[cctalk] Re: Shelves / Rails for DEC Racks Questions

I'm unable to find original Chassis-Trak rails where I am so I fit DEC gear into H960s using modern server rack rails, cheap cabinet rails and aluminium angle, and they all work acceptably. Modern servers aren't anywhere near old DEC gear in weight so the thin modern rails are out but there

[cctalk] Re: Concorde cabin display technology?

Andrew said > Just found this article, and apparently the old displays were replaced > with the new ones shortly after the grounding in 2000/2001. This would > mean they are probably LCDs. > > http://www.concordesst.com/returntoflight/mods.html > > Also, here's a photo that very clearly shows

[cctalk] Re: Concorde cabin display technology?

Tim said > Does anyone recognize the display tech that was used on the Concorde's > in-cabin display? > https://samchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CON15.jpg > https://samchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CON16.jpg It sort of looks like the extreme left and right edges are curved so I

[cctalk] Re: Vintage Computer Fest Midwest "DECnut" pizza party

> On 09/07/2023 2:36 AM AEST Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: > Does VAX have nothing to do with vacuum cleaners? Here in Oz, VAX has been a popular brand of vacuum cleaner for many decades. We had one until recently. https://www.vax.com.au/ Steve

[cctalk] Re: SCAMP at 61 (IBM Scientific Computer And Modular Processor) was Re: SCAMP at 50 (IBM 5100)

Lee said > Note "Scientific Computer and Modular Processor (SCAMP) was developed during > 1961 and 1962" <> SCAMP (Special Computer APL Machine Portable) developed in > the early 1970s and the subject of the original post. Yes, I know. I still have that massive issue of PC World in which I

[cctalk] Re: SCAMP at 61 (IBM Scientific Computer And Modular Processor) was Re: SCAMP at 50 (IBM 5100)

> On 07/31/2023 6:59 PM AEST Christian Corti via cctalk > wrote: > On Sun, 30 Jul 2023, ste...@malikoff.com ste...@malikoff.com wrote: > > Here's a relic from IBM's first SCAMP, a large ring binder (16 rings!) > > from Hursley, early 1960s. Unfortunately no SCAMP diagrams inside but to > >

[cctalk] SCAMP at 61 (IBM Scientific Computer And Modular Processor) was Re: SCAMP at 50 (IBM 5100)

Dennis said > > Wait! There is a SCAMP other than Burroughs' Single Chip A-Series=20 > > Mainframe Processor. > > And then there's the SC/MP. Here's a relic from IBM's first SCAMP, a large ring binder (16 rings!) from Hursley, early 1960s. Unfortunately no SCAMP diagrams inside but to this

[cctalk] May need help buying computer in Houston - I’m in CA

I want to buy an old computer from a guy I don’t know in Houston (I’ll pay shipping to CA), but it’s a lot of money, and I don’t want to lose it - what are my options? Thanks- Steve.

[cctalk] Re: Death of Mitnick

oops -  it does help  google when you give it the correct spelling..  duh Steve On 7/19/2023 8:07 PM, Ali via cctalk wrote: Well there is his obituary. plus news articles Original message From: steve shumaker via cctalk Date: 7/19/23 7:56 PM (GMT-08:00) To:

[cctalk] Re: Talking PDP11

> On 07/10/2023 11:31 PM AEST Mike Katz via cctalk > wrote: > Way back in the 80's I was able to do stereo 4 part harmony on a 2 MHZ > 6809 using two 8-bit D/A converters. Much the same here. I recounted this on VCFed a few months ago about building a simple 2-chip 8-bit ladder DAC with

[cctalk] Re: Wanted: Apple III 5MB Profile HD driver file

profile hardware driver/diagnostics disks but none specify the size of the drive on the disk, What version do you have? Bill Degnan On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 2:39 PM steven stengel via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > The title says it all - the Apple III has an external hard dri

[cctalk] Wanted: Apple III 5MB Profile HD driver file

The title says it all - the Apple III has an external hard drive called the Profile, but a driver has to be installed on the boot floppy - it won’t boot from the HD. There were also 10MB Profiles, with a different driver file I’m guessing.  I have the driver file for the 10MB, but it doesn't

[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts

interesting!  Some of the items looked really familiar so I did some quoted text searches on EPay.   They were exact matches for some highly unique listings who is scamming who here... Steve On 2/8/2023 7:47 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 7:17 PM Will

[cctalk] IMSAI 8800b with floppy for sale near Chicago

Anyone near Chicago want to pick-up a nice Altair 8800B with Altair floppy drive for $1500? It isn't mine, and the working status is unknown. They don't want to ship it. Pictures available here: http://oldcomputers.net/temp/ Let me know and I'll connect you. Thanks- Steve.

