Re: IBM Rigid Cleaning Tool 2200574

Al said > https://www.ebay.com/itm/232678490872 > > anyone run across a volume source for these? > > They appear to be IBM's version of the Texsleeve Interesting there is no mention of p/n 2200574 Rigid Cleaning Tool in the IBM CE Tools Guide for August 1984

Re: IBM Rigid Cleaning Tool 2200574

On 02/25/2018 08:47 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: > > What exactly is it? It looks like a tongue depressor sewed into a piece of > work glove type material. > > We always used alcohol pads on any of the 9-Track tape drives I used. The videotape folks use a sort of flat swab with ends

Re: DEC Pro 350

Thanks for the suggestions. Interestingly, upon first boot I was able to get the hard disk controller error with the picture of the computer. Then, sure subsequent reboots failed to display anything. I removed all the cards and booted with no luck. It looks like I will need to build a cable to

Re: What is vintage (was: Why don't you respect the mail threads?!)

Sounds like some people need to adjust their sarcasm meters. Guys: BILL WAS JOKING because the topic was about threadjacking.

Re: looking for a mother board for a hp 3000-37

On Feb 25, 2018, at 21:57, Jerry Wright wrote: > Anyone have such a piece or know someone that might. > > Board number is 30457-60001 > Might take the whole thing if the price is right. "mother board" is not how I would describe that part number. That is the CPU PCA and is one of several

looking for a mother board for a hp 3000-37

Anyone have such a piece or know someone that might. Board number is 30457-60001 Might take the whole thing if the price is right. Thanks, Jerry

Re: What is vintage

On Sun, 25 Feb 2018, Zane Healy wrote: I’ve started seeing toys (mainly action figures) from the 80’s and early 90’s in Antique Shops. :-( When Erector sets switched from their mains powered motor with gears to a plastic batter powerd, I wondered about the future of engineering in the USA.

Re: ISO: Tektronix 4404 peripherals

I might have one of the SCSI <-> Floppy boards. They were scrap from when the 6000 series was canceled. Put you on the list as I clear out On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 8:38 PM, Josh Dersch via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Hi all -- > > I'm working on fixing up a Tektronix 4404 workstation

ISO: Tektronix 4404 peripherals

Hi all -- I'm working on fixing up a Tektronix 4404 workstation (runs Smalltalk-80!).  Or rather, I'm trying to collect the needed parts to assemble a complete system so that I might fix up said system -- at the moment I have only the main CPU unit (but hey, it's a good starting point).  I

Re: What is vintage

> On Feb 25, 2018, at 8:30 PM, Pete Lancashire via cctalk > wrote: > > It make me laugh and cry when I see on craigslist "Antique Computer" and it > is a C 64 I’ve started seeing toys (mainly action figures) from the 80’s and early 90’s in Antique Shops. :-( Zane

Re: What is vintage (was: Why don't you respect the mail threads?!)

> On Feb 25, 2018, at 6:35 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > > On 02/25/2018 05:51 PM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: >> What is vintage computing? > > I think the Department of Motor Vehicle of my home state considers any cars > over 25 years old to be historic ~>

Re: What is vintage

It could be argued that the industry was already going before that. How many remember Thinker Toys Kentucky Fried Computers Intergalactic Digital research When the industry lost its sense of humor, it was the beginning of the end. THAT was the beginning of the end of "vintage". Now, of

Re: What is vintage

On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 8:42 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I thought vintage had to do with wine--and not necessarily old. > > e.g. 2006 cabernet sauvignon. > > "Vintage computing" occurs when you figure out how many bottles you've > drunk. > And here I was

Re: What is vintage

I thought vintage had to do with wine--and not necessarily old. e.g. 2006 cabernet sauvignon. "Vintage computing" occurs when you figure out how many bottles you've drunk. --Chuck

Re: PDP11/03 BA-11M Front panel switch replacement

On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 7:50 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: I have a BA11-M box with the usual front panel control, however it was damaged and all three switches have been sheared off. The LED's and the circuit card that connects to the power supply appear to be

Re: What is vintage

On Mon, 26 Feb 2018, Doug Jackson via cctalk wrote: I know it has been discussed a billion times before... My personal measure has nothing to do with the 20 year rule - I use the introduction of the PC as the end of the Vintage era. IBM made the computing industry standard and boring. Anything

Re: PDP11/03 BA-11M Front panel switch replacement

Hi Doug, It might be cheaper to get a BA11-N and use them. The BA11-M panels are very difficult to find, Paul On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 7:50 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I have a BA11-M box with the usual front panel control, however it was > damaged and all

Re: What is vintage

I know it has been discussed a billion times before... My personal measure has nothing to do with the 20 year rule - I use the introduction of the PC as the end of the Vintage era. IBM made the computing industry standard and boring. Anything pre - 1982 is interesting, anything post 1982 is a

Re: What is vintage (was: Why don't you respect the mail threads?!)

What is vintage computing? On Sun, 25 Feb 2018, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: I think the Department of Motor Vehicle of my home state considers any cars over 25 years old to be historic ~> vintage. Which aspects do you consider the DMV to be competent in? Is a 1983 car really "historic ~>

Re: What is vintage

On 02/25/2018 09:06 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > On Sun, 25 Feb 2018, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: >> What is vintage computing? >> I think it's the IBM PC.  Anything else is not vintage computing. > > Frankly, I'm shocked. > > I could have understood, if you were to have chosen Atari,

Re: What is vintage (was: Why don't you respect the mail threads?!)

