Re: FS: Tek scope, HP LA, and Electronic components!

2020-11-22 Thread Mark Linimon via cctalk
I think I can speak for a lot of people here on the list that I am sorry to hear this news. I really don't have the words, other than that. mcl

Re: FS: Tek scope, HP LA, and Electronic components!

2020-11-22 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, The LA is sold and paid for! I appreciate all of the interest and the help! GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! Happy Thanksgiving! On 11/21/2020 4:29 AM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Hello all, I have probably developed cancer. I can't get in for treatment. I have enough lumps

Re: DEC PDP-8/E wanted

2020-11-22 Thread Tom Hunter via cctalk
Oscar makes one run of his PiDP-8/I kit about every month. The complete kit is only $165 plus $40 for shipping. I got the kit in September and it is easy to assemble if you know how to solder. It took me about 4 hours. The kit is based on SIMH running on a Raspberry PI. The front panel size is 60%

Re: DEC PDP-8/E wanted

2020-11-22 Thread Tom Hunter via cctalk
Hi Tom, You haven't replied to my email to you about your SBC6120. I would like to buy your Spare Times Gizmo kit and would be happy to pay a reasonable price. Would $800 be acceptable? Thanks and best regards Tom Hunter On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 3:24 PM Tom Uban via cctalk wrote: > For those

Re: DEC PDP-8/E wanted

2020-11-22 Thread Thomas Moss via cctalk
Chris, Whoops, somehow I'd read your reply to Tom Uban but completely misread what it was you were asking by skimming over what he said. Anyway, as far as SBC6120s go, I don't know of anyone "building them", as in a ready built system, but blank PCBs are available on chipkin.ru if you can

Re: DEC PDP-8/E wanted

2020-11-22 Thread Thomas Moss via cctalk
On Nov 22, 2020, at 04:01 PM, Chris Hanson via cctalk wrote: Does anyone know of anyone building them for sale? I dont need a real PDP-8 in my life with all my other hardware (more Q-bus PDP-11, on the other hand) but Id love having *a* PDP-8, especially one that doesnt require enormous

RE: LCD screen repair

2020-11-22 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Mon, 23 Nov 2020, Kevin Parker via cctalk wrote: Thank you - the idea of replacing the actual screen did not occur to me but it's interesting that you might be able to do that. By repair I meant repair the surface as the underlying pixels appear to be OK. I have read a few articles on

Re: DEC PDP-8/E wanted

2020-11-22 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
On Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 5:01 PM Chris Hanson via cctalk wrote: > On Nov 20, 2020, at 10:08 AM, Tom Uban via cctalk > wrote: > > > > For those interested in a PDP-8 system but don't want the large > size/weight and > > maintenance issues, I built the full set of Spare Time Gizmos SBC6120 >

Re: DEC PDP-8/E wanted

2020-11-22 Thread Chris Hanson via cctalk
On Nov 20, 2020, at 10:08 AM, Tom Uban via cctalk wrote: > > For those interested in a PDP-8 system but don't want the large size/weight > and > maintenance issues, I built the full set of Spare Time Gizmos SBC6120 > (integrated > PDP-8), FP6120 (front panel for SBC6120) and IOB6120 (Jim

RE: LCD screen repair

2020-11-22 Thread Kevin Parker via cctalk
Thank you - the idea of replacing the actual screen did not occur to me but it's interesting that you might be able to do that. By repair I meant repair the surface as the underlying pixels appear to be OK. I have read a few articles on different methods and some crowds even tout a kit to do it -

Re: FS: Tek scope, HP LA, and Electronic components!

2020-11-22 Thread Richard Pope via cctalk
Hello all, The LA is sold pending payment! I appreciate the interest, the help, and the kind words. GOD Bless and Thanks, rich! Happy Thanksgiving! On 11/21/2020 4:29 AM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Hello all, I have probably developed cancer. I can't get in for treatment. I have

Re: LCD screen repair

2020-11-22 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Nov 18, 2020, at 4:53 AM, rice43 via cctalk wrote: > > > Whilst i have no experience replacing Apple G4 displays, LCD replacement in > general is fairly easy. For starters, you're 100% going to need a new panel, > preferably a like-for-like, though it's entirely possible you could

Re: The best hard drives??

2020-11-22 Thread Peter Corlett via cctalk
On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 10:34:10AM +0100, mazzinia--- via cctalk wrote: > Interesting read, > What is your opinion of the Seagate exos 7e8 units ? (and does SED make any > difference in ensuring a bit more quality of the platters) I've not used them, but Exos disks ought to be be just fine. You