[cctalk] You have Apple Lisa 1 "twiggy" system to trade for my IBM 5100 Portable PC?

This seems like a good place to ask this question - I'd like an Apple Lisa 1 "twiggy" system for my collection, and can trade a working IBM 5100 Portable PC. We'd probably have to meet in person to make the transaction. I'm in So CA. Thanks- Steven Stengel http://oldcomputers.net

Re: VCF west is happening this weekend

On 8/5/21 5:57 AM, dwight via cctalk wrote: It will be at the CHM. The museum is still closed but VCF will be happening. To be consistent with current Santa Clara covid conditions, bring your mask. see: https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ I hope to see you all there.

Old Mac IICX to give away in Los Angeles/Orange County.

Free Macintosh IICX in Orange County CA area. Sometimes it boots, often it doesn’t (power supply issue?). Also HD has stiction issues. Also the tall profile monitor has a very smeary image. Other than that, it’s great! Everything is included - computer with cover, keyboard, mouse, monitor.

Re: Keyboard storage

On 12/22/20 12:24 AM, Patrik Schindler via cctalk wrote: I’m storing keyboards openly in a shelf, vertical, standing on the small edge. I alternate them front-back so the slope of the keys array is compensating itself. Aside from some dust, the packing density is really good. And on

Re: The best hard drives??

On 11/16/20 7:27 PM, Richard Pope via cctalk wrote:     In the opinions of you experts out there considering reliability being number one on the list with speed be number two on the list what would you folks consider to be the best SATA drives on the market? Not an expert, but I'm as

Factory Rodent Urine, was Re: Sun SPARCstation LX boot from CDROM?

On 8/30/20 6:32 AM, Tom Hunter via cctalk wrote: I now wonder if 25+ years ago during production of the CDROM at the Sony factory some rodent relieved itself over one or more PCBs and next morning the PCB got assembled into a CDROM drive. I've heard of "factory rust" and "factory oil leaks,"

Network gear that supported StarLAN 1 (not 10)

I was wondering if anybody remembers which networking vendors supported StarLAN 1, or 802.3e / 1Base5, back in the 1980s? Hoping to get product names and/or model numbers. I've come across some references to Western Digital, Micom-Interlan, Cross Comm Corp (Massachusetts), and Fox Research

Re: Ok, got the Perq tapes

On 04/26/2020 16:33, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote: Ok, so this evening I went back to the house to do a quick evacuation of the most critical stuff and take some better pictures. This time I brought a massive xeon flashlight which helps to get quicker pictures with less shake. Thank you for

Re: LINC-8

On 04/26/2020 13:38, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: Wow: https://www.ebay.com/itm/353062352448 I've read manuals for these, but I've never even seen a picture of one before. They had one of these in use at the William Penn Charter School (K-12 prep school) in Philadelphia through the

Re: cctalk Digest, Vol 64, Issue 3

On 01/05/2020 07:02, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: OS/2 was to be morphed into a cross-platform o/s, >> to wean folks from dos/x86. > True, but what few remember now is that as well as OS/2 1 (80286) and OS./2 2 (80386), there was also OS/2 3 (CPU-independent). It was initially

Re: Update: Received my 50lb Datapoint 2200 computer from Austria via regular post.

AM, jos via cctalk wrote: On 23.09.19 23:36, steven stengel via cctalk wrote: > First, I have to rewire it from 220vac to 110vac. Lucky you, I would have driven over if had known about it ! Only a one-day return trip for me Be carefully : some parts on the big cooling block are direc

Update: Received my 50lb Datapoint 2200 computer from Austria via regular post.

