There's finally an early release of "tumble", my GPL'd
TIFF/JPEG to PDF converter:
http://tumble.brouhaha.com/
There's a lot of work yet to be done, but enough of the
basic functionality is there that it is useful for simple
things.
Two few examples of DEC Field Maintenance Print Sets for the
VT52 and VT78 are available[*] at
http://www.brouhaha.com/~eric/retrocomputing/dec/doc/mp/
These files show the use of Tumble to produce PDF files from
scanned images and create PDF bookmarks (aka outline) using a
control file. The control file syntax is not yet documented,
as it is undergoing change, but that provides an idea of what
it can do.
Eric
[*] temporarily - they'll soon appear in a more appropriate
place
There's finally an early release of "tumble", my GPL'd
TIFF/JPEG to PDF converter:
http://tumble.brouhaha.com/
There's a lot of work yet to be done, but enough of the
basic functionality is there that it is useful for simple
things.
Two few examples of DEC Field Maintenance Print Sets for the
VT52 and VT78 are available[*] at
http://www.brouhaha.com/~eric/retrocomputing/dec/doc/mp/
These files show the use of Tumble to produce PDF files from
scanned images and create PDF bookmarks (aka outline) using a
control file. The control file syntax is not yet documented,
as it is undergoing change, but that provides an idea of what
it can do.
Eric
[*] temporarily - they'll soon appear in a more appropriate
place
Hi,
thanks to Sridhar's kind encouragement, I turned on my new DEC 7000.
I just used my special VAX6000 receptacle (that puts 220 V 2 phases
on a 3-phase receptacle in just the right way for the VAX6000 to
work.) I had to change the plug from a 30A to a 20A plug which was
straight forward (almost same shape and dimensions). Plugged it in
and turned it on and it would right work.
I come to like this machine. A bit bulky, very modern looking.
That blower fan is very impressive and it's humming very cool. Not
so squeeky as the VAX6000 and not so blarringly loud as the
11/780. As usual, I had a bit of wobbling to do on the XMI bus to
get all cards tested fine and that works now. This one has two
StorageWorks boxes in its rack and the KZMSA cards. I loaded it
with disks etc and attempted to boot from them.
Turns out that this machine once ran under OSF/1 as all the disk
had OSF/1 bootblocks on them. But unfortunately none of the disks
I had left were actually bootable (missing osf_boot or causing
some panic. So, my question is, where can I get a UNIX system
for this machine? Are there any copies of OSF (bootables) around?
How about DEC-UNIX? NetBSD/Alpha (or FreeBSD for that matter)
won't run until we have fixed lack of an XMI bus driver. Are
there any port-alpha people who are working on this XMI issue? (On
the port-vax side it depends mainly on Ragge and the very few folks
with VAX6000s to do that.)
I tried the KZMSA board out in the VAX6000 just to see if this
really doesn't work. Indeed the card was not detected right
(shows up with ?????? in the SHOW CONFIGURATION). Is there
really nothing one could do to get that to work on VAX6000? Would
it work in a VAX7000?
thanks,
-Gunther
> so I sorted through my last weekend's bait, hooked up my new HSZ40
> (with 50 GB in 4 StorageWorks boxes plus all sorts of tape drives,
> TSZ07, TLZ07, TZ68, and ~88) to my PC for FreeBSD. It's so much
> fun to read a 9-track reel from a FreeBSD PC (just too bad it doesn't
> have a transparent top cover to show off the reels).
>
> I have bulk-erased a bunch of TK50 tapes in the hopes that they
> would work as DLT III and IV tapes as well, but these drives
> still went into write-protect mode. Does anyone here know details
> about the DLT media? I mean it is a well-known fact (and I proved
> it to myself many times) that CompacTape I works just fine as
> CompacTape II. So why not as III and IV? Is it really the tape
> or might it be some notches on the cassette that are used to
> code the kind of tape?
