[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-09-11 Thread Adrian Godwin via cctalk
Any proprietary interface or message database is anathema to honest communication. And even if they currently have benevolent commercial policies there's always the possibility of another twitter-style regression. Moguls love communication platforms and always have, from Randall Hearst onwards,

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW

2023-09-10 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
Hi Pierre, Yes, I remember and I'm doing ok thanks. I hope all is well with you. I just found a CI750 print set last week, But I won't have much time to look at it for a week or so. If you send me the board part number and the chip number I should be able to find you the part number. Thanks,

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW

2023-09-10 Thread P Gebhardt via cctalk
Hello Paul, how are you doing? Hope that healthwise, things are fine on your side since our last conversations a few years ago. I bought an RK611 controller back then from you. Just came accross your below post and was wondering if you have any CI750-related equipment around? I have the

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-09-08 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Wed, 30 Aug 2023 at 17:25, Seth Morabito via cctalk wrote: > > I swear to God, Discord will be the end of the open Internet, it's where > information goes to die. I hate it with every fiber of my being. And yes, I > use it, I'm on many servers. I'm still allowed to detest it. 100% agreement

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW

2023-09-04 Thread Geoff Reed via cctalk
Quoting Paul Anderson via cctalk : I wish i were closer, it would be great to replace my 100+ rainbows > The DECSTATIONS are: > > 5000/25 > 2) 5000/125 > 5000/133 > 2) 5000/200 > > Also a bunch of BA350, BA356, etc.storage works towers, with a selection > of > power supplies, drives,

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW

2023-09-03 Thread KenUnix via cctalk
Paul, Don't worry. I was just going to show them to new kids who don't understand. -Ken On Mon, Sep 4, 2023, 12:48 AM Paul Anderson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > What size/vintage are you looking for? I'll try to find a few bad ones that > can't be repaired. > > Paul > > On Sun,

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW

2023-09-03 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
I just found a box of 11/150 and 11/780 prints including FP750, FP780 and CI780.I have other prints and manuals of which some are available. If you like compatible boards I have over 100 Dilog, Emulex, CMD, etc boards I also have BA11-M, N, and S Qbus boxes and several hundred boards. I can

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW

2023-09-03 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
What size/vintage are you looking for? I'll try to find a few bad ones that can't be repaired. Paul On Sun, Sep 3, 2023 at 4:10 PM KenUnix via cctalk wrote: > Paul, > > For history's sake and to show folks do you have a couple of DEC Flip-Chip > cards you could part with? > > -Ken > > > On

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW

2023-09-03 Thread KenUnix via cctalk
Paul, For history's sake and to show folks do you have a couple of DEC Flip-Chip cards you could part with? -Ken On Sat, Sep 2, 2023 at 9:52 PM Paul Anderson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I am located about 2 hours south of Chicago, by Champaign, where 1-72, > I-57, and I-74

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW Anybody got an Emulex QD21?

2023-09-03 Thread Mark Matlock via cctalk
Jon, I have an Emulex QD21 that I could part with. I was hoping to attend VCF MW but it looks very doubtful at this point. I also have a spare DEQNA or DELQA. I have not tested these boards to verify that they work although I could test the ethernet boards on a PDP-11. Hans-Ulrich Hölscher

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW

2023-09-03 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
The DECSTATIONS are: 5000/25 2) 5000/125 5000/133 2) 5000/200 Also a bunch of BA350, BA356, etc.storage works towers, with a selection of power supplies, drives, etc. On Sat, Sep 2, 2023 at 3:27 AM Paul Anderson wrote: > I've started pulling parts for people who have requested them

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW

2023-09-02 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
I am located about 2 hours south of Chicago, by Champaign, where 1-72, I-57, and I-74 meet. I also forgot to mention I found a box of new punchcards and several plotter pen holders. On Sat, Sep 2, 2023 at 3:27 AM Paul Anderson wrote: > I've started pulling parts for people who have requested

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW Anybody got an Emulex QD21?

2023-09-01 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Sep 1, 2023, at 6:23 PM, Jon Elson via cctalk > wrote: > > On 9/1/23 10:54, Hans-Ulrich Hölscher via cctalk wrote: >> If you can't get help at the VCF - MW (which I don't doubt), and your >> MicroVAx II has a DELQA or DEQNA network adapter, then I know of two other >> elegant ways to

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW Anybody got an Emulex QD21?

2023-09-01 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 9/1/23 10:54, Hans-Ulrich Hölscher via cctalk wrote: If you can't get help at the VCF - MW (which I don't doubt), and your MicroVAx II has a DELQA or DEQNA network adapter, then I know of two other elegant ways to back up the data from your ESDI disk: Either: configure your MicroVAX II into a

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW Anybody got an Emulex QD21?

2023-09-01 Thread Hans-Ulrich Hölscher via cctalk
If you can't get help at the VCF - MW (which I don't doubt), and your MicroVAx II has a DELQA or DEQNA network adapter, then I know of two other elegant ways to back up the data from your ESDI disk: Either: configure your MicroVAX II into a Local Area VAXcluster using the instruction in

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW Anybody got an Emulex QD21?