Found a Datapoint 2200 in Austria that I wanted - I asked seller Viktor to pack it well, by wrapping it several times in big-bubble bubbewrap, until it was just a giant cube of bubble wrap. See pics here: http://oldcomputers.net/box/   The cover was actually sent separately in another box so it

Re: PBXes at home

On 09/19/2019 19:27, Ethan O'Toole via cctalk wrote: A number of years ago I picked up a Lucent Merlin Legend system. ... Around 2000 I picked up an expanded Nortel Compact ICS (CICS) with voice mail unit - might be the last thing I bought from a NetNews post. That was 8 analog CO lines and

Update: Shipping 50 lb computer from Zell am See, Austria to CA.

Well, I knew the computer, just not the city. It's Zell am See, a small town in western Autria, far from everywhere it seems. The computer is a Datapoint 2200 - 50lbs, 10x19x20 inches. I want to get it shipped to Calfornia, where I live. The cheapest option is to just use local Austria mail,

Shipping from Europe to USA

How do I ship a 50 pound computer from Europe to the United States? Who has good rates? Thanks- Steve

Re: Archiving information, was Re: ADM-3A question

On 08/15/2019 23:21, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: I have on several occasions posted appeals to this list for people to contribute content to it, and gotten almost no response (with one notable exception), in terms of added content; that was a large part of why I merely mentioned it in an

Re: VCF West?

On 07/30/2019 23:43, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: Is there a reason why there has been no mention of VCF West? (other than Apple oneS) Isn't it scheduled for this coming weekend? On Tuesday a colleague at $WORK reposted the Hackaday announcement, and he's far from the ccmp crowd. So word is

Re: OT: "half-dollar"/"50 cent piece" Was: Recovering the ROM of an IBM 5100 using OCR

On 06/28/2019 11:11, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: Canada also replaced the $1- and $2-bill with coins (26.5mm and 28mm, resp.). Oh, I know. I was questioned by the RCMP for spending a $2 bill that was in my leftover Canadian cash from a previous trip years before. Two weeks ago I was in

Anyone live near Walnut Creek, CA?

There's a weird Sord M23P (I think) from the early 80's at this elderly persons house in Walnut Creek, CA - East of the bay. She can't pack and ship it - it's too big and heavy. It was actually sent to her by mistake, it was supposed to be sent to my house, 500 miles away. It's nothing rare or

Re: Process accounting - did anyone ever use it?

On 05/31/2019 08:58, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: On 5/30/19 11:57 PM, Warner Losh wrote: I had it enabled on my FreeBSD boxes and got monthly usage stats. I did it to make sure that there were no weird users with time, and that the typical usage was "what I expected". Never detected

Re: Nat Semi 16032 info discovered

On 04/29/2019 09:30, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: I just found a binder with about an inch of fanfold printouts of all the device drivers, low-level system routines, boot loaders, etc in c source format. So, it might be tricky to scan and OCR it without training the OCR. Not sure anybody

Re: Refillable spray can

> Looks like a great idea but the reviews say otherwise. Dangerous even. > How about a cheap airbrush kit? Reminds me of something I picked up years back, and haven't seen another of - a rechargeable compressed air sprayer. Works more or less like the disposable "canned air" sprayers you get

KansasFest 2019

ps://www.facebook.com/events/2286816188228271/ <https://www.facebook.com/events/2286816188228271/> ------ Steven Weyhrich —<

gcc-1.34 source?, was Re: old gcc #pragma handling

On 01/29/2019 14:53, Christian Groessler via cctalk wrote: But I cannot find gcc 1.34. ftp.gnu.org has gcc-1.30.atari (where the sequence doesn't exist), and gcc-1.35 (where it's "#if 0"ed). Does anyone know where to find the source code of gcc 1.34? I'm not positive that this is "pure"

Re: Books available ACM CALGO Vols I, II, III, loosleaf+microfice

unearth them, I'd provide a home. Be advised I'm heading to Japan for two weeks on Saturday, so I may ask that they be shipped to my office (well, I might do that anyway...). LMK, --S. -- Steven M Jones CRASH Computing e: s...@crash.com

Re: 70's computers

On 10/29/2018 05:28, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: Does anyone know why they didn't catch on? Was it something like 'commodity 'ordinary' processors became so cheap one could build large parallel machines out of them, and each node had a lot more computing capability', or something like that?

