[cctalk] Re: VCFMW

2023-09-03 Thread KenUnix via cctalk
Paul, Don't worry. I was just going to show them to new kids who don't understand. -Ken On Mon, Sep 4, 2023, 12:48 AM Paul Anderson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > What size/vintage are you looking for? I'll try to find a few bad ones that > can't be repaired. > > Paul > > On Sun,

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW

2023-09-03 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
I just found a box of 11/150 and 11/780 prints including FP750, FP780 and CI780.I have other prints and manuals of which some are available. If you like compatible boards I have over 100 Dilog, Emulex, CMD, etc boards I also have BA11-M, N, and S Qbus boxes and several hundred boards. I can

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW

2023-09-03 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
What size/vintage are you looking for? I'll try to find a few bad ones that can't be repaired. Paul On Sun, Sep 3, 2023 at 4:10 PM KenUnix via cctalk wrote: > Paul, > > For history's sake and to show folks do you have a couple of DEC Flip-Chip > cards you could part with? > > -Ken > > > On

[cctalk] Re: Friden (was Silly question about S-100 and video monitors)

2023-09-03 Thread ben via cctalk
On 2023-09-03 9:21 p.m., Wayne S wrote: I was thinking of the parts kits that was offered by sone arrangement between the author of a construction article and some parts house. Was handy if you really wanted to build the device. I was thinking the same thing. Now days any construction

[cctalk] Re: Friden (was Silly question about S-100 and video monitors)

2023-09-03 Thread Wayne S via cctalk
I was thinking of the parts kits that was offered by sone arrangement between the author of a construction article and some parts house. Was handy if you really wanted to build the device. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 3, 2023, at 20:15, ben via cctalk wrote: > > > What kinda kits we talking

[cctalk] Re: Friden (was Silly question about S-100 and video monitors)

2023-09-03 Thread ben via cctalk
> What kinda kits we talking about? > Heathkit kind or the kind you could get in popular electronics? http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/educ-8/ Give the other magazines a chance. :) I always looked a the 1/2 page ads. Get a keyboard $99. 1 cent sale on 7400's. Get a second one for just a

[cctalk] Re: Friden (was Silly question about S-100 and video monitors)

2023-09-03 Thread Wayne S via cctalk
What kinda kits we talking about? Heathkit kind or the kind you could get in popular electronics? Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 3, 2023, at 17:01, Adrian Godwin via cctalk > wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 4, 2023 at 12:33 AM ben via cctalk > wrote: > >> >> I guess the era of kit building is long

[cctalk] Re: Friden (was Silly question about S-100 and video monitors)

2023-09-03 Thread Adrian Godwin via cctalk
On Mon, Sep 4, 2023 at 12:33 AM ben via cctalk wrote: > > I guess the era of kit building is long gone. > > Sadly, yes. The cost of bagging up all the components is large compared with the automated assembly cost, and many people are unwilling to do surface mount manually. Through-hole is

[cctalk] Re: Friden (was Silly question about S-100 and video monitors)

2023-09-03 Thread ben via cctalk
On 2023-09-03 5:08 p.m., Adrian Godwin via cctalk wrote: Yes, that's what I mean. Of course, it's no good for income-generating things but if all you want to do is make the design available, it's much less hassle than buying stocks of pcbs and mailing them out for minimal profit. It pushes the

[cctalk] Re: Friden (was Silly question about S-100 and video monitors)

2023-09-03 Thread Adrian Godwin via cctalk
Yes, that's what I mean. Of course, it's no good for income-generating things but if all you want to do is make the design available, it's much less hassle than buying stocks of pcbs and mailing them out for minimal profit. It pushes the hassle of doing that onto the recipient but without the

[cctalk] Re: Friden (was Silly question about S-100 and video monitors)

2023-09-03 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Sep 3, 2023, at 5:34 PM, Adrian Godwin via cctalk > wrote: > > OSHPArk and PCBWay will hold your design and let other people buy them (if > you wish). This is an excellent way to do cheap on-demand distribution. I > don't believe Jlcpcb offer this. OSHpark lets you post your design as

