Re: SCSI Tape Emulator

On 10/10/16 2:43 AM, asw...@t-online.de wrote: >> So it would plug into the SCSI bus and allow ".TAP" (and other tape formats) >> stored on some kind of flash memory, say USB or SD card perhaps, to be read >> by real hardware. >> >> >> >> Does this sound usefull to any one? Any other thoughts on

Re: cctech Digest, Vol 28, Issue 4

*Hi Glen *>> The boards appear to be the following in the photos:>> M8186 KDF11-A 11/23 CPU>> ? 256KB parity RAM>> ? DSD disk interface for the DSD-440?>> ? bus grant card?>> M8028 DLV11-F Async interface>> M8012 BDV11 Bus terminator, bootstrap and diagnostic ROMs>> M8016

ISO figure from ENIAC Technical Manual

ISO Table from ENIAC Technical Manual

I know this is a very long shot, but I'm looking for Table 6-13 from the ENIAC Technical Manual Part 1 by Adele Goldstine. In the table of tables at the front of the manual, it's listed as being "in an envelope attached to the back cover." Neither the scan on archive.org nor the printed copy from

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 04:56:40PM -0400, Ethan Dicks wrote: > hackerspace. I'm already bringing the hardware - to date, Commodore > PET, Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari 2600, PDP-8 (emulated for now), and > curses-based UNIX games, and would like to add more platforms. I'm certain you will be over

Front Panels - Update.

Hi Firstly I am pleased to be able to say I have five different PDP-8 front panels all in stock. Secondly a big thank you to Jack Rubin for mentioning my panels in his presentation at the Chicago show. I have the artwork for the PDP-8/L done and I'll get a run done as soon as I get e

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [

Ethan Dicks writes: > I am actively seeking lists of favorite games on all platforms prior > to 1995. If it's for a meetup, then I'm guessing some multiplayer games would go down well... On the Amiga, our favourites included: Lemmings (two mice), Stunt Car Racer (serial link), Gravity Power, Bl

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [

On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 7:51 AM, Adam Sampson wrote: > > On the Amiga, our favourites included: Lemmings (two mice), Stunt Car > Racer (serial link), Gravity Power, Blob Kombat, Space Taxi, XTreme > Racing, and Super Skidmarks (all two joysticks). On Unix machines, hunt > (terminal) and XPilot (X

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

On 10 October 2016 at 22:56, Ethan Dicks wrote: > I am actively seeking lists of favorite games on all platforms prior > to 1995. Classic 9" mono Mac: Crystal Quest CBM PET: The Valley BBC Micro: Elite ZX Spectrum: Jet-Pac, The Hobbit, the Strangler's Aural Quest Acorn Archimedes: Zarch (well, t

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

> > > DOS PC: Doom > > Last comment from me... I played SGI Doom the other day for the first time. There are always new discoveries, I did not even know this port existed. There is always vintage console gaming at (what was once MARCH but is now) the VCFed club's holiday party each December. Ia

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 8:44 AM, william degnan wrote: > > > > > > DOS PC: Doom > > > > > Last comment from me... > > I played SGI Doom the other day for the first time. There are always new > discoveries, I did not even know this port existed. > As I understand it, the SGIs were the developmen

ADM 3A in Sunnyvale, CA

On Craigslist. Has bad screen rot. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/atq/5817891157.html Bob -- Vintage computers and electronics www.dvq.com www.tekmuseum.com www.decmuseum.org

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

On 10/11/16 9:06 AM, Charles Anthony wrote: On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 8:44 AM, william degnan wrote: DOS PC: Doom Last comment from me... I played SGI Doom the other day for the first time. There are always new discoveries, I did not even know this port existed. As I understand it, the

Re: ADM 3A in Sunnyvale, CA

> > On Oct 11, 2016, at 12:17 PM, Bob Rosenbloom wrote: > > On Craigslist. Has bad screen rot. > > http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/atq/5817891157.html > > Bob > > That’s an understatement! Anyone know how difficult is it to source a replacement CRT for these?

Re: ADM 3A in Sunnyvale, CA

On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Peter Cetinski wrote: > > > > On Oct 11, 2016, at 12:17 PM, Bob Rosenbloom > wrote: > > > > On Craigslist. Has bad screen rot. > > > > http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/atq/5817891157.html > > > > Bob > > > > > > That’s an understatement! Anyone know how difficul

Looking for Sellam and his sale site

Sellam, are you out there? Your sale site -- http://vintagetech.com/sales/ -- shows: Object not found! The requested URL was not found on this server. If you entered the URL manually please check your spelling and try again. If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster. Err

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 8:44 AM, william degnan wrote: > Last comment from me... > > I played SGI Doom the other day for the first time. There are always new > discoveries, I did not even know this port existed. > You can also play Doom on an HP / Agilent 16700 series logic analyzer (PA-RISC CPU

