Re: PDP 11/03

to a doesn't-exist-yet tag on my blog), but here are the Eagle design files: https://github.com/NF6X/DLV11toRJ45 I should take a picture of the finished item, too. Maybe later today... -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM System/32 available

> On Nov 9, 2015, at 11:48, Al Kossow <a...@bitsavers.org> wrote: > > On 11/9/15 11:46 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote: >> I got a reply from the seller of this system, and I'll see if I can go take >> a look at it today or tomorrow. > > And so far, it's still pri

Re: To Al Kossow at bitsavers

le be allowed to vanish forever. Preserve the data and software while it's still possible! If an owner comes forward later who gets pissed off about it, we can deal with that as it comes up. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Testing bus transceivers

. If it's something like a hundred, then automating the testing might be a good idea, and a fun project all by itself if that sort of thing interests you. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Giving away collection of computers

is up to date, then he's probably near Corpus Christi, TX. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Giving away collection of computers

Only other ham radio operators tend to recognize ham radio callsigns and know how to look them up. > On Nov 16, 2015, at 15:44, Adrian Stoness wrote: > > huh? > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Bill Sudbrink > wrote: > >> Mark Linimon wrote:

Re: IBM System/32 available

At long last, here are pictures and details! http://www.nf6x.net/2015/11/ibm-system32-at-the-local-electronics-recycler/ -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM System/32 available

I've seen it, and it is for real. Looks complete except for missing paper rack on the back. Has keyswitch and band printer options. More details and a blog post with pictures to follow once I'm back home in front of a real computer. For now, I've posted a few pictures on my Twitter feed

Re: IBM System/32 available

ess it can be broken down into pieces no wider than a 19" rack. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM System/32 available

-datamaster/ http://www.nf6x.net/2014/09/ibm-5322-system23-datamaster-internals/ -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM System/32 available

> On Nov 5, 2015, at 15:19, Mike Ross wrote: > > That's the guy I've been talking to. Are you near Riverside? If not, maybe I can help you out with this machine somehow. It is local to me, and I happen to have a couple weeks of free time between jobs.

Re: Contents of DEC 8" floppies

pool disturbs me a bit. :) Can anybody fill me in on what these disks likely contain, to help me decide whether I might like to trade blank floppies for them? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Xebec 1402A Seagate HDD controller

he 1410A manual at Bitsavers notes some incompatibilities including incompatible formats for 256 byte sectors, so I presume that Jason has already determined that an older 1410 won't work for the recovery he's attempting. :( -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Xebec 1402A Seagate HDD controller

ere is some important historical > data we are trying to recover, but the controller is nonfunctioning. This may a dumb question, but could the drive be imaged by some other means, such as David Gesswein's MFM emulator? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: VT52s, VT61s lots of DEC and DG keyboards- return trip through Maine, MA, NY, PA, OH, IN to IL

ugged into > the > expanison bus and read out video RAM? I think it was electrostatic, using the aluminized paper. I don't imagine that electrostatic paper is still manufactured, is it? Even in different roll widths that might be cut down to support some old-timey computer printer? --

Re: Source for 3M Bumpons

www.digikey.com -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: VAX-11/750 registry (Was: Reviving a VAX-11/750)

reaction was ... and it's RUNNING?! Another boss later got the same treatment with a TU77 drive. Good times, good times. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X n...@nf6x.net http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: PDP 11 - how to lock heads in a rx01 and rx02 - seeking advice

Very good explanation, Tony! Is there any chance that he might need to worry about a pack being inside the drive with the heads un-parked, e.g. from an abrupt power failure? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X n...@nf6x.net http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: To Al Kossow at bitsavers

for anybody to locally mirror the archive, and it provides a complete history of changes to the archive over time. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: To Al Kossow at bitsavers

I have no interest in causing any deliberate harm to whoever may hold the rights to RT-11, but I am curious about whether the rights holder has shown any interest in preserving old RT-11 code and documentation that has no current commercial value. I would very much hate to see such stuff lost

