Re: VCFed auction update

o some really cool stuff with the funds, and the buyers of those two machines should be really excited, too. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

PDP-11/44 w/ 2 RLxx drives for free pickup in San Antonio, TX

tianm...@gmail.com must pick up san antonio texas pick up by 12-24-2016" I would pick it up myself if I was local. Somebody grab it, please! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: TU58 problems

On Jan 16, 2016, at 12:15, tony duell wrote: > I had considered that, or one of the TU58 emulators that use SD cards or > similar but (a) I am trying to restore this VAX, not make a machine that runs > VAX software and is not original and (b) I do have this moral

Re: VAXology

Since my 11/730 is so small compared to its contemporary VAXen, I'm thinking of naming it VAXINA. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: S/360 Model 30 (?) FS in NC

This reminds me: I wonder if anybody picked up that System/32 that was up for sale at a recycler near me several months ago? I hope it didn't take another spin around the aluminum cycle. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Grey Wall (VMS) available

> On Jun 24, 2016, at 12:24, Jay West wrote: > > > VMS Programming Vols 1-9 > VMS General User 1-6b > Systems Management Vols 1-5b (8 total) > > Denver, CO > Farther than I want to drive. I hope they find a good home!

Re: Power cable identification

my hands. My memory may be faulty, but I think that the ground lead was consistent but the hot/neutral were wired two different ways. Did I make this all up? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: old friend is slimming down the warehouse

uncing between the US west coast and easternish Europe, making many stops along the way! Can the military radio folks share the container? Much of the military radio gear is big, too. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Grey Wall (VMS) available

heard in a long time. I'll probably not take it, but I'll darn well think about it! I wonder whether he'd consider moving a Grey Wall to be a lower or higher risk job compared to moving the usual fugitives? :D -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Wanted: VT5x roll-around stand

> On Jun 24, 2016, at 14:01 , Marc Howard <cramc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'll take one if there's more than one. Was there a similar stand matched to the VT100 series, or shall I continue setting my VT131 on top of the PDP-8/M like a commoner? :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n

Re: old friend is slimming down the warehouse

> On Jun 24, 2016, at 17:07 , Adrian Graham <wit...@binarydinosaurs.co.uk> > wrote: > Still up for grabs if you bring enough people to Newmarket, UK, formerly of > Europe. Maybe after I fit pontoons to my pickup truck! :D -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

. * Yet some other remote battery option. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

In this Amiga, the battery is just for a real time clock. I don't think the A3000 saves any parameters in nonvolatile memory.

Re: Calibration of 8" floppy drive?

for felt material is McMaster-Carr. I don't know which composition and hardness are best for this application, though. They carry both wool felt and synthetic felt. https://www.mcmaster.com -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

-does no one use NiMH nowadays? Why go > with the toxics? > > --Chuck NiMH is worth considering; I would just need to study the charging circuit carefully before changing secondary battery chemistry. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

o I replaced it with a CR123 mounted remotely inside the back panel so that the next replacement will be easier. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

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

Re: NiCd battery replacement in vintage computers

everal > months. Or at least until I get hungry. :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: .IMD diskette image file recovery

lity version 1.0.0a1 Copyright (C) 2016 Mark J. Blair, released under GPLv3 https://github.com/NF6X/pyImageDisk https://github.com/NF6X/pyImageDisk Arguments are processed in the order encountered, with cumulative effects upon the disk image buffer. The disk image buffer is discarded at program

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

n't even include TCP/IP support. The IBM WebExplorer browser is not able to cope with the modern web, and the updater was not able to resolve updates.gopher.ibm.com, oddly enough. :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

, now that it's working, I guess I can put it all on a shelf! :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

XDFCOPY.EXE from that BonusPak ISO isn't working on my ImageDisk rig; it says it can't format track 0. I think I'll try reinstalling DOS 6.22 on the PS/2 temporarily to see if I can write out the XDF disks there. Or maybe I'll try PC-DOS 7 if I can find it. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X &l