Re: ISO: Blue (usually) Silicone? tape retainer material

On 08/07/2018 18:54, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: I recall that new tapes would often come with a strip of (usually blue) silicone-ish tape ... Yes, I remember those. Don't have a source for exactly equivalent material, but you might be able to use 3-5 mil sign vinyl if you could get it

Wanted: Exidy Sorcerer CP/M cart or disk

Hi, I need CP/M, either floppy or cart based, for my Exidy Sorcerer. I want to format and use the floppy drives - I have the S-100 expansion and interface card. I’ll make copies and return your disk if you have one. Thanks- Steve.

Re: LISP microcode for an 11/730? Was Re: Modifying microcode

On 06/15/2018 08:28, Steven M Jones via cctalk wrote: > I wasn't able to find a reference to back it up, but ... Sorry for the delay - that was stuck in my Outbox over a two week business trip...

LISP microcode for an 11/730? Was Re: Modifying microcode

On 06/02/2018 11:08, Robert Armstrong via cctalk wrote: I've heard a persistent rumor over the years that the WPS/8 and PDP-8 software group at DEC had modified the 730's microcode to support a PDP-8 emulation [...] I wasn't able to find a reference to back it up, but if we're sharing

Re: Unix-PC

On 03/23/2018 14:32, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: I will take it if no one else does, but where is it, missed this thread Most recent reference I could find was May 2017: http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2017-May/034691.html Bill appears to be located near Scranton, PA. If I

Re: 8" floppy drives from AMD development system?

On 02/07/2018 08:46, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: AMD made a whole Multibus product line covered in http://bitsavers.org/pdf/amd/multibus in particular AMD_Multibus_OEM_Products_May84.pdf Spot-on, thanks Al! Pictured on page 3-2 (aka 95 in xpdf). When in doubt, check Bitsavers... ;)

8" floppy drives from AMD development system?

Anybody notice this eBay auction? https://cgi.ebay.com/itm/222816138475 I'd guess it was part of a packaged AMD development system, maybe somebody recalls some specifics...? Or maybe that it was something else? Google is returning a lot about Age-related Macular Degeneration, and other

Re: CX laser printers (Was: Sun3 valuations?

On 01/22/2018 11:14, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: For a brief while, the LaserWriter was the fastest, most powerful computer in Apple's limeup.  If you are crazy enough, You can communicate directly with it and program in Postscript (similar to Forth) Heck, it was faster than the Macs, PCs,

Bringing up the Sprite OS (Berkeley)

I'm not sure where one might normally expect to discuss research operating systems from the 1980s and 90s, but since it ran on Sun-2 through Sun-4 and DECstations, I'll start here. I have the Sprite disk image for the DECstation 5000/200 running under GXemul (see

Re: Tubbs fire consumed the collected archives of William Hewlett and David Packard

General comment to several earlier replies re: Bitsavers-type efforts. The tragedy here is not that some copies of uncommon but otherwise extant product documentation were lost. From the description, there were a large number of unique, individual documents created by significant historical

Re: CDP1801

was more than 30 years ago. Good luck! Steven On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 9:45 PM, Brad H via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Hi there, > > > > I just purchased an RCA Microtutor minus the rather important CPU card. I > can recreate the card but I expect

Re: A Mystery

On 10/10/2017 12:17, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: > > The /RC was (apparently) for "Reduced Connectivity" or some such. The RC stood for Restricted Configuration. (I didn't remember it correctly either.)

Looking for info on The Digital Group Systems and Aeon Pulse Systems

I recently went to a hamfest and scored 2 complete systems From what i can tell its an S-100 based system. The Digital Group with Aeon 8 inch drives And a Pulse By Aeon with 8 inch drives. Heres pics of the unit http://imgur.com/a/G7mrn It came with a ton of disks, and docs Also trying to

I want these computers from Myrtlebeach, NC - seller won't ship.

