Re: blog entry

2015-10-11 Thread COURYHOUSE
dunno did not see it Tony - - maybe file to large? send to me direct to check out thanks ed Sharpe archivist for smecc In a message dated 10/11/2015 6:13:45 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, tonyp...@gmail.com writes: Hello, 4 hours ago I posted an email concerning a huge amount of

Re: WTB: Compaq Portable 386

2015-10-11 Thread COURYHOUSE
the Compaq III is quite cool there was also an add on docking thingie too to go with it. IBM also made a ps2 sort of one with a plasma screen on it too that was a box that closed up on it self. used to be able to find these in thrift shops often but these days you seldom

Re: Old Tekky manual FTGH

2015-10-12 Thread COURYHOUSE
Hi Mouse - Yes we know that 545 scope and have one in storage to be refurbished If you can get it to we guarantee it will be loved and perch in the display with the display of the scope. Many Thanks in advance - Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.sme

Re: TV Typewriter Cover Unit location?

2015-10-13 Thread COURYHOUSE
unique keys? I am not sure of that Unless he lettered in CTL looked like weird Mohawk data sciences keys or something I have seen this type of keyboard before... or some other place in a scrap environment post 1799. Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC In a message

Re: Anyone have manuals for these peripherals?

2015-10-13 Thread COURYHOUSE
will add it to my list as I go though arrivals here Carl. thx--- Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 10/13/2015 2:42:55 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, carl.clau...@gartner.com writes: I have a Perkin Elmer VT disk drive (Vanguard I) which due to the

Re: New logo: Vintage Computer Federation

2015-10-13 Thread COURYHOUSE
Looks good Evan... Yea the ADM 3 a classic indeed! Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 10/13/2015 7:13:24 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, cct...@snarc.net writes: Cctalk'ers, Vintage Computer Federation -- the new 501(c)3 non-profit that now runs the MARCH

Re: Fair price and ways to find a teletype

2015-10-14 Thread couryhouse
Be patient. 75 dollar 33s still exist Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: "drlegendre ." Date: 10/14/2015 16:34 (GMT-07:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subject: Re: Fair price and ways to find a teletype

Re: Fair price and ways to find a teletype

2015-10-16 Thread COURYHOUSE
the red apple ref book had a 5 level running off game port or??? something as I rememberEd# In a message dated 10/15/2015 11:20:28 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, unclefal...@yahoo.ca writes: Thanks for this great explanation. So would anyone doing computing back in the early 70

Re: The Burroughs B5900 and E-Mode

2015-10-16 Thread COURYHOUSE
Amazing! I had not seen this - a great chronicle! It is important for all the folks to write up what they did... if they do not there will be no record... Ed# - _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 10/14/2015 6:34:04 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, lpro...@gmail.co

Re: Model 28 Teletype on ebay

2015-10-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
2 units one tape puncher thing the other table top ksr 28 other thing a Powersupply Ed Sharpe In a message dated 10/22/2015 5:57:22 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, unclefal...@yahoo.ca writes: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teletype-equipment-1-model-28-writer-1-reperforater- 1-50vdc-supply-

Re: The Internet & our hobby

2015-10-23 Thread COURYHOUSE
never heard of it -Ed# In a message dated 10/23/2015 10:08:44 A.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, paulkon...@comcast.net writes: How many people consider the Micral to be of that level of significance?

Re: The Internet & our hobby

2015-10-23 Thread COURYHOUSE
but! now that we have heard of it SMECC museum wants one! Ed# In a message dated 10/23/2015 10:43:50 A.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com writes: Nope never heard of it either Rod On 23/10/15 18:29, couryho...@aol.com wrote: > never heard of it - Ed

Re: Oddball question: really small terminals

2015-10-24 Thread COURYHOUSE
yes we have one line LED letter terminals used for Deaf and hard of Hearing. we will buy more of them too. do you have any of them? ASCII or BAUDOT either for our Deaf Telecom diaplay. Drop me a line offlist thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC In a message dated 10/24/2015 8:44:59