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

the images. Yay! This is like a text adventure. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

I tried the touch screen again. This time the mouse remained working, and it's kind of usable-ish after running the CALIBRAT.EXE utility. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Looking for Solaris 8 patches

is too old to deal well with the modern web. I'm not sure how much better Firefox 2 will be, but I'd like to find out! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: ISO: VAX-11/750

> On Feb 3, 2016, at 20:37, Lee Courtney <leec2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Date on the 730 notice is Aug 2009 - I suspect it is long gone by now. :-( Where do you see that? The listing states: "Status: Open 2/1/16 - 02/07/16 23:59:00" -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: .IMD diskette image file recovery

cylinder and head numbers in the headers. It'll also do hex dumps of the entire disk image or individual sectors. And it can change interleave factors and first sector after the index pulse if that might be helpful. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Dumb Terminal games (was Re: Looking for a small fast VAX development machine)

ying it on my 11/730 sometime! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: ACE Key codes (xx2247 etc.)

3 is also stamped XX2065. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: VAX-11/730 success!

ar as > the RL02 test; not surprising as there's no RL controller or drive - > or the special diag pack! - installed. Congratulations! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: VAX 11/730 quickie

ith > Xcode or any other dev environment... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/29876211/tu58em.zip -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Minix 3 vs portability - was Re: Looking for a small fast VAX development machine

if you were stranded there, you don't exist > now. As a case in point, look at apple switching from 68k to PowerPC for their desktop systems, then again from PowerPC to x86. With overlapping emulation in both cases, even. Both of those transitions were critical for their survival and growth. --

Re: Serial analyzers (was Re: VAX 11/730 quickie)

> On Feb 22, 2016, at 07:35, Ethan Dicks <ethan.di...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 10:28 AM, Mark J. Blair <n...@nf6x.net> wrote: >> When I was debugging the connection between my VAX and tu58em on my Mac, I >> ended up buying an old ser

Re: VAX 11/730 quickie

le 3.5" floppy drive! ;) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: VAX 11/730 quickie

> On Feb 22, 2016, at 16:12 , Mike Ross <tmfdm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Mark am I missing something or is there no make option for Linux in your > tweaked tu58em? I think you simply type "make" to build it on a unix-like system (e.g., Linux). -- Mark J. Blai

Re: Serial analyzers (was Re: VAX 11/730 quickie)

The bigger picture: https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/701796809413304320 -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

tion" (but with mouse pointer still movable) and yielded a system that doesn't boot past the loading screen. The system passes its diagnostic tests, but maybe the scsi2sd is incompatible in some way, or maybe a different distribution is needed for this machine? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

most likely shipped with this system originally, but maybe this machine required a special version of 2.0/2.1 that differs from the shelf versions that got archived online? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: V05.06 RT-11 DOC Set - Pickup Required in Los Angeles to Help Jay West

Per off-list email, it looks like the manuals are near the Pasadena/Glendale border, which is over 2 hours from me... and there's a dumpster deadline on Thursday, so I don't think I can help with this one. :( -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

u might want to check those out first. > It is possible, IIRC, at least on some of the models to substitute a > commodity DSHD 3.5" drive with a few small modifications. Luckily, the floppy drives on this machine still seem to be fine. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

> On Jan 25, 2016, at 10:19, drlegendre . wrote: > > You should also be able to attach an external SCSI CD drive using a device > like the Trantor T-348, which is a parallel port -to- SCSI adapter built > into a cable. I should also be able to plug one into the system's

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

> On Jan 25, 2016, at 09:21, Chuck Guzis wrote: > > IBM distributed free CDs with Warp on them about then, publicizing their > "Developer Connection"--something akin to MSDN. The CD included (IIRC) a C > compiler and a few tools as well. I still have my CD; if you want an

Re: V05.06 RT-11 DOC Set - Pickup Required in Los Angeles to Help Jay West

ngeles area who would be willing to > pickup the manuals (there are 14 in all) and either keep them until there is > a pickup of else ship them? Do you know where in the LA area it is? If it's out in the Inland Empire (Corona, Riverside, Ontario, etc.), then maybe I could help. -- Mark J. Blair