Early 90's pen systems. https://myrtlebeach.craigslist.org/sop/6225365248.html

VCF West: 90's Workstations On Consignment for $5 each

I've loaded up the car and will be putting the following in the Consignment Room at VCF West in the morning. These were all rescued from Mesa Electronics a couple months ago. I'm asking for a $5 donation to VCFed for 24 of these items, just to support the event (one is free). There are multiple

Re: post from classiccmp.org: Dr. Dobb's Developer Library DVD 6

On 07/17/2017 14:36, John Greve via cctalk wrote: > > Did you ever find a usable source? I never did find an ISO image of DDJ DVD 6. I had found numerous torrent links too, but none that I checked were still retrievable. Haven't checked the link(s) Graham Toal offered. --S.

IMSAI keyboard kit ?

If memory serves me ( it usually doesn't ) there was a guy named Dave ( ? ) that was selling IMSAI keyboard kits ? Is Dave or ?? still with us and are kits still available ? Please advise and thanks , Steven KJ6STF

Re: FTGH clear-out at Mesa Electronics, Richmond, CA, USA

>> Link to some photos I took: >> https://www.flickr.com/... > > The link is 404 for me. > will look for the other post. Sigh. Looks like default permissions weren't "public", but Flickr/Yahoo is also suggesting this heretofore alien URL format: https://www.flickr.com/gp/smj_crash/4bgzj2

Re: Directory of old computer collectors

a note here for anyone who didn't see it in their email, since the respondents came from here. thanks jim >> On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 4:19 PM, steven stengel via cctalk < >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> In the past, I requested the email a

Directory of old computer collectors #3

Regarding the previous message, all email will be obfuscated to foil scrapers.

Directory of old computer collectors #2

Regrading the previous message, the map would just show the city, not your actually home address, which I do not have, but to be honest, anyone could find it using the internet.

Directory of old computer collectors

. Since I don't have anyone's explicit permission to publish their information, I am now asking. Please let me know if I may, or may not, place your information on the public webpage. Thanks- Steven Stengelhttp://oldcomputers.net/

Re: FTGH clear-out at Mesa Electronics, Richmond, CA, USA

Sorry, forgot - Alphas! Two DEC 3000 model 400, one DEC 3000 model 600, one DEC 3000 model 600S, and an AlphaServer 600 IIRC. VAXserver 3300 VAX 4000 model 300 DECtalk DTC01 numerous DEC BA42 DEC "leprechaun" boxes (think VAXstation 2000) Mac 7200/90 5-10 color CRTs - VRT19, VR299, VR290 Couple

No food/drinks in the terminal room, was Re: Looking for Apollo Workstations for TV show

On 03/13/2017 14:09, js--- via cctalk wrote: > > ... except > some of the actors have a penchant for putting food or beverages on top > of various units which -- I don't know about you -- makes me fidgety. In other words, the same penchant -- and response -- as when these units were new... Some

Re: FW: More 8085a oddities

( whether real or imagined ) otherwise you can jump to some weird a$$ address that will do something unwanted . Just a thought . Best regards , Steven On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 10:25 AM, Adrian Graham via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I didn't see the message

Cromemco on Craigslist in Vermont

Cromemco on Craigslist on Vermont/ https://vermont.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=cromemco=rel Victor 9000 in New Hampshire: https://nh.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=victor%209000=rel Atari Mega ST in RI: https://providence.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=atari%20mega=rel

Re: IBM S/32, PDP-11/60+RL01, PDP-11/34, East Lansing MI

On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 11:48 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Is anyone confirmed to be picking this stuff up? > > I sent the person an email, never heard back. > > Ditto for one of the people here who said they'd sent the person an email > - I > sent them an

Wanted: Amiga 1000 hard drive

Anyone have an Amiga 1000 hard drive that they want to sell?

IBM 7074 and then some: "Systems we love" conference

Just wanted to share an excerpted story just sent to me by a colleague, regarding an IBM 7074 supplying data to Java middleware, ultimately feeding a modern webapp stack: http://thenewstack.io/happens-use-java-1960-ibm-mainframe/ This comes from a conference which occurred last month titled

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

A few more things I have, that I just thought of. A plastic brightness control knob from an IBM 5110 portable computer. I removed this a few seconds before I was tasked to smash it and half a dozen others to bits. First thing to be done was to 'de-louse' the CRTs by knocking the glass pip off

Joking, was Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

On 01/17/2017 10:58, Alan Frisbie wrote: > > ... getting rid of all the stuff > I accumulated over my almost 50 years in the computer industry. I > have three rental storage units full of stuff and the cost is > killing me! Is it OK to post ads on this list? No, no it isn't! Best you send me

