Re: 2.11 BSD on an 11/93 with an CMD SCSI Module

2019-04-02 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 5:09 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: > > > Try deleting everything on the device entry lines after "cnxint" > > > > (For reference, "cnrint" and "cnxint" are the names of the interrupt > > handler routines in src/sys/pdp/cons.c Those names have to match to > > be able

Re: Burroughs BU4400 tape drive. What is it?

2019-04-02 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 4/2/19 7:23 PM, mike--- via cctalk wrote: > The shipping guess was damn close - $97.94 (approx. NZD143.54), plus > US$10 for the actual tapes. It actually sounds like quite a good deal, > for brand new tapes. Thanks for the offer of the tape, if I get stuck > I'll drop you a note. It's $60

Re: Burroughs BU4400 tape drive. What is it?

2019-04-02 Thread mike--- via cctalk
Quoting Anders Nelson via cctalk : Here is a 10-pack of 9-track tapes for $10USD: https://www.ebay.com/itm/BASF-9-Track-Mag-Tapes-Brand-New-Case-of-10/112152910883 Shipping to NZ will probably be $100... I bought one of these boxes and could send you a single tape if you need it, but I imagine

Re: Burroughs BU4400 tape drive. What is it?

2019-04-02 Thread mike--- via cctalk
Quoting Chuck Guzis via cctalk : If you're going to use this thing, do check the carbide (sometimes ceramic) cleaning blade. You want the edge to be sharp and smooth; if it's nicked or chipped, it will end up doing more harm than good. In this case, it's really just for show - I don't have a

Re: Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 04/02/2019 02:56 PM, Ali via cctalk wrote: I rescued a LaserJet 4+ printer that I have been trying to restore. Initially everything seemed ok and it seemed as if there may be just a bit of an issue with paper pickup which I attributed to old paper in the tray. However, soon I started getting

Re: Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 4/2/19 4:20 PM, Ali via cctalk wrote: So I took out the HV board and it was super dirty (I added pictures on the thread in VCF at www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?69109-Help-with-LJ-4-Printer-Repair-Please=564565 ). I saw. Nothing that should really prevent electrical flow but I

Re: Burroughs BU4400 tape drive. What is it?

2019-04-02 Thread Anders Nelson via cctalk
Hey Tony, Here is a 10-pack of 9-track tapes for $10USD: https://www.ebay.com/itm/BASF-9-Track-Mag-Tapes-Brand-New-Case-of-10/112152910883 Shipping to NZ will probably be $100... I bought one of these boxes and could send you a single tape if you need it, but I imagine there's someone with a

Re: Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 4/2/19 2:47 PM, Ali via cctalk wrote: Yes, these guys were built like tanks. This one acts as a 4M now because I added the PS module to it and it has local talk support. No duplexer or extra paper tray though :(. It was really a 4+. I picked it up for $1 ~ $10 at a ham fest. I then

Re: The Retro Search is back up

2019-04-02 Thread Terry Stewart via cctalk
>>On Apr 1, 2019, at 7:11 PM, Kevin Parker via cctalk wrote: >> >>This will mostly interest TRS-80 enthusiasts on this list. >> >> Check it out at theretrosearch.com >> >Thank you for this, Kevin! This is awesome Kevin! Terry

Re: Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 4/2/19 4:57 PM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: One other tip that might be useful. Very commonly with old photocopiers and laser printers the rubber pick-up and paper feed rollers lose their 'tack' and slip on the paper. I found that briefly soaking them in teatree oil restores the 'tack'

Re: Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread David Collins via cctalk
You could well have a temp sensitive HV supply or excess moisture in it that keeps the HT low until the warmth of operation dries it out. Given the problem returns each time, a temp sensitive HV sounds likely. Not sure how quickly you could remove and replace the supply but you might trying

Re: Burroughs BU4400 tape drive. What is it?