Re: Oddball question: really small terminals

2015-10-25 Thread COURYHOUSE
We used to used a TRS-80 model 100 as a terminal too. sometimes I would put a 50 ft cable on it and hook it to the hp2000 or the hp3000! Ed#

Re: Oddball question: really small terminals

2015-10-25 Thread COURYHOUSE
I wonder if - http://www.brielcomputers.com/wordpress/?cat=25 can be hacked to do Baudot at 60 wpm? Ed# In a message dated 10/25/2015 7:29:19 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, tmfdm...@gmail.com writes: These are the best bet I've seen for serial terminals so far: http://www.brielcompu

Re: AOL (Was: Substituting DSHD for DSDD disks (or DS2D

2015-10-25 Thread COURYHOUSE
AOL was a good model for general consumers. also remembermany people used AOL before the www was all the rage so... you stay with something you have alreay learned.and AOL was accessible anywhere in the world for the most part whereas podunk mom and pop ISPs had local

Re: Substituting DSHD for DSDD disks (or DS2D if you prefer)

2015-10-26 Thread COURYHOUSE
and the first hp-150 drive set, the hp-9121, was single sided double density SS/DD discs (270Kb). sure was glad when the 9122 came out! Always looking for more HP-150 stuff for our display... any one have a monarch butterfly advertising poster? Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.sm

Re: Quantum Link (Q-Link)

2015-10-26 Thread COURYHOUSE
so this show is closer to reality than I thought?? not knowing quantum link none of the other services seemed to fit... Ed# In a message dated 10/26/2015 7:54:38 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, et...@757.org writes: > Originally I thought it was basing it on Comnet or Compu

Re: Substituting DSHD for DSDD disks (or DS2D if you prefer)

2015-10-26 Thread COURYHOUSE
Chuck good to know we probably need some - I do not think we have any good clean ones new here... will check Ed# In a message dated 10/26/2015 9:50:44 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, ccl...@sydex.com writes: On 10/26/2015 01:04 AM, couryho...@aol.com wrote: > and the firs

Re: Up for Auction: Memory from the First Computer in Space

2015-10-28 Thread COURYHOUSE
didn't they keep craft intact for display etc? heh who stole the memory then!/ anything is FLOWN in space has a high value. we collect a bit of that but most is stupidly out of the price range. ed sharpe archivist for smecc In a message dated 10/28/2015 12:32:03 P.M. US M

Re: Honeywell "Teletype"

2015-10-29 Thread COURYHOUSE
it would only be reasonable if you needed it to compete a display that used that particular cased unit. adn you really had to have it... otherwise as a 33 it is vastly overpriced! Ed# In a message dated 10/29/2015 2:27:54 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, unclefal...@yahoo.ca writes: I

Re: Lurker no more...

2015-10-30 Thread COURYHOUSE
Welcome Corey! how did you get the upside down font in the email sig? Ed# In a message dated 10/30/2015 9:59:06 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, appleco...@optonline.net writes: Well I finally setup a separate email address so I can receive individual messages from cctalk ins

Re: Lurker no more...

2015-10-30 Thread COURYHOUSE
it is pretty neat!!! In a message dated 10/30/2015 1:36:30 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, appleco...@optonline.net writes: I honestly don't remember. I know Woz sent me instructions on how to do it, this was a few years ago. I've just been cutting and pasting the competed signature s

Re: youtube video of a runnning XDS Sigma mainframe with lots of nice periphe...

2015-11-02 Thread COURYHOUSE
Be good to see this all live again! \ Kudos to Allen and LCM! Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 11/2/2015 5:48:04 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, p.gebha...@ymail.com writes: All the HW and SW that >> was in running condition was rescued by the LCM i

Re: Has anyone hear of the Computer History Archives Project?

