TU58 dumps. Mostly VAX 11/750 AND 11/730 diags and console tapes.

2020-11-15 Thread Mattis Lind via cctalk
I dumped almost 50 TU58 tapes. They were given to me by an ex DEC FS engineer. Most of them are various 11/750 diagnostics. The tapes or not the official DEC TU58 tapes but home brewed tapes used in FS so there might not be an exact match to existing lists of official tapes. But they might be

Re: Floppy pressure pad replacement?

2020-11-15 Thread Mattis Lind via cctalk
Den mån 16 nov. 2020 kl 05:34 skrev Mike Douglas via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org>: > I’ve got some adhesive backed industrial felt that I punch with a leather > punch. I’ve replaced many of those pads on 8” and 5.25” drives and the felt > pad works well. Shoot me an email and I can send you a

Looking for Console MUX cable for HP E45

2020-11-15 Thread Rico Pajarola via cctalk
I recently acquired a HP 9000 E45. Unfortunately, it came without the console MUX panel and cable. I was lucky to find an ADP II (5062-3054) in my "pile of useful stuff", but sadly, the 78pin to DB9 cable is missing. The part number of the cable is 5060-3074 though there might be others that

VMS on x86-64/ARM/RISC-V? - was Re: Microvax 3100 VMS 7.3 password reset

2020-11-15 Thread Camiel Vanderhoeven via cctalk
On 11/14/20, 1:49 AM, "cctech on behalf of Adam Thornton via cctech" wrote: >I mean obviously the NEXT thing to do is start bugging VSI for ARM > support—given that the OS runs on VAX, Alpha, Itanic, and x86_64, how much > really crucial and hard-to-port assembly can be left in it?—and

Re: Microvax 3100 VMS 7.3 password reset

2020-11-15 Thread Adam Thornton via cctalk
I for one was thrilled to see that there will be x86_64 hobbyist licenses for VMS. I have an emulated VAX on a Raspberry Pi (I don’t know if my 11/730 works, but I doubt it—it’s nowhere near a 220V power supply and it’s not been much of a priority, and I have a VAXStation 3100 that doesn’t

Wanted: listing RIPL ROS IBM3705 or Amdahl4705

2020-11-15 Thread Henk Stegeman via cctalk
Hi all, I searching for a scan or copy of the ROS listing of a IBM 3705 or Amdahl 4705 REMOTE. I all ready have the local single- and multi-channel attached versions, but still missing the remote one. Anyone who can  help me ? Thanks Regards Henk www.ibmsystem3.nl

Re: VMS on x86-64/ARM/RISC-V? - was Re: Microvax 3100 VMS 7.3 password reset

2020-11-15 Thread Camiel Vanderhoeven via cctalk
On 11/14/20, 11:54 PM, "cctech on behalf of Adam Thornton via cctech" wrote: > On Nov 14, 2020, at 5:20 AM, Camiel Vanderhoeven wrote: > ... > > One thing I'm better at than crystal ball gazing though, is I can give you an idea of how much hard-to-port assembly is

Re: VMS on x86-64/ARM/RISC-V? - was Re: Microvax 3100 VMS 7.3 password reset

2020-11-15 Thread Adam Thornton via cctalk
> On Nov 14, 2020, at 5:20 AM, Camiel Vanderhoeven > wrote: > ... > > One thing I'm better at than crystal ball gazing though, is I can give you an > idea of how much hard-to-port assembly is left, since I wrote most of the x86 > assembly code in it :-) I replied to Camiel off-list,

Re: Floppy pressure pad replacement?

2020-11-15 Thread Mike Douglas via cctalk
I’ve got some adhesive backed industrial felt that I punch with a leather punch. I’ve replaced many of those pads on 8” and 5.25” drives and the felt pad works well. Shoot me an email and I can send you a few pads if you need. Mike