Re: OT: Argh--my old faithful HP16C is failing!

2017-12-02 Thread Tony Duell via cctalk
On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 4:39 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > On 12/02/2017 05:18 PM, Paul Berger via cctalk wrote: >> A good source of replacement displays is from 12C of the same vintage, >> there was lots of them produced and they can often be obtained for a >> reasonable cost. If you you lo

Re: OT: Argh--my old faithful HP16C is failing!

2017-12-02 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 12/02/2017 05:18 PM, Paul Berger via cctalk wrote: > A good source of replacement displays is from 12C of the same vintage, > there was lots of them produced and they can often be obtained for a > reasonable cost.  If you you look in the archives of the forums on > hpmuseum.org you will find adv

Re: Ebay listings from potomacstore

2017-12-02 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 12/02/2017 08:08 PM, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote: I considered the Tektronix 4051 hardcopy unit, but my search turned up zilch for the paper (3M Dry Silver type) Price is right, the printer looks great, but no source for the paper that I can find. Oh, man! That stuff hasn't been made

Re: Ebay listings from potomacstore

2017-12-02 Thread Randy Dawson via cctalk
I considered the Tektronix 4051 hardcopy unit, but my search turned up zilch for the paper (3M Dry Silver type) Price is right, the printer looks great, but no source for the paper that I can find. randy From: cctalk on behalf of systems_glitch via cctalk

Re: OT: Argh--my old faithful HP16C is failing!

2017-12-02 Thread Paul Berger via cctalk
A good source of replacement displays is from 12C of the same vintage, there was lots of them produced and they can often be obtained for a reasonable cost.  If you you look in the archives of the forums on hpmuseum.org you will find advise on what to look for for a suitable replacement.  I hav

Re: OT: Argh--my old faithful HP16C is failing!

2017-12-02 Thread Alexandre Souza via cctalk
Chuck, probably the LCD is gone south. But would the thisplay be the same of contemporary HP calculators (11/12)? 2017-12-02 22:31 GMT-02:00 Chuck Guzis via cctalk : > Today, I picked up my trusty HP16C that's been with me through thick and > thin and noticed a black splotch extending across abou

PDP8 ALGOL

2017-12-02 Thread Charles Dickman via cctalk
I have been looking at the available software for the PDP8, particularly languages. I see there was an ALGOL. The source is archived on Bitsavers and dbit. There is some information here: http://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects/ALGOL/algol60impl/ Has anyone played with this before? Is there

C64's still managing building systems

2017-12-02 Thread Kevin Parker via cctalk
I spotted this article in one of my tech news feeds - it makes a couple of references to C64's still managing building systems. Rationale "it isn't broken". May be of interest to some list members. https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/many-commercial-property-companies-still-undere

OT: Argh--my old faithful HP16C is failing!

2017-12-02 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
Today, I picked up my trusty HP16C that's been with me through thick and thin and noticed a black splotch extending across about half the display. This is with the power off. Is the LCD display failing? Can it be repaired? This thing has been a a sidekick of my for a very long time and I'd hat

RE: Can anyone identify what this board is/does?

2017-12-02 Thread Tom Gardner via cctalk
My understanding is that DZU made disk storage subsystems including both drives and control units and that many if not all into the 1980s were copies of IBM disk storage products. The recollection is that IBM 2314 era SCU used a form of TROS where words were strips of film that punched a hole a

SOL-20 and Helios-II in Louisville

2017-12-02 Thread Brian Marstella via cctalk
Hope this isn't too far off topic, but noticed a SOL-20, Helios-II, and several disks available in Louisville via Craigslist. Can't afford more stuff this year myself but price doesn't seem too bad. i don't know the person that has it, just found it as I was searching. https://louisville.craigslis

Re: Nova 50 year celebration...

2017-12-02 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On 2 December 2017 at 17:58, Bruce Ray via cctalk wrote: > Yup (again) - a personal invitation has been sent to Mr. Kidder. > > Note that his book was about the MV, 10 years and 2 DG computer generations > after the Nova. Aha, fair enough. My apologies -- I can only blame brain-fade. I thought it

Re: Nova 50 year celebration...

2017-12-02 Thread Bruce Ray via cctalk
Yup (again) - a personal invitation has been sent to Mr. Kidder. Note that his book was about the MV, 10 years and 2 DG computer generations after the Nova. - Bruce Ray Wild Hare Computer Systems, Inc. Boulder, Colorado USA b...@wildharecomputers.com ...preserving the Data General lega

Re: Can anyone identify what this board is/does?

2017-12-02 Thread Tony Aiuto via cctalk
On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 11:05 PM, Brent Hilpert via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 2017-Dec-01, at 7:12 AM, Tony Aiuto via cctalk wrote: > > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/263005049078 > > > > EBay listing for a "Soviet Magnetic Ferrite Core Memory Board". It looks > > like 20 something gi

RE: Can anyone identify what this board is/does?

2017-12-02 Thread Rick Bensene via cctalk
This is a wire rope ROM, but it is unpopulated, meaning that there are no wires strung through the cores to encode anything. The little pegs located below the cores are for routing the wire. The diodes are all for address selection, and the circuitry above the cores is the sense amplifiers to tak

Re: Ebay listings from potomacstore

2017-12-02 Thread systems_glitch via cctalk
I know a few of us have bought from them before, my experiences have been positive. I think the last thing I bought was a Teletype Model 33 ASR that fell on its face, seller made a pretty good deal as it was local pick-up and essentially it was a parts bucket at that point. Thanks, Jonathan On Fr

Re: offering: computer, A/V and optical equipment, plus books and more, to be cleared out around mid-December

2017-12-02 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On 2 December 2017 at 14:20, em gee via cctalk wrote: > Is anyone perhaps interested in any of the following? > > It's essentially the remainder of some of my earlier offerings. > I took the time to provide some details (that previously may > have been missing) > > I intend to clear out the majori

offering: computer, A/V and optical equipment, plus books and more, to be cleared out around mid-December

2017-12-02 Thread em gee via cctalk
Is anyone perhaps interested in any of the following? It's essentially the remainder of some of my earlier offerings. I took the time to provide some details (that previously may have been missing) I intend to clear out the majority of it by mid-December (around the 15th), after that it will like

Re: Nova 50 year celebration...

2017-12-02 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On 2 December 2017 at 02:48, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > > Did you invite Ed de Castro? He's still around. What about Tracy Kidder? :-) -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Google Mail/Talk/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven

Re: test

2017-12-02 Thread em gee via cctalk
Actually, I'm also having difficulty posting... So hereby testing, too. - MG 2017-12-02 0:08 GMT+01:00 Jay West via cctalk : > Test - no reply needed. > >

Re: Old DEC PROM Images

2017-12-02 Thread Pete Turnbull via cctalk
On 02/12/2017 09:11, Mattis Lind via cctalk wrote: 2017-12-01 19:16 GMT+01:00 Bill Gunshannon via cctalk I am trying to bring some of my old PDP-11's back to life. Does anyone have or know of a source for PROM Images? I need the images for the M8189 (11/23+) and would also love to get the imag

Re: Old DEC PROM Images

2017-12-02 Thread Mattis Lind via cctalk
2017-12-01 19:16 GMT+01:00 Bill Gunshannon via cctalk : > I am trying to bring some of my old PDP-11's back to life. Does > anyone have or know of a source for PROM Images? I need the > images for the M8189 (11/23+) and would also love to get the > images for my DECTalk. > Check here: https://