Re: V05.06 RT-11 DOC Set - Pickup Required in Los Angeles to Help Jay West

> On Jan 24, 2016, at 23:17, Glen Slick <glen.sl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 10:34 PM, Mark J. Blair <n...@nf6x.net> wrote: >> >> Do you know where in the LA area it is? If it's out in the Inland Empire >> (Corona, Riverside,

What to Do with a PS/2?

or maybe point me towards non-eBay sources of software that it would like to run? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: What to Do with a PS/2?

:) Maybe google translate can help me find my way around... yeah, much better now. Thanks for the links! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: VAX/VMS media

> On Feb 15, 2016, at 17:46, Jay Jaeger <cu...@charter.net> wrote: > > > Ah. I see I was too late. Me, too. Well, that's what I get for failing to keep on top of my personal email while at work today. :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Dumping Images of my VAX-11/730's Drives?

/imaging-vax-11730-disks/ -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Dumping Images of my VAX-11/730's Drives?

table for producing raw block copies of the > disks on the 11/730 on the filesystem of the system hosting the emulation. Hmm, I don't remember whether it output any messages like that, and I don't recall where the console printouts are from my successful boots of the system. I'll look for thi

Re: ADM 3a with no horizontal scan

VERY low, maybe 200mV. So, I suspect those regulators need to be > replaced. Could they be going into thermal shutdown? I don't recall whether linear regulators from that era commonly had thermal shutdown features yet. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: In search of VAX 8550 or similar...

ealous of your 11/785! Buying it and shipping it to the US probably isn't in my future, sadly. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Imaging RX02 disks for simh (was: Re: MU-BASIC V2 and RT-11 V03B distribution disks.)

write a utility to translate between them and other formats. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Dumping Images of my VAX-11/730's Drives?

some SCSI device on the MicroVAX such as a SCSI2SD. I think I'd need to find a fairly turnkey MicroVAX, though, to avoid a bring-up problem that's even bigger than the data transfer problem I'm trying to solve. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Harris H800 Computer

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

Re: HP41C Peripherals and Accessories?

> On May 17, 2016, at 02:58, martin.heppe...@mh-aerotools.de wrote: > > and more documentation also at > http://www.hp41.org/Intro.cfm Somehow, I missed finding HP41.org in my searches so far. That looks like a fantastic resource. Thank you! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...

DEC Correspondent LA12R-06 Ribbons

to restore the roller or fabricate a new one, but I wouldn't mind having more ribbons on hand in any case. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: DEC Correspondent LA12R-06 Ribbons

my ribbon's roller with some sort of solvent and then re-inking it, possibly by vacuum impregnation of some as-yet-undetermined type of ink. Even if it's restorable, I might wreck it with the wrong solvent or ink in the experimental process, so I would be happy to have some more ribbons in any

[OT] eBay tale (Was: Re: flea markets (was Re: Vintage Computer Festivals???))

ing. > > Thanks, > > > > eBay > > > > Please don't reply to this message. It was sent from an address that doesn't > accept incoming email. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: [OT] eBay tale (Was: Re: flea markets (was Re: Vintage Computer Festivals???))

items of interest being sold on eBay, but they simply annoy some (many? most? few? just the cantankerous ones?) of us enough that we wish there was a better venue. Whether we can make a viable alternate venue seems doubtful to me, but I'll participate if we give it a try. -- Mark J. Blair, N

Re: [OT] eBay tale (Was: Re: flea markets (was Re: Vintage Computer Festivals???))

like random non-computer-interested folks selling off dear departed Dad's old C64. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: [OT] eBay tale (Was: Re: flea markets (was Re: Vintage Computer Festivals???))