On 02/25/2018 05:51 PM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: What is vintage computing? I think the Department of Motor Vehicle of my home state considers any cars over 25 years old to be historic ~> vintage. Does something like that count? -- Grant. . . . unix || die

Re: What is vintage (was: Why don't you respect the mail threads?!)

On Sun, 25 Feb 2018, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: What is vintage computing? I think it's the IBM PC. Anything else is not vintage computing. Frankly, I'm shocked. I could have understood, if you were to have chosen Atari, Superbrain, Commodore 64, or Coleco Adam. Anything other than

Re: ibm panel

Well done, tasteful. I was very lucky with who ever scrapped that 360/50 and took the hinge and frame along with the panel. One then can anchor the frame to the studs or something and not have to worry about how the heck one is going to hang a 75 lb or whatever panel to the wall. -pete On Sat,

PDP11/03 BA-11M Front panel switch replacement

I have a BA11-M box with the usual front panel control, however it was damaged and all three switches have been sheared off.  The LED's and the circuit card that connects to the power supply appear to be OK.  I would like to repair it and put it back into service.  Is there a replacement for

Re: ibm panel

Pretty! Marc From: cctalk on behalf of "cctalk@classiccmp.org" Reply-To: , "cctalk@classiccmp.org" Date: Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 5:30 AM To: "cctalk@classiccmp.org"

What is vintage (was: Why don't you respect the mail threads?!)

What is vintage computing? I think it's the IBM PC. Anything else is not vintage computing. b On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 3:36 PM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > It's gone meta: people threadjacking a thread about threadjacking. Now > it's some posters trying to show

Re: DEC Pro 350

fredag 23 februari 2018 skrev Kurt Hamm via cctalk : > Well, I bought that DEC Pro 350 on ebay. It initially booted up and I got > the error screen. The error code I found on the Internet was related to > the hard disk controller. So, I thought I just needed someone to

Re: DEC Pro 350

On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 8:10 AM, Kurt Hamm via cctalk wrote: > Well, I bought that DEC Pro 350 on ebay. It initially booted up and I got > the error screen. The error code I found on the Internet was related to > the hard disk controller. So, I thought I just needed

ibm panel

So, all this talk about panels made me making an oak frame for an IBM panel I had lingering around in the attic for a while. Still need to make a back panel to close it tough. http://bit.ly/2HI2cHC The cables were already cut when I got it. Ed -- Ik email, dus ik besta.

Re: Canon BX-1 (1977) Manuals

On 22 February 2018 at 22:56, Thomas B via cctech wrote: > Recently, I’ve started working on a Canon BX-1 machine dated 1977. Some info in French: http://mo5.com/musee-machines-bx1.html Might be worth asking them...? -- Liam Proven • Profile:

Re: Searching for Sun2 and Sun3 bits and bobs- a long-running project approaches completion!

On 2/24/18, 2:46 PM, "cctalk on behalf of Ian via cctalk" wrote: >Hi folks, > >I recently, on a trip to Oregon, finally got a compatible ECL monitor for >my Sun 2. It came with a rather nice Sun 3/260, which I¹d like to run as

ARPANET Reaches the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment (RSRE, Malvern)

The following extract comes from a History of Programming Languages (HOPL) retrospective on the development of the Ada programming language written by the individual who was the government lead at DARPA for much of the time of its development (Colonel William A. Whitaker). I found it humorous.

Re: Maxtor full-height 5.25" drives of death

On 02/22/2018 07:45 AM, Ulrich Tagge via cctech wrote: > /Here is my list. 6x RD54 (Maxtor XT2190) >2x OK, 2x Media Error, 1x > Actuator Issue, 1x Head issue 3x RD53 (Micropolis 1325) >2x Actuator > issue, 1x actuator issue followed by spinning issue (speed sensor?) 1325s with head stuck will

DEC Pro 350

Well, I bought that DEC Pro 350 on ebay. It initially booted up and I got the error screen. The error code I found on the Internet was related to the hard disk controller. So, I thought I just needed someone to sell/give me some systems disks for the unit and I could try to setup the drive

Re: Maxtor full-height 5.25" drives of death

A tangential question out of curiosity: who here has 5.25" MFM drives they're extremely surprised are still working, and which model(s)? ... - John I¹m always surprised when I get my hands on an old st238 and it still works, the amplifiers were run out of spec on

Canon BX-1 (1977) Manuals

Recently, I’ve started working on a Canon BX-1 machine dated 1977. It was CANON's first standalone business / home computer featuring I guess the Motorola MC6809 CPU, one line of gas plasma display a thermal printer and 125k floppy drive. See pictures here:

Panasonic Electronic Filing System - document scanner storage on MO disks

Hello, all - Has anyone run across the subject system - a mid-90s Motorola '030-based document scanner/retrieval system? KV-F520 seems to be a model of the unit, along with LF-7300A or LF-7304 5-1/4" MO drives. I have a hold of some media that I can read, and can see the moral equivalent of

Re: Why don't you respect the mail threads?!

It's gone meta: people threadjacking a thread about threadjacking. Now it's some posters trying to show others who is smartest about arcane details of obsolete email software.

IBM Rigid Cleaning Tool 2200574

https://www.ebay.com/itm/232678490872 anyone run across a volume source for these? They appear to be IBM's version of the Texsleeve