2015-11-07 Thread COURYHOUSE
Yes they are doing some good things! check out the video on the Librascope! Ed# In a message dated 10/20/2015 3:39:37 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, chr...@pobox.com writes: On Tuesday (10/20/2015 at 04:57PM -0500), Jay Jaeger wrote: > On 10/20/2015 1:35 PM, Christian Liendo wrote

Re: Rights vs Responsibilities (Was: To Al Kossow at bitsavers)

2015-11-15 Thread COURYHOUSE
yes, I was impressed too! In a message dated 11/15/2015 12:53:26 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, b...@update.uu.se writes: Upon reading all the discussion over the past three days, I am > extremely interested in the overall tone of the discourse. While > there has been rather passionate a

Re: Giving away collection of computers

2015-11-16 Thread COURYHOUSE
it cant! the ham can move and keep the old call so all bets for location are off! Ed# In a message dated 11/16/2015 9:23:06 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, kur...@visi.com writes: We did get a location and a good thread conversation. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 16, 2015, at 10

Re: Could someone make the list do the [cctalk] thing in the subject line?

2015-11-17 Thread couryhouse
Please add the cc. To subj line Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Fred Cisin Date: 11/17/2015 13:02 (GMT-07:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subject: Re: Could someone make the list do the [cctalk] thin

Re: Could someone make the list do the [cctalk] thing in the subject line?

2015-11-17 Thread COURYHOUSE
COMBINE THEM THEN JUST ADD TWO LETTERS AND A DASH AS THUS CC- In a message dated 11/17/2015 1:41:03 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, jw...@classiccmp.org writes: Ah, one of the top ten topics that keeps resurfacing periodically. I initially suggested adding the list name to the subject,

Re: Giving away collection of computers

2015-11-17 Thread COURYHOUSE
ED# IS KF7RWW AT SMECC In a message dated 11/17/2015 4:22:54 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, kylevo...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 2:30 PM, geneb wrote: > On Tue, 17 Nov 2015, Ian Finder wrote: > > Ian S. King wrote: "... -- K7PDP" >>> >> >> Show-off ;) >> >> I'll see th

Re: Could someone make the list do the [cctalk] thing in the subject line?

2015-11-17 Thread COURYHOUSE
DO NOT THINK I CAN MAKE THE AOL MAIL FILTER THAT WAY.. In a message dated 11/17/2015 6:06:50 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, woycies...@sbcglobal.net writes: On 11/17/2015 10:54 AM, et...@757.org wrote: > Hello, > > By any chance could someone configure the mailing list to add > [cct

Re: Could someone make the list do the [cctalk] thing in the subject line?

2015-11-17 Thread COURYHOUSE
not really even using other email programs I like having [Name] in start of subj. hey I am an old fart too over 60! Ed# In a message dated 11/17/2015 6:53:38 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, ci...@xenosoft.com writes: On Tue, 17 Nov 2015, couryho...@aol.com wrote: > DO NOT THINK I C

Re: Could someone make the list do the thing in the subject line?

2015-11-18 Thread COURYHOUSE
nope! think my first email program ran on windows 3.1 and... if I start in caps I finish in caps (tired old arthritic hands) Ed# In a message dated 11/18/2015 2:33:45 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, c...@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de writes: On Tue, 17 Nov 2015, couryho...@aol.co

Re: Could someone make the list do the thing in the subject line?

2015-11-18 Thread COURYHOUSE
good point Ethan that is one of the main reasons as if it has a list designator I would defiantly look at it then.Ed# Tue, 17 Nov 2015, et...@757.org wrote: > By any chance could someone configure the mailing list to add or [cc] or > [cct] into the beginning of the subject line? N

Re: Could someone make the list do the thing in the subject line?

2015-11-18 Thread COURYHOUSE
OR UC ONLY BEEHIVE TERMINAL! NOTHING LIKE 'RIDIN THE 'HIVE AT MIDNITE! In a message dated 11/18/2015 4:24:14 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, a...@p850ug1.demon.co.uk writes: > > COMBINE THEM THEN JUST ADD TWO LETTERS AND A DASH AS THUS > > CC- > > SOMEONE SUGGESTING THIS AND USING CAPI

Re: Query for dec teleprinter roms

2015-11-20 Thread COURYHOUSE
Just a hit . . scanning/printing without having to go to kinkos etc to any of you needing something that will print--- nice photos print 11 x 17 scan a tad larger than 11 x 17 fax reasonable price free OCR software built in duplex printing has a bin sheet feeder too for doc size

Re: A Selectric printer...