ngs for me. I'm just concerned that if eBay manages to connect us together in their database, then they'll ban my dad. Maybe I should pick a frenemy to do my straw purchases, instead? :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: strangest systems I've sent email from

wer supply cabinet, in the path of its blower exhaust. I experimentally determined that was the warmest easily-accessible area in the machine room. Good times, good times. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Harris H800 Computer

to remember an operator's console with two round CRTs on it, but I might have fabricated that memory from whole cloth. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: [OT] Alternatives to eBay

site called searchtempest.com. I've never really found Craigslist very appealing, personally. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Harris H800 Computer

faster than anything else at the time > they were released. Ah, then I am probably confusing two different memories: Seeing a CDC 6000, and using a Harris H800 remotely. I recall that whatever OS was running on the H800 was very un-UNIX-like, but that's the extent of my memory. --

WTB TRS-80 CoCo Orchestra 90 Cartridge

I'm looking for an Orchestra 90 cartridge for my CoCos. Does anybody have an extra for sale or trade? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Source for server lift/hoist?

a professional environment. But my less-specialized lift gets pressed into service for other uses, too, and it can work in a much less clean environment than a datacenter thanks to its simple construction. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Source for server lift/hoist?

> On Jul 4, 2016, at 17:16, Fred Cisin <ci...@xenosoft.com> wrote: > > On Mon, 4 Jul 2016, Mark J. Blair wrote: >> I use a hydraulic lift truck for this purpose, but it was quite expensive: >> http://www.mcmaster.com/#2347t14/=1353wr8 > > Looks ideal. > &

Re: Source for server lift/hoist?

to be careful not to hurt my back when man-handling it over steps and so forth! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Source for server lift/hoist?

dia would slip under a rack > base so the equipment mass can be lifted directly inside the rack frame. The wheel-less base of mine doesn't slip under a rack, either, due to its width. It just lets the lip of the platform lower to ground level, so heavy things can be dragged on and off of it. --

Re: HP to acquire SGI

s. >> >> It could just be mental illness :-( >> > > I thought it was just autocorrect on Android. I thought his Markov chain needed oiling. But seriously, I didn't know that any pieces of SGI were still around to acquire. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: tu58fs - PDP-11 file sharing with TU58 tape emulator

hing like this manual: http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/pdp11/rt11/v5.6_Aug91/AA-PD6PA-TC_RT-11_Volume_and_File_Formats_Manual_Aug91.pdf -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Anyone have the service guide for a Sanyo VM4209 monitor?

s for sharing that, Al. One of these days, I hope to get a monitor to go with the manual. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

k-turn shops require pretty clean Gerbers, so skipping Gerber generation lowers the bar for inexperienced PCB designers. I don't personally send in PCB source files instead of Gerbers, but I can see how being able to do that can be helpful and convenient for beginners. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

t like cloud based software as a service, and I only grudgingly use Fusion 360 because there's no viable 3D CAD/CAM competition that I know of in its very low price range. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: New batch of pdp8 OMNIBUS to USB interface! Please Read and react!

> On Feb 19, 2017, at 2:28 PM, Paul Koning <paulkon...@comcast.net> wrote: > > >> On Feb 19, 2017, at 5:22 PM, Mark J. Blair <n...@nf6x.net> wrote: >> ... and I only grudgingly use Fusion 360 because there's no viable 3D >> CAD/CAM competition tha

Re: How I came to vintage computers

Thanks for sharing. That was a delightful origin story. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Are old SCSI tape drives not all created equal?

necessary. They also tend to follow the > ANSI sequantial-access SCSI standard more carefully. And they also don't have that !@#&%##!^^ belt mechanism in the cartridge! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: [IBM1130] 029 keypunch available

Always on the opposite edge of the continent! :/ -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: HP-35/45 Simulator for PDP-8

ors. Thus, it is just as > accurate as the original calculators, I would believe. That is silly, fantastic, absurd, and wonderful. All at the same time. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: It's Terminal Week on RetroBattlestationst

a dedicated screen? I had to google it to see what it is. My opinion is: Heck yes, it counts! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Components available - the rest of the story

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

Re: G4 cube (was Re: 68K Macs with MacOS 7.5 still in production use...)

