Re: H960 logo panel

2015-10-12 Thread Rod Smallwood
That would have been from the Kanata factory. The Irish (Galway) factory did same thing as they were both building to client order. Rod On 12/10/2015 16:14, Noel Chiappa wrote: So, I recently acquired a machine which has an unusual "digital equipment of canada, ltd." pdp11 logo panel at the

Re: H960 logo panel

2015-10-12 Thread Rod Smallwood
tly to me, file size does not matter. The higher the resolution the better! Or store at a repository, more guys probably want to download it. - Henk -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Rod Smallwood Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 5:56 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Su

Re: VT52s, VT61s lots of DEC and DG keyboards- return trip through Maine, MA, NY, PA, OH, IN to IL

2015-10-12 Thread Rod Smallwood
turn of the drum = advance one scan line. Rod Smallwood DEC Terminals Product Line 1973 On 13/10/2015 04:16, Paul Anderson wrote: I picked up a few of the VT52s today and they looked pretty good. A little yellow, no burns on screen, nice keyboards. I'll be picking up more later this

Re: VT52s, VT61s lots of DEC and DG keyboards- return trip through Maine, MA, NY, PA, OH, IN to IL

2015-10-13 Thread Rod Smallwood
I remember getting a laugh at one product training. I got asked to name a unique feature of the VT52. My answer "Built in toilet paper dispenser" On 13/10/2015 06:20, Nigel Williams wrote: Thanks Jos, Tony and Rod - you've neatly highlighted why I found the screen printer so curious and fascina

Re: VT52s, VT61s lots of DEC and DG keyboards- return trip through Maine, MA, NY, PA, OH, IN to IL

2015-10-13 Thread Rod Smallwood
Its called a Hellschreiber http:// www.nonstopsystems/radio/pdf-hell/hell-g5xb.pdf Regards Rod On 13/10/2015 06:20, Nigel Williams wrote: Thanks Jos, Tony and Rod - you've neatly highlighted why I found the screen printer so curious and fascinating, an oddball feature in the terminal world and

Re: VT52s, VT61s lots of DEC and DG keyboards- return trip through Maine, MA, NY, PA, OH, IN to IL

2015-10-13 Thread Rod Smallwood
OK here it is The paper is impregnated with potassium ferrocyanide. This gives a yellowish color. The paper is dampend to make it conductive. Passing a current through it turns it blue (at least in the reference I saw) I always thought it printed black. Rod Smallwood On 13/10/2015 17:20

Re: New logo: Vintage Computer Federation

2015-10-14 Thread Rod Smallwood
Where is the vintage computer! I cant see one Rod On 14/10/2015 08:11, Pontus Pihlgren wrote: I like it, especially the digital take on the laurel wreath. But as others have said, complex logos are not always a good choice. Especially not if you intend to use it in print or on clothing. Per

Re: New logo: Vintage Computer Federation

2015-10-14 Thread Rod Smallwood
Rod Smallwood On 14/10/2015 11:57, william degnan wrote: There are circumstantial / companion versions logo, stand by Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Oct 14, 2015 4:39 AM, "Rod Smallwood" wrote: Where is the vintage computer! I cant see one Rod On 14/10/201

Re: New logo: Vintage Computer Federation

2015-10-14 Thread Rod Smallwood
Sorry old chap just an example. I'm a old DEC guy. My biggest system is a VAX I think the 360 was back in the days when they rented every thing so not much was left behind Mind you I would not turn down a racks worth of AS400 On 14/10/2015 16:05, Jon Elson wrote: On 10/14/2015 09:15 AM

Re: New logo: Vintage Computer Federation

2015-10-14 Thread Rod Smallwood
I have in front of me my copy of the TTL databook for Design Engineers Its dated 1973. Its full of 74 series logic. Rod Smallwood On 14/10/2015 19:04, ben wrote: On 10/14/2015 8:15 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: OK so if we agree there are three classes computer Namely Micro,Mini, and Mainframe

