Re: Data General/Rolm milspec systems

2019-09-06 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
RAF Chicksands, and to Ops building probably couldn't withstand anything bigger than a AK 47 or M16 hit. The RAF commander couldn't ever get into our building. I think he was in charge of grounds keeping, Etc. USAFSS , before they changed the command name = NSA. On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 1:10 PM

RE: keyboard list

2019-09-06 Thread Electronics Plus via cctalk
-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Al Kossow via cctalk Sent: Friday, September 06, 2019 3:44 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: keyboard list On 9/6/19 12:02 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote: > Cadmus 00185-00 is it this

Re: Seeking enlightenment regarding Bus Adapter Purges on Unibus VAXen (and their ilk)

2019-09-06 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 4:32 AM Matt Burke via cctalk wrote: > I'm not sure if the adapter needs to request the purge at the end of > each block transfer. The driver may do this anyway but I'll have to > check the source listings. I would definitely check source listings. Also, check BSD/Ultrix

Re: keyboard list

2019-09-06 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 9/6/19 12:02 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote: > Cadmus 00185-00 is it this keyboard? the first picture on https://www.pcs.com/en/company/history/the-history-of-pcs/

keyboard list

2019-09-06 Thread Electronics Plus via cctalk
This is the next list of keyboards I can bring in. Anybody want some of this? 2 IBM 6052141 IBM 1391401 missing some keycaps Apple M3501 nice ,no pluggable connect cable WYSE PCE,p/n 900840-01 Din-5 connector Data Desk Int,new/unused Din-5 Datatech SBK-100

Data General/Rolm milspec systems

2019-09-06 Thread Jeffrey S. Worley via cctalk
Message: 4 Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2019 10:03:54 -0400 From: "Craig M." To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: ROLM - Dat general 1602 - AN/UYK-19 computers. Message-ID: < CAD1aQJ5FnQDS7i+iLeh-+zBSBrzaqV9-f61Q76XgEbz=fsn...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Good Morning,

Re: Seeking enlightenment regarding Bus Adapter Purges on Unibus VAXen (and their ilk)

2019-09-06 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 9/5/19 9:22 PM, Josh Dersch via cctalk wrote: > I have a pretty good grasp of > Unibus mechanics these days but I'm not quite understanding the reasoning > behind this. Here's what the Storage System Unibus Port Description > (AA-L621A-TK) document says: you might also want to ask on the

Re: Seeking enlightenment regarding Bus Adapter Purges on Unibus VAXen (and their ilk)

2019-09-06 Thread Matt Burke via cctalk
On 06/09/2019 05:22, Josh Dersch via cctalk wrote: > What I do not understand is (a) why such purges are necessary, and (b) how > the MSCP controller knows when one should occur. The Port Description doc > hints that it has to do with repeated access to a given area of memory. > The DW780

Re: ROLM - Dat general 1602 - AN/UYK-19 computers.

2019-09-06 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
We had a DG ROLM at my last base. Not Navy, but USAF. I don't remember which model, but it was a pretty reliable system. I have ideas, but not sure why we needed a ruggedised computer next to a potato field. On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 11:55 PM Craig M. via cctalk wrote: > Good Morning, >