ith an alternate layout that I think would have been serviceable. If you are not opposed to making a custom PCB to stuff with Cherry MX keyswitches, then you have a lot of freedom. Not full freedom due to limitations of available widths in each row, but still quite a bit. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Components available

I am not at all familiar with Unicomp minicomputers, and I'd love to see pictures of this one. I'm sorry that I'm not closer to the machine, but it sounds like heroic rescuers are already lined up to keep it from getting scrapped. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: G4 cube (was Re: 68K Macs with MacOS 7.5 still in production use...)

a nice Oscar the Grouch doll to install in the top vent of mine. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Unicomp Minicomputers [WAS: RE: Components available]

ut. I blame this cold that is addling my brain more than usual; it certainly could not be due to my normal baseline level of addle. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Picked up Commodore Amiga 2000

UNIX workstation for their main job, but also needed access to a PC for things like Word. Now that I think of it, I haven't exactly found a practical use for the Sun it's installed in, either. :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Picked up Commodore Amiga 2000

iginal > chips.) Quite true! My A3000's motherboard was damaged by battery leakage, but luckily was repairable. I replaced the original battery with a remote battery holder to get the new battery away from the motherboard: https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/696269909014159360 -- Mark

DECnet for Solaris 8?

Was there ever DECnet support available for Solaris 8? I rather doubt it, but if it exists then I'd be interested in finding it for my Ultra 60. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Reasonable price for a complete SOL-20 system?

Oh yes, the styling is clearly very similar. I like the built-in tape drive. Do you think that was likely inspired by the Commodore Pet? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Compupro Disk Images Uploaded

nd has been known to express strong disagreement with the practice. To which I naturally reply that I would be quite happy to buy a new copy of Compupro CP/M-80 2.2R/2.2S at full retail list price from the legitimate rights holder rather than downloading an image. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Compupro Disk Images Uploaded

e extension It's a Z-80 system. I can't use CP/M-86 on that, can I? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Are DEC TK50/TK70 tapes worth hanging onto?

If any of those tapes are relevant to my VAX-11/730, then they might interest me. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Are DEC TK50/TK70 tapes worth hanging onto?

s a valid distribution medium choice, > especially since most of the 11/730s had an RL02 on top not a magtape > drive. I’m especially interested in accumulating good RL02 packs. I’m even working on a project to add a USB interface to one of my RL02 drives for imaging and writing packs. --

Re: RL02 packs available [Was: Re: Are DEC TK50/TK70 tapes worth hanging onto?]

> On Oct 19, 2016, at 11:38 PM, Pontus Pihlgren <pon...@update.uu.se> wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 05:51:06PM -0700, Mark J. Blair wrote: >> >> I’m especially interested in accumulating good RL02 packs. I’m even >> working on a project to add a USB i

Re: RL02 packs available [Was: Re: Are DEC TK50/TK70 tapes worth hanging onto?]

em. One or two RT-11 packs could be useful to help me get bootstrapped. No hurry, though. It'll still be quite a while before my PDP-11/44 project bubbles to the top. If anybody listening has RL02 packs with installation stuff suitable for my VAX-11/730, that would really interest me. -- Mark

Re: MFM floppy and HD emulator DREM

Does anybody here have experience with both the DREM and David Gesswein's MFM emulator? I'm wondering how they compare. I have one of David's emulators. I have only played with it a bit, but I have been pleased with it so far. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Reasonable price for a complete SOL-20 system?

that, but those seem like reasonable assumptions for a computer of its age that hasn't been used recently. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: ISO Xebec S1410A fw #104792 or 104793

the 8k 104793 version so I can compare it > to > the one used on the S1420 I think I have an S1410 with 104521F. Do you have that one already? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

Re: Reasonable price for a complete SOL-20 system?

As promised, I have an update: The seller and I have finished haggling, with the deal to be completed in a little over a week, for an undisclosed sum to be paid in small, unmarked bills. Thanks for the help, folks! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/

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