Re: To Al Kossow at bitsavers

> On Nov 14, 2015, at 15:56, rod wrote: > > I am of the opinion that RT,RSX M & D etc could be dealt with in exactly the > same way as the very successful OpenVMS Hobbyists program. Has anybody contacted the RT-11 rights holder to see if they might be

Re: To Al Kossow at bitsavers

> On Nov 14, 2015, at 17:27, Johnny Billquist wrote: > We need HP to release things. If XX2247 LLC owns RT-11 as stated in another post, then what does HP have to do with it? I am glad that HP continues to license VMS to hobbyists, and I am one of the licensees. But I

Re: TK50/TK70 Info

over the place. Maybe something 3D printed the depresses the latches, with a crank that engages the spool? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X n...@nf6x.net http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: TK50/TK70 Info

success so far. If I gain the ability to somehow run a 1/2 magtape drive on one of my modern computers (Ultra 60, Macbook or Mac Pro) then that could also provide a way to transfer stuff in both directions. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X n...@nf6x.net http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: TK50/TK70 Info

rewinder gizmo, too, to make the failures less painful. Not this month, but one of these days! Can the TK50 cartridges be baked as-is, or do the reels need to come out of the casings to get air flow? I'm new to this magnetic pastry chef stuff. :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X n...@nf6x.net http

Re: TK50/TK70 Info

Given that it's summertime, I wonder if I could just leave the tapes in my truck for a week to bake them? :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X n...@nf6x.net http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: TK50/TK70 Info

On Aug 28, 2015, at 08:09, Al Kossow a...@bitsavers.org wrote: On 8/28/15 12:46 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote: leave the tapes in my truck for a week to bake them? :) not enough airflow Well, I guess I'll need to build a little convection tape baker, then. Maybe I'll use something like

Re: TK50/TK70 Info

for 5.25 and 8 floppy disks to fit in it? I have a lot of 8 disks that need baking, too. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X n...@nf6x.net http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: TK50/TK70 Info

that I'll get a much better understanding of how my layout affects things like tombstoning once I reflow my own boards. I've designed many a board, but other than ones I've hand soldered myself with irons, they've all been assembled out of sight and out of mind from me. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X n

Re: TK50/TK70 Info

To be honest, an engine block wouldn't look out of place in my living room. :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X n...@nf6x.net http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: TK50/TK70 Info

On Aug 29, 2015, at 06:55, Matt Patoray mspproducti...@gmail.com wrote: On the American Harvest the center hole is 2.25 across I think an 8 floppy will fit in that but I am not sure, I don't have any on hand to test with I don't think 8 floppies will fit, then. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X n

Re: TK50/TK70 Info

thought the center support was some sort of fixed air duct, and that anything too large to fit between the center and edge would need a center hole large enough to fit over the center support. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X n...@nf6x.net http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

vary depending on the freight company that you choose to handle the load. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Small glass capacitors polarized?

Here's a picture that I found online: http://s7.photobucket.com/user/earthman606/media/glasscapacitor.jpg.html -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Cloud-cuckoo land

I like the irony of a plastics company using a wooden computer, even if the asking price seems quite ambitious. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM 026

And a pinball machine, too! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Query for dec teleprinter roms

212 handy to look at its supported device list. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: The desk has arrived - WAS: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

e picked the locks, but that's just how I roll. :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM 026 - Decision Data 8010 card punch on Ebay in

> On Sep 21, 2015, at 10:52 , Marc Verdiell <marc.verdi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Wow. Thanks for sharing. What a beautiful looking machine. I hope one of us > gets it. It looks like it is in pristine condition! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Some amount of DG goodness

don't have any prior history with DG gear, this rack won my heart: http://www.nf6x.net/2014/03/data-general-nova-3-and-dec-pdp-11v03-l/ -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: The desk has arrived - WAS: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

