Re: bit-slice and microcode discussion list

2019-08-22 Thread Tom Uban via cctalk
On 8/22/19 12:16 PM, Eric Smith via cctalk wrote: > On another mailing list, someone asked if there was any list specifically > about bit-slice design and microcoding. I don't know of one, so I've > created a new mailing list specifically for those topics: > >

Re: KE11-A craze (Was: Current MANX location)

2019-08-22 Thread Paul Popelka via cctalk
I was one of the bidders. I have a KE11 backplane and it is populated. I just wanted some spare boards. You don't see these boards that often. I am hoping that a backplane would appear too. The seller seems to have some early pdp11 backplanes. Paul >> KE11-A Field Maintenance Print Set >

Re: Shipping from Europe to USA

2019-08-22 Thread jim stephens via cctalk
On 8/22/2019 6:23 PM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: The machine was later returned to the US and was used as a "test mule". At Microdata, we were touring the country on a mission to fix some bugs that customers were having, and happened to  be in Dallas when a problem with one of a customers

Re: Shipping from Europe to USA

2019-08-22 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 08/22/2019 02:09 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: Many ages ago, I worked for a company that made 12-bit computers for radiation treatment planning. they palleted a computer and shipped it to Holland for a trade show. At the arrival airport, somebody pushed it out of the cargo bay with

Re: IBM PT-2

2019-08-22 Thread Connor Krukosky via cctalk
Yea the PT-2 was a CE tool used for TONS of devices, I have a write-up on IBM storage from the 3370 days and the PT-2 was mentioned for diagnostics on the 3370, even remotely to a customer site over landline I would suppose. So a pretty neat thing but this and all later devices had tapes you'd

Re: Shipping from Europe to USA

2019-08-22 Thread Norman Jaffe via cctalk
I had an interesting experience with UPS - they shipped me a tape library from the U.S. to Canada... when it arrived, the inside was completely trashed. As in, no recognizable components bigger than a credit card. UPS insisted that the condition of the tape library was as they received it for

Re: Shipping from Europe to USA

2019-08-22 Thread Peter Coghlan via cctalk
Ethan Dicks wrote: > On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 9:26 AM Noel Chiappa via cctalk > wrote: > > > KE11-A Field Maintenance Print Set > > > http://manx-docs.org/details.php/1,9358 > > > > Speaking of KE11-A's, does anyone know what's behind the bidding wars on > > recent eBay KE11-A component

Re: KE11-A craze (Was: Current MANX location)

2019-08-22 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 9:26 AM Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: > > KE11-A Field Maintenance Print Set > > http://manx-docs.org/details.php/1,9358 > > Speaking of KE11-A's, does anyone know what's behind the bidding wars on > recent eBay KE11-A component board listings, e.g.: > >

Re: OT: shortening eBay URLSs (Was: IBM PT-2

2019-08-22 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
That is useful information. I had explicitly givien the shortest URL that I found to work. Others pointed out that the auction NUMBER is the important piece of informtion, and that the rest to make a URL can be recreated. I suppose that somebody with some time on their hands could/should go

Re: Shipping from Europe to USA

2019-08-22 Thread Daniel Seagraves via cctalk
> On Aug 22, 2019, at 2:09 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk > wrote: > > > >> On Aug 22, 2019, at 2:57 PM, Peter Corlett via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 06:30:10PM +, Henk Gooijen via cctalk wrote: >> ... >>> Only UPS did … and yes, the “horror” stories *are* true. They

Re: Shipping from Europe to USA

2019-08-22 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Aug 22, 2019, at 2:57 PM, Peter Corlett via cctalk > wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 06:30:10PM +, Henk Gooijen via cctalk wrote: > ... >> Only UPS did … and yes, the “horror” stories *are* true. They managed to drop >> the package. Not from 4 inches above ground, but more,

Re: Shipping from Europe to USA

2019-08-22 Thread Peter Corlett via cctalk
On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 06:30:10PM +, Henk Gooijen via cctalk wrote: > A few weeks ago I shipped approx 39 kilos from The Netherlands to USA (HP > A990). At least in Holland, most shippers do not accept such heavy stuff (max > 30 kilos). Yeah, well, "dat kan niet" *is* the Dutch motto. I'm

Re: RL02s not available

2019-08-22 Thread William Donzelli via cctalk
> I assume these are the ones you were going to bring out > here a few years ago? Didn't you tell me you lost interest? -- Will

Re: Shipping from Europe to USA

2019-08-22 Thread Patrick Finnegan via cctalk
The automated package sorting I'm told includes dropping packages from one conveyor belt to another, and stuff can fall up to 6ft (though more likely when something gets clogged/jammed up and packages fall off of the conveyor system). 39kg/90lbs is heavy enough that it probably should be

Re: Shipping from Europe to USA

2019-08-22 Thread Peter Corlett via cctalk
On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 10:31:46AM -0700, Steven Stengel via cctalk wrote: > How do I ship a 50 pound computer from Europe to the United States? Who has > good rates? "Europe" contains so many diverse states and cultures that you're going to have to be a bit more precise about where in the 4

RE: Shipping from Europe to USA

2019-08-22 Thread Henk Gooijen via cctalk
A few weeks ago I shipped approx 39 kilos from The Netherlands to USA (HP A990). At least in Holland, most shippers do not accept such heavy stuff (max 30 kilos). Only UPS did … and yes, the “horror” stories *are* true. They managed to drop the package. Not from 4 inches above ground, but

Re: Shipping from Europe to USA

2019-08-22 Thread ben via cctalk
On 8/22/2019 11:31 AM, Steven Stengel via cctalk wrote: How do I ship a 50 pound computer from Europe to the United States? Who has good rates? Thanks- Steve Well good packing would double the weight, and how fast do you/they need it? Ben.

