I don't remember exactly what I have, but the binders that came with my system
might include an R80 manual (to be scanned, of course!).
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On Jun 12, 2015, at 08:48, Richard Loken richar...@admin.athabascau.ca
wrote:
On Thu, 11 Jun 2015, Mark J. Blair wrote:
Eventually, I'd like to run an older version of VMS than 7.3 on it.
Preferably, something contemporary to when the 11/730 was still sold, or
Gday Mark, it has been
...
Modern software running on a 730... I don't know if I'll live long enough to
wait for it to launch! :)
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is PIKE. Sure glad my iPhone boots more quietly.
VMS use not authorized on this node. I sure hope it won't enforce that before I
can try a backup!
Finally! A login prompt! And no clue about the passwords. Uh, how can I shut
this beast down without a valid login? !?
Great. :)
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daydreaming about how to build a tape drive interface
controller, and I wonder whether it might need to potentially stream an entire
tape in one go vs. being able to safely assume some maximal block size.
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,
that memory has snuck away in the night.
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On Jun 10, 2015, at 08:46, Al Kossow a...@bitsavers.org wrote:
On 6/10/15 8:15 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
And that is precisely why I'm thinking of an ad-hoc interface rather than
just plugging a SCSI drive into a UNIX box.
It also has the advantage that you can return the CRC/checksum
Update: TZ30 located and ordered.
And now I'm thinking that I ought to build a custom Pertec interface (as is
being discussed in another thread) that's particularly suited for archival
work, though I might still be interested in a SCSI magtape drive or SCSI/Pertec
adapter anyway.
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On Jun 8, 2015, at 07:05, Mike Ross tmfdm...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 7:05 AM, Mark J. Blair n...@nf6x.net wrote:
I finally got the excellent AK6DN tu58em emulator working as my VAX-11/730's
console drive, as discussed on VCF.
Could you throw me a link to that please? I
promising. It would probably be easy to slice into neat
strips with one of those circular-blad paper cutters from the local office
supply store.
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high, I have a friend in Santa Paula who might be
able to help picking up something from them in Ventura and stashing it until
next time we find ourselves in the same place.
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making something like that myself, but I have so many such
ideas that I am happy to let other folks make some of them for me. :)
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Oh, and furthermore, I'm much more comfortable in a UNIX environment than
anything PC/DOS/Windows. Linux is fine, but I would expect pain getting drivers
for some random Pertec card. So, PC platforms that might accept a Pertec card
aren't my preferred environment.
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On Jun 9, 2015, at 22:20 , Chuck Guzis ccl...@sydex.com wrote:
On 06/09/2015 09:57 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
Please forgive my ignorance, but which variety are the Wright Line
seals? I think I've encountered three styles of magtape widgets: The
common white plastic with a black buckle
hoping to find a TZ30 drive.
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is the
same console tape version as my unreadable real tapes, and newer than the other
downloaded image that I'm presently trying to use, so it would be nice to be
able to get it into a format that I can use directly.
Thanks in advance for any clues!
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http
cool!
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it. I still have a lot of
learning curve to climb, but I'm excited to have made more progress.
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!
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items like these, the bidding results will depend on
whether there are two potential buyers close enough to pick up the item. End
result might be no bids, one minimum bid, or a thousand+ bucks, depending.
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On Jun 5, 2015, at 14:31 , Simon Claessen sim...@dds.nl wrote:
link: https://hack42.nl/wiki/Bestand:Omnibus_legenda.pdf
Nice work!
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I think I'd enjoy having an 029 if the right one appeared at the right cost and
location. But I think I could get by with an 026 for $9! :)
I have zero experience with keypunch machines and zero practical use for one...
but I think it would be fun anyway.
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... figuring
that out is the fun part for me.
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hitting the reset button
until the colors weren't swapped.
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of.
Hmm, I should be able to try it out with a Commodore 1080 monitor.
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. Most of the functionality appears to be in a single QFP,
probably with a central ground/heat slug based on the vias on the bottom side
of the board. The top of the chip appears to have been sanded to remove the
markings.
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good project deserves a good project name. I'm tentatively calling
this one Crazy Cat Lady. It has a nice ring to it.
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On May 23, 2015, at 10:28, Steven Hirsch snhir...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, 23 May 2015, Chris Osborn wrote:
On May 23, 2015, at 8:24 AM, Mark J. Blair n...@nf6x.net wrote:
In the middle will be some FPGA to perform any necessary magic. I've been
looking at a prohibitively expensive
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