52-002 and a Cipher 5120. Thanks for sharing the pictures, and I'm glad that the freighting worked out! Freight shipment is a bit weird at first, until you get used to it. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Some amount of DG goodness

in the pictures looks really lovely! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: TK50/TK70 Info

to measure temperature. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X n...@nf6x.net http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: TK50/TK70 Info

baker. If the hub is small enough for 8 floppies to fit around it, then that will be even better. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X n...@nf6x.net http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: flash (or ide) storage for unibus 11?

sensor positions are used? I would imagine that it's a moot point if the disks are being formatted, written and read on the same drive, but I can imagine interoperation issues if you later punch the second jacket window to read/write the disks on an unmodified drive. -- Mark J. Bl

Re: Help w/ HP 88780 Tape Drive (corrected email).

a pile and snatched them immediately, hoping they would be useful. Both ended up having SCSI interfaces. I haven't done much with my Kennedy drive yet other than ordering a replacement power switch for it. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: TOP POSTING (was: RE: Best 200 buck I have ever spent!!! Deal of a lifetime!!!

that you use your thumb instead of arrow keys, and there's generally a lot more swearing involved as you fumble about trying to select parts of the quote that you want to trim. :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: KiCad Footprint ??

this part does not exist yet, beeing > "too old" ?? It's normal to need to create footprints for new PCB designs. The public KiCad libraries have a lot of parts in them, but they're still a tiny subset of all of the footprints that exist. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: New Commodore 64 is Finally Here--For Real! PC MAG Snip

The manufacturer links are all 404 and the video was from 2011. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: WTB Miniscribe 3425 (working or parts donor)

; or "Seek error during burn-in or recal". Maybe the sensor is just knocked slightly out of adjustment? I'm hesitant to move it if there's any chance that it's in the correct location, but maybe this is worth experimenting with. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: WTB Miniscribe 3425 (working or parts donor)

al shaft. Crossing my fingers... -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: WTB Miniscribe 3425 (working or parts donor)

ssis wiring before I try smoke testing it. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: WTB Miniscribe 3425 (working or parts donor)

By the way, I found a stamp marking on the inside of the drive's front bezel which I think represents the expected attitude of a Miniscribe drive. :-p https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/669368721094238211 -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Oberon and the OberonStation (retro-style FPGA computing)

gt; ​I'm guessing you're more of a FORTRAN devotee, based on the ALL CAPS? OH, SNAP! :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

IBM 4341 and 3880 floppy disks

he disks he had in there. Based on the label picture linked to above, do any of you IBM fans know whether the contents of these are likely to be interesting to anybody? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: WTB Miniscribe 3425 (working or parts donor)

MFM Reader/Emulator to get the track 0 sensor readjusted by trial and error. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: papertape repair tape or kit wanted

bly around a year ago. I searched for a long time before I found it. Another hen's tooth that I would like to find is a magtape end clipper/crimper, but I'm even less likely to find one since I'm taking an eBay vacation. Good luck! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: papertape repair tape or kit wanted

> On Nov 29, 2015, at 06:29, Noel Chiappa <j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> wrote: > >> From: Mark J. Blair > >> I'm taking an eBay vacation. > > Which 12-step program are you in to help with that? :-) I could use a good > recommendation!! :-) :-)

Re: WTB Miniscribe 3425 (working or parts donor)

P (park hard drive), but the BASIC just returns I/O errors. Might be hardware, might be PEBCAK. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM System/32 available

I just emailed the seller of this system to see if it has been purchased yet. They say it's still available, and they're thinking of putting it on eBay. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: flash (or ide) storage for unibus 11?

n. 2) Use a Spartan 6 FPGA in a TQFP package, with a BeagleBone Black as its brain. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM 4341 and 3880 floppy disks

The images are now available here: https://github.com/NF6X/ibm4341disks The original disks are now available for trade if anybody is interested in them. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Big announcement tomorrow night

