RE: 8-Update

>I have an .slt for the PDP-8/e lever >Rod Please publish/share? paul

RE: 8-Update

Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Zane Healy via cctalk Sent: 17 December 2018 21:26 To: Torfinn Ingolfsen; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: 8-Update Are the files “platform independent”? I know very little about 3D printing, but have been tempted to get a

Re: IF you need these old vintage parts, PLEASE grab them before the keyboard keids do!

On Mon, 17 Dec 2018, Evan Koblentz via cctalk wrote: https://www.elecshopper.com/vintage-computers.html I really would rather these go to someone who needs them to complete a system than to the destroyers of keyboards. I am trying to get more of the vintage stuff listed. If you want to see

RE: IF you need these old vintage parts, PLEASE grab them before the keyboard keids do!

-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Evan Koblentz via cctalk Sent: Monday, December 17, 2018 3:03 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: IF you need these old vintage parts, PLEASE grab them before the

Tektronix X11 xterminal xp217

hi for sale a Tektronix X11 terminal model xp217 it comes with its original firmware (on a CD), and its original PSU, able to accept 110-250VAC It's located in Italy. I am looking for 200 Euro for it + S/H

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

On 12/18/2018 09:08 AM, Tapley, Mark via cctalk wrote: Not to start a flame war, but I’m well aware VMS supports clustering pretty well, so I’m puzzled - does anyone know why the Product Description called out Tru64 rather than VMS or both? Was Compaq de-emphasizing VMS when that was written?

Re: Hayes Transet Manual and Software

On Mon, 17 Dec 2018, Jason T via cctalk wrote: On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 10:12 AM geneb via cctalk wrote: Jason, you can send it my direction for scanning if you like. I built a book scanner a while back to handle all the Crescent Software manuals I I just watched your video on your DIY

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

On Tue, 18 Dec 2018, Tapley, Mark via cctalk wrote: Not to start a flame war, but I?m well aware VMS supports clustering pretty well, so I?m puzzled - does anyone know why the Product Description called out Tru64 rather than VMS or both? Was Compaq de-emphasizing VMS when that was written?

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

> On Dec 17, 2018, at 7:29 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk > wrote: > > I have two ES47 System Building Block Drawers boxes, each with two > 1GHz 21364 EV7 processors, which form a four CPU ES47 Model 4 when the > two boxes are connected via the interprocessor hose cables. I didn't > have any issues

An interesting talk about Apollo Guidance Computer

Carl talks about the restoration he is doing with the computer and some video cuts. Carl has several complete videos on this web page as well. https://youtu.be/3rz7gAOWVsI?t=3188 Dwight

Re: IF you need these old vintage parts, PLEASE grab them before the keyboard keids do!

> On Dec 18, 2018, at 6:47 AM, JP Hindin via cctalk > wrote: > > On Mon, 17 Dec 2018, Evan Koblentz via cctalk wrote: >>> https://www.elecshopper.com/vintage-computers.html I really would rather >>> these go to someone who needs them to complete a system than to the >>> destroyers of

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

> On Dec 18, 2018, at 9:11 AM, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > > On 12/18/2018 09:08 AM, Tapley, Mark via cctalk wrote: >> Not to start a flame war, but I’m well aware VMS supports clustering pretty >> well, so I’m puzzled - does anyone know why the Product Description called >> out

Data General D214 terminals

Found a couple in MA. The company is an old Data General dealership for over 20 years. Bob Smolinsky Sr. Purchasing Mgr / Sales bsmolin...@congruity.com Ph: 781-826-9080 Mobile: 617-435-4884 56 Pembroke Woods Drive, Pembroke, MA. 02359 Tell him I sent

Spotted an NOS IBM 2314 disk pack

https://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-computer-Wright-Line-Disk-Pack-Data-Processing-Accessory-in-Box-2314-6/323599528210 someone was looking for one in the recent past

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

On 12/18/2018 10:28 AM, Zane Healy wrote: On Alpha’s, the SRM console supports both OpenVMS and Tru64, while the ARC firmware only supports WinNT. Wasn't it possible to switch between ARC and SRM on many Alphas? As in to overwrite one firmware with the other? -- Grant. . . . unix || die

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

On 12/18/2018 11:55 AM, Zane Healy wrote: My main box is now a Compaq XP1000/667, though I’m slowly moving everything to a virtualized cluster. Will you please share details about what you're hosting your virtualized cluster on? Please include emulator and / or hypervisor. -- Grant. . .

Re: Hayes Transet Manual and Software

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 11:32 AM geneb via cctalk wrote: > I'm glad you scanned it - I've got a Transet 1000 with no manual or power > supply. I had only the vaguest idea of what it did. ;) > Seems no one does for sure. There are some old ads and some posts here and there (one from an ex-Hayes

More old stuff incoming

I talked to a recycler today, who said he told his workers to throw out 2000 Model F keyboards last week, but he doubts they did it. I also asked him about 8088, 2086, and 386 computers. He said they go straight to the grinder. I told him I will buy them. Then an HP dealer contacted me, wants to

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

> On Dec 18, 2018, at 10:40 AM, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > > On 12/18/2018 10:28 AM, Zane Healy wrote: >> On Alpha’s, the SRM console supports both OpenVMS and Tru64, while the ARC >> firmware only supports WinNT. > > Wasn't it possible to switch between ARC and SRM on many Alphas?