Re: ADM 3A in Sunnyvale, CA

On 10/11/16 9:43 AM, Eric Christopherson wrote: > Sark on IRC told me you can use pretty > much any tube of the right size Depending on the length of the HV lead, you may need side or bottom anode button. VT100 is bottom, newer terminals tend to have it on the side. I've got an ADM3 in storage

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

As I understand it, the SGIs were the development platform for DOOM, and the PC version is the 'port'. -- Charles SGI was a development platform for Nintendo 64 console games. http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/my-complete-sgi-ultra64-dev-set-manual-scans-dev-software.45165/ -- Ethan O'Toole

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

> On Oct 11, 2016, at 09:24, Josh Dersch wrote: > >> On 10/11/16 9:06 AM, Charles Anthony wrote: >> >> On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 8:44 AM, william degnan >> wrote: >> DOS PC: Doom >>> Last comment from me... >>> >>> I played SGI Doom the other day for the first time. Th

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

Get a minute on and a mame Machean at ur hackerspace ;) Mines doing a retro computer gathering in December though I'm pritty much the only retro computer person but it does draw interest. I also organize synth meetups. Skullspace As for games SimCity original Space quest 3 Oils well Transport ty

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

On 11 October 2016 at 19:41, Alan Perry wrote: > > As far as Doom, not long after I became a Sun employee in Mountain View in > '94-95, we played Doom Arena, a networked, multiplayer version of Doom. I think you might be conflating 2 games here. Doom was *always* multiplayer and network aware.

RE: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Liam > Proven > Sent: 11 October 2016 19:04 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > > Subject: Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!]) > > On 11 October 201

Re: Looking for Sellam and his sale site

yup. she's dead jim On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 4:44 PM, Eric Christopherson < echristopher...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sellam, are you out there? Your sale site -- http://vintagetech.com/sales/ > -- shows: > > Object not found! > > The requested URL was not found on this server. If you entered the URL >

Re: ADM 3A in Sunnyvale, CA

On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Peter Cetinski wrote: > > > > On Oct 11, 2016, at 12:17 PM, Bob Rosenbloom > wrote: > > > > On Craigslist. Has bad screen rot. > > > > http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/atq/5817891157.html > > > > Bob > > > > > > That’s an understatement! Anyone know how difficul

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [

Liam Proven writes: >> As far as Doom, not long after I became a Sun employee in Mountain >> View in '94-95, we played Doom Arena, a networked, multiplayer >> version of Doom. > I think you might be conflating 2 games here. Nope: http://www.sirbooga.com/doomarena.html -- Adam Sampson

Getting out of the hobby

Hey folks, Recent activity on the list, especially the "Ka... ching!" thread, has had me reevaluating a lot of what I get out of this hobby. I think there are two things going on that make it less fun for me now: The money, and the age of the stuff. I'll try to explain. I've never been a real "co

Re: Looking for Sellam and his sale site

On 10/11/2016 11:28 AM, william degnan wrote: yup. she's dead jim I bought the Olivetti calculator some time ago. I suspect that it was a temporary list and most is now gone. thanks Jim

RE: Getting out of the hobby

That is a real shame, but if you aren't enjoying it there us little point carrying on. I also have to agree that it is dispiriting at times when you are constantly dealing with new failures. I suspect though that years later you may regret getting rid of your collection, you hear this from many

Re: SCSI Tape Emulator

I thought this sort of thing was what the various target-mode SCSI frameworks were designed for? I seem to remember at least one of them had emulated tape drives backed by files. KJ

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

- Original Message - > From: "Ethan Dicks" > Subject: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!]) [... snip ...] >and curses-based UNIX games, and would like to add more platforms. I'm > especially interested in any favorites that run on dumb terminals (I > have numer

RE: Getting out of the hobby

-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Seth Morabito Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 1:07 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Getting out of the hobby Hey folks, Recent activity on the list, especially the "Ka... ching!" thread, has had me re

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [

On 11 October 2016 at 21:22, Adam Sampson wrote: > Nope: > http://www.sirbooga.com/doomarena.html (!) Fair enough! I'd never heard of that before, but then, I've never used a Sun network in my life. A tiny handful of standalone machines, nothing else. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

On 11 October 2016 at 20:11, Dave Wade wrote: > My sons' friends used to come to our house to play as at the time we were the > only one with two computers and a network... Yes, for me, it was the first ever _home_ network I constructed -- to connect my and my flatmate's PCs, over a parallel La

Re: Getting out of the hobby

Yes, some things I've enjoy about the hobby is.. 1. Admiring the "design" aspect of machines back in those days (all unique and all different) and experiencing them hands-on 2. Learning about the machines, their origins and purpose (from reading, watching videos and hands on) and thereby learning