Re: New logo: Vintage Computer Federation

2015-10-15 Thread Rod Smallwood
oiding AAA, smallarms fire and ground to air missiles demo". Aparrantly one guy said to the person sat next to him it's a pity you had your eyes closed when we flew under the high voltage wires. You missed going under the bridge on the other side Rod Smallwood On 15/10/2015 04:16, Jon El

Re: The Burroughs B5900 and E-Mode

2015-10-15 Thread Rod Smallwood
Yes execellent. Wire wrapped motherboard and only one in existance ! Sheesh what a risk. An order for 30 systems from Midland Bank for an unbuilt untested computer? Rod Smallwood I have seen reference to the mainframe market actually growing again. Is who is left in te game apart from IBM

Re: New logo: Vintage Computer Federation

2015-10-15 Thread Rod Smallwood
Did you work for DEC if so where/ On 15/10/2015 16:02, Paul Koning wrote: On Oct 15, 2015, at 8:27 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: ... DEC had a helicopter service. The pilots had nealy all been in Vietnam. I heard the following story at a sales meeting.: The helicopters would usually rise gently

Re: New logo: Vintage Computer Federation

2015-10-15 Thread Rod Smallwood
So the Eagles could phone home I guess On 15/10/2015 16:20, Eric Christopherson wrote: On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Paul Koning wrote: On Oct 15, 2015, at 8:27 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: ... DEC had a helicopter service. The pilots had nealy all been in Vietnam. I heard the following

Re: Motherboard (Was: The Burroughs B5900 and E-Mode

2015-10-15 Thread Rod Smallwood
I re-read the artical and backplane is what he called it. At least he called the wirewrap version that. I went back to my engineer days and tried to think what I would have called it. Bus board or main interconnect is all I can think of. Rod On 15/10/2015 18:18, Fred Cisin wrote: Wire wra

Re: New logo: Vintage Computer Federation

2015-10-15 Thread Rod Smallwood
With out going into detail and whilst working in Germany in 1969 I pulled a few Saturday night operator shifts for cash in hand on a big Nixdorf system. Just to help out a friend who did not like being there on her own. The Computer room was air conditioned and filtered down to microns. Being G

Re: Data General NOVA 4/C help

2015-10-17 Thread Rod Smallwood
Whilst I have no experience of DG systems I am familar with drives of that era. The red label is important. If you did not put the shipping locks in we must assume it travelled without. Thats not good. If the journey was not too bumpy then you may be ok. I have seen floppy drives with shipping

Re: DecServer 550 chassis

2015-10-19 Thread Rod Smallwood
Its a terminal concentrator. I have a load of those 8 and 16 line cards. They would have fanned out to via splitter cables to back /front panels with 9/25 way D connectors. They look in a bit of a sorry state. I would not apply power or plug into any other chassis. Rod On 19/10/2015 08:30,

Re: Data General NOVA 4/C help

2015-10-21 Thread Rod Smallwood
Well done Sir!! Knowing the terminal is OK is a real booster. Regards Rod On 20/10/2015 20:45, Henk Gooijen wrote: With thanks to Bruce, Jay and Rod, good news, although something has gone wrong first. Learned a few things! Long story ... As I did not see anything o

Re: VT100 and/or VT105 rescued from scrap

2015-10-21 Thread Rod Smallwood
VT 100's have one weak point. The monitor is a bought in part from Ball Bros. The Ball supplied drive board burns up a diode and cap. It will be obvious on inspection of the board. I have never been able to get a circuit diagram or I'd do a replacement board. Needless to say the DEC parts are

Re: VT100 and/or VT105 rescued from scrap

2015-10-21 Thread Rod Smallwood
Yes I think it is. Board is easy to check. It looks a totally different type of board ie cheap and nasty Rod On 10/21/2015 11:51 AM, william degnan wrote: On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 6:19 AM, Rod Smallwood < rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com> wrote: VT 100's have one weak point. The m

Front panels

2015-11-25 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys Ok our front panels are going into production. Meeting went well. We finally worked out how they did the matte layer on the front It appears to be a transparent or translucent white. Its ink base with no colour The effect is like a steamed up window or shower glass panel.

