[cctalk] Re: LCM auction

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

At least he never started on his evil lair.

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> On Sep 3, 2024, at 2:40 PM, Sellam Abraham via cctalk  
> wrote:
> 
> Furthermore, he gave his money to himself (via his foundation) and then
> used it to make gobs more money by forcing his shitty products onto the
> world via government mandate, just like he did at Microsoft.
> 
> Sellam
> 
>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2024, 2:24 PM Eric Korpela via cctalk 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> On Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 4:01 PM Dave Wade G4UGM via cctalk <
>> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hasn't he promised to give his money away...
>> 
>> 
>> Everyone gives away their money when they die.  That's pretty much all he
>> has promised to do.  He already gave a large amount of money to himself
>> (i.e. his foundation).
>> 

[cctalk] Re: MS-DOS

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

Sent from my iPad
> 
> Not my country, not my continent. I've lived in Africa, 3 different
> countries in Europe, spent a lot of time and speak the languages of 4
> more, but America is far off and largely unknown to me -- a
> frightening semi-theocracy with guns and no healthcare.

And in some cases, armed heathcare.

[cctalk] Re: Chumba on discord

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

2nd this.

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> On Jun 25, 2024, at 7:47 PM, js--- via cctalk  wrote:
> 
> 
> I'm not involved, Sellam, but just the ignore the trolls.  Life is too short.
> 
> 
>> On 6/25/2024 9:33 PM, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 7:29 PM Eric Moore via cctalk 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Sellam joined the ccmp discord as "Chumba" and, among other things, claimed
>>> long covid is not real, and doubled down on similar incendiary topics.
>>> 
>>> When we found out it was Sellam, he complained about getting "doxed".
>>> 
>>> Due to his toxic behaviour, myself and at least 2 others left the discord
>>> we had been part of for years.
>>> 
>>> He is now threatening me with legal action, claiming that his behaviour was
>>> not trolling, or perhaps that Chumba was not a pseudonym since the server
>>> admin apparently knew it was him?
>>> 
>>> So this is to clarify his behaviour was toxic, and resulted in multiple
>>> people leaving the discord, before and after they found out who "Chumba"
>>> was. Whether that is "trolling" I suppose is up to interpretation.
>>> 
>>> He demanded I not reply to him, so I had to create a new thread. :)
>>> 
>>> -Eric
>>> 
>> All that matters here is that you can defend your statements in a court of
>> law.
>> 
>> As indicated privately, I'm providing you 72 hours to publicly retract and
>> apologize.
>> 
>> Sellam
> 
> 

[cctalk] Re: PDP 11/40 power supply question

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

I have a 11/35 buried in my garage. Contact me off list if you’re unable to 
find what you need and I’ll get you some pictures. 

Kirk

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> On Oct 21, 2023, at 12:55 AM, Marc Howard via cctalk  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a PDP-11/40 that I've wanted to restore for many years now.  I got
> it in the standard 21" cabinet but the power supplies were in a cardboard
> box.  I'm not certain how the power supply bundle mounts in the cab.  Also
> I'm missing the power supply cables.  Do they use currently available Molex
> connectors?
> 
> Could someone on the list perhaps take a picture or two to show me how the
> supplies are supposed to mount in the rack?  Also, a shot of the power
> cable routing would help.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Marc Howard

Re: Tutor needed for college student

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

Hey Cindy

Just to add to the good suggestions already given here I’d suggest looking on 
Craigs List. Typically there are some good (starving) grad students that do 
tutoring on the side.

Kirk

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> On Oct 12, 2020, at 8:14 AM, Cindy Croxton via cctalk  
> wrote:
> 
> If anyone has spare time, and is familiar with discrete mathematics, I have 
> a friend who is a young college kid and desperately needs a tutor. His prof 
> just says to read the book, and take online quizzes. He is failing. If you 
> can help, please email me. He is in Delaware.
> 
> -- 
> Cindy Croxton
> Electronics Plus
> 1613 Water Street
> Kerrville, TX 78028
> 830-370-3239 direct
> 

Re: RSTS Professional scans

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

Hey Al

There are some here:

http://www.rsts.org/autoindex.php?dir=rstspro

Kirk

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> On Aug 6, 2020, at 11:13 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk  
> wrote:
> 
> almost finished with this
> 
> http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magazines/RSTS_Professional
> 
> I'd like to gap-fill the rare RSTS Professional issues if anyone still has 
> them. They are staple-bound so they can be scanned without removing a binding.
> 

Re: Univac

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

> On Oct 4, 2017, at 9:58 AM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk  
> wrote:
> 
>>> Here's a phone video from a recent repair workshop at the VCFed
>>> museum in New Jersey. Bill Dromgoole is demonstrating progress on one
>>> of the tape drives for our Sperry-Rand Univac 1219B mainframe (circa
>>> mid-1960s).
>>> 
>>> https://www.instagram.com/p/BZxg7e7DJ3r/
>> Terrific!
>> It's really amazing that you have a complete 1219-B!!! Wishing you the
>> best in your restoration. We need more 18-bit systems from that era up
>> and running :)
> 
> 36 bit.

Anyone remember Uniblab?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnsVmPHbQT0 

Re:

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

Yeah I just did a commander and chief on Twitter at southwest air. They lost 
20k of test gear and their baggage people just didn't give a fook. It's been 
one of those weekends. Sorry OT. 

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> On Sep 24, 2017, at 5:38 PM, Robert via cctalk  wrote:
> 
> Nope, but it doesn't hold a candle to "covfefe".
> 
> When the POTUS butt-posts, you know you've been butt-posted!
> 
> -- 
> Robert
> 
> On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 7:24 PM, Kirk Davis via cctalk
>  wrote:
>> Well certainly not the first butt-post..
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Sep 24, 2017, at 3:50 PM, Jessica Meyerson via cctalk 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Apologies everyone. This was an accidental email sent from my phone as it
>>> was jostled around in my pocket - I was reading through the threads of the
>>> past few days, and it must have triggered a reply or sent message to the
>>> list before the screen locked.
>>> 
>>> All the best,
>>> Jessica
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 12:54 PM, Adrian Stoness 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Huh?
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>> 
>>>>> On Sep 24, 2017, at 11:40 AM, Jessica Meyerson via cctalk <
>>>> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Gj
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> *Jessica Meyerson*
>>> Research Program Officer
>>> Educopia Institute
>>> http://educopia.org
>>> 
>>> Working from Austin, TX
>>> jess...@educopia.org  | 512-864-4575

Re:

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

Well certainly not the first butt-post..

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> On Sep 24, 2017, at 3:50 PM, Jessica Meyerson via cctalk 
>  wrote:
> 
> Apologies everyone. This was an accidental email sent from my phone as it
> was jostled around in my pocket - I was reading through the threads of the
> past few days, and it must have triggered a reply or sent message to the
> list before the screen locked.
> 
> All the best,
> Jessica
> 
> On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 12:54 PM, Adrian Stoness 
> wrote:
> 
>> Huh?
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Sep 24, 2017, at 11:40 AM, Jessica Meyerson via cctalk <
>> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Gj
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> *Jessica Meyerson*
> Research Program Officer
> Educopia Institute
> http://educopia.org
> 
> Working from Austin, TX
> jess...@educopia.org  | 512-864-4575

Re: packing and moving ...

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

I just moved from the Bay Area to AZ and I'll tell you what I did.

Cardboard boxes with news paper. uHaul seemed to have the best boxes. The Small 
and Med have handles which help. Number the boxes with a sharpie and take 
pictures of the number then the snap a picture 2 or 3 times inside the box as 
fill it. You can do this quickly and then go through the images to find 
something rather than ripping into boxes once you are at your new location. I 
rented a Budget truck. They give you 5 days and you drop it at a local dealer. 
A 24’ truck is huge. uHaul trucks have the “grandma’s attic” over the cab but 
they include that in the length of the truck. So a 24’ Budget has more space 
than a uHaul 24’ truck.I used movinghelp.com and you can get 2 or 3 people for 
a reasonable price. Like everything else online look at the reviews. The guys 
that did the loading were really good. They packed everything like a puzzle & 
tight so I didn’t have to use much strapping. I’ve downsized my collection 2 
times on big moves both times I wish a kept more. I hope this helps.

Kirk



> On Aug 27, 2017, at 12:33 PM, emanuel stiebler via cctalk 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> I planing on moving from the Midwest to the the east coast.
> Any recommendations how to pack the stuff? I'll get a container
> for my stuff, 19" racks we don't have to talk about, but what about all the 
> smaller stuff, like desktop workstations, hard drives, monitors, terminals 
> etc?
> Cardboard boxes, bubble wrap, or what?
> I know, for a uhaul across the city, I stacked them, but on a longer 
> distance, how to pack it right?
> 
> Thanks!

Re: RL drive bulkhead connector

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

Yes they unique and I couldn’t find any when I looked a few years ago. They 
appear on eBay from time to time at ridiculous prices (~$100 range). I heard of 
people bypassing the connectors on the drives themselves and connecting to the 
edge connector inside but I haven’t done this myself.

Kirk

> On Aug 6, 2017, at 8:38 AM, Aaron Jackson via cctech  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Is the 2x20 pin bulkhead connector on the back of RL02 drives
> proprietary? Is there a source of them? It seems impossible to find the
> cables and terminators for these drives, so I was planning to make
> them.
> 
> I would rather not have a ribbon cable hanging out the back.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Aaron.

Re: Teletype vs Mice

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

> On Jul 24, 2017, at 2:47 PM, Ed via cctalk  wrote:
> For those on the list that don't think it can happen to them
> 
> 
> https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/hps/transmission.html
> 
> 

Good information. Here is the page with specific cleaning instructions:

https://www.cdc.gov/rodents/cleaning/index.html 

Re: Teletype vs Mice

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

Heh had the same thing happen in the engine compartment of my Sprinter Van last 
winter. The solar panels kept the battery nice and toasty. They tore up the 
heat insulation and made a nice nest on top of it..

Kirk

> On Jul 24, 2017, at 11:42 AM, Pete Lancashire via cctalk 
>  wrote:
> 
> Although not 100% CC, I had the same happen to a PDP11/35 about 20 years
> ago that was in storage.
> 
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/PbuCIaiigqtP7Dhx2

Re: BBS software for the PDP 11

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

There were 2 Unix BBS programs that I played with back in the 80s. One of them 
I think was called XBBS. The other one which was a lot better was called Waffle 
(89 timeframe). Waffle was a lot more configurable and snazzier and ran well on 
SysV (and others). XBBS was targeted for Xenix, was older & may run better on 
older hardware but would require some porting.

Kirk

> On May 17, 2017, at 8:58 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk  
> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On May 17, 2017, at 5:45 PM, devin davison via cctalk 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> I have both a pdp 11/34 and 11/23 and am trying to find some bbs software
>> to run. Preferably something that will run under an os and not monopolize
>> the whole machine.
>> 
>> Any suggestions? i have not had much luck finding anything.
>> 
>> --Devin
> 
> There may be something for RSTS/E.  That seems like the OS most likely to 
> have such software.  You might also find some old UNIX source code that might 
> compile on BSD2.11.
> 
> Zane
> 
> 
> 

Re: IBM 4331 Mainframe

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

Sweet!

> On Apr 30, 2017, at 9:38 PM, Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctalk 
>  wrote:
> 
> Just to let folks know that I finally moved the IBM 4331 Mainframe this past 
> weekend
> from where it was currently stored to my shop.  Pictures are here: 
> https://www.flickr.com/gp/150223282@N04/NrX91K 
> 
> 
> As can be seen in the pictures, it filled a 26’ box truck that I had rented 
> for this purpose.
> Right now I just have it placed somewhat in my shop.  Some early tasks will 
> be:
>   * I have to verify that I have everything.  Even if I missed some items, 
> they won’t be
> scrapped.  I just need to go over what is currently in my shop and verify 
> that I didn’t
> leave anything behind.  I’m mostly worried about cables at this point.
>  * I have to figure out some way to produce enough “clean” 3-phase power to 
> run the
>peripherals (the CPU is 220v single phase) as I only have 220v single 
> phase coming
>into my shop.
> 
> Starting to power it up will probably be a while yet.  ;-)
> 
> TTFN - Guy
> 

Re: RA82 HDA

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

Heh no. I’m going to ship it. It’s just the HDA assembly so it’s a lot more 
compact than the entire drive. Still it’s a heavy mutha :-)

Kirk

> On Apr 27, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Bill Gunshannon  
> wrote:
> 
> Did he come with a liftgate pickup truck?  :-)
> 
> bill
> 
> 
> From: cctalk [cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] on behalf of Kirk Davis via 
> cctalk [cctalk@classiccmp.org]
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2017 2:49 PM
> To: shad; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: RA82 HDA
> 
> San Jose, California. Someone has already nabbed it.
> 
> Kirk
> 
>> On Apr 27, 2017, at 11:03 AM, shad via cctalk  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello,
>> where are you located?
>> If you are in EU, I'm interested.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Andrea
> 

Re: RA82 HDA

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

San Jose, California. Someone has already nabbed it.

Kirk

> On Apr 27, 2017, at 11:03 AM, shad via cctalk  
> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> where are you located?
> If you are in EU, I'm interested.
> 
> Thanks
> Andrea

RA82 HDA

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

I know it's a little bit early for mothers day but I have a RA82 HDA available 
for the cost of shipping (sorry but prepay - I've been stiffed by someone on 
this group). It needs a good home or it goes to the dumpster next week.

Kirk

Re: Harry Huskey, Bob Taylor -- sad news

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/technology/robert-taylor-innovator-who-shaped-modern-computing-dies-at-85.html?_r=0
 


> On Apr 14, 2017, at 10:00 PM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk 
>  wrote:
> 
> Two computer industry pioneers died in the past week.
> 
> Harry Huskey worked on ENIAC, the Pilot ACE, SWAC, and the Bendix G-15. He 
> was also known for helping overseas universities start their CS programs. 
> Harry was 101.
> 
> Bob Taylor was an ARPAnet pioneer and Xerox PARC executive. He was 85.
> 
> 
> 
> Evan Koblentz, director
> Vintage Computer Federation
> a 501(c)3 educational non-profit
> 
> e...@vcfed.org
> (646) 546-
> 
> www.vcfed.org
> facebook.com/vcfederation
> twitter.com/vcfederation

Dec Stuff available in Sunnyvale CA

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

I’m moving and need to downsize a bit. I have 2 of the DEC short racks. One has 
a 11/34 and the other is a uVax 3600 with a RA82 on top.

I haven’t tried to power up the 34. The uVax works but the RA82 on top doesn’t. 
However I have several RA90’s that work with it. I saw a version of 
4.3 BSD Quasijarus booted and running on it when I picked it up.

Local pickup only. Preference given to some one that has a RL02 drive for 
trade. Otherwise a good home. Worst case - money (to quote Salam “I don’t want 
eBay prices but I’ll take them).

Kirk

Re: Timesharing/multiuser BASIC for MC68K

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

Nice!

> On Mar 20, 2017, at 2:20 PM, Joseph Zatarski via cctalk 
>  wrote:
> 
> I just wanted to share a little project I've been working on, it's an
> adaptation of Lee Davison's EhBASIC to become a timeshared multiuser BASIC.
> There's still a bit more to do, but here's a video of it in operation:
> https://youtu.be/SAJpHiBPMcQ
> 
> In that video, it's only running 3 sessions (I had no convenient 4th
> terminal) but it's capable of running 4. It is a very very simple
> preemptive multitasking 'kernel' providing I/O services and performing
> periodic context switches for the instances of the interpreter. It only
> runs a fixed number of processes, and all the process memory is statically
> allocated. EhBASIC lends itself well to this, the code is position
> independent by design, and the memory range is passed in. Everything is
> dereferenced relative to the 'start of memory' pointer. This means no need
> for an MMU or relocation.
> 
> I'm hoping to set this up at VCF MW in September, running 4 terminals.
> 
> More info on the hardware I'm using is available here:
> https://hackaday.io/project/6150-beckman-du600-reverse-engineering
> 
> Pictures:
> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/uw6cjqigk2sdwdy/AAAwP55aelyzrYeP1HVUDdMqa?dl=0
> 
> And another software project I'm working on as well (a ROM monitor program):
> https://github.com/jzatarski/Joe-Mon

Re: FTGH Large amount of DEC/Misc Classic computer hardware

[Kirk Davis via cctalk]

My Plate is full but I’m sure others would like to know the location of this 
stuff.


> On Mar 17, 2017, at 12:56 PM, Peter C. Wallace via cctalk 
>  wrote:
> 
> We need to move our business and I have about a ton of
> classic cimputer junk in the SFBA that need to go or get scrapped:
> 
> Many Decstations (3100, 5000/1xx and 5000/240/260s series even a 5100)
> many Vaxstations 3100s mostly
> Vax 4000 300?
> 5" DEC hard drives
> Many DEC mice
> Small Alphas
> Dec/HP  CRT monitors
> HP ~1990s Unix workstations and parts
> Versatec CE3000 plotter (huge)
> test equipment (misc Tek scopes and plugins mainly)
> Symbolics 3645? (from Guy Sotomayer a few years back)
> HP 2115? mini
> PDP 11
> Couple 3 KW UPSs with bad batterys
> SR22 calculator
> Altos 5 15
> etc
> 
> Would really like all to go to someone in the CC community who can take all 
> and sort/distribute themselves rather than cherry pick but that may be 
> optimistic...
> 
> 
> 
> Peter Wallace
>