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Emulex SC03 disk capacity patch manual scanned

by Christopher Zach

Hi all! I noticed that while the Emulex SC03-B1 manual is on Bitsavers, the instructions for how to patch and use this board on a 22 bit Q Bus system are not. In the manual it says to "Write emulex". Fortunately I did 40 years ago and I have the "Emulex Disk Capacity Patches to DEC PDP-11 Operating Systems" manual which is now scanned and online at https://www.crystel.com/dec/sc03 Emulex document ID is PD9951002 Rev A, March 1983. Covers Rsx11M 3.2, 4.0, RSTS/E, and M+ versions at that time. Every page is scanned as a 300 DPI TIFF image, and there is a PDF version of the whole manual as well. Apparently they use the RH70 Unibus driver (which supports 22 bit without the unibus map) and then change a few bits to make it work on Q Bus. Enjoy and bitsavers owner please stick this in your archives as well. Chris

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Re: vintage computing web sites

by donald donaldwhittemore.com

In the early 70s I worked at a place that had 2 S360/40s. On the 23rd floor of a 45+ year old building. At least 8 tape drives, 2 control units for them, 2 full banks of 2314, 2 1403 printers and 2 2540 card machines. I would assume updated wiring would have to have been run up 23 floors. When I started there was 1 S360/30. Don’t know if the normal building wiring would need to be updated for that.

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Re: vintage computing web sites

by donald donaldwhittemore.com

I, for one, have fond memories of the S/360-20, 30 and 40. I ‘grew’ up running and programming those systems. FWIW, I have a punch card archive at www.ibmjunkman.com

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HP9100B CRT

by hupfadekroua

Hi all, Are there any suggestions for the replacement of a HP9100B CRT? Best Andreas

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Computer Data Systems "Versatile 2"

by Bill Degnan

Does anyone have, or has even seen, a Computer Data Systems "Versatile 2" s-100 computer from 1977? The company that produced it was from Newark, Delaware USA and I have been trying to track one down because I live nearby. Thanks Bill

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Seattle Area: The "Interim Computer Festival" is tomorrow ...

by Michael Brutman

We're still waiting for VCF PNW 2020, but while we wait ... https://sdf.org/icf/ (This is a much smaller event than any VCF. It's also quite fun because it's not overwhelming.) -Mike

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FSF

by Murray McCullough

The Free Software Foundation(FSF) is 40 this week. Central to the thesis of sharing software this organization has played and continues to play a seminal role. Though it's importance may be waning due to AI its reason to exist can't be overstated. Happy computing Murray 🙂

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