2023-09-01 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
I will be going to the VCF - MW.  Does anybody have an Emulex QD21 that could dump a hard drive for me?  I ran a uVAX II at home of 21 years.  Sometime back about 2000 or so, I upgraded to a cast-off SCSI disk, which eventually died.  I didn't have a convenient backup solution for the SCSI

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-08-30 Thread Jason T via cctalk
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 11:45 AM Tom Uban via cctalk wrote: > I have heard of Discord, but have not had a need to use it. Odd that > https://vcfmw.org/ does not > have an obvious link for Discord if it is where we are expected to find > useful information. Would I > need to have a Discord

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-08-30 Thread Wayne S via cctalk
Hi all. It helps to be clear on what you mean. Referring to a technology or app without being specific may ruin its reputation and what is was intended to be used for. Discord was not intended to be an archive for information, just a way to encourage the dissemination of information in a

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-08-30 Thread Seth Morabito via cctalk
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023, at 11:30 AM, Wayne S via cctalk wrote: > This dislike of “Discord” has touched a nerve for me. It’s also one of > the reasons the cctalk list has lost most of it value. > Discord is a collection of channels most devoted to specific subjects > that you more or less

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-08-30 Thread Dennis Boone via cctalk
> This dislike of “Discord” has touched a nerve for me. It’s also one > of the reasons the cctalk list has lost most of it value. Discord is > a collection of channels most devoted to specific subjects that you > more or less subscribe to. It’s just a server and you need an invite > to join

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-08-30 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
/ simply don’t watch it. Don’t blame the medium. / I'm sorry but I have to disagree. The way that discord presents the information vs a forum style or even Facebook style is, to me, very very distracting and hard to communicate across. The constant chatter, distracting graphics and

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-08-30 Thread Wayne S via cctalk
Also, it run on Google Cloud so being centralized is a dubious distinction. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 30, 2023, at 11:49, Wayne S wrote: > > Just like Twitter (X), Facebook, Google, Yahoo or just about any online > business. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 30, 2023, at 11:43,

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-08-30 Thread Wayne S via cctalk
Just like Twitter (X), Facebook, Google, Yahoo or just about any online business. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 30, 2023, at 11:43, Raphaël Jacquot via cctalk > wrote: > >  > >> Le 30/08/2023 à 20:30, Wayne S via cctalk a écrit : >> This dislike of “Discord” has touched a nerve for me.

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-08-30 Thread Raphaël Jacquot via cctalk
Le 30/08/2023 à 20:30, Wayne S via cctalk a écrit : This dislike of “Discord” has touched a nerve for me. It’s also one of the reasons the cctalk list has lost most of it value. Discord is a collection of channels most devoted to specific subjects that you more or less subscribe to. It’s

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-08-30 Thread Wayne S via cctalk
This dislike of “Discord” has touched a nerve for me. It’s also one of the reasons the cctalk list has lost most of it value. Discord is a collection of channels most devoted to specific subjects that you more or less subscribe to. It’s just a server and you need an invite to join a group.

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-08-30 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
I have to second the motion.  In my opinion in general social media is a waste of time and energy. I understand the time it takes to run VCF but to have multiple possible different places (webiste, ICM, discord, etc) to get information is a bit much, especially for us old farts. Discord

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-08-30 Thread Patrick Finnegan via cctalk
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 12:45 PM Tom Uban via cctalk wrote: > On 8/30/23 11:25 AM, Seth Morabito via cctalk wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 30, 2023, at 7:26 AM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote: > >> All the VCFMW info is on the Discord server. > > I swear to God, Discord will be the end of the open

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-08-30 Thread Tom Uban via cctalk
On 8/30/23 11:25 AM, Seth Morabito via cctalk wrote: On Wed, Aug 30, 2023, at 7:26 AM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote: All the VCFMW info is on the Discord server. I swear to God, Discord will be the end of the open Internet, it's where information goes to die. I hate it with every fiber

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-08-30 Thread Seth Morabito via cctalk
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023, at 7:26 AM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote: > All the VCFMW info is on the Discord server. I swear to God, Discord will be the end of the open Internet, it's where information goes to die. I hate it with every fiber of my being. And yes, I use it, I'm on many servers.

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-08-30 Thread Patrick Finnegan via cctalk
We've got a standby list of about 10 people so far. Did you fill in the table reservation Google form that Jason sent to this list a couple weeks ago? Feel free to bring things and there's a chance you might fit in. There's some options we're exploring. Patrick Finnegan On Wed, Aug 30, 2023,

[cctalk] Re: VCFMW vendor tables

2023-08-30 Thread William Donzelli via cctalk
All the VCFMW info is on the Discord server. -- Will On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 10:22 AM Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: > > I know I was a little late in making a reservation for a > vendor table at the VCF MW. > > But, last year they were able to fit me in. Now, I have > made my request, and not