; > How get 63 more bytes when running BASIC? > Ducks! I'm hoping for VCF Southern California. It's probably not VCF Southern California. Is it VCF Southern California? :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Big announcement tomorrow night

; But northern California is nice too. I seem to have missed the announcement in the noise, unless you were referring to the Woz-signed Apple auction. Northern CA is nice, but it's farther than I wish to drive. ;) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General Nova 3 and 6045 Drive Questions

e some more. BTW, the console is running at 4800 baud, while I expected it to be at 9600 baud based on the strapping. That needs some more investigation, too. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: EVOX RIFA X2 capacitors

much longer. I can look up the part numbers from Digi-Key that I used if necessary. I think that any safety-rated poly film caps with suitable lead spacings, same or higher voltage ratings, and similar capacitance should be fine. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General Nova object formats

Ok, I've found a description of the .rb format in manual 093-81-02 for the Macro Assembler, and a description of the .ab format in manual 093-03-06 for the Binary Loader. Now, off to dig into Toby's assembler some more to figure out how to make it emit absolute binary! -- Mark J

Re: Data General Nova object formats

to splice in the absolute binary conversion. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General Nova 3 and 6045 Drive Questions

to write up test programs to try out drive functions and debug things. I ran one of the memory checkerboard tests for quite a while without any apparent failures. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Data General Nova object formats

's advisable to post it publicly after getting it working, since it'll have original DGC binary code embedded in it. Opinions? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM 3511

ame spot on the left: https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/691171883236995072 -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Big announcement tomorrow night

> On Jun 9, 2016, at 11:05 , Chris Hanson <cmhan...@eschatologist.net> wrote: > > On Jun 8, 2016, at 9:08 PM, Mark J. Blair <n...@nf6x.net> wrote: >> >> >>> On Jun 8, 2016, at 09:34, Evan Koblentz <cct...@snarc.net> wrote: >>> Give u

Re: IBM 3511

server duty, so a matching external drive enclosure makes sense to me. My machine came without its original hard drive, so I substituted a SCSI2SD. I also added a SCSI CD-ROM drive that I harvested from one of my Sun Ultra 60 stripped chassis, then used that to install OS/2 on it. -- Mark J.

Re: Data General Nova object formats

te additional test programs to debug my disk drive! For example, I'll probably write one that polls the DONE flag after a seek to see if the I/O status flags are working despite status register reads returning zero. It's early work, and likely to be buggy, but here's my fork: https://github.com/NF6

Re: Data General Nova 3 and 6045 Drive Questions

some brain bandwidth. Now I'm off to try and figure out what baud rate my console is strapped for, which I wasn't smart enough to write down last time I worked with the system. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General Nova 3 and 6045 Drive Questions

my archive: On Jun 14, 2014, at 09:21, Mark J. Blair <n...@nf6x.net> wrote: > Do any of y'all know the bulb number for the fragile little wire-leaded bulbs > used in the Data General Nova's switch console? I have at least one burned > out, and a couple have snapped off. I meas

Data General Nova 3 and 6045 Drive Questions

. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General 6030 floppy drive

e out of neutron star matter. I can't let my dogs walk near it for fear that it might accrete them. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: IBM 3511

videos. Nice. Subscribed. The case comes together and goes apart just like my PS/2 85, though it doesn't have the sliding safety cover over the power button like the 85 does. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Resurrecting the DB-19

> On Jun 5, 2016, at 14:02, Alexandre Souza <alexandre.tabaj...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > http://tabajara-labs.blogspot.com.br/2015/05/fazendo-o-expletiva-cabo-da-duodisk.html > > Better than nothing :) Nice hack! Too bad that Noy guy defaced his computer. :D --

Re: Big announcement tomorrow night

> On Jun 8, 2016, at 09:34, Evan Koblentz <cct...@snarc.net> wrote: > Give us a break, this is fundraising for a non-profit. I wasn't trying to be critical at all. I just didn't make the connection that the auction was the specific announcement that you were referring to. -- M