2015-11-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
list of groups please!?! neat! Ed# In a message dated 11/22/2015 9:05:14 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, dave.g4...@gmail.com writes: There are a couple of Yahoo groups for Selectric Typewriters and some have the docs for the IO selectrics. On Nov 22, 2015 6:51 PM, "Mike Ross" wr

[cctalk] - Flash (or ide) storage for HP-2000?

2015-11-24 Thread COURYHOUSE
Jay an idea who's time has come? Has anyone looked into this~? Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)

Wanted EXTEL Printers and con systems manusl etc anything related.

2015-11-26 Thread COURYHOUSE
Wanted EXTEL Printers and con systems manual etc anything related. drop me a message off list with EXTEL in the subj line. Many Thanks Ed#

[cc-talk] HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

2015-11-26 Thread COURYHOUSE
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! Have a great day and fun and food! >From the SMECC Folk! _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)

Re: Flash (or ide) storage for HP-2000?

2015-11-26 Thread COURYHOUSE
ok pretty interesting but no driver for access-2000unfortunately ! In a message dated 11/26/2015 9:08:52 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, glen.sl...@gmail.com writes: Some people have built their own. Some information here. http://newton.freehostia.com/hp/

Re: Flash (or ide) storage for HP-2000?

2015-11-27 Thread COURYHOUSE
not me write it.. have not coded in years... now like my car I want to just turn the key and make it go. Ed# In a message dated 11/27/2015 9:19:51 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, jw...@classiccmp.org writes: Ed wrote ok pretty interesting but no driver for access-200

Re: PDP 8 Timesharing

2015-11-30 Thread COURYHOUSE
when I was young in the computer biz wanted to build a timeshare 8 system.. however ended up going down the HP route instead for the rest of my career . There was also something called TSS-8 as I remember. Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 11/30/2015

Re: PDP 8 Timesharing

2015-11-30 Thread COURYHOUSE
somewhere i have an edu system book. HA! yea the fixed head drives made better swapping media! for tss 8 as core was small in those days! In a message dated 11/30/2015 12:03:12 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, ri...@bensene.com writes: Ed wrote: > when I was young in the computer

Re: PDP 8 Timesharing

2015-11-30 Thread COURYHOUSE
Jay - yes I know and for hardware sales too. as I sold and troubleshot what I used and needed all the time in house so it was a perfect match. eventually the only DEC stuff that was there was in museum displays in the other suite the museum occupied. Ed# In a message d

I need to bring up a 11/20 shall I use a variac!?

2015-12-05 Thread COURYHOUSE
I need to bring up a 11/20 shall I use a variac!? added core where can I find if I decide to add to it? ed sharpe _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)

Re: I need to bring up a 11/20 shall I use a variac!?

2015-12-05 Thread COURYHOUSE
I need to bring up a 11/20 shall I use a variac!? added core where can I find if I decide to add to it? ed sharpe _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org/) (resent with address corrections)

Re: Maximizing value selling a working 11/34

2015-12-08 Thread COURYHOUSE
bah! sacrilege! In a message dated 12/8/2015 8:30:58 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, b...@update.uu.se writes: sell the feet separately from the H960, etc) is >>> the way to get the most money,

Re: Maximizing value selling a working 11/34

2015-12-08 Thread COURYHOUSE
I seriously doubt the splitting of the H960 from its feet or not will influence the outcome of a job position. In a message dated 12/8/2015 12:24:16 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, hp-...@xs4all.nl writes: Hmm, -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: "Noel Chiappa" Verzonden:

Re: Maximizing value selling a working 11/34

2015-12-08 Thread COURYHOUSE
Bingo. In a message dated 12/8/2015 12:29:13 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, hp-...@xs4all.nl writes: Mmm, of your business depends on the value of a vintage computer. You should ask yourself if your business can survive anyway. -Rik -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: "Noel Chiap

Re: Maximizing value selling a working 11/34

2015-12-08 Thread COURYHOUSE
yea but I doubt a pair of H960 feet would be a make or break for her... just 'sayin In a message dated 12/8/2015 12:37:21 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, wdonze...@gmail.com writes: > Mmm, of your business depends on the value of a vintage computer. You should ask your

