KiCad people, but this > > nose high attitude "thats vor arduino people only" is the wrong thing > > for sure.. (german saying: Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall) > Haha, you probably got me wrong. I never even tried

Re: PDF PDF Which is right and which is ... Was Re: PDP-11/24 CPU later version

On 2017-02-19 4:39 AM, Nico de Jong wrote: The Open Office for Windows package has a "save as ...pdf" function Y'all realise we're dealing with bundles of *scanned images* in the context of this discussion. Often the source material is a multipage TIFF from the scanner or other processing

Atlanta job opening

If you are near Atlanta, there is an immediate opening for someone who knows terminals and keyboards. Must be able to drive fork lift, climb ladders, carry 50 pounds, etc. Email me if interested. Cindy Croxton

OT: Immediate job opening in Atlanta

If you are near Atlanta, there is an immediate opening for someone who knows terminals and keyboards. Must be able to drive fork lift, climb ladders, carry 50 pounds, etc. Email me if interested. This is a long term, full time, good paying job. Cindy Croxton

Re: PDF PDF Which is right and which is ... Was Re: PDP-11/24 CPU later version

> - PDF/A is [...] > Those are all good archival properties! However, it's also R/O. Maybe if you stick to Adobe's tools. As demonstrated by this thread, it's entirely possible to modify such files, even if the currently-easy ways to do that involve a trip through a completely different

Re: Reading PALs

Thanks for mentioning Logic Friday. I had never heard of it. I just used it to great effect in an unrelaed combinatorial logic reduction problem! -Alan On 2017-02-18 20:37, Chuck Guzis wrote: > On 02/18/2017 04:22 PM, Jim Brain wrote: > >> Seems like someone on list was willing and able

RE: PDP-11/24 CPU later version

-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Bob Rosenbloom Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 1:37 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: PDP-11/24 CPU later version On 2/18/2017 10:29 AM, Paul Birkel wrote: >

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

On 18.02.2017 04:07, Jay Jaeger wrote: On 2/17/2017 10:01 AM, Philipp Hachtmann wrote: On 02/17/2017 01:02 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote: First of all THANKS. I hope this works out. ?!? The thanks was for your effort. The hope that it works out was to say that I hope that you decide to make

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

For sure there are many things still todo for the KiCad people, but this nose high attitude "thats vor arduino people only" is the wrong thing for sure.. (german saying: Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall) Haha, you probably got me wrong. I never even tried out KiCAD - because I had no idea why I

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

On 19.02.2017 12:15, Holm Tiffe wrote: In my opinion the learning step from using a fancy Arduino library to understanding/modifying/writing another is too big. In BASIC it started with little things like peek and poke. There was no hidden C++ :-) Agreed. I'm used some of the "shields" for

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

I don't have a problem with your arduino related point of view, :) but I'm sure you never heard from the push and shove router that kicad implements? I admit: you're right. (take a look at youtube!) If you have used it once, egale would look a lot like

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

Philipp Hachtmann wrote: > > > On 17.02.2017 17:21, Kyle Owen wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 10:01 AM, Philipp Hachtmann > > > KiCad has no affiliation to Arduino; in fact, it's being heavily maintained > > by CERN. > But wherever I (!) look, in my part of the universe,

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

On 17.02.2017 17:55, Jon Elson wrote: On 02/17/2017 10:01 AM, Philipp Hachtmann wrote: The CPLD you had on the last board, XC9572XL is a bit long in the tooth, perhaps? Would you expect to use that one again, or a newer chip? I will use it again. It was already old when I decided to use

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

On 17.02.2017 17:21, Kyle Owen wrote: On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 10:01 AM, Philipp Hachtmann KiCad has no affiliation to Arduino; in fact, it's being heavily maintained by CERN. But wherever I (!) look, in my part of the universe, a strongly biased and personal view, I see

Re: PDF PDF Which is right and which is ... Was Re: PDP-11/24 CPU later version

The Open Office for Windows package has a "save as ...pdf" function /Nico - Original Message - From: Paul Birkel To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 9:40 AM Subject: RE: PDF PDF Which is right and which is ... Was Re: PDP-11/24

RE: PDF PDF Which is right and which is ... Was Re: PDP-11/24 CPU later version

-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Guzis Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 4:04 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: PDF PDF Which is right and which is ... Was Re: PDP-11/24 CPU later version On