Re: [GreenKeys] Digital Decwriter III (DEC LA120) - Complete - FTAGH

As I expected, it went fast! davetu...@yahoo.com wrote: > Looks like the Decwriter III will be going to a new home. If for some reason > this effort falls through, I will re-list the machine on Greenkeys. > > thanks. > --dave > W5DT -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: [GreenKeys] Digital Decwriter III (DEC LA120) - Complete - FTAGH

> On May 30, 2016, at 14:13, couryhouse <couryho...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > Someone needs to grab this heads are hard to get... Complete units aren't cheap and plentiful these days, either. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: TU58 yet one more time

> On May 30, 2016, at 15:37, shad <shado...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If somebody is interested, I can share my ideas, I already begun with the > hardware. Yes, please do share! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: TU58 yet one more time

> On May 31, 2016, at 09:35 , Al Kossow <a...@bitsavers.org> wrote: > > > > On 5/31/16 8:38 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote: >> >> If I could find a way to create new tape belts, then it would be nice to be >> able to overhaul old cartridges. >> > &g

Re: vintage computers in active use

> On May 27, 2016, at 09:31 , Guy Sotomayor Jr <g...@shiresoft.com> wrote: > > > I don’t recall anyone who did but everyone was locked out of the labs until > security came through and collected all the materials. Wow, that's a legendary level of spite. -- Mark J. Blair

Re: TU58 yet one more time

The Plastibands that I tried were about half the width of the original belt once stretched into place, and they would not stay centered on the pulleys or tape spools at all. Once they slipped, after just a few turns of the roller, they tangled things up badly. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X &l

Fwd: [GreenKeys] Digital Decwriter III (DEC LA120) - Complete - FTAGH

en > restoration. > > Let me know if you are interested off-list and I will put you in touch with > my son to make the arrangements for pickup. > > thanks. > --dave > W5DT -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net <mailto:n...@nf6x.net>> http://www.nf6x.net/ <http://www.nf6x.net/>

Re: TU58 yet one more time.

to the correct bit length. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: old friend is slimming down the warehouse

n Prime. I'm still working on the problem creating more cubic feet^H^H^H^Hyards of available volume in a small house, though. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: where to find DEC ECO's for KB11-A?

all the fiche in one place and dedup it. ECO-LOGs > are definitely in there (have several DEC PDP-xx 'blue boxes') That's great news, Al! Thanks for doing this stuff. It's a great service to collectors and computer historians of the present and the future. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

Update! An interface card schematic has appeared in my inbox as if by magic. That changes this task from "breaking the enemy cipher" to plain ol' logic debugging. Woohoo! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

nd bigger dog gets 2/3. That's the In-N-Out prescribed dosage; for McDonald's, it's 1/2 for little dog, 1 for big dog, and 1/2 for me (plus the Quarter Pounder I already ate) since their cheeseburgers are smaller. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: PDP-11/23 system available

L02 drives from New York a couple of years ago, then I'd probably be buying your rack now! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: PDP-11/23 system available

back of your van back at MRCG last month. ;) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

in my DG rack to hold my PDP-8/M and a mil-surplus Chalco high speed paper tape reader I have that could be fun to interface to the PDP-8 and/or the Nova. But if I'll be hosting a 6030 drive in the rack then I'll need to come up with a different plan! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

need a PC (linux preferred) and Python installed (plus serial port > module). I forgot about your disk dumper tool! I was planning to write my own, but maybe I don't need to now! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Grey Wall (VMS) available

hing > I'd want... Please say southern California... ;) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: old friend is slimming down the warehouse

ough to withstand shock. A fully assembled heavy thing inside a fragile plastic case may not make it intact no matter how good the padding is. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: old friend is slimming down the warehouse

DEC LP32 series band printer, or perhaps another printer made for use with the DMF32 controller. http://vt100.net/docs/tp83/chapter16.html -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

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