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

On 01/10/2017 14:09, Andy Cloud wrote: > > I thought this would be an interesting question to ask around - What's the > rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own? Rare and unusual? That disqualifies a lot of things that are neat, maybe uncommon, but mainstream. Wicat S-2000

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own? [Tek 4132]

On 01/15/2017 08:23, Al Kossow wrote: > > > On 1/14/17 7:20 PM, allison wrote: > >> If the 32016 had a second generation > > It had several generations. The 32532 saw some use in laser printers. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS320xx This kind of "buries the lead," however -- the NS32532

Looking for Dr. Dobb's Developer Library DVD 6

Greetings all, I always figured I'd order one of the compilations of Dr. Dobb's Journal on CD/DVD One Of These Days... Then they went and stopped publication. While a lot of DDJ content is still online at drdobbs.com, I'd still like to pick up that DVD. So like the Subject says, I'm looking to

Re: Aliens film set equipment identification

> - Unknown Ops PC Terminal: Richard also suggested that to him, it looks like > a monitor placed upside down. He thinks the grid and circle pattern on the > "top" is where rubber feet would have been. To me it has a shape that just doesn't look like it accomodates a CRT. It seems more like a

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

Somewhere I have (misplaced) a BCROS card from a 360/50. Beautiful, intriguing thing... haven't seen it in years unfortunately. Also a pair of earrings made from two IBM 1403 chain printer type slugs my dad made for my mother many decades ago, long before 'retro tech jewellery' became a thing.

Re: Banner Panels

Pontus said: > 2. Rack type, the earlier shorter racks had metal headers without >rounded corners (see PDP-8/i). Lowboy racks have a slanted header >with deeper frame. > > 3. Intended market. Lab systems was green, industrial was blue/red. (The >PDP-12 was available in orange, blue and

Re: Late 90s Macintosh systems available to So Cal

oftware. What kind of software do you have? > > Brendan > > >> On Dec 19, 2016, at 4:01 PM, Steven Stengel <tost...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> I have a small pile of late 90s Macintosh systems available for someone to >> pick-up in 92656. >> &g

Late 90s Macintosh systems available to So Cal

I have a small pile of late 90s Macintosh systems available for someone to pick-up in 92656. Performa 6400/100 tower Some PowerBooks - 3400, 5300, 7630 Also boxes of cables and software. LaserWriter 4/600P Makes a great Christmas present! Thanks- Steve.

Re: IBM System/360 Model 44 Pamphlet

Bill said that Paul said: > On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Paul Koning wrote: >> >> > On Dec 9, 2016, at 1:22 PM, william degnan wrote: >> > >> > IBM System/360 Model 44 Pamphlet from Nov 1968 >> > >> >

Re: WTB: PDP-8/e handbook

> There are two issues, the binding glue drying and cracking, the other is > high acid paper. > > Allison As mentioned these old handbooks were printed on high acidity paper, not quite as cheap as newspaper but certainly not considered to last. I had heard years ago about 'preservation paper'

Re: Looking for 8085a CPU

figure something out . You do know the 8085 has a MINIMUM frequency of 500 KHz due to internal dynamic logic ? It gets real pissy if you go below that . CDP1802s you can clock down to 0 Hz . Let me know if this will work for you . Happy Turkey Day ! Best regards, Steven C KJ6STF On Mon, Nov 7, 2016

Re: Free IBM system/1(?) in eastern US.

On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 10:50 PM, Ian Finder wrote: > Someone go rescue this: > http://nwct.craigslist.org/zip/5886266424.html > > Or palletize it and send it to me. > > > -- >Ian Finder >(206) 395-MIPS >ian.fin...@gmail.com >

Re: Paper tape carriers and paper tape

Tom Moss said: > On 11 November 2016 at 15:42, Paul Koning wrote: > >> Is punch tape still made? I would guess so, for old CNC machines >> perhaps. That's typically roll tape, not fanfold. >> > > There's a British supplier that recently had another run made, although >