Re: RL02s not available

2019-08-22 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
I assume these are the ones you were going to bring out here a few years ago? On 8/22/19 10:05 AM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote: > RLs are spoken for! > > -- > Will >

Kaypro 4/84 and 10 for sale

2019-08-22 Thread geneb via cctalk
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RE: PDP-11/34's with Octal Programmers Console (Model A or C) and the rest of the peripherals; etc.

2019-08-22 Thread Electronics Plus via cctalk
Hi Scott, We do not have any of these. Best of luck to you! Cindy Croxton -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mr. Scott J. Stockwell via cctalk Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2019 10:20 AM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: PDP-11/34's with

Re: OT: shortening eBay URLSs (Was: IBM PT-2

2019-08-22 Thread Hagstrom, Paul via cctalk
One further note on shortening eBay links. A few months ago, eBay made it harder to use links to ended auctions, because it will (sometimes? often?) automatically redirect you to some active auctions that it deems to be similar. If you add ?nordt=true_cvip=true=nc to the end, it will stay on

Shipping from Europe to USA

2019-08-22 Thread Steven Stengel via cctalk
How do I ship a 50 pound computer from Europe to the United States? Who has good rates? Thanks- Steve

bit-slice and microcode discussion list

2019-08-22 Thread Eric Smith via cctalk
On another mailing list, someone asked if there was any list specifically about bit-slice design and microcoding. I don't know of one, so I've created a new mailing list specifically for those topics: http://lists.brouhaha.com/mailman/listinfo/bit-slicers The intent is for the list to

Re: RL02s available

2019-08-22 Thread allison via cctalk
On 8/22/19 12:46 PM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote: > I have a pair of RL02 drives available, and can bring them to VCFmw in > about three weeks. Pretty cheap. Untested. > > Contact me off list. > > -- > Will > Where are they now? Allison

RL02s not available

2019-08-22 Thread William Donzelli via cctalk
RLs are spoken for! -- Will

PDP-11/34's with Octal Programmers Console (Model A or C) and the rest of the peripherals; etc.

2019-08-22 Thread Mr. Scott J. Stockwell via cctalk
Hi Jim, Do you still have any systems and/or peripherals left? I'm looking for a PDP-11/34 Model A or C (Preferably C) with the Octal Programmers Console and Digital Display along with peripherals. Please let me know what you have. Would you be willing to accept monthly payments because I'm a

RL02s available

2019-08-22 Thread William Donzelli via cctalk
I have a pair of RL02 drives available, and can bring them to VCFmw in about three weeks. Pretty cheap. Untested. Contact me off list. -- Will

Re: DEC Scalps

2019-08-22 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 8/22/19 4:31 AM, Paul Birkel via cctalk wrote: > DEC TU58 status/diag. Panel wrong they are for the TC08

KE11-A craze (Was: Current MANX location)

2019-08-22 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> KE11-A Field Maintenance Print Set > http://manx-docs.org/details.php/1,9358 Speaking of KE11-A's, does anyone know what's behind the bidding wars on recent eBay KE11-A component board listings, e.g.: https://www.ebay.com/itm/372685033144 AFAIK, the boards (a complete set is an

DEC Scalps

2019-08-22 Thread Paul Birkel via cctalk
https://www.ebay.com/itm/312738923353 Sez: "Older DEC PDP console face-plates DEC PDP 11/55 rare, PDP 8-straight 8 'glass'rare, PDP 8/L, PDP 8/I, DEC TU58 status/diag. Panel . All in goodshape. $1000 for the lot or $200 apiece. " -

KE11-B manuals (Was: Current MANX location)

2019-08-22 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> KE11-B Field Maintenance Print Set > http://manx-docs.org/details.php/1,9361 > the KE11-B I also just found (IIRC, on one of the collections they list > as indexed). Oh, speaking of KE11-B's, does anyone have either the Technical or User's manual for it (I couldn't locate

Re: IBM PT-2

2019-08-22 Thread Paul Berger via cctalk
I can confirm that this is a CE tool.  From what I remember they where used mainly by CEs in the GSD division.  The large grey lump to the left of the PT-2 is a channel adapter used for monitoring 370 channels.  The black box on the lower right is a coax switch and not part of a PT-2.  They

Re: OT: shortening eBay URLSs (Was: IBM PT-2

2019-08-22 Thread Benjamin Huntsman via cctalk
I apologize for the URL... and the subsequent tangent. Sorry, that was just a sloppy copy-and-paste. From: cctalk on behalf of Steve Malikoff via cctalk Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 10:23 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts