Re: Retro networking / WAN communities

On 4/12/2022 1:28 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: On 4/12/22 7:56 AM, Todd Goodman via cctalk wrote: The big difference in my mind between bridge and switch is:   * Switches learn what port given MACs are on and only sends unicast     traffic destined for that MAC address on that port

Re: Retro networking / WAN communities

On 4/12/2022 10:50 AM, Paul Koning wrote: On Apr 12, 2022, at 10:44 AM, Todd Goodman wrote: On 4/12/2022 10:12 AM, Paul Koning wrote: On Apr 12, 2022, at 9:56 AM, Todd Goodman via cctalk wrote: ... The big difference in my mind between bridge and switch is: * Switches learn what port

Re: Retro networking / WAN communities

On 4/12/2022 10:12 AM, Paul Koning wrote: On Apr 12, 2022, at 9:56 AM, Todd Goodman via cctalk wrote: ... The big difference in my mind between bridge and switch is: * Switches learn what port given MACs are on and only sends unicast traffic destined for that MAC address on that port

Re: Retro networking / WAN communities

On 4/12/2022 9:49 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: On Apr 12, 2022, at 12:42 AM, Grant Taylor wrote: On 4/11/22 6:16 PM, Paul Koning wrote: [..SNIP..] I think there is a large, > 80%, overlap between switch and bridge, but they aren't perfect. Bridging some traffic between otherwise

Re: seeking Motorola M68MM01A2 documentation

Excellent information Jonathan! I generally carry the s100computers and many RetroBrew board and have ordered over 5000 boards from PCBCart.com I'm not a board designer but if people have any questions about PCB Cart and the board ordering process, feel free to contact me privately. Todd

Re: Plessy core memory

Hi, I have Joerg's Unibone bare boards available (and others listed at https://retrobrewcomputers.org/doku.php?id=boardinventory#dec_digital_boards_designed_by_joerg_hoppe). Feel free to contact me privately if interested. Thanks, Todd On 1/10/2022 2:43 PM, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote: Hm.

Re: RK11-C indicator panel inlays?

Board cost depends on quantity, the more you have made, the lower the per board cost. PCBCart.com charges a "tooling" charge for a new design.  They do look over the designs carefully and reorders don't incur that charge. To get an idea, I had a run of Joerg Hoppe's DEC Flip-Chip Extender

Re: RK11-C indicator panel inlays?

I've used PCBCart.com to have thousands of boards produced. Mostly with gold fingers They've done a good job with the boards, though they're mostly two-layer and not overly complicated. You just tell them how many gold fingers you want (and if you get it wrong, their design check will

Re: PDP-11/70 Boards

On 11/30/2021 4:42 PM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk wrote: I built mine from a layout on Tom Uban’s site: http://www.ubanproductions.com/museum.html Did you use that directly with ExpressPCB and order from ExpressPCB or did you convert to more standard gerbers? I just went with ExpressPCB for

Re: FTGH

Hi Jonathan, I currently have no software for this (he might find it later). I'm happy to pay for your trouble if you're willing to pass it along? Thank you! Todd On 10/16/2021 9:10 AM, Jonathan Chapman via cctalk wrote: Includes HSC Inc’s CO16 8086 coprocessor with 256KB memory I think

Re: Extremely CISC instructions- C compilers.

On 8/25/2021 1:58 PM, ben via cctalk wrote: On 2021-08-25 10:27 a.m., Todd Goodman via cctalk wrote: On 8/25/2021 11:49 AM, ben via cctalk wrote: [..SNIP..] C uses cheap tricks for speed. 8 bit bytes, 32 bit integers, taken from B. I have 21 bit CPU, with 3 7 bit bytes/word. Algol would

Re: Extremely CISC instructions

On 8/25/2021 11:49 AM, ben via cctalk wrote: [..SNIP..] C uses cheap tricks for speed. 8 bit bytes, 32 bit integers, taken from B. I have 21 bit CPU, with 3 7 bit bytes/word. Algol would have a PACK/UPACK function, and be fairly portable. C on the other hand a mess. Ok. I don't have 21 bit

Re: ISO: Stabilization feet for DEC H960 rack

I'd buy at least a couple sets (and likely more) On 2/28/2021 12:28 AM, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote: Josh said I realize these are uncommon; curious if anyone has a spare pair somewhere (hey, that rhymes.) I'd like to be able to pull out the CPU on my 11/70 without worrying about the

Re: The best hard drives??