2019-04-02 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 4/2/19 3:04 PM, mike--- via cctalk wrote: > Looks like you're right! I'm pretty sure it's a cleaner. Everything on > it seems to work well, once I figured out how it was intended to work. > Just had fool the tape optical sensor (BOT/EOT?) with a piece of paper > and it started up fine. It only

Re: Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread Dave Mabry via cctalk
Ali via cctalk wrote on 4/2/2019 3:56 PM: I rescued a LaserJet 4+ printer that I have been trying to restore. Initially everything seemed ok and it seemed as if there may be just a bit of an issue with paper pickup which I attributed to old paper in the tray. However, soon I started getting the

RE: Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread Ali via cctalk
Hello Guy, > Or the drum isn't getting charged in the first place, before light > exposure then toner dusting. > A way to check this: while the machine is in mid-copy, cut the power > then open it up and look at the drum. > Is there a toner image adhered to the drum section between where the >

RE: Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread Ali via cctalk
> Since you are presumably going to keep this printer, once you fix it, > or > at least use it for large jobs where wasting the first few pages isn't > a > big issue, I would suggest getting another cartridge. > You will need it, eventually. > And, it provides a simple test to support or reject

Re: 2.11 BSD on an 11/93 with an CMD SCSI Module

2019-04-02 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 4/2/19 2:26 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: > On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 9:39 AM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk > wrote: >> >> OK. I put them back to cn (I thought cn stood for console and the ttys >> would be different, but fixed now). Sadly, I still get the "more than >> three handlers" message

RE: Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
Or the drum isn't getting charged in the first place, before light exposure then toner dusting. A way to check this: while the machine is in mid-copy, cut the power then open it up and look at the drum. Is there a toner image adhered to the drum section between where the surface is

RE: Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread Ali via cctalk
> > """ > - Bad / dirty contacts to the hi voltage > - Bad high voltage > - Bad DC power supply. > """ Grant, So I took out the HV board and it was super dirty (I added pictures on the thread in VCF at www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?69109-Help-with-LJ-4-Printer-Repair-Please=564565

RE: Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread Ali via cctalk
>If I'm not mistaken, high voltage capacitors on power supply. The corona wire >isn't >charging the paper, so the image doesn't get transferred from the >cylinder to the paper to >be pressed/fused in the fusor. Alexander, Thanks for the reply. Grant also suggested the same thing. I am turning

RE: Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread Ali via cctalk
Grant, > I miss my 4M+ with duplexer and extra paper tray. :-( Yes, these guys were built like tanks. This one acts as a 4M now because I added the PS module to it and it has local talk support. No duplexer or extra paper tray though :(. > I've found that the age of the paper isn't as

Re: Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 4/2/19 2:09 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: I'll share your email with a friend who was a certified HP LaserJet repairman.  (I just pretended to be one a couple of jobs ago). My friend replied with the following: """ - Bad / dirty contacts to the hi voltage - Bad high voltage - Bad

Re: Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 4/2/19 1:56 PM, Ali via cctalk wrote: I rescued a LaserJet 4+ printer that I have been trying to restore. I miss my 4M+ with duplexer and extra paper tray. :-( Initially everything seemed ok and it seemed as if there may be just a bit of an issue with paper pickup which I attributed to

Re: MV II help

2019-04-02 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 4/2/19 12:44 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: > Ummm... That's MV II or MicroVAX-II, not PDP-11. > > Of course, I do have PDP-11's running here but no C-130's parked > around the place. Was impressed with the improvements in the J > model in 2009, however. :-) Could be--I generally

Re: Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread Alexandre Souza via cctalk
If I'm not mistaken, high voltage capacitors on power supply. The corona wire isn't charging the paper, so the image doesn't get transfered from the cylinder to the paper to be pressed/fused in the fusor. ---8<---Corte aqui---8<--- http://www.tabajara-labs.blogspot.com http://www.tabalabs.com.br

Not DEC related but still hoping for some help: Problems w/ LJ 4+ Printer

2019-04-02 Thread Ali via cctalk
I rescued a LaserJet 4+ printer that I have been trying to restore. Initially everything seemed ok and it seemed as if there may be just a bit of an issue with paper pickup which I attributed to old paper in the tray. However, soon I started getting the accordion paper jam which led me to

Re: MV II help

2019-04-02 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 4/2/19 1:27 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > On 4/2/19 9:44 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: > >> A number of choices for OS. OpenBSD or NetBSD should still work >> depending on the actual configuration of the system and VMS still >> has a hobbyist license. > > PDP11s were used in

Re: 2.11 BSD on an 11/93 with an CMD SCSI Module

2019-04-02 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 9:39 AM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: > > OK. I put them back to cn (I thought cn stood for console and the ttys > would be different, but fixed now). Sadly, I still get the "more than > three handlers" message and attempts to run getty go nuts. :-) What exactly do