Re: Unknown DEC indicator panel

> So, the CHM has an RSTS-11 brochure: > > > http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/DEC/pdp-11/Digital.PDP-11.1970.102646128.pdf > > which shows in a couple of places (front cover, page 6, 7, 10, 11) an > indicator panel which I haven't been able to identify: it's the one where >

Some pages from the 360-40 Development Manual, Hursley

I've pdf'd half a dozen pages of the 360/40 development manual from IBM British Labs at Hursley UK, early/mid 60s. I wish I had more but these only survived because dad used to bring home binders with these single-sided pages for us kids to draw on, and my parents kept them. They may not even

Re: DEC bus transceivers

Hi all, On my road trip earlier this year one of the docs I snagged was a ring binder of Foxboro Integrated Circuits dated 10/73, Revision A, one of 200 copies. It covers chip characteristics and compatibility cross references. This was part of the doc set for the Foxboro FOX 2/10 (PDP-11/15)

Re: Archived viruses, was Re: Reasonable price for a complete SOL-20 system?

On 10/21/2016 18:22, william degnan wrote: > > Stoned Monk is still detectable by modern anti virus software, 25 or > whatever years later, at least last time I tested using a win 7 machine. > So, that was maybe 4 or 5 years ago. Well, glad to hear there's nothing to worry about. Like I said,

Archived viruses, was Re: Reasonable price for a complete SOL-20 system?

On 10/21/2016 14:15, william degnan wrote: > Any disk or archive you come upon from the early 90's should be scanned for > viruses before use on a vintage machine. USe a modern PC as it's no biggie > to clean old viruses that way. Scan before you use on an older machine, > scan inside of ZIP

Altair, IMSAI, SWTPC, etc. for sale in Philly

*   Contact Rick below if interested.  * Name: Rick Bunker

Re: Altos system mislisted on Epay

On 10/16/2016 15:38, Glen Slick wrote: > > Has the one in the listing here had the hard drive platter brutally > removed? Didn't take a close look at all of the photos to be sure. By my previous viewing of the pics in that auction - yes, somebody ripped the platters out of the HDD, breaking the

Re: PDP-11/23 System available for sale in Bedford, NH

On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 1:07 PM, Stephen Pereira wrote: > Hello all, > > I have my PDP-11/23 system for sale in Bedford, NH. > > Please see this message thread at VCFED.ORG for my > description: > >

Re: Getting out of the hobby

On 10/15/16 12:49, Chuck Guzis wrote: > > I can read about using arsphenamine > to treat syphilis, for example (historically important), without > contracting the disease and treating it myself just for "the experience". Well, thanks for not drawing a *direct* comparison between those of us

Re: 11/35 on eBait

> On Oct 2, 2016 11:03 AM, "Noel Chiappa" wrote: >> >> So there's another 11/35 up on eBait: >> >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/142135416325 >> > > Went unsold at $3500. Relisted, this time at $5000. > > Buy it this time before it goes up to $6500 next time??? > >

Re: Mark-8 opinion question

Original Message Subject: Mark-8 opinion question From:"Brad H" Date:Wed, October 12, 2016 2:38 pm To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'"

Re: Data on a Platter!

Original Message Subject: Data on a Platter! From:"Jason T" Date:Fri, October 7, 2016 3:32 pm To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"

Unexpected Apple Lisa display - this is what it is

://oldcomputers.net/temp/lisa5.jpg Poor quality pics, I know. Original message > From: steven stengel <tost...@yahoo.com> > > What is this unusual Apple Lisa display - some sort of diagnostics? > > http://oldcomputers.net/temp/lisa.jpg

Re: Unexpected Apple Lisa display - what is it?

A guy wants to sell it to me. > On Sep 28, 2016, at 11:24 PM, Sam O'nella <baryth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Lol well crap. I was trying to remember which member here owned that site but > figured it out. So where'd you find the picture Steven? > Original message ---

Re: Is anyone making replacement clear labels for DEC gear?

> Hi, All, > > I'm restoring some stuff from the mid 1970s and a recent acquisition > was previously cleaned of mouse damage but needs to be sanded and > repainted by me. One aspect of it is that some of the labels are > damaged (but some can probably be masked and painted around). The > level

Unexpected Apple Lisa display - what is it?

What is this unusual Apple Lisa display - some sort of diagnostics? http://oldcomputers.net/temp/lisa.jpg

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