RE: Getting out of the hobby

On Oct 11, 2016 3:48 PM, "Brad H" wrote: > I always enjoyed the repair aspect of the hobby more than use, although I do > enjoy some use. The learning is the best part, I think. It's almost a > letdown when something is already just working. Weird Stuff Warehouse used to put "Guaranteed Not to

Re: Looking for Sellam and his sale site

Sellam, are you out there? I texted him a picture of your email. He replied saying the text went through 36 times (!) so, at any rate, he's alive. :)

Re: Getting out of the hobby

Sigh. For a second there I thought you were going to be getting rid of an 11/45. That would be my dream machine as I used one at Ohio State in the very early days (mid 70's) of computer graphics. I designed one frame buffer and part of another to run on that machine. Marc On Tue, Oct 11, 2016

Re: Looking for Sellam and his sale site

Crazy phone glitches eh On Oct 11, 2016 9:09 PM, "Evan Koblentz" wrote: > Sellam, are you out there? >> > > I texted him a picture of your email. He replied saying the text went > through 36 times (!) so, at any rate, he's alive. :) >

Re: Getting out of the hobby

> > The learning is the best part, I think. It's almost a > > letdown when something is already just working. > > Weird Stuff Warehouse used to put "Guaranteed Not to Work" stickers on some > of the items they sold. One time I bought an Atari 800 with such a sticker, > intending to part it out to

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

> I played SGI Doom the other day for the first time. There are always new > discoveries, I did not even know this port existed. It's not bad. I have it on an Indy, which is where I played it originally (wasting time at the Salk Institute as an undergrad -- we used the SGIs for visualization of X

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

It's not bad. I have it on an Indy, which is where I played it originally (wasting time at the Salk Institute as an undergrad -- we used the SGIs for visualization of X-ray crystallography). There is also a decent SGI port of Quake. When I worked at NASA they had a copy of Cave Quake. It could r

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!])

> On Oct 10, 2016, at 1:56 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 4:58 AM, Peter Corlett wrote: >> Find better games :) >> >> The theme of this list means that I should recommend some retro games and >> gaming systems... > > I am actively seeking lists of favorite games on all plat

Re: Getting out of the hobby

Hi Seth, I'm sorry to see anyone leave the list or the hobby for any reason, but especially because of comments made on the list. I strongly agree with Rob. Hang on to some of your favorite toys. You never know when you might want to play with them again. I have a lot of regrets from letting go

Re: Getting out of the hobby

When I decided my collection gave more troubles than fun, I stored everything in plastic boxes and stashed on a room at my mother's house. Some years later...ta-daaa! :D Happiness forever! :D 2016-10-12 1:19 GMT-03:00 Paul Anderson : > Hi Seth, > > I'm sorry to see anyone leave the list or the ho

Manuaal for the original Sun Workstation

While rooting through the shop I found the user's manual for the original Sun Workstation. The computer is long gone but the manual returned to haunt me. It is devoid of pictures, logos, and fancy fonts and labelled revision C December 1982. Anybody want it for the cost of postage? -- Richa

RE: Getting out of the hobby

-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Eric Smith Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 5:41 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: RE: Getting out of the hobby On Oct 11, 2016 3:48 PM, "Brad H" wrote: > I always enjoyed

DECwriter II and Decwriter III engineering drawings

I have fallen a across a bound set of LA36 and LA120 engineering drawings. Anybody want them for the cost of mailing them? Remember the good old days when you not only got a printer but detailed service information including a big set of engineering drawings? Sigh. -- Richard Loken VE6BSV, Sy

Remember Data Printer Corp?

While falling over Sun and DEC manuals I also found a complete set of manuals for a great and massive Data Printer Corporation line printer in four volumes: Data Printer Corp Chaintrain Line Printer Models CT-4964 CT-6644 CT-7484 parts and diagrams operating maintenance p

Mark-8 opinion question

I asked this on vcfed and I don't know how much overlap there is here so I apologize if this is hitting all the same people over again. As some are aware I recently won an auction for 9 original Mark-8 boards (it has 4 1k RAM boards). To say I was elated would be an understatement - I certainly h

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: Mark-8 opinion question

Original message From: ste...@malikoff.com Date: 2016-10-11 10:02 PM (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subject: Re: Mark-8 opinion question Original Message Subject: Mark-8 opinio

Re: Remember Data Printer Corp?

On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 11:29 PM, Richard Loken wrote: > While falling over Sun and DEC manuals I also found a complete set of > manuals for a great and massive Data Printer Corporation line printer > in four volumes: I defer to Al K first, but I will take them on for scanning, if they're not alr

Re: Gaming on old systems (was Re: Twiggys [

For anyone interested in exploring some of this stuff further, I (first) found lots of dead links, but came up with this one with binaries for Sun, SGI and the original NeXT format. I still have a SparcStation 10 + a Leo/ZX frame buffer that I spent a lot of

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??? http://www.ebay.com/itm/142146207101

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??? > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/142146207101