Inside The Machine: Hewlett Packard Labs mission to remake computing Hewlett Pac

2015-12-08 Thread COURYHOUSE
Inside The Machine: Hewlett Packard Labs mission to remake computing Hewlett Packard Labs reveals the progress it's making in its attempt to reinvent computing for the era of big data. READ ON http://www.techrepublic.com/article/inside-the-machine-hewlett-packard-labs- mission-to-re

Re: List vs. community size

2015-12-08 Thread COURYHOUSE
mine are old enough to be bitchen! Ed# In a message dated 12/8/2015 3:33:34 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, silent...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote: > On 12/08/2015 02:23 PM, William Donzelli wrote: >> >> Yes, keep the kewl machines elsewhere. Our

Re: Anyone interested in old (PDP-8 driven) Radio Automation hardware?

2015-12-08 Thread COURYHOUSE
since we collect broadcast gear for radio and TV we would like to buy this depending on where it is located. are there any tapes too??? we are VERY INTERESTED!! thanks ed sharpe archivist for smecc. In a message dated 12/8/2015 9:54:10 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, thrashb...@kapu

Re: Anyone interested in old (PDP-8 driven) Radio Automation hardware?

2015-12-08 Thread COURYHOUSE
YES!!DOES IT STILL HAVE THE DIABLO DISC HARD DRIVE TOO!>!>?opps caps ok yes one of the phx stations had one of these and it had the 8 and the diablo hard drive PRICEed sharpe In a message dated 12/8/2015 8:56:51 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, dersc

Re: Anyone interested in old (PDP-8 driven) Radio Automation hardware?

2015-12-09 Thread COURYHOUSE
our phx station had an 8E with one backplane in it and a single diablo hard drive. would be great to buy one of these for the museum . Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 12/9/2015 7:19:06 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, radiot...@juno.com writes: At 11:

Re: Best 200 buck I have ever spent!!! Deal of a lifetime!!!

2015-12-09 Thread COURYHOUSE
many high paid cios started with a vic 20 or a c 64! everyone has their treasured first Ed# In a message dated 12/9/2015 11:34:32 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, mhs.st...@gmail.com writes: Surprised to see so much interest in C64s on a 'serious' list... m

Re: 11/73 into 11/03 chassis?

2015-12-10 Thread COURYHOUSE
wasn't there a diff. in the buss for the 11/73 proc card? and the 11/03 card? something slight as my foggy brain Ed#

Re: Display-less computing

2015-12-13 Thread COURYHOUSE
Does an example of the IBM/ TV/SET terminal exist out there? Manual? Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)

Re: Accessible Computing (Was "Re: Display-less computing")

2015-12-13 Thread COURYHOUSE
we have a portable braille terminal in the museum's accessibility collection . we also have a vast ( and always looking for more) of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing teletype machines and couplers. Ed@ _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)

Re: IBM PS/2 Model 70 HARD DRIVE NEEDED

2015-12-17 Thread COURYHOUSE
did all mod 70s have SCSI drives? Ed# In a message dated 12/17/2015 10:54:50 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, mok...@gmail.com writes: I never saw this post, but did end up with a 30MB. I will take another if available though. On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Daniel Snyder wrote: > S

Re: IBM PS/2 Model 70 HARD DRIVE NEEDED

2015-12-17 Thread COURYHOUSE
OK Yea they were odd inside we have tower here.. think it is a 70 and a 17" or 19 inch MONSTER ibm monitor ( alas B/W). Years and Years ago someone dumped a bunch at a thrift shop.. lots of them! neat here I wish I had kept more of them... I kept the tower and let the desk tops

Re: IBM PS/2 Model 70 HARD DRIVE NEEDED

2015-12-18 Thread COURYHOUSE
ok we have this In the PS/2 days there where suitcase size machines with plasma displays but they only had a single diskette drive that folded out of the front, we also have the dual disc laptop 1st thing IBM made with lcd then we also have a one that is like a suitcase compaq p

Re: XY11 Manual, Anyone?

2015-12-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
I had the large ibm calcomp plotter if big wide one we have the same ... it is in the hp display case at smecc museum there was a fortran graphics text book we had adn I had gotten with a HP 3000 and it had a interface board ( parallel interface?? too many years) I made it

Re: XY11 Manual, Anyone?

2015-12-23 Thread COURYHOUSE
it appears the pen kit for our plotter got listed before we had it glassed in living the glassed in display a areas if anyone has a calcomp box with the solenoid and pens that is extra to their needs please let us know many thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for smecc _www

Re: XY11 Manual, Anyone?

2015-12-23 Thread COURYHOUSE
yes I can... it got LIFTED! Ripped Off! Stolen! Bummer eh? In a message dated 12/23/2015 9:43:59 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, ci...@xenosoft.com writes: On Wed, 23 Dec 2015, couryho...@aol.com wrote: > it appears the pen kit for our plotter got listedbefore we ha

Re: XY11 Manual, Anyone?

2015-12-23 Thread COURYHOUSE
resending with corrections! it appears the pen kit for our plotter got LIFTED (aka stolen, ripped off... etc... bummer..) before we had it glassed in living the glassed in display a areas if anyone has a calcomp box with the solenoid and pens that is extra to t

Re: Merry Christmas

2015-12-24 Thread COURYHOUSE
Yes and a Marry Christmas to you and yoursJay! Ed# In a message dated 12/24/2015 7:15:45 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, jw...@classiccmp.org writes: 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

Re: Old VCF East/West videos are going online

2015-12-28 Thread COURYHOUSE
Did they ever get the plaque dedication video finished Evan? Ed# In a message dated 12/27/2015 10:45:51 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, cct...@snarc.net writes: Good news! A bunch of old VCF East/West videos are going onto YouTube, thanks to ANTIC / Atari Podcast's Kevin Savetz stepping

Re: Old VCF East/West videos are going online

2015-12-28 Thread COURYHOUSE
or who ever was supposed to get it done! Ed# In a message dated 12/28/2015 10:32:51 A.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, cct...@snarc.net writes: > Did they ever get the plaque dedication video finished Evan? > Ed# They?

Re: Old VCF East/West videos are going online

2015-12-28 Thread COURYHOUSE
is this Evan? if In a message dated 12/28/2015 11:33:10 A.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, cct...@snarc.net writes: > or who ever was supposed to get it done! > Ed# I don't know what "plaque dedication" you're talking about. Email me privately / off-list.

Re: Canvas Print of part of a PDP-1

2015-12-28 Thread COURYHOUSE
looks good Todd! wall art is good to have! Ed# In a message dated 12/28/2015 10:54:47 A.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, t...@bonedaddy.net writes: For what it's worth, I bought myself a Christmas present of: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151918395795 Which is a print of a PDP-1 system (well,

Re: 10 forgotten wonders of 1980s homes

2015-12-29 Thread COURYHOUSE
Interesting just brought the old magnavox ghetto blaster I had in the computer room at computer exchange inc... put 4 cells and a jumper to start it in half voltage for a while it lives! went to all 8 batteries... it peels plaster off the walls! but wait i go to the oldies station and

Re: Building a PC - then & now

2016-01-13 Thread COURYHOUSE
I think the Pilot brand TV at the museum may be continuous and yes has chan 1 Ed! In a message dated 1/13/2016 5:54:46 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, ccl...@sydex.com writes: On 01/13/2016 03:27 PM, William Donzelli wrote: > In the old days, the shitty kit TVs would have continuou

Re: Oddball floppies for trade - 8", HS (outer edge), weird cutout

2016-01-16 Thread COURYHOUSE
first time I have seen such a thing... Ed# In a message dated 1/16/2016 6:46:54 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, michael.99.thomp...@gmail.com writes: >From: Jay West jwest at classiccmp.org > >I have two "flippy organizers" (that's around 20 floppies each) full of >these oddball floppies

Re: Restoring Old Paper Tape

2016-01-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
on moldy paper and other items generally we will bag it and tag it to isolate it from everything else... check part # or document name ( in the case of printed material) against what already exists. if it exists then the moldy nasty stuff is scrap. If it is something