Re: Happy Thanksgiving

2015-11-26 Thread Rod Smallwood
Not me I make replacement front panels for PDP-8 and PDP-11 Rod On 26/11/2015 20:29, william degnan wrote: On Nov 26, 2015 4:47 AM, "rod" wrote: Hi Guys Happy Thanksgiving to all my US friends on the list. A nicer more helpful bunch of people I have yet to meet. It looks like

Re: A stored collection piece is a Schrodinger's cat

2015-11-29 Thread Rod Smallwood
SU guru will tell us how to fix it. Rod Smallwood It *is* a fiendishly complex looking thing. The failure mode this time is slightly different to last time though, I intend to see what happens if I give it a completely dummy load, to see if it really is anything to do with the machine or not, th

Re: papertape repair tape or kit wanted

2015-11-30 Thread Rod Smallwood
Back inthe early 70's one of my jobs was to repair and set up 4K core stores for ICT 4100 systems. The company I worked for were an off shoot of the big boat builders Camper & Nicholsons. It was an all paper tape system (no cards). There were two readers, two punches and two keyboardless golfb

Re: papertape repair tape or kit wanted

2015-11-30 Thread Rod Smallwood
was very nice and the factory was always very tidy. Their KSR using the LA36 print mechanics and fitted with a reader/punch was really smooth in operation. Now that would really be a find. Rod Smallwood On 30/11/2015 12:22, tony duell wrote: punches and two keyboardless golfball typewriters

TU-58

2015-12-02 Thread Rod Smallwood
Dear List While the silk screeners process the panels I have a couple of days for a little project I have a TU-58 and yes it had gooey drive wheels. Now it no longer has that problem but I have black and gooey fingers.!!! I know this issue has been addressed before. So I think

Re: TU-58

2015-12-02 Thread Rod Smallwood
Depot (here in the US), and then sanded it down to a reasonable O.D. size (IIRC). Worked great. I don't know that the diameter is absolutely critical - I think it has some kind of speed encoding. On 12/2/2015 6:40 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: Dear List While the silk screeners p

Re: TU-58

2015-12-02 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys Circumference and Diameter are linked by the constant Pi and therefore are an entity. Its a little more complex with a rubber wheel and its indented path. However as we are using closed loop control when the measured term equals the target term there you are. You can get into loop fil

Re: TU-58

2015-12-02 Thread Rod Smallwood
I say.. come on chaps.. this is not math 101. Any more suggestions for sources of a bit of rubber tube? Rod Smallwood On 02/12/2015 16:13, Tony wrote: Mathematically, circumference is PI times diameter or 3.14159. times the diameter. On 12/2/2015 11:06 AM, Fred Cisin wrote: On Wed, 2

Re: TU-58

2015-12-02 Thread Rod Smallwood
I'd rarther get a bit of tube for my TU58. Hint The key is to understand the nature of elasticity in particular the rate change with respect to time. On 02/12/2015 16:48, Paul Koning wrote: I'm sorry for stirring up this hornet's nest. I actually meant to ask a real question, and the way I p

Re: TU-58

2015-12-02 Thread Rod Smallwood
Sorry forgot to use feed back from the tape. Usually a timing track or a phase locked loop clock drived from the data stream. Don't worry On 02/12/2015 17:50, tony duell wrote: Circumference and Diameter are linked by the constant Pi and therefore are an entity. Its a little more complex wit

Re: TU-58

2015-12-02 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Well it certainly works for you Rik. I dont speak Dutch and its not clear exactly which of the products you refer to. The end of hub appears to have been turned on a lathe. So if you speak Dutch and have a nice big lathe in your shed you can fix your TU58 For us lesser mortals the searc