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

> On Dec 18, 2018, at 11:01 AM, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > > On 12/18/2018 11:55 AM, Zane Healy wrote: >> My main box is now a Compaq XP1000/667, though I’m slowly moving everything >> to a virtualized cluster. > > Will you please share details about what you're hosting your

Re: More old stuff incoming

> On Dec 18, 2018, at 11:36 AM, Electronics Plus via cctalk > wrote: > > I talked to a recycler today, who said he told his workers to throw out 2000 > Model F keyboards last week, but he doubts they did it. > > I also asked him about 8088, 2086, and 386 computers. He said they go > straight

RE: More old stuff incoming

> Cindy, I’m curious, is there really a market for 8086/88, 286, and 386 > computers? What are folks using them for? Why not? I am guessing most are used to play games but it really depends on your generation and time period. I am always surprised how many DEC/PDP aficionados there are. At

Re: DG Nova 4 for pickup on Lon Gisland

On 12/18/18 12:38 PM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote: >> Unfortunately I got no docs or media with this machine. And it appears >> all that is up on bitsavers are tape images? Everything DG related on bitsavers has been on hold for a while until the licensing situation with EMC worked

Re: More old stuff incoming

On 12/18/2018 02:08 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: Cindy, I’m curious, is there really a market for 8086/88, 286, and 386 computers? What are folks using them for? I know that there is an active IBM PS/2 collectors community that would be happy with anything in that range. I think PS/2s

Re: More old stuff incoming

Sure, the PS/2 Model 25 and 30 were 8086. There's a lot of x86 gear still in production in industrial environments. I've got a customer running part of a semiconductor line on industrial 286s with no plans to retire them anytime soon. Not the oldest systems I support for $day_job by far. And of

Re: DG Nova 4 for pickup on Lon Gisland

> Looks like it used two serial ports, one at 9600 > baud for the primary console, then the other at 300 baud. Probably a > teletype off to the side. It is far more likely to have had a Dasher terminal, in this era. > Unfortunately I got no docs or media with this machine. And it appears > all

Re: DG Nova 4 for pickup on Lon Gisland

Well I ended up picking up this machine. Its a bit beaten in some places, cleaner than expected in others. Overall it cleaned up pretty well and all power-supplies appear to work well! Got it up to DG's "ODT" can't remember what they called it. Ram looks good at the beginning of the address

Re: More old stuff incoming

Indeed. Just this year, we pulled our Pentium Pro box off our museum shelf and did a fresh install of NT4 for a faculty member and their scientific instrument. --Jason On 12/18/18 5:48 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: On Dec 18, 2018, at 2:51 PM, ben via cctalk wrote: I would take a

Re: More old stuff incoming

Thanks for doing this, Cindy! Old Apollo and HP stuff (they used to be separate companies, but HP bought Apollo in the late 1980s) is definitely something I and others want. There’s also a small aftermarket for HP 9000/200 and HP 9000/300 equipment since there are still industrial control &

Re: More old stuff incoming

On 12/18/2018 2:08 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: On Dec 18, 2018, at 11:36 AM, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote: I talked to a recycler today, who said he told his workers to throw out 2000 Model F keyboards last week, but he doubts they did it. I also asked him about 8088, 2086, and

Re: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram.

> From: Paul Koning >>> core memory details such as destructive read weren't visible to the >>> CPU > DATAIP/DATAO on the Unibus doesn't depend on the destructive read > property. Yes, the CPU can't tell what the memory is doing. > The reason it existed is that it

Re: More old stuff incoming

On 12/18/2018 9:53 PM, Jason Howe via cctalk wrote: Indeed. Just this year, we pulled our Pentium Pro box off our museum shelf and did a fresh install of NT4 for a faculty member and their scientific instrument. --Jason Z80's and 8 bit IBM pc's are making a come back if you dig on the

3D printer $179.99 (Was: 8-Update

If you are seriously considering getting one, consider: https://www.woot.com/category/computers?ref=w_gh_cp_5 That offer is for 24 hours! Woot is now an Amazon company; free shipping if you log in with Amazon Prime, otherwise, the shipping is $6 Amazon sells filament for them. Ender3 is

Any VCF Forum Mods or Admin here?

Does anyone here have any pull or contacts with the owner or moderator at the Vintage Computer Federation forums?  I've been a member there since January 2014.  In the past, I've lurked a lot, made a post here and there but have been pretty inactive. As such, my account is still moderated and post

Re: More old stuff incoming

> On Dec 18, 2018, at 2:51 PM, ben via cctalk wrote: > > I would take a guess for custom hardware or software that never migrated to > Windows 13 or USB IIV. Ben. Being a photographer, I know there is a real market for this. Many high-end scanners will only work with older Macintosh or

Re: More old stuff incoming

I repaired a Spectrometer for Morgan University in Baltimore that had a vintage computer at its heart, used for training purposes and perfectly good. The computer just needed some TLC to get it back up and running. I think it was a P-II as well, there was a control card that would only work with

Re: Any VCF Forum Mods or Admin here?

On 12/18/2018 11:24 PM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk wrote: I'll take care of it. On 12/19/18 12:10 AM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote: Does anyone here have any pull or contacts with the owner or moderator at the Vintage Computer Federation forums?  I've been a member there since January 2014. 

ISO: AT 630 MTG Terminal Keyboard

Hey All -- Picked up a nice AT 630 MTG terminal, sans keyboard as so many terminals are these days. Curious if anyone out there might have one available. You can see a picture of one here: http://bitsavers.org/pdf/att/630_mtg/630_MTG_Brochure_1987.pdf. I believe the part number to be 33401 or

Re: Any VCF Forum Mods or Admin here?

I'll take care of it. On 12/19/18 12:10 AM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote: Does anyone here have any pull or contacts with the owner or moderator at the Vintage Computer Federation forums?  I've been a member there since January 2014.  In the past, I've lurked a lot, made a post here and