At least you didn't call us all "Merkins"... On 11/17/2020 8:03 PM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 at 15:36, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: Most "Merikens" just let the bank do the conversion when they buy from overseas. Argh! I was not posting to the list that I

Re: Way off topic: posting to the list using default Samsung Android Mail Client

On 11/11/2020 11:23 AM, Ali via cctalk wrote: If you want to write/reply to old-style plain-text email from a fondleslab, then use K9Mail. It is the only mobile client I know of that can handle bottom-posting, trimming quotes etc. Well K9 is getting a number of recs here so I will take a

Re: FS: S-100 stuff, electronic stuff, model railroad stuff, books and magazines!

Hi Rich, I'm very sorry to hear about your health issues. I'm interested in the S-100 stuff if still available (or it falls through again, just let me know) Thank you, Todd On 10/18/2020 10:46 PM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote: Hello all,     It looks like the S-100 stuff is available

Re: Altair 8800 reproduction

Hi Tom, I finally picked these up from Mike and haven't even had a chance to go through everything yet (due to w*rk). I have the backplanes available, please feel free to contact me privately if you want to. As Greg said, the s100computer google group and s100computers.com are both great

Re: VAX /785 docs

On 6/25/2020 7:36 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: On 6/12/20 10:45 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: On 6/12/20 9:46 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: /785 docs are very rare (Bitsvers only has prints) so a VAX person should grab this and then scan them. done.. though I really shouldn't be

Re: Fixing an RK8E ....

I have some of these connectors (from ECS) for $10 each Shipping in the US is a flat rate $8.30 (Poor) pictures at http://bonedaddy.net/tgoodman/photos/tgoodman/ECS-Connector/ Todd On 6/19/2020 5:19 PM, Vincent Slyngstad via cctalk wrote: On 6/19/2020 12:24 PM, Robert Armstrong via cctalk

Re: VAX /785 docs

Hi Al, If you'd like me to reimburse you for this, I'm happy to do so! I have a chassis, board set, power supplies, etc for an 11/785 that I eventually hope to get to and these would be great to have available (online only or both online and in paper form). In any case, let me know how much

Re: LK201 emulation

Hi Paul, I'm interested and would be happy to get a batch of boards done (at least 20 to get the per board price down). They'd be bare boards though so people would have to source their own parts and build them themselves. Thanks, Todd On 5/17/2020 5:13 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:

Re: Bob Davis and old computer stuff

Hi Chris, I'm sorry, I didn't know Bob and it sounds very tragic. Where is this located? Thanks, Todd On 4/25/2020 6:27 PM, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote: Ok, I've uploaded pictures to https://www.crystel.com/bob/ There are a bunch of 8 inch floppies and old hard disks down there. We have

Re: Two Kaypro 2 Computers, Disks, Documents

Hi Stephen, I'm interested for $250.  I'm in Candia. Thank you! Todd On 2/12/2020 5:37 PM, Stephen Pereira via cctalk wrote: I have two Kaypro 2 computers, some disks and some documents that I’d like to sell. $250 OBO takes the entire lot.. One of the computers worked the last time I set it

Re: Extra copy of "LSI-11, PDP-11/03 User's Manual"

Hi Noel, If you don't get any takers, I'm interested and will happily reimburse you your entire ebay cost (including shipping to you) as well as shipping to me. Thank you! Todd On 5/10/2019 2:23 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: As a result of an inventory error on my part, I wound up

Re: 34 pin Card Edge “Male to Male” Connector

On 11/28/2018 8:01 PM, William Sudbrink via cctalk wrote: I'm not sure you're quite getting it... they say a picture is worth a thousand words: http://wsudbrink.dyndns.org:8080/images/20181128_194316.jpg Assuming I make up some gerbers myself, two questions: 1) how do you specify the

Re: What is windoes doing?

On 11/19/2018 11:34 AM, dwight via cctalk wrote: I have a question. I use the USB port for serial. In my program, I use a fixed com port. When going to the control panel, I find that I see (in use) tags on some of the com ports. I'm the only one currently using the com ports but recently

Re: i860: Re: modern stuff

Yes, a company I was working for OEMed what because IBM's X25Net software and it was ported to their RTIC i960 cards from our own homegrown i960 cards. The IBM group we worked with was in La Gaude France but we heard the RTIC cards were developed in Boca Raton, FL. We ran VxWorks on them.