Re: TU-58

2015-12-03 Thread Rod Smallwood
the actual outer diameter is 0.625 inches. I calculate that as 15.9 mm Thanks ... Rod Smallwood On 03/12/2015 10:02, Rik Bos wrote: -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Namens Rod Smallwood Verzonden: woensdag 2 december 2015

TU-58

2015-12-04 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hello All Well I managed to find some suitable rubber tubing and glued it in place of the nasty black mess. So I put everything back and turned on. Lo and Behold LED on the board flashed once and stayed on. I had been told (Tony D I think) thats what its supposed to do. Anybody

Re: TU-58

2015-12-04 Thread Rod Smallwood
Yes thats right nothing soft inside the case. On 04/12/2015 15:28, Al Kossow wrote: On 12/4/15 6:40 AM, Pontus Pihlgren wrote: I seem to recall that the "roller" in the cartridge also turns to goo, might want to check that out also. Nope, it's hard plastic. They have been known to have cr

Re: Maximizing value selling a working 11/34

2015-12-08 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Noel Being in the UK the morality or otherwise is not for me to comment. I have an 11/34A awaiting restoration. So I would not have a vested interest in its market value. What I can't work out is why there's such an old system still in working order. 1. What the heck is

Panel Pics

2015-12-10 Thread Rod Smallwood
Calling All Panel Fans In my panel picture gallery I have the following: 8/e type A 8/e type B 8/e (galway) 8/e (maynard) 8/f (maynard) 8/f (galway) 8/m (maynard) 8/i (-"-) 8/l (-"-) 8/s (-"-) 11/20 11/35 11/40 11/45

Re: Panel Pics

2015-12-10 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Mike Er no but I ought to set something up I could put the drawings up as well. I did have a web site for the company I ran but I shut it all down on retirement. So lets see how rusty I am. We will need Static IP address Domain Name registration Dead end system Linux Distro Server - Apach

Re: Panel Pics

2015-12-10 Thread Rod Smallwood
Thanks Adrian I will check it out. Rod On 10/12/2015 10:05, Adrian Graham wrote: On 10 December 2015 at 09:53, Rod Smallwood wrote: Linux Distro Server - Apache? Do you know I think there was a version for VMS As an old computer guy I like to have my data where I can see it Compaq/HP

New Special Project

2015-12-10 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi All I am working on a new special project. I can't reveal what it is yet. But I can tell you the bell is finished in polished brass with electromechanical striker and the whistle has its own air supply. Rod If you understand this and you are not out to grass (retired) like me yo

Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-10 Thread Rod Smallwood
I'm not sure I understand what all this posting business is about. The application (Thunderbird) puts the text where it wants. In my case at the top. ie LIFO or latest first. It does the same with the list of messages Decmail did this from its inception as did the IBM, HP. etc mail systems. I

Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-10 Thread Rod Smallwood
Er nope it just refers to android R On 10/12/2015 12:28, Peter Coghlan wrote: I'm not sure I understand what all this posting business is about. The application (Thunderbird) puts the text where it wants. In my case at the top. ie LIFO or latest first. It does the same with the list of message

Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-10 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 10/12/2015 13:27, Peter Coghlan wrote: Er nope it just refers to android R He didn't include a signature in that message. Try looking at an earlier one. Here's another explaination. When someone receives this message, where are they supposed to start reading? They have to rummage throu

Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-10 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 10/12/2015 13:29, Dale H. Cook wrote: At 07:04 AM 12/10/2015, Rod Smallwood wrote: I can't understand what the fuss is about. What the fuss is mainly about is people who are too lazy to edit their quotes. Whether they top post or bottom post, if they properly edit their quote

Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-10 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 10/12/2015 14:17, Rod Smallwood wrote: On 10/12/2015 13:29, Dale H. Cook wrote: At 07:04 AM 12/10/2015, Rod Smallwood wrote: I can't understand what the fuss is about. What the fuss is mainly about is people who are too lazy to edit their quotes. Whether they top post or bottom

Re: Panel Pics

2015-12-10 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 10/12/2015 18:27, Jay West wrote: I'd be happy to host the site for you - gratis - on the classiccmp server. J Oh! Thats nice of you Jay. I had not considered doing it that way. I'd got as far as finding out you can get a tracker to keep a domain name linked to whatever your current e

Re: What did computers without screens do?

