On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 02:00:19PM -0500, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
> You mean DOS/360 as opposed to OS/360? I don't know that one.
DOS/360 evolved into DOS/VS, DOS/VSE, and through a few other versions
eventually evolving into today's z/VSE.
> But OS/360 came in three flavors: PCP, MFS,
On Thu, Mar 09, 2023 at 03:51:44PM -0600, Steve Lewis via cctalk wrote:
> I always considered a mainframe to basically be a "fully decked out"
> minicomputer.
I've always considered a fully decked out minicomputer to be a fully decked
out minicomputer. :-)
> What do you guys think? Or is a
Jay,
On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 08:56:53PM -0500, Jay Jaeger via cctalk wrote:
> Did you try contacting that particular author? His github info
> indicates it should run under Cygwin on Windows or Linux.
No. I checked the github issue tracker to see if a bug report had already
been filed for
Lars,
On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 04:34:36PM +, Lars Brinkhoff via cctalk wrote:
> Richard Cornwell added one to SIMH:
>
> https://github.com/simh/simh/tree/master/B5500
Nice. I already had a git clone of the SIMH git repo that had it in it. I
probably tried unsuccessfully in the past to
Jay,
On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 08:46:37PM -0500, Jay Jaeger via cctalk wrote:
> There are a couple of B5500 emulators out there. One I have worked with
> is pretty much fully functional, but I believe there are more than one.
> B5500 System Tapes are also available online. Contact me if you
On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 09:52:14PM +0200, 821--- via cctalk wrote:
> Almost all InfoCom adventure games now online running on a mainframe!
> Telnet to 35.209.67.107 (guest/guest1) and play text mode adventure games
> on a mainframe
>
>
On Thu, Jul 02, 2020 at 01:41:53PM -0700, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
> I have never had Windows stop working despite not activating it and have
> gone at least 6 months without doing so. Despite now working for MS, I
> don't know the ins and outs of Windows activation. (I work on embedded
>
Alan,
On Thu, Jul 02, 2020 at 01:41:53PM -0700, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
> I have never had Windows stop working despite not activating it and have
> gone at least 6 months without doing so.
That's encouraging.
> I have been using those blogs to remind myself of how it all work.
As
Alan,
On Wed, Jul 01, 2020 at 08:00:00PM -0700, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
> Got it installed and running on a Windows 10 VM on my MacBook. Pretty
> interesting, but I haven't used MCP since '89 and seldom used the ODT
> (console) on A Series systems when I did, so lots of trying to recall
On Wed, Jul 01, 2020 at 09:17:47AM -0400, Michael Kerpan via cctalk wrote:
> This thread has been truly enlightening. I had no idea that UniSys had
> hobbyist versions of both their Univac and Burroughs stuff available.
I'm very happy to find that MCP Express is available to hobbyists. I
Alan,
On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 03:29:31PM -0700, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
> Why would one get OS/2200 when they can get
> https://www.unisys.com/offerings/clearpath-forward/clearpath-forward-products/clearpath-mcp-software/clearpath-mcp-express
> ?
>
> OK, I may be a little biased since my
Bill,
On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 04:26:52PM -0400, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
> Technically, I think it kinda qualifies. I was an old Univac-1100
> running Exec-8 programmer and I have already been told on more than
> one occasion that my experience is totally up to date on the 2200.
Classic Computer Fans,
Technically this isn't a classic OS, but I suspect its lineage goes back far
enough to be of interest. Has anyone tried out UniSys ClearPath OS/2200
Express?
Classic Computer Fans,
I tried out the CYBIS release:
http://www.Control-Data.info/CybisRelease.html
on the DtCYBER emulator when it first came out. I've since forgotten most
of what I'd learned. Recently I fired CYBIS back up and started relearning.
Does anyone know if any user mailing
Prime Fans,
I just noticed on comp.sys.prime that I missed a couple of sample system
releases. I have a process set up to dump messages from some news groups
into my IMAP server for easy reading with my mail client, but I don't have
anything set up to easily reply via the news groups. Does
On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 06:55:34PM +, dwight via cctalk wrote:
> It is clearly not just a backwards LISP.
LISP is another language that I shied away from in the past, but finally
started exploring a while back.
> It is not Python either.
There's another point in its favor. I've tried to
On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 06:55:34PM +, dwight via cctalk wrote:
> There are a few reasons most don't like Forth:
I've looked at a few example Forth programs in the past. I usually cringed
and quickly moved on. I should have done a little more research back then.
This thread inspired me to
Dennis,
On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 11:36:44AM -0400, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote:
> There's a fair amount of material that we don't have packaged up for
> download yet, including one or two versions of INFORMATION, some text
> games, and most of a PULSE library from the Rev 17? era. The Georgia
Bill,
On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 02:50:46PM -0400, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
> So, how do I login a regular user? Does the emulator come up with an
> open port that I can telnet into to get a regular serial line?
Use the emulator -tport command line option to set its incoming terminals
Dennis,
On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 10:51:52AM -0400, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote:
> To continue through to the end of the startup process, tell it:
>
> CO CONTINUE 6
The system appears to have a few more issues. After the above:
CO CONTINUE 6
OK,CO SYSTEM>DSM.SHARE.COMI 7
Dennis,
On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 09:20:08PM -0400, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote:
> I was able to reproduce the issue. When I repacked these using the
> Rev. 22 MAGSAV, the install worked correctly. Here's the repacked tape
> set:
>
> https://yagi.h-net.org/m2214repack.tar.gz
I was able to
Dennis,
On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 09:20:08PM -0400, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote:
> I was able to reproduce the issue. When I repacked these using the
> Rev. 22 MAGSAV, the install worked correctly. Here's the repacked tape
> set:
Many, many thanks!!! I'll give these a try tomorrow.
For
Dennis,
On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 05:03:01PM -0400, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote:
> These are the essential ones:
>
> -disk -split -part -dt -badlev
>
> Some of the others have less-abbreviated forms that would work, but are
> not critical.
>
> Note that at the "Enter command line
Dennis,
On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 04:32:00PM -0400, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote:
> Try this instead:
>
> $ em -boot 10005
> [Prime Emulator ver 5350ae7 Feb 17 2020]
> [Copyright (C) 2005-2012 Prirun LLC pri...@gmail.com]
> Booting from file mt0
> [BOOT Rev. 23.4 Copyright
Dennis,
On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 04:01:30PM -0400, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote:
> If the disk container file is non-zero size, the make may have worked.
The disk container file size is zero.
> Otherwise, check the top of console.log, before the spin starts, and see
> if there's anything
On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 03:22:31PM -0400, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote:
> Of particular use might be this writeup on installing PRIMOS Revs 22 or
> 23 on the emulator. It's set up for the old demo version of the
> emulator, so needs a fair amount of updating, but may help get you
> started.
On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 11:41:22AM -0400, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote:
> I'm reposting this announcement from Jim Wilcoxson.
>
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 08:34:13 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Prime emulator source released on GitHub
> From: Jim Wilcoxson
>
> Today, with
On Sun, Mar 08, 2020 at 03:21:27PM -0500, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote:
> IIRC there is about a two week wait from the time you get your member
> number on Eisner until the number is active in the HPE database for the
> Hobbyist license so you may have to wait a bit.
With one of my
On Sun, Jan 19, 2020 at 11:30:31PM +, Kevin Parker via cctalk wrote:
> A we're all aware members on this list often dabble with other
> technologies. In my very aggressive cleanup of my hobby space I came
> across a number of U-Matic Video Tapes. If anyone is into this older
> video
On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 03:25:26PM -0600, Kevin Monceaux via cctalk wrote:
> It depends on the version and platform. For free format on an IBM i,
> something like:
Another good resource for modern IBM i RPG is the RPG400-L mailing list:
https://Lists.MidRange.com/mailman/listinfo/rp
On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 08:40:29AM -0800, Guy N. via cctalk wrote:
> Is it classic enough to ask about on this list?
Older fixed format RPG probably would be. Modern free format RPG probably
wouldn't be.
> A friend of mine finds himself in the awkward position of being asked to
> take on some
Jason,
On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 11:46:03PM -0500, Jason T via cctalk wrote:
> There's such as thing as "so obscure that no one knows/cares about
> it". I've had those before. Do I have another? It sure is heavy.
I've been curious about Tandem systems for years. I had the opportunity to
use
On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 11:23:38AM -0700, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> What's in a name?
Accuracy.
> It looked gray to me.
Me too. But enough videos that I watched featured individuals who felt
compelled to emphasize that were telco cables are concerned, the colors are
violet and slate,
On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 09:05:07PM -0700, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> 25 pairs, where
>
> White Red Black Yellow Violet for each "bank" and within each bank
> Blue Orange Green Brown Gray
>From what I've heard and read, where a 25 pair cable is concerned, it's
slate, not gray.
--
On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 06:34:55PM -0700, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> You have to be OLD to have used these? Golly, maybe I really am OLD.
No. I encountered similar phones at a Service Merchandise I worked at in
the early '90s. They were connected to some type of early PBX system. I
On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 01:32:21PM -0500, jwest--- via cctalk wrote:
> I know zilch about phone systems, and don’t want to know anything about
> phone systems They were on the wall of a warehouse telco closet that my
> client just rented and we need the space on the dmarc wall for a rack. If
>
On Fri, Apr 05, 2019 at 10:57:54AM -0700, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> I hit on the idea of using 16mm move film plastic "cans". Much to my
> surprise, I found that there is still an active market for these things.
My small 16mm collection is stored on an open reel tape cart.
--
Kevin
Grant,
On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 04:02:33PM -0700, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
> Why do there need to be 10 VTAM/SNA nodes defined for the RS/6000?
> Wouldn't it be one node unto itself, much like a 3174, with the 10
> VTAM/SNA nodes for the terminals behind it?
Our RS/6000 running
Grant,
On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 07:36:11PM -0700, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
> If the 2513 you have is the one that was used for this, I'd love to see
> the config, if it's still on there. That would very likely settle
> things for my curiosity.
I have the 2513 now. I'm new to Cisco
Arun,
On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 11:26:41AM -0600, K. Arun via cctalk wrote:
> I have a couple of Alpha workstations that were last used 5-6 years ago
> with some version of Tru64 on them. They haven't been turned on since, and
> may need some work to get running again. They're free to anyone who
On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 09:58:00AM -0600, John Foust via cctalk wrote:
> Old tech, but not computers:
I have a fondness for old rotary dial phones, especially ones like they used
in movies and TV shows set in the '40s and '50s. I've never managed to
acquire one. I'd love to have a few of
On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 09:58:00AM -0600, John Foust via cctalk wrote:
> Old tech, but not computers:
>
> https://madison.com/business/galesville-antique-phone-dealers-looking-to-offload-vast-collection/article_b1845009-c861-50ff-82c8-60a15866fc6d.html
Interesting, but what does it have to do
Grant,
On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 11:05:23PM -0700, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
> Is that by chance a 9291? Looks like a white / bage box with a grey
> strip on the front with lights or buttons and a serial port and ""phone
> (PSTN) network jack on the back?
Checking our hardware list it
Grant,
On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 07:36:11PM -0700, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
> I'm running into collisions with IBM 9121 and mainframe components.
> Even that is vague. I'm not having nearly the luck I usually do looking
> up IBM four digit model numbers.
The 9121 voice server connected
Jim,
On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 11:37:34PM -0600, Jim Stefanik via cctalk wrote:
> As for my system, I've got a z800 (a 2066-0A1 to be exact).
Nice!!
> It's got ESCON, so I've got an Optica converter box of which the model
> number escapes me; but it's the replacement/alternative to the IBM
Jim,
On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 10:23:30PM -0600, Jim Stefanik via cctalk wrote:
> Simon Systems should be able to get you the microcode diskettes. I think
> they charged me around $35 USD when I bought in Nov. 2017. Send them an
> email and let them know what you need.
Thanks!! I'll check with
Grant,
On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 08:52:25PM -0700, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
> Nice haul.
I also acquired an RS/6000 7012-340, its 7208 8mm tape drive, and a couple
of 9121 voice servers. It used to run DirectTalk/6000.
> You mentioned telnet, which largely implies TCP/IP, which in
Classic Computer Fans,
I posted this to the IBM-Legacy-Hercules mailing list. I just realized it
probably wouldn't hurt to post it here too.
I'm finally in possession of a box that hopefully is capable or can be made
capable of connecting a real terminal to Hercules. It's a 3174 11L. It was
On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 06:59:06PM +0100, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote:
> Even though the 730 is also pretty slow, I would love to have one if
> anyone in the UK has one going spare
I'd love to come across one needing a good home in my neck of the woods some
day myself, or even more so an
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