Re: VT100 emulation

On 9/9/2018 12:34 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: On 9/9/18 9:30 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: a 7" android tablet based on the wondermedia wm8650 SOC wow.. dug out my notes and I was looking at doing this six years ago :-(

Re: Happy Armed Forces Day 2018

On 5/20/2018 3:48 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: Happy Armed Forces Day 2018 Saturday, May 19 ... Do not forget our brave men and women! On Sun, 20 May 2018, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: a) This is an international list b) This topic has absolutely nothing to do with classic

Re: DTC 3250

Hi Fred, I could use one. Thanks! Todd ⁣Sent from BlueMail ​ On Mar 26, 2018, 4:36 PM, at 4:36 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: >I just stumbled on a DTC3250, & "Installation Guide" >8 bit ISA SCSI + 4 floppy > >Firmware: "GSH53A" > >The floppy interface MIGHT work

Re: AT 3B2 stuff--Calling Seth

If Seth isn't interested, I'm interested in 3B2 stuff (hopefully whole machines). Thank you, Todd On 3/6/2018 5:57 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote: Was Seth the person looking for this stuff? I finally found it! I sent him an email, but it might not be a current address. Seth, if you

Re: Microfiches on Ebay

Hi Mike, I'm interested though I'm not in the UK.  I'm happy to pay shipping though. I won't be selling them on eBay (or anywhere else) but using them for help working on my DEC collection. Thank you! Todd On 2/12/2018 1:37 PM, Mike Norris via cctalk wrote: Hi Mattis at al, I cannot

Re: Sold on eBay: Convergent Technologies S/50 a.k.a. Unix PC, AT 3B1 Unix Workstation

ergent software and equipment is at http://MightyFrame.com Please let me know how I might help, in any way. Thanks so much! -AJ On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 8:26 AM, Todd Goodman <t...@bonedaddy.net <mailto:t...@bonedaddy.net>> wrote: Hi AJ (and list), I got that one. Todd

Re: Sold on eBay: Convergent Technologies S/50 a.k.a. Unix PC, AT 3B1 Unix Workstation

Hi AJ (and list), I got that one. Todd On 1/13/2018 10:02 PM, AJ Palmgren via cctalk wrote: I'm just wondering if anybody here did (or knows who) bought this one. http://ebay.to/2DaRr13 Even though these were all manufactured by Convergent Technologies, this one is actually BRANDED by

Re: FFS: Kennedy 9100 Op/Maint Manual

Hi Jason, I'd like it if still available. Thank you! Todd On 11/25/2017 12:28 PM, Jason T via cctalk wrote: This one is already on Bitsavers but if you'd like a nice original copy with the fold-out schematics and color cover, I'll send it to you for the cost of shipping from 60070. The

Re: PDP-Lifter

Looks great Steve!  Nice writeup as well! Todd On 10/7/2017 1:53 AM, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote: After the discussion last year about lifting and racking heavy gear, I bodged together some hardware and came up with the PDP-Lifter. It allows easy movement, lifting and lowering for

Re: Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 9)

Hi Mark, I'd like these if not already claimed. Thank you! Todd On 09/04/2017 04:34 PM, Tapley, Mark via cctalk wrote: > All, > Windows Utilities and drivers: > > Not cataloged, a box of ~200 assorted 3.5” floppies, most marked “HD” > but some not. All have labels describing

Re: at unix pc

Hi, I like them and have been looking for one for a while to pick up. If you're looking to sell one and accessories then I'd love to purchase! I'm in the US. Thank you! Todd On 8/27/2017 3:29 PM, emanuel stiebler via cctalk wrote: anybody still uses them, collects them? I have to move,

Re: (Mostly Sun) Hardware and Docs in Arlington MA

Hi Phil, I'm interested in all of these (especially the AT "UNIX PC") I live in southern NH so pick up is possible (though timing might be a problem.) Thank you! Todd * Phil Budne via cctalk [170529 18:19]: > The following would like to find new homes: Not ESPECIALLY

Re: Pair of Twiggys

* Fred Cisin via cctalk [170315 14:48]: [..SNIP..] > > Below the user interface, is Android very similar to Linux? [..SNIP..] I'd argue that the OS used by Android *is* Linux (with some small modifications.) Of course the user interface and lots of other functions is a

Re: PDP-11/34 rails?