2015-12-15 Thread Rod Smallwood
re probably register displays. So right away you are into binary. Its the underlying foundation of all digital computers. Lamps and switches are all you need for binary and boy is binary useful!! Analog computers are interesting but you really need degree level maths to get the best out of them. Rod Smallwood

Re: WTB: PDP-11/03 front bezel

2015-12-17 Thread Rod Smallwood
inium. It must be diecast something or other. I also thought of maybe making a silicone mould and use casting resin. Rod Smallwood

Re: Anyone collect Fortune 32/16 systems?

2015-12-23 Thread Rod Smallwood
399704868 Hope Christmas brings everyone a lot of new toys. (as in old ones). Thanks jim I saw some still in use about 1987 or there abouts. Rod Smallwood

Re: Merry Christmas

2015-12-26 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 26/12/2015 04:10, Jerome H. Fine wrote: >Jay West wrote: Just wanted to say a very sincere Thank You to all the talented folks that hang out here and call this place home, and also to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas. Best, Jay West jw...@classiccmp.org It is a pleasure to wish yo

The KGB, the Computer, and Me

2015-12-28 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Anybody who has not seen this film (The KGB, the Computer, and Me) its worth a look. 1980's DEC systems everywhere, LSI terminals, HP kit, Tape drives in action and apart from the Mac no Windows anywhere. I think LBL must have bought one of everything. The story (true) is not bad either. I no

Re: The KGB, the Computer, and Me

2015-12-28 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 28/12/2015 10:06, jwsmobile wrote: On 12/28/2015 1:45 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: Hi Anybody who has not seen this film (The KGB, the Computer, and Me) its worth a look. 1980's DEC systems everywhere, LSI terminals, HP kit, Tape drives in action and apart from the Mac no Windows any

Re: The KGB, the Computer, and Me

2015-12-28 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 28/12/2015 15:43, et...@757.org wrote: Stoll has a bit of a wesite.. He's an astronomer just like he said. Also he also says stay at home dad. (Wife is lawyer I guess) Did anybody spot the visual reference to a well known rock star also a Phd astronomer. Stoll bought some sort of glasswar

Re: The KGB, the Computer, and Me

2015-12-28 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 28/12/2015 16:27, Fred Cisin wrote: On Mon, 28 Dec 2015, Rod Smallwood wrote: I love this guy! I bet he has a time travelling DeLorean in his garage At one point, he mentioned wanting to create a punched card driven webserver. For a while, he had a show on MSNBC. He wanted to shoot an

Re: 10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes

2015-12-29 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 30/12/2015 05:30, Christian Gauger-Cosgrove wrote: On 29 December 2015 at 20:15, Chuck Guzis wrote: It was particularly amusing that in the heart of Silicon Valley in the 1980s, Pacific Telephone still had many of its exchanges outfitted with crossbar switches--with your shiny new touch-to

Targeting Computers in X wing fighters.

2015-12-31 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Went to Starwars last night. Oh boy did they get it right this time!! Look and feel of the original 1977 version. Really good new actors. In a way it was like a retelling of history but in a completly new way. The bombing runs up the trench used the same sighting system as thirty odd ye

Re: [SPOILERS] Re: Targeting Computers in X wing fighters.

2015-12-31 Thread Rod Smallwood
p the movie for someone. On 12/31/2015 1:09 PM, Al Kossow wrote: On 12/31/15 3:10 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: Hi Went to Starwars last night. Thanks a lot. I should have known better than to open a message with that subject. Ooops! I'm in the UK and saw it at

Re: Experiences with a composite video mod for a Sinclair ZX81

2016-01-04 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 03/01/2016 18:32, Eric Christopherson wrote: On Sun, Jan 03, 2016, Adrian Graham wrote: On 03/01/2016 02:06, "Terry Stewart" wrote: It's interesting that none of my present TVs would tune properly to the RF of the ZX81 but they will with some of the other RF only computers like the Coco

Front Panel Update

2016-01-04 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys! I have just sent off an email to the silk screeners and will talk to them later. Like most of the UK they have been shut down from 18th December until to-day. When they shutdown they had put the black layer on the back of all of the panels and they were in the drier

Front panel update

2016-01-07 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys Just got back from the silk screeners. Panels everywhere!! Final layers (Amber and white ) going on. Customising insets for type A and B ready Front is now matt black as per requests. They are sourcing some ready made packaging and plastic cloth. Its that soft stuff you

Re: PDP-8 core memory for sale (_not_ from me)

2016-01-07 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 07/01/2016 14:03, Noel Chiappa wrote: So there's this item: http://www.ebay.com/itm/262217954449 I'm not an -8 person, so maybe there's some reason nobody's biting, but if not, I thought I'd point it out. Noel Core is quite delicate stuff. I'd want to see a good long printout o

Front panels Video clip

2016-01-08 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys I have a short video of part run boards awaiting their turn for the next layer. (probably a bit boring). One of the girls is in the picture (not boring) If you want I can attach it to an email. Its a .mov file. Email me off list for a copy. Rod

Correction - Front Panel Update

2016-01-08 Thread Rod Smallwood
Ooops! For boards read panels Rod

A long note about the panel pictures.

2016-01-08 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys! The big picture shows a fame with three masters on it. Oh yes you might say they put the panel in and print in three passes. Er no. having three different colour inks sloshing around in a frame at the same time might cause a few problems. From bottom up we have Terracotta, then amber an

Front Panel Update - Video on YouTube

2016-01-10 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys I think I now have the very short clip of front panel production at the silk screeners on YouTube Try https://youtu.be/8qi4cveAc3A (go to YouTube first) Rod

Re: USO (Unidentified System Unit)

2016-01-11 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 11/01/2016 17:33, Henk Gooijen wrote: I am pretty sure it is DEC made. Another manufacturer would surely > have sticked labeling from themselves on it ;-) Viewed from the rear > side (looking at the module handles), the right side panel has no id > labeling. The left side panel might have

Front Panels - Update

2016-01-12 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys I just had an email with some pictures of the panels in. The panels are great but the pictures not. Because you need lots of light to see what you are doing. They have several skylights and the light is all wrong for phone cameras They are adding the final details : A

Front Panels - Scan of finished item available

2016-01-14 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys PDP-8/e types A + B complete. Scan of finished item available. See what you are getting. Packaging due in next day or so. Rod

DECMate III +

2016-01-20 Thread Rod Smallwood
Does anybody have any experience with these. This one has the hard disk. You can hear it seek on startup. Setup works but it does not boot from the hard drive and just halts when presented with a system disk on a floppy. Rod

email problems

2016-01-27 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi If you have sent me an off list email in the last couple of days and have not got a response. - Apologies It seems I am loosing some but not all inbound email - ISP trying to fix it Rod Smallwood

Front Panels

2016-01-28 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys What a week! First I had to reject a batch of panels because some text was not centered right. Then whilst the matt black on the front gave a really nice finish I felt the resistance to abrasion could be better. So I've switched to a silk textured surface base material.

Front Panels Update

2016-02-15 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi I had an email in from the screeners this morning. She is getting there. I suppose I should not expect automation speeds from a skilled hand process. Twenty boards not all the same with five passes per board, flush out time and drying time with the need for spot on registration aint g

PDP8 front panel - Shipping.

