Re: Only never in Canada - dumb terminals

2019-03-24 Thread Peter Sjoberg via cctalk
On 2019-03-23 3:27 p.m., ben via cctalk wrote: > On 3/23/2019 10:07 AM, Mike Stein wrote: >> As to RS-232, it can provide TTL or 0-3.3V 'pseudo-RS-232' which >> usually works in my experience, but if you need 'true' RS-232 there >> are tiny TTL<>RS-232 adapters on eBay for < $2.00 > > But $80

Re: Only never in Canada - dumb terminals

2019-03-24 Thread Richard Loken via cctalk
On Sat, 23 Mar 2019, Mike Kenzie via cctalk wrote: I have a several in Ottawa as well. A few different brands, ASR, Dec, VC Do you have any Volker-Craig user or service documentation? Docs from Canadian companies seem to disappear in a puff of green smoke. -- Richard Loken VE6BSV

Re: Refillable spray can

2019-03-24 Thread Steven M Jones via cctalk
> 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

Re: Refillable spray can

2019-03-24 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 3/24/19 2:34 AM, Steven M Jones via cctalk wrote: >> 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

Re: PDP-8 signed overflow detection

2019-03-24 Thread Kyle Owen via cctalk
Overflow can be summarized in a few ways, such as: (sign of arg_a XOR sign of arg_b == 0) AND (sign of arg XOR sign of result == 1) or, less intuitively, the carry into the sign != the carry out of the sign. My first inclination was to try the XOR approach, as that was most intuitive to me. Using

Re: Looking for Byte Jan 78 missing page

2019-03-24 Thread Will Cooke via cctalk
> On March 24, 2019 at 3:09 PM Michael Lee via cctech > wrote: > > > On 3/24/2019 1:20 PM, Will Cooke via cctalk wrote: > > In the Jan 78 issue of Byte magazine a series of articles titled "The > > Brains of Men and Machines" (also the issue title on the cover) started. > > EVERY single

Re: Only never in Canada - dumb terminals - video tex

2019-03-24 Thread ben via cctalk
On 3/24/2019 7:15 PM, Brent Hilpert via cctalk wrote: Like this?: http://madrona.ca/e/telidon/index.html It was in a surplus store,So I expect it was parts from some larger device. This was in Vancover about 1990 ish. Can't say I bought it, it was a donation, and I don't know the

Re: Only never in Canada - dumb terminals

2019-03-24 Thread Tony Duell via cctalk
On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 2:42 PM Richard Loken via cctalk wrote: > > On Sat, 23 Mar 2019, Mike Kenzie via cctalk wrote: > > > I have a several in Ottawa as well. A few different brands, ASR, Dec, VC > > Do you have any Volker-Craig user or service documentation? Docs from > Canadian companies

Looking for Byte Jan 78 missing page

2019-03-24 Thread Will Cooke via cctalk
In the Jan 78 issue of Byte magazine a series of articles titled "The Brains of Men and Machines" (also the issue title on the cover) started. EVERY single scan I can find on the web is missing pages 96 and 97, right in the middle of that article. They all (including archive.org) appear to be

Re: Looking for Byte Jan 78 missing page

2019-03-24 Thread Peter Cetinski via cctalk
Pete > On Mar 24, 2019, at 2:20 PM, Will Cooke via cctalk > wrote: > > In the Jan 78 issue of Byte magazine a series of articles titled "The Brains > of Men and Machines" (also the issue title on the cover) started. EVERY > single scan I can find on the web is missing pages 96 and 97,

Re: Looking for Byte Jan 78 missing page

2019-03-24 Thread Will Cooke via cctalk
> On March 24, 2019 at 4:40 PM Peter Cetinski wrote: > > > Pete > > On Mar 24, 2019, at 2:20 PM, Will Cooke via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > In the Jan 78 issue of Byte magazine a series of articles titled "The > > Brains of Men and Machines" (also the issue title on

Re: Only never in Canada - dumb terminals

2019-03-24 Thread Mike Stein via cctalk
And I have some in Toronto; Falco, ADM-11 and bits & pieces. - Original Message - From: "Mike Kenzie via cctalk" Cc: Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2019 11:27 AM Subject: Re: Only never in Canada - dumb terminals >I have a several in Ottawa as well. A few different brands, ASR, Dec, VC >

