Re: DECstation firmware archive?

2018-08-03 Thread Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk
On Wed, 2018-08-01 17:44:46 +0100, Maciej W. Rozycki via cctalk wrote: > On Sun, 15 Jul 2018, emanuel stiebler via cctalk wrote: > > > Are the firmware eproms for the DECstation archived anywhere? > > Are you looking for anything specific, or just like to save them? > > I have several dumps I

RQDX3 formatter

2018-08-03 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
Where do you patch the ZRQCH0 binary to use different geometries for non-DEC drives with a RQDX3? As it seems it should be possible, but noone has told how to do this ;-) Christian

Re: RQDX3 formatter

2018-08-03 Thread Bob Smith via cctalk
http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?38940-Patching-ZRQCH0-to-use-any-geometry-MFM-hard-disk-on-RQDX3 On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 10:22 AM, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: > Where do you patch the ZRQCH0 binary to use different geometries for non-DEC > drives with a RQDX3? > As it seems it

Re: RQDX3 formatter

2018-08-03 Thread Bob Smith via cctalk
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vmsnet.pdp-11/ZjO5I_keK_k On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 12:08 PM, Bob Smith wrote: > http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?38940-Patching-ZRQCH0-to-use-any-geometry-MFM-hard-disk-on-RQDX3 > > > On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 10:22 AM, Christian Corti via cctalk >

Re: RQDX3 formatter

2018-08-03 Thread Eric Smith via cctalk
On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 10:08 AM, Bob Smith via cctalk wrote: > http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?38940-Patching- > ZRQCH0-to-use-any-geometry-MFM-hard-disk-on-RQDX3 > Is there some reason Lou doesn't want his document made publicly available on a web page?

Re: DECstation firmware archive?

2018-08-03 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 2:26 AM, Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk wrote: > > If it's of interest, I'd probably add a number of VAXstation dumps for > several machines (3100, 4000, VS II GPX, VXT). One interesting thing about MicroVAX 3100 firmware is that the M10/20 and the M10e/20e motherboards are

Re: Re: DECstation firmware archive?

2018-08-03 Thread shadoooo via cctalk
Hello, maybe you have also a dump for a 4000-100A ? I have a motherboard which seems to have problems to Bcache or Pcache, and another one which I took as replacement, which has a very old version. I wonder if there's a way to dump the firmware in some way from the non-working one, then update the

Re: DECstation firmware archive?

2018-08-03 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 08/03/2018 01:53 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: > On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 2:26 AM, Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk > wrote: >> If it's of interest, I'd probably add a number of VAXstation dumps for >> several machines (3100, 4000, VS II GPX, VXT). > One interesting thing about MicroVAX 3100

Re: DECstation firmware archive?

2018-08-03 Thread Antonio Carlini via cctalk
On 03/08/18 23:47, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: On 08/03/2018 01:53 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 2:26 AM, Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk wrote: If it's of interest, I'd probably add a number of VAXstation dumps for several machines (3100, 4000, VS II GPX, VXT).

Re: RQDX3 formatter

2018-08-03 Thread Bob Smith via cctalk
Hi Eric, The only thing I have seen is the string from VCFED, I don't know if anyone asked Lou about hosting it. Last comment on the thread was Lou - N2MIY Senior Member Join DateMar 2008LocationWestchester County, NYPosts1,244 Sent. If anyone else wants it, let me know. I reread it at lunch

Re: DECstation firmware archive?

2018-08-03 Thread Antonio Carlini via cctalk
On 03/08/18 18:53, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 2:26 AM, Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk wrote: If it's of interest, I'd probably add a number of VAXstation dumps for several machines (3100, 4000, VS II GPX, VXT). One interesting thing about MicroVAX 3100 firmware is that

PT210 rs232 interface module

2018-08-03 Thread David Griffith via cctalk
I've had a fondness for the Radio Shack TRS-80 PT-210 portable printing terminal for a long time. Unfortunately, I've been unable to find an RS-232 interface module for it. A couple years ago I found a hardcopy of the service manual and used it to enter schematics and lay out a board for