2016-03-02 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys I have now seen the production batch of 8/e A and B. panels. They will ship next week after inspection and packing. 8/f and 8/m will be next up. If you have placed an order for any of the above please confirm your shipping address. When I switched to the textured fr

Front Panels - PDP8 and PDP 11

2016-03-02 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys Having got 8/e (A & B) plus 8/f and 8/m into production its time I made a few comments. The aim has always been to reproduce the original panels using the process DEC used all those years ago. Needless to say we had to go through the learning curve with only photograp

Re: PDP-8/e - Front panel switch reproductions and front panel PCB?

2016-03-02 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 02/03/2016 23:36, Glen Slick wrote: On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Vincent Slyngstad wrote: I naturally suggest mine, available at http://www.so-much-stuff.com/pdp8/cad/3d.php What, no DSSI bus ID plugs? :) In between my adventures in Panel Land I also looked at PDP-8 switches and othe

Re: Front Panels - PDP8 and PDP 11

2016-03-09 Thread Rod Smallwood
Thanks,, Our cam was fitted with a high grade Ziess lens that cost a fortune even then, Rod On 09/03/2016 18:03, couryho...@aol.com wrote: ""The cameras (they were huge) and the darkend rooms they worked in no longer exist."" These cameras you speak of were wonderful I rode a

Re: Front Panels - PDP8 and PDP 11

2016-03-09 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 09/03/2016 18:36, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: On 3/9/2016 1:03 PM, couryho...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 3/2/2016 3:32:48 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com writes: ... The only process deviations I have allowed myself are as follows: Rod, very interesti

Panels Update - Shipment Alert

2016-03-11 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys A shipment of PDP-8/e (A and B) panels went out to-day. Tracking numbers will be sent to customers on Monday Next up 8/f and 8/m. New orders for PDP-8/e (A and B) , 8/f and 8/m will be accepted when we have free stock. Rod Smallwood

Panels Update - Relese Notes 8/e (A and B)

2016-03-11 Thread Rod Smallwood
move through the correct angles You can now drill the hole to suit your spindle position Rod Smallwood

Re: A gold mine for anybody in Austin...

2016-03-12 Thread Rod Smallwood
after repeating the collectors mantra ' If it looks too good to be true it usually is' three times Go hitch up as many waggons as possible, head for the mine and clean it out. Rod Smallwood

Re: where I've landed

2016-03-13 Thread Rod Smallwood
With luck like that I think you shoud start doing the lottery~~ On 14/03/2016 05:43, CuriousMarc wrote: Awesome! Marc -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Ian S. King Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 6:08 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic

Front Panels - Update

2016-03-18 Thread Rod Smallwood
, any manufacturer may be possible. (Email me) Bespoke one off for major restorations - email me. Rod Smallwood (Panelman)

PDP-8 panels

2016-03-23 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hello Guys. To say I'm pleased with the comments on the batch just shipped would be an understatement. However you cant just rest on your laurels. _Batch now in production_ The next batch is already underway and the quantity increased to thirty, It will consist of 8/e (A an

Re: PDP-8 panels

2016-03-25 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Bill Thank you for the kind words. What you have is Version 3. Version 1 shipped in limited quantities. Version 2 never shipped because Chessie (My silk screen expert) and I did not like what happend when we put matt black on the front. I had to sit down and think about that one. I

Closeup needed

2016-03-26 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys Does anybody have an 8/i or 8/L?. I need a close up pic of the logo area to the top left of the panel. In particular the address text under the logo. The font looks like a made up one and I need to create it. Thanks Rod (Panelman) Smallwood

Re: Closeup needed

2016-03-26 Thread Rod Smallwood
Thanks there's a couple that are close enough and clear enough to make a start. Rod (Panelman) Smallwood On 26/03/2016 17:57, Bob Rosenbloom wrote: On 3/26/2016 10:53 AM, william degnan wrote: On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 12:40 PM, Rod Smallwood < rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com> wrote