[cctalk] Re: Friden (was Silly question about S-100 and video monitors)

2023-09-03 Thread Adrian Godwin via cctalk
OSHPArk and PCBWay will hold your design and let other people buy them (if you wish). This is an excellent way to do cheap on-demand distribution. I don't believe Jlcpcb offer this. On Sun, Sep 3, 2023 at 10:32 PM Adrian Godwin wrote: > I had a couple of boards from OSHPark. They seemed a bit

[cctalk] Re: Friden (was Silly question about S-100 and video monitors)

2023-09-03 Thread dwight via cctalk
I like OSHPark. They are not the cheapest but they also would drill tightly spaced feed thru's that I could pass wire wrap wire through ( uninsulated ). I, also, didn't need to create Gerber files for drilling ( always a possible source of errors from a past place I worked at ). I used KiCad.

[cctalk] Re: Friden (was Silly question about S-100 and video monitors)

2023-09-03 Thread Adrian Godwin via cctalk
I had a couple of boards from OSHPark. They seemed a bit slower : it took them longer to accumulate enough board orders to fill their panel needs. For a very small board (same size as an HPIB connector) they were excellent. Cheap, and postage included whereas the Chinese suppliers have expensive

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW

2023-09-03 Thread KenUnix via cctalk
Paul, For history's sake and to show folks do you have a couple of DEC Flip-Chip cards you could part with? -Ken On Sat, Sep 2, 2023 at 9:52 PM Paul Anderson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I am located about 2 hours south of Chicago, by Champaign, where 1-72, > I-57, and I-74

[cctalk] Re: Friden (was Silly question about S-100 and video monitors)

2023-09-03 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Sep 3, 2023, at 4:47 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk > wrote: > > On 9/3/23 13:28, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > >> I like OSHPark, US based and pretty quick, decent pricing. Low enough I >> haven't felt compelled to look for cheaper alternatives. One nice feature >> is that they take

[cctalk] Re: Friden (was Silly question about S-100 and video monitors)

2023-09-03 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 9/3/23 13:28, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > I like OSHPark, US based and pretty quick, decent pricing. Low enough I > haven't felt compelled to look for cheaper alternatives. One nice feature is > that they take KiCAD board files directly, no need to generate the low level > Gerber

[cctalk] Re: Friden (was Silly question about S-100 and video monitors)

2023-09-03 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Sep 2, 2023, at 3:49 PM, ben via cctalk wrote: > > On 2023-09-02 8:01 a.m., Will Cooke via cctalk wrote: >>> On 09/02/2023 8:50 AM CDT Peter Corlett via cctalk >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 01, 2023 at 04:32:57PM -0600, ben via cctalk wrote: >>> [...] I think that way has

[cctalk] Re: Friden (was Silly question about S-100 and video monitors)

2023-09-03 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 9/2/23 14:49, ben via cctalk wrote: $ 30 mininum order and 4 weeks shipping to canada stopped me. $12.06 US from china. (ebay). I am having my PCB's made from PCBWAY in china. Shipping takes longer than them being made. ~ $100 US for the PCB's and ~ $50 for shipping and tax. I have been

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW Anybody got an Emulex QD21?

2023-09-03 Thread Mark Matlock via cctalk
Jon, I have an Emulex QD21 that I could part with. I was hoping to attend VCF MW but it looks very doubtful at this point. I also have a spare DEQNA or DELQA. I have not tested these boards to verify that they work although I could test the ethernet boards on a PDP-11. Hans-Ulrich Hölscher

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW

2023-09-03 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
The DECSTATIONS are: 5000/25 2) 5000/125 5000/133 2) 5000/200 Also a bunch of BA350, BA356, etc.storage works towers, with a selection of power supplies, drives, etc. On Sat, Sep 2, 2023 at 3:27 AM Paul Anderson wrote: > I've started pulling parts for people who have requested them