Re: MV II help

2019-04-02 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 4/2/19 9:44 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: > A number of choices for OS. OpenBSD or NetBSD should still work > depending on the actual configuration of the system and VMS still > has a hobbyist license. PDP11s were used in various places around the USAF. I duplicated a bunch of RX50

RE: MV II help

2019-04-02 Thread Dave Wade via cctalk
It depends on which OS he actually wants to run. Some one recently posted info on old versions of VMS on the VMS Usenet Newsgroup which might be appropriate. Otherwise, as I am sure Rob knows there is a lot of stuff on Vaxhaven Dave. > -Original Message- > From: cctalk On Behalf Of Rob

Re: The story of... PDP-1

2019-04-02 Thread allison via cctalk
On 04/01/2019 08:34 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > Nice. The bit about the PDP-1 at the skydiving world championship (in > Orange, MA) is still a well known item in the history of skydiving. > > paul Orange MA airport is still an active skydiving site. I used to fly there regularly

Re: MV II help

2019-04-02 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 4/2/19 12:20 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > can anyone help this guy out? > > From: Benjamin Carlson > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 9:12 AM > > Subject: Fwd: Re: MicroVAX > >Greta, my name is Ben Carlson and I am attempting to restore an old DEC > MicroVAX II for the University of

Re: MV II help

2019-04-02 Thread Rob Jarratt via cctalk
I will reply to email. On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 5:21 PM +0100, "Al Kossow via cctalk" wrote: can anyone help this guy out? From: Benjamin Carlson Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 9:12 AM Subject: Fwd: Re: MicroVAX Greta, my name is Ben Carlson and I am attempting to restore an old

Re: 2.11 BSD on an 11/93 with an CMD SCSI Module

2019-04-02 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 4/1/19 10:47 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: > On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 5:55 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk > wrote: >> >> OK, here we go with exactly what I get with the new kernel with >> NKL = 8 and entries in /etc/dtab for 7 serial lines. >> >> >> January 4 08:48:26 init: configure system >

Re: 2.11 BSD on an 11/93 with an CMD SCSI Module

2019-04-02 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 4/1/19 9:56 PM, Josh Dersch wrote: > > > > Based on: > "/netnix bad magic 407 > netinit failed" > > it looks like the networking portion of the kernel (built into /netnix) > was either not built correctly, or not installed properly.  Any errors > when building netnix?  Do you have a

MV II help

2019-04-02 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
can anyone help this guy out? From: Benjamin Carlson Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 9:12 AM Subject: Fwd: Re: MicroVAX Greta, my name is Ben Carlson and I am attempting to restore an old DEC MicroVAX II for the University of Oklahoma's collections department (see email below, Kerry is their

Re: Model 40 Re: IBM 360 Model 50 information?

2019-04-02 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 04/02/2019 09:49 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: On 4/1/19 7:45 PM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: can you show me an example? Long shot but I can at least check to see if I have any in my 360 docs. I have mostly programming manuals and general hardware docs but a stray ALD may be present.

Re: Model 40 Re: IBM 360 Model 50 information?

2019-04-02 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 04/01/2019 09:45 PM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: can you show me an example? I think this may actually be a section of the "ALD"s for a model /50: http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/360/fe/2050/2050_Vol18_Sep72.pdf And, this one has pretty detailed info on the microcode flow, listing of

Re: Model 40 Re: IBM 360 Model 50 information?

2019-04-02 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 4/1/19 7:45 PM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > can you show me an example? Long shot but I can at least check to see if I > have any in my 360 docs. I have mostly programming manuals and general > hardware docs but a stray ALD may be present. ALDs are 11x17, and are marked with the

PL/M for Wang 600

2019-04-02 Thread Klemens Krause via cctalk
Yesterday a visitor in our museum told me, that they used a PL/M compiler on their Wang 600 at the highschool in the mid-70ies. First I couldn't believe this, but he had some handwritten (typwriter) documention about this system. I scanned the papers and put them on our ftp-server:

Re: Model 40 Re: IBM 360 Model 50 information?

2019-04-02 Thread Curious Marc via cctalk
As Paul said. ALDs are schematics down to the gate level basically. Necessary to make a gate exact emulation, or debug and maintain a real machine. Used to be sent with each and every machine, but sadly not often preserved apparently. Fortunately our IBM 1401’s came with their ALDs. We refer to