* Noel Chiappa via cctalk [170304 22:34]: [..SNIP..] > Anyway, I've seen BA11-K boxes with several different kind of mounting > slides. > > The tall, grey-coated ones are made by Chassis Trak, a division of General > Devices of Indianapolis. The 4 I looked at, all idential

Re: Yugoslavian Computer Magazine Cover Girls of the 1980s and 1990s

* Liam Proven [170106 12:46]: > An image gallery of cheesy -- and cheese-cakey -- magazine covers from > what were for me the golden days. > > But the UK mags weren't ever like this. > > Some of the names, and the typos, are highly amusing. > > http://imgur.com/gallery/3Jlqh

Re: IBM XT 5160 Keyboard issues

I have AT2XTKBD bare boards available for $5 each that were designed at vintage-computer.com forums with the help of our very own Chuck Guzis. https://retrobrewcomputers.org/doku.php?id=boards:other:at2xtkbd:start Todd * Fred Cisin [161218 03:49]: > >> Alright, thanks for

Re: A good shipping service for large computers?

* Noel Chiappa <j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> [161126 11:05]: > > From: Todd Goodman > > > Did you have any issues with customs bringing in the racked equipment > > from Toronto? > > No; it just sailed right through. The fact that it was Canada->U

Re: A good shipping service for large computers?

* Noel Chiappa [161125 18:49]: [..SNIP..] > I have had good luck with PakMail (http://www.pakmail.com/); I've had them > ship a couple of 6' racks (one from Arizona, one from Toronto), and been very > happy with the results. [..SNIP..] Hi Noel, Did you have any issues

Re: NWA auctions

* Noel Chiappa [161013 16:37]: > > From: Jim Stephens > > > The two bay 11/45 went for twice the bid, since it was listed as 2 pcs > > @ 1500 each > > Yeah, I couldn't quite work that out - did it mean there were two mostly > identical ones, and they only

Re: Getting out of the hobby

* Jason Howe [161014 10:15]: [..SNIP..] > Okay, I'll bite. I'm in my mid-30's. I've always loved older gear of > all types: A/V, computers, photographic, automotive, you name it. > > For me, its the thrill of running something discarded or obsolete, > learning all I can

Re: Spam [was Re: still looking for that stuff?]

* Mouse [160810 21:59]: [..SNIP..] > I suppose that's what happens when you put the Department of Commerce > in charge of something. As long as it doesn't collapse far enough to > stop concentrating money in the hands of large corporations, there's > nothing wrong

Re: strangest systems I've sent email from

* Liam Proven [160429 09:44]: [..SNIP..] > Those are /really/ different. Gentoo is just putting low-profile tyres > and plastic spoilers on a boring little family car. You fundamentally misunderstand Gentoo so it's not surprising you'd be so condescending towards it and the

Re: strangest systems I've sent email from

* Liam Proven [160428 18:41]: [..SNIP..] > > Gentoo Linux is my > > distro of choice simply because i can pick, choose, and compile everything i > > want for just about any arch. > > I tried it years ago. I found it a very unpleasant experience, and > went to some communities,

Re: Olivetti M24 Mounting Bushes for Bus Converter

* Robert Jarratt [160325 08:29]: > > > > -Original Message- > > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dave > > Wade > > Sent: 25 March 2016 12:16 > > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > >

Re: Recovery adventure - Re: Unidentified DEC gear available, NSW-AU

Wow! Excellent write up and photos! Thank you! * ste...@malikoff.com [160302 17:51]: > Well, it started with 'Unidentified DEC gear available, NSW-AU'... > A few weeks ago you saw some poor quality photos Jay posted from someone who > had found a PDP-11 of some sort. > It

Re: Oregon Pascal tape found

Hi, I'd like it if still available. I'll certainly reimburse you for postage (and a beverage or two of your choice as well.) Thanks! Todd * E. Groenenberg [160205 13:02]: > > While getting though some stuff, I did find a 800Bpi 9 track tape > with Oregon Pascal V2.0

Re: 10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes

* Jules Richardson [151229 14:05]: > On 12/29/2015 03:03 AM, Kevin Parker wrote: > > May be of interest to some list members - appeared, of all places, in the > > property section of a local newspaper - the Commodore 64 gets a good mention > > But it's one of those

Canvas Print of part of a PDP-1

For what it's worth, I bought myself a Christmas present of: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151918395795 Which is a print of a PDP-1 system (well, part of one anyway) on canvas. It's not inexpensive but the ePay auction has a %-off "sale" going on and the web site has coupons available to reduce the

Re: Design tools Was: Mystery IC: Allen Bradley 314B102

* Noel Chiappa [151218 17:38]: > > From: Brent Hilpert > > > I need to move to something newer but I haven't evaluated current > > schematic-drawing programs > > Dave Bridgham got me started with KiCAD, and that seems like a pretty good > system to me. It

Re: New logo: Vintage Computer Federation

* William Donzelli [151015 18:00]: > > I could have easily pitched a tent amount the electronics. > > Yeah, I get excited about liquid cooled mainframes, too. > > -- > Will ROFLMAO!