Re: Closeup needed

2016-03-26 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Paul Yes that's very close if not spot on.. Rod (Panelman) Smallwood On 26/03/2016 17:58, Paul Koning wrote: On Mar 26, 2016, at 12:40 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote: Hi Guys Does anybody have an 8/i or 8/L?. I need a close up pic of the logo area to the top left o

Thanks

2016-03-26 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys Thank you to every one who responded to my request for font pics. I found the right one in short order. Regards Rod (Panelman) Smallwood

Re: PDP-8/E-F-M OEM price list on eBay

2016-03-27 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 27/03/2016 11:19, couryho...@aol.com wrote: Lyle would love a scan of it! Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 3/26/2016 9:59:18 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, lbick...@bickleywest.com writes: On Sat, 26 Mar 2016 12:50:02 -0400 (EDT) j...@mercury.lcs.mit.

PDP8-i front panel font.

2016-03-31 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys Does anybody know or can suggest what the font is on a pdp-8i? Rod (Panelman) Smallwood

Re: PDP8-i front panel font.

2016-03-31 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 31/03/2016 19:26, Adrian Stoness wrote: Making one? I gotta sit down do same one of these days for the busted up 8i I found in a field On Mar 31, 2016 12:44 PM, "Rod Smallwood" wrote: Hi Guys Does anybody know or can suggest what the font is on a pdp-8i? Rod

Re: DEC cartridge ID & ARTIFACS 440

2015-05-27 Thread Rod Smallwood
If you move the camera to the right there may be a part number on the label or the box it came in On 27/05/2015 22:38, Brent Hilpert wrote: Does anyone recognise these DEC cartridges?: http://www3.telus.net/~bhilpert/tmp/deccartridge.jpg Any details or knowledge of what systems they

PDP8/e front panels.

2015-06-06 Thread Rod Smallwood
have a few to sell and can do more if needed. Due to the custom production they will not be low cost ($95.00 + shipping from UK) If you are interested I'll send you a picture. My photo skills are not that good. Rod Smallwood

PDP-8/e front panels.

2015-06-06 Thread Rod Smallwood
CB ( If I can solve the problem of the Stackpole switches availability.) 8/e Microprocessor PCB addon to run an 8/e simulator with serial i/o to a terminal. Rod Smallwood

Re: PDP8/e front panels.

2015-06-07 Thread Rod Smallwood
un 6, 2015 at 10:13 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote: Hi All I have recently produced a number of high quality custom PDP8/e front panels. They are full size reproductions of the original. The production methods are exactly as used in circa 1971. They are not photographs. The front has the t

Re: PDP8/e front panels.

2015-06-07 Thread Rod Smallwood
...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Adrian Stoness Sent: 06 June 2015 14:39 To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: PDP8/e front panels. pic? On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 5:13 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: Hi All I have recently produced a number of high quality custom PDP8/e front

Re: PDP-8/e front panels.

2015-06-07 Thread Rod Smallwood
;s Long term a light weight resin bezel and maybe (very maybe) a lamp and switch panel + microprocessr to emulate a real 8. But only if the switch sourcing problem is solved. Rod Smallwood (Newbury England) On 07/06/2015 14:13, Noel Chiappa wrote: > From: Rod Smallwood > I have

Re: PDP-8/e front panels.

2015-06-07 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 08/06/2015 02:51, Mike Ross wrote: On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 1:13 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > From: Rod Smallwood > I have recently produced a number of high quality custom PDP8/e front > panels. They are full size reproductions of the original. The > produc

Front Panel Update

2015-06-08 Thread Rod Smallwood
the bezel. And after that a lamps and switches board when and if I solve the Stackpole switch levers issue. Please send in your orders so I can allocate production/shipping slots. Regards Rod Smallwood

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