>
> The problem is I didn't get any tape media for my nice DLT tape drives
> and this stuff is so darn expensive if bought new. Any ideas?
I really hope you didn't wreck that TZ86 and TZ88, thankfully these are the
DEC drives and I think they might be more forgiving than something like a
DLT2000 or DLT4000 drive. IIRC, the TZ86 is capable of reading TK50 and
TK70 tapes. There is a drastic difference between TK50/70 and DLT III & IV
media! I don't remember the specifics on the differences, part of it is
that it writes in a different manner, and part is that the tape is
different.
Zane
I have here what looks like a Microchannel Video/Audio subsystem. It has
a Lucent logo on the breakout box. It is a full-length card and 3/4
length daughter card full of PLD and ASICS and other fat SMD chips. There
is a header and 20-way shielded ribbon cable.
The breakout box has two 1/8" jacks marked LEFT - MICROPHONE - RIGHT and
beneath that a slide switch for mono/stereo.
Then two yellow RCAs marked 2 - VIDEO - 1
Beneath that are 8 RCAs in two groups, AUDIO 1 and 2, LEFT/RIGHT,
INPUT/OUTPUT.
On the boards themselves, the main board is marked 'PCI ENCODER VER4' in
solder mask - one big visble chip has:
"LSI" logo; L64745QC-30
JPEG CODER
WK82164P
NNG 9540
6A13COPBFAA
Another similar chip nearby says "DCT PROCESSOR"
Obviously this is a Video / Audio capture subsystem of some kind.
It also is obviously an advanced prototype - the breakout box is a
standard molded plastic 'project box' with 'Brother P-Touch' type lables
on it.
Anyway, rather than put it on eBay (undoubtedly finding out that I have
a priceless artefact that will ensure my happy and contented retirement) I
thought I'd just see if anybody here a.) recognizes it and b.) wants it...
Cheers
John
PS: No, I haven't posted pix yet. I s'pose I could be coerced, tho....
I am looking to purchase ten of these units. Your one will bring it down to 9.
My offer to you is USD75.00 and I can pay you by Visa Credit Card; PayPal or
do a bank TT direct into your nominated bank account. My name is Roger Bell
contact me at bell77(a)bigpond.net.au
>2:28 p.m. -- Secret Service agents shove Reagan into the limousine while
>other agents, with the aide of police, overcome the suspected assailant,
>later identified as John W. Hinckley Jr. 25, of Evergreen, Colo.
Minor piece of trivia... that year there was a TV show in its
first season entitled "Greatest American Hero"... the hero's name
was Hinckley. In the second airing of the opening episode, the
name was covered over by a loud noise, like a plane taking off.
Later in the season, his name was officially changed to Hanley...
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Megan Gentry, EMT/B, PP-ASEL | email: mbg at world.std.com |
| | |
| "this space | (s/ at /@/) |
| unavoidably left blank" | URL: http://world.std.com/~mbg/ |
| | "pdp-11 programmer - some assembler |
| (DEC '77-'98) | required." - mbg KB1FCA |
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Greetings;
In my endeavor to get my 11/44 totally up and running... I'd like to get a
good condition VT52 terminal for the console. I have 3 VT52's but they are
all in truely horrible shape, especially cosmetically. Does anyone have a
spare VT52 in good condition that they would be willing to sell or trade
for?
Jay West
>I could use a copy myself, trying to get a stable system using system files
>found on various hard drives is no fun.
>Can anyone make it available for download? Preferably a .BIN image I can
>burn on a PC or a self mounting image for the Mac (I don't have a CDR on
>any of my macs).
Putting 8.5 online for download may not be the greatest idea. Apple has
NOT released it for free public access. You can get 7.5.3 for free from
Apple's web site (as well as the .5 updater).
That said, I am sure there are sites that already have 8.5 and other OS
versions available to download. You just have to search thru the pirate
sites. I can't quote any, but I'm 99.44% sure its available.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
