On 01/16/2018 01:19 AM, Martin Meiner via cctech wrote:
Hello guys.
Hi,
I am a passionate collector of old computer hardware (PDP8’s) and
terminals from the very early 70ies.
To each his / her own.
It has always been my aim to be able to connect a modem or an acoustic
coupler directly to
On 01/16/2018 01:19 AM, Martin Meiner via cctech wrote:
Hello guys.
Hi,
I am a passionate collector of old computer hardware (PDP8’s) and
terminals from the very early 70ies.
To each his / her own.
It has always been my aim to be able to connect a modem or an acoustic
coupler directly to
On 02/01/2018 01:28 PM, Tapley, Mark via cctech wrote:
Is there a standard procedure for recovering lost passwords for these
systems, or for resetting passwords? I do have physical access to the
machine; it’s possible I can find an AIX install disk but it’s
*highly* desirable to preserve the
On 02/04/2018 02:42 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctech wrote:
The alphaserver 1000a I have has a storageworks array.
The disk carriers are green in color, I see storageworks disks for sale
on ebay that are blue. What is the difference? Are they interchangeable?
Is it possible (or even wise) to
On 1/21/19 5:08 PM, Jesse Dougherty via cctech wrote:
Cypress Technology, Inc.
I know that I've seen a number of for sale emails on cctalk, but I think
they were all from individuals. I don't recall seeing a business
blatantly advertise on cctalk.
I feel like such an advertisement is
On 1/25/19 10:35 AM, Jay West via cctech wrote:
We have to understand, as others pointed out, that if no one speaks up
for stuff at a price that can keep the parts houses in business then the
parts won't be around. By the same token, the parts houses have to know
we can't pay typical full
On 2/23/19 11:18 AM, Carl Claunch via cctech wrote:
In the early 1970s a socket to hold multiple DIP chips was being sold
under the brand name DipStik. Up to six chips were inserted in a trough
in the socket, a top screwed on with thumbscrews on the ends. It had
solder lugs on the top and
On 5/21/19 5:33 PM, Craig Ruff via cctech wrote:
The NCAR Wyoming Supercomputer Center has raised floors of about 20 feet.
Did the support posts go all the way down? Or was there some sort of
grid work that supported the raised floor above an open area that
contained the PDUs?
I ask
On 5/22/19 5:46 PM, Craig Ruff via cctech wrote:
It was moderately open below the floor, there are columns that
support the grid.
The raised floor at work has posts (I guess you could call them columns)
at the corner of every tile that run down to the floor. This is why I'm
asking if the
On 9/24/20 12:15 PM, Jules Richardson via cctech wrote:
the Linux kernel at least has depended on it for a very long time
Do you have any idea how far back one might need to go to get a kernel
that didn't depend on SCSI Inquiry?
I wonder if a retro computer with a really old kernel and a
On 9/23/20 12:51 PM, Michael Engel via cctech wrote:
Do you know if is there another OS which would make it easier to change
crucial SCSI parameters in the driver (config) or maybe a specialized
tool that could help me to image the disk?
Try booting off of a Linux live CD / DVD and seeing if
On 7/13/20 1:06 PM, Will Cooke via cctech wrote:
Does anyone have any suggestions as to where it should go for
safekeeping?
Some combination of Internet Archive, BitKeepers, and TUHS would be my
minimum recommendation.
As you say, it's small. It wouldn't be hard to hold on to.
--
Grant.
On 6/18/21 5:50 PM, Wayne S via cctech wrote:
We didn't really need Regis graphics so we never tested that out.
I'm not sure what the OP's use case is, but if they / you are wanting
ReGIS (or Sixel) graphics, XTerm supports (both of) them.
Incidentally, I have my XTerm configured to set
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