Re: PSA to SparcBook 2 Users

2020-10-02 Thread Connor Krukosky via cctalk
Yea I received a Sparcbook 2 and saw this damage knock some SMD components off the entire OTHER SIDE of the board from the leaky cap. Got it going again with cleaning and repair work though. I had a SB3 fail in its power supply module due to shorted tantrums on the output side of the supply

Re: IBM 3270 compatible terminal connected to Hercules IBM mainframe emulator.

2020-08-31 Thread Connor Krukosky via cctalk
Wow Mattis this looks great, fantastic work! I will see if I can solder up a unit from what you have up on github on a perf board (I should have a few bluepills kicking around) and see if I can assist in some way with testing on a 3174-61R I have. Unfortunately its the only one I have and I

Re: IBM PT-2

2019-08-22 Thread Connor Krukosky via cctalk
Yea the PT-2 was a CE tool used for TONS of devices, I have a write-up on IBM storage from the 3370 days and the PT-2 was mentioned for diagnostics on the 3370, even remotely to a customer site over landline I would suppose. So a pretty neat thing but this and all later devices had tapes you'd

Re: DG Nova 4 for pickup on Lon Gisland

2018-12-18 Thread Connor Krukosky via cctalk
and wish you best of luck instead! > > > > happy holidays and good luck! > > --jake > > > > On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 1:28 PM Connor Krukosky via cctalk < > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > Alri

Re: IBM 3850 cartridge

2018-12-13 Thread Connor Krukosky via cctalk
On the top of the cartridge there is bunch of clips in a circular pattern. If you squeeze all these in at once, either carefully with your fingers or with some tube that is just the right size to squeeze them all in at once, you can then slide the clear cover off the top. The tape is a bit

Re: DG Nova 4 for pickup on Lon Gisland

2018-12-12 Thread Connor Krukosky via cctalk
Alright, I think I will go for it. I am not too far from it being in Poughkeepsie. Always loved the desk machines, and I personally have another kinda parts Nova 4 that hopefully I can use to switch parts between to get one really nice machine :) -Connor K On 2018-12-11 13:04, William

Re: Sparc Laptops

2018-05-08 Thread Connor Krukosky via cctalk
Thanks Cindy, I have been looking for these machines since I have been working on an exhibit around the company who made these and also I know some people who have been looking for these things. Email sent directly to the seller. Thanks, -Connor Krukosky On 2018-05-08 14:49, Electronics

Free HP 9836 in Santa Cruz, CA

2017-06-23 Thread Connor Krukosky via cctalk
I am in no way affiliated and wish it wasn't on the other side of the country so I could get it! https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/sys/6188389886.html "I have a single monochrome HP 9836 computer with two monitors and three printers left. All completely untested, but free!" Hope someone can