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

* Ali [150921 17:24]: > Well, > > In case anyone is still interested the desk arrived on Friday. The seller > did a very good job of packing it and it arrived in tact. Thanks to everyone > for their input, tips, and bits of wisdom. BTW: If anyone is interested you > can check

Re: IBM 026

* Jay West [150919 19:42]: > > Marc wrote... > > Well, hopefully this community is about celebrating people that have an > interest in saving old valuable hardware. Not bullying them. > > Ditto. Offlist email sent. > > > Saving substantial hardware involves

Re: IBM 026

* William Donzelli [150919 19:44]: > > I don't know who pissed in your corn flakes but don't piss in mine. > > I am pretty sure I need to start using this phrase. > > -- > Will I certainly can't claim it as original with me (from a friend who has passed who also used

Re: IBM 026

, you only overpaid > for it by about $800.As scrap metal it's probably worth about $99.99 > From: Todd Goodman <t...@bonedaddy.net> > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Cc: j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu > Sent: Friday, Sept

Re: IBM 026

appy to help (I have an 026 and an 029, both fully functional now). > Marc > > == > > Message: 27 > From: Todd Goodman <t...@bonedaddy.net> > Subject: Re: IBM 026 > Message-ID: <20150918235900.gf30...@ns1.bonedaddy.net>

Re: IBM 026

* Noel Chiappa [150918 07:25]: > > Well, here's an 029 (not quite what the OP was looking for, but good > > enough for you all, I expect) for a not insane amount of money: > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/281796720725 > > So I see this sold - anyone know who

Re: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

* Ali [150901 01:24]: > I know this is a topic that comes up quite often and I have archived a > number of threads. However, I am still not finding what I need. The back > story is that I need to have a desk shipped across the country to me. The > desk measures 28" long, 27"

Re: More on manuals plus rescue

* tony duell a...@p850ug1.demon.co.uk [150820 15:14]: [..SNiP..] For example, if you wrote an 8080 BASIC with lots of bugs, with many functions missing, etc, and then tried to pass it off as the Microsoft BASIC that would be forgery I think. Whereas if you wrote an x86/x64 OS with lots of

Re: No XT-IDE users?

* Ali cct...@fahimi.net [150816 18:27]: Wow, I know it's not a DEC PDP but I was hoping at least a few people used the darn thing. Would it be better if I post in VCF? Thanks for any input. -Ali I have the boards available for sale (I do a board run and keep some around in case someone wants

Re: QBUS boards on eBay checp

Hi Holm, If you don't find anyone else I'd be willing to do so for you. Regards, Todd * Holm Tiffe h...@freibergnet.de [150814 14:15]: Noel Chiappa wrote: Some guy on eBay is selling a ton of QBUS boards, cheap: http://www.ebay.com/sch/computer_surpluscheap/m.html Includes

Re: Time to dig out some of my DEC XX2247 keys

* Ethan Dicks ethan.di...@gmail.com [150715 23:18]: On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 9:48 PM, Chuck Guzis ccl...@sydex.com wrote: On 07/15/2015 06:37 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote: Heck, I could crank out at least 40 of them tonight... I guess I'll just need to pass on that extra $4000 of income. :D

Re: Microsoft multiuser Basic for the Altair 8800

* Fred Cisin ci...@xenosoft.com [150715 01:07]: On Wed, 15 Jul 2015, Kip Koon wrote: Hi Guys, I have finally decided to restore my original Altair 8800 which has been in storage for over 30 years. Does anyone have a copy of Microsoft's Multiuser Disk Extended Basic for the Altair 8800?

Re: Holy mother of pearl. 25000 for an 026

* Robert Jarratt robert.jarr...@ntlworld.com [150606 02:16]: -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mark J. Blair Sent: 06 June 2015 03:06 To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Holy mother of pearl.