Re: Only never in Canada - dumb terminals

2019-03-24 Thread Mike Stein via cctalk
- Original Message - From: "Richard Loken via cctalk" To: "Mike Kenzie" ; "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 10:42 AM Subject: Re: Only never in Canada - dumb terminals > On Sat, 23 Mar 2019, Mike Kenzie via cctalk wrote: > >> I have a

Re: Refillable spray can

2019-03-24 Thread allison via cctalk
On 03/24/2019 02:39 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > On 3/24/19 11:32 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > >> So this? >> >> https://www.amazon.com/EWK-Aluminum-Pneumatic-Refillable-Compressed/dp/B00JKED4MS >> >> Just be sure to use a dryer on your compressor output. Compressed air >> can hold

Re: Only never in Canada - dumb terminals - video tex

2019-03-24 Thread ben via cctalk
On 3/24/2019 10:27 AM, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote: And I have some in Toronto; Falco, ADM-11 and bits & pieces. Did anyone out there (In Canada) buy the surplus VideoTex terminals, I saw Many Many years ago. Ben.

Re: Only never in Canada - dumb terminals

2019-03-24 Thread Richard Loken via cctalk
On Sun, 24 Mar 2019, Tony Duell wrote: On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 2:42 PM Richard Loken via cctalk wrote: I'm not in Canada but I have a Volker-Craig VC414 (APL version) _with the service manual_. This is a poor copy (obtained from VC -- and they forgot to copy half of one of the schematics so

RE: Matching paint on DEC monitors, cases and cabinets

2019-03-24 Thread Kevin Parker via cctalk
Try hardware stores - I believe Bunnings here (in Australia - may not exist where you are) can colour match from a part of a thing and then prepared an aerosol can of that colour. Kevin Parker 0418 815 527 -Original Message- From: cctalk On Behalf Of Brian Roth via cctalk Sent:

Re: Only never in Canada - dumb terminals

2019-03-24 Thread Mike Kenzie via cctalk
I have a several in Ottawa as well. A few different brands, ASR, Dec, VC - Richard Loken via cctalk wrote: > On Sat, 23 Mar 2019, ben via cctalk wrote: > > > I am building a project that needs to use a Stand alone dumb terminal like > > a > > VT 52 or Similar. Alas I can't find any low

Re: Looking for Byte Jan 78 missing page

2019-03-24 Thread Randy Dawson via cctalk
The american radio history site has this byte issue intact, with your missing pages: https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Byte/70s/Byte-1978-01.pdf From: cctalk on behalf of Peter Cetinski via cctalk Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 1:40 PM To:

Re: Refillable spray can

2019-03-24 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 3/24/19 11:32 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > So this? > > https://www.amazon.com/EWK-Aluminum-Pneumatic-Refillable-Compressed/dp/B00JKED4MS > > Just be sure to use a dryer on your compressor output. Compressed air > can hold a lot of moisture. I'll also add that at 90 PSI, this won't

Re: Refillable spray can

2019-03-24 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
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 by the half dozen at Fry's or Microcenter, complete with the plastic straw to direct the air. But this one had

Re: Looking for Byte Jan 78 missing page

2019-03-24 Thread Michael Lee via cctalk
On 3/24/2019 1:20 PM, Will Cooke via cctalk wrote: In the Jan 78 issue of Byte magazine a series of articles titled "The Brains of Men and Machines" (also the issue title on the cover) started. EVERY single scan I can find on the web is missing pages 96 and 97, right in the middle of that

Re: Refillable spray can

2019-03-24 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
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 by the half dozen at Fry's or Microcenter, complete with the plastic straw to direct the air. But this one had

Re: Refillable spray can

2019-03-24 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 3/24/19 10:43 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: >>> 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 by the half dozen at Fry's or >>> Microcenter,

Re: Only never in Canada - dumb terminals - video tex

2019-03-24 Thread Brent Hilpert via cctalk
On 2019-Mar-24, at 3:14 PM, ben via cctalk wrote: > On 3/24/2019 10:27 AM, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote: >> And I have some in Toronto; Falco, ADM-11 and bits & pieces. > Did anyone out there (In Canada) buy the surplus VideoTex terminals, > I saw Many Many years ago. Like this?: