Parts source

2019-03-11 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
This may or may not be new or useful to anyone here, but I came across this website by accident today. They have a considerable selection of rather hard to find parts for old home computers, game consoles, and even arcade machines. Figured I would send along the link.

Epson PX8 disk emulator

2019-02-05 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
Hello all, I have built an emulator that uses an Arduino and SD card to provide four "floppy drives" for an Epson PX8.  It may also be usable with a PX4, but I have no way of trying it. If you would like to build one yourself, or just read about it, the details are here: 

Re: What do to with an Internet-connected PDP-11?

2019-04-28 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On April 28, 2019 at 11:24 AM Richard Cini via cctech > wrote: > > So, for playing around, what can I practically do with this? Is it even > possible to access any Web sites (unconventional browsing for sure; I’ve read > about telnetting to port 80)? I’m sure email is possible, as is

Re: 8048 Family Applications Handbook

2019-12-19 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On December 19, 2019 at 9:29 AM crufta cat via cctech > wrote: > > Intel has it on their history site for download. > I have it too but I am not giving it up. ;) I have the paper copy, but I'm trying to get an electronic copy. I can't seem to find the Intel download site. Do you have a

Re: soviet resistor identification help and maybe lamps?

2020-03-08 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On March 8, 2020 at 3:20 AM Adrian Stoness via cctech > wrote: > > not seeing anything els other then the 620hard to get any decent shots of > them with out a macro lens though > as for the lamps if i wanted to test them one at a time would i just givethem > 12V directly? or would it be

Small C ver 1.00 source?

2020-07-13 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
I'm trying to find source files for the very first, original, ver 1.00(?) small C compiler. I have the DDJ issue with the printed source (minus the assembly language runtime libs.) I have found all sorts of derivative works, but I haven't found files of the original version. My old eyes

Re: Small C ver 1.00 source?

2020-07-13 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On July 13, 2020 at 1:17 PM Chuck Guzis via cctech > wrote: > > On 7/13/20 10:07 AM, Will Cooke via cctech wrote: > > Unfortunately, no. That was one of the first places I looked. They have the > > 2.1 version from the Small C handbook (James Hendrix) and som

Re: Small C ver 1.00 source?

2020-07-13 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On July 13, 2020 at 1:30 PM Phil Budne wrote: > > I can't make ANY assertions about version or pedigree of the files(which came > to me in 1981 when I was using a PDP-10), but they APPEARto be from Ron Cain > himself, from SRI-KL (TOPS-20): > ftp://ftp.ultimate.com/pdp10/c80.tar.gz > Which

Re: Small C ver 1.00 source?

2020-07-13 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On July 13, 2020 at 2:13 PM Chuck Guzis via cctech > wrote: > > On 7/13/20 11:59 AM, Will Cooke via cctech wrote: > > Thanks. I found the one(s) on Simtel and they weren't the right ones. I > > "think" the 1.1 that is on there is for the IBM PC (8088) or m

Re: Small C ver 1.00 source?

2020-07-13 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On July 13, 2020 at 10:57 AM Chuck Guzis via cctech > wrote: > > On 7/13/20 5:22 AM, Will Cooke via cctech wrote:> I'm trying to find source > files for the very first, original, ver 1.00(?) small C compiler. I have the > DDJ issue with the printed source (minus

Re: A tool many of you may make find useful!

2020-06-28 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On June 28, 2020 at 3:29 PM Will Cooke via cctech > wrote: > > > On June 27, 2020 at 5:16 PM Richard Pope via cctech > > wrote: > > Dave,The file is empty.GOD Bless and Thanks,rich!On 6/27/2020 4:55 PM, Dave > > Dunfield via cctalk wrote:>I downloaded

Re: Intel/Altera Dev, Seeking Quartus II old versions

2021-02-20 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On 02/19/2021 4:49 PM Ethan O'Toole via cctech wrote: > > > https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/downloads/download-center.html > > If anyone has any install bundles below version 13 for Quartus II it > would be much appreciated. > > - Ethan I think I have at least ver

Re: Intel/Altera Dev, Seeking Quartus II old versions

2021-02-20 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On 02/20/2021 12:11 PM Al Kossow via cctech wrote: > Can you still get license keys for the older versions? I'm at work right now and not able to verify, but I think at some point they switched to a non-license "free" version that required no license key or perhaps a fixed license key.

Re: Intel/Altera Dev, Seeking Quartus II old versions

2021-02-21 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On 02/21/2021 9:23 AM Ethan O'Toole wrote: > > > > I think I have at least ver 12 for Linux. Of course it's pretty big. > > I can upload it to my web page for download if you like. Let me know. > > It will be at least tonight or tomorrow morning before I get a chance. > > Will > Awesome!

Re: Commodore vic 20 poweroff

2022-03-16 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On 03/16/2022 2:58 PM Fred Cisin via cctech wrote: > > > > On Wed, 16 Mar 2022, Diedrich, Bryce via cctech wrote: > > > Just got a Commodore Vic-20. What is the safest way to power it off when I > > > am done using it? > On Wed, 16 Mar 2022, geneb via cctech wrote: > > Turn it off. > Then

Re: Core memory

2022-04-03 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On 04/03/2022 8:34 AM Magnus Ringman via cctech wrote: > > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2022 at 10:26 PM Marc Howard via cctech < > cctech@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > We need to onshore Nixie production now! ;-) > > Gentle plug for https://www.daliborfarny.com/. I got excited by that until I saw

Re: Possibly going up to VCF, stuff I would like to sell/get to proper people pdp8/12/HP stuff

2022-04-11 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On 04/11/2022 7:43 AM Chris Zach via cctech wrote: > > > On 4/10/2022 6:05 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote: > > Totally unrelated event. > Ok. Does TCF still happen? > > > It appears so: https://tcf-nj.org/program/ About 3 weeks ago. Will

Re: Retro networking / WAN communities

2022-04-12 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On 04/12/2022 12:42 PM Wayne S via cctech wrote: > > > Thanks for the info about IMP. > But now i’d have to question IMP routers being around in 1970 since the > internet wasn’t around yet. > > The first response of "Interface" Message Processor is more correct. There was a LOT of

Re: TRS-80 Question

2022-04-12 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On 04/12/2022 2:11 PM Yeechang Lee via cctech wrote: > > > Eric Dittman says: > > There's a 2K hole in the Model I memory map above the ROM > Is this the hole that causes stock Model I to not run CP/M? > The ROM at address 0 is the bigger issue. CP/M requires RAM starting at address 0.

Re: Possibly going up to VCF, stuff I would like to sell/get to proper people pdp8/12/HP stuff

2022-04-11 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
2020: oops Here: https://tcf-nj.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/TCF2022-SCHEDULE-TALK-INFO-PIXs.pdf > On 04/11/2022 8:48 AM Will Cooke via cctech wrote: > > > > On 04/11/2022 7:43 AM Chris Zach via cctech wrote: > > > > > > On 4/10/2022 6:05 PM, Ethan Dic

RE: Comtec model P135-20/35 Paper Tape Punch

2022-04-30 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
> On 04/30/2022 2:09 PM amp1...@gmail.com wrote: > > > Hi Will, > > Is the punch you received capable of punching 8-level tape? While the PDF on > Surplus Sales of Nebraska's site says the unit can punch 5- to 8-level tape, > one of the photos on the site, >

Comtec model P135-20/35 Paper Tape Punch

2022-04-30 Thread Will Cooke via cctech
A month or two ago, someone mentioned this paper tape punch available from Surplus Sales of Nebraska. https://www.surplussales.com//Equipment/mil.html I think someone had a similar model and was looking for information. I ordered one on Tuesday or Wednesday and got it today. It came with