Re: HP 700lx

2016-01-24 Thread COURYHOUSE
and after ben gets his we would buy one for SMECC also... see _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) I have an omni whatever that looks like the computer part of this but never saw it with a phone on top! here is a video I found of this thing on the net... https://www.youtube

Re: PDP-8 chase the lights

2016-02-02 Thread COURYHOUSE
THAT IS WHAT WE USED TO CALL THE CYLON EYE PROGRAM! eD# _WWW.SMECC.ORG_ (http://www.SMECC.ORG) In a message dated 2/2/2016 1:27:02 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, cct...@snarc.net writes: Our group here in NJ + surroundings now has monthly-ish repair workshops (vs. a few times p

Re: Tymnet Node processor

2016-02-02 Thread COURYHOUSE
McDonnell Douglas dec 10 SPACELAB list? In a message dated 2/2/2016 10:47:44 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, j...@jwsss.com writes: I was talking to a former co-worker who worked for McDonnell Douglas Network Systems Company who owned Tymshare at one point, and he had a picture of

Re: Can Windows 98SE run on an Intel I7 with SATA hard drives?

2016-02-04 Thread COURYHOUSE
just for grins I took on of the SMECC e-machines out of back room and fired it up... yea Win 98 SE running just great! last time I used this particular old office system was '07! heh it has a 4 gig hardrive Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a messag

Tired of EVERYTHING with a gear being called STEAMPUNK? Yikes I am...

2016-02-07 Thread COURYHOUSE
Tired of EVERYTHING with a gear being called STEAMPUNK? Yikes I am... This fun and creative video pretty much sums things up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFCuE5rHbPA Enjoy - Ed#

Re: Tired of EVERYTHING with a gear being called STEAMPUNK? Yikes I am...

2016-02-07 Thread COURYHOUSE
I am very envious of the animators skills on those singing people in the still portraits.. Heh is there any easy way to do this? Ed# In a message dated 2/7/2016 1:13:03 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, p...@dunnington.plus.com writes: On 07/02/2016 17:50, couryho...@aol.com wrote:

Re: 11/73 into 11/03 chassis?

2016-02-09 Thread COURYHOUSE
I have an 11/73 card in one of my video editing systems... does this mean I can give my H-11 more balls? In a message dated 2/9/2016 11:36:30 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, jacob.rito...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 11:27 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > > > I'm not absolutel

Re: Good memory board for Heath H-11?

2016-02-09 Thread COURYHOUSE
I have not opened up ours yet but I always assumed they were all DEC boards. Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 2/9/2016 7:36:05 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, glen.sl...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 6:08 PM, Richard Cini wrote: > All — > > I p

Re: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-19 Thread COURYHOUSE
Problem with scanning those handbooks - it is a destructive process mashing them in a flat bed. Maybe using one of the hold the book and photo the pages works well? or find one that is blown apart already... Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a messag

Re: Non-binding-breaking Book scanners (Was: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-19 Thread COURYHOUSE
...And when you look at the site you will see guy in dust mask. when scanning fungus ridden or moldy material a must although I prefer a class A respirator. We have an offsite storage we call the tombs and it smells like one... but it is for martial that is biohazzard challenged

Re: Non-binding-breaking Book scanners (Was: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-19 Thread COURYHOUSE
well... the trick is to have book partially open not cracked and to have 2 cameras for fast production copy and uniform size on the size as cameras are fixed clear material flattens pages sure if just a page or so a camera even hand held works... but if you are humpi

Re: got it. RE: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-20 Thread COURYHOUSE
Rich and Jay this middle book in this url is the one we have here at museum the thin one Jay is sending you we have never owned. Is it uncommon or??Yes by all means photo/scan the thing! https://www.flickr.com/photos/131070638@N02/25092973706/in/photostream/ the 11/40 s

PDP-11/20 vd one that just says pdp 11 what are the date differences?? OEM?

2016-02-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
PDP-11/20 vd one that just says pdp 11 what are the date differences?? OEM? was one version for customer and one for OEM? THANKS IN ADVANCE Ed#

Re: PDP-11/20 vd one that just says pdp 11 what are the date differences?? OEM?

