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by Cameron Kaiser

Way back when, I asked on the list about null modems for the DEC Pro which I planned to use for experiments with SLIP. PRO/VENIX doesn't have any network capability other than UUCP, and it doesn't seem like anything else supports the Ethernet CTI card other than P/OS (of course) and the unofficial 2.9BSD, but I like PRO/VENIX V2.0 better because it's a real System V. Anyway, here's a simple implementation with four clients (ping, DNS, NTP and command-reply TCP) which runs over the printer port at the standard 4800bps. That keeps the main serial port free as a second terminal and for Kermit. Getting it to work with both the PRO/VENIX Rev. 2.0 and V2.0 compilers (i.e., older-than-V7 and System V respectively) was interesting. Unfortunately Xhomer's serial port emulation isn't good enough for this yet; many dropped bytes. It works fine with my real DEC Pro 380. https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/04/lets-give-provenix-barely-adequate-pre.… https://github.com/classilla/bass -- ------------------------------------ personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckaiser(a)floodgap.com -- God made the integers; all else is the work of Man. -- Kronecker -----------

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VCF East 2025 Survey Results

by Jeffrey Brace

VCF East 2025 Survey results: https://www.surveymonkey.com/stories/SM-chUD9AoxbzNkIk230AwghQ_3D_3D/ Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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System Source Swap Meet April 26 & 27, 2025 (Hunt Valley, MD)

by Jeffrey Brace

More info here: https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fin…

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VCF East photo gallery

by William Sudbrink

Commodore Z has put up a very nice gallery of photos of VCF East 2025: https://www.commodorez.com/VCFEXX/index.html Bill S. -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com

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RK11-D register address assignment

by Jos Fries

The "RK11-D and RK11-E moving head disk drive controller manual" (EK-RK11D-MM-002) states in par. 2.5 (Installation Procedure) that the register and vector addresses of a RK11-D can be configured by "seven interrupt vector address jumpers and eight address selection jumpers of the M7257". The manual however doesn't state the address range that can be configured by these jumpers and refers to engineering drawing D-CS-M7257-0-1 for that information. I found these drawings in the RK11-D Engineering Drawings but cannot find information in them on the valid address ranges. Therefore my question: what is the address range a RK11 controller can be configured for?

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Looking for VAX/VMS v4.x Software

by Christian Gauger-Cosgrove

Greetings, Long story short, as the subject line says, I'm looking for some VAX/VMS v4 era software. I've been working on putting together a "turnkey" VMS v4.7 system — I've mentioned it over on the SIMH mailing list once or twice, and if anyone is on the ClassicCMP Discord server, Mainframe Enthusiasts Discord Server, or DEC Discord¹, you've likely seen me mention it multiple times — and I'm currently trying to copies of some of layered products. To the crux of the issue, does anyone here have — as an image, or media that they are are willing to image/have imaged — the installation media for the following software for VAX/VMS v4.x? • VAX NOTES • VAX P.S.I. • VAXset/DECset — specifically the Language Sensitive Editor • CGRAF and CIMI And just because I have a deep loathing for myself: • Eunice I'm also always open to any other software for VMS v4.x if anyone has any they want to share. Best regards, Christian ¹: "The Digital Equipment Corporation Fan Spot", as it's named properly. -- Christian M. Gauger-Cosgrove STCKON08DS0 Contact information available upon request.

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ThornEMI Datatech 9800 9-track tape drive

by Lothar Schröder

G'day, I have a ThornEMI Datatech 9800 9-track tape drive. Has anyone a user- or service-manual or a description how to load a tape? This drive can load the 7" 9-track tape reels and has an industrial interface with edge-connectors P1 and P2. Thanks in advance Lothar

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VCF West 2025, Exhibit Registration Open - August 1-2 - Computer History Museum

by Jeffrey Brace

VCF West 2025 Exhibit Registration Now Open!!! VCF West is August 1-2 at the Computer History Museum Register an exhibit here: https://forms.gle/vQj4PUJCidjFt9GF8

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Is the mailing list down?

by Tom Hunter

I have received no messages for a while. Is the list down? Thanks Tom

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classiccmp test mail

by P Gebhardt

Hi list, since I am not getting any emails from our classiccmp mailing list anymore since mid of March, I would like to send this test email and see if it arrives and gets back to me. Appologies for the noise created. Pierre ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.digitalheritage.de

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