[cctalk] Re: Vintage Computer Fest Midwest "DECnut" pizza party

2023-09-07 Thread ben via cctalk
On 2023-09-07 3:44 p.m., ste...@malikoff.com steven--- via cctalk wrote: On 09/07/2023 2:36 AM AEST Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: Does VAX have nothing to do with vacuum cleaners? Here in Oz, VAX has been a popular brand of vacuum cleaner for many decades. We had one until recently.

[cctalk] Re: Vintage Computer Fest Midwest "DECnut" pizza party

2023-09-07 Thread Gavin Scott via cctalk
On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 4:49 PM ste...@malikoff.com steven--- via cctalk wrote: > Here in Oz, VAX has been a popular brand of vacuum cleaner for many decades. > We had one until recently. > https://www.vax.com.au/ http://catb.org/jargon/html/V/VAX.html

[cctalk] Re: Vintage Computer Fest Midwest "DECnut" pizza party

2023-09-07 Thread Tarek Hoteit via cctalk
TRUE! Only the vintage folks (us) would appreciate what or how we think Earlier today Paul Koning sent a post under a seperate thread “…., (movb #1,r0) fetches the instruction and increments PC by 2, thfetches the word where the PC points and increments by 2, not 1 again.” And then sent a

[cctalk] Re: Vintage Computer Fest Midwest "DECnut" pizza party

2023-09-07 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
Whom ever said youth is wasted on the young was telling a very serious truth. On 9/7/2023 7:12 PM, Tarek Hoteit wrote: Safe recovery! Yes, the physical human OLD sucks (not the geeky-part <- guess that keeps us more functioning) - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tarek Hoteit ta...@infocom.ai +1

[cctalk] Re: Vintage Computer Fest Midwest "DECnut" pizza party

2023-09-07 Thread Tarek Hoteit via cctalk
Safe recovery! Yes, the physical human OLD sucks (not the geeky-part <- guess that keeps us more functioning) - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tarek Hoteit ta...@infocom.ai +1 360-838-3675 https://infocom.ai > On Sep 7, 2023, at 5:07 PM, Mike Katz via cctalk > wrote: > > My sympathies to both

[cctalk] Re: Vintage Computer Fest Midwest "DECnut" pizza party

2023-09-07 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
My sympathies to both of you and wishes for a good and complete recovery. 2 years ago I had a heart attack in my dojo.   8 stents and a pacemaker later I was back on the mat in 3 weeks.  It was 6 months before I was able to go full speed. Getting old sucks!!! On 9/7/2023 6:58 PM, KenUnix

[cctalk] Re: Vintage Computer Fest Midwest "DECnut" pizza party

2023-09-07 Thread KenUnix via cctalk
Jon, Yea. It affected my left side. Loss of muscle strength. I am left handed and lost my strength but luckily can still type albeit slower. Good thing the keyboard has a backspace key. Fortunately I still get ideas but it sometimes takes awhile to write them down. -Ken On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at

[cctalk] Re: Vintage Computer Fest Midwest "DECnut" pizza party

2023-09-07 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 9/7/23 17:18, KenUnix via cctalk wrote: Hi guys. Since I can't get out due to my stroke, be sure to post plenty of snaps of the event... Sorry to hear about that.  I had a very mild stroke 2 years ago, but it has affected dexterity in my right hand.  My writing is now horrible (my

[cctalk] Re: Vintage Computer Fest Midwest "DECnut" pizza party

2023-09-07 Thread KenUnix via cctalk
Hi guys. Since I can't get out due to my stroke, be sure to post plenty of snaps of the event... Pizza hold the pepperoni. -Ken On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 6:06 PM Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: > With Dorothy and the Tin Woodsman as their salespeople 藍 > > I think those would be micro-vaxen

[cctalk] Re: Vintage Computer Fest Midwest "DECnut" pizza party

2023-09-07 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
With Dorothy and the Tin Woodsman as their salespeople 藍 I think those would be micro-vaxen because they are only single user. On 9/7/2023 4:44 PM, ste...@malikoff.com steven--- via cctalk wrote: On 09/07/2023 2:36 AM AEST Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: Does VAX have nothing to do with vacuum

[cctalk] Re: Vintage Computer Fest Midwest "DECnut" pizza party

2023-09-07 Thread ste...@malikoff.com steven--- via cctalk
> On 09/07/2023 2:36 AM AEST Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: > Does VAX have nothing to do with vacuum cleaners? Here in Oz, VAX has been a popular brand of vacuum cleaner for many decades. We had one until recently. https://www.vax.com.au/ Steve

[cctalk] Re: Setup for VCFMW

2023-09-07 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 9/7/23 09:35, Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: What time is setup Tomorrow (Friday, 8-Sep-23) for VCFMW? They sent out a message to vendors that it would be open 10 AM to 10 PM, a few people would stay during the pizza dinner to allow latecomers to load their stuff. Jon

[cctalk] Setup for VCFMW

2023-09-07 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
What time is setup Tomorrow (Friday, 8-Sep-23) for VCFMW?

[cctalk] Re: Vintage Computer Fest Midwest "DECnut" pizza party

2023-09-07 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Sep 7, 2023, at 9:12 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk > wrote: > > > >> On Sep 7, 2023, at 3:17 AM, Lars Brinkhoff wrote: >> >> Paul Koning wrote: >>> Even then it increments by 2, by special exception. So 112700, 1 >>> (movb #1,r0) fetches the instruction and increments PC by 2, then

[cctalk] Re: Vintage Computer Fest Midwest "DECnut" pizza party

2023-09-07 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Sep 7, 2023, at 3:17 AM, Lars Brinkhoff wrote: > > Paul Koning wrote: >> Even then it increments by 2, by special exception. So 112700, 1 >> (movb #1,r0) fetches the instruction and increments PC by 2, then >> fetches the word where the PC points and increments by 2, not 1, >> again. >

[cctalk] Apollo motherboard 013034, 246402-01 available

2023-09-07 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
Dated 1988, refurb?

[cctalk] Re: Vintage Computer Fest Midwest "DECnut" pizza party

2023-09-07 Thread Lars Brinkhoff via cctalk
Paul Koning wrote: > Even then it increments by 2, by special exception. So 112700, 1 > (movb #1,r0) fetches the instruction and increments PC by 2, then > fetches the word where the PC points and increments by 2, not 1, > again. It's not really a special exception because immediate mode is