2016-02-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
Ok then it definitely defines the date then of a unit. eons ago when I first had started compute exchange in Phx we had one that just said pdp -11 as I remember it came from Sandia Labs. Currently we have a 11/20 Ed# smecc.org In a message dated 2/22/2016 1:12:16

Re: PDP-11/20 vd one that just says pdp 11 what are the date differences?? OEM?

2016-02-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
what was the break point as far as manufacture dates between the 2? Ed# In a message dated 2/22/2016 1:25:31 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, pbir...@gmail.com writes: Which has always struck me as a bit odd, since the PDP-11 family was designed to be just that, a family. So you'd think

Re: PDP-11/20 vd one that just says pdp 11 what are the date differences?? OEM?

2016-02-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
or maybe initially they figured to use letters after the 11 example pdp-11/a pdp-11/E then once out decided to usenumbers as a dub designator Ed#

Re: PDP-11/20 vd one that just says pdp 11 what are the date differences?? OEM?

2016-02-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
In a message dated 2/22/2016 5:07:40 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, billdeg...@gmail.com writes: On Feb 22, 2016 4:39 AM, "Paul Birkel" wrote: > > Agreed; I neglected to mention that mine also is marked in that manner! > Seems like DEC had ramped up to about 15-20 machines/day by mid-Se

Re: PDP-11/20 vd one that just says pdp 11 what are the date differences?? OEM?

2016-02-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
In a message dated 2/22/2016 5:14:40 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, pon...@update.uu.se writes: On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 07:07:35AM -0500, william degnan wrote: > > I have an original 1969 PDP 11 brochure. In it there are two PDP 11 model > configurations to choose from; the 10 and the 2

Re: PDP-11/20 vd one that just says pdp 11 what are the date differences?? OEM?

2016-02-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
In a message dated 2/22/2016 5:16:27 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, billdeg...@gmail.com writes: On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 7:14 AM, Pontus Pihlgren wrote: > On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 07:07:35AM -0500, william degnan wrote: > > > > I have an original 1969 PDP 11 brochure. In it there are tw

Re: PDP-11/20 vd one that just says pdp 11 what are the date differences?? OEM?

2016-02-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
In a message dated 2/22/2016 5:21:06 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, pon...@update.uu.se writes: On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 07:16:24AM -0500, william degnan wrote: > > Here is the doc in question. Note is says 11/10 and 11/20 > > http://vintagecomputer.net/digital/PDP11-20/PDP11_Price-List_1

Re: PDP-11/20 vd one that just says pdp 11 what are the date differences?? OEM?

2016-02-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
In a message dated 2/22/2016 6:33:13 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, billdeg...@gmail.com writes: > > > > The PDP-11/10 was the second processor made in the _PDP-11_ > (http://gunkies.org/wiki/PDP-11) series. > The PDP-11/05 CPU was identical to the PDP-11/10 (KA11-B). The only > differe

Re: PDP-11/20 vd one that just says pdp 11 what are the date differences?? OEM?

2016-02-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
In a message dated 2/22/2016 11:50:15 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, ci...@xenosoft.com writes: On Mon, 22 Feb 2016, Paul Birkel wrote: > I wonder how long it took them to "figure it out"? I seems that the > family-plan dates to April 1969. When everybody realized and accepted that there

Re: PDP-11/20 vd one that just says pdp 11 what are the date differences?? OEM?

2016-02-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
Then there is this information. PDP-11/15 (http://gunkies.org/wiki/PDP-11/15#column-one) (http://gunkies.org/wiki/PDP-11/15#searchInput) This is the OEM version of the _PDP-11/20_ (http://gunkies.org/wiki/PDP-11/20) .

Re: The AT&T 3B2 is still proprietary

2016-02-22 Thread COURYHOUSE
how does the mac 8 bell computer I have tie in with ess? thx Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 2/22/2016 1:04:54 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, li...@loomcom.com writes: Here's an interesting tid